Chapter 38 Don’t you know that love fades with beauty?
Yuanniang was puzzled: "Husband, we are about to leave the city gate, why do you want to turn to the east of the city?"
"How could I let go before I'm done?" Ah Heng no longer concealed his ambition. "I've been planning this for so long, and I've finally managed to infect so many people. How could I just walk away?"
Yuanniang's face changed drastically: "You, you didn't do this for me..."
"For you?" Ah Heng laughed. "My dear, you've lived for so long, how can you still be so naive? Don't you know that people's hearts can change?"
"That's right! I really liked you from the beginning. You were a beautiful girl with a good personality, who asked me every day what I wanted to achieve. Any man would be moved by you."
"My dear, I really loved you at that time. My heart and eyes were filled with you. That's why I asked you to be my wife and marry me."
"Of course, the time after marriage was also happy. After all, I married a beautiful woman like you, and you won't age. Even for a long time, I was worried that you would leave."
"But you are truly a good woman. Not only did you not despise my aging body, you even extended my life when my time was near."
"I was grateful to you, but gradually, I felt more and more that you were too stupid."
"You clearly possess such immense power, yet you insist on staying with me in this tiny wine shop. Brewing and selling wine every day, aren't you really tired of it?"
Yuanniang begged him with tears in her eyes, "Leave! I beg you, leave with me! If you don't want to sell wine, we can do other business. Or... raise cattle and horses? A simple life also means peace and security!"
"But I don't want to live a dull life anymore! Can't you see the wealth of the capital? Those powerful people can call the shots and control all the power in the world with just a word!"
"What's the point of just having a long life? I also want to control the power of the world and become the most powerful person!"
"What about me?" she asked in a trembling voice.
Ah Heng caressed Yuanniang's cheek, as gentle as ever, but his tone was completely unfamiliar: "Yuanniang, don't you know that love fades with beauty?"
"Your old face has disgusted me for a long time! Do you know how tormented it is for me to endure the nausea every day and sleep in the same bed with you?"
"Why do I always leave home to deliver wine and stay away for half a day? It's because I'm really disgusted and can't stand staying around you, so I have to find an excuse to escape from you!"
Yuanniang's tears had stopped flowing, and she just stared blankly at the man in front of her.
For the first time, this man whom she had loved for decades seemed so strange and scary to her.
How ironic! It turns out that all the love and affection was just one-sided wishful thinking!
It turned out that he was already fed up with it!
The carriage finally stopped.
The man who used to be gentle now roughly pulled her out of the car.
He pointed at the luxurious manor and said, "Look, this manor is huge and luxurious, isn't it? Many people can't afford such a nice house in their entire lives."
"But I simply implanted the Mayfly Silk into the body of the richest man in the capital, and he became my puppet. Gold, silver, manors, and lands were all given to me!"
"When money comes so easily, why should I be a waiter in a tavern?"
"Come on, my lady, I'll show you my property. It's even more luxurious inside than it looks on the outside."
"Dongfang Yan, come in too." He called Dongfang Yan without turning his head, as if he was calling a dog.
Dongfang Yan was really like a loyal dog, following behind obediently.
The door was open, and dozens of servants stood on both sides, kneeling and bowing respectfully.
The beauty he kept here also came out to greet him, and flew into his arms like a butterfly, calling out delicately, "My dear."
When she saw Yuanniang, she was a little surprised: "Oh, isn't this your wife who is old enough to be your mother? She is even older than when I saw her before. Now she is old enough to be your grandmother!"
Ah Heng pushed the woman away impatiently: "Get out!"
The woman curled her lips, but still left obediently.
Yuanniang asked in a trembling voice, "Is this the concubine you kept?"
Ah Heng said disapprovingly, "It's not really a concubine, it's just a toy I bought with my money. For a man, the most important things are power and wealth. Once you have power and wealth, you naturally want three harems and six courtyards."
"Once I have infected all the people in the capital and turned them into my puppets, I will be the emperor of Da Qi!"
"Ah Heng..." Even at this moment, Yuanniang still tried to persuade him to turn back, "Let go. I beg you, let go! As long as you are willing to let go and leave the capital with me, I can forgive you for everything in the past."
"I need your forgiveness?" Ah Heng thought it was ridiculous. "Soon, I will own the whole world. Do you think I will still care about an old woman like you?"
"Ah Heng, things are not as simple as you think..." She tried to pull his hand, but Ah Heng pushed her away mercilessly.
"I told you I'm disgusting, don't touch me again! I plan to leave this farm to you. For the sake of our past friendship, I will let you die here with dignity!"
"Let me die? You want me to die?" Yuanniang looked at him with tears in her eyes.
No matter how big a mistake he made, she still had a lucky hope that he still had some feelings for her.
Only now did she realize that the man who had changed his mind was truly heartless!
"After all, you are a monster and know too many of my secrets. How can I rest assured if you are not dead? Dongfang Yan!"
Dongfang Yan stepped forward: "Master."
"Kill this old woman!"
"yes."
Dongfang Yan drew out his sword, and the cold sword light suddenly fell down, but the expected bloody scene did not appear.
Yuanniang...disappeared.
"What's going on?" Ah Heng also realized that something was wrong. "The old woman has difficulty walking. Why..."
"Ah Heng." Yuanniang's voice sounded faintly behind him.
He turned his head suddenly and found that the tears and love in Yuanniang's eyes had all disappeared, and when she looked at him, there was only infinite regret.
"I begged you so many times, but why didn't you listen?"
His pale hair scattered, then slowly floated up. Although he still looked old and decrepit, a powerful demonic power condensed from his entire body.
Ah Heng was surprised: "Didn't you give me the demon pill? How could it be..."
At the same time, he tried to call upon the power of the demon core, but the power that had previously surged was now completely silent.
"You lied to me? Yuanniang, you actually lied to me?"
"If I hadn't lied to you, how could I have seen your true face?"
Yuanniang sighed, "Actually, I've been here before. Princess Jin brought me here. I also saw you being intimate with that woman. But even then, I couldn't bear to see you die. So I've always told you that as long as you're willing to let go, I can forgive you for everything."
"What a pity...you didn't listen!"
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