Chapter 327 - 134: Ah? Even in front of you is fine?

Chapter 327: Chapter 134: Ah? Even in front of you is fine?

Granted, it wasn’t in his nature to do something like that. But if the stakes were high enough, who knew what he was capable of.

’If that’s the case...’

’He must have planned it all out before his rebirth, making sure his new personality wouldn’t take over.’

’Then when their memories merge...’

’Will the Zhao Ci I know... cease to exist?’

The very thought made Gu Xiangzhu feel as if she were suffocating.

Zhao Ci had plenty of his own little schemes, but other than her master, he was the only person who had ever been genuinely good to her.

’No, no, no!’

’Why am I thinking this way?’

’My only goal in this life is to fulfill the Holy Sect’s long-cherished wish.’

’Personal feelings have never been, and must never be, a factor in my decisions.’

’No!’

’I... I’m just using him.’

’What... what personal feelings could there be?’

’I’m only delaying things to influence him more, so that the Demon Monarch might change his ways.’

’But is this influence really enough?’

’Or should I... just kill him now and find some other hope? That arrogant, foolish mindset of his... No matter how powerful he becomes, he could never fulfill the Holy Sect’s long-cherished wish thinking like that. It would be better to be ruthless and cut off this hope completely.’

’I can’t!’

’I’m still not certain he’s the Demon Monarch. I can’t kill the wrong person!’

And so, before one question was even resolved, Gu Xiangzhu was forced to consider another.

What if Zhao Ci wasn’t the Demon Monarch?

No matter how certain she felt, her conclusion was merely speculation. Even if she was ninety percent sure, speculation was still speculation.

If Zhao Ci wasn’t the Demon Monarch...

Knowing those people, they would surely use all their power to kill Zhao Ci.

When that time came, what would she do?

Gu Xiangzhu’s thoughts were a tangled, gloomy mess.

Ever since she began her Demon Cultivation, her mind had never been in such disarray.

How... did things get so complicated?

Gu Xiangzhu stood up, her body slowly dissolving into a wisp of green smoke. There were some things she had to discuss clearly with Zhao Ci.

But...

The green smoke quickly solidified back into her human form.

’Forget it!’

’I haven’t even figured things out myself. I shouldn’t go and cause more trouble.’

’What if I lose control of my emotions...?’

She shook her head helplessly.

Then, she lay down on the bed, still fully clothed.

She tried to empty her mind.

’Don’t let emotions cloud my thoughts.’

Her mind gradually went blank.

The influence of her emotions finally began to recede.

But the moment her mind went blank, scenes from the dream began to surface uncontrollably.

Whether it was the magnificent scenes of the previous dynasty...

Or those mortifying moments.

Her body... started to feel strange.

JOLT!

Gu Xiangzhu shot upright, her eyes filled with a trace of shame and indignation.

But then she flopped back down, devoid of strength.

She stared at the ceiling, questioning everything.

’How did things turn out like this?’

...

「Tenth Prince’s Mansion.」

When Zhao Ci got back, he felt like this whole situation was a massive pain in the ass.

The whole affair was proving incredibly difficult to handle.

He also blamed himself for being careless and overconfident.

He had thought that as long as he mastered the Joyful Dream, he could stall until the Imperial Clan Court and Gu Xiangzhu came to rescue him.

And, in fact, he had succeeded. His stalling tactic had worked perfectly.

What he hadn’t expected, however, was that his own power was too shallow. The Paradise Gu had dragged him completely into the Joyful Dream, making the dreamscape totally uncontrollable.

What was even more outrageous was...

Little Aunt had actually been there the whole time.

Looking back, that feeling in the dream—like something was forcibly drilling into his head—must have been the sign of Gu Xiangzhu breaking into his dreamscape. Thankfully, his basic sense of danger was still sharp, and he’d managed to receive Feng Kucha’s "call" in the dream.

The Gu Xiangzhu who appeared after that must have been her real self the whole time.

In other words...

It wasn’t just a simple dream.

He had really... with Little Aunt...

Pah!

’Is that the important part?’

If they had only shared a married life in the dream, that would have been fine.

He could have explained away all those scenes that didn’t belong to this world by blaming them on the "previous dynasty."

The problem was that he’d gotten carried away in the dream and blurted out two things: "playing the part of a weak little boy" and "training a dog."

The trust he had worked so hard to build with Little Aunt was already showing signs of collapsing.

How was he supposed to keep up this game?

This was tough!

Zhao Ci stared blankly at the ceiling.

But inwardly, he was hoping to see that wisp of green smoke.

While it wouldn’t necessarily mean anything, it would at least show that Gu Xiangzhu’s attitude was a positive one. After all, no matter how you looked at it, the scenes in the Joyful Dream proved he was head over heels for her.

As long as she was receptive, there was still room to salvage the situation.

But after a long wait, the wisp of green smoke never appeared.

This made things even tougher.

"Hm?"

Zhao Ci suddenly detected a faint ripple in the air.

The ripple was extremely faint, but not completely undetectable.

A master was stealthily approaching.

Their strength was unclear.

But their skill at concealing their presence was definitely not as good as Little Aunt’s.

’Someone from the Demon Sect?’

Son of a bitch!

’You really think I’m a pushover, don’t you?’

Zhao Ci cursed inwardly, his body already on high alert. His Life-sized Puppet was lying in a spare room nearby. The moment he sensed danger, he would instantly swap places with the puppet, then hunker down and send out a distress signal.

However...

"Ci, you’re not asleep?"

"Huh?"

Zhao Ci quickly got up, slipped on his shoes, and walked to the window. Sure enough, he saw an old man with a white beard and white hair.

He was hunched over, hands behind his back, gazing at the night view outside the window.

[Zhao Huan’s Current Wish: Sow discord between Zhao Ci and Gu Xiangzhu. Wish Completion Reward: Comprehension +100, Incitement Talisman x1.]

Whoa!

’Old Deng, you’re up to something!’

Zhao Ci was cursing up a storm in his head. This Old Deng truly never did a single decent thing!

’Little Aunt and I are already on the verge of breaking up.’