It was a pity that in the end, the pattern on the Fated Star Plate was still a blur, just like the Garden of Zhou in her eyes.
She could not see her own fate, not even the slightest indication, but in a certain part of the pattern, she could see a gray trail.
Seeing the fate of others was always simpler than seeing one's own fate.
She once again gazed at the unconscious Chen Changsheng, somewhat puzzled. Why is this person related to me? Is it because I saved him? It was just that this person's fate was so gray that she could not see any chance of survival. Just as she had confirmed in the reeds, if nothing unexpected happened, this person would undoubtedly die.
"As long as you are not dead, I will do my best to keep you alive, but … if you are destined to die, can you please die earlier, die by yourself, and not drag me down with you?"
She looked at Chen Changsheng and thought.
There was a path of retreat in the cave, but there was no path of retreat. Her true essence was almost exhausted, and the Phoenix soul had once again fallen asleep. The Tong Bow could not remain unbreakable forever.
More and more gray spots had already appeared on the verdant wutong tree, all traces of the miasma.
She lowered her head, her two forefingers lightly touching, and muttered to herself, "It's fine … it's fine, Rong'er will definitely be fine."
At this moment, she was like an ordinary little girl, somewhat wronged, somewhat aggrieved, somewhat flustered.
Weakness was only momentary, and grievance was also only momentary.
After a while, she calmed down.
She had never been an ordinary little girl.
She was Xu Yourong.
She raised her head, her eyes bright.
She had decided to take the risk and kill this person.
Time was still passing, and they had not traveled too far. The Tong Bow's tree form should still be able to hold on for a little longer, but suddenly, the tree transformed into specks of light and disappeared without a trace at the cave entrance.
She rushed out of the cave, her two hands drawing two lines of fire in the air as she attacked Bai Hai.
In a situation where she was clearly at a disadvantage, to remove her final defensive measure and take the initiative to attack was a very brave and unexpected choice. Of course, it was very sudden. However, ever since he made the almost insane decision to seize the phoenix blood last night, Bai Hai had been in his most powerful state. Yes, even he, who was judged to be callous and bloodthirsty, felt that this matter was very insane. This made him excited and nervous like never before, allowing him to maintain his state of cultivation at its peak. Thus, he was able to find traces of Xu Yourong, as well as be able to stably receive her counterattack.
The wutong tree disappeared, but the poisonous miasma that was still on it turned into dust that filled the air at the cave entrance.
Bai Hai's steady and powerful palm broke through the dust and directly collided with the two lines of fire that carried a pure and holy aura.
With a boom, the smoke and dust inside and outside the cliff cave became even thicker. Then, there was a shrill sound of something tearing through the air. Two afterimages kept moving around, dragging sparks behind them. The temperature in the cave suddenly rose.
The line of fire suddenly disappeared, and the palm wind whistled wildly. A figure rapidly retreated into the depths of the cliff cave. Unable to stand firm, he fell heavily on the cliff wall, making a dull sound.
The one forced into the cliff cave was Xu Yourong. She ignored the pain of the impact and extended her hand to her side.
Bai Hai would not give her another chance to adjust her breathing and set up a defense. Transforming into a gray blur, he appeared in front of her. The magical artifact in his hand suddenly glowed brightly, sending the Tong Bow that she had just grasped back into her hand flying. At the same time, his body moved forward, his withered hand shooting out like lightning and tightly gripping Xu Yourong's throat.
This battle concluded very quickly.
Xu Yourong no longer put up any meaningless resistance. She slightly creased her brow. She did not vomit blood, but her face was even paler than before, making her seem very weak.
Even in normal times, Bai Hai, who had bitterly cultivated for more than two hundred years to reach the peak of Ethereal Opening, would still be able to put up a fight against her, much less now that she was heavily injured and her true essence exhausted.
The final result was not surprising.
Bai Hai himself found it somewhat difficult to believe this fact.
"You've lost." He looked at Xu Yourong, his voice trembling. An unnatural flush appeared on his aged face.
It was excitement and agitation, but there was also an element of fear and unease.
The reincarnation of the Heavenly Phoenix had been defeated by him just like that? How could he have won so easily?
Somewhat incredulously, he asked, "Just who was it last night that injured you so heavily?"
Xu Yourong naturally would not answer his question. Her expression remained calm, as if her opponent had not grasped her throat or her fate.
