Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 790 Holding Back
"Perhaps I am not suited to enter the Seventh Sin Domain."

Li Zheng and his group walked through the Seventh Sin Domain. All around them was desolate, with strangely shaped rocks everywhere. In the dim environment, the menacing shadows looked like eerie beasts, ready to devour anyone who might approach them.

The deeper Miriel went, the more restless she felt inside. Some negative thoughts that she hadn't paid attention to before were magnified at this moment, becoming extremely important. They would appear in her mind from time to time, leading her thoughts in a negative direction.

This kind of "concern" is uncontrollable; even if she knows that her reaction is wrong, she cannot suppress it.

“Things that I normally don’t care about keep popping up here, it’s really annoying!” Miriel said with a hint of anxiety.

The inability to fight against what she couldn't give her a deep sense of powerlessness, as if all her efforts were in vain.

"Why don't you go back first?" Li Zheng stopped and said, "Just like when we entered the Fourth Sin Domain, stay near the entrance and adapt slowly?"

Since we can't resist, we might as well stay on the periphery; otherwise, it will be too late to regret it if something unexpected happens.

The most undesirable behavior in the realm of sin is to force oneself.

In other places, you can advise others that "persistence leads to victory," but to do the same in the Sinful Realm is to harm the other person!
“I…” Miriel glanced at Mudara standing next to her, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted her teeth and said, “No need, just answer a few questions for me.”

Communication is the best way to resolve certain negative emotions, because many things are actually caused by our own overthinking. If we talk things out, it can have a surprisingly good effect.

Li Zheng said, "Okay, go ahead and ask."

The three stopped and found a clean spot to sit down.

Miriel asked, "What do you think of Zhan Zhouzhou? Do you have any feelings for her? She's so strong. If she were with you, it would be a perfect match, and she would be much more useful than me."

"Zhan Zhouzhou?" Li Zheng hadn't expected that the female warrior Zhan would become the object of Miriel's jealousy. He laughed and said, "Zhan Zhouzhou and I are just ordinary friends. Besides, she always mocks and ridicules me. How could I possibly like her? You're overthinking it! Besides, it's one thing for her to be strong, but that doesn't mean I have to pursue her, right? If I were to pursue every talented and strong woman of the opposite sex and make her my woman, what would be the difference between me and a womanizing scumbag who falls in love with every woman he sees?"

Miriel remained noncommittal, then asked, "What if Zhan Zhouzhou has feelings for you?"

“Then that’s even more impossible!” Li Zheng laughed. “A strong woman like Zhan Zhouzhou would only like someone stronger than her, not a good-for-nothing like me who has no talent for martial arts and can only improve his strength through all sorts of haphazard methods.”

Miriel shook her head and said, "You're too oblivious when it comes to feelings. I'm a succubus and a woman, so I understand women's minds very well. Sometimes the way Zhan Zhouzhou looks at you makes me feel threatened. She definitely sees you as more than just a friend!"

"Oh?" Li Zheng laughed, "I really can't sense that she has any feelings for me. Since you say so, I'll have to ask her about it later. But you can rest assured about one thing: although I'm a bit materialistic and sometimes fantasize about having multiple wives and enjoying the bliss of having many women, I'm more traditional and loyal. Now that I've accepted you and am with you, I will absolutely not touch any other woman!"

He thought for a moment and added, "Unless you wrong me first."

Speaking of which, Li Zheng feels that he is quite similar to Feng Shan.

They are very devoted and loyal in relationships, and will not be fickle or change their minds.

Once you've identified someone, you'll keep your distance from others to avoid overstepping boundaries.

"Hmph." Miriel felt reassured by Li Zheng's heartfelt words, but she still huffed playfully, "You really did leave yourself a way out. You said you wouldn't touch other women, but don't forget, you have several wives besides me."

Blood-patterned Black Dragon Mo Li, Blood Clan Phoenix Lai, Painful Clan An An, Destruction Clan Mudala—these were all marriages arranged for Li Zheng by his predecessors. Although the reasons were rather far-fetched, Miriel didn't believe that Li Zheng didn't have any thoughts about them.

If four beautiful wives fell from the sky, which male wouldn't have any thoughts about them?

Li Zheng shrugged and said, "You really care more about this matter. Well then, when I get back this time, I'll find a way to dissolve their marriage. Now you can rest assured, right?"

He's either incredibly busy or incredibly tired every day, so he doesn't have much time to think about romantic things.

Even the occasional payment of grain was just to satisfy Miriel, so she wouldn't feel neglected.

“No, you don’t need to make any decisions for me.” Miriel turned her head and said, “So that you won’t think later that I was forcing you.”

"Oh, then forget it." Li Zheng nodded in agreement. "Anyway, I haven't come up with an excuse to convince the terminal yet."

The terminal was interfering in this matter, and Li Zheng was unsure of the extent of its involvement. If the terminal disagreed... he could only maintain the status quo, having the name of husband and wife with those people, but not the reality of it.

Next, Miriel asked some tricky questions, almost all of which were related to relationships.

Li Zheng answered each question honestly.

When Miriel asked, "Rebecca is deeply in love with you, will you accept her someday?" Li Zheng suddenly remembered a sentence he had heard from someone.

Women are all prone to jealousy. No matter how understanding she may seem, she will definitely harbor a lot of jealous thoughts.

Miriel is a succubus who is naturally sensitive to matters of the heart. However, unlike the legendary succubi, Miriel does not have the unrestrained behavior of other succubi. Instead, she pursues fidelity in relationships.

However, in Li Zheng's view, Miriel's worries were completely unnecessary.

There were many things he hadn't even noticed, let alone considered the possibility of infidelity.

“Well, although some of your answers didn’t satisfy me, I feel much better now, and the influence of the Seventh Sin Domain has lessened considerably.” Miriel stood up, took Li Zheng’s arm, and said, “Let’s continue.”

With most of the thoughts that had appeared in his mind dissipating and the pressure from the Seventh Sin Domain lessening considerably, Miriel felt that his current state was sufficient to hold out until he reached the golden zone of the Celestial Dragon Clan.

At this moment, Mudala spoke up, "My lord, I also have many questions and would like to ask you to answer them for me."

Li Zheng, arm in arm with Miriel, hurried along, casually tossing out a sentence: "Keep it to yourself, deal with it yourself."

Even though Mudala is bound by the contract, Li Zheng will still leave some room for interpretation of anything she says and will not believe everything she says.

(End of this chapter)