20 – The Demon Lord is Jealous, So Jealous
She sent a mind transmission to the parrot in the tree: “Look, even if he’s also called Sang Hua, so what? He’s not even worthy of tying my husband’s shoelaces. My husband, Yun Sanghua, comes from a scholarly family, with gentle parents who taught him well. His gentleness is ingrained in his very bones, not just a superficial appearance.
But this Xie Sanghua, who seems as gentle as jade on the surface, is actually extremely self-centered, just like that Divine Lord Lingyao who can’t understand human speech. Neither of them is worthy of being compared to my husband, Sang Hua…”
She looked up at the sky, narrowing her eyes slightly as a flicker of killing intent flashed in her gaze. “It’s a pity I can’t defeat Divine Lord Lingyao. If I could, I’d force him to change his face. He doesn’t deserve to share the same face as my husband—it’s such a waste, truly a waste…”
The parrot tilted its head, staring at Yun Sangsang with great curiosity.
Having followed its master all these years, it knew better than anyone how much she missed her husband. When it saw Xie Sanghua appear, it thought he might change its master’s fate from now on…
After all, aren’t there many people in the mortal world who, after losing their loved ones, seek out others to serve as substitutes to comfort themselves?
This Xie Sanghua looks exactly like its master’s husband and even shares the same name—he would be the perfect substitute. So why is its master treating him so coldly?
It secretly sent a mind transmission: “Master, why don’t you keep this Xie Sanghua? Why not use the favor you owe him to force him to become your lover, a substitute for your husband, Yun Sanghua?
You’ve been so lonely for a thousand years. If you could have a substitute to replace your husband and keep you company, easing your loneliness and bringing you happiness every day, wouldn’t your husband be happy for you?”
Yun Sangsang looked up at the parrot in disbelief.
What kind of foolish creature is this?
Only someone whose brain has been run over by a carriage eighty times could say something so idiotic!
She replied with annoyance through mind transmission: “Hmph, I don’t know how my husband would react. But I do know that if I died and my husband found a woman who looked exactly like me to serve as a substitute, I wouldn’t be happy at all. Instead, I’d be so disgusted that I’d push open my coffin lid and come out to beat him to death!
I could accept him treasuring his love for me in his heart and then falling in love with another woman who is completely different from me.
But I could never accept him transferring his love for me onto a substitute, being intimate with that person while calling out my name. That would be disgusting for everyone involved, including me!”
She glanced at the parrot and continued her mind transmission: “If he found a substitute to replace me, it might seem like deep affection on the surface, but in reality, he’d just be happily sleeping with someone else every day. How is that any different from a cheating scoundrel?
Cheaters are exactly like that—they claim to love their wives the most, but their bodies can ‘love’ many women. Hah!
So, rather than finding a substitute, I’d prefer that, over time, he gradually heals from the pain of losing me and meets a woman worthy of him, throwing himself wholeheartedly into a new relationship. If he moves on from the past and from me, I might be sad, but at least I wouldn’t be disgusted.”She sighed softly, “Therefore, I won’t seek a substitute. Yun Sanghua is Yun Sanghua, and no one in this world can replace him. Perhaps many years from now, I might be moved by another person and fall in love with someone else, but that person would absolutely not be a stand-in for Yun Sanghua.
A substitute would be disrespectful to Yun Sanghua and also to the person who comes later. If I am to love, it must be pure and genuine love; I cannot trample on anyone’s affections.”
The Parrot’s dark, gleaming eyes fixed on Yun Sangsang.
So this was her master’s view on love?
No wonder she had remained utterly unmoved by Lingyao God all these years, her heart as still as water. It was because she couldn’t bear to tarnish the unique affection she held for her Fu Jun in her heart.
Perhaps in the eyes of many, Yun Sanghua and Lingyao God were the same person. After all, it was only after Lingyao God fell and reincarnated to undergo trials that the mortal infant Yun Sanghua was born—those two were one and the same.
But in her master’s heart, the mortal gentleman Yun Sanghua, who appeared only after Lingyao God’s fall, was entirely different from Lingyao God. The one she had fallen in love with was that splendid mortal gentleman. On the day of their grand wedding, that mortal gentleman had died before her eyes, and the Lingyao God who regained his divine nature was no longer her splendid gentleman, no longer her Fu Jun.
The Parrot didn’t know whether its master’s stubborn insistence on this distinction was good or not.
It only knew that if a trace of the soul of that mortal Sang Hua Young Master remained, learning of its master’s thousand years of steadfast devotion would bring him immense joy. He would certainly not regret having loved her once.
“You still haven’t answered me. We agreed not to save him, so why did you save him after all?”
While Yun Sangsang was communicating with the Parrot via mind transmission, Yuan Ning Wang had already struggled free from her embrace. He stared at her for a few moments, still unwilling to let the matter go, and asked again.
Yun Sangsang looked down at him, seeing his determined stance to get to the bottom of this, and couldn’t help feeling a headache coming on.
This little brat was really persistent!
Yuan Ning Wang glanced at her and said leisurely, “It’s fine if you don’t want to answer me. I’ll guess myself. Celestial maiden, did you take pity on him because he’s good-looking? If that’s the case, then I’ll have to seriously reconsider the matter of making offerings to you.
After all, if you’re the type who can’t resist handsome men and bring them home every day to indulge in pleasure, wouldn’t that poison the eyes of a child like me? I couldn’t bear it—”
Yun Sangsang massaged her forehead in frustration.
Now she had no choice but to answer!
If she didn’t respond, this child would surely take it as silent agreement and mistakenly think she was a woman swayed by appearances!
She ruffled his hair with mild annoyance and confessed frankly: “Alright, alright, I’ll tell you. He looks like an old acquaintance of mine. So when I saw he was about to be killed, I felt a moment of compassion and saved him.”
Hearing this, Yuan Ning Wang was momentarily stunned.
An old acquaintance? What old acquaintance?
His gaze fell on her red wedding dress, and suddenly his pupils contracted sharply!
Could it be that Xie Sanghua from earlier looked like this Broom Star’s Fu Jun, Lingyao God?
Thinking this, Yuan Ning Wang instinctively recalled Xie Sanghua’s appearance and physique, comparing himself to the other man.
After completing the comparison, he curled his lips with a distinct sense of superiority.
He was better looking than that guy!He looked up at Yun Sangsang, thinking with considerable displeasure: He, Yuanying, was handsome, powerful, and noble as the ruler of a realm. For ten thousand years, no woman had ever been driven to madness or death for love over him.
Yet that worthless Divine Lord, who couldn’t compare to him in looks, status, or strength, had somehow stumbled upon incredible luck—being loved to death by this Broom Star, their love story even becoming known throughout the Celestial and Demon Realms. What qualifications did that man have?!
Shouldn’t the male lead of such a love story that shocked the Three Realms be someone like him, Yuanying?
How was that Divine Lord Ling Yao fit to be the male lead at all?