TVMR Chapter 10

Jiang Zhige was too thin, even if he did this, it was still impossible for Nangong Rou to be satisfied.

In order to prevent Nangong Rou from discovering the blood stains, before returning, Jiang Zhige also grabbed a handful of snow and pressed it on his calf wound.

The wound caused him intense pain, almost making Jiang Zhige faint. He gritted his teeth tightly, suffering to the point where he could hardly breathe.

After a while, Jiang Zhige gasped for breath, his whole body soaked in sweat.

He trembled as he rolled his pants back down and limped back into the cave.

“Brother?”

Seeing Jiang Zhige return safely, Nangong Rou immediately looked at him with joy.

At this moment, she didn’t care if Jiang Zhige had found food, as long as he came back alive.

Jiang Zhige adjusted his state and raised the piece of meat in his hand, smiling: “Rou’er, look, brother found food.”

“Meat? Brother, with such heavy snow outside, where did you find meat?”

Nangong Rou blinked, forgetting how long it had been since she had last eaten meat.

Jiang Zhige stumbled and sat down next to Nangong Rou, explaining: “Just now, brother didn’t walk far and met an uncle who went out hunting. He took pity on me and gave me some of the meat he caught.”

Nangong Rou didn’t question the origin of the meat, her face full of joy, “That’s great, brother. We have meat to eat!”

Jiang Zhige smiled and nodded, calmly roasting the meat for Nangong Rou.

To prevent Nangong Rou from noticing anything strange, he deliberately placed the skin side down.

Before long, the smell of roasted meat filled the cave.

Nangong Rou salivated and eagerly asked, “Brother, can we eat now?”

“Eat.”

Jiang Zhige carefully made sure that the cooked meat didn’t reveal any clues before handing Nangong Rou the wooden stick with the meat on it.

Nangong Rou took the roasted meat but didn’t immediately start eating. Instead, she asked with some confusion, “What about you, brother? Aren’t you eating?”

Jiang Zhige looked ashamed and shook his head, saying, “No need. Actually, the uncle also gave me some buns earlier, and I’m already full.”

Thinking of the two buns given to him by the steamed bun shop owner, he realized that if he hadn’t lost them while looking for Nangong Rou, they wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.

“Okay…”

Nangong Rou didn’t blame Jiang Zhige for eating first and began to eat the roasted meat hungrily.

…….

Inside the Zhengyang Palace, there was a dead silence.

The hundreds of experts who were previously fiercely discussing Jiang Zhige’s past all fell silent and hung their heads.

At this moment, everyone’s emotions were in turmoil.

A brother who is willing to cut off his own flesh to feed his sister, could he really be the Demon Emperor that people think he is?

Perhaps, the Demon Emperor Jiang Zhige is not as one-dimensional as rumored.

No one really understands Jiang Zhige, and no one knows what he is thinking now that he is on the verge of death.

Nangong Rou’s eyes were filled with tears. She tightly bit her cherry lips and turned her head away, not daring to look at the scene in the light and shadows.

Perhaps because of her turbulent emotions, she did not feel uncomfortable witnessing the scene where she once ate human flesh.

Qu Yun’s face darkened. Without guessing, he knew that Nangong Rou must be deeply moved at this moment.

He admitted that Jiang Zhige had been very good to Nangong Rou before, but now he would never allow the woman he liked to betray him.

Just as Qu Yun was thinking about how to turn the tide, a woman’s voice suddenly came from beside him.

“Xiao Rou, I’m a bit envious of you. At least Jiang Zhige was once so good to you.”

Everyone turned to look and saw a stunning woman in a red dress with a charming and seductive figure.

“It’s Fairy Ziyan. When did she arrive? Isn’t she supposed to be dealing with the remnants of the Demon Emperor?”

“With Fairy Ziyan’s peak cultivation in the Profound Realm, dealing with a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals shouldn’t take too long.”

“It is rumored that Fairy Ziyan was once the Demon Emperor’s personal disciple, but he took her virginity by force. Now that the Demon Emperor is dying, she should have come to see his miserable state.”

Mo Ziyan, with her fiery long dress and enchanting figure, had a charm that could make men dizzy with just a frown or a smile. She was one of the three female leads in the novel.

Although there were rumors that her purity was taken away by the Demon Emperor, she still looks like a celestial goddess, with a beauty that surpasses others. She was ranked as one of the top ten beauties in the Heavenly Realm.

At this moment, Mo Ziyan’s expression was complex, as she stared at the miserable little boy in the light and shadow.

For some reason, even though she was about to avenge her great enmity, she could not feel a bit of joy.

Suddenly, Nangong Rou let out a sorrowful laugh.

“He was good to me? He was good to me? Ziyan, do you know how he treated me later?”

Nangong Rou no longer evaded and turned to face Jiang Zhige in the center of the palace.

Tears streamed down her eyes, and she hysterically cried out, “He killed my father. He took the treasure of my clan. He is a scumbag. He deserves to die!”

It was the unforgettable memories that were difficult to let go of that made Nangong Rou hate Jiang Zhige so much.

She hated Jiang Zhige’s cruelty, and even more so, his betrayal.

She had loved Jiang Zhige deeply, but at the moment she trusted him the most, she was betrayed.

“Why! Why did you do this to me?!”

Nangong Rou was crying, repeatedly accusing him in her heart.

If Jiang Zhige had been pretending all along, she would actually feel better.

But Jiang Zhige had not been pretending. From the light and shadow, it was clear that his feelings for Nangong Rou back then were not fake.

Qu Yun secretly rejoiced. It seemed that his worries were unnecessary, and Nangong Rou’s hatred for Jiang Zhige did not seem to have diminished.

……

After editing the memory of surviving in the snow, Jiang Zhige felt relieved. This memory almost moved him to tears, and he wondered if Nangong Rou would soften a little bit towards him.

However, just as he began to imagine a happy life after escaping, he suddenly heard Nangong Rou’s crying.

“Oh my God, listening to this crying, she probably wishes she could let Qu Yun die instead of abandoning him to save me?”

Jiang Zhige felt a pang of guilt. He didn’t expect that after Nangong Rou saw the touching memories of their past, she not only didn’t regret helping Qu Yun to surround and kill him, but also resented him even more.

Upon reflection, it made sense. Nangong Rou already had a deep hatred for him because of love turning to hate. The more she cared about their past relationship, the more she would hate his later betrayal.

If he wanted Nangong Rou to help him, he would have to edit her memory and change the outcome of their story.

“Well then, Rou’er, just wait to shed more tears for your brother.”

Jiang Zhige was confident in editing memories, as he not only read the original novel, but also knew many great love stories that had been passed down through the ages.

Once he edited the past memories with the three female leads, not only could he make them regret their actions, but he might also be able to change the perception of himself as a Demon Emperor in the eyes of the heavenly citizens.

When Jiang Zhige thought of this, he suddenly felt weak all over, and his consciousness became increasingly blurry.

“What? It’s only the first day?”

Jiang Zhige suddenly panicked, almost forgetting that the Heaven-Binding Chains were still draining his life force.

At this rate, he might not survive the full seven days.

“No, I have to think of another way out.”

With only seven days, Jiang Zhige couldn’t put all his hopes on the three female leads.

With his cultivation as a Demon Emperor, as long as someone was willing to help reduce the seal of the Heaven-Binding Chains, he should be able to escape.