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"Zhikite!" Yan Li caught up to her.
She stopped and looked back.
Yan Li smiled and walked up, wanting to hug her from behind.
"Will you hate me?" she suddenly asked.
"Why would I hate you?" Yan Li hugged empty air. The sharp part of the umbrella blade pierced the skin below his throat, and blood flowed down.
"I dreamed that you wanted to kill me." She smiled and said, "Why don't I kill you first? You don't hate me anyway."
The pain was real, and the killing intent was not fake.
Yan Li calmed down instantly. From body to soul, there was only a hint of sadness and bitterness. "You still hate me."
"You actually think that I don't hate you?" Ji Zhiyuan said.
"I thought …" Yan Li paused, shook his head, and walked forward with the umbrella blade. The blade naturally penetrated deeper, and the blood flowed more fiercely.
Ji Zhiyuan subconsciously took a step back.
Yan Li revealed a smile and got closer.
In the end, the umbrella blade was put away. Ji Zhiyuan was forced to a tree trunk, with no way out.
Yan Li's hand gently stroked her face, caressing it. "What I once wanted to do the most was to touch your face, like it was my most beloved treasure."
"You have a lot of people you love the most," Ji Zhiyuan mocked.
Yan Li continued, "Now that it has come true, I find that you are even further away from me."
"We can't escape from reality." Ji Zhiyuan said.
"What is reality?" Yan Li said.
"You destroyed Great Xia. No matter the reason, you destroyed everything for me." Ji Zhiyuan said bravely.
"You still have me." Yan Li said.
"Don't you feel guilty?" Ji Zhiyuan angrily slapped Yan Li's hand away. "How could you become like this!"
Yan Li turned her body sideways. "I used to think that hurting you was the most unforgivable thing for me. But now it's different. Great Xia was only destroyed, but the humiliation my parents suffered before they died was a tragedy that couldn't be reversed even if countless Great Xia were to be destroyed. They gave birth to me, raised me, doted on me, loved me, why should I be treated like this? I just want justice. I'm sorry for hurting you, but I can only feel sorry. I can't regret that time can't turn back. "
"Outside of Peach Valley Town, I had already given up all hope. I thought that my life and my future had completely fallen into the abyss. He looked at Ji Zhiyuan again and stared at him deeply. "You saved my life on Lotus Mountain and let me see that the light is never far away. You let me know that in the depths of your heart, I still have a place for myself. It's a fusion that transcends love and hate and doesn't distinguish between each other. Then I learned that there was no progress to be made by dwelling on the past, by feeling sorry for myself, and by blaming others. The road is under our feet, and it is better for us to advance only half a step each day than to remain where we are, or to go backwards. Zhiyuan, you're wrong when you say that I don't feel guilty. I'm just confident that I can make up for the harm I've done to you. "
"Let's rebuild Da Xia." He held her hand, and his smile was full of confidence and cheerfulness. "I hope that you can smile like me, because you are my light."
This smile was also like a ray of light that poured into the bottom of Ji Zhiyuan's heart. She felt happy, warm, and the ripples of life that no one else could give, but at the same time, she felt dazzled.
She also reached out to touch Yan Li's face and smiled gently. "Do you still remember what I once said to you?"
"You said a lot, which one?" Yan Li asked.
"Do you remember every single one of them?" Ji Zhiyuan asked.
Yan Li smiled and said, "They reverberate in the depths of my soul."
Ji Zhiyuan tiptoed and touched Yan Li's lips. Then, she smiled at him and turned to leave. "I dreamed that you wanted to kill me."
"I won't hurt you anymore!" Yan Li spoke from the bottom of his heart in a sonorous and forceful voice.
She went far away. Her back was buried by the falling snow after the retreat of the Devil Clan. It was so resolute.
"I won't hurt you anymore …" He clenched his fists, and his vow echoed in his suddenly empty heart.
…
Shen Liuyun woke up and saw Yan Li and Ji Zhiyuan sitting by the bed, as well as her fellow disciples standing a little further away. Her mood was very calm, and she burst into a strong smile. "I'm fine now …"
Her voice was still very weak, but anyone could tell that she was not trying to be brave because she was terminally ill.
Su Xingyu heaved a sigh of relief. "Junior Sister, have a good rest." After saying that, he left.
Wen Ziqing originally wanted to stay for a while, but seeing that Su Xingyu had left, he didn't want to stay any longer. He immediately smiled at Shen Liuyun and said, "Junior Sister, I left the Vitality Pill for you. Remember to take it, it can help you recover your vitality quickly. If you feel uncomfortable, remember to send someone to find me immediately. In order to resist the Devil Clan, I didn't even know that you were injured. I'm really ashamed. "
"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother." Shen Liuyun nodded slightly to express her gratitude.
Wen Ziqing cupped his fists at Yan Li and Ji Zhiyuan, retreated, and closed the door.
Shen Liuyun grabbed Yan Li and Ji Zhiyuan's hands and put them together. She was very satisfied with her masterpiece. "Ever since I came to Jambu, I've been worried every day. I'm worried that the two of you won't forgive each other and will kill each other. Now that I see the two of you sitting together, it's like a young couple coming to visit their elders. I'm very happy. "
"Aunty, your injury hasn't healed yet. Don't talk so much in one go," Ji Zhiyuan said.
