"You're finally awake, that's great!"
Do you know how worried I am about you?
"How could you sleep for so long? You're never allowed to sleep for this long again, understand?"
It's my older cousin. He looks less refined and more dignified now. Although he still has the same three pieces of equipment, he seems like a completely different person.
As soon as he came in, he started berating me.
Even so, seeing how anxious and nervous he was, I couldn't get angry at all.
My older cousin is just so adorable.
I think my crush syndrome has flared up again.
"How are you feeling? Is there anything that's bothering you? Drink this first."
Just as I was wondering how to answer, he dismissed the people around him, took the bowl of water mixed with blood from the maid, and sat down by my bedside.
I dared not drink, and quickly changed the subject, "I wonder what my cousin meant by tricking me into this illusion and playing with me like this? Did you manage to scam a dead person into marriage this time?"
Instead of answering, he said some nonsensical things.
“I know you and my second brother have been in love since childhood. I shouldn’t have fallen for you. But why are you still pretending to be confused now? After all these years, can’t you feel my feelings for you at all? Are you stupid?”
He was yelling hysterically. I had never seen him lose his temper before. This was the first time I had ever seen my cousin like this. He always ended up losing both his wife and his money when he tried to trick people into marriage.
He apologized to this deity and gave gifts to that deity, yet he never showed the slightest displeasure.
Today, his once light blue eyes seemed to be shrouded in shadow, turning blood red, like a wild beast about to go berserk.
I am completely innocent. Over the years, I don't remember him ever expressing even a hint of affection for me. Now he suddenly says he's liked me for a long time and is forcing me to like him back. Isn't that a bit too much to ask? Besides, he's liked at least a thousand or eight hundred women, and many of them like him too. He doesn't need me.
I never imagined that my cousin, who was originally a refined, charming, and womanizing man, would actually be such a womanizer. No wonder I didn't believe him; it was simply unbelievable.
In my panic, I didn't want to ask myself why I had been dragged into this illusion; I just wanted to escape.
As he recounted our past, I secretly channeled my spiritual energy, trying to escape.
Unfortunately, no matter how I tried to sense it, I couldn't detect a single trace of spiritual power. As expected, a dream is just a dream. Back in reality, I'm just a useless snack god with absolutely no spiritual power.
"Whether you like it or not, you will marry me in half a month. No one can stop you from becoming my wife."
"Are you even thinking of escaping? With your current strength, you can't get out of here at all. I don't want my bride to suffer even the slightest harm."
After reminiscing about the past, he unilaterally announced that he would marry me in half a month and warned me to behave myself in the end.
I didn't care. Even if I didn't resist, would Mo Han's people let their empress marry their elder brother?
Given how much Mo Han loves me, he's probably going crazy with worry right now. I wonder where this place is and whether Mo Han will be able to find me.
Back then, my older cousin didn't care about anything and just dragged me away. So I became more careful and released the paper phoenix that Mo Han was supposed to contact me about if I encountered any danger.
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