At that moment, the blood-stained white horse rushed into the frontmost defensive position. The long spear pierced straight through, tearing the frontmost face, and piercing through the outermost defensive line like a hot knife through butter.
The alchemy bomb that fell from the horse's back immediately buried everything in the sweeping fire and roar.
Huai Shi was still moving forward.
The white horse leaped over the trenches and sharp iron spikes on the ground. The iron hooves trampled, and blood spurted out. Huai Shi, who was on the horse, swept the blade of the spear and casually chopped the axe to the left.
Blood and bones shattered.
In the tragic sound, a corpse fell on its back, and blood splashed. Then, more deaths suddenly came.
Chaotic roars and screams sounded, but then, they were annihilated under the cruel ravages.
The iron hooves trampled, and the white horse moved forward step by step, breaking through the second line of defense.
The old commander didn't even have time to react. The blood-stained knight had already rushed over, and the axe wrapped in electric light swept across, smashing the barrier of nothingness with irresistible force.
The White Horse stood up on its hind legs and crushed his weapon. It neighed loudly and set off a bloody storm that had arrived late.
A pitch-black shotgun was raised from the horse's back, and it was aimed at the commander's face.
"Talk?"
At the last moment, he heard a hoarse sneer from the horse's back. "Do you deserve to talk?"
The trigger was pulled.
The gushing metal rain brought death and darkness, indicating the beginning of the final battle.
And there was no more obstruction in front of him.
Huai Shi looked back, and his blood-stained eyes quietly stared at the pursuers behind him who didn't have time to disperse. Once again, he raised the blade of the spear in his hand.
With the final thunder, the torrential rain fell from the sky, swallowing the last screams and wails.
After a long, long time, when Huai Shi numbly pulled out the blade of the spear from the corpse, he looked around and couldn't see anyone else.
There were no more enemies here.
He gasped with relief. He felt the white horse stagger and kneel in the mud on the ground. Its head, which was covered in wounds and blood, slowly turned to look at him for the last time. After pushing his shoulder, it turned into a phantom and dissipated.
In the torrential rain, Huai Shi got up from the ground, stretched out his hand, and supported Ai Qing. They slowly walked to the broken city gate in front of them.
After passing through the broken city wall and the broken city gate, they would be able to enter the border – Stone City.
But Ai Qing's footsteps came to an abrupt halt.
She stopped in place.
Huai Shi looked back blankly and saw her calm eyes.
"Once you enter the border, you will be considered a traitor. Do you understand?" Ai Qing said. "Tian Tian will not allow such a degree of dereliction of duty and rebellion."
Huai Shi did not answer.
He knew.
Ai Qing thought and asked, "What do you plan to do after going to the border? Will anyone accept me? There will only be more people waiting inside. Maybe Yin Ya is there waiting for us to come to him … Are you sure you can beat him? "
Huai Shi did not answer.
He did not know.
Ai Qing stared at him silently. After a long time, she asked the last question, "Do you think I didn't think of what you would do after coming to the Yin family and encountering such a thing?"
Huai Shi did not answer.
He did not know if he knew.
"I'm using you, Huai Shi." Ai Qing asked, "Is it really necessary to do this for this kind of woman?"
"You know I won't leave it alone, right?"
Huai Shi smiled and replied in a calm tone that made her extremely unhappy, "Knowing how to rely on friends is a sign of your growth, isn't it? There's no need to care about other things. "
Speaking of making use of others, hadn't he made use of Ai Qing and the Astronomy Association more often than not?
They were friends when they were young, but it was said that there were only pros and cons in the adult world. It was not bad to be good friends who could use each other.
Why did he have to be so stubborn?
He grabbed Ai Qing's hand and continued to move forward. He heard the girl's doubtful voice behind him.
"Huai Shi, don't tell me you're in love?"
Huai Shi turned around and was stunned for a long time. He was amused by her serious tone and could not help but shake his head, "Don't be ridiculous. Who would fall in love with a woman like you?"
"Yes, then I'm relieved."
Ai Qing sighed softly, "But even if I don't care, I still can't help but feel angry when people say that …"
As she spoke, she reached out and pressed Huai Shi's neck.
A small amount of anger and unhappiness exploded on her fingertips.
There was a soft slap.
The last straw fell.
The exhausted camel was finally overwhelmed.
Huai Shi fell on his back, but soon, he was supported by Ai Qing. She supported Huai Shi forward and walked to a place under the city gate where the rain could not reach. She put him down and leaned against the wall.
"Don't you understand, Huai Shi?" Ai Qing looked at his stunned expression, shook her head, and sighed, "Now, I'm your last stumbling block."
