webnovelvip Chapter 433 As for her, she's nothing more than a plaything of this young master.
Chapter 433 As for her, she's nothing more than a plaything of this young master.
Xu Longxiang listened outside the door for a moment, but didn't pay much attention, and turned to leave.
Who cares whose voice it is? It can't possibly be the Moon Goddess anyway.
Given the Moon Goddess's strength and personality, letting that spoiled brat touch her was already the absolute limit; she would never go any further.
The rustling sounds coming from inside the palace were probably just some shameless maidservant fooling around with a servant.
Xu Longxiang didn't want to cause trouble, nor did he want to linger in such a place for even a moment longer, so he quickly walked away along the corridor.
But what he could never have imagined was that the person who made the sound inside the hall was none other than the Moon Goddess, whom he thought was "absolutely impossible."
Of course, it's a fake moon goddess.
But even if it's a fake moon god, so what?
Both the real and fake Moon Goddesses were now in Qin Mu's possession, one in his arms and the other at his feet.
Xu Longxiang, meanwhile, stood in the moonlight, oblivious to the vexation, bitterness, and self-consolation he felt.
Like an audience member pacing back and forth outside the stage, completely unaware that the play on stage has long since ended and even the actors have changed.
This kind of division is so absurd that it makes you want to laugh, yet it also sends a chill down your spine.
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Meanwhile, in the main hall, Yun Suxin was restless.
She didn't know what she was waiting for. All she knew was that from the moment Chen Ruoyao followed that spoiled young master into the side hall, her heart had been hanging in suspense, as if she were suspended in mid-air, unable to go up or down.
She wasn't flustered at first.
She thought that Chen Ruoyao probably planned to use other means to control that playboy, such as bewitching techniques, seduction techniques, or even poisoning.
With Chen Ruoyao's strength at the First Grade Finger Profound Realm, dealing with a spoiled brat who can't even kill a chicken would be a piece of cake.
Once Chen Ruoyao has control over that playboy, they can work together from the inside and outside to find a chance to escape.
But as time went by, her heart grew heavier and heavier.
One stick of incense, two sticks of incense, half an hour.
Chen Ruoyao did not come out.
Only she and the woman in white holding a sword remained in the main hall.
The woman stood at the doorway, her hand on the hilt of her sword, her back straight, like a sword stuck in the ground, even her breathing was so steady it was despairing.
Yun Suxin dared not move or urge them; she could only wait.
She waited until her palms were sweating, her mouth was dry, and the tension in her heart was so high that it almost snapped.
She began to feel uneasy.
With Chen Ruoyao's strength, she could easily handle ten纨绔 (playboys), so how could it take so long?
Could something have gone wrong?
Or……
A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: Had Chen Ruoyao already been subdued?
The more she thought about it, the more frightened and confused she became.
Just as she was about to lose her composure, the door to the side hall finally opened.
Chen Ruoyao came out.
Yun Suxin's eyes suddenly lit up.
But the light only lasted for a moment before it went dark.
Because she noticed that Chen Ruoyao's appearance had changed.
When she went in, Chen Ruoyao's expression was normal, and her steps were steady, like a subordinate carrying out a mission.
But when she came out, her face had an indescribable softness and charm, her eyes and brows were full of spring, even her walking posture had changed, her waist was a little softer than before, and her lips were a little redder than before.
Her heart skipped a beat, like a stone falling from a height and hitting her chest, leaving a dull ache.
Before Yun Suxin could think about it further, Qin Mu also came out of the side hall.
Yun Suxin quickly lowered her head and lowered her eyes, only daring to glance at him out of the corner of her eye.
Qin Mu showed no signs of fatigue; his eyes were as clear as a cat that had just woken up, and the half-smile on his lips remained, even more pronounced than before.
He didn't seem to be controlled, much less bewitched.
Yun Suxin's heart sank completely, like a stone sinking into a deep pool, sinking deeper and deeper, unable to float back up no matter what.
She bit her lip, her fingers clenched tightly in her sleeve, her nails digging into her palms, a sharp pain shooting through her, but she was oblivious to it.
Qin Mu walked up to her and stopped.
He didn't sit down, but looked down at her as if examining an interesting object he had just recognized.
He stared at it for a few moments, then suddenly smiled, a smile that carried a sense of realization and amusement, as if to say, "So it was you all along."
"I never would have guessed, you are the famous Moon Goddess."
Yun Suxin's pupils suddenly contracted, as if pricked by a needle! Her mind exploded with a "boom," going completely blank!
She turned her head sharply and looked at Chen Ruoyao with eyes like knives, wishing she could tear her to pieces!
Chen Ruoyao didn't look at her, her eyes lowered, her eyelashes drooping, like a cold porcelain statue.
Qin Mu smiled again, clapped his folding fan twice in his palm, making a crisp "slap slap" sound.
"This young master is really lucky. He went out hunting and managed to hunt down a moon goddess. Such luck, tsk tsk, I should burn some incense for my ancestors when I get back."
Yun Suxin's mind was in a constant, buzzing noise. She realized that Chen Ruoyao had betrayed her!
She didn't understand why.
She gave Chen Ruoyao everything.
Power, status, appearance, identity!
Without her, Chen Ruoyao would still be that peasant girl feeding pigs and chopping firewood in the remote mountain village! How dare she betray her?!
