In an instant, Luo Wuhen hugged Su Qianqian tightly, but she didn’t say a word.
Because there was no movement for a long while, Su Qianqian felt a little strange, but then she felt droplets of water falling onto her head.
Soft sobs sounded by Su Qianqian’s ear, but clearly, they weren’t cries of sadness…
“No way, are you actually crying?” Su Qianqian turned her head, only to see a lovely face with tears streaming down while smiling.
Luo Wuhen still cared a bit about appearances, but right now she simply couldn’t control herself, crying tears of joy! Her eyes, misty with tears, gazed deeply at Su Qianqian as she confessed with affection:
“When I heard you take the initiative to talk about our wedding, my heart was pounding wildly, as if I’d fulfilled a long-cherished wish or resolved a regret, this joy flooding my mind uncontrollably.”
“I’m so happy, really so happy. I love you, truly love you. I really hope you can love me too. This is wonderful…”
Listening to Luo Wuhen’s constant outpouring of love, Su Qianqian closed her eyes guiltily.
She felt a bit sorry—last time it had been Luo Wuhen’s own doing, but this time, Luo Wuhen was really quite innocent…
Su Qianqian tried to evade Luo Wuhen’s confession, but suddenly she felt her face being cupped, and as she opened her eyes in confusion, she saw Luo Wuhen’s lips slowly drawing near…
“What are you doing? Don’t move—”
Su Qianqian pressed her hand against Luo Wuhen’s approaching face. After feeling the resistance, Luo Wuhen looked extremely aggrieved:
“We just agreed to get married, and then you closed your eyes—weren’t you asking for a kiss?”
Hearing Luo Wuhen’s aggrieved voice, Su Qianqian thought for a moment and had to admit that it really did seem that way.
“Uh… No, not until after the wedding.”
Luo Wuhen was stunned at first, then smiled helplessly. “I didn’t expect you to be so proper! In that case, I’ll wait for you. I’ll give you a grand wedding you’ll never forget for your entire life.”
“Then… I’ll… look forward to it.” Su Qianqian forced a smile. The more Luo Wuhen tried to follow the rules now, the more awkward Su Qianqian felt.
But regardless—whether for herself, for little Siqian, or for Luo Wuhen herself—she had to wake her up as soon as possible. Special situations called for special measures!
“So, what style of wedding robe do you want? How about I take you to design it later? Qianqian, do you like lively occasions or something more low-key? If you’re afraid of being in the spotlight, we can have a small ceremony, but of course, everything that should be there will be there. And there’s also the tradition of handing out Xi Tang among the people. Should we distribute Xi Tang across the nation then…”
Luo Wuhen kept chattering non-stop, her eyes shining brilliantly; it was obvious she was truly happy.
Su Qianqian answered Luo Wuhen’s questions half-heartedly, her heart tangled with complicated feelings.
If people who knew Luo Wuhen in the outside world saw her like this in the Dream World, their jaws would surely drop.
Yet, Su Qianqian found herself a little nostalgic for this side of Luo Wuhen.
In Su Qianqian’s memory, Luo Wuhen had always been this way at the very beginning—a bit lively, a bit stubborn, even a little naive, always full of expectation for everything.
However, these impressions had gradually been covered up as Luo Wuhen grew more and more “mature.” She had grown up so quickly that she’d even left Su Qianqian behind.
“In the Dream World, only now can you finally restore your hidden true self? But in the end, dreams always come to an end… Forget it, don’t hate me. If you do, so be it. It’s best if we go our separate ways after this.”
Su Qianqian quietly listened to Luo Wuhen, who sounded just like a young girl as she planned their future, occasionally adding her own thoughts.
“So then, before that final despair and thrill arrives, let’s have a beautiful dream together, my Empress…”
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Playing, joking, resting together—Su Qianqian and Luo Wuhen even raised a dog and a cat together.
For Luo Wuhen, this was a life like a dream.
The one she loved was by her side, and every day felt full of passion.
Luo Wuhen liked to prop her head in her hands and watch Su Qianqian take bite after bite of the food she had cooked with such effort.
She loved watching Su Qianqian play with the cat and dog.
She loved the way Su Qianqian looked when she lazed around sleeping, and she even liked how Su Qianqian would sometimes get mad and start pounding things.
She liked everything about Su Qianqian.
And today, she was going to marry the person she loved the most.
Luo Wuhen wore a blazing red wedding robe, her hand gently caressing the face of Su Qianqian, who was also dressed up and lightly made up. Her eyes overflowed with endless tenderness.
“Qianqian, you’re as beautiful as a fairy descending from the heavens, like the bright moon and radiant sun on the horizon~”
“Alright, alright, stop with the sappy talk. I’ve heard so much of it, my ears are growing calluses. And don’t smudge my makeup,” Su Qianqian reminded her helplessly.
Luo Wuhen chuckled softly and drew her hand back, gazing down at Su Qianqian in her brilliant red wedding attire.
It was like a scene out of a dream. Right now, her eyes were filled with nothing but that dazzling red—everything else had lost its luster, fading into mere background.
She always felt this scene was faintly familiar, but Luo Wuhen didn’t mind.
She had imagined it over and over: the grand wedding, the fiery red wedding robes, her beloved by her side, an auspicious day, a sea of red makeup spreading as far as the eye could see!
