I want you to marry me!!
These words just popped out of Sun Yunyun's mouth in such a shocking way that Luo Zhiheng was completely terrified! The sentence itself was terrifying; it wasn't about marrying her, but about making Luo Zhiheng marry her.
Luo Zhiheng isn't a man, so how could he marry her? Besides, even if Luo Zhiheng were a man, she would never live with a crazy, mentally unstable person!
This absurd statement alone reveals just how insane and stubborn Sun Yunyun is. She's actually gone so far as to want Luo Zhiheng to marry her—is she going to marry down as a woman and have Luo Zhiheng marry her as a man?
Luo Zhiheng snapped out of her shock and, without a second thought, resolutely said, "Impossible! You're absolutely insane. How can two women get married? You want me to marry you? How can I, a woman, marry you? Sun Yunyun, wake up! How can I possibly convince you that I'm really a woman?"
Sun Yunyun's previously infatuated and dreamy face instantly darkened, and she said coldly, "Woman? In my eyes, you are a man. From the very beginning, you were just a man disguised as a woman. I know you have your difficulties, but now, as long as you marry me, I can immediately help you regain your true identity. Your father is senile, allowing you to suffer for so many years. I will absolutely not let you suffer any longer. If you marry me, you can immediately become a man, and the whole world will know that you are a man."
Luo Zhiheng was at a loss for words to describe Sun Yunyun. She stood there, both amused and exasperated, wishing someone would just shoot Sun Yunyun dead. This woman was simply too annoying.
"I can't do what you're asking for, I absolutely cannot agree to it. I only ask that Mu Yunhe get better, and you can offer me another condition in exchange." Luo Zhiheng didn't know how to talk to this madwoman anymore, so she could only speak cautiously.
"No! This is the only way to save Mu Yunhe. Think about Mu Yunhe, he's been suffering these past few days, hasn't he? In seven more days, if there's no antidote, Mu Yunhe's bones will start to rot. Let me tell you, only the antidote I have can save Mu Yunhe now. Seven days, you know. If you don't agree, there's nothing I can do, but I won't give you the antidote."
Luo Zhiheng was torn between belief and doubt. She didn't know what to do. She even clung to the hope that the Poison Saint and Lady Huoyun could develop an antidote so that she wouldn't have to deal with this madman anymore.
Here's the first update for the 29th. I'm so sleepy, going to bed to recharge. I'll try my best to finish it in the morning. Love you all! Please vote, leave comments, and give me monthly tickets. There will be another update on the 29th! Group kisses!
583. Insidious coercion!
Updated: 2014-01-30 19:58:04 Word Count: 3651
"Since you don't believe me, then watch Mu Yunhe's body rot away bit by bit," Sun Yunjun said leisurely.
Luo Zhiheng was extremely anxious, glancing outside several times, when she heard Sun Yunyun sneer, "Do you think your men can do anything to me just because they're lying in ambush? Luo Zhiheng, you underestimate me. If I were really afraid of them, I wouldn't have chosen this place to meet. Don't even think about using those people to suppress me. You know how to deploy troops, do you think I don't know how to summon the legion to protect you?"
"Will you agree to marry me? Marry me or not, Mu Yunhe has a chance to live. You have to choose one or the other, which one do you choose?" Sun Yunyun asked with a smile.
Luo Zhiheng never liked being pressured like this, and usually, in such situations, she would fight to the end against the person pressuring her. But today, she couldn't. Mu Yunhe's life was at stake, and she couldn't afford to be careless.
"Marrying you is no small matter. Do you know we are both women? Don't you care about societal opinions? How can two women get married? Sun Yunyun, for the sake of our past friendship, can't you grant me and Mu Yunhe our wish? Why do you insist on making things difficult for me? You know I'm a woman. Even if you're slow to realize it, you shouldn't be oblivious. After all these years, how could you not know?" Luo Zhiheng pleaded earnestly, trying to move Sun Yunyun.
But Sun Yunyun was already in a frenzy. She didn't want Luo Zhiheng's kind words of persuasion. She just wanted Luo Zhiheng to be with her, regardless of gender. She was determined to have Luo Zhiheng.
Seeing Luo Zhiheng's disgusted and rebellious expression, Sun Yunyun suddenly smiled sinisterly, grabbed Luo Zhiheng's collar, and said fiercely, "Now you say it's all a misunderstanding, that I understand, but what does 'should' mean? Should I just watch you being loving and happy with another man while I hide in a corner and cry? Should I live in the past where you deceived me, heartbroken and sad? Should I, Sun Yunyun, die?"
