"Reporting to the Princess, Young Master Ling and the Saintess of Medicine are deeply in love and have reached the stage of marriage talks."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yunnuo's eyes lit up. She grabbed Xing Yu and asked, "Xing Yu, I remember Brother sent you to protect my sister-in-law. Do you know about their affairs? Can you tell me? I promise I won't tell anyone, really!"
However, Xing Yu wouldn't know about these things. Qiu Yuanxi and Ling Luochen's relationship developed while Ling Luoyi was in seclusion. Xing Yu's mission was to protect Ling Luoyi, and he was resting during her seclusion. Therefore, he was also surprised to learn that these two had gotten together.
"Princess, this subordinate does not know. This subordinate must go and deliver a message to the Demon Lord and the Demon Lady. I shall take my leave."
Xing Yu bowed and left quickly before Gu Yunnuo could react. By the time Gu Yunnuo came to her senses, she could only see Xing Yu's retreating back.
"Never mind, I should send out the invitations first. This wedding, prepared for over two hundred years, is finally ready to be formally held. My brother has found such a capable and beautiful sister-in-law; we must let all six realms participate."
Ling Luochen wrote down everything he wanted to say to Qiu Yuanxi in a letter, explaining his departure and asking if their promise still held.
Qiu Yuanxi was in tears by the time she finished reading the letter. She had thought Ling Luochen left because he hated her for telling him about Ling Luoyi's death, and she had been sad about it for a long time, though she didn't regret it. Qiu Yuanxi replied, stating that their promise still held.
After attending Ling Luoyi's wedding, Ling Luochen returned to the human realm and proposed to Qiu Yuanxi's parents. Qiu Yuanxi's parents were initially unwilling, but after learning of Ling Luochen's relationship with Ling Luoyi, they reluctantly agreed and held a grand wedding for them. However, this was a story for later.
Ling Luoyi and Gu Yuncheng spent three days touring the human realm. Due to Gu Yuncheng's inability to contain his excitement, they returned to the demon realm. Standing here, Ling Luoyi finally felt a sense of peace.
This was not Ling Luoyi's first time in the demon domain. The last time was six months before she reached the Holy Domain. Gu Yuncheng had brought her back to see his parents, who had finally returned to the demon realm. It had been over two hundred years since then.
"Luoluo, how does it feel to be back in the demon realm? You'll be living in the demon realm from now on." Gu Yuncheng looked at this familiar place with a touch of emotion. He hadn't been back for quite some time either.
Ling Luoyi looked at the land, her crimson eyes flashing, and said, "It feels quite good. I like it here."
Gu Yuncheng chuckled and led Ling Luoyi towards the royal palace, holding her hand. Neither of them concealed their appearances, so the demon tribe members they encountered along the way greeted them.
"The Venerable One has returned! Your Highness, you have also returned!"
"Venerable One, congratulations on your wedding!"
"Congratulations on your wedding!"
...
Gu Yunnuo had released the news three days prior, so everyone knew.
Hearing the blessings of his people, Gu Yuncheng's mood greatly improved. "Reward them!"
"Thank you, Venerable One! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The two returned to the royal palace, and a small figure rushed towards Ling Luoyi with the speed of a startled bird. Ling Luoyi had already noticed her. Despite disliking being touched, she allowed the figure to pounce on her.
"Sister-in-law!"
This figure was none other than the Demon Princess, Gu Yunnuo. At this moment, Gu Yunnuo looked at Ling Luoyi's face and said, "Sister-in-law, why does your face look different? But you're still just as beautiful."
Ling Luoyi stroked Gu Yunnuo's head and said, "Our Yunnuo is also very beautiful."
Gu Yunnuo smiled happily, then remembered someone and said, "Sister-in-law, ten years ago, I found a human near the royal palace. Fearing he might affect the harmony between the human and demon realms, I hid him in my palace. Three days ago, Xing Yu discovered him. Xing Yu said he was your brother and asked if he wanted to return to the human realm. He said he wanted to see you before returning. I was afraid he would be discovered by other demons, so I let him continue to stay in my palace. Do you want to go see him?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Luoyi was not surprised at all. "Yunnuo, Xing Yu has already told me. Thank you for taking care of him. Otherwise, he might not have survived long in the demon domain."
Gu Yunnuo smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to be so polite. Isn't he your brother? We're family, after all."
Hearing this, Ling Luoyi's expression stiffened for a moment before she calmly sighed and looked at Gu Yuncheng. "Asu, I was unwilling to see them again, but some things still need to be clarified."
"I understand. Go ahead. You know where Yunnuo's palace is."
Their hearts were in sync, and they didn't need to explain things clearly. Gu Yunnuo, who was watching them, was completely bewildered.
In Qionghua Palace, Ling Luochen was pacing anxiously. He had heard from Gu Yunnuo that Ling Luoyi would return to the demon realm today. He had wanted to go to the palace entrance to wait for her, but Gu Yunnuo told him that if he went out, he would be discovered and that Ling Luoyi would be told of his presence, so he stayed there.
However, he waited for a long time, but Ling Luoyi did not arrive, nor did anyone come to deliver a message. He was getting anxious.
Ling Luochen drank another cup of tea, trying to calm his anxious emotions, but it was useless. Just as he was about to do something to pass the time, he heard unfamiliar yet familiar footsteps approaching from outside. Ling Luochen was about to hide when he felt something on the person that was extremely similar to Ling Luoyi's spiritual energy, so he did not hide.
A moment later, the door was pushed open. Ling Luochen looked and saw a woman he had never seen before. The woman was dressed in blue, with her long hair reaching her waist, adorned with only a matching colored hair tie. Her eyes were one black and one red. She looked very much like a demon but had no demonic energy. He had heard Gu Yunnuo mention that people in the demon realm all possessed demonic energy. Thinking about the person she had gone to pick up today, it was obvious who this was.
Ling Luochen stood up and walked up to Ling Luoyi. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Luo'er, you..."
"I'm sorry, I am no longer your sister." Ling Luoyi had been thinking about how to tell Ling Luochen so that he could accept it all the way here, but she hadn't figured out how to say it to minimize the harm.
Ling Luochen fell silent upon hearing her words. An eerie silence filled the room.
After a long while, Ling Luochen finally spoke, "I know. From the moment I saw your current appearance, I knew this was not my sister's body. You have no relation to the Ling family anymore, and your transaction with my sister ends here."
Ling Luoyi opened her mouth and said, "I'm sorry, I cannot return your sister's body to you."
Ling Luoyi dared not look into Ling Luochen's eyes. She had killed many people in her life, but none had made her feel such a profound sense of guilt. Perhaps due to her previous personality, she felt very sorry for Ling Luochen, not only for occupying his sister's body but also for arbitrarily transforming his sister's body into power to consolidate the barrier, preventing him from ever seeing his sister again.
"There's no need to apologize. Miss Qiu has told me everything. If you hadn't done that at the time, the human realm would have been invaded by more powerful extraterrestrial demons. In that case, no one would have escaped. Speaking of which, I should thank you. Originally, only the two of us remembered my sister, but now everyone will remember my sister, even if it's you who did these things."
"You really are open-minded."
"It's not that I'm open-minded, but rather that even if I weren't, I couldn't change the fact that my sister had already died. I can't change the fact that my sister's body has dissipated into the world."
"Even if you say so, I am still very sorry for handling your sister's body without consulting you, and for still using your sister's name even though I no longer have any relation to your Ling family."