Chapter 184 Chapter 184 "What do you want me to do?"...
"How could this be false?"
Her gaze fell on the hand restraining her skirt. Jiu Zhao paused, but ultimately didn't push it away. She raised her eyes nonchalantly, and with them, her slender wrist, hidden within her wide sleeves. "You've been a member of the industry for so many years, you should recognize this mark, right?"
Jiu Zhao's skin was snow-white, which made the veins winding across it stand out even more distinctly.
Between the blue-purple snake-like lines, a streak of bright red stung Zhu Yan's eyes.
Although he had never truly formed a bond with Jiu Zhao, he had longed for this scene countless times in the past.
"Whether or not there's a wedding, or whether he makes me his queen, we've already made a life contract, and I'm willing to do it.
"But Lan Qi also agreed to my request, under the Ximu of your Ye clan.
"He swore that I was the only woman in his life and he would never betray me again."
Jiu Zhao put on a smile.
The curve of his lips was filled with happiness that made Zhu Yan dizzy.
He didn't tell Jiu Zhao the whole truth.
Through Xue Bao's fox eyes, he transformed himself into a dark rat in the gutter, spying on her and Lan Qi's interactions day and night.
From confessing their feelings, to hugging each other intimately, to sleeping in the same bed.
His initial belief that Jiu Zhao was only using Lan Qi was gradually overturned. Out of great anxiety, he took the risk to come here.
Looking at the sweetness when the other person mentioned Lan Qi.
It felt like thousands of insects and ants were biting his heart, causing Zhu Yan so much pain that he almost vomited blood.
Unusually, his usually calm tone took on a sharp edge. "The Jiu Zhao I know is proud and unyielding. He wouldn't be content to be a canary."
"How long ago did you meet me?"
Jiu Zhao's face didn't show any annoyance from the pain of being poked.
She followed up Zhu Yan's words with a cold question, and then continued to recount Lan Qi's promises and gifts with a face full of longing, "He said that he would love me, respect me, and discuss everything with me. And I know that the Queen of Burning Sea is different from the Three Pure Ones. She has the same power as the Lord of Karma, right?
“Isn’t this wonderful?
“Better than when I was a Shen Ji.
"I can enjoy a high-class life without having to shoulder many responsibilities. Lan Qi will always be there for me."
To this day, Jiu Zhao's temperament has changed drastically.
Zhu Yan found that he could no longer accurately distinguish which of her words were false and which were true.
He raised his voice, "You live alone in the Burning Sea, without any strength or family support. In the court, there are people like Wu Jiu, Zhao Yu, and Yu Ling who are your enemies. Even if you are willing to be a canary, you may not be able to obtain long-term peace and stability.
"And Lan Qi is so patient and fickle. He is just trying to make you believe him in the name of love so that he can use you to the end!"
Jiu Zhao was still smiling, but no longer happy.
Her pupils were pitch black, and the edge of her hard nails scratched the back of Zhu Yan's hand. She pretended to be frivolous: "Aren't you the same?"
"I was wrong, so I'm making amends and repenting."
"Isn't it allowed for him to realize that he owes me something, to make amends, to repent?"
Lan Qi was speechless.
From talking about everything to looking at each other in silence.
It took them three thousand years.
He suppressed the growing sadness about how things had changed and changed the subject, asking, "Did you gain anything from the Sacred Fire Altar?"
“What if there is a gain, what if there is no gain?”
Jiu Zhao hooked up the end of her black hair, wrapped it with one hand, and glanced sideways.
"If Xingyao's hypothesis comes true, and you possess a power higher than the Nirvana Phoenix Fire, you will have the strength to fight against the world."
He has already mentioned the benefits of being able to resurrect relatives, so there is no need to repeat them.
Zhu Yan looked back sincerely, and heard Jiu Zhao say calmly: "Even if you have the strength, you can't stand alone."
"I will help you, I will do everything I can to help you.
"As long as you nod, I will immediately swear a blood oath in front of you."
"you?"
Jiu Zhao's eyes revealed distrust. "Chong Li is cunning and possesses a strong desire for control. You inherited the position of City Lord and Chief of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan from him, but how confident are you that the entire clan will obey you? Now that Sanqingtian is doomed to defeat, if I want to challenge Lan Qi, I must return to take power. How could your clan be willing to support a losing side? Sanqingtian will not accept subjects who repeatedly betray us."
"Some things are indeed difficult to implement, but since I can say it, I have my own way."
Jiu Zhao had no intention of knowing what price and effort Zhu Yan had to pay in order to fulfill his promise.