Sun Yunyun shoved Luo Zhiheng away and roared, "You, Luo Zhiheng, deceived me first and then toyed with me. When you deceived me, did you ever think about the pain you would cause me for the rest of my life? Did you ever think about fulfilling my wishes? You selfishly disregarded the lives of others for your own sake and Mu Yunhe's. Luo Zhiheng, why should I fulfill your wishes now? Fulfill the wishes of my most hated enemy?"
Luo Zhiheng's heart pounded. She knew it was unreasonable for her to ask Sun Yunyun for her blessing, but Sun Yunyun's attitude was simply unacceptable to her. Luo Zhiheng was completely enraged: "What exactly do you want? I'm a woman, and I will never marry you! Sun Yunyun, if you're crazy, go ahead and be crazy somewhere else. I won't be crazy with you. Even if I was wrong in the past, I've tried my best to make it up to you. I feel guilty and sorry, but you can't keep dwelling on the past. You can't take what others owe you as your right to retaliate and act recklessly! I, Luo Zhiheng, am not your puppet. I won't live for you. What you want, I definitely won't give you, but what I want, you must give me!"
Luo Zhiheng, enraged, no longer suppressed her aura, revealing her domineering and arrogant nature. Her resolute attitude caused Sun Yunyun to take a step back.
But then Sun Yunyun thought of Mu Yunhe's body, and she laughed even more arrogantly: "Luo Zhiheng, do you know what I like most about you? It's the way you are right now, fearless and reckless. Just thinking that you, like this, will be mine makes my blood boil. Now, no matter what you say, whether you're a man or a woman, it's too late. I've fallen in love with you, and love won't give up. I want you, and if I say I want you, I mean it! You must be mine! I want you to marry me!"
"Fine, then we'll wait and see!" Luo Zhiheng sneered, not wanting to waste any more time talking to her, and turned to leave.
Sun Yunyun said from behind, "Do you believe that if I want to, when you get home, Mu Yunhe can be dead without a trace?"
Luo Zhiheng stopped abruptly, her eyes practically spitting fire as she whirled around, gritting her teeth as she said, "What did you say?"
You can believe her words or not, but you can't ignore them. Luo Zhiheng was already shocked to see Sun Yunyun here, and she was also devastated after the initial shock and anger. She was really afraid that this crazy Sun Yunyun in the alley might do something to hurt Mu Yunhe.
Sun Yunyun laughed wildly: "You've angered me today, so I've changed my mind. Since you care so much about Mu Yunhe, then I'll make sure Mu Yunhe dies a horrible death. I'm not going to wait a moment longer. Since you won't marry me, and won't let me have my way, then I won't let you have a good time either. Since I can poison Mu Yunhe without anyone noticing, I can just as easily control his life and death. Luo Zhiheng, if you don't believe me, then step out of this room right now, and I guarantee you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
Luo Zhiheng's hair almost stood on end, and she could no longer suppress her anger as she roared, "What exactly do you want to do! Sun Yunyun, are you trying to force me to my death?"
"How could I bear to let you die? You should know that I would even die for you. Young Master Luo, I truly love you so much. All I want is to be with you forever. Please, don't leave me alone any longer. If you marry me and make me your woman, I will definitely save Mu Yunhe. Otherwise, I will kill Mu Yunhe immediately." Sun Yunyun's eyes were filled with madness, and her resolute appearance terrified Luo Zhiheng.
She wasn't lying; although it was a threat, it was definitely not fake.
Luo Zhiheng trembled all over. She dared not gamble, dared not be arrogant enough to believe that what Sun Yunyun said was false, dared not be presumptuous enough to think that Mu Yunhe would definitely still be alive after returning home. She dared not be sure of anything. She was afraid that even those people outside were not sure.
Just as Luo Zhiheng was under immense pressure, a noise suddenly came from outside the window and door. Sun Yunyun sneered, her face suddenly contorted with malice: "What kind of skill is it to hide outside? You think you can protect Luo Zhiheng from outside? You think you can capture me? Do you think you can get the antidote if you capture me? You overestimate yourselves."
She actually knew all of that!
Luo Zhiheng was even more shocked by Sun Yunyun's words. What gave her such confidence? How could a weak woman like her, who had also left her family, have the audacity to pressure Luo Zhiheng? Was there really someone behind Sun Yunyun supporting and manipulating her?
Luo Zhiheng's hesitation and the inaction of those outside made the scene seem to be suppressed by Sun Yunyun for a moment. Sun Yunyun laughed and said, "Since Young Master Luo doesn't believe me, then let those outside go back and check. I dare tell you, Mu Yunhe has relapsed again, and this time it's even more serious. The rot has reached deep into the bone. I can also tell you that if he doesn't take some antidote before midnight tonight, Mu Yunhe will surely die. If you don't believe me, let them go back and check."
