Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

Chapter 107 Miss Xiaoran, you don't want to...?

"Xiaoran... what happened to you...?"

Yu Youquan turned around and looked at everyone, realizing that he wasn't the only one who could see Xiaoran in front of him.

"Aren't you just the illusion I imagined...?"

Xiao Ran simply said:

“I have always been in this illusion of the Dragon Realm, but your regret has been binding my consciousness.”

Yu Youquan seemed to understand but not quite, and as he was leaving the Dragon Realm, the Longevity Lock offered a brief explanation:

"Old Yu, this Dragon Domain is mainly pieced together from the resentment and obsessions that have settled here, and then your Dragon Curse and memories are used as a starting point to complete it—with your meager talent, you couldn't build such a large Dragon Domain even if you lived another lifetime, okay?"

After saying that, the longevity lock left.

After listening, Yu Youquan understood—decades ago, his foolishness and recklessness had caused Xiaoran to perish in the fire.

Decades later, unable to bear the torment that had plagued him for decades, he ventured alone into the Dragon Realm in an attempt to see Xiaoran one last time. He lost control again, transforming into a dragon skeleton that once more suppressed and stripped away the power and consciousness of Xiaoran, the dragon skeleton formed from countless wronged souls and dominated by Xiaoran's own consciousness…

"Xiaoran...I...I'm sorry...I've done it again..."

Yu Youquan clutched her withered but distressed chest, and the pain in her heart surged up once again.

"There's no need to dwell on the past; you still have your own path to walk."

Xiao Ran remained expressionless, but with each word she uttered, her figure grew even more ethereal.

"It seems that a long time has passed in the outside world... The person who is helping us to be free is actually the 'Head of the Yu Clan,' which would have been impossible back then..."

Yu Bing, who had been quietly watching the show from the sidelines, received a newfound respect from Xiao Ran and couldn't help but puff out her chest. She glanced at Min Moyou beside her and said, "See? This patriarch is still quite competent! Even our old employees of the Yu Clan are praising me!"

"With a 'Yu Clan Head' like this around, perhaps... the vision you hoped for back then might come true? Youquan, you should let go of the past and help her."

In the few minutes that Xiao Ran spoke, the tremors in the Linglong Pavilion Dragon Domain intensified, and the collapse became increasingly apparent, to the point where it was difficult to maintain its position—this Dragon Domain was no longer suitable for people to stay in.

Director Tong gave Master Zhu a wink and quietly moved back.

While watching the drama unfold is important, your own life is more important.

and!

Tong noticed that upon seeing Min Moyou again, her initial resistance towards him decreased dramatically, and she found it difficult to feel any hostility towards him...

This isn't right! Absolutely not right! He must have used some underhanded tactics against me, the director, again!

Tong's inexplicable feeling was, of course, due to the influence of Min Moyou's "noble bloodline," making her find Min Moyou pleasing to the eye no matter what.

And am I, the director, stupid? Am I supposed to wait for him to leave with me? And then let him grab me? To let him take advantage of me unreasonably and without my consent?!

This director doesn't like him!

Ugh, I don't like it, I don't like it, I don't like it! I'll never like that jerk in my life!!!

By the way, did I, the director, ever tell him that I am from Longchao Pavilion?

No, right? No, right?

Forget it! Never mind! I'll go back to Longchao Pavilion to hand over this commission, report to Master Du, collect my payment, and then go to Xiaoguang's house to lay low for a few days!

With this in mind, Tong, under the perception of Min Moyou and in full view of Min Moyou's subordinates, "quietly" led Daoist Zhu out of the Dragon Domain ahead of everyone else.

Min Moyou didn't care.

You can run away from the director, but you can't run away from Longchao Pavilion—there will be plenty of opportunities to catch her, but this is your only chance to catch Xiaoran.

"Okay, it's almost time."

His indifferent gaze met Yu Youquan's eyes, which were filled with dozens of emotions, for a few seconds.

"Thank you all for everything you've done... This dragon realm that has imprisoned us for so many years is finally going to disappear... Our story is finally coming to an end."

Her almost transparent body floated up as if weightless.

"I'm leaving now... You should all go back too."

"Wait! Miss Xiaoran!"

Is it Yu Bing?!

As she pulled Yu Youquan toward the edge of the Dragon Domain, she suddenly remembered that the Longevity Lock had been cricketing behind her second grandfather earlier, and she wanted to verify some things!

"What's wrong.....?"

A rare look of confusion appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes—so, his expressionless face meant he didn't want to show Yu Youquan any expression?

"Um... are the poems my great-uncle wrote really that bad?!"

Yu Bing asked a question, but Yu Youquan remained silent, only quickening her pace as she walked away...

"Ah......"

Xiao Ran chuckled lightly, devoid of any emotion, a hint of amusement and melancholy flashing in her eyes. As Yu Youquan stepped out of the Dragon Domain first, and Yu Bing was about to leave, she said softly:

"In our time...it was indeed rather ordinary..."

Yu Bing heard the reply and left the Dragon Domain satisfied.

