“I’ll kill you!” Li Xin, whose resolve had already been shattered, was now completely irrational from her provocation. Knowing he was doomed anyway, he might as well take someone down with him. Disregarding the sword at his neck, he raised the dagger and viciously stabbed it towards Jie’er.
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Grand Finale (2)
Everyone was shocked by the sudden turn of events, including Xu Jie’er, who stood frozen in place, forgetting to dodge. She watched the dagger pierce directly towards her heart, and in an instant, a blood-red scene engulfed her vision, leaving only a crimson expanse.
As the red receded, a face with a helpless, bitter smile gradually emerged. “Silly woman, when will you learn to be smart and give people peace of mind?”
“Lou, Lou Shanyu!” Jie’er called out in a daze, her consciousness gