Red stretched as far as the eye could see.
Beneath the dazzling, blood-colored light, Qian Renxue saw a secret realm.
Although this place seethed with murderous intent, cold and merciless, with a chill everywhere she looked, she recognized it immediately.
For no other reason than that the person standing on the circular platform at its center was her beloved, the only man she had chosen for this lifetime-
Lin Qian!
Following his gaze, Qian Renxue saw a stretch of greenery, and "herself" sitting on the grass.
"Qian, do you know? Grandpa said he wanted to see me get married. Will you marry me?"
"Yes, of course I will!"
"Come here... why won't you come over? Don't you want to marry me anymore?"
"No, I do! I do!"
"..."
Watching the two push and pull to their limits, Qian Renxue observed closely, even the agony of having her Soul Bones stripped away temporarily receding.
A voice in her heart told her that leaving the circular platform meant failing the trial.
Remembering that Grandpa had said Lin Qian had already become a god, she supposed this must have been his Divine Trial!
As for the "her" in here...
The real me isn't nearly this unreasonable!
Automatically overlooking her "battle for head wife" with Gu Yuena, Qian Renxue thought to herself.
"Xiao Xue, I love you more than my own life. I wouldn't hesitate to give up everything... I'll shoulder this sky!"
As it neared the end, the tug-of-war finally reached a conclusion. Lin Qian stood where he was and shouted, his eyes filled with blazing love.
Threads of warmth spread through her heart, and Qian Renxue felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey. For an instant, even her body stopped hurting.
But immediately afterward, the scene changed. That other self