ASTRP -Chapter 200 The Soul Swap Between Feng Jingge and the Original Host Was Actually Premeditated

So she absolutely could not reveal who the person she liked really was.

“Fine. Then just tell me—who is the person you like?”

“As long as you say it, I’ll give up on you.”

“I don’t want to say it. That’s my own business, and there’s no need to tell you.”

“As for you… whatever you want to do after Jing Country falls into chaos is your business.”

“My business…? You used to care about me so much. You gave me advice. Have you forgotten all that?”

Shen Nan stood up and forcefully grabbed the original host’s hand, pressing it against his chest.

“If you won’t tell me who you like, then you’re lying to me.”

“Because the person you love is me!”

“Have you lost your mind?”

“I already told you—the person I like is someone else, not you.”

Shen Nan became anxious.

“If you didn’t like me, then why did you save me back then?”

“And why did you comfort me afterward, even exchanging letters with me every month?”

“If you put it that way, I care about lots of people. Does that mean I have to like all of them?”

“I only saved you because I’m kind.”

“If it had been someone else instead of you, Shen Nan—your brother, your sister—I still would’ve saved them. Don’t overthink things.”

The original host once again shook off Shen Nan’s hand.

“I’m leaving.”

“You promised to watch the snow in Wu Xing Country with me, to stroll through the imperial capital with me, to look at lanterns with me…”

“I never promised you anything, Second Prince. I suggest you get your head checked.”

The scene suddenly shifted.

A group of people dragged the original host back into Shen Nan’s palace chambers.

Shen Nan pulled his robe down to his shoulders and lounged half-reclined on the bed.

“Jingge, what’s wrong with me? Why won’t you like me?”

“As long as you love me and stay with me, I’ll give you everything.”

The original host struggled.

“Let me go!”

A vicious look filled Shen Nan’s eyes as he abruptly sat up.

“I’m not letting you go!”

“I’m telling you—you must love me!”

At the side, the male servant Azan brought over two Gu worms.

But the original host was utterly powerless and couldn’t resist at all.

She struggled desperately, but Azan still forced one of the worms into her mouth.

Yes.

This was the memory.

Inside Shen Nan’s palace chambers, this was the memory repeatedly flashing through Feng Jingge’s mind.

This exact memory!

“Azan, don’t let her bite the mother Gu to death.”

“Yes.”

Shen Nan smiled.

“One for you, one for me.”

He tilted his head back and swallowed the Gu worm, even licking his lips in an oddly seductive manner afterward.

“Just like humans, the mother Gu is very noble. It can also transmit all sorts of information.”

“And I’ll be the one to swallow the husband Gu.”

“Hahaha… it even has a little ‘attendant.’”

“When the time comes, I’ll keep it in a cage and place it somewhere close to you.”

The original host coughed repeatedly but couldn’t cough the worm back out.

“What… did you make me eat…”

“A Gu that binds our hearts together.”

Shen Nan waved his hand, signaling Azan to release her.

“Jingge, you may leave now.”

“You can go wherever you want, but you’d better think carefully.”

“Your body now carries Gu worms. The mother Gu lays eggs.”

“If I become unhappy someday, I’ll use your body to kill the person you love.”

As Shen Nan spoke, he burst into laughter.

“Hahahaha… I wonder if the person you like can withstand the Gu worms?”

What a psychopath!

Feng Jingge finally understood.

The people who drove the original host to death weren’t just the Feng family.

This bastard was one of them too!

Then the scene changed again.

The original host was together with Shen Fufeng.

“Shen Ruo, I really like you, but I can’t be with you right now.”

“Can you give me some time?”

“When I’ve… made my decision, I’ll come find you again.”

Shen Fufeng gently pulled her into his arms.

“I understand your concerns. You don’t want Shen Nan and me to become enemies.”

“His health is already poor.”

“If he learns about us, I’m afraid he won’t be able to accept it.”

But in the end, Shen Nan still found out.

In a rage, he fought fiercely with Shen Fufeng.

Naturally, Shen Fufeng refused to truly fight him and only kept dodging his attacks.

Finally, in a fit of anger, Shen Nan demanded that he leave Wu Xing Country and declared that they would no longer be brothers.

And just like that, Shen Fufeng left.

He even changed his name afterward.

So that was the truth.

Which meant half of what Shen Nan had said before was true, and half was false.

Xiao Jinghan noticed Feng Jingge’s eyes moving rapidly beneath her lids, and he became worried.

He leaned closer to her—

Suddenly, Feng Jingge opened her eyes.

She immediately tried to sit up, and the two of them collided.

“Ow!”

“My nose!”

Xiao Jinghan had been hit on the jaw and felt pain as well.

But he still worried about Feng Jingge first.

“Why did you suddenly sit up?”

“Quick, let this prince see if your nose is alright.”

“Why is it that everyone else ends up kissing lips directly, but I just smash noses instead?”

The pain was indescribable.

Still, Feng Jingge hurriedly said:

“The original host never loved Shen Nan. Everything was just Shen Nan’s own delusion.”

“He even imagined it all!”

“He used Gu worms to threaten the original host and wanted to control her with those things!”

“And Shen Fufeng—the person the original host liked was Shen Fufeng.”

“No wonder Shen Fufeng couldn’t stand seeing us together.”

Xiao Jinghan suddenly said,

“This prince thinks your soul entering the Feng family young lady’s body was also part of a conspiracy.”

“It’s just that by sheer coincidence, this prince fell into the water, causing our souls to switch.”

He then told Feng Jingge everything he had overheard.

Feng Jingge smacked her hands together.

“The original host refused to obey him, so he wanted to replace her with an obedient soul?”

“But my arrival probably ruined his plan?”

“And Shen Nan might not even know the plan failed?”

“No wonder he asked me before who I really was!”

“He probably already suspected back then that his plan hadn’t succeeded.”

After all, Wu Xing Country possessed many legends and secret arts. It wasn’t as simple as outsiders believed—not merely a nation skilled only in Gu techniques.

Feng Jingge let out a long breath.

“Then if he already suspects I’m not the Feng family’s eldest miss, why hasn’t he exposed it?”

The night was dark and deep.

Feng Jingge glanced at Xiao Jinghan.

“Your Highness, shall we take a trip?”

Xiao Jinghan chuckled softly.

“This prince can investigate anytime. The real question is whether you can handle it.”

“You just woke up. This prince is worried about your body…”

“I’m perfectly fine.”

Feng Jingge got out of bed and rolled her neck.

“I was more worried you couldn’t handle it.”

“……”

Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan quietly tailed the guards all the way to the altar.

They hid in the shadows and observed from afar.

For this purpose, they had specially changed into Wu Xing Country clothing—black and red.

At the center of the altar, Shen Nan was absent, probably because his body couldn’t withstand the cold night wind.

But his personal male servant, Azan, was there directing everything.

“Hurry… hurry up!”

“It must be done right after midnight! If we miss the time, it won’t work anymore!”

Another man, who looked like a court official, spoke up.

“Will this thing really work?”

“After all these years, I don’t think it’s ever worked even once!”

He even added that the Feng family’s eldest daughter had merely lost her memory.

Where was the supposed soul replacement?