Dawn.

When Ye Yuqiao opened her eyes and saw the empty space beside her without Chen Hao, her heart immediately sank.

Chen Hao was still angry with her, and she had not seen him for a full eighteen days. Since the day the seven-colored rainbow appeared, Chen Hao had not returned to this house. She had sent people to look for him several times, but all attempts had been futile. Moreover, Chen Hao had sealed the Nether King's Heart above his left eye, clearly indicating he did not want her to find him and did not wish to have any contact with her.

Thinking of this, Ye Yuqiao couldn't help but cry. Since the day Chen Hao had disappeared, she had started every morning with tears, looking exceptionally haggard. She didn't know when Chen Hao would let go of his anger.

She had also not imagined that things between her and Chen Hao would end up like this?

Her heart was filled with guilt and sorrow.

After crying for a while, Ye Yuqiao wiped her tears dry and transformed into a shadow to leave and return to her room in the White Jade Hall.

The only thing that had been a source of happiness for her these past few days was the king's recovery; he could now sit up in bed. Of course, it was not the king's health that pleased her, but rather the fact that she would soon be relieved of her duties as the acting king.

As long as the young king was completely well, she would have fulfilled the high expectations placed in her by hundreds of thousands of Rainbow Paradise's populace, and she could then find her Chen Hao.

Not long after Ye Yuqiao had changed clothes, there was a knock on the door.

After the door opened, to her surprise, the person standing before her was the king himself, leaning on a crutch.

"You can get out of bed and walk around now!" Ye Yuqiao exclaimed, caught off guard. Although she had stayed in the White Jade Hall for a month, she had never once visited the king. She had learned about the king's condition through the servants of the White Jade Hall.

"Yes!" The handsome king smiled at Ye Yuqiao, "Finally, I can walk around."

To his disappointment, Ye Yuqiao's gaze only lingered on him for a moment before shifting away. He didn't understand why Ye Yuqiao disliked him so.

In reality, he was well aware that Ye Yuqiao was like this with everyone, except for Chen Hao.

That Chen Hao, who the king found unbelievable.

"I want to thank you for this month," the king said with a forced smile, "Thank you for managing the affairs of Rainbow Paradise for me, and thank you for leading the people in prayers and blessings in front of the White Jade Hall every evening."

"You misunderstood!" Ye Yuqiao said coldly, unwilling to rest her gaze on the king, not even for a second. "I wasn't praying for you. I did it for those kindhearted people."

The king gave a bitter smile, bowed his head slightly, coughed a few times, and then asked, "They have prepared breakfast already. I wonder if you would honor me by joining me for breakfast downstairs."

"I cannot!" Ye Yuqiao coldly refused. Then, finally, her eyes turned towards the king.

In the instant when their eyes met, the king's heart raced and he felt almost suffocated.

"Wait until you have recovered a bit more in the next few days before making the formal announcement about resuming your royal duties," Ye Yuqiao said.

Suddenly, the king's pupils shrank, and his heart felt a sense of loss—a stark contrast to the shock and awe he had felt seconds before.

"Yes! I will make the announcement in a few days."

Ye Yuqiao did not speak further and coldly walked away.

Watching her retreating figure, the king furrowed his brow, thinking it was time to carry out the second part of his plan.

In a blink, another three days passed.

Chen Hao still had not appeared.

It seemed as if nothing had happened in these three days, but the news of the king's impending full recovery had already spread amongst the people of Rainbow Paradise. Besides that, there was another surprising rumor: the acting king, Ye Yuqiao, was going to marry the king and become the queen, continuing to manage all the affairs within Rainbow Paradise.

Almost no one in Rainbow Paradise opposed the news of Ye Yuqiao becoming the queen. In everyone's view, Ye Yuqiao, who was as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal and carried herself with grace and dignity, was the perfect candidate to be the queen.

Yesterday, the White Jade Hall officially announced that a significant happy event would be declared this morning. Therefore, all the people thought that Ye Yuqiao becoming the queen was one of the happy events to be announced. As a result, many citizens had spontaneously prepared to celebrate the coronation of their new queen.

Meanwhile, Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing, who were also among the populace, were unaware of these developments. Over the past month, Xie Xiaofeng had become an increasingly popular star in Rainbow Paradise; Tang Jing was getting closer to Gu Cheng and enjoying the feeling of being in love.

When the sun was directly above Rainbow Paradise, all the people had already gathered on the staircase plaza in front of the White Jade Hall.

As everyone waited, Ye Yuqiao and the old butler walked out of the White Jade Hall.

After a burst of cheering, everyone quieted down. The old butler stepped forward and announced, "I have good news to share with everyone. Our king has fully recovered."

Suddenly, a tsunami-like cheer erupted from the crowd.

