Xi Nu's voice was hoarse and desperate. She struggled desperately to break free from Nanny Liu's grip, but Nanny Liu held her tightly.
With her current magical power, she was nothing but a useless person in the eyes of the Celestial Realm.
"Choose one of the two." The Heavenly Emperor couldn't stand Xi Nu's curses any longer and simply told Nanny Liu to gag her.
The Heavenly Emperor had really done all kinds of bad things to her and her son.
Seeing how he treated his former lover like this, I was so angry that I gritted my teeth. However, at this moment, I had to endure it and stay calm.
There was a look of contempt on my face, and one corner of my mouth curled up slightly, giving an air of cynicism.
"Hehe, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, are you kidding me? I'm the very spirit of the snake scales of Nuwa! You ask me to choose one of the two. Well, you can keep both of them. I don't want them. There are many people in the Three Realms who covet my magical power. You're not the only one..."
I tightened my grip on the Nuwa Stone and turned to walk towards the door. My heart was pounding, afraid that the Heavenly Emperor would really let me go at this moment.
"Wait..."
The Heavenly Emperor called out to me, and the big stone in my heart finally dropped. I stopped in my tracks, turned to the Heavenly Emperor, and asked with a smile, "What's up? Do you have anything else to say?"
"Didn't you admit in front of me that you love Gu Yuan very much? Was it all a lie to him?" the Heavenly Emperor asked calmly.
"Yes, I do love him. He's so handsome. Which woman wouldn't be attracted to him? But I only love his appearance. Now that he's blind, I've tried my best to save him, but I couldn't. What else can I do?"
"After seeing you, I suddenly figured it out. A man is nothing. How can he be compared with the spirit of the snake scales? That's a symbol of power. With power, why worry about not finding a man?"
"Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, you're a smart man. In the face of power and love, you chose power. Why can't I?"
I stood with my hands behind my back, looking extremely proud. Xi Nu beside me was gnashing her teeth in hatred.
"You vicious woman! I can't believe my son trusted you so much and sacrificed his true form to save you, but you..." Xi Nu broke free from Nanny Liu's hand and started to attack me verbally, cursing me with all kinds of insults.
The once high - and - mighty goddess had now turned into a shrew.
"Xi Nu, stop this act. You know better than me why he sacrificed his true form. If you hadn't tried to kill me that day, would he have revealed his true form?"
"So, don't try to distance yourself from this. I've been kind enough to come here today."
"Kind enough? Yuan'er gave up his position as the crown prince for you. He was hunted down by the Three Realms because of you and became the target of public criticism. And Gu Qingcheng also died because of you..."
They say you shouldn't hit people in the face. Xi Nu really knew how to hurt me. When she mentioned Gu Qingcheng, my heart felt like it was being stabbed, and the pain was overwhelming.
"Really? Have you ever thought that this was a scheme? You're just a pawn being used, and yet you're still yelling at me here. Reflect on yourself..."
My voice grew louder and louder, showing all my hatred for Xi Nu.
But in my heart, I kept saying sorry to Gu Yuan. This was just a last - ditch effort. If I didn't belittle the two of them, how could I save them both?
Just as we were shouting at each other, the Heavenly Emperor couldn't bear it any longer and directly sealed Xi Nu's mouth.
As soon as she stopped talking, the whole world became quiet.
I heaved a heavy sigh, looked into the Heavenly Emperor's eyes, and said straightforwardly:
"I don't need a mother - in - law like this. So... I've thought it over. This deal isn't worth it. Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, I have nothing more to talk about. I'll take my leave now."
I was about to leave again. The Heavenly Emperor was so obsessed with the snake scales that when he saw me about to go, he couldn't sit still anymore. Just now, he was sitting steadily beside the desk, but now he was on his feet.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of me, blocking my way.
"Think it over carefully. If you leave this door, you'll never have another chance to save them. And I'll get the spirit of the snake scales sooner or later."
"Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, the snake scales have a spirit, and I'm that spirit. If I die, the snake scales will cease to exist as well. If you could have obtained this thing, you would have got it when you deceived Xi Nu years ago. Why do you have to negotiate with a nobody like me today?"
"Moreover, before I came, I made all the arrangements. If I don't return within three days, the Three Realms will all know about your contempt for the spirit of the snake scales. By then, whether you can keep your position as the Heavenly Emperor will depend on you."
The Heavenly Emperor was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring. He wished he could strangle me right now.
But he couldn't. There was a contemptuous smile on my face, just like the expression Gu Yuan had when he annoyed me before.
However, the Heavenly Emperor was much more composed than I was at that time. Just now, he looked furious, but now he immediately changed his expression and became amiable.
"You're so sharp - tongued. No man will like you like this."
"Hehe... Do you think I care? If it weren't for the past relationship between Gu Yuan and me, I wouldn't have come here at all." I snorted and gave the Heavenly Emperor a sideways look, then stepped outside.
"I promise you. I'll give you both. Hand over the snake scales."
I slightly curled my lips with my back to him. I knew he wouldn't give up easily.
"Okay. Give me the medicine and hand Xi Nu over to me. After I settle them down, I'll naturally hand over the spirit of the snake scales in my body to you."
"That won't do. You're trying to get something for nothing? If I give you Xi Nu and the medicine at the same time, what if you don't come back and hand over the spirit of the snake scales to Yuan'er? Then he'll surely cause a big stir."
"Then what do you suggest?" This old fox was extremely shrewd.
"It's very simple. I'll send someone to follow you to hand over Xi Nu and the medicine to Yuan'er. But before you get the medicine back, you need to do one thing."
The Heavenly Emperor had his hands behind his back, seemingly having already come up with a way to keep Gu Yuan from rebelling while bringing me under his control.
Looking at his current expression, I had a bad feeling. It probably wasn't going to be a good thing.
Since things had come to this, I could only listen to what he had to say. As long as it didn't harm Gu Yuan, I was willing to do anything.
"Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, if you've come up with another stupid idea, just say it. My patience is limited."
Even though I said this to him, the Heavenly Emperor wasn't angry. There was a faint smile on his face.
"It's not a difficult thing. You just need to go to the Underworld to get something and give it to Yuan'er in person."
"What do I need to get from the Underworld?"
"What can make a person forget their love and all their past? You just need to get that thing."
The Heavenly Emperor's words immediately woke me up. No wonder Gu Yuan in my world had lost his memory, forgotten Chi Yu, and lost an important part of his past. It turned out that he had drunk the Mengpo Soup.
"You're being too heartless... Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" I couldn't bear it any longer and said to the Heavenly Emperor fiercely.
"By the way, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten. You need to swear an oath to the sky that if you betray me, you'll be struck by lightning."