"Oh dear..." Yu Tang waved his hand helplessly to interrupt them, saying, "I was just teasing you guys when I said that."
"Yang Qingzhou did say he would use his own soul as an exchange to resolve the conflict between the two families and allow An Rong, whom he saved, to live a good life. But he said he would give it to me, and I'm not planning to accept it yet."
"Huh?" His words startled all three of them.
Isn't it said that all demons are evil?
Although Yang Qingzhou received help from Yu Tang and Lu Qingyuan, he always remembered that he had to sacrifice his own soul.
Now that Yu Tang has said that, he suddenly remembered that Yu Tang didn't seem to have said he would take away his soul.
From the beginning, he only believed that the other person was helping him because of his soul.
Faced with the three people's suspicious gazes, Yu Tang called out to the air, "Lu Qingyuan, little angel—"
"Hello—can you hear me?"
"Come out and save the day—"
Before he could finish speaking, a man dressed in a holy robe, with a halo above his head and white wings outstretched, descended into the game space.
Lu Qingyuan glanced at Yu Tang beside him, his eyes filled with a gleam of relief.
After Yu Tang abandoned him, he suffered greatly.
He knew that his silence had hurt Yu Tang.
But he really didn't know how to answer the other person's question.
When the backlash comes, how could he just stand by and watch Yu Tang die in front of him while he does nothing?
He remained trapped in this turmoil and pain until Yu Tang called him.
He quickly perked up and followed.
"Tangtang, what do you need me to do?" Lu Qingyuan's voice trembled slightly, no longer as relaxed as before, and even carried a hint of flattery.
Yu Tang felt a tightness in his chest as he listened.
He gently patted the other person's shoulder and said, "You can vouch for me that I won't take away Yang Qingzhou's soul."
“You are an angel, and they all believe you.”
Lu Qingyuan nodded and explained to Yang Qingzhou's family that Yu Tang helped Yang Qingzhou because Yang Qingzhou was kind, not because he wanted to take his soul.
Liu Wanmei and Yang Zhiping then calmed down.
Seeing the change in their attitude, Lu Qingyuan couldn't help but say, "Actually, good and evil are not as simple as you see them."
Angels aren't necessarily all good, and demons aren't necessarily all bad.
“Yu Tang is my lover. A hundred years ago, he was the kindest angel in heaven. I am the heinous devil.”
“Now he has been reincarnated, our identities have been switched, and he has never done anything to harm humanity.”
"Therefore, you can completely trust him."
"He is the one who will wholeheartedly help you."
His words silenced both Liu Wanmei and Yang Zhiping.
Then they all turned to Yu Tang and apologized for their earlier distrust.
Yu Tang glanced at Lu Qingyuan beside her, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
He used his magic to make the screen start playing the experiences of An Rong and Wang Shaojuan, gesturing for Yang Qingzhou's family to watch.
Then she pulled Lu Qingyuan aside.
It isolated others.
“I know what you’re afraid of,” Yu Tang said. “Because I was also afraid that your backlash would take your life, which is why I sacrificed my soul to save you.”
"But now I realize how much pain my past mistakes have caused you."
He embraced Lu Qingyuan and whispered, "So, Lu Qingyuan, I beg you to remember how you felt after you lost me."
"If you're willing to let me endure that kind of pain, then please save me."
"I will not refuse, nor will I seek death. I will continue to suffer that pain throughout the long river of life, longing for you who have passed away, until... my soul is destroyed."
Chapter 19
The villain is resurrected for the fifth time (19)
Lu Qingyuan was deeply shocked by Yu Tang's words.
So it turns out he... knew everything.
Even if I lied, I didn't feel that much pain from the other person's departure.
But Yu Tang had already seen through him...
When Lu Qingyuan put himself in Yu Tang's shoes and thought about how Yu Tang would feel the same pain as him after his death and have to live alone for so many years, he could no longer remain calm.
Holding the person in his arms tighter, he asked Yu Tang, "Would you really do this?"
Yu Tang: "Yes..."
The atmosphere remained silent for a long time.
This time, Lu Qingyuan finally regained his usual tone and said, "Damn it, men, I really can't do anything with you."
“Since you love me so much, then I won’t die.” He bit his lower lip, his voice hardening. “How about this, let’s set a trap and kill the God of Darkness.”
"Anyway, I've disliked him for a long time. If we can't kill him, we'll both die. If we can kill him, we'll all be happy."
