Chapter 94: Su Chen Dies, and Liu Ruyi Drops the Act
"Dog… foster father, I'm your dearest son! You can't abandon me—I haven't even finished conquering Liu Ruyi yet!"
Hearing that the dog system intended to select a new host, Su Chen's heart filled with sheer terror.
He knew all too well—once the system abandoned him, he would truly die.
And he didn't want to die.
He still wanted to make up for past regrets, to stand proudly atop the world with Liu Ruyi, and slap Liu Ruyan's face in the process.
[Not calling me 'dog system' anymore? I rather preferred your arrogant tone.]
The system's voice dripped with sarcasm.
"No, no, from now on, you're my father. Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it!" Su Chen said hurriedly.
[Calling me 'father' won't help. You ignored me when I called you that before. Now, you're not even qualified. Goodbye.]
Su Chen was a hopeless fool—nine whole lifetimes of simulated reincarnation, and he was still an idiot, showing not the slightest improvement.
The system had even simulated the personalities and habits of Liu Ruyan and Liu Ruyi for him.
It had removed all of Liu Ruyan's trump cards and backing in that fabricated illusionary world, reducing the difficulty by at least tenfold.
It had even kept Liu Ruyan in the Great Qing Empire—essentially placing the answers in front of him—yet Su Chen had still failed nine times.
Such a brainless waste could be given another hundred tries and still fail to conquer either sister, let alone do it in reality.
After all, Liu Ruyan would never become an empress, nor did she care about the empire's people.
The two sisters would eventually leave this realm entirely to pursue the Great Dao beyond.
"Don't go! Please, foster father, I promise—just help me this once, and I'll definitely conquer Liu Ruyi! We'll rise to the peak together!"
[Hahaha, you idiot! You brainless fool! You pig-headed moron…]
[You seriously think Liu Ruyi would ever like someone as stupid as you? No way. Absolutely not.]
The system dropped all pretense of emotionless formality, unleashing verbal fury like a street thug.
"…"
"How… how could that not be true?"
[Of course it's not true.]
[If she'd truly liked you, I'd have switched your target to someone else long ago.]
The system spoke bluntly.
It had only shifted the objective to Liu Ruyi as a last resort—trying to treat a dead horse like a living one.
Who would have thought Su Chen would die before even beginning?
The system had no intention of wasting more time and effort. Finding a new host was the only sensible choice.
"No, that's impossible. It can't be." Su Chen shook his head violently. Liu Ruyi had collected his corpse eight times—she had even confessed to him once, showing true emotion.
He had felt her genuine love and the pain of her unfulfilled longing.
There was no way that had been fake.
[Sigh. You really are blind, aren't you? How did I end up bound to such an idiot?]
[Liu Ruyi has only ever loved her sister, Liu Ruyan—loved her to the point of madness. She only collected your corpse because she wanted to vent her hatred.]
"What?"
Su Chen froze in disbelief, his mind struck as if by lightning.
Liu Ruyan and Liu Ruyi—weren't they born mortal enemies?
How could they possibly be locked in a twisted, obsessive love instead?
[You pathetic simp. I gave you nine whole simulated lives and you still failed every time. The fantasy of a villainess falling into your arms—nothing more than the delusion of a worthless fool. Goodbye, idiot.]
With that final insult, the system vanished without a sound.
"…"
Su Chen broke completely.
He was tired—utterly broken. Let the world destroy itself.
He wanted to run, but he couldn't.
The searing pain tearing through his body forced him to confront the cruel truth head-on.
"No… I can't die."
Suddenly, raw survival instinct surged through him.
If nothing else, he had lived ten lives and still died a virgin—he hadn't even tasted a woman's warmth. How could he possibly die now?
"Ruyan, save me!"
The only one he could think of—who might have the power to save him—was Liu Ruyan.
After all, he had helped her when they were young, her only playmate back then.
A streak of light flashed.
Liu Ruyan raised a barrier to cover Su Chen's bloodied body before turning to face him.
Her face, sharp and strikingly beautiful, was cold and expressionless.
"Su Chen, what was your true purpose in approaching me?"
The moment he shouted "Ruyi," she immediately understood—and her suspicions deepened.
That cursed woman Liu Ruyi had a possessiveness so twisted it bordered on insanity.
She never allowed anyone else to play with her sister.
Sometimes, to torment her, she would deliberately let her find new friends—only to slaughter them in front of her eyes. It had broken Liu Ruyan many times.
The one and only exception had been Su Chen.
Now, she couldn't help but suspect that Su Chen had been Liu Ruyi's pawn all along.
"What?" Su Chen was stunned, completely confused.
"If you won't admit it, fine. It doesn't matter—you're a dead man anyway."
