When I had my showdown with Meng Jingqi, he kindly spoke his heart to me, and I had a sudden realization that what I thought was kindness towards Ah Ming and you was actually the greatest harm to him and you. Out of regret and self-reproach, I vomited blood and fell into a coma;
During that time, my soul accidentally returned to my former life, where I learned that Ah Ming never betrayed me. He kept the truth hidden just to get me away from the family that shackled me, and in the end, he took his own life in front of my tombstone;
It was not until that moment that I understood I was a selfish, hypocritical, and despicable person who delayed Ah Ming and let you down. Therefore, even though I heard your calling, I gave up the will to live;
If it weren’t for hearing the master’s voice, if it weren’t for wanting to see the master one last time, I would not have woken up, nor would I have overcome the inner demons to accept you, let alone have the happy life we have now;
The day I saw Chu Dieyi on the street, I felt a sense of intimacy. Today I confirmed that she is Lan Ling, the sister who always took care of me and cherished me like her own sister. Like me, she accidentally came here and became Chu Dieyi;
This is my secret. I’ve kept silent for fear of being regarded as a monster, and because I cannot bear to part with my loving and protective family. Even more, I fear they would think it was I who caused the death of the original soul and despise me, so I dared not tell them;
But Wende, I love you, and I don’t want to keep hiding it from you anymore, as that would be unfair to you;
Now that you know, I am merely a solitary soul from another world. Will you be afraid of me? Will you still love me, accept me?"
Gazing steadfastly at Long Xuanmo without blinking, Yang Mengchen knew that he, accustomed to the battlefield and having seen many gruesome sights, should not fear tales of gods and ghosts, but she still feared; feared he would find her repugnant, fearful he would shun her like a venomous snake.
While listening to his wife recount her past life, Long Xuanmo felt a pain as if his heart was being carved with a knife. The Ah Jiu he knew was always calm and tolerant. He never imagined that she had suffered so much pain and torment. Clenching his teeth, Long Xuanmo’s handsome face was restrained, with a hint of redness in his eyes.
Seeing the uncertainty in his wife’s eyes, Long Xuanmo bent down to kiss her pale forehead and looked at her deeply. His dark eyes were as gentle and passionate as ever: "You are my only wife. I will not despise you for this, nor will I see you as an alien. I only regret, regret that I did not meet you in the past life to prevent you from suffering so much."
Yang Mengchen was startled and then wrapped her arms around Long Xuanmo’s waist: "Fool, that’s not your fault."
She ultimately did not reveal the predestined love of ten lifetimes; she did not want Wende to think that she loved him only because of this.
"Will you leave then?" Long Xuanmo asked in a low voice, a hint of panic in his tone.
He was afraid that Ah Jiu would suddenly leave one day, just as she came without warning. If Ah Jiu returned to her original world, how would he cope? Before Ah Jiu, he had drifted through life, but how could he let go of Ah Jiu’s hand after having her?
Yang Mengchen shook her head: "Where you are, that is my home. I cannot bear to leave this warm and happy home!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
"If you sneak away, I will first kill all those you care about, then let the whole world accompany you in death, and finally take my own life. No matter where you are, I will make sure you find no peace!" Long Xuanmo said with an exceptionally serious expression, clearly not just saying it for the sake of speaking.
Hearing Long Xuanmo’s oath-like words, Yang Mengchen was profoundly shocked and touched. She hooked her fair hand around his neck, pulled him close, and kissed his lips: "Wende, I love you, and I will never leave you!"
"I love you too, my wife!" After whispering affectionately, Long Xuanmo became the initiator, and the atmosphere in the room gradually heated up like fire.
After his satisfaction, Long Xuanmo held his wife tightly, his slender fingers gently caressing her face as delicate as a rain-soaked peach blossom, his eyes and brows filled with unparalleled determination: "Ah Jiu, you are mine, no one can take you away from me!"
Exhausted, Yang Mengchen was about to fall asleep when she suddenly remembered something: "Wende, could you persuade the emperor to let Ah Lan and her husband return to the frontier after spring next year? Ah Lan took Sterility Soup when she was young, and I want to help them with their health, to fulfill their wish for an offspring."
"No problem."
"Also, do you know of Chu Wenzhong?"
"Chu Dieyi is Chu Wenzhong’s daughter." Seeing his wife nod, Long Xuanmo pondered for a moment then said: "Perhaps Chu Dieyi does not know, but in fact, it was not the emperor who decreed Chu Wenzhong’s beheading. It was Chu Wenzhong himself who chose to die!"
Yang Mengchen was shocked, instantly waking fully: "What happened?"
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