Luo Wuhen was actually a little surprised. She hadn’t expected Su Qianqian to like such lively and extravagant styles.
When they went to design the wedding dress together, Su Qianqian had listed many luxurious requirements.
She even wanted to appear before the Hundred Officials, displaying the bearing of a Mother of the Nation. To this, Luo Wuhen could only feel—
“As expected, Qianqian is a natural Empress! She’s adapted so quickly…”
But what she didn’t know was, everything Su Qianqian did was to make the final scene as close to “reality” as possible, to maximize the “impact on the heart”!
Before long, the whole city knew—the Empress’s wedding was about to begin at the auspicious hour!
Although Su Qianqian did her best to make the scene match her memory, the process still differed greatly—after all, this time, her parents were here.
According to the process, Su Qianqian waited at home first.
Liu Qingyao and Su Changfeng stayed by her side, speaking with complicated expressions, just like ordinary parents when their daughter is getting married.
But Su Qianqian only responded perfunctorily. The longer she stayed with these parents and her younger sister, the more fake it felt.
And now that the plan had reached its final stage, she reviewed the process in her mind…
Soon, there was a knock at the door. The Procession of Welcoming the Bride had arrived.
Su Qianqian got into the bridal sedan and headed for the Imperial Palace.
After that, it was just as Su Qianqian had experienced before.
In this Dream World, she was led up to the High Platform once again by Shun and Ying, who had no sense of presence, and accepted the court officials’ homage!
Su Qianqian silently counted the time in her heart—it should be about right now…
With a thought, far away, a figure began to take shape according to her will.
A figure abruptly appeared in the sky!
“Luo Wuhen, return my disciple to me!” Lin Muxue shouted loudly from above!
Luo Wuhen was caught completely off guard by Lin Muxue’s sudden appearance—there had been no sign of her before!
Clutching her chest, Luo Wuhen was struck by a panic that came out of nowhere, and even… despair! She had a premonition that Su Qianqian was about to be taken from her!
Without even thinking, Luo Wuhen instantly appeared at Su Qianqian’s side, shielding her behind herself!
“What are you doing here?! This isn’t a place for you to cause trouble!”
“You took my disciple—what do you think I’m here for!”
“Disciple, what disciple? Su Qianqian is mine! I was the first to find her! I settled her and her family in peace! I was the first to open her heart!”
Luo Wuhen was utterly unstable now, shouting hoarsely at Lin Muxue at the horizon. Her chest heaved violently.
Su Qianqian was about to be taken away… No! I must protect her, keep her—never lose her again!
Luo Wuhen’s vision began to blur, the Lin Muxue before her eyes overlapping with the Lin Muxue from some memory, shadowy figures merging, faint recollections awakening—her head felt like it was splitting open.
Suddenly, Luo Wuhen launched a frenzied, storm-like assault at the threatening figure on the horizon!
But before the attack could land, Lin Muxue suddenly vanished. The attack hit nothing.
Seconds later, Lin Muxue appeared again, much closer this time—another attack, another disappearance, another approach. An invisible pressure bore down on Luo Wuhen…
Watching Luo Wuhen grow more and more frantic, Su Qianqian saw the world around them start to blur.
With apology and helplessness, she stabbed Luo Wuhen in the back once more!
This strike tore through Luo Wuhen’s wedding robe, leaving a bloodstained gash across her entire back!
Betrayed and ambushed by the one she loved most, Luo Wuhen turned abruptly, falling to the ground, her eyes full of confusion and despair…
In truth, even though Su Qianqian had learned to harness the power of this world to attack, she couldn’t truly harm Luo Wuhen the way she could in reality—much less wound Luo Wuhen at her peak.
But clearly, being betrayed once more shattered Luo Wuhen’s Dao Heart, making her half-recovered memories ever clearer!
Luo Wuhen still clutched her head as countless unwelcome memories surged back.
Two streams of bloody tears ran down her face, and with her hair disheveled, she looked like a vengeful spirit come to claim a life!
Despairing, she reached out to Su Qianqian, screaming in accusation!
“Why! Qianqian, why!!! I love you so much, I’d do anything for you! Why!”
Su Qianqian remained silent, glancing again at their surroundings. The world had reached its breaking point—Luo Wuhen needed just one final push…
With a thought, a small, childlike figure stepped out from the illusion…
“Mother…”
Luo Wuhen, who had been howling, suddenly froze, turning to look at the little girl.
She hurriedly wiped the bloody tears from her face, frantically straightening her hair. She couldn’t let Luo Siqian see her like this.
Step by step, Luo Siqian approached, her voice aggrieved: “Mother, do you really not want to see me again…?”
“No, no, Siqian, I never thought that! I, I just…”
Luo Wuhen stammered her explanation. At last, Luo Siqian’s little figure drew near and hugged the disheveled Luo Wuhen.
In an instant, the surrounding illusion shattered like glass, dissolving into points of starlight…
As the world’s foundation disappeared, the illusory Luo Siqian gradually faded away as well…
“Mother, come back and see me, okay~”
“I will, I will…” Luo Wuhen sat on the ground, murmuring in reply.
Su Qianqian watched this scene and took a deep breath:
“No matter how beautiful the Dream World is, it must eventually end. Come back to reality—there are still people who care for you, and people you care for…”
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