Chapter 165: But the Bride is Not Her

“Husband… then what is Husband’s Heart Demon?”

A gentle voice came from behind Lin Xun.

Lin Xun turned around abruptly. Behind him, Zhu Ling, Wang Xing, and the others were gone. In their place was Lin Xun’s most beloved person.

The scene around Lin Xun changed again, turning into the courtyard where he lived in Luo City. Everything in the courtyard was exactly as he remembered.

He hadn’t been back for over a month.

Of course, Lin Xun knew he couldn’t have actually returned.

Lin Xun was very clear about this.

He had already entered a dream.

“You are not Qinger.”

Looking at the woman before him, Lin Xun shook his head. He knew this was his Heart Demon, a manifestation of his own thoughts.

“Does it matter if I am Qinger or not?” The Heart Demon stepped forward, gently taking Lin Xun’s large hand in hers. “Is who I am really that important? Or is she more important?”

Then, the girl’s eyes curved into a smile, and her appearance and figure gradually shifted.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Chen stood before Lin Xun: “Big Brother Lin, do you really not like me?”

Wang Chen gripped Lin Xun’s hand tightly, while Jiang Qingshang stood beside him, biting her red lip, her eyes already misting over.

In the next moment, Sikong Wangxing appeared before Lin Xun, her sickly face looking directly at him: “If Young Master Lin had met me first, would you still have married Sister Jiang Qing? Is Young Master truly heartless toward me?”

At some point, Su Ying was holding Lin Xun tightly: “Senior Brother, Su Ying really likes Senior Brother so much. Why must Senior Brother be with other women? Don’t worry, Senior Brother, you only belong to Ying. No one else can touch even a hair on Senior Brother’s head. Just leave everything to Ying.”

“Young Master.”

Nong Qin stood beside Lin Xun, pressing his large hand tightly against her heart.

“Young Master, does Young Master really not have the slightest affection for Nong Qin? Nong Qin only wants to be by Young Master’s side, only wants to serve Young Master. Whether as a concubine or a servant, it’s all fine. Is Young Master truly so heartless?”

“Xiao Xun.” Xia Xiaomeng hooked her arms around Lin Xun’s neck. “If you don’t marry me, I’ll die right in front of you. Will you marry me, or not?”

Gradually, the Heart Demon split into five, questioning the depths of Lin Xun’s heart!

“Senior Brother? Senior Brother?”

In the pitch-black darkness, Su Ying kept walking forward.

Gradually, she noticed something was slightly off about her surroundings. Su Ying’s willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly, and thousand cherries was already in her hand.

“Ying…”

Just then, a soft and gentle call came from behind the girl.

“Senior Brother.”

Su Ying’s pink eyes brightened. She turned around and saw her Senior Brother walking toward her with a gentle smile on his lips.

But just as Lin Xun took another step forward, Su Ying’s eyes narrowed.

In the next moment, thousand cherries left Su Ying’s hand and, in an instant, pierced through Lin Xun’s chest.

Yet the figure continued to walk forward, and gradually, Lin Xun transformed into Su Ying’s own appearance.

‘Su Ying’ touched Su Ying’s cheek: “What’s wrong? Don’t you love your Senior Brother the most? How could you have the heart to hurt him?”

“You are not Senior Brother.” A murderous intent flickered in Su Ying’s eyes, yet the smile remained on her lips. “You are me.”

“Yes, I am you.” The Heart Demon Su Ying took a step back, looking at her with a smile that seemed both mocking and derisive. “So, I didn’t expect that even I would fall into a dream.”

“How is Senior Brother?” Su Ying gripped the long sword in her hand, staring coldly at the other version of herself.

“I am your Heart Demon, not Senior Brother’s Heart Demon. How would I know how he is?” The Heart Demon Su Ying smiled enchantingly.

For the first time, Su Ying felt that her own smile was incredibly annoying.

“As you said, I truly didn’t expect that I would also fall into a dream and become trapped in my own Heart Demon.” Su Ying smiled. Then, thousand cherries scattered, and the Heart Demon Su Ying’s head fell to the ground.

The Heart Demon dissipated into black mist, but in the next moment, the mist gathered again, forming the girl’s shape once more.

“It’s useless. I am you, and you are me. You can’t kill me.”

The Heart Demon Su Ying appeared before Su Ying once more, intact. She cupped Su Ying’s face, and the foreheads of the two identical girls pressed against each other.

“Hey, myself, if your Senior Brother marries someone else, what will you do?”

As she spoke, the Heart Demon Su Ying vanished. The environment changed, and the sounds of Suona, drums, and clamor filled her ears.

When Su Ying looked up, her dream had turned into a bustling street.

On this street, a man dressed in Wedding Robes rode a large red horse, adorned with a Red Sash Ball.

This man was the most important person in her life.

The man was on his way to fetch his bride, but the bride was not her.

Zhu Ling’s dream.

“Big Bad Guy… where are you? Big Bad Guy, don’t scare me, Big Bad Guy.”

In the black void, Zhu Ling ran continuously, the small medicine pot at her waist swaying with her movements.

Having failed to find the Big Bad Guy for a long time, Zhu Ling’s eyes were already filled with tears.

“Big Bad Guy, I won’t scold you anymore. Please come out, Big Bad Guy.”

Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, the girl continued running forward.

As she ran, Zhu Ling saw a point of light ahead, and her eyes lit up.

Sniffling, Zhu Ling ran quickly toward it.

The moment Zhu Ling touched the point of light, it illuminated her entire world.

When she regained her senses, Zhu Ling found that she had returned to Medicine King Valley.

“Grandfather, Senior Sister, Elder Grandfather… Big Bad Guy.”

In Medicine King Valley, the girl called out incessantly.

But in Medicine King Valley, no one answered.

As she ran, Zhu Ling noticed she seemed to have become heavier.

Looking down, Zhu Ling was startled.

Why had her belly become so big?

“Zhu Ling.”

At that moment, a voice sounded from behind her. Zhu Ling turned around and saw that Big Bad Guy.

“Big Bad Guy!”

Zhu Ling’s eyes were full of joy, bright and beautiful.

But seeing this Big Bad Guy with his arms around others—Sister Jiang on his left and Sister Wang Xing’s hand on his right—Zhu Ling’s face instantly turned red.

“Big Bad Guy, you… Let go of Sister Jiang and Sister Wang Xing!”

Zhu Ling ran toward them.

However, Lin Xun moved further and further away. No matter how hard Zhu Ling chased, she couldn’t catch up.

“Zhu Ling, I’m no longer interested in you. Raise the child in your belly by yourself. I’m leaving.”

“The child in my belly? Big Bad Guy… you… Big Bad Guy!” Zhu Ling chased desperately.

Finally, Lin Xun vanished. Zhu Ling plopped onto the ground, cradling her belly as tears fell like rain.

“Big Bad Guy, I’ll never draw circles to curse you again. Big Bad Guy, don’t abandon us, mother and daughter. The child can’t be without a father, Big Bad Guy.”

What should I do? Am I going to become a single mother?

But the child can’t be without a father…

Zhu Ling sniffled, but still carefully protected her belly, fearing it might suffer even the slightest harm.