klisemfg Chapter 165 Breaking the Illusion
Chapter 165 Breaking the Illusion
"woke up?"
The visitor came in and placed the food and wine he had brought on the stone table beside the bed. "Perfect timing. Are you hungry? Have something to eat. I also brought your favorite wine."
Su Luo glanced at the stone table, on which sat a jar of Spring Wine. She then looked at the newcomer, who was staring intently at her, his gaze as aggressive as ever, appearing utterly real.
If she hadn't already realized that all of this was just an illusion created by Frost Lotus, she probably would still have thought that everything in this life was a dream! Her real self was still trapped in the previous life, which drove her mad, and she would be trapped in the illusion for the rest of her life, unable to wake up!
Thankfully, it was all fake... It was just her inner demon!
Seeing that she wasn't moving, the other person assumed she didn't want to eat, immediately frowned, and said unhappily, "What? Are you throwing a tantrum at me? Even if you don't eat or drink, I won't let you out. Just give up on that idea!"
Su Luo suddenly realized.
In her past life, she was so angry about being suddenly imprisoned that she simply gave up, ignoring everything, refusing to eat or drink, and driving that madman half to death every day.
Even though cultivators can survive without grains, she gradually became thinner and thinner, her entire being devoid of energy. This continued until the other person could no longer endure it, at which point she was released again…
Although it's all an illusion now, she's still trapped here and must break free of this illusion quickly! The same methods she used in her previous life definitely won't work! But she can't defeat the opponent in a fight, so what should she do?
Su Luo pursed her lips in annoyance, feeling hungry. She subconsciously reached for the food and slowly put it into her mouth.
The other person was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting her to take the initiative to eat, and immediately smiled with her eyes crinkling: "You've finally decided to eat..."
Su Luo was stunned for a moment, looked at the food in her hand, and then noticed that this person was different from his usual unpredictable and crazy behavior, and a thought struck her.
He... seemed quite happy?
Why? Because she finally ate? Because he...was worried about her?
Su Luo lowered her eyes, looking at the food in her hand in deep thought, when a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
This illusion was created based on her inner demons. These inner demons were things she feared and didn't understand. Since that's the case, why not seize this opportunity to have a proper talk with them? Perhaps, through this conversation, she could dispel her inner demons and break free of this illusion!
Su Luo felt that this idea had a good chance of success, so she looked up at the other person and saw a pair of dark eyes staring at her without blinking. In the pupils, she saw her own pale and haggard appearance.
Su Luo paused for a moment, then took the initiative: "Let's talk."
"Hmm? What do you want to talk about?" The other person was clearly pleased that Su Luo was no longer being ignored, and sat on the edge of the bed staring straight at her.
Su Luo pointed to the chains on her ankles, "Why are you imprisoning me?"
Upon hearing this question, the other person's smile vanished instantly. Their long eyelashes fluttered, and a thick, viscous resentment welled up in their dark pupils. Their voice suddenly turned chilling, "Heh... Why did I imprison you? Don't you really know?"
Su Luo didn't speak, but simply shook her head silently.
She actually knew the truth now. However, in her previous life, she was truly bewildered, thinking the other person had finally gone mad! Therefore, to break the illusion, she first needed to get the other person to reveal the reason for imprisoning her!
"Heh...it seems you really don't know."
He chuckled softly, then reached out and suddenly grabbed Su Luo's chin, forcing her to look into his beautiful eyes filled with gloom. Even through the veil, Su Luo could feel the resentment on his face, as if he were about to devour her alive.
"Yes, how could you know? You definitely don't know! From the first moment I saw you, I knew, Su Luo, that you have no heart! Although you've always followed me around, diligently serving me, you can't see the emotions in your own eyes... There's nothing there! Not me, and not anyone else. You've always been just going through the motions with me!"
"You seem so kind and easy to bully, but in reality... you're more ruthless and heartless than anyone else, even more cruel than me! Because you don't care about anyone here at all! No matter how good I am to you, you can't see me! You just brush me off! You fool me! You don't care about me at all!"
