The sun finally rose, and the darkest of times finally gave way to dawn. It was as if, along with Luo Zhiheng's bloody footprints, his endless hellish life had finally seen the light.
When Mu Yunhe opened his eyes, he looked like a centenarian, his eyes filled with the composure and profundity accumulated over time. As if from another world, when he saw the bright light, the vibrant courtyard, the cherry blossoms, the plants, and the houses, Mu Yunhe was in a daze.
A dream spanning a thousand years! Returning to the earth in the dream, upon waking, he finally remembered that he had almost lost her again!
He looked up and saw a gleaming battle blade swaying in the wind, its chilling aura and sharp edge unmistakable. The ancient zither, however, was warm and smooth as jade. The two seemed incongruous, yet miraculously, they complemented each other perfectly. Golden light shone in his eyes as Mu Yunhe gazed at the golden mask lying quietly on the screen. His pale hand slowly covered it, and in an instant, a warm, jade-like light spread between his long, slender fingers, radiating a sacred glow!
589 The Final Battle! (Final Episode 5)
"Second bow to the parents!" The old, trembling voice rose slightly. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Sun Yunyun lowered her head and laughed arrogantly, slowly bowing her waist. Luo Zhiheng followed suit helplessly, although her movements were very stiff and perfunctory.
"Three bows..."
"Wait!" Luo Zhiheng suddenly interrupted the old man, looking coldly at Sun Yunyun and saying, "Now you can give me the antidote, right?"
Sun Yunyun removed her bridal veil and looked coldly at Luo Zhiheng, saying, "Do you have to negotiate with me at this crucial moment? Luo Zhiheng, you are marrying me now, you are bowing to me in the wedding ceremony, do you have to humiliate me in this way? Do you have to constantly remind me that you still love someone else? Do you have to make me feel insanely jealous and disgusted, and make my hatred for Mu Yunhe grow stronger and stronger? Luo Zhiheng, you are not saving Mu Yunhe now, you are harming him!"
"Aren't you constantly pressuring and threatening me? Sun Yunyun, you know perfectly well that my agreement to all your unreasonable demands comes with conditions. We agreed that on the day of the wedding ceremony, you would give me all of Mu Yunhe's antidotes. If you go back on your word, I won't hesitate to call off the engagement immediately!" Luo Zhiheng refused to back down an inch, and her resolute attitude infuriated Sun Yunyun.
"Luo Zhiheng, do you really want to provoke me?" Sun Yunyun roared, her sharp voice generating visible sound waves that quickly spread in all directions. People standing around were sent flying far away by Sun Yunyun's sudden outburst of power, and a large number of them fell down, their screams echoing continuously.
Sun Yunyun's martial arts skills greatly surprised Luo Zhiheng. She had previously only suspected that Sun Yunyun might be practicing some evil technique, but she never imagined that Sun Yunyun would become so powerful in such a short time. This was both a warning and a threat.
Luo Zhiheng narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "Do you think I'll submit to you just because you've cultivated some evil skill? It's true that I'm marrying you today, but I can abandon you the moment I agree to marry you. Don't forget, we haven't had the three bows to heaven and earth yet, the ceremony isn't complete, so we're not related! Even if the ceremony is complete, so what? I can still divorce you just the same way! Besides, marriage between two women is childish and absurd, whether this marriage counts or not depends entirely on my mood. Sun Yunyun, if you continue to force me, it's best to fight to the death. I, Luo Zhiheng, have never been afraid of anything!"
"You...you..." Sun Yunyun was so angry that she couldn't finish a sentence. The sinister look in her eyes almost materialized and engulfed Luo Zhiheng. Suddenly, she burst into laughter: "Good! As expected of the person I've chosen. Luo Zhiheng, you win. I can give you the antidote, but only half of it. I will only give you the other half after you and I have completed our wedding ceremony. But you must promise me that you will never divorce me."
Her expression turned cold again as she said, "Don't even think about negotiating with me anymore. This is my last and biggest concession. Don't push your luck! After all, I don't care whether Mu Yunhe lives or dies, but only I can keep Mu Yunhe alive. If you're going to make this decision, you'd better hurry up, otherwise I'll change my mind, and don't blame me for being cold-blooded."
Luo Zhiheng didn't think much of it and said, "Okay, but the antidote must be real. I need to confirm the antidote."
This time, Sun Yunyun did not hesitate and took out a jade bottle from her waist and handed it to Luo Zhiheng.
