Ye Yuqiao found it truly difficult to refuse the pleas of the common people. All of this stemmed from the time when the Ghost King had usurped the power of the Netherworld during her reign, leaving her with a sense of guilt towards the citizens of the Netherworld, her subjects.

She was afraid to see the disappointed faces of the people again.

Watching the Nether King's Fire in Ye Yuqiao's hand extinguish, Chen Hao, not too far off, felt an unpleasant taste in his heart. He couldn't understand why Ye Yuqiao would agree to become another's queen for the sake of those people.

"Let Ye Yuqiao make the choice," he thought to himself. Once again, Chen Hao chose to respect Ye Yuqiao's decision.

In fact, no matter what choice Ye Yuqiao made, he had already been hurt, and it had led him to doubt many things.

Half a minute passed, and Ye Yuqiao stood still in the distance, unable to make a decision.

"The people here need you!" At that moment, the young King began to speak. Although he looked pained and sorrowful on the surface, his heart was secretly rejoicing; he had completely caught Ye Yuqiao's weakness.

"Maybe you still like that boy Chen Hao, but he's never been right for you," the King continued, "You've seen it, even without you, he would choose to leave this place, showing that you're not indispensable in his heart. But it's different with the people here, and different with me; we all need you, we all hope you will stay."

Ye Yuqiao didn't care about the King's words at all. At that moment, her attention was all on the cries of the common people below.

"Queen, please stay."

"Queen, we beg you, don't go, or everyone will be heartbroken."

...

"Yuqiao!" Just then, Chen Hao's voice rang in Ye Yuqiao's mind, having unsealed the Nether King's Heart over his left eye.

His voice was so calm that Ye Yuqiao found it somewhat cruel.

"Maybe this place is more suitable for you," Chen Hao said softly.

Hearing Chen Hao say this, Ye Yuqiao felt a sharp pain in her chest. She hadn't expected Chen Hao to actually advise her to stay. It was as if she really wasn't indispensable to Chen Hao, just as the King had said.

She didn't know if Chen Hao was acting out of spite or if it was truly what he felt in his heart.

"Would you be happy if I was gone?" Ye Yuqiao asked Chen Hao.

Chen Hao let out a scornful cold laugh, "From what you're saying, if you choose to stay, is it for my happiness, for my sake? To be honest, I haven't felt that I am that important in your heart either!"

"You!" Ye Yuqiao was very angry, and the pain in her chest grew worse, "You just don't understand me at all!"

"Do you understand me then?" Chen Hao retorted.

Ye Yuqiao said nothing more and fell into an endless sorrow.

No matter what the outcome of this situation was, it had already caused a rift in her and Chen Hao's hearts.

"Queen, please stay," the people below continued to plead, and more and more people were coming. An invisible force was converging among them, forming a shackle that was gradually locking Ye Yuqiao's heart.

As Ye Yuqiao's body trembled and tears began to gleam in her eyes, the King, with a bittersweet expression on his face, felt more and more joyful inside. He knew very well that the more tangled Ye Yuqiao became, the greater the chance she would stay.

"Not going to lie, I have been deeply hurt during this time," Chen Hao's voice once again sounded in Ye Yuqiao's mind, low and somewhat unsteady, "Maybe you're right, I really don't understand you enough, but that can't be the reason for you to abandon me for these people. Sigh, it seems more words are pointless now, just let Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng go."

At this, Ye Yuqiao turned back and glared furiously at Chen Hao, shouting in her mind, "Bastard, why do you always want to leave me behind alone?"

"I've said it, the choice is in your hands."

"But you're my boyfriend, the one who promised to be with me forever. Why can't you make a choice for me when I'm hesitating and helpless."

"There are some choices I can't help you with, nor should I," Chen Hao said coldly, "and what you're doing now is overthrowing the eternal promise between us."

As he spoke, Chen Hao's face turned ashen, a raging, unspeakable fury burning in his heart.

"My Queen, please stay!" At that moment, a pleading voice rose from below.

"All of you shut up!" Chen Hao roared at the people down below, "Don't you understand that imposing on others can cause troubles? Do you really think your lack of worries is built upon the troubles of others?"

"Chen Hao, just leave this place, we don't welcome you!"

"Right, leave the Queen with us, get as far away as you can!"

The crowd below retaliated against Chen Hao.

Hearing these words, Chen Hao was fuming, and he retorted furiously, "She is mine, why should I leave her for you!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Chen Hao instantly moved behind Ye Yuqiao and scooped her up horizontally.

Seeing this, the people below exclaimed, "No! Put our Queen down!"

The corners of Chen Hao's mouth turned up slightly, his rebellious desires completely ignited.

"What are you doing?" Ye Yuqiao asked.

"Taking you away."

Ye Yuqiao frowned, saying, "Put me down first, then we'll talk."

"Impossible!"

"I'm getting angry!" Ye Yuqiao glared and said fiercely, "I'm really getting angry, don't think I can't bring myself to take action against you."

Chen Hao looked down at Ye Yuqiao, slowly let go of her hands, and closed his eyes, "You choose whether to get down or not. If you do, from now on, you are you and I, Chen Hao, am Chen Hao. We will owe each other nothing!"

This time, Chen Hao had laid down the gauntlet.

He didn't know why he had made such a decisive statement. If Ye Yuqiao really got down, there would be no turning back at all.

The moment he spoke, he regretted it.

Perhaps out of fear of losing her, he was sometimes so ruthless.

A prolonged silence.

The King was nearly suffocating; he, just like Chen Hao, was anxiously waiting for Ye Yuqiao to make her decision.

"Why?" Ye Yuqiao finally spoke, her eyes red from crying, "Why can you always give up on me so easily?"

"Because I can't feel the steadfast strength you give back to me," Chen Hao answered quickly.

Ye Yuqiao closed her eyes tightly, but she couldn't stop the tears from streaming down.

After a long while, Ye Yuqiao did not get down from Chen Hao's arms, instead she opened her eyes and, with a submissive tone, asked, "May I go down to say a proper goodbye to them?"

Chen Hao shook his head, saying bluntly, "I despise this indecisive version of you now."

Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao lifted her left hand and fiercely slapped Chen Hao across the face, snorting, "If you dare say you hate me again, I swear I'll kill you!"

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