Chapter 2056

Zhu Yanyi looked at Mingchuan Yunzi. "Why did you hurt Yu Qingyun?"

"Hurting Yu Qingyun was what that person asked for. His only request was that Yu Qingyun must never appear in Huaxia again. I naturally agreed. I originally planned to dispose of Yu Qingyun’s body after Yangzi revived. Then, we could just say Mingchuan Nianlang died of a sudden illness. Our Mingchuan family can handle such matters."

Since she had already spoken, Mingchuan Yunzi no longer hid anything. She spoke directly and clearly.

Zhu Yanyi looked at her. "Taboo feelings are not scary. What is scary is using feelings to harm others. I won’t comment on your relationship. But Mingchuan Yunzi, Mingchuan Yangzi, did you ever think about how many families you destroyed? How many couples you broke apart? How many feelings you ruined?"

A sneer appeared on Mingchuan Yunzi’s face. "I don’t care about that. I like Yangzi, and Yangzi likes me. We grew up together and promised to be together forever. I cannot tolerate Yangzi leaving me. So, even if it means sacrificing dozens of lives, or becoming a demon, or making deals with evil forces and losing my humanity, I am willing. You wouldn’t understand what Yangzi represents to me. She is my everything, my life, all the miracles in my existence."

Mingchuan Yunzi became visibly agitated. "Without Yangzi, living in this world would be meaningless."

Zhu Yanyi had to admit that the feelings between these two were hard to understand. Of course, love has no hierarchy. Although they were the same gender, wasn’t there a female commander in some country who married a wife? So, to Zhu Yanyi, their relationship wasn’t strange. Her only curiosity was whether others knew about it.

"Does your family know about your feelings?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously.

"What if they know? What if they don’t? Those scum in my family are alive only because Yangzi and I are merciful. They are useless, living in drunken dreams every day. Yet, all their wealth was created by Yangzi and me. If anything happens to Yangzi, I will make them all die with her," Mingchuan Yunzi said coldly.

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "With you both as spirits now, what more can you possibly do?"

Mingchuan Yunzi seemed aware of her current situation. She looked at Zhu Yanyi and said, "So, as long as you spare us, we are willing to pay any price."

Zhu Yanyi said calmly, "Whether I spare you or not is another matter. I only want to know one thing. If we hadn’t returned in time, would you have spared Yu Qingyun?"

A hint of sadness flashed in Mingchuan Yunzi’s eyes. "To be honest, probably not. Because for Yangzi to be reborn, she needs Yang energy. And the Yang energy in Yu Qingyun’s body is the most suitable for Yangzi."

"So, you mean if Mingchuan Yangzi lives, Yu Qingyun will lose her life. In that case, why do you think I would spare you?" Zhu Yanyi asked back. "And why do you think I would agree just because you say so?"

Mingchuan Yunzi was slightly stunned, then lowered her head. "I’m sorry."

"If apologies were useful, what need would there be for police?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Mingchuan Yunzi. "Mingchuan Yunzi, you now have only two paths. First, cooperate with us to find that masked person. If it is verified to be true, I can give you a chance—a chance to live. The second path is death."

Mingchuan Yunzi looked at Zhu Yanyi and fell silent. "If you let me live, what about Yangzi?"

"She was destined to live to thirty-seven, but her lifespan was artificially altered. Moreover, you listened to others and used the Nine-Nine Return Array, harming eighteen innocent lives. Although you committed the act, she was the true cause. Therefore, she has no chance to live anymore. Instead, because those eighteen lives are connected to her, she has incurred karma. She must endure one hundred years of hellish suffering in the third layer of the Underworld before she can be reborn," Yan Aohan spoke slowly.

Mingchuan Yunzi’s face changed. "I did all this. Even if there are bad consequences, they should come to me. Why Yangzi? She knows nothing."

"But the soul that absorbed the Yang energy was hers," Yan Aohan said.

"I don’t want to live. I use my chance to live to request accompanying Yangzi. If there is really hell, and suffering to endure, I will accompany her. This is my request. As long as you agree, I am willing to cooperate with you to find the masked person," Mingchuan Yunzi said directly.

"Yunzi, don’t be foolish. Hell is not a place to go casually," Mingchuan Yangzi said. Although she felt an indescribable sadness about her own fate, she did not want Mingchuan Yunzi to suffer the same.

"It’s not casual. It’s not foolishness," Mingchuan Yunzi looked seriously at Mingchuan Yangzi. "We have no other relatives. I only have you, and you only have me. We only have each other. In this situation, how could I have any other happiness if I leave you? My happiness is you, and your happiness is me. Even in hell, as long as we are together, the suffering will be sweet."

"Yunzi," tears shimmered in Mingchuan Yangzi’s eyes. "You are so silly." But she did not persuade her further.

Mingchuan Yunzi smiled slightly, then looked at Zhu Yanyi. "These are my only requests. If you agree, I will fully cooperate to find this masked person."

"Fine, I agree," Yan Aohan said without hesitation. "As long as you cooperate with us to find the masked person, I will let you and Mingchuan Yangzi go to hell together. Even if you reincarnate in the future, I will find a place for you where you can be together. How does that sound?"

"Good," Mingchuan Yunzi nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Yan Aohan nodded and touched Mingchuan Yunzi’s forehead lightly. This was the Venerable Yanluo’s mark. As long as Mingchuan Yunzi had no intention of betrayal, there would be no problem. But if he harbored treacherous thoughts, he would be instantly swallowed by hellfire and vanish from heaven and earth.

"I have placed a mark on your forehead to prevent betrayal," Yan Aohan said coldly to Mingchuan Yunzi.

Then, she spoke gently to Zhu Yanyi. "Ani, put her back into her body."

Zhu Yanyi nodded, picked up Mingchuan Yunzi’s soul, and smoothly placed it back into her body. As soon as Mingchuan Yunzi woke up, she looked at Mingchuan Yangzi, who was trapped in the book. "Yangzi, are you okay?"