Luo Zhiheng didn't even glance at her, and called out, "Come out!"
Sun Yunyun's expression changed, and she immediately became vigilant. She saw the Poison Saint walk out from the crowd. A hint of tension flashed in Sun Yunyun's eyes, but she quickly became contemptuous. The Poison Saint had not been able to develop an antidote for so long, and he certainly wouldn't be able to today either.
The Poison Saint returned only half a day ago, and secretly at that. Luo Zhiheng's instructions to him were simple: appear when Sun Yunyun was completely unprepared and examine the antidote on the spot.
Opening the antidote, the Poison Saint displayed his extensive knowledge of poisons and antidotes. After a thorough examination and simple experiments, his expression was serious as he did so. After a moment, a smile appeared on his lips, and he exclaimed with great joy, "Heng'er, I've managed to research this antidote! It's exactly as I searched and guessed. This time, I've even brought back the materials needed for the antidote. You don't need to pay attention to this madwoman anymore; let's go home!"
The Poison Saint's words were truly earth-shattering, stunning everyone.
Sun Yunyun's expression changed drastically, as she was preoccupied with the Poison Saint's overjoyed words. Luo Zhiheng, however, stared intently at the Poison Saint's left hand. His little finger trembled slightly, and Luo Zhiheng knew that the Poison Saint could not devise an antidote from it! This was something they had agreed upon beforehand.
She felt an indescribable disappointment, but Luo Zhiheng showed no sign of it on her face. She pretended to be overjoyed and ran towards the Poison Saint.
Sun Yunyun, her face grim, grabbed Luo Zhiheng's wrist and gritted her teeth as she angrily said, "You can't leave! How dare you go back on your word? Luo Zhiheng, you weren't like this before. You all conspired to deceive me!"
Luo Zhiheng smiled coldly: "Who deceived you? I never wanted to marry you. I am a normal woman. I only love men, and among men, I only love my husband, Mu Yunhe. No one can separate us. We were so in love and together, but because of you scoundrels, we have faced constant hardships. But so what? In the end, good triumphs over evil! Look, even God is helping us."
"You forced me to marry you for your own selfish desires and lust. You spread rumors to the world, slandering me and saying I am a man! But I am clearly a woman. Sun Yunyun, you are despicable and will stop at nothing to achieve your goals. What else are you incapable of? I only agreed to your proposal because I was forced to. Could I watch my husband be poisoned to death by you? You used the harm done to Mu Yunhe to threaten me, and I could only be forced to accept it."
“But now that the Poison Saint has developed an antidote, why should I wrong myself, put myself in a difficult position, and bear a lifetime of infamy? I have never promised you anything; it has always been you who forced me. Now, I will not promise you anything, nor have I broken my word. I am simply returning to my husband's side and restoring everything to normal. As for you…” Luo Zhiheng looked at her coldly, filled with disgust, and said, “Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish!”
Sun Yunyun's face was frosty, and she said viciously, "Luo Zhiheng, don't force me to kill you! I want you to marry me, so you must marry me. Since you promised me, you should keep your promise! Even if you are unwilling, since you met me and those things happened, you should want me and love me!"
"I'm sorry. What happened before was just my own stubbornness. I never imagined that you would take a joke that everyone else could understand so seriously, and that you would make something so trivial so complicated and sinful. You've trapped yourself in a world of sin, unable to escape. You've dragged me down with you. I truly know I was wrong. If I had known you were such a narrow-minded, unreasonable, and selfish person, I wouldn't have dared to dream of being friends with you. I wouldn't feel so guilty and apologetic towards you." Luo Zhiheng spoke sincerely; she truly knew she was wrong, wrong to have been so merciful to Sun Yunyun.
She spoke clearly to the people today, explaining the cause and effect, which can be considered an explanation and clarification for her after being surrounded by rumors for so many days. She believes that without her saying anything more, these people will spread her words, and then the truth will be revealed by the wisdom of the people, since rumors stop with the wise.
Sun Yunyun suddenly regained her composure, her voice filled with malice and malice: "Luo Zhiheng, you're ruthless! But do you really think the Poison Saint could research this antidote? You're dreaming! He couldn't possibly have done it. This is a forbidden poison within the Demon Clan, a top secret. Apart from the successive leaders of the Demon Clan, no other living person would know it. No one can cure this poison, and even if someone could, they absolutely couldn't research it without ten or eight years of study. The Poison Saint? Hmph, no matter how powerful he is, he absolutely doesn't have this ability. If you want to believe him, then just wait for Mu Yunhe to be poisoned to death by the antidote he researched!"