No one needed Huai Shi to take revenge anymore.
But as long as she was still around, Huai Shi would always be entangled with the hatred of the past and the Yin Family.
Only when Ai Qing was gone could he be completely free.
To live the life he wanted.
"There's no need to be so surprised, right?"
She suddenly laughed, "If there's anything you taught me, it's that I have to do my own things. Now it seems that I'm doing well. Why do you continue to interfere? "
Huai Shi was stunned.
It was the first time he saw Ai Qing's smile. It was calm and warm, no longer gloomy, but with the taste of sunshine.
She was already free.
From the moment she broke free from the bondage …
But for some reason, he remembered what the muscular old man said to him a few days ago.
"Are you mistaken, Huai Shi? Not everyone will fall into the abyss of misfortune after leaving your help … Why do you have to make everyone unable to leave you?"
Huai Shi shook his head and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Yes, why do you insist on being a hero everywhere?
Not every girl persistently hopes for a Prince Charming to fall from the sky. Huai Shi, not everyone thinks that there will be a savior who will solve everything neatly.
Your Highness, times have changed.
Instead of waiting for a Prince who works sometimes, they may prefer to solve things themselves. Maybe after they pick up the Gatling gun, they can still hold a cigarette in their mouth and ask the late Prince to light it.
Since when did the soft and fragrant ladies become such terrifying creatures? It's really hard to accept from the bottom of my heart …
"It's too sad to talk like that, Ai Qing."
Huai Shi coughed and laughed at himself, "I originally wanted to be friends with you …"
"Forget it, I hate you very much."
Ai Qing gently sat beside him and glanced at him, "From the first time I saw you, I hated you. I didn't understand why my mother liked you so much.
When I saw you won second place in the cello competition and still didn't care about it, I hated you even more.
From that time on, I didn't want to be friends with this kind of muddling through people … I didn't expect that we would be entangled until now. "
She glanced at Huai Shi with pity, "You can think of it as an ill-fated relationship."
"Ill-Fated …?"
It's not bad to have more ill-fated relationships like this.
Huai Shi smiled and didn't say anything. He just quietly looked at the pouring rain outside the city gate.
In the heavy sound of the endless rain, the whole world was quiet.
The roaring and cruel world gradually moved away from them.
They were left in the same place.
In the speechless silence, everything became unimportant. Whether it was stubbornness or grudges, they all drifted like water vapor, dissipating in the long silence.
But only now, he suddenly felt that Ai Qing was real. She was not the lonely phantom in the memory fragments of the past, nor was she the woman who was obsessed with higher things, who made people feel unreachable.
She really existed in this world.
She was right beside him, only a short distance away.
He could even hear her heartbeat and breathing.
In the silence, they seemed to be no longer lonely. They were freed from the shadows and resentment of the past and accompanied each other in this cruel world.
Even if it was only for a short moment.
Until the pouring rain gradually became thinner.
Ai Qing slowly got up from the ground and looked into the distance.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yes." She nodded.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Huai Shi looked at her. After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and added, "You know, for example, a parting word, a suggestion, or a farewell and regret. If you want to apologize, it's not too late. "
"Apologize? Are you dreaming?"
Ai Qing coldly extinguished his fantasy. After thinking for a while, she said seriously, "If there's really any advice, it's to learn to be more ruthless … Don't be a good person, but don't be too bad either."
She said, "Don't become like me."
Seeing Huai Shi's stunned look, she shook her head and laughed. "From nine years ago until today, I've been thinking about how to get more power and status, how to find other people's weaknesses, how to take revenge on those who suppressed me …
Should this kind of life be described as bleak or fulfilling? I don't understand at all … "
"But there's only one thing I can be sure of."
Ai Qing said seriously,
"— The past few hours have been the most free time of my life."
She lowered her head and stared into the young man's eyes. She said solemnly.
"Thank you, Huai Shi."
Huai Shi was stunned for a long time. He coughed dryly and couldn't help but look away. "If you really want to thank me, can you stay and be my slave to repay me?"
"Stop dreaming, Huai Shi. In stories, isn't that usually a matter of the next life?"
She took a step back, as if she was preparing to leave after work, and told him calmly.
"Goodbye, Huai Shi."
She turned and walked into the rain. Step by step, she walked into the rain.
When she saw the sneaky shadows that lingered behind the curtain of rain and didn't dare to approach, she showed her trademark mocking smile and looked away with disdain.
She stood still in the lonely rain.
"I surrender myself here."
Ai Qing raised her head and said to the empty sky except for the dark clouds, "Everything Huai Shi does is under my orders and commands. He's just fulfilling his duty."
At that moment, the rain stopped abruptly.
