At that moment, Jiang Xuan heard Leng Wu Shuang’s utterly ridiculous conjectures and was completely flabbergasted.
He had been honest and transparent with her after she exposed his identity, but judging from the outcome, Leng Wu Shuang didn’t believe a single word of the truth!
Instead, she firmly believed in what she conjured up in her own head.
Facing such a tricky situation, Jiang Xuan was initially at a loss.
But after remembering the timeless wisdom of “defeating magic with magic,” he decided to play along with Leng Wu Shuang’s whims.
Only by diving in headfirst would he even have a chance at not becoming an Emperor.
On the surface, Jiang Xuan responded with a mix of shame and anger:
“You’re overthinking this. My appearance here is just… just an unexpected accident….”
Before his words faded, Leng Wu Shuang cupped his face, looking deeply into his eyes as she softly said:
“Emperor, you don’t need to explain anything. I understand. Your appearance here was a carefully planned accident.
I was so worried about you returning to my side; it felt like a dream.
If this is a dream, may I never wake up.”
Jiang Xuan: “……”
Seeing her still disbelieving his words, and after his heartfelt confession, Jiang Xuan finally felt relieved.
Since she wouldn’t accept the truth, he would fabricate a wicked lie for her instead. A lie that would make her wish she hadn’t.
So, Jiang Xuan decisively decided to go along with her, directly admitting:
“Sigh… I guess I can’t hide it from Older Sister Wu Shuang…”
As soon as he said this, Leng Wu Shuang revealed a smile as if she had expected this all along.
“Of course, Emperor, you’ve always had me in your heart…,”
Jiang Xuan: “……”
Holding back the urge to communicate with her using the international gesture for “friendship,” he remained somber as he continued:
“I… I thought since we’d been apart for so long, Older Sister Wu Shuang should already have forgotten me. That’s why…
That’s why I wanted to avoid seeing Older Sister Wu Shuang.
After all, Older Sister Wu Shuang had handed me over more than a month ago…”
Leng Wu Shuang: “!!!!!!!!!!”
“Emperor, where did you hear that? What really happened that day was…”
Before Leng Wu Shuang could explain, Jiang Xuan cut her off.
“Older Sister Wu Shuang, you clearly said when I woke up, I would be in Cold Light Dynasty.
Then, I would become someone beneath one person and above ten thousand.
For a moment, I also yearned to spend the rest of my days with you. It seemed like a pretty good life…
But when I woke up, it was the beginning of my nightmare.
Beside me was a woman I didn’t know, dressed in green. She claimed to come from the top-tier sect of the Imperial Dynasty and easily subdued me.
When I came back to myself, I found myself imprisoned in a small wooden house.
I questioned her, asking where Older Sister Wu Shuang was?
The woman, almost dismissively, retorted that Older Sister Wu Shuang…
gave me up to the top-tier sect to protect Cold Light Dynasty.
Learning the truth, I fell into utter despair.
Those sweet nothings Older Sister Wu Shuang… No… Empress said were just fragile bubbles.
At first, I didn’t fully believe the woman’s words. I thought there must be a misunderstanding and Empress, you would come save me.
But after waiting nearly a month, calling out for you thousands of times, you still never appeared.
Every time the woman heard me stubbornly clinging to the hope that Empress would come, she vented her emotions on me uncontrollably.
When she finally departed satisfied, she mocked me as a fool.
She said no matter how much I screamed, Empress wouldn’t appear.
And she was right. After a month, I never saw the person I hoped for.
Eventually, after I lost all hope, I submitted to my fate.
Unlike before, I stopped resisting the woman.
Instead, I tried understanding her and living with her.
Gradually, I realized she was actually quite pitiful.
Her parents had disappeared when she was young, and she survived the harsh world on her own.
So, she had a somewhat twisted personality, but I knew she meant well; she just didn’t know how to express it.
I tried reaching out to her heart, filling the void in her love.
Slowly, she began trusting me and allowed me to leave the cabin.
Once outside, I discovered we were in a hidden sanctuary, isolated from the world.
After living together for over ten days, I thought we’d spend the rest of our lives there.
Seemed pretty great too. She became gentler, cooking for me, meeting all my needs.
But, just recently, while searching for ingredients to cook, I accidentally entered a teleportation array.
Finding myself in Cold Light Dynasty, I initially wanted to question Empress why she treated me that way.
But upon arriving, I regretted it… because by now, so much time has passed, it doesn’t seem to matter.
Just then, Empress returned to the Imperial City, and…
that’s when I panicked, wanting to avoid Empress and denying my identity.
Our relationship… ever since Empress left me behind, it’s—
I admit, there was a little bit of yearning for Empress, but let that little bit stop here.
The green-clad girl is named Qing Qi. She’s probably searching everywhere for me.
If she discovers me in Cold Light Dynasty, disaster could follow.
Of course, the main reason is…
I don’t want her getting the wrong idea. After all, I’m pure and clear with Empress now. The old feelings are long gone.”
Hearing this last part, tears already streaming down her face, Leng Wu Shuang’s eyes widened.
Realizing what was happening, she hurriedly explained:
“Emperor, you misunderstood me… How did things get to this point… You endured all these things?”
