Blood flowed like a river outside St. Paul's Cathedral, but the blood outside did not affect the inside of the cathedral in the slightest.
"Sir, are you willing to take this lady as your wife, to love her, comfort her, respect her, and protect her as you love yourself? In sickness and health, rich and poor, to remain faithful to her until you leave this world? "
Lü Shu was silent for a long time. This was probably a scene from a movie. He had seen a movie once, and the movie had a similar scene, but now he was the main character.
"I do."
Carol used the last bit of her strength to hug Lü Shu's neck tightly, as if to feel the last bit of warmth in the world.
"Lady, are you willing to take this man as your wife, to love him, comfort him, respect him, and protect him as you love yourself? In sickness and health, rich and poor, to remain faithful to him until you leave this world? "
The world was silent.
"I'm sorry, Lü Shu." Tears welled up in Carol's eyes. "I don't want to."
Tears fell from the corners of her eyes, as if they were falling into the abyss.
Carol cried and laughed. "I said that, but you didn't seem to hear it, so I'll say it again."
"Lü Shu, be with me for the rest of your life. If it doesn't work, I'll wait a little longer. If it still doesn't work, I'll think of something else."
Lü Shu felt as if his heart had been tightly gripped by a hand, and the immense pain stopped his blood from flowing.
"Actually, I heard it."
"Actually, I know you heard it." Carol smiled. "I know that my feelings are a little more than yours, but it doesn't matter. My wish is that one day, Lü Shu can also like me. Now, my wish has finally come true."
Lü Shu was silent. Carol gently patted Lü Shu's chest. "There's finally a place for me in this place. But I selfishly want you to accompany me on my last journey, and I don't want you to carry the shadow of my death in the future. So, Lü Shu, I'm sorry, I don't want to, I can't. Actually, I have a secret. When the Spear of Eternity shattered, I suddenly felt that the moment the Spear of Eternity shattered, I might not love you as much anymore. I don't know why, but I don't want to accept this outcome. So, please forgive me for rejecting you. This is the best ending for me. It's great to have you in this world. "
Carol gently stroked Lü Shu's cheek. "Farewell, my love."
There was a cracking sound as though something within Carol's body had completely shattered.
Lv Shu could feel Carol's life force rapidly flowing away, the energy fluctuations growing weaker and weaker until they could no longer be felt. Carol's eyes finally closed, her eyelashes no longer fluttering cutely.
That ruthless and invisible hand seemed to cruelly lift Lv Shu's heart, almost suffocating him from the pain.
The priest sighed and patted Lü Shu's shoulder before walking out, leaving behind a silent world.
All of a sudden, the white tree imprint in Lü Shu's palm shone brilliantly. The shattered Lance of Eternity in Carol's body turned into white stars and light that gathered in Lü Shu's palm. In a trance, Lü Shu felt as if he had descended into another world, and in this world, there seemed to be a grand will that had existed since time immemorial.
"A new era has finally arrived," someone said in the world.
That voice seemed to be transmitted directly into Lü Shu's mind. Lü Shu silently raised his head to look at the towering tree in front of him. That tree was just as Carol had said: it covered the sky and the earth, and all living beings could live on it. Tens of thousands of roots extended straight into the ground, leading to an unknown place.
"Who are you?" Lü Shu asked.
"As you can see, World Tree. You came with the key, and I've been waiting."
"Oh." Lü Shu fell silent after saying that, as if he wasn't shocked at all. His heart was like dead ashes.
That voice suddenly said in a teasing tone, "That girl likes you because of the dependence of the branches on the whole. If she could see through this, she wouldn't be sad anymore."
Lü Shu calmly looked at the World Tree. "Bullsh * t!"
