Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 780: Originally Heartless, One’s Affection Awaits a Pure Heart

Chapter 780: Chapter 780: Originally Heartless, One’s Affection Awaits a Pure Heart

Not only did Qin Ruan notice that something was off with the Underworld King, but Huo Yunjiao also found him to be strange.

This puppet was clearly afraid of him.

Just like Huo Qiang and the others, they show fear when facing him, which was truly puzzling.

Choosing not to dwell on the Underworld King’s peculiar behaviour, Qin Ruan returned to the previous topic, "You just said that if I alter others’ lives, Lord Three’s lifespan will also be affected, right?"

"Whether it is or not, you know in your heart!" The Underworld King didn’t answer directly.

This time, due to the distance, his voice was much louder than before.

Qin Ruan gradually lowered her tone, inquiring softly, "So, as long as I don’t die and keep collecting evil Qi, would Lord Three continue to live a long and healthy life?" Her voice was seductively inviting.

"Naturally!"

Not to mention a long and healthy life, even eternal life isn’t impossible!

Of course, these were words the Underworld King dared not say.

Qin Ruan glanced at the Underworld King and asked again, "Lord Three was originally the Ziwei Emperor Star. If he were from ancient times, he would have been an emperor with great power — a supremely noble and superior life pattern. So why does his purple energy harbor filthy and black evil Qi?

This is a incompatible yet inseparable combination, with no way to dispel completely. Does it mean that Lord Three will suffer physical pain throughout this life? Not to mention the mortal world, but even in the underworld I have never heard of such a constitution."

The Underworld King didn’t expect Qin Ruan to ask so directly, so he subconsciously looked at Lord Three standing beside her.

Meeting those eyes, which seemed devouring souls, he lowered his head guiltily.

Qin Ruan’s question was too tricky and cunning.

She wanted to inquire not just about the identity of Lord Three, but also the fate of ensuing days.

It implicated a lot, which he dared not say utterly.

The Underworld King gritted his teeth and said, "Qin Ruan, there are some things I can’t say."

Qin Ruan sneered, "You are the Underworld King, in charge of the ten Yamas, master of life and death in the human world, controlling the ghost world, Netherworld Hell under your control. Is it you cannot say or are you feeling guilty of hiding something from me?"

There were too many strange things about the Underworld King today. How could she not notice?

If it were the old times, the Underworld King might have wrangled with Qin Ruan.

But right now, in this not too narrow space full of oppressive feelings, his heart was inexplicably panicked, and he was really stimulated by Qin Ruan’s provocative words.

A mole on the tip of the Underworld King’s nose trembled twice, and his voice deepened. "Qin Ruan, since you know that I am the Underworld King, you should understand the significance of your resurrection.

You carry the burden of eliminating all the evil spirits in the world and collecting the Evil Qi to prolong life is what you should be doing! No matter what the people and things around you are, you have now got what you wanted.

If you want to survive, you have to keep collecting Evil Qi. If one day you run out of Evil Qi, both you and those you care about will die, and no one can save you if you die again!"

Everyone you care about will die. These words are too heavy.

It’s like a mountain, heavy on Qin Ruan’s shoulders.

While holding Lord Three’s hand, she trembled slightly, with an obsessive stare at the Underworld King.

The warning and veiled threat from him made her feel that things weren’t as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Under the fierce gaze of Qin Ruan, the Underworld King was in a difficult situation.

He looked at the man standing next to Qin Ruan. This time in his eyes, there was no fear, only deeply ingrained respect.

Reflecting on the hundreds of thousands of barren mountains in Fengdu’s wild hell, each one with Aruan’s name inscribed on it, the Underworld King’s heart was still trembled and shocked. His icy-hard heart couldn’t help but ripple a little.

Originally indifferent, he was moved by love to develop a pure heart.

A thousand years passed in a flash, tangled in love and hate, all for one person.

The Underworld King witnessed everything that happened over a thousand years.

Watching it come to fruition, how could he allow any missteps?

Qin Ruan and Huo Yunjiao stared at the Underworld King, their eyes full of deep meaning.

The Underworld King shifted his gaze guiltily and continued in an intimidating tone, "Qin Ruan, there are things you are not capable of now, you’ll understand in the future... In the future, you’ll know.