Liu Ruyan turned away, her eyes cold and detached.
Even if Su Chen had nothing to do with Liu Ruyi, she wouldn't save him.
They had barely known each other. At best, they were acquaintances who had played together as children.
"Liu Ruyan, you heartless wretch… may you never die in peace—"
Seeing this, Su Chen began cursing wildly — but halfway through, his soul tore free from his body, seized cleanly by Gu Qing.
As darkness consumed him, all resentment vanished, replaced by a single thought: if he could live again, he would visit the brothel, eat meat, and never drink wine.
Liu Ruyan's face darkened, a strange chill running through her heart — somehow, she felt she had just been insulted for no reason.
"So, he was one of us after all," Liu Ruyi murmured, eyes glimmering faintly.
Gu Qing's ruthlessness, the way he destroyed not only lives but dignity — killing both body and soul — was nothing short of admirable.
To her, he was a kindred spirit.
"Ruyan, I have something to attend to. Can you handle her on your own?" Gu Qing asked through sound transmission.
Su Chen's Ninefold Reincarnation Soul was immensely powerful, infused with an undying trait.
If refined, it would transform Gu Qing's spirit to an entirely new level — a supreme fortune and blessing from the heavens themselves.
He could hardly wait.
"Yes, I can," Liu Ruyan replied softly.
Though only at the Purple Mansion Realm, she wasn't defenseless.
Yang Dieyi had given her several formidable treasures — enough to annihilate even a Venerable Realm cultivator.
Not to mention, she still had the divine artifact, the Desolate Tower.
"Good. If you face something you can't handle, contact me immediately."
With that, Gu Qing's figure vanished from the imperial capital. Without even collecting his system reward, he summoned his Void Flying Boat and activated the formation, hurrying to refine the Reincarnation Soul.
"?"
He left?
Liu Ruyi blinked, her gaze growing darker and more possessive.
Gu Qing was gone.
Which meant… her sister was hers alone.
"Sister, let's go home."
Ignoring her protests, Liu Ruyi took Liu Ruyan's delicate hand and swiftly left the scene.
"So she really is born evil," Liu Ruyan thought bitterly, sensing her sister's malice.
Her body trembled with cold, and an ache spread through her heart.
This was her own blood sister — the one with whom she shared the same mother.
She had yearned countless times for warmth and affection from Liu Ruyi, only to be disappointed again and again.
Just as she had been with their parents.
"Sister, why aren't you happy?"
"Why wouldn't you be happy?"
Back in the Princess' Mansion, Liu Ruyi's eyes gleamed with an eerie light. Her smile was twisted, her aura thick with madness, like a demoness ready to devour everything.
"No more pretending?"
Liu Ruyan's expression was cold and flat.
Seeing no fear, no tears — not even a plea for mercy — Liu Ruyi's smile began to fade, her eyes turning black and deep.
She didn't like her sister this way.
She preferred the soft, timid, tearful version — the one who trembled in fear.
Watching her cry helplessly had always filled Liu Ruyi with a strange excitement, a high that no power or treasure could rival.
"Could it be that Gu Qing is secretly watching, which gives you the courage to defy me?" Liu Ruyi frowned, releasing her divine sense to probe the surroundings.
After a long pause, she sensed nothing.
Her tone darkened. She transmitted orders to a King Realm guard, commanding them to investigate and activate the mansion's formation.
"Sister, my residence's grand array can withstand attacks from a Venerable Realm expert. And within half a moment…"
Her voice lowered, her smile blossoming into something both beautiful and deranged. "I'll have planted a slave mark in your soul."
Her jade-white fingers brushed across Liu Ruyan's cold, composed face with unnerving tenderness.
"I'm now a disciple of the Star Temple. Aren't you afraid they'll take revenge?" Liu Ruyan said coldly.
"They'll have to find me first."
"You're not afraid your empire will fall? That the Great Qing will be destroyed?"
"Hahaha!"
"My foolish little sister, do you really think I care?"
"Those two old fools drone on in my ear every day. If they weren't still useful, I'd have killed them long ago."
From beginning to end, the only person she had ever cared about was her sister.
Without her, life was meaningless.
As for everyone else — let them die, the world could burn to ashes for all she cared.
"You're insane," Liu Ruyan whispered, horror dawning in her eyes. She was finally seeing her sister's true nature — not merely evil, but hopelessly deranged.
"Yes. I am insane," Liu Ruyi said sweetly.
She lunged forward, wrapping her arms around her sister, her gaze filled with a feverish, unhinged devotion.
"Sister, I love you so, so much. Come away with me. Let's go somewhere far away, where there's no one else — just us two, forever and ever, through every lifetime."
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