Free Web NovelChapter 290: Chapter 290: The Arrival of the Lunatic
As Yue Yue sat there, her gaze drifted toward the Masked Man.
He was standing ten feet away, silent and still as a grave marker. He didn’t move a single muscle. He didn’t come to check on her. He didn’t even look in her direction.
Yue Yue’s heart felt heavy. Earlier, she had felt a strange spark of hope... a crazy thought that this mysterious man might be Xing Luoguang. They had the same height, the same aura of silent power.
But now, she felt stupid for even thinking it.
If he were really Luoguang, he would have burned the entire world down the moment I screamed, she thought, her eyes stinging with fresh tears.
He would never stand there and watch me bleed. And why would he be with Lin En? He’s my husband... he would never follow her like a dog.
She remembered what Xing Luoye had said, that Luoguang had left for "important work." She began to worry even more.
System, she thought privately. Luoguang’s Villain Mode is at 95%. If he is out there alone, losing his mind... what is he doing? Why isn’t he here?
The system remained silent, providing no answers.
Yue Yue finished bandaging her wound and stood up, her face pale. She looked at Lin En, who was still sniveling and being comforted by Lu Huoyan.
She felt more alone than ever, surrounded by people who were either lying to her or ghosts of the men she loved.
"I’m ready," Yue Yue said, her voice cold. "Let’s keep moving. I don’t want to stay in this place another second."
The gray wasteland felt like a suffocating tomb as the group moved forward. Yue Yue walked several paces behind the others, her gaze cold and detached.
Something is very, very wrong, she thought, her fingers subconsciously gripping the hilt of her Dragon Sword.
She wasn’t stupid. When she was alone, the Zerg were a rarity. But ever since joining Lin En and these men, the swarm had become a relentless tide.
And the most chilling part? The monsters weren’t attacking as a group; they were targeting her. Every claw and every stinger was aimed at her throat, while Lin En stood safely in the center like a protected queen.
Was someone leading them to me? The realization hit Yue Yue like a bucket of ice water. But how? And why?
She looked at her "friend’s" back. Lin En was still acting bubbly, still flirting with Lu Huoyan, but the mask was rotting.
Yue Yue felt sick to her stomach. She wanted to slip away, to run into the gray fog and take her chances alone, but she had a gut feeling that if she tried to leave, Lin En would never allow her to leave.
Just as Yue Yue was calculating her chances of escape, a ripple of distorted energy appeared in the air ahead of them.
A man stepped out of the spatial tear, his presence so heavy and dark that the nearby Zerg immediately scurried away in fear.
Yue Yue’s heart stopped.
The man had silver hair that shimmered like cold moonlight and eyes that held the depth of a bottomless abyss. It was Han Ruyan.
He was the younger brother of her first husband, Han Soi. But instead of feeling the relief of seeing family, Yue Yue’s entire body began to shake with terror.
She instinctively took several steps backward, her breath coming in short gasps.
She remembered this man. He was a lunatic, a demon who had once kidnapped her in broad daylight and tried to force himself upon her.
He was a man who knew no laws and had no mercy. And now, in this lawless wasteland, there was no Han Soi to stop him.
I’m dead, she thought, her eyes wide with fright. He’s going to take me back to that Winged Serpent State.
But then, something strange happened.
Han Ruyan’s gaze swept over the group. His eyes passed over Yue Yue for a fraction of a second, but he didn’t stop. He didn’t even acknowledge her existence. It was as if she were a common stone on the side of the road.
Yue Yue froze. He... he didn’t see me? No, he looked at me, but he didn’t care?
Before she could process the shock, Han Ruyan marched forward with a desperate, manic energy. He didn’t go toward her; he went straight for Lin En.
"My dear! Finally... I finally found you!"
Han Ruyan lunged forward and pulled Lin En into a crushing embrace. He didn’t wait for her to speak; he tilted her head back and kissed her passionately, his movements frantic and full of a terrifying possessiveness.
"I was worried sick when you disappeared," he whispered against her lips, his voice raspy and broken. "I thought the world had taken you from me."
Yue Yue stood in the distance, her jaw dropping. She patted her chest, letting out a long, shaky sigh of relief.
She thought, her mind reeling. He’s with Lin En? They are... a couple?
Based on the way he was kissing her and the words he was using, they were clearly in a deep, albeit twisted, relationship.
Yue Yue felt like a mountain had been lifted off her shoulders. If the demon lunatic was obsessed with Lin En, he wouldn’t have the time or interest to pester her.
Thank the Goddess, Yue Yue thought. Let them be together forever. Just stay away from me.
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Lin En’s body was as stiff as a board in Han Ruyan’s arms. Her eyes were wide with a mixture of rage and frustration. Where did this bastard come from? she screamed internally. Can’t he just stay in his own empire?
She looked at her masked "husband" standing silently to the side, then at the handsome Lu Huoyan, who was now looking at the silver-haired Orc curiously.
Her "new romance" with the Lion Prince hadn’t even started budding, and now this demon had appeared to claim her.
First, he had behaved like this in front of Xing Luoguang, making her look like a tramp, and now he was doing it again in front of the Fourth Male Lead. Lin En felt like she wanted to scratch Han Ruyan’s face until he bled.
"Let... go..." she muffled against his chest, trying to push him away.
