Looking at Zhu Zhuqing, who was laughing with a crazed, chilling hysteria, Qian Renxue said, "You drove another one insane."
"What do you mean, another? I only revealed a truth. If you want to blame something, blame this place for being Love Continent, where everyone takes love far too seriously.
"It's already been tens of thousands of years. Love's shelf life expired long ago, yet they're still so obsessed with love. Isn't that ridiculous?"
"What do you mean by that? Will our feelings expire too?"
"Why are you so anxious? Feelings aren't only love. Love never lasts long, because under the effects of time, it transforms into other feelings, such as familial affection.
"Familial affection transformed from love is something of a higher level, something that won't spoil."
"Familial affection?"
"That's right. They remained stuck at love's most primitive stage all along, which is why they went mad for love.
"Perhaps it's also because they had no children. Sometimes, children are the key to that transformation of emotion."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue fell into thought. As for Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, Dai Mubai's face was full of panic.
"Zhuqing, listen to me explain. I, I..."
"There's no need to explain. You've been acting this whole time, haven't you! At first it was to survive, and later it was to maintain the relationship of the Shrek Seven Devils. You never truly loved me."
"No, I was sincere. I sincerely loved your body..."
Dai Mubai wanted to cover his own mouth. How had he said something like that again at a time like this?
"Dai Mubai, go die!"
Thoroughly enraged, Zhu Zhuqing swung her sword and slashed at Dai Mubai. Yet in the next instant, a sharp sword pierced through her heart first.
Zhu Zhuqing looked in disbelief at the sharp