With another purpose in mind, she continued, "Before my father died, I learned the truth about how he had deliberately seduced my mother in order to split the twins of the Phoenix Clan. How did you feel when you learned that your body was filled with the blood of both immortals and demons?
"Following Chong Li and getting to this point today, do you truly feel happy and satisfied?"
Zhu Yan frowned slightly: "Zhao Niang, what exactly do you want to say?"
"I want to say."
Jiu Zhao stopped looking at him and craned her neck to gaze at the palace with its carved railings and painted buildings. "What pains me more during the three thousand years of being imprisoned in the Sunless Abyss is not the thunder punishment that occurs every seven days, but the reason why I was forced to come into this world, burdened with calculations and conspiracies.
“What about my father, who gave me life?
"He used my mother to divide the Phoenix Clan's power, and then used Lan Qi and me to retrieve the Phoenix's true blood.
“Most of the suffering and pain we have experienced in our lives so far has come from our kinship.
"You understand me, right?
"They clearly forgot the taboo and fell in love without permission, yet they abandoned you to the treacherous backyard and ignored you. You've been bullied by Meng Chu and your other brothers and sisters since childhood, and suppressed by Princess Lie Qing. If you weren't so lucky, you would have rotted away before you even met me."
Jiu Zhao's way of turning the conversation to this point was not very clever.
But it easily pierced Zhu Yan's restless heart.
For some choices, he can say that the arrow is on the string and he has no choice.
Bury it in the deepest part of your mind, try not to think about it, and you can still live your life as if nothing happened.
But once it is revealed, it will turn into a crack that cannot be healed.
He didn't know from the beginning that he was the child his father had the greatest expectations for.
Before being beaten to death by the hateful Meng Chu in the martial arts arena, leaving him covered in wounds—
Like those children born to concubines whose mothers were not favored, he struggled to survive in the backyard of the God King's Palace.
Compared with his brothers and sisters, he is lucky because he is gifted.
Unfortunately, he is also gifted.
Because of his extraordinary talent, he longed to gain his father's favor so that his and Yuejian's lives could be better.
Because of his extraordinary talent, he often felt resentment and jealousy towards the mediocre and incompetent Meng Chu.
All of these were broken after he was picked up by his father's attendant.
In the dim candlelight of the secret room, his father, who never spoke harshly, explained the truth to him in a harsh tone.
"You are the child of your mother and I, born as one of immortal and demon.
"Your mother was injured by the Divine Emperor Sichen and was on the verge of death. In order to give birth to you, she exhausted her last bit of strength and sealed your evil spirit.
“If you want to survive, stop trying to compete with Meng Chu.
“Even if you can’t help it, you have to be patient.
"Don't show hatred, don't show resignation, act like you've accepted your fate.
"When the plan is fulfilled, you will be my only heir."
…
Just as my father said.
Don't complain, don't hate, don't have any emotions.
The attendant cured his internal injuries and ordered someone to send him back to the backyard.
For thousands of years thereafter, he indeed never received any attention from his father again.
They had already become enemies, and Meng Chu, with his vengeful nature, would bully and humiliate him every now and then.
He and Yuejian have escaped death several times and have endured and survived all the way to this day.
Now, he has power and sits in a high position that countless people envy.
But Jiu Zhao asked him if he was happy and satisfied.
He tried to recall, and all the happy scenes he could recall were related to Jiu Zhao.
Zhu Yan's eyes flickered, then turned into two embers and completely dimmed.
He unconsciously loosened his hand that was holding Jiu Zhao's skirt, and his fingertips sank deeply into his palm again.
"What do you want me to do?"
Jiu Zhao didn't answer him, but continued, "You weren't even born when the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan rebelled the first time. The second rebellion was led by Chong Li. He's the one who's out to get you, using the father-son bond to hold you hostage. If you can completely break off ties with him, you can prove yourself."
Prove yourself.
To whom to prove?
To her?
Or, the Three Pure Heavens.
Zhu Yan refused to think about it and repeated himself, stubbornly hoping to get an answer from her: "What do you want me to do?"
“What else can we do?
“Since he took you from me, I will take you back from him.
"If you want to help me, whether you cut ties with me or not, betraying Chongli is inevitable.
"Do you think he will forgive you?"
Jiu Zhao used a tone that could not be more nonchalant, inciting the young man to make an extremely terrible decision.
In the end, she didn't say what she wanted Zhu Yan to do.
With irresistible force, he pried open the other person's hands one by one.
He leaned over and blew gently on the blood clot:
"If you have made up your mind, swear to me.
“If you can’t do it, I won’t blame you.
"But then, you won't have to get involved in my future life."
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