Aren’t you satisfied with your current life? Having a husband and a child, and having the opportunity to collect Evil Qi and play with puppets, you should cherish it."

Play with puppets?

Qin Ruan drew back the corners of her mouth.

Who the hell would want to play with puppets if it wasn’t for the sake of survival!

Knowing she wouldn’t get anything out of the Underworld King, she didn’t press him, "You can leave, I will collect the evil Qi and prevent the evil spirits from causing chaos in the mortal world."

Qin Ruan stopped pressing, allowing the Underworld King to breathe a sigh of relief. His tone softened slightly, "You should stay put in the Mortal World, refrain from meddling in others’ life or death matters if there’s no life-threatening situation. If you really must act, you..."

He glanced at Huo Sanye’s deep, emotionless eyes, making a compromise, "If necessary, you can come to me!"

Qin Ruan laughed, her laughter filled with self-mockery.

She felt that the Underworld King she knew today had really shattered his image.

Once upon a time, she had endured thousands of years of pain in Purgatory, which an Evil Puppet couldn’t bear—a pain so terrible it was beyond description.

The Underworld King just watched unblinkingly while she endured that pain.

But now, he seemed to be.....coddling her?

The corners of Qin Ruan’s lips turned up, her tone casual, "Are you hitting me with a stick first and then giving me a date?"

The Underworld King, rarely kind-hearted, found himself under suspicion by Qin Ruan and, as a result, his entire body was engulfed in swirling black mist in his annoyance.

"You... you..."

He pointed at Qin Ruan, wanting to curse her for her ingratitude, but a killing god was present.

In a short span of time, Huo Sanye listened silently.

As Qin Ruan’s conversation with the Underworld King entered his ears, the information he acquired made his emotions fluctuate drastically.

No matter how shocked his inner self was, he remained composed, maintaining his usual cool demeanor.

Seeing the Underworld King growing angry from embarrassment, he chose the right moment to speak.

"Ruanruan is still young, perhaps too kind-hearted. I hope the Underworld King doesn’t blame her."

His words were light and detached, like a light gust of wind.

But all of a sudden, it seemed as if the Underworld King had been hit by a pause button.

His body halted amidst its swirling black mist, each wisps ceasing any movement, like a freeze-frame effect on a TV screen.

The Underworld King stared at Huo Sanye, horror in his eyes, his knees weak, and his soul seemed stiff.

He was on the verge of falling to his knees.

Though Qin Ruan could not see the true face of the Underworld King, she could sense something was wrong.

She turned to Sanye, asking, "What’s wrong with him?"

Huo Yunjiao curved the corners of his lips to a subtle degree, a slight lift of his eyebrows while looking at the Underworld King, his unique voice cold, "Perhaps he’s introspecting."

Qin Ruan, "Introspecting about what?"

Huo Sanye, "Touched by Ruanruan’s kindness, realizing he shouldn’t have spoken harshly to you."

The Underworld King, "..."

You both can go to hell!

First, I was labeled as a villain, and now I’m seen as a saint!

The Mortal World truly is not a place he should be!

While Qin Ruan and Huo Yunjiao were making nonsense comments, the Underworld King took the chance to escape, vanishing as fast as the blink of an eye.

Huo Yunjiao, whose attention was fixated on the Underworld King from the corner of his eyes, had his delicate smile fade.

His gaze towards Qin Ruan gradually began to deepen, his hold on her hand tightening slightly, "Ruanruan, is he really the Underworld King?"

In the face of Sanye’s scrutinizing gaze, Qin Ruan hesitated.

For some reason, at this moment, everything that happened in her past and present lives is clamoring in her to confess.

She didn’t attempt to hide anything from their conversation with the Underworld King, knowing Sanye was right there.

A subconscious instinct made her trust this man.

After a while, Qin Ruan bowed her head slightly, her voice barely more than a whisper, "...Yes."

Her heart was beating a mile a minute, constantly guessing what Sanye might ask next.

If he asked her about her reincarnation, should she tell the truth?

Huo Yunjiao’s eyes slightly lowered, watching Qin Ruan’s drooping head, sensing her guilt and anxiety.

He wouldn’t mind if it was something else, he could gloss over it.

But for matters concerning life and death, he can no longer indulge her.