Luo Zhiheng couldn't care less about anything else now, and immediately called out, "Let's go back and check!"
A noise came from outside the window, then silence returned once more.
In less than half an hour, Luo Zhiheng didn't even glance at Sun Yunyun. She just stood there coldly, ignoring Sun Yunyun's burning and disgusting gaze, and waited for the result.
A voice suddenly came from outside, urgent yet suppressed: "Your Highness, His Majesty is indeed unwell. It is exactly as she said."
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiheng was struck dumb.
Staring at Sun Yunyun in disbelief, she screamed, "What the hell did you do to Mu Yunhe?!"
"Do you believe me now? Luo Zhiheng, only you can save your Mu Yunhe now. Promise me, you won't lose anything, as long as you marry me. Promise me, and your Mu Yunhe will live. Promise me." Sun Yunyun looked at Luo Zhiheng with deep affection, her voice both bewildered and pleading.
Luo Zhiheng felt utterly disgusted. However, the people outside were definitely trustworthy; if she didn't agree, would Mu Yunhe really die?
"I want to go back and see Mu Yunhe in person!" Luo Zhiheng turned and left.
When Luo Zhiheng returned home, what she saw was indeed the Mu Yunhe that Sun Yunjun had described, even more severely and terrifyingly so. Her Yunhe was covered in festering sores that had begun to spread uncontrollably, and she appeared to be on the verge of death.
Luo Zhiheng collapsed to the ground, weeping silently.
At that moment, she truly felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had caved in; her strong heart finally broke down completely.
The room was silent, everyone's face filled with solemnity and grief. Lady Huoyun's helplessness, the Poison Saint's prolonged absence, the old man's silence, Prince Mu's heartache, and Mu Yunjin's rage—all the emotions were intertwined, so intense, yet none of them could save Mu Yunhe's life.
What should she do? What should she do? Was she really going to marry Sun Yunjun? That was utterly absurd!
But... it seems she has no other choice.
Yunhe, my Yunhe, please wake up, please tell me, how can I save you? How can I make you better so that you can stay with me for the rest of your life?
"If we really can't get the antidote from that madwoman, then kill her! We can't let her get away with it! My brother is suffering, so why should she be able to make things difficult for my brother's wife?" Mu Yunjin roared furiously, drawing her sword and charging out.
"Big brother!" Luo Zhiheng roared, standing up amidst the heartbroken and astonished gazes of the crowd. Wiping away her tears, the grief and despair in her eyes vanished with each wipe. When she looked up again, Luo Zhiheng's watery eyes were frozen, cold and resolute: "I'm going to see her!"
"Heng'er!" Prince Mu and Loge almost cried out in unison.
Everyone knew that Luo Zhiheng's trip there likely left her with only one option: compromise. Going would be tantamount to agreeing to Sun Yunjun's insane demands. Yet, they were powerless to stop her!
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584. Compromise!
Updated: 2014-01-31 22:38:42 Word Count: 3528
Sun Yunyun looked at Luo Zhiheng, who stood proudly in the main hall, with a half-smile. Her gaze was aggressive, filled with a triumphant and arrogant air of certainty. There seemed to be mockery as well, mocking Luo Zhiheng's current submission, mocking that Luo Zhiheng still wanted to return to her, to grovel and submit!
With a wicked smile, Sun Yunyun was even somewhat unlike her previous self, her appearance filled with an indescribable sinister and coldness: "Should I call you husband now, or little princess?"
The moment Luo Zhiheng came knocking, Sun Yunyun knew she had succeeded. She had successfully forced Luo Zhiheng to submit. Before this, although she was also full of confidence, she still couldn't be absolutely certain that she could coerce Luo Zhiheng, after all, Luo Zhiheng's personality and abilities left her no choice but to be cautious.
Seeing Luo Zhiheng standing right in front of her now filled her with indescribable excitement and joy. The person she had dreamed of for so many years was finally going to be hers—how could she not be excited!
This question was both sarcastic and a reaffirmation. For Luo Zhiheng, it was an even greater humiliation. No one could humiliate her to such an extent that she felt utterly powerless! She was restrained and forced to retreat step by step. Every smile and expression from Sun Yunyun filled Luo Zhiheng with disgust and even greater hatred.
"What you call me is your business. I'm only here to get Mu Yunhe's antidote, which you promised to give me," Luo Zhiheng said coldly.
Sun Yunyun raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I did promise to give you part of the antidote, but only if you, Luo Zhiheng, marry me. If you marry me, the antidote will be given to you immediately. Otherwise, you can leave."
Luo Zhiheng clenched her fists. She desperately wanted to strangle this disgusting woman, but she could only endure it. Don't rush, don't rush. Sun Yunyun will die, she definitely will!
