The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 182

At this moment, the fog in Luo Qingci's mind completely cleared, and all previous memories surged back. After she shouted out, the system's voice finally sounded, "I said she wouldn't forget. We've fulfilled our part of the deal, so please, the main deity, honor your promise."

Luo Qingci's heart raced immediately. Then, the vast and ethereal voice appeared once more, indifferent: "You've fulfilled your part, but how can you be sure she can fulfill hers? Your spiritual power has merely temporarily suppressed the demonic aura within her. She was already corrupted by demonic influence and had the Heavenly Demon Eye in her body. With just that, she wouldn't have been able to endure for so long."

Although the voice sounded calm, Luo Qingci sensed a hint of malevolence. At first, she was indeed somewhat panicked by its words, but she soon calmed down, staring into the void and saying, "She promised me. She won't break her word. I might have made a promise to her, so I won't break my word either. I need to go back."

The main deity fell silent. "Are you sure? You must understand that Luo Qingci's original fate was death. Your return has disrupted the established fate and celestial laws of that world. Therefore, even if you return, you cannot continue living as Luo Qingci. Everything that originally belonged to Luo Qingci will no longer belong to you. Your cultivation, your status, everything will dissipate with Luo Qingci's death. Here, I will give you everything you deserve."

"What do you mean? Are you saying that after you summoned me to this world without my consent, letting me get caught in another vortex of torment, you'll just let it end like this? If you hadn't pulled me into that world, I wouldn't have interacted with Ruan Li, I wouldn't have fallen in love with her, and I wouldn't be so unable to let go of her. You blame all the problems on my obstinacy, while you enjoy the fruits of your labor. How is this fair? Is there such an injustice in the world?" Luo Qingci was extremely angry and questioned the main deity mercilessly.

"I'm willing to endure so much, to gamble everything, not for the mission or rewards, but just to help her escape her predetermined fate. All I want is her. After going through so much trouble to achieve my goal, you want me to give her up? That's absolutely impossible."

The system also interjected, "Please reconsider, main deity. Ruan Li can remain calm because she believes that Luo Qingci will return. If you insist on keeping her here, she might endure for a year or two, but eventually, she will realize she's been deceived. If she learns that Luo Qingci can never return, she will still walk the path of despair."

The main deity knew this well. When Luo Qingci died, the arrangement was made that if Luo Qingci could recall Ruan Li within a year, she would be given the opportunity to return.

It's said that people immersed in pleasure easily forget the past; this is human nature. Thus, the deity used certain means to ensure that Luo Qingci's life went smoothly, even arranging an ideal partner for her. However, this backfired, as a single confession made her recall everything.

The deity found this somewhat troublesome. The original situation was due to the clash between Ruan Li, a child of great fortune, and Luo Qingci, who defied fate with her indomitable will. Their profound obsessions with each other led to a breakthrough in celestial constraints, impacting celestial rules, forcing the deity to intervene and make everything start over.

The protagonists who escape their fates, whether surrounded by hatred or love, will inevitably carve their own paths, something even the heavens cannot change. Ruan Li now, and Luo Qingci too.

"Forget it. They say infatuated men and women are troublesome, but infatuated women are even more frightening, each one more obsessed than the last."

"I haven't said you can't return, but you must not affect the world's fate and rules. Luo Qingci's fate is a calamity she cannot escape; it cannot be altered. You have used her body to seize the male lead's fortune and claimed his and the female lead's destiny, which is already an act against the heavens and has far-reaching consequences. Ruan Li, being a child of fortune, can endure this, but others cannot. So, when you return, you must not reveal any secrets of the heavens or your true identity."