This was the first time Luo Zhiheng had heard of such an antidote. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly looked at the Poison Saint, only to see that he looked thoughtful. Luo Zhiheng felt a little more confident.
Today, she's going to lay her cards on the table. Even if the Poison Saint can't develop an antidote, she's determined to do it. One reason is that she will never compromise with Sun Yunyun, and the other is that she's deliberately trying to provoke her. She doesn't believe that Sun Yunyun won't be nervous and suspicious after learning that the Poison Saint can develop an antidote.
If Sun Yunyun shows even the slightest sign of nervousness, there will definitely be a flaw, and that will be their opportunity. Even if they can't find the antidote, with the Poison Saint's research and expertise in poisons, finding clues shouldn't be difficult. Combined with the capabilities of the Silver Moon Kingdom and the Divination Palace, concocting an antidote to cure Mu Yunhe shouldn't be a problem. It's just a matter of time.
The key lies in how convincing their act is today, and how enraged Sun Yunyun is. The more enraged she is, the more likely her words are to be true! As for how Sun Yunyun possesses the Demon Clan's top secrets, or how she has any connection with the Demon Clan, they have no time to concern themselves with that.
As expected, the Poison Saint did not disappoint Luo Zhiheng. After thinking for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly at Luo Zhiheng, but then shook his head slightly. Luo Zhiheng was quite anxious watching this.
Upon seeing their reaction, Sun Yunyun seemed to realize something, and her face turned so grim it was almost dripping with gloom.
She sneered, "You've been lying to me!" She spoke almost every word through gritted teeth, "You've all conspired to trick me! The Poison Saint has no idea how the antidote was developed. Are you testing me, provoking me? Luo Zhiheng, is this your scheme? Fine, you're all very good!"
Sun Yunyun flew into a rage, her whole body shrouded in a gloomy, deathly aura.
Luo Zhiheng sensed something was wrong and immediately struck Sun Yunyun's hand with her palm, attempting to escape. However, Sun Yunyun was prepared and gripped her even tighter, her face contorted as she said, "Luo Zhiheng, you've really angered me! You can't escape!"
A strange force surged from Sun Yunyun's hand, and Luo Zhiheng was instantly paralyzed, as if her pressure points had been struck. Her entire body felt numb and stiff. Her eyes widened, and all she could see was Sun Yunyun rapidly approaching with a ferocious smile on his face, and the overwhelming power of his hand pressing down.
With a loud bang, a figure appeared swiftly, clashing with Sun Yunyun's palm. The two were evenly matched, but then Sun Yunyun forcefully struck the figure away.
go.
"Overestimating yourself!" Sun Yunyun grinned maliciously, her hair whipping wildly, her eyes gradually turning red.
The figure that flew backward was none other than Luo Erduo!
Luo Zhiheng felt a sharp pain in her chest, her face turned pale, and she stared in shock at Luo Erduo, who was lying on the ground struggling to get up. Her legs also went weak.
"I'll kill you, you little beast!" Sun Yunyun roared fiercely, venting all her anger on Luo Erduo.
Seeing Sun Yunyun strike Luo's ear with a palm, Luo Zhiheng hurriedly shouted, "If you kill her, I will surely die! Do you really want me to die too?"
Sun Yunyun paused mid-air, turning back to glare fiercely at Luo Zhiheng: "You lied to me?"
"Don't you know the relationship between me and Luo Erduo? I am her master, we share a life, if she dies I cannot live either. How could you not know? Or did you only inherit some of the Great Demon King's techniques, but not all of his memories?" Luo Zhiheng said sarcastically.
Sun Yunyun had long since witnessed Luo Zhiheng's intelligence, but she was still shocked when Luo Zhiheng suddenly revealed the secret of her soul. She pulled Luo Zhiheng into her arms, holding her tightly, and lightly pinched her chin, sneering, "Should I call you Luo Zhiheng or Ruilin? Or Xunjun? Or just call me husband? So what if that damned demon king has a wisp of his soul in me? He can't control me! I only want you because Sun Yunyun wants you. You can recognize his presence, could it be that you still have feelings for him? It seems you might not be so loyal to Mu Yunhe after all."