After leaving the Dragon Domain, Yu Bing returned to the rooftop of the Linglong Pavilion Food City hot pot restaurant.

Looking back—

Huh? Why didn't Min Moyou come out? Wasn't he just following behind me?!

Forget it, they have such strong subordinates by their side, it's not my place to worry about them.

After leaving the Dragon Domain, Yu Bing first saw Tong's figure fleeing on its own...

Hmph! You ran away pretty fast!

This wicked woman who keeps pestering Min Moyou, she must have been the one seducing Moyou in the Dragon Realm just now, right?

She must have seen me arrive; she deliberately kissed Mo You and flirted with him to annoy me! How awful!

Mo You kindly went to save her, but she was plotting to drive a wedge between me and Mo You. She's really wicked!

A woman like that! I never want to see you again!

Yu Bing didn't believe that Min Moyou had kissed the woman who was pestering him in the Dragon Domain on his own initiative. It must have been that the woman used some kind of despicable spell to make Moyou, an ordinary person, fall for her trick!

Before she could think it through further, Yu Youquan murmured from not far away:

"Young man and young woman, I haven't properly thanked them yet, why did they run away so fast...?"

Approaching Yu Bing, Yu Youquan, clinging to a sliver of hope, asked her:

"So? Did Xiaoran say anything to you?"

"Miss Xiaoran said, 'Second Grandfather, your poetry writing skills are indeed just average.'"

Yu Bing spoke frankly, and Yu Youquan's anxious heart finally died.

You little rascal, is this how my older brother has been teaching you all these years? How could that villain have raised you to be like this?

Alright, alright, so you're exposing Second Grandpa's shortcomings, huh?

"Xiao Bing, was that young master Mo You just now... your sweetheart? When did this happen? How come your second grandfather only found out now?"

Yu Bing's face immediately turned red—having an engagement was one thing, not intending to resist was another, and having some feelings for him was yet another, but none of these mattered compared to what her parents were asking.

Hey—Little Yubing, your second grandpa watched you grow up, how could I not be able to handle you?

"Haha! Why is Xiaobing shy? Is it Mo You? 'Half a dream in the quilt, the fragrance has just dissipated; a heart full of spring, the ink is not yet dry.' A very nice name. Surname Mo? Are you from the Mo family? The Mo family... which clan's young master are you?"

Although Yu Youquan felt ashamed of the Yu family's dirty deeds and was unwilling to associate with Yu Youming and his gang, even loathing the blood flowing in his veins because of it—but! His thoughts! His wisdom! His understanding! were all taught to him by the Yu family.

So when he thought that Yu Bing had someone he liked, the first thing he thought of was which clan the other person came from, and the second thing he thought of was whether it was Yu Youming's deliberate arrangement.

After all, he didn't believe that with Yu Bing's current power and being born into the Yu family, she had the right to control her own marital freedom.

"No, no, his full name is Min Moyou... he is the heir to the Min family in Qinmin District..."

Yu Bing spoke softer and softer, her face growing increasingly red. She inexplicably felt that she had only latched onto him because of the power behind him…

Clumsy mouth! Why can't you explain yourself clearly all of a sudden?

"I didn't hide it from Second Grandfather...it happened when I came to see him these past few days..."

Ahhh, is it really this difficult to talk about your partner with your parents?! I, the head of this family, still lack spiritual cultivation!

"Oh~ I see. It's only been a few days and our Xiaobing has already started calling Moyou, huh? How intimate..."

Yu Youquan, in his disrespectful manner, joked with Yu Bing. After this incident, the heavy shackles on his heart were indeed loosened considerably, and he felt much lighter and more relaxed.

However, although Yu Youquan smiled kindly on the surface, she was actually overflowing with envy for Yu Bing.

(Don't get me wrong! This old man is jealous because he doesn't like Min Moyou!)

so good......

Judging from Xiaobing's expression, she probably also likes that young man named Moyou...

That Min Moyou comes from a family, so he must have been a carefully chosen marriage partner for Yu Youming's benefit, right?

Otherwise, how could Yu Youming have allowed him to get close to Xiao Bing?

However... Xiao Bing is able to be with the person she likes, or rather, the person she's betrothed to is someone she likes...

She's so lucky...

"Second Grandfather! You! You are disrespectful to your elders! You have no manners befitting the Yu family!"

Yu Bing blushed with embarrassment at Yu Youquan's teasing, and pointed at Yu Youquan, uttering the most vicious words!

"Hahaha..."

Yu Youquan looked at Yu Bing, who seemed to want to curse but couldn't, and was genuinely happy for this child who was born into the muddy Yu family but was as pure as a white lotus.

As long as Xiaobing likes it... As long as Xiaobing likes it.

As for other things... such as whether Min Moyou can protect Xiaobing, and whether a marriage alliance with the Min clan is the right choice for the Yu clan at present...

Although Yu Youquan hated his despicable, cunning, ruthless, and unscrupulous elder brother Yu Youming, he trusted that man's judgment and believed he was right.

..................

