A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 586 Forced

"you you you……"

Yu Linglong was so shocked she could barely speak, as if she had suddenly witnessed something incredibly shocking. It makes sense, doesn't it? Imagine someone you poisoned suddenly standing right in front of you. How would you react? What would you think?

Yu Linglong suppressed the shock welling up inside her, frowned slightly as she looked Chao Bufan over, and then said, "Weren't you already dead?"

Aren't you already dead?

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into Chao Bufan's heart. The instant he saw Linglong, countless thoughts had flashed through his mind: he expected her to show concern for him; he expected her to greet him; he even expected her to smile slightly, even if it was just a perfunctory smile. But instead, he received these words, and a numbing, sharp pain shot through his heart. This was the woman he had once deeply loved! Did she really have no feelings for him at all?

"Linglong, who is he?" Kuai Zhengliang glanced at Linglong and then asked.

Linglong did not answer him, her eyes fixed on Chao Bufan, as if she was thinking about something.

Chao Bufan smiled slightly, his laughter filled with bitterness, and then said, "Linglong, you didn't expect this, did you? I, Tianyue, am incredibly lucky to still be alive."

"Hey, who are you? Is it your place to call Linglong?" Kuai Zhengliang was furious when he saw Chao Bufan calling Linglong directly.

Ma Sanpao clenched his fists so tightly that his bones cracked slightly, and asked in a cold voice, "Are you Kuai Zhenliang, the son of the Moon Goddess?"

Upon hearing this, Kuai Zhenliang glanced at Ma Sanpao, saw that the other party looked like he wanted to devour someone, sneered, and asked with a disdainful expression, "And who are you?"

Chao Bufan quickly transmitted his voice, "Sanpao, don't rush to kill him. This person is still useful."

Not only did Ma Sanpao react so strongly to Kuai Zhenliang, but even Yuan Qiu and Tang Gun felt an urge to rush up and slap him to death. If Chao Bufan hadn't given some instructions beforehand, Kuai Zhenliang probably wouldn't have even had a chance to speak.

“Kuai Zhenliang,” Ma Sanpao sneered, “Listen to me, you have no right to speak here. If you keep babbling, I’ll send you to meet the King of Hell.”

"Such a big mouth..."

Before he could utter the word "qi," Kuai Zhenliang felt a powerful external force suddenly lock him firmly in place, rendering him completely immobile. He was immediately terrified: "You..."

"Shut up!"

Chao Bufan let out a sharp shout, his piercing gaze sweeping across the area like ripples on autumn water. Feeling Chao Bufan's sharp gaze, Kuai Zhengliang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body trembling. A deep sense of fear immediately surged up from the depths of his heart. He stared at Chao Bufan with a look of terror, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Chao Bufan withdrew his gaze, but out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently noticed Linglong's slightly protruding belly. His brow furrowed instantly; he realized she was pregnant. A thunderbolt struck Chao Bufan's mind. He knew Linglong wasn't that bad; she had no choice but to poison him. Therefore, he didn't blame her, because he had already forgiven her. He had repeatedly convinced himself that if Linglong could change her mind, he would continue to love and protect her as deeply as ever. But now, he never expected that she was pregnant; she was carrying another man's child.

This is truly an absurd joke: not only did the person you love poison you, but they also got pregnant with another man's child.

Suddenly, he remembered the unforgettable words she had said to him on the night before their wedding—

That day, she deliberately dressed herself up. In his eyes, she was a gift from heaven, a fairy descended to earth.

"Tianyue, do you think I'm beautiful?" she asked him with a smile.

Her smile, like a flower bud about to bloom, was so beautiful, so charming.

He stared at her, a silly smile on his face, and replied, "Beautiful, very beautiful."

She asked again, "I'm marrying you tomorrow, are you happy?"

He replied, "Happy, very happy."

She asked again, "Tianyue, do you really love me?"

He answered without hesitation: "Love, very much."

She pouted and snorted, saying, "Hmph, you're lying."

He quickly said seriously, "Linglong, I'm not lying to you, I truly love you."

She said with a half-smile, "I don't believe you unless you swear it."

He quickly raised his hand and solemnly said, "I, Tian Yue, swear to Heaven that I truly love fear, and if there is even half a lie in this, may Heaven punish me..."

She quickly covered his mouth with her hand to stop him from saying anything more, and said reproachfully, "Silly boy, I was just joking with you! You actually took it seriously?"

He held her hand, then moved it away, and said, "But I'm serious. Linglong, do you know? Meeting you was my destiny, and falling in love with you is the greatest happiness of my life. I want to love you, protect you, and never leave you for the rest of my life."

She smiled and asked, "Then are you willing to give everything for me? Including your life."

“I am willing,” he answered without hesitation, “even if it means my death, I am willing.”

She smiled, a bright, radiant, and captivating smile. She poured herself a glass of wine, raised it, and handed it to him, saying, "If I were to tell you I'd poisoned this drink, would you drink it?"

He nodded and said, "I will."

She said, "Okay, then you drink it, and I'll believe you."

He thought she was joking, that she was testing him, so he took the glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp without hesitation...

But the moment he drank it, he coughed up a mouthful of black blood. Startled, he asked, "Linglong, you..."

The moment he drank the wine in his glass, tears welled up in her eyes. She covered her mouth, sobbing and choking back tears, and said, "Tianyue, I'm sorry, please forgive me. I had no choice but to do this. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely marry you."

Upon hearing this, he smiled. He had no complaints, he didn't hate her, and he fell down with a smile.

……

Chao Bufan's eyes were unfocused and his expression was dazed. He recalled everything that happened that night. However, after a brief recollection, he understood. He understood everything.

He forced himself to calm down, and then smiled slightly. No one knew that at this moment, his heart was being torn apart, one cut after another, yet he felt no pain, no sensation at all.

"Yes~" she said with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry."