Chapter 312 The Temptation of the Crown
"I'll do it." Xiao Yu pulled the wrapped crown to his side without hesitation.
"Don't be so stubborn." Xu Chuchu pulled him back, "How long have you been a physiognomist? I have much more experience than you."
Xiao Yu pulled it back again: "This is too dangerous. You almost fainted when you touched it before. Have you forgotten?"
"That's because I wasn't mentally prepared. If I were, things would be different." Xu Chuchu kept pulling him.
Xiao Yu: "You can't take such a big risk for my arm."
Xu Chuchu: "You risk your life and I have to save you, isn't it the same?"
Xiao Yu: "I'm not easily bewitched..."
Xu Chuchu: "Don't give me that. Don't you see how you were bewitched before?"
Xiao Yu lowered her head and smiled: "That was in the past."
"Now..." He held Xu Chuchu's hand, "I already have everything I want."
It's you.
"What if it promises to give you a healthy arm?" Xu Chuchu asked.
Xiao Yu still looked at her with burning eyes and held her hand tightly.
“Same.”
After weighing the pros and cons, Xu Chuchu finally gave in.
Of course, she was not afraid of wearing the crown, but she admitted that Xiao Yu was indeed more suitable for this job than her.
Her wishes were too complicated. She wanted love, she wanted family, she was afraid of losing her loved ones, she wanted to live a warm and simple life, but she couldn't bear to leave the world that was open to her...
She didn't even know what she wanted.
But Xiao Yu's wish was much simpler than hers.
He wanted to be with her, no matter where, no matter what.
…
The two chose to make this attempt at noon the next day because the evil energy is weakest at noon, no matter what kind of evil energy it is.
Xu Chuchu set up a formation on the ground to clear the mind and nourish the qi, let Xiao Yu sit in the middle, and sprinkled clear spring water on it to help him maintain his sanity.
Everything was ready, and Xiao Yu held the crown in his hand.
The crown didn't feel like a real treasure at all. It felt like a twig and coal, but if you applied force, you would find it was solid and hard.
The moment I touched it, the temptation of the crown came over me.
The same scene as Xu Chuchu's appeared before Xiao Yu's eyes: standing on a high platform, possessing supreme power, admired by thousands of people...
Xiao Yu was prepared for these things. He ignored them, waved them away, and then slowly put the crown on his head.
This time, it's different.
He felt as if something was pressing down on his head, and an inexplicable sense of heaviness slid down little by little and invaded his brain.
The crown began to detect his desire.
Xiao Yu struggled to open his eyes and found that everything around him had disappeared, Xu Chuchu, the magic circle, the entire room... It was all dark around him, and he was the only one standing in front of a mirror.
He looked at the mirror. It was not made of copper, but a very shiny material, like a smooth surface of water, which could reflect clear colors and a person's truest appearance.
He didn't move himself, but he saw himself in the mirror smile, then move the disabled arm, and then lift it up, revealing a complete and healthy arm.
Xiao Yu frowned and looked down at his original arm, which had actually recovered!
Strong and powerful, flexible and agile, just like his right arm.
He raised his arms and clenched his fists, and everything felt real.
A hoarse, deep voice echoed from within his mind: "See? A brand new arm. As long as I'm here, you're no longer a cripple abandoned by everyone... With me, you can achieve all your wishes."
Xiao Yu hadn't had the experience of having complete limbs for a long time, and the feeling of recovery was indeed ecstatic.
But he knew it was fake.
He knew the hidden desire in his heart, so he could stay sober enough when temptation came.
"It's useless." Xiao Yu pushed the mirror in front of him down.
The mirror shattered, and his arm immediately returned to its previous ugly state with the bones fixed with wooden boards.
This gap inevitably made him depressed for a moment, but he recovered immediately.
"Is it useless?" The hoarse and low voice in my mind sounded again, seeming a little confused. "It seems that this is not what you want most."
The surrounding environment suddenly changed, the dark and gloomy space disappeared, replaced by the bright sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
A young woman in a pomegranate red dress stood not far away, smiling brightly at him.
It was Xu Chuchu.
She giggled, danced gracefully, and spun to his side, taking his hand and leading him away.
Today's Chuchu is particularly attractive.
Her appearance hadn't changed, but her eyes and smile were filled with a seductive look he had never seen before.
The thin straps at her collar were untied, revealing a large area of her fair neck, which made people yearn for her involuntarily.
She bent down, performed the humble greeting a woman should give to her husband, and kissed his fingers and then his arm.
No man can resist the gentle and compliant attitude of his beloved.
Xu Chuchu stood up, threw herself into Xiao Yu's arms, kissed him with her red lips, and leaned close to his cheek.
"Xiao Lang..."
Before she could finish her words, a big hand grabbed her neck tightly.
"Ha, ha—let me go!" The woman gasped and screamed, "I am your lover, I am Xu Chuchu!"
Xiao Yu looked at her with disgust, and increased the strength in his hands: "Xu Chuchu will never humble herself to please anyone."
Xu Chuchu treated him very well, but always treated him as an equal, never like many women who humbled themselves to please their husbands.
She never lowered her head easily, and her back was always straight. Even when she had to bow in the palace, she insisted on doing so with neither servility nor arrogance.
It was this kind of Xu Chuchu that pleased him, the Xu Chuchu who stayed with him forever.
...Besides, she can't dance, so you can tell it's fake at first glance.
Xiao Yu exerted force with his hands, and the woman in front of him who looked like Xu Chuchu screamed and turned into a black shadow and disappeared.
"Who are you! What do you want?" The soft female voice disappeared, and the low and hoarse voice sounded in his mind again, but it became angry and embarrassed.
It explored his soul and found that his desires were much less than those of ordinary people.
He just wanted a whole arm and a girl he loved, nothing else.
"Why would anyone despise wealth, status, and power?" the voice roared. "Even women, the elderly, and children cannot resist the control of material desires!"
"It's very simple." Xiao Yu replied calmly, "These are things I looked down upon and gave up on my own initiative."
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