Chapter Thirty-Two: When Love Turns to Venom
I stood in the heart of the dark cave, the cold surrounding me like a frozen storm.
Each breath I took scattered into the air, as if the world itself had frozen under the weight of my rage.
My eyes, once blue, had now turned crimson like burning embers—glowing as though an undying flame was trapped within them.
The memories of my life as Su Ling Tian fell upon my mind like cold blades—each moment striking deep, shaking my very core, pushing me toward the abyss.
How could this be? I muttered to myself, my whispers nearly driving me to madness.
Were her feelings for me nothing but an illusion? Was it all… a lie?
But there was something deeper—something pressing against my heart so fiercely that even breathing became painful.
My veins burned with fury, like a flood that could no longer be contained.
I wanted to rid myself of these emotions… but I couldn't.
At that moment, I heard my mother's voice—warm, worried, piercing through the cold around me.
Aison… what's happening to you?
Her voice pulled me out of the storm inside my head.
I lifted my gaze slowly, feeling her frightened eyes pierce into me.
I couldn't tell her the whole truth.
I couldn't say that I was on the verge of losing my sanity… because of Shao Nan's betrayal.
"I'm fine, Mother. Don't worry… everything will be alright.
But even as I spoke those words, I knew I was lying.
Nothing would ever be the same again.
Nothing could bring back those lost moments.
The truth was more devastating than I could bear.
Aislin, who had remained silent all this time, stepped toward me with hesitant steps.
Her voice was soft, almost trembling: Aison… if you want to talk, I'm here. We're family, and you'll never be alone in this."
"Remember, I'm already your wife. You can share your burdens with me. I won't leave your side.
I looked at her—her words were like a soothing balm to the hidden wounds of my heart.
Yet at the same time, they reminded me of something else… something I had lost in my journeys between worlds.
"Aislin… even if I told you everything inside me, I couldn't stop the wave that's coming. There are things beyond my control now.
Aislin spoke with quiet determination, though I could feel a faint tremor in her voice.
"Then we'll face it together… won't we?
You don't understand…" I whispered, my voice fading into the darkness.
My wife… perhaps it's better if this fate falls upon me alone.
I raised my hand, brushing away the dark thoughts clouding my mind,then muttered firmly: No… I can't think like that now. We have to go—to the Ice Scorpion Clan.
I turned to face them, meeting their eyes with unwavering resolve.
Alright then. Let's go to the Ice Scorpion Clan. Aislin and I will face the Lightning Trial there—it's the best place… and the safest.
After I finished preparing, we headed toward the Ice Scorpion Clan.
While flying with my mother and Aislin toward the Ice Scorpion Clan… my thoughts kept drifting back to what had happened to me in the Celestial Fate world. I replayed every moment with Su Mi, my fiancée Gu Yue, and my master. I wondered what had become of them. Were they all right? Were they in pain? Or would they betray me the way Shao Nan did?
The deeper I delved into those thoughts, the more rage and hatred swelled in my chest. A murderous desire took root: I wanted to kill him, to wipe out the entire Shao family, to tear Yi Fang to shreds.
Still, I knew I was too weak now to contemplate revenge. Even after reaching the one-hundred-thousand-year level, I was still a mere worm in this world. If I wanted vengeance, I would first have to become a spirit beast of five-hundred-thousand years' age — in short, a ninth-level Saint, on the threshold of the half-Emperor stage, which in this world corresponds to a spirit beast aged six-hundred-thousand to seven-hundred-thousand years.
System, why did Shao Nan betray me? I muttered in disgust. Even after our bond grew so strong… we loved each other so much! This is impossible… she let me take her first blood?
[Ding! Host, Shao Nan is the primary heroine in Yi Fang's fate. But that alone wasn't enough to make her betray you. The main reason for her betrayal is that her feelings toward you were not what you imagined.]
"System, what do you mean?"
[Ding! Host: Shao Nan is the primary heroine in Yi Fang's fate, and she's an important figure in his path. She was destined to be Yi Fang's wife. However, due to the influence of your opposite-sex attraction aura, a slight deviation occurred in her feelings, which caused you to become her first man. But this was not because she loved you; rather, she simply felt the desire to do that with you. All this time she was waiting for the day she would realize her true destiny. This is a special case.]
"System, are you saying she never loved me, and that I was only—"
[Ding! Host: Shao Nan's case is special; I cannot definitively state whether she loved you or not — this matter concerns Shao Nan alone.]
"What do you mean by 'special case'?"
[Ding! To obtain this information, Yi Fang must be designated as a hunt target.]
[Ding! Host, would you like to designate Yi Fang as the hunt target?]
"Alright, System… do it."
I really want to tear him apart!
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