Su Luo felt a sharp pain from being pinched and instinctively hissed. This seemed to startle the other person, who abruptly withdrew his hand, his eyes filled with a mixture of anger and resentment as he released the emotions he had been suppressing.
"It would be fine if you continued like this... But you've changed! You have someone else in your eyes; you smile at that woman and genuinely care about her. What about me? What am I supposed to do? Why can you approach me so easily and then discard me like trash?!"
By the end, the other person's expression had begun to show signs of madness.
He simply pulled Su Luo into his arms, holding her tightly. His long hair swept over her shoulder, and he tilted his head to whisper his bright red lips into Su Luo's ear. But the words he spoke made Su Luo's heart pound with fear.
"So... rather than letting someone else take you away, I'd rather imprison you here, locked up in a place only I know! So you can only look at me! You can only think of me! You can't think of anyone else but me!! Isn't this perfect? There's no one else in this cave but us, we only have each other... never to be separated again..."
Su Luo froze, unsure of what to say.
Although she guessed that this demon had liked her in her previous life, such twisted and crazy feelings still horrified her!
Su Luo felt as if she were being entangled by a cold, venomous snake. The snake was flicking its tongue near her ear, making a threatening sound, as if it wanted to drag her down to hell with it! It was determined to fight her to the death!
Is this what a demon's affection is? How can anyone like someone so pathologically? This is abnormal! This is utterly abnormal!
Su Luo bit her lip, her brain working at high speed.
No, the most important thing right now isn't the Heavenly Demon's confession! It's breaking this illusion first!
She had just noticed that when the Heavenly Demon spoke those words, the edge of the cave had already shown signs of cracking, like a mirror. Clearly, her actions had been effective! Now, she needed to add fuel to the fire!
Su Luo took a deep breath and asked, "So... you love me?"
Su Luo felt the body holding her stiffen for a moment, and then the other person's heartbeat suddenly quickened.
He shoved Su Luo away, looked up at her, and a look of confusion and bewilderment appeared in his dark eyes. "I love you? I... I love you?"
He muttered to himself, as if he had encountered something incomprehensible, repeating it over and over. Therefore, he was completely unaware that the cracks in the illusion were widening.
Seeing this, Su Luo narrowed her eyes.
Clearly, the greater the person's emotional fluctuations, the faster the illusion will collapse.
So Su Luo continued, "You only care about me and don't want me to be jealous of others because I treat them well. Isn't that love? You like me to the point of madness."
Almost as soon as Su Luo finished speaking, the cave fell into a deathly silence. The man stopped talking and just stared blankly at Su Luo.
After a long while, his hand involuntarily touched Su Luo's cheek. Slowly, a burning desire rose in his dark eyes. As if he had finally realized something, he exclaimed, "So I like you... Su Luo, I've always loved you..."
For a fleeting moment, Su Luo's heartbeat became erratic.
But she still looked away uncomfortably, rationally telling herself, "Whether he truly loves me or not, that's all in the past. Let bygones be bygones; the most important thing now is to break free of the illusion!"
With a series of "crack" sounds, the cracks finally spread to the other person's face. The beauty raised her eyes and stared intently at her. Those once cold and gloomy black eyes were now more dazzling than the stars.
He was smiling, and even though Su Luo couldn't see clearly through the veil, she could feel that he was extremely happy.
"Su Luo, so this is what liking someone is... I actually like you... Ha~"
Su Luo's fingers twitched slightly; for the first time, she felt a little sorry for him.
In his previous life, this person didn't even realize he liked someone. He kept clinging to her, inflicting unnecessary annoyance on her, and even after her death, he kept her as a puppet, unwilling to let go...
As a demon, no one in this world cares about him, and no one likes him! His sister is the female lead, the future of the righteous path, while he has become a demon that everyone wants to kill! Siblings, yet with such different fates! In the author's writing, this man's life is truly tragic…
Just then, with a whoosh, the illusion shattered.