It was as if the world had frozen at that moment.
Countless raindrops that fell hastily hung in the air, illuminated by the sudden appearance of a fierce light in the void. Dazzling lights burst out from the void, piercing through the rain and enveloping Ai Qing's body.
It was as if countless suns had risen in an instant in the rain and fog.
Under the illumination of countless suns, the shadow of a huge building silently slid out of the void and stood on this desolate and muddy land.
In the blink of an eye, even the mud had dried up, turning into a firm and neat grassland.
And on top of the gray wall, in the midst of countless dazzling lights, the symbol of the Astronomy Society hung solemnly, overlooking the sinners who had reined in their horses at the edge of the cliff.
The cold aura spread in all directions, intimidating all the fanatics who dared to have evil intentions.
It issued a stern warning without any mercy.
Either don't move.
Or die.
Thus, no one dared to step forward.
Only two black-clothed men wearing sunglasses came forward, as if they had been waiting for a long time. They looked at Ai Qing, then looked up at Huai Shi who had fallen under the city gate, and softly asked a few questions.
After Ai Qing answered, they nodded, took out handcuffs, and handcuffed Ai Qing's wrists.
"Madam Ai Qing, the Ministry of Justice has evaluated and reviewed the laws you have violated. You will be temporarily detained, and your trial will be held in a week."
After showing her the document with the seal of the Astronomy Society and the signature of the Ministry of Justice, the leading black-clothed man asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"No, I believe the Astronomy Society will give me a fair judgment," Ai Qing calmly shook her head, then said, "But before that, can you give me a blanket? I'm a little cold. "
Soon, a thin and warm blanket appeared in the hands of the female black-clothed man and covered Ai Qing's shoulders.
"Is this okay?" she asked.
Ai Qing nodded, turned around, and followed them to the door that suddenly opened without any resistance.
Finally, she heard a shout behind her.
"Wait a minute!"
At some point, Huai Shi had crawled up from the ground.
He used the Sword of Virtue to support his body and shouted at Ai Qing with all his might, "Wait a minute, Ai Qing!"
Panting heavily, Huai Shi stared at her back and said with all his strength, "One more question … I have one more question to ask you!"
There was one more question that he had to ask.
He was afraid that if he didn't ask now, he wouldn't have a chance in the future.
But when Ai Qing turned around, he fell into silence. His lips moved, but he couldn't speak.
The two black-clothed men didn't seem to be in a hurry. They were tolerant of this kind of thing. Or rather, after witnessing everything from the beginning to the end, they looked at Huai Shi with eyes full of admiration and sympathy. It was just a few minutes, they could afford to wait.
Ai Qing calmly looked at Huai Shi's red face.
She was waiting for his question.
She seemed to have prepared the cruelest answer.
"You …"
Huai Shi hesitated for a long time. He finally mustered up his courage and asked loudly, "Where did you buy the Divine Light of Grace?"
"…"
In the dead silence, Ai Qing was stunned.
The words that she was about to blurt out were stuck in her throat. After a long time, she finally reacted. Her shoulders couldn't help but shake, and she chuckled.
It was not only self-deprecating but also helpless.
She should be angry, but for some reason, there was an indescribable helplessness.
"I really do hate you, Huai Shi …"
She took one last look at Huai Shi, turned around, and disappeared into the darkness behind the door.
I hate you the most in the world.
The door closed behind her with a loud bang.
The dazzling sun and the emblem of the Astronomical Association disappeared together with the huge and cold building. Only the gradually exhausted rain dripped weakly from the sky.
Huai Shi staggered back and leaned against the wet wall.
"What …"
He chuckled softly and shook his head. "You don't even want to send me a link? Isn't it too cold? "
No one answered.
Through the thin curtain of rain and gradually dissipating dark clouds, he saw the distant sun gradually sink into the curtain of night. In the clear dusk, fleeting starlight lit up in the dusky sky.
The rain was about to stop.
He closed his eyes tiredly.
Then, he felt the rain on his face stop abruptly.
There was a black umbrella over his head. A passing cowherd looked down at his helpless and embarrassed appearance and laughed gloatingly.
"Yo, young man, are you heartbroken?"
Huai Shi rolled his eyes at him, thought for a while, and suddenly asked.
"Are you free?" he said. "Let's go for a drink … It's my treat."
"Okay." Yoo Dong-ri smiled and reached out to pull him up from the ground. "Let's go … But, have you thought of a toast?"
"To death, how about that?"
"Not bad, anything else?"
"To freedom."
Huai Shi took one last look at the direction where Ai Qing left, chuckled softly, and walked forward.
He said, "I'm free."
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