"If I were the Demon Monarch, would you love me?"
"You... you know everything?"
"Yeah, I know a little."
"How did you find out?"
"That's not important!"
"No, it's very important!"
Gu Xiangzhu showed no defensive reaction, but a shadow of gloom still flickered in her eyes. "Have... have they contacted you?"
Zhao Ci shook his head. "No... I guessed! From Huangfu Song's strange behavior, and your reaction."
Gu Xiangzhu's expression relaxed slightly, and she forced a smile. "You're pretty perceptive. No wonder you were able to fool me for so long."
"You still haven't answered me. If I were the Demon Monarch, would you love me?"
"If you were the Demon Monarch, I might hate you."
"Then what if I've always been Zhao Ci?"
"I..."
Gu Xiangzhu felt her breath catch, her chest tight and uncomfortable.
She never expected Zhao Ci to ask this question so directly.
It threw her, who had felt she still held some semblance of control, into an unprecedented state of confusion.