That will didn't seem to be angered, and only continued to say with great interest, "It's not that she can't be saved, but the price of saving her is to give her the World Tree. Have you ever thought that her bloodline is already pure enough? Just like her ancestor whom I've met before, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she's a god in the mortal world. How can a god develop feelings for a mortal? "
"I belong to you, and her feelings are based on my relationship with the Lance of Eternity. In that case, are you still willing to save her in this situation?" the will repeated its question. Suddenly, Lü Shu seemed to have a bloodline connection with the World Tree.
This feeling was very mysterious. At this moment, Lü Shu could confirm that the World Tree behind this grand will really belonged to him, just as the other party had said.
What it said was also true, and there was no need to doubt it.
Lü Shu suddenly sat on the root of the tree and fell silent.
It turned out that fate had come to him in a roundabout way just to play a joke on him.
It turned out that the loneliest person in this world was supposed to be him.
Then, he suddenly felt melancholy and self-deprecating, "I was wondering why a contestant like me who only knows how to make corny jokes would have such a good girl like me. It turns out … no one likes me."
Lü Shu said to himself, "Do you know, there was a girl who liked me back then, and after all that, she just wanted me to do her homework for her. Isn't that funny? Would it kill you to do your own homework? Are feelings and lies so worthless?"
"So, are you still willing to save her?" the will asked.
Lü Shu suddenly laughed. "Sometimes, I really hate the word fate. After all that, it's all for naught. A beautiful spring is not as good as a dream. But … so what? I'm still willing to save her. I don't know why, but I suddenly want to thank fate. At least it still cares for me. Forget it, forget it, I won't talk nonsense anymore. Actually, I just don't want to see her die. What's the point of saying so many sentimental things? It makes me sound like I'm sentimental. "
Lü Shu's tone finally became serious. "I'm willing to save her."
It was just like when Lü Shu received the counterfeit fifty yuan note back then. He was clearly thinking that he should treat the world the same way the world treated him, but in the end, he still silently tore off the counterfeit note.
This time, fate had played a huge joke on him, but he would rather believe that everything was real and that everything had happened before.
The will seemed to be stripping away its connection with Lü Shu, and a distant voice came from afar. "This era of descent will be far more interesting than the previous ones. I'll wait and see."
Lü Shu's divine sense suddenly returned to the church. The White Tree Imprint on his palm actually slowly rose from the palm lines and shone with a brilliant light!
The White Tree Imprint seemed to be alive, and it actually slowly fell into Carol's chest.
Thump, thump.
At this moment, Lü Shu once again heard Carol's heartbeat.
A huge vitality spread out, and Carol seemed to have received a new life. This time, she had obtained the complete World Tree, and it belonged to her.
Lü Shu carefully laid Carol flat on the soft red carpet. He silently put on the ring of a can, turned around, and strode out of the church. There was still a battle that belonged to him, and his back view was lonely and resolute.
"Farewell, my love."
…
Carol felt like she was having a big dream.
In the dream, she was like a helpless little girl, running in a pitch-black world. She kept feeling as if she was about to lose something, and it made her heart ache to the extreme.
She kept running, as if she had been running for several days and nights. Finally, in the pitch-black world, she saw a gray barrier, as if it was this gray barrier that was blocking something.
Carol stood in front of the barrier and kept pounding and crying, until her fists bled and her bones felt like they were about to break.
But she didn't want to stop, as if if she stopped, she would lose the most important thing in her life. For this, she was willing to give up her life.
With a crack, a shallow crack seemed to appear on the gray barrier, and the loud cracking sound was deafening in this dark world.
However, the crack was still very small, and before the real power arrived, this gray barrier was like a heavenly moat that was difficult to cross.
Lying on the red carpet, Carol was as beautiful as a princess at a grand ceremony.
The moment the crack appeared, a crystal clear tear suddenly fell from the corner of her eye, like the first ray of light in the darkness before dawn.
The princess murmured as if she was sleep-talking, "Lü Shu, don't go."
Her voice was as light as smoke, as if it had been engraved there, but also as if it had never been spoken before.
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