“She’s a ghost, I guess. A human being shouldn’t be able to survive for so long,” replied Zu An after a moment of contemplation.

“Is that so?” remarked ‘Chu Chuyan’ as she prepared to sink her sharp fingernails into his heart.

“However, I think she’s quite a pitiful person. She was sealed away, all alone in this forlorn underground palace for several millennia, without even a single person to talk to,” Zu An suddenly added.

“Pitiful?” ‘Chu Chuyan’ halted her movements.

“Indeed, honey. I’ll promise you that I’ll never treat you the way that Ying Zheng treated her,” vowed Zu An.

“What’s the use of such a promise? As soon as our interests diverge, you’ll surely turn your back on me,” sneered ‘Chu Chuyan’.

Zu An sensed that there was something weird about the way Chu Chuyan was speaking. It almost felt as if he was talking to another woman cloaked in Chu Chuyan’s skin. However, this thought was swiftly driven out of his mind. It was probably expected that Chu Chuyan would act differently, after what she had just been through.

He couldn’t help but heap scorn on himself.

How can I be thinking of other women while I’m with her? That’s too greedy!

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