"Fine, I agree to marry you. Give me the antidote." Suppressing her anger and the nausea that made her feel like she was about to vomit, Luo Zhiheng gave her final answer with a stiff expression.
Compromise was her only option at that moment. And for Mu Yunhe's sake, she had no other choice.
Sun Yunyun, having achieved her wish, laughed loudly, "Alright, since you're so generous, I won't be stingy either. This is just one dose of the antidote. I'll give all the antidotes to Mu Yunhe only after you're truly married to me. Don't worry, I love you so much, I won't let you hate me. I want to spend my whole life with you, how could I bear to have any unpleasantness with you? After you use this antidote, Mu Yunhe's life will be temporarily safe."
Luo Zhiheng's expression remained unchanged, but the look in her eyes had shifted. She knew it wouldn't be that easy to obtain the antidote. But having something was better than nothing.
"You better not lie to me. This should be Mu Yunhe's antidote. If not, I don't mind dying with you!" Luo Zhiheng said coldly before going to get the antidote.
But Sun Yunyun suddenly withdrew her hand, and sneered, "Young Master Luo, don't mistake me for a love saint. Although I love you and want you, I won't indulge you. Don't even think about taking the antidote back and having the Poison Saint and Lady Huoyun develop an antidote; it's useless. This is my unique formula, and even if you had a hundred years, you would never be able to figure it out. To get you, I don't mind letting Mu Yunhe, this formidable rival, live. But you can't keep trampling on my bottom line."
Luo Zhiheng's expression grew even colder, and she said sternly, "This is exactly what I wanted to say to you. Don't keep crossing my bottom line. Otherwise, you won't be able to handle the situation, and you'll regret it."
"Take the antidote back. Since you've already agreed to marry me, you don't need to worry about the wedding arrangements. I'll take care of everything. You just need to wait peacefully for my wedding."
Sun Yunyun's words startled Luo Zhiheng: "You're going to do this in such a grand manner?"
Sun Yunyun seemed quite surprised and said, "Why not? This is my first time getting married. You must know how much humiliation, torment, and suffering I've endured for you before. They all said there was something wrong with me, that nobody wanted me. Today I'm getting married, so naturally I'll make a big fuss about it and let all those who look down on me and laugh at me know that not only am I wanted, but I'm marrying better than anyone else. Our union will definitely be a world-shaking event."
It will shock the world, but it will only leave everyone dumbfounded! Two women getting married and making it known to everyone—it can only mean that Sun Yunyun has gone completely insane!
Luo Zhiheng didn't want to see Sun Yunyun for even a second longer. She took the antidote and turned to leave. Sun Yunyun, however, said, "I want you to come and marry me in a bridal sedan chair carried by eight men in three days. If you don't come then, I don't mind marrying into your family myself."
"Sun Yunyun, do you have any shame at all?" Luo Zhiheng said angrily.
"How much does shame cost per pound? I'm afraid I'll need to buy several more pounds. But if you dare to back out, you can try it. This medicine can only keep Mu Yunhe going for two days and five hours at most. After that time, the poison will only take effect more severely and horribly than before. If you dare to break off the engagement, you're playing with Mu Yunhe's life. The decision is yours; you decide for yourself." Sun Yunyun's cold and sarcastic attitude was truly infuriating.
Luo Zhiheng passively endured all of this, a storm brewing in her crimson eyes. But after her outburst of rage, she surprisingly calmed down.
She is flexible and adaptable. No matter how much she suffers now, she is not afraid. She will not sit idly by and wait for Sun Yunyun's difficult behavior and disgusting humiliation. She will repay what makes her suffer tenfold.
"Have you finished speaking? Then let me tell you, what I, Luo Zhiheng, say, I mean. You don't even understand my personality, so what makes you think you love me?" Luo Zhiheng sneered, then suddenly said sarcastically, "Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world for two women getting married? Or do you really not know that I am a woman? Sun Yunyun, do you know how disgusting you are? You make me want to vomit."
After finishing her sentence, Luo Zhiheng turned and left proudly without looking back.
Behind her, Sun Yunyun's face was contorted with rage as she roared through gritted teeth, "Who am I doing this for? What right do you have to reject me? What right do you have to reject me? Luo Zhiheng, all of this is what you owe me, what you should pay for! I won't let you get away with this. I'll let everyone know that you, Luo Zhiheng, are a man, and that you are about to marry me!"
Luo Zhiheng completely ignored Sun Yunyun's roar and hurried back to deliver the medicine to Madam Huoyun. Three hours later, Madam Huoyun emerged from the room, beaming with joy, and said, "This should be the antidote! Quickly give it to her!"