"Young friend... why aren't you leaving yet...?"

As Xiaoran transformed into wisps of light and dissipated, the entire Dragon Domain collapsed to a certain extent, even losing its color.

Min Moyou's feet seemed to have taken root, and he stood firmly in front of the rift at the exit of the Dragon Domain in the broken and chaotic space.

"Do you have any questions for me too...?"

"A problem? Yes, there is."

Min Moyou stood still and answered, unabashedly admiring the ethereal, paper-thin, and ever-present phantom.

nice!

Whether it's her perfectly proportioned and impeccable figure, her exquisite face, or the aloof temperament she exudes from within... one can only say that she truly deserves to be the most popular, hottest, and most sought-after top musician in a major region during the previous two eras.

"Then...please...hurry up...my time...the time in this Dragon Realm...is running out..."

Xiao Ran urged him laboriously.

This dragon realm collapsed quickly and severely, and she did not want the benefactor who had brought her and Youquan salvation to be harmed as a result.

"Miss Xiaoran, you don't want to disappear with regrets like this, do you?"

"It seems like you've never been able to enjoy even a moment of the freedom you yearn for most in your entire life?"

"Even after death, they are still trapped in this Dragon Realm, bound by resentment, unable to escape."

Time was indeed running out, and Min Moyou went straight to the heart of the matter.

"...I don't want to...but what can I do...I only survive by clinging to this Dragon Realm...and those who support me...have long been itching to break free..."

Oh, so it turns out a kind young man took pity on my situation and couldn't bear to see me go?

"If I'm not mistaken, without Yu Youquan, Xiaoran, you can completely control this Dragon Domain, right? You can absorb the power of this Dragon Domain before it completely collapses, become the Lord of the Dragon Domain, stabilize this Dragon Domain, and continue to exist."

"...Indeed...it's possible...but I won't do that...What sustains this Dragon Realm are countless vengeful spirits and resentment...If I did that...they would be trapped again...trapped in countless painful cycles of reincarnation..."

"I heard that you've never left the palace in your entire life except for the painted boats of the Rainbow Music Palace and the places where you need to perform... Don't you want to go out and see the world?"

"Times have changed, and the outside world is much more exciting than your time. Don't you really want to see it and experience the freedom you've longed for your whole life?"

"...How could I not want to...I've thought about it my whole life..."

"But... what happened back then... in the end... is my fault... if I hadn't found the poem written by Yu Youquan... if I hadn't met him... perhaps this tragedy wouldn't have happened... perhaps so many people wouldn't have died because of me and Yu Youquan..."

"...This is my fault...How could I let them continue to suffer for my own selfish reasons...? This is my debt...I must repay it...I must repay it on behalf of Yu Youquan..."

"Besides... if I were to control the Dragon Domain... and become its lord... all the resentment within this Dragon Domain would surge towards me with the power of the curse... before long... I too would become a mindless monster... what would be the point of living like that..."

"Have you finished asking...? You should leave now... This Dragon Domain is already..."

At this point, the collapse of the Dragon Realm was almost complete, and it was only thanks to the griffins that the space where Min Moyou and Xiaoran were located was being held up.

Incidentally, this dragon domain was also temporarily sealed off, preventing the curtain from fully shattering and causing the dragon domain's power to leak out and affect reality.

Do you enjoy using witty and subtle language?

Min Moyou continued to ask, ignoring Xiaoran's advice.

"...Did I love him?...Maybe...or maybe not...We only spent a short time together...I didn't really know him...We were both so young back then...and didn't have the chance to truly understand what love is..."

Xiao Ran, with the mindset that she was going to die anyway and could talk about anything, answered Min Moyou's offensive question.

"...Perhaps it's because we share similar experiences...like caged birds yearning for freedom...we both hate all that is dark and ugly...I consider him a confidant...a like-minded companion...a solace for each other's loneliness..."

"Because...when we see others in this world who have experienced the same thing...it always makes us feel a little better..."

My feelings for him are... hazy... vague... perhaps I even hate him?... because his mistakes caused countless deaths... because his broken promise extinguished my hope of pursuing my dreams...

"...But none of that matters anymore...Decades have passed...I can no longer see myself from back then...and I can no longer see him either..."

Not bad.

Xiao Ran's answer made Min Moyou feel that it was very good, reasonable and normal.

Min Moyou wasn't some kind of slut; he still had a certain moral bottom line—if the feelings between Xiaoran and Yu Youquan were truly the kind of love that was so intense that he wouldn't have the heart to steal Yubing's second wife away.

Now it seems...? It appears that Yu Youquan's wishful thinking was more of a one-sided one?

I knew it! How could such an outstanding woman like Xiaoran fall for Yu Youquan...?

Alright, alright, Xiaobing's family, I won't scold them anymore.

Sure enough, Yu Youquan couldn't escape one of the world's three great illusions—"She likes me".

"What if I had a way to both liberate these vengeful spirits from their obsessions and allow you to live a free and dignified life in the outside world?"

"Really?!"

Why has the art style changed?

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