Yan Li smiled and said, "Zhiyuan and I are fine. Aunty, don't worry. Just focus on recuperating."
"Okay." Shen Liuyun closed her eyes tiredly.
Seeing that she had fallen asleep, Ji Zhiyuan covered her with a blanket and walked out.
Yan Li followed and closed the door. He said a few words to the gatekeeper and was about to chase after Ji Zhiyuan when he found that she had disappeared.
…
Gu Caiwei looked at the flickering candlelight and fell into deep thought. She didn't even react when Yan Li pushed the door open and entered.
"What are you thinking about?"
Yan Li walked over and sat down. He gently pinched her cheeks.
"I'm thinking why the Devil Clan only drove us to Nightmare Swamp. This makes their ambush seem meaningless." Gu Caiwei grabbed his hand and rolled her eyes at him coquettishly. "Stop. What if you get fat?"
Yan Li smirked and said, "Isn't that good? So many people won't covet your beauty."
"Then I want to pinch you too!" Gu Caiwei pulled Yan Li's cheeks into all kinds of shapes as if she was taking revenge. She convulsed with laughter. "Look at you. So silly. Wu wu wu …" She couldn't continue because her small mouth was blocked by Yan Li's big mouth.
After a long time, she curled up like a kitten on Yan Li's half-exposed chest. She was so lazy that she didn't even want to move a finger. Her beautiful eyes looked a little blurry. "Little b * tch, you're smarter. Tell me why the Devil Clan did this."
Yan Li said, "You can't see clearly because you're closely involved. On the way here, Xiao Qi and I speculated that the Devil Clan used this move to 'Pass Chen Cang'.
Plus, both of you were unharmed. " He pulled the blanket up and covered the two of them tightly. The temperature in the Phantom Night Forest was unbelievably low at night. "But I'm worried about another possibility."
Gu Caiwei said, "You're saying that the Devil Clan deliberately made us think that?"
Yan Li didn't deny it. "If it's the former, the Devil Clan is preparing to attack the main camp. Red Rock City has been massacred. No matter how injured the Nine Greats are, they are already defeated. If it's the latter, they are waiting for us to return and take the opportunity to destroy the three strongholds in front of the canyon. Then, they will send a large number of troops to the canyon. It will be very difficult for us to take it back. This attack is to see how many people we have. So when they got the result, they immediately retreated. "
"Then aren't we very passive?" Gu Caiwei said.
"Not really." Yan Li smiled. "We'll see tomorrow. If I'm not wrong, Red Rock City will definitely send someone over. Let's listen to what he has to say and we'll know how to deal with it."
…
"Eldest Senior Brother, Elder Cheng, things are not looking good!"
In the meeting hall of the stronghold, all the core disciples of the Nine Greats were present. However, only Mystic God Sect's Elder Cheng and Emperor Han were qualified to sit. Both of them were commanders of the stronghold and were on the frontline against the Devil Clan. Their identities were rather special.
The one who spoke was a Dao Court disciple who was kneeling down. "Ever since you left Red Rock City, strange things have been happening in the city. First, there was the disturbance of the Devil Clan. Later on, there were elder-class experts who died. All of them had their hearts dug out. Everyone in the city is panicking. Before I came out, there were already seven patrolling elders who met with mishaps. Now, I don't know how many there are. "
"Their hearts were dug out?" Elder Cheng was shocked. "Could it be that the Devil Clan has snuck in?"
The reporting disciple said, "Whether it was the work of the Devil Clan or not, even the Mirage Lord can't make an accurate judgment. However, there is no doubt that the experts of the Devil Clan have snuck into the city. The Lord asked me to inform Eldest Senior Brother to quickly bring everyone back to help and kill the Devil Clan in Red Rock City! "
Elder Cheng said solemnly, "If that's the case, Commander Han, quickly bring everyone back to help. I will definitely watch the stronghold and not let you have any worries."
"Wait."
At this moment, two voices sounded at the same time.
Yan Li and Xiao Qi walked out of the crowd and cupped their fists. "I have something to say."
"The situation is urgent. What else is there to say!" Elder Cheng said impatiently.
Xiao Qi said, "I dare to guarantee that the murders in the city are not the work of the Devil Clan. In fact, there can't be any Devil Clan outside Red Rock City. This is a smokescreen that Li Xueyi has used. Her goal is to lure away the experts, including Senior Brother Han, so that she can seize the three strongholds. "
"No, there must be Devil Clan in the city!" Yan Li said resolutely.
Xiao Qi originally thought that Yan Li was very smart, but he didn't expect him to be so muddle-headed. He immediately looked down on him and said, "Big Brother Yan, are you still holding on to that 'moving in the dark' tactic? It's outdated. According to Li Xueyi's latest actions, I bet that her plan is to take down the three strongholds and seize the canyon as a bridgehead. If you don't believe me, you can send people to disguise themselves as Sister Bing Jian and the others. Then, you can bring people to pretend that you're returning to Red Rock City. Li Xueyi will immediately bring people to attack! "
Yan Li said, "What if there's a Purgatory Formation in the city?"
"What?" Xiao Qi's expression changed.
"Sometimes, what we see and hear might not be true. I have a plan that can make Li Xueyi's scheme fail. Is everyone willing to act according to my instructions? "
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