Lin Muci woke up and stared blankly for a while.
The little system then reported that she had arrived in the mortal realm and recounted everything that had happened while she was unconscious, sighing in amazement.
“Host, he can’t bear it even now, can he?”
“Didn’t he promise to take revenge on you with all his might?”
“Except in bed, I don’t see you suffering any hardship.”
“He killed Qingque too, and sent Zi Yanling to the animal path. He always acts cold and as if he has a deep-seated hatred for you – but he hasn’t missed a single thing he should have done.”
It was the little system that saw things most clearly.
When observing a man, one should not focus on what he says, but on what he does. At least from the little system’s perspective, Ling Qianhe said he wanted revenge, but now he was doing more to avenge Si Mucui.
Lin Muci was silent for a moment, and then asked.
“What’s wrong with this body of mine? Why would it bleed for no reason?”
She remembered that in the demon realm, she had vomited blood in front of Ling Qianhe. Ling Qianhe had looked at her, and although he said, “Don’t think this will make me pity you, and don’t think this will make me forgive you.”
His eyes, however, held an indescribable panic and helplessness.
He didn’t even dare to touch her.
For fear that her soul would scatter the next second.
He was clearly worried to death, yet he still spoke of mistreating her, saying he didn’t care at all about her body’s condition, but then he hurriedly brought her to the mortal realm.
After all, her body after Nirvana was too fragile. She shouldn’t have stayed in the demon realm for so long.
The little system continued to suck in air with a tsk-tsk.
“What else could it be? He… he just did that sort of thing too much. He is, after all, a demon, extremely yin and cold. Your body happens to be a phoenix that has undergone Nirvana. What good could come of him desecrating it like this? Naturally, it’s on the verge of collapse.”
“As long as he stays away from you, you’ll be full of vigor and vitality. Of course, this is something Ling Qianhe cannot possibly do.”
Lin Muci was startled.
It was…
Like this?
Her cheeks suddenly flushed red, and the little system continued to mumble.
“But you won’t be able to stay for much longer. After you two go through a few more minor plot points in the mortal realm, you will have to sacrifice yourself for the sake of all living beings. This is a spatial nexus, the best place for a sacrifice.”
“Ling Qianhe lied to others, saying you are his wife. Tsk tsk tsk, he really knows how to take advantage.”
Lin Muci’s mind was a mess. She still felt a slight headache, but she subconsciously retorted to the little system.
“I am, after all, his wife.”
The little system defended itself.
“No, you’re not. On your wedding day, didn’t you dig out his heart and shatter his meridians? So it doesn’t count as a successful marriage.”
“In the modern world, you didn’t get married to him either. You are just in a relationship. Tsk tsk tsk, not even married, and calling you wife. No manners, shameless!”
Lin Muci smiled wryly and rubbed her face. Just as she was about to say something else, she suddenly heard a clear voice from outside.
“Sister, are you awake?”
“I’ll bring you some food.”
A young girl, holding a tray, walked in. Hearing movement inside, she had come to bring food for the beautiful brother’s wife. Her selfish motive was to see what the beautiful brother’s wife looked like.
Whether she was beautiful enough.
She pushed open the door, intending to just place the food on the table, but she didn’t expect… the sister was actually awake.
She raised her head and met her gaze. She trembled for a moment, but felt an overwhelming sense of shock. This sister… no wonder that impossibly beautiful brother protected her so tightly, concealing her so thoroughly.
“Sister, you are so beautiful.”
This was an almost involuntary exclamation. She slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with astonishment.
This sister was truly too beautiful. Her features held a touch of etherealness. Perhaps because she was ill, her features had a hint of paleness, but the more so, the more she exuded the charm of a beautiful invalid.
The little girl stared intently, feeling as if time had ceased to flow. How could anyone in this world be so beautiful?
Her features were flawless. She felt that even the immortals in picture books couldn’t compare to her beauty. She was so breathtakingly beautiful that she stared at Lin Muci, not even clearly hearing what she was saying.
She only saw her curve her lips, as if offering her a peerless smile.
The smile was like a lotus blooming, spreading layer by layer. She became even more entranced, feeling a sense of temporal displacement, not knowing what year it was. How could someone smile so beautifully?
But in the next moment, a cold, sharp voice reached her ears.
“Get out!”
The voice was extremely cold and sharp. She trembled all over, her body involuntarily moving outwards. Only then did she hear her beautiful sister say.
“I’m fine… she was just bringing me food.”
The impossibly handsome young man didn’t even glance at the little girl. The door slammed shut.
He walked to Lin Muci’s side and slowly brushed his fingers over her wrist. After a moment, the frown on his brow finally relaxed.
But he looked at her.
His eyes were dark and gloomy, like thick ink pooling in the depths of his pupils. He clenched his fingers tightly and asked her by her ear.
“So… you can smile at a stranger girl you don’t know, but you won’t even smile at me?”
Lin Muci was stunned.
What… did he want her to smile for?
Her expression became slightly cold, and Ling Qianhe reached out again. His fingers seemed to trace the outline and shape of her lips. He had kissed her so many times, of course, he had deeply imprinted the shape of her lips in his heart.
But after his demonic body was revived, when he saw her again, she seemed to have turned into an ice mountain beauty.
She was merely indifferent, tearful. Even when she was beneath him, passionately calling his name, she was still like a trembling lotus bud.
He couldn’t remember how long it had been since he had seen her smile.
He looked at her face, imagining the way her eyes smiled, so radiant, as if all the stars in the sky had fallen into the depths of his pupils. His breathing became slightly rapid.
“You can smile at an unknown mortal, but you are in so much pain in front of me.”
“You truly have no affection for me at all.”
Lin Muci thought to herself, could this demon king be reasonable? Their relationship consisted of nothing but abuse and… and doing those things. If she were to suddenly smile, how frightening would that be!
But Ling Qianhe was clearly not a reasonable demon at all.
He lowered his head and gently bit her earlobe.
He said.
“Do you know why I brought you to the mortal realm?”
Lin Muci held the script, but Ling Qianhe’s next words still made her slightly startled. Then she heard Ling Qianhe say.
“That wedding ceremony we didn’t complete, I want to continue it.”