After a while, everyone quieted down again. At that moment, the old butler's expression darkened as he said, "There is another piece of news to announce. Our acting king will step down from today, and we thank her for everything she has done for all of us during this time!"

No sooner had the old butler finished speaking than a commotion arose among the tens of thousands of people.

What Ye Yuqiao did not expect was that the tens of thousands of people before her did not cheer for her but instead showed expressions of disappointment and sadness.

She was afraid of such expressions; they made her feel full of guilt and remorse, as if she had caused everything, just like what the citizens of the Netherworld were experiencing now.

"My Lady, aren't you going to be our queen?" asked an old lady standing in the front row. "Everyone was so hoping that you would become our queen."

Startled, Ye Yuqiao repeatedly shook her head, "Impossible."

As soon as her words fell, the tens of thousands of people in front of her shouted in unison, "Queen!"

"Queen, please, be our queen."

"In my heart, you are the most suitable person to be the queen of Rainbow Paradise."

"Queen, please be our queen. We need you; don't let me down."

..

As Yuqiao listened to the people pleading one after another, her heart became utterly chaotic, and she kept shaking her head, overwhelmed.

"Yuqiao!" It was then, a familiar voice echoed in her mind.

Yes, that was Chen Hao's voice!

"Are you really considering marrying that king for these people?" Chen Hao's angry voice resounded in Ye Yuqiao's mind.

Quickly, by following the sensation from the Nether King's Heart, Ye Yuqiao saw Chen Hao standing on the balcony of a distant house.

"Bastard, you finally showed up!" Ye Yuqiao immediately burst into tears.

And at that moment, all the people knelt before her, begging her to become the queen of Rainbow Paradise.

"This is nothing but them manipulating you with the people, haven't you realized it yet?" Chen Hao's not-so-calm voice echoed in Ye Yuqiao's mind again.

"Boyfriend, I..."

"Queen, queen!" A tsunami-like shout drifted into Chen Hao's ears, and it was so grating to him.

Seeing Ye Yuqiao's hesitant face right now, he could not tolerate it anymore and then said to her, "Yuqiao, what exactly are you hesitating about?"

What Chen Hao didn't expect was that at that moment, the Nether King Orchid Heart in his left eye suddenly lost its glow—Ye Yuqiao had frozen his Nether King's Heart.

At that moment, his heart completely chilled. Without the Nether King Orchid Heart, his vision became too blurry to see Ye Yuqiao from such a distance. Looking at her frail silhouette, he suddenly realized how foreign Ye Yuqiao was to him.

With anger and grievance, once more, he placed a seal on his left eye and then leaped away into the sky.

All he could do now was wait, wait for Ye Yuqiao to make her decision on her own.

..

Nightfall came.

The crowd had dispersed, and the front of the White Jade Hall returned to its usual order.

Ye Yuqiao neither agreed to be the queen nor rejected the proposal in front of them; she was afraid of seeing the disappointment on the people's faces. Therefore, she could only go and speak clearly to the young king.

"I know what you're going to say," said the young king, "but just like you, I don't want to let my people down."

"No matter what, I won't possibly be the queen this year, and I'm definitely leaving here next year," Ye Yuqiao said with a very firm tone.

"If that's the case, then just agree for now, be my queen for a year. I promise you, you'll only be my queen in name, and I won't touch you privately. After one year, you and they leave Rainbow Paradise, and I can announce that you've suddenly fallen ill and died."

..

Three days later.

In these three days, nothing had been announced from the White Jade Hall side, but various rumors were flying among the civilians of Rainbow Paradise, most of which said that Ye Yuqiao had agreed to be queen.

That day, reached the limit of what Chen Hao's heart could bear.

At noon.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Chen Hao knocked on the door of that house.

After half a minute, Tang Jing opened the door, saw Chen Hao, and immediately burst into tears, throwing herself into Chen Hao's arms and weeping bitterly.

"Bastard, where have you been these days?" Tang Jing asked through her tears.

Chen Hao smiled, and just as he was about to respond, Xie Xiaofeng rushed down from upstairs, shouting, "What happened to Tang Jing?"

Upon seeing Chen Hao, Xie Xiaofeng's face showed a mix of joy and anger, and he said, "Bastard, you finally show up, do you know how frantic me and Tang Jing have been over Yuqiao and your situation?"

"Let's not talk about that," Chen Hao pretended to be casual, "Today I came to see you, not to persuade you, I respect your wishes and choices. I'm just here to say goodbye, to see you one last time."

"What!" Hearing Chen Hao's words, Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng were utterly shocked.

"Isn't it said that the seven-colored rainbow appears only twice a year? It's already appeared twice this year, how can you leave here?"

Chen Hao lifted the corners of his mouth into a smile and explained, "I don't know why, maybe because I'm a genius, but every time I manage to discover the secrets of various magical places and find an exit, this time is no exception."

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