Chapter 33 I Can Dissolve the Engagement with You
The flame of the oil lamp kept shaking, making the scar on Huaijun's face flicker.
Apart from that, there was no light coming in from all around, and it was dark.
There wasn't even a proper bed in the room. The floor was covered with dirty straw. Even though it was a place to rest, it was completely unsuitable for sleeping.
The blood had solidified into dark brown lumps, mixed with rotten rice grains and some unknown filth, and was scattered everywhere.
The air was filled with a rotten, damp, and fishy smell that made people pinch their noses.
The temperature is much lower than outside, and the chill seeps into the bones.
——Huaijun spent a whole six months like this.
He was unwilling to become a singing girl who was entertained by others and had no dignity, so he destroyed his appearance and voice with his own hands.
He was unwilling to wait for death in the dark dungeon, so he held on until now with his hatred.
Huai Jun kept telling himself that he must escape from here and kill that unscrupulous evil woman with his own hands.
But he never imagined that he would indeed wait for the day to see the light again.
But he was rescued by Sheng Ran himself.
He kept asking himself why Sheng Ran came and why she started crying without a word.
What is she crying about?
Seeing his miserable state, shouldn't this evil woman feel refreshed?
Huaijun frowned, and his scarred face looked even more terrifying.
Even stranger things are yet to come.
Sheng Ran shed a few tears, and Ling Rui and Raven came forward eagerly, each more concerned than the other, trying to comfort her helplessly.
The raven, who had never appeared in public before, even transformed into wings and wiped her face with its fluffy and soft feathers.
Huaijun felt that everything in front of him was so strange and a little weird.
What kind of magic potion did the evil woman feed them?
Ling Rui began to smooth things over, "Well... your wife feels sorry for you. Her emotions have been very volatile today. Don't let her get tired. Let's go back first."
He picked up the key and approached Huaijun, trying to help him unlock the chains.
Huaijun suddenly threw his body backwards.
“…Why?”
He asked with difficulty, his eyes filled with intense emotions.
What is the lion saying?
With such a nonchalant tone and a light word of heartache, can you erase all the torture he has suffered in the past six months?
"Are you...crazy?"
Huaijun's voice is completely broken.
He hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and every word he squeezed out of his throat took up a lot of his strength.
Ling Rui knew that he couldn't explain it to him in a short time. "You have indeed suffered a lot during this period, but don't worry, my wife will take you back to recuperate properly, and she won't beat or scold us like before."
Sheng Ran nodded with tears in her eyes, trying her best to express herself through all the body language.
From childhood to adulthood, she has cried very few times, and it is rare for her to be as pretentious and fragile as she is today.
Perhaps it was the first time she actually saw the beastly husbands being tortured, and she couldn't bear it.
Huai Jun is a prince from a foreign country. He lives a life of luxury and respect in his own country, but he was forced to marry the original owner and was sold at a low price to such a dirty and filthy place.
Anyone who sees something perfect being destroyed will feel compassion.
What's more, the one who was completely destroyed was a living person.
She really wanted to explain and apologize, at least to rebuild the most basic trust between them.
Ignoring Huaijun's disgusted look, Sheng Ran tried to hold his hand.
The sound of the chain swinging again was like a blunt knife cutting into her heart repeatedly.
Sheng Ran looked at the distant and indifferent shadow, her back straight but shivering violently, only then did she realize that he was not cold.
The hatred reached its extreme, and even the bones were trembling.
After watching for a long time, Raven understood Huaijun's emotions.
His hatred is no less than Huai Jun's.
But the current owner was very kind, so kind that Raven often forgot that he still hated her as much as before.
"The master's throat is also damaged." Raven couldn't help but explain for Sheng Ran.
"It's worse than yours. She's completely mute and can't say a word."
"Don't rush to avoid her. She doesn't want to hurt you or violate you. She just wants to talk to you. Writing on the palm of your hand is the only way for the master to communicate with us."
Huai Jun was slightly stunned, unable to believe it, "Mute?"
Ling Rui nodded. "She accidentally fell into the water and was seriously injured. She couldn't even see clearly. Fortunately, she was lucky enough to recover slowly."
Huai Jun forced out a bitter sneer again, "She deserves it to be blind and mute."
"This is retribution for how she humiliated us in the past." His teeth were chattering with hatred, and he looked at Sheng Ran coldly, "A female like you who has lost her morals and behaved badly should be punished by God!"
"Huaijun!" Ling Rui suddenly said seriously, "You can't talk about my wife like that."
"No matter what, we are her beastly husbands. It is our duty to respect and care for her. She has already decided to make amends with you. You can feel her sincerity in your future interactions instead of cursing her with such vicious words."
Both of them were a little excited. Sheng Ran quickly grabbed Ling Rui, worried that a bigger conflict would arise.
She shook her head, signaling him not to be angry.
Huaijun's situation is similar to that of Raven. The other beastly husbands were only beaten and imprisoned, and the superficial scars and psychological trauma can disappear with time.
Only they have developed physical disabilities that cannot be reversed by ordinary means, which is why the hatred between them is so stubborn.
But when it comes to the actual strategy, it is completely different.
She returned a bone to Raven, and was able to gain some love from Raven through this sacrifice.
But to treat Huaijun, there is no need to exchange anything valuable from her.
The blackening value will not decrease, and the love value will not increase.
Is this going to continue to be a stalemate?
"I remember you said before that you could help me waive one of my strategy quotas?" Sheng Ran suddenly asked the system.
[Yes, originally, headquarters hadn't approved this application, but recently it seems they've detected a new target. I checked a few days ago and found that this special benefit has already been issued!]
New target to conquer?
Sheng Ran was confused, but she didn't have time to think about it.
[Okay, just help me remove Huaijun from the list.]
The system advised, "No, host! Lowering your Darkness value is not only a mission, but also a way to protect your safety. As long as it's not lowered, he will still have the possibility of harming you!"
Sheng Ran couldn't listen and couldn't surrender, and she was at her wit's end.
Now she just had to make sure it didn't grow any higher. If it didn't reach 100, she wouldn't die.
The higher the hatred, the more dangerous it is. She can't continue to trap Huaijun by her side. It is torture for both of them.
In the dead silent basement, Sheng Ran suddenly clapped her hands, making a noise to attract the attention of the three male beasts.
At this moment, Huaijun truly realized that she seemed to have become mute.
The way she tried her best to express herself and communicate with the people around her was so pitiful and unlike her.
Huaijun remained alert, wanting to see what tricks she was going to play.
But he found that Sheng Ran looked at him deeply.
I don't know if I was seeing things, but there did seem to be a hint of guilt in his eyes, but more of determination.
Sheng Ran grabbed Ling Rui's hand, wrote a line of words, and asked Ling Rui to pass it on to Huai Jun -
[I am now dissolving my engagement with you.]
[From now on, you no longer have to fulfill your duties as a beastly husband and are now free.]
[But you have to stay by my side during this period. I will not let you leave until I can cure you.]
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