However, he knew that important matters were more important, so he quickly composed himself and asked, "The Dragon King is dead, are you very sad?"
“It would be a lie to say I’m not sad at all. After all, we’ve been married for so many years. Even if there’s no love, there’s still some affection between us,” Shang Hongyu sighed softly. “But to say how sad I am, it’s not really that bad. You know we’ve been living separate lives all these years. We’re more like business partners than husband and wife.”
After listening, Zaun nodded: "Then I should tell you what really happened in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons..."
Shang Hongyu's expression turned serious. She knew, of course, that the version that had been made public was not true, but she didn't know how much the other party had been hiding.
Zaun recounted what happened inside the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons, telling her almost everything except for a few secrets involving the Emperor of Fengdu that he warned her about the dangers.
Shang Hongyu listened with great interest, never expecting that he would encounter so many things.
People were puzzled as to why Zu An, at such a young age, possessed such extraordinary cultivation.
But his experiences in just a few days were more exciting than countless people's entire lives.
When she heard about the Netherworld later, she was completely shocked.
She was, after all, the Queen of the Sea Clan, and a favored child of the emperor since childhood, having encountered many extraordinary adventures. But compared to Zu'an, she was nothing.
However, after hearing about the appearance of the Dragon King's spirit, her excited expression gradually cooled, and when she finally heard about the Dragon King's fate, she fell completely silent.
“Although there were reasons for it, I did kill the Dragon King, and I feel that I shouldn’t hide this from you,” Zuan said in a deep voice.
If someone gives you their heart, you should reciprocate with your own heart.
Shang Hongyu remained silent for a long time before finally sighing: "I thought that although the Dragon King was a bit of a womanizer and had some peculiar hobbies, he was still a hero of the world. I never expected him to be so pathetic after death."
“Hell is indeed very torturous, so his choice is somewhat understandable,” Zaun replied.
Shang Hongyu shook her head slightly: "To disregard the safety of the sea race and the entire world for my own future, and to cooperate with those demons, I don't think I could do such a thing, and I believe you wouldn't either."
Zuan said solemnly, "That's right, how could I sacrifice all the living beings in the world to satisfy my own selfish desires?"
Shang Hongyu's expression gradually hardened: "Originally, I felt guilty. Although the Dragon King's philandering and betrayal of me were the first thing he did, I was still his queen. What happened with you before... although it was something I had to do to deceive those demons, I still felt somewhat sorry for him. But if I had known he was this kind of person back then, I..."
As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears. She was worried that if she continued, Zu'an would think that she was trying to excuse herself by saying these things, as if husband and wife were birds of a feather who would fly away when disaster struck. But if she didn't say anything, she couldn't hide the frustration in her heart.
She couldn't help but feel a little sorry for herself, realizing that fate was cruel and she was just unlucky.
Zuan felt apologetic and gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks: "I shouldn't have told you all this, putting you in such a dilemma."
“What’s so difficult about it?” Shang Hongyu said rather calmly. “The ones who killed the Dragon King were the Lord of All Life and Change and the Skin-Peeling Ghost King. You even killed them to avenge the Dragon King. As for that one in the Netherworld, he was just a twisted soul that had suffered endless torment in hell. He wasn’t my husband.”
Zu An was taken aback, then smiled knowingly: "I was being too attached to appearances."
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