After leaving the forest just now, the rhino horn pendant necklace that Chen Hao wore was still trembling slightly, emitting a glow, as if it was signaling Chen Hao to continue the chase after the zombie named Qin Shang, not to give up. At this moment, Chen Hao's thoughts were entirely on whether Ye Yuqiao harbored feelings for Qin Shang, with no time to heed the hint from the rhino horn pendant.

Having run wildly in the forest for three minutes, suddenly, a large purple vortex appeared in the air ahead—it was another summoning by the rhino horn pendant, which had already sensed Qin Shang's whereabouts.

"Forget it for now! All I want is to find Yuqiao and get things clear!" Chen Hao, seemingly talking to himself, was actually rebuking the rhino horn pendant. "If Yuqiao really likes that zombie, how could I bring myself to lay a hand on him!"

Chen Hao's tone seemed to choke up, his heart felt as if it had turned to ice, and if he wasn't careful, it could shatter at any moment.

Before this, Chen Hao had always believed that although Ye Yuqiao did not yet have feelings for him, as long as he was sincere and persistent in his pursuit, she would eventually come to like him; but now, if Ye Yuqiao truly had someone in her heart already, any effort he made seemed futile.

As if hearing the helplessness and loss in Chen Hao's heart, the rhino horn pendant suddenly stopped trembling and no longer emitted light, and the Nether Acupoint in front of Chen Hao also vanished into the air.

After running aimlessly around the forest for half an hour, Chen Hao's rationality finally cleared up when he felt as though he couldn't breathe.

Ye Yuqiao should be home by now, he thought. Then, he actively summoned the Nether Acupoint, jumped into it, and emerged from it back into his real-world home. Instantly, he left his room and house and went downstairs to Ye Yuqiao's home.

Having arrived at Ye Yuqiao's door, Chen Hao hesitated for nearly ten minutes before finally opening the door. Suddenly, he still feared facing Yuqiao, afraid that she would confirm the fact that for him spelled disaster.

The door opened, and Chen Hao slowly walked in. He felt his feet become heavy and slow, and he could sense the oxygen in the air thinning, making him almost unable to breathe. This feeling was especially strong when he saw Ye Yuqiao.

It was as if his chest was being torn apart, and into the tear, poison poured, eroding everything. Chen Hao was in pain, convulsing, struggling.

Ye Yuqiao was sitting on the sofa, expressionless, with tears brimming in her eyes. When she saw Chen Hao, her brows furrowed, and tears streamed down her face.

"Are these tears of guilt?" Chen Hao thought, the tears inciting his anger. "I don't need your guilt, I don't need your apologies and explanations, I only need a fact!"

Even though Chen Hao was only thinking this, Ye Yuqiao still heard his thoughts through the connection with the Nether King's Heart.

And so, Ye Yuqiao cried even harder, unable to speak.

It was a mere four meters from the door to the sofa, yet it took Chen Hao two minutes to sit down next to Ye Yuqiao. And those two minutes felt longer than half a century to him, his heart aged a great deal in just moments.

"You should know what I want to ask?" Chen Hao finally spoke after a long silence. His voice trembled as he spoke, as if he was on the verge of tears.

"I don't know!" Ye Yuqiao sobbed in response, her voice piercingly sharp when she cried from heartache.

"Hmph!" Chen Hao scoffed, his smile so stiff it resembled a mournful cry. After taking a deep breath, he said with a grave face, "Since you claim ignorance, then let me ask you directly. Zhao Chong just told me, the zombie from before is called Qin Shang. All I want to know now is, is he the one you like?"

Ye Yuqiao suddenly stopped crying, but her body shook uncontrollably. It took a long time before she answered in a hoarse, trembling voice, "Yes, he's the one I like!"

As she spoke, Ye Yuqiao's eyes, previously filled with sorrow, now glinted with cold light, carrying a trace of menace. That was the expression she often wore when she was the Nether King, she was furious!

When Chen Hao heard Ye Yuqiao personally admit this truth, his face turned ashen. He could acutely feel his chest being torn apart violently, a buzzing roar in his head, his consciousness fragmenting into disjointed scenes. This feeling, akin to death, was called heartbreak.

After twitching for a while, Chen Hao suddenly rose from the sofa, dragging his leaden legs as he departed. At the moment he was about to leave through the open door, Chen Hao paused, turning his back to Ye Yuqiao, he said, "All along, I thought that if I gave my true heart and persevered, you would genuinely come to like me. Over the past month, our relationship has been like a passionate romance, and I really thought you had started to like me. It seems all my efforts have been nothing but my own wishful thinking, I…"

Without finishing, Chen Hao left, seemingly unwilling to let Ye Yuqiao see his grief and sorrow, maintaining his last bit of dignity and nonchalance.

After Chen Hao's departure, Ye Yuqiao's stern and majestic face crumbled abruptly, burying her head, she cried out loud once again. After a long while, she whimpered, "Bastard, big bastard! I made it so obvious, why do you still doubt my feelings for you?"

At that moment, a strong surge of Yin Qi approached, and soon after, Zhao Chong appeared. Seeing Ye Yuqiao weeping profusely, Zhao Chong frowned, overcome with distress, his only thought to go upstairs and kill Chen Hao as a vengeance. He was very clear that the only person in this world who could reduce Ye Yuqiao to such tears was Chen Hao.

"Your Majesty, would you blame me for only telling him about Qin Shang and withholding the story of Ye Heng from a thousand years ago?" Zhao Chong inquired.

After a long time, Ye Yuqiao finally lifted her head to look at Zhao Chong, her eyes brimming with tears, "No blame. You did right; it's just that I can't control myself, and that's why I keep sinking deeper. I was never meant to be with him, and besides, he has his mentor's sister, who he can't stop thinking about, and Tang Jing, with whom he's fated to be a couple over three lifetimes, and the debt I owe…"

As she spoke, Ye Yuqiao suddenly couldn't help bursting into tears again.

"The Tang Jing you mentioned, is she the Miss Ling from before?" Zhao Chong asked tenderly, recalling the top beauty of the world from more than a thousand years ago, as elegant as an orchid from Mount Emei.

"Yes!"

"Then have you found the mentor's sister from Ye Heng's past life?" Zhao Chong continued to inquire, "Was it on the condition of using her as an exchange that he agreed to take the Nether King's Heart and reincarnate?"

"Exactly!" Ye Yuqiao cried, the thought of the woman she had only seen once brought a sourness to her heart. "She, like Qin Shang, disappeared suddenly from the mortal world; could she also have been sealed away by someone?"

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