National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

Chapter 281 - 280: You Take Me for a Pushover and Want Me to Take On Your Baggage?

’Sleeve Universe?’

Chu He mused to himself.

Just then, a faint knock came from the door.

The sound was extremely faint, as if the person at the door was afraid to knock too hard, trying to avoid drawing attention.

Chu He’s Spiritual Power surged from his mind like a tide.

In an instant, he knew who was standing at the door—Her Majesty the Queen of the Great Jing Empire, Ji Shengyue!

A playful smile appeared on Chu He’s face.

He waved his hand. The doorknob turned, and the door slowly swung open.

A slender silhouette stood in the doorway. The figure hesitated for a moment before taking a deep breath, stepping inside, and gently closing the door.

Chu He simply sat on the sofa in silence.

The visitor, unable to contain her emotional turmoil, finally spoke up. "Aren’t you surprised by my late-night visit?"

"There’s nothing to be surprised about."

Chu He shook his head, though in the pitch-black night, she couldn’t see—or rather, couldn’t clearly see—the movement.

"Then do you know why I’ve come?"

Ji Shengyue walked straight to the window and drew the curtains. Then she came to stand before Chu He and asked in a low voice.

"If you’re going to keep being mysterious, I don’t think there’s any reason for you to be here," Chu He said.

"What do you think of me?" Ji Shengyue asked.

"Foolish. Arrogant. Pathetic." Chu He thought for a moment before answering seriously.

"..." Ji Shengyue was momentarily speechless.

The marks from where Xiao Cangqing had struck her earlier that day were still visible on her face.

Ji Shengyue reached for her waist, tugged at the sash, and her nightgown slid right off, pooling on the floor.

A flawless body, like a figure carved from fine white jade, was revealed to Chu He’s eyes.

It was impeccable from head to toe, without a single blemish.

Her skin was so fine it looked as if it had been meticulously polished from the highest quality material.

’This woman may be stupid, malicious, and arrogant, but I have to admit, this vessel of hers—both her face and her figure—is of the highest quality.’

"I know that at your current level, you can still see me perfectly clearly even in this darkness. Tell me honestly, what do you think of me?"

Ji Shengyue took a few steps forward, and a faint, alluring fragrance filled the dark air.

This scent was like an invisible hand, toying with a person’s spirit.

Most other men, upon seeing such a beautiful sight, would have likely been unable to resist lunging forward like a ravenous tiger pouncing on its prey.

But Chu He remained unmoved. And Ji Shengyue was right—he could indeed see everything clearly. He didn’t coyly avert his gaze; instead, his playful eyes continued to roam over her body.

"I know I’m not worthy of being your woman, but I can be your toy. I will give you the entire Great Jing Empire."

Ji Shengyue said through gritted teeth.

Even though Ji Shengyue had mentally prepared herself for this moment, as she went through with it, her skin still burned with heat.

If not for the cover of darkness, Ji Shengyue knew her cheeks would be as red as a ripe apple.

However, more than Chu He, the ones Ji Shengyue resented now were Xiao Cangqing and Zong Yajuan.

Ji Shengyue had slowly come to realize that she had no right to resent Chu He. To him, she owed only apologies and debts.

But as for Xiao Cangqing and Zong Yajuan, Ji Shengyue had been stabbed in the back by them!

If she couldn’t make Xiao Cangqing and Zong Yajuan taste the same suffering she was now experiencing, Ji Shengyue would never be able to rest in peace.

Ji Shengyue no longer cared about the throne beneath her.

In her eyes, all of that was nothing but passing clouds.

She only wanted Xiao Cangqing and Zong Yajuan to pay the price they deserved—and, of course, all the others who had betrayed her.

The only one she could rely on now was Chu He. If Chu He was willing to help, then everything Ji Shengyue wished for could be easily achieved.

"My toy? You were the Great Celestial Dog’s toy before this, weren’t you? The dog fetus in your belly is already mostly formed."

Chu He continued with great interest, "And it seems Xiao Cangqing wants to force you to give birth to this child. Because there’s a lingering aura of the Vampire Clan in your womb. Such a heavy scent of blood... the other members of the Vampire Clan aren’t capable of this, so it must have been Xiao Cangqing. So, are you taking me for a fool, trying to get me to take on your baggage?"

The jade-like body exposed to the air swayed slightly. Ji Shengyue almost fainted.

She never imagined that Chu He could see through her so completely, recounting everything that had happened to her without a single mistake.

"There’s a saying that a dog will always return to its own vomit. Did you really think you could hide what’s happened to you from me?"

Chu He asked scornfully.

In truth, he had never taken anything that happened to him to heart.

His state of mind had long since transcended that of these mortals.

What he pursued was something these people could not see, could not touch, and certainly could not imagine.

Chu He was speaking the truth. From the moment he first got the system, he had never paid any mind to the storms of the outside world.

As for the initial slander and abuse directed at him online, even when he saw it, his state of mind remained completely undisturbed.

"Do I really not have a single chance?" Ji Shengyue forced herself to ask.

"What kind of chance could you have?" Chu He retorted.

"I understand. You’ve extinguished my last hope of survival. After tonight, the person known as Ji Shengyue will no longer exist in this world."

Ji Shengyue lowered her head, picked up the nightgown from the floor, and put it back on.

She retied the sash at her waist, then walked toward the door, utterly dejected.

In an instant, a profound aura of death appeared in Ji Shengyue’s eyes.

This time, Ji Shengyue truly saw no hope for the future.

Rather than continue to suffer endless humiliation with Xiao Cangqing, be mocked by the entire world, and turn the Great Jing Empire into something neither human nor ghost, it was better to end it all here.

"Are you trying to guilt-trip me?"

Chu He couldn’t help but laugh. He really had no idea how Ji Shengyue’s mind worked.

"Think whatever you want. Whether you think I’m guilt-tripping you or just spouting nonsense, none of it matters to me anymore."

Ji Shengyue let out a strange laugh.

"I know you plan to return to your room and end your life to escape all this humiliation, but what I want to say is..."

Chu He paused here.

Ji Shengyue couldn’t help but stop in her tracks.

Chu He’s pause reignited a spark of hope in Ji Shengyue’s heart.

’Could it be? Did he soften up after hearing I was going to end my own life?’

’If that’s the case, that would be wonderful!’

"What I want to say is, in your current situation, you can’t die even if you want to, and living would be a disgrace."

Chu He said calmly.

"If I want to die, who can stop me? Not only will I die, but everyone in this world will die sooner or later. This world will ultimately belong to the Evil Spirits, to those bizarre creatures. Including you. Don’t think you’re the strongest on Blue Star—you’ll die too."

Ji Shengyue said, clenching her fists, her expression venomous.