Chapter 212: The Jade Emperor’s Sorrow

“While clearing up the misunderstanding between you, could you wake up Professor Lou? That way you can speak face to face and make things clearer, to avoid any doubts.” After hearing Zhao Munv’s words, Jiang Xincheng smiled.

Zhao Munv frowned and hesitated.

“There are two Great Yuan Warriors at the Cloud Condensation Realm Late Stage guarding outside the basement. You are also a Primordial Warrior at the Bone Training Realm Peak. If we meant you harm, you could call them in to deal with us at any time,” Jiang Xincheng said. “Moreover, if you feel this misunderstanding cannot ease your anger, you can still cripple Professor Lou. I won’t stop you, and I couldn’t even if I tried.”

Zhao Munv thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll wake him up and hear his explanation.”

As she spoke, Zhao Munv slapped Lou Guangzhi across the face, waking him directly. However, the future Jade Emperor now had a bright red handprint on his face.

“What… what happened?” After waking up, Lou Guangzhi still didn’t understand what had occurred. Looking at the basement around him, and at Zhao Munv and Jiang Xincheng in the room, he said in astonishment, “Why am I here? Why are you both here too?”

Jiang Xincheng explained everything that had happened to Lou Guangzhi. Lou Guangzhi broke out in a cold sweat and stared at Zhao Munv with complex emotions. “Munv, how could you do such a thing? I am your professor after all. You actually wanted to cripple me.”

“You were the one who was so heartless and cold. I did this because I wanted you to stay with me forever, to never be separated from me,” Zhao Munv said coldly, turning to Jiang Xincheng. “You said there’s a misunderstanding between us. Then explain it quickly. If it’s not a misunderstanding, I’ll cripple you too.”

Jiang Xincheng gave a bitter laugh and looked at Lou Guangzhi. “Professor Lou, things have reached this point. I don’t think there’s any need to hide it anymore. You should tell Zhao Munv the real reason you rejected her.”

“This…” Lou Guangzhi still hesitated.

Jiang Xincheng said coldly, “Professor Lou, if you become a cripple and are imprisoned here, do you think his mother and child would be able to live well?”

Lou Guangzhi shuddered, and the hesitation vanished from his face. Zhao Munv also paled, staring coldly at Lou Guangzhi. “Professor Lou, who are this mother and child?”

“Now that things have come to this, I suppose I can’t keep it hidden any longer. I’ll tell you everything,” Lou Guangzhi said with a bitter smile, looking seriously at Zhao Munv, a trace of tenderness in his expression. “Munv, ever since you enrolled, you’ve liked me so much, consistently for four years. I’m not made of iron, and I don’t have a heart of stone. How could I not be moved? All the kindness you’ve shown me, everything you’ve done for me, I remember it all. But precisely because you’ve been so good to me, I couldn’t agree to be with you, and had to reject you so coldly.”

“Why? If you knew how good I was to you, and you had feelings for me too, why did you still reject me so heartlessly?” Zhao Munv’s eyes filled with tears at Lou Guangzhi’s words, and she asked in confusion.

“Because…” Lou Guangzhi hesitated, then continued, “Because two years before I met you, I already had a girlfriend, and we also had a child.”

“Ah…” Zhao Munv staggered back a few steps as if struck by lightning, her face pale. “If that’s the case, why did you never say so? And I investigated too. Everyone around you said you had no girlfriend, no fiancée or anything like that, that you were always single.”

Lou Guangzhi smiled bitterly. “Because my girlfriend is an ordinary person, and I am the only heir of the Lou family. It’s bad enough that I didn’t focus on cultivating to inherit the family business. If the family found out I had an ordinary girlfriend outside and even had a child with her, what do you think people with their personalities would do to them?”

“You were afraid your family would harm your girlfriend and child, so you kept it hidden all along, and claimed to be a celibate, refusing to date or marry?” Zhao Munv asked blankly.

Lou Guangzhi nodded. “Yes, that’s right. So I had no choice but to let you down and be so cold to you. A long pain is worse than a short one. Since we were destined not to be together, why drag it out? It wouldn’t be good for either of us.”

Zhao Munv staggered back again as if struck by lightning. “Impossible, impossible. How could this be? How could you already have a girlfriend, even a child? What should I do now?”

“I’m sorry,” Lou Guangzhi said sincerely, looking at Zhao Munv. Zhao Munv ignored him, her face full of despair.

Seeing this, Jiang Xincheng frowned and said clearly, “Isn’t there another way?”

“What way?” Jiang Xincheng’s words were like a final lifeline, making Zhao Munv’s eyes light up as she looked at him urgently.

Jiang Xincheng looked at Lou Guangzhi. “Professor Lou, if you can cultivate to the Rain Transformation Realm, according to the alliance’s rules, wouldn’t you gain the right to have multiple wives? Then you could have not just two wives, but even more.”

“Uh…” Lou Guangzhi was stunned, his expression somewhat awkward. Zhao Munv was also stunned, her face shifting between emotions, lost in thought.

“Zhao Munv, your status must be quite special. Would your family not agree to you marrying a Rain Transformation Realm Primordial Warrior along with someone else?” Jiang Xincheng looked at Zhao Munv and smiled. “If your family isn’t willing, then perhaps you two can only part ways now. After being together for so long, you should know Professor Lou’s character. He would never abandon his woman and child.”

Hearing Jiang Xincheng say that if she didn’t agree, she would have to give up Lou Guangzhi, Zhao Munv’s face changed. She felt a strange panic rise in her heart and quickly shook her head. “No, if Professor Lou could become a Rain Transformation Realm Frontier Governor-level Primordial Warrior, my family would definitely agree. I… I would agree too.”

Zhao Munv’s words clearly told Lou Guangzhi that she was willing to share a husband with his girlfriend. Such deep affection was truly touching, especially considering Zhao Munv’s high status.

Lou Guangzhi was also deeply moved, but a bitter expression crossed his face. He shook his head and said, “But I can’t do it.”

“You want to remain faithful to your girlfriend?” Zhao Munv asked, her face pale. Jiang Xincheng also looked at him in confusion.

Lou Guangzhi smiled bitterly. “Since I’ve already revealed my hidden girlfriend and child, I might as well tell you everything else. A few years ago, during cultivation, I was too eager to advance and damaged my Dantian. So at most, I can only reach the Bone Training Realm Late Stage Peak and can’t progress any further. So now I can’t even reach the Cloud Condensation Realm, let alone the Rain Transformation Realm. If I can’t reach the Rain Transformation Realm, how could I possibly have the right to multiple wives?”

After these words, Zhao Munv looked as if struck by lightning, staring fixedly at Lou Guangzhi, unable to speak. The despair on her face was almost overflowing, making Lou Guangzhi’s heart ache terribly. He lowered his head, unable to look at Zhao Munv.