God Emperor

Mu Lingxi hammered her fair fists on Zhang Ruochen. ”Why did you lie to me? Why didn ’t you tell me you were still alive? When you saw me in Liyuan City, you pretended not to know me. You ’re a bad man—the worst in the world! ”

Zhang Ruochen woodenly stood still, allowing Mu Lingxi to beat him.

His eyes were also a little wet.

He did not know that Mu Lingxi loved him so deeply. Deep in his heart, he was quietly moved. He had been hurt by Chi Yao ’s betrayal, but now he finally encountered some warmth. At least in this world, there was someone to care and feel for him, to shed tears and to laugh for his sake.

How precious this relationship was!

After a long time, Zhang Ruochen apologized in an anguished voice. ”I ’m sorry. ”

Mu Lingxi bit her lower lip gently and said with an aggrieved expression, ”Apologies won ’t make any difference. You owe too many people too much, not just me… ”

Suddenly, she stopped talking as she appeared to remember something. As if realizing she had done something wrong, she agitatedly dashed out from Zhang Ruochen ’s arms, taking three steps back and keeping her distance.

Rather surprised, Zhang Ruochen stared at her with a baffled expression.

Mu Lingxi looked very pained. She struggled and hesitated before finally asking, ”Does Sister Chen know you ’re still alive? ”

Zhang Ruochen stared at her and suddenly understood. He shook his head gently and said, ”I didn ’t tell her. Just three people, including you, know I ’m still alive. ”

”Why didn ’t you tell her? Don ’t you know that she cares for you? She just isn ’t very good at expressing herself. Why did you hide the truth? Don ’t you know how sad she has been? ” asked Mu Lingxi, very puzzled.

Zhang Ruochen ’s eyes gazed into the distance. He looked at the blue moonlit mountains far away and said, ”I ’m a man who can ’t be exposed to the world. I can only live in darkness. She ’s an Heiress of the Chens and lives in the light. She has her parents and a huge family behind her. As long as the Empress is alive, we can never be together. ”

”But… aren ’t you treating her too cruelly? ” asked Mu Lingxi.

”Telling her that I ’m alive would be even more cruel. ”

Zhang Ruochen said, ”Too many people in Kunlun ’s Field want the Time and Space Descendant dead. They wish to nip me in the bud. If news that I ’m still alive leaks out, they will deal with Yanchen, my mother, and my friends first. They can only be safe if I disappear completely. ”