This sort of disregard enraged Bai Hai once more. He harshly shouted, "Right now, all I need to do is move a finger and you'll die. In this sort of situation, you still feel it beneath you to speak to me?"
Xu Yourong calmly glanced at him. She still did not speak, using her silence to express her attitude.
Bai Hai was so angry that he began to laugh, his voice becoming somewhat strange. "Don't think that you can provoke me into killing you like this. Relax, I will definitely let you live and watch as I suck your blood dry."
A sliver of loathing finally appeared in Xu Yourong's eyes.
It was not fear or dread, only loathing.
Bai Hai leaned forward and gazed at her face. His voice trembling, he sighed, "Your face … how did you make it? It's actually so real. "
Xu Yourong gazed at this treacherous and aged face and suddenly felt some regret.
"I never thought that there would be a day when I would be so close to you."
Bai Hai gazed at her eyes that were as bright as autumn waters and let out a teeth-aching laugh. "Hahahaha, this is truly my honor."
After saying this, his body leaned forward once more, getting even closer to her.
Xu Yourong calmly gazed at him. Although she did not speak, she gave off a sacred and inviolable feeling.
For some reason, when he gazed into her eyes, Bai Hai suddenly lost all interest in teasing her. He even felt somewhat uneasy. In a slightly hoarse voice, he said, "Relax, I will let you die with dignity … so even if you have some sort of final trick, I hope that you won't use it. Otherwise, I really don't know what kind of outrageous things I will do once my hopes are dashed."
Xu Yourong turned her head with some difficulty, no longer looking at him, and then closed her eyes.
Bai Hai stared blankly and lowered his head to her neck.
He had never done this sort of thing before, so he was somewhat nervous. Especially when he thought that she was the inviolable and sacred reincarnation of the Heavenly Phoenix, a true Holy Maiden, he became even more nervous, his movements seeming rather clumsy.
The next moment, Xu Yourong's brow furrowed once more, as if in pain.
Bai Hai's pupils rapidly constricted.
He felt that this was the most delicious immortal nectar he had ever tasted in his life.
But … why was it so little?
The next moment, he forgot this question. The liquid that flowed into his mouth seemed to contain an inexhaustible flame, as if it was the true essence of the sun. It was countless times purer than the Earth Fire of the Setting Sun Sect. Compared to this, what did the legendary Earth Fire Crystals count for?
In just an instant, he felt an inexhaustible amount of energy pour into his body.
In just a single mouthful, he became drunk. His grizzled eyebrows floated up and his eyes constantly squeezed together as if he was intoxicated. It was an extremely strange sight.
Xu Yourong could not see his face, and he could not see Xu Yourong's face, so he did not discover that Xu Yourong had opened her eyes.
She calmly gazed at the stone walls of the cave.
For some reason, even though she was already at the edge of the abyss of death and was currently enduring such humiliation and cruelty, her expression was still very calm, as if she still had the leisure to think about other things.
Time slowly passed, but it was so resolute that it inspired fear in one's heart.
Suddenly, Xu Yourong's eyebrows slightly rose once more, because she realized that she seemed to have miscalculated.
Even if she could kill this repulsive old thief, the blood in her body would be sucked clean by him.
This time, true regret appeared in her eyes. Although it was very faint, it was still somewhat regretful.
She did not want to die like this, and she certainly did not want to die with this old thief's corpse still pressing down on her body.
But just like the trajectory of fate in the starry sky, once it began to move, it could not be stopped.
This was the decision she had made, her plan. Once it began to be carried out, she would become a part of this plan, no longer capable of preventing the arrival of the conclusion.
Was this her fate?
She quietly thought.
Fate could not be changed.
Both the north and south factions of the Orthodoxy believed this.
But there were some people who did not believe this.
Like Wang Zhice, like those people who had to change their fate.
Xu Yourong believed that her fate could not be changed, that she could only perish together with this old thief, ultimately becoming a pair of corpses in the cave that no one would ever discover. She had forgotten that there was another person in this cave.
A hand rose up in front of her eyes, bringing her gaze slowly up to her neck.
This hand was not very large, its fingernails very clean, its fingers long and slender. They were usually very warm, but now they were very cold, with ice and snow still clinging between the fingers.
This hand seemed rather tired and powerless, but it was also very determined. It passed through her black hair, brushed past her earlobe, and then rested on her neck …
This hand slowly and firmly covered Bai Hai's face and then pushed outwards.
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