She suppressed the surging emotions within her, forced a stiff smile, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Young master, you have mistaken me for someone else. I am not the Moon Goddess, I am just an ordinary peasant girl, my name is A Yao."
Even now, she was still arguing and struggling, like a snake whose tail had been stepped on, desperately twisting its body, but unable to escape no matter what.
Qin Mu smiled, closed his folding fan, and gently tapped her shoulder twice.
"Stop pretending. Your substitute has told me everything. Although I don't know why you lost your power, since you're powerless, I won't be polite."
The color drained from Yun Suxin's face instantly, turning her ashen white!
She turned her head and stared intently at Chen Ruoyao, the anger and killing intent in her eyes almost solidifying, like two knives burning with poisonous flames, wishing she could burn Chen Ruoyao to ashes!
"Why did you betray me?!"
Her voice was hoarse, each word sounding as if squeezed from the depths of her throat, filled with suppressed, heart-wrenching anger and despair.
Chen Ruoyao raised her head and looked at her, her gaze calm, as calm as a stagnant pool, without guilt, without fear, and without even a ripple.
"Moon Goddess, I'm sorry."
Just these seven words.
There were no excuses, no explanations, no "I was forced into it," and none of the reasons that Yun Suxin had anticipated that could make her feel a little better.
Only "I'm sorry".
Yun Suxin was stunned, as if someone had hit her on the back of the head with a stick. Her mind was buzzing, and she couldn't think clearly about anything.
She originally thought Chen Ruoyao would cry, kneel down, and say, "Moon Goddess, I was forced into this. They threatened me with my family," or "They poisoned me, and I had no choice but to comply."
That way, she could still understand, still hate purely, and still tell herself that it wasn't Chen Ruoyao's fault, but that playboy was too cunning.
But now, Chen Ruoyao didn't say anything, she just said "I'm sorry".
What does this mean? What is this all about?
She glared at Chen Ruoyao, her lips trembling violently, her voice sharp with anger.
"What do you mean by that?!"
Chen Ruoyao glanced at Qin Mu, a glance filled with affection, admiration, and an almost humble, cautious attempt to please him.
She turned her head and looked at Yun Suxin again, a faint, even happy smile appearing on her lips.
"Moon Goddess, I'm sorry. I just realized that I've fallen in love with him. Faced with love and reason, I've chosen love."
Yun Suxin's mouth suddenly opened wide, her jaw almost dislocated, her eyes widened to their limit, her eyeballs bulging out and filled with bloodshot veins.
She wondered if she had misheard.
Love? She fell in love with that spoiled brat?
"Are you crazy?!" Her voice became sharp and shrill with disbelief, like a knife slicing through glass.
"Who is he? He's just a spoiled brat who bullies the common people because of his family background! What is there about him that you love?! Have you lost your mind?!"
Chen Ruoyao wasn't angry; she didn't even frown.
She simply smiled, a faint smile, yet one that carried a certain, unwavering light that Yun Suxin had never seen before.
"Moon Goddess, you don't know who he really is. You also don't know what he can give me. All you know is to make me your substitute, to make me take risks for you, to make me socialize for you, to make me do things you don't want to do. What you give me is what I deserve, what I earned with my life. But he is different."
Her voice was soft and gentle, yet every word pierced Yun Suxin's ears like nails.
"He let me be myself. Not a substitute for anyone, not a shadow of anyone. He let me become—myself."
Yun Suxin's lips trembled violently; she wanted to refute, but found herself unable to utter a single word.
Chen Ruoyao ignored her, turned around, faced Qin Mu, and slowly knelt down.
Her back was ramrod straight, her forehead touched the cool gold bricks, and her long hair slipped from her shoulders, spreading out on the ground like a flower in full bloom.
"Thank you, young master. From this day forward, I, Chen Ruoyao, am willing to go through fire and water for you, even unto death."
Her voice trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement—the excitement of finally being able to release something that had been suppressed for too long.
Chen Ruoyao was so excited that her whole body was trembling, from her fingertips to her wrists, from her wrists to her arms, and from her arms to her shoulders.
From this day forward, she is no longer anyone's substitute; she is the Moon Goddess.
Although everything she had before was given to her by the moon goddess.
Power, status, appearance, identity—but so what?
The Moon Goddess gave her these things so that she would risk her life for her, take the blows for her, and do those shady things for her.
She was never the moon goddess; she was merely the moon goddess's shadow, a tool that could be replaced at any time.
But Qin Mu is different.
Qin Mu let her be herself, let her become the true Moon Goddess, and let her no longer live in the shadow of others.
Qin Mu is her savior!
She left that mountain village and chose to join the Moon Goddess Cult, wasn't it all for the sake of becoming a superior person?
Isn't it all for the sake of escaping that lowly fate of being trampled underfoot?
Now, she has finally done it.
Her eyes reddened, and tears silently slid down her cheeks, dripping onto the gold brick and spreading out a small, dark stain.
Those weren't tears of sorrow, but tears of joy, tears of surviving a catastrophe, tears of finally being able to live with dignity!
As Qin Mu watched her kneeling figure, the smile on his lips deepened.
He reached out and gently patted the top of her head. The movement was light and casual, like soothing a cat that had finally learned to obey.
"Arise. From this day forward, you are the true moon goddess, not a substitute for anyone else."
He paused, his gaze falling on Yun Suxin's face, his gaze indifferent, as if he were looking at an old object that had been used up and could be discarded at will.
"As for her, she is nothing more than a plaything of mine."