Anyway, we both live longer than humans, so as long as we're happy in this life, it's worth it.
Upon hearing his words, Yu Tang knew that he had finally come to his senses.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to say something, he felt Lu Qingyuan biting his ear and kissing his neck.
A question mark slowly appeared above his head, and Lu Qingyuan's voice came again.
"Tangtang, now that everything's out in the open, and I've agreed to your request, so..."
"Isn't it your turn to keep your promise?"
"What promise?"
“It’s an illusion manifesting.” Lu Qingyuan’s tone was extremely light, showing no trace of his previous fawning and humble demeanor.
He whispered in Yu Tang's ear, almost through gritted teeth, "You showed me so many illusions before, how about we turn them all into reality one by one?"
Yu Tang twitched his lips and pointed at Yang Qingzhou's family outside the isolation barrier: "Can't we wait until we've mediated their conflict before we reveal our true colors?"
Lu Qingyuan immediately smiled sweeter than if he had eaten honey, and asked in return, "So that means you agree to make every illusion come true?"
Yu Tang realized he had fallen into a trap and was about to refute it, but Lu Qingyuan spoke first.
"Alright, if you don't say anything, it means my understanding is correct."
"I..." Yu Tang was about to continue explaining when his lips were sealed. After a moment, they separated, and Lu Qingyuan looked at him with a smile: "I didn't hear what you were going to say."
"I……"
He was blocked again, and the kiss lasted even longer than before.
When they parted again, Yu Tang looked at Lu Qingyuan's face and wisely kept quiet.
Lu Qingyuan then smiled, happily leading him away, waving to remove the barrier, and sitting down with Yang Qingzhou's family to watch An Rong and Wang Shaojuan.
During this time, she would rest her head on Yu Tang's shoulder, so obedient that it was unsettling.
Yu Tang arranged for An Rong and Wang Shaojuan to switch identities and experience being bystanders.
The timeline begins with An Luguo and Wang Shaojuan's divorce.
An Rong's soul resides within Wang Shaojuan's body, allowing her to sense Wang Shaojuan's emotions and thoughts.
Similarly, Wang Shaojuan was able to sense An Rong's emotions and thoughts.
"Wang Shaojuan, do you know how stifled I've been all these years with you?!"
An Luguo pointed at the woman's nose and said, "I regretted chasing you back then! You're just a pretty face with no substance; inside you're a shrew who's unreasonable and vicious!"
Your parents look down on me because I'm a good-for-nothing, so you look down on me too. You've never said a kind word to me all these years!
Other men's wives are all gentle and considerate, but you treat me like a slave, like a piece of trash! I've really had enough of you!
"Your parents look down on me for being incompetent, but I look down on your mother for not being able to have a son!"
In my family, only one son is born. My parents love their son. What about you?
When they found out Anrong was a girl, they could have just aborted her then! Why did you insist on giving birth to her?
As a result, you had a difficult childbirth and were rescued, but you lost your fertility. My parents kept nagging me to find a solution.
So, our families were never a good match from the start, and we should have gotten a divorce long ago! I think divorce would be a liberation for both of us! Your parents wouldn't have to nag me every day anymore, and my parents wouldn't have to nag you every day anymore!
This conversation is Wang Shaojuan's memory, not An Rong's.
An Rong did not recall ever hearing An Luguo say such things to Wang Shaojuan.
They were unaware that Wang Shaojuan had lost her fertility due to a difficult childbirth.
All she knew was that Wang Shaojuan wasn't in good health and needed to exercise, take medication, and take care of herself.
At this moment, she also sensed the pain in Wang Shaojuan's heart.
That feeling of your heart clenching, wanting to cry but having to hold it back, suppressing your emotions to the extreme, and experiencing extreme pain.
She heard Wang Shaojuan say to An Luguo: "An Luguo, you're not even human! You're a beast! You were just a poor kid in B City, all alone and helpless."
If it weren't for our family's help, how could you have achieved what you have today?
And you married me and got a B city residency permit. That woman was only after your money and residency permit. Otherwise, why would she fawn over you so much?
"Our ten years of marriage couldn't compare to that woman spending a month with you!"
“I didn’t rely on you at all!” An Luguo said. “I relied on my own abilities! And you, a shrew, are not worthy to be compared to Peipei. She is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than you!”
The man looked at Wang Shaojuan as if she were a venomous snake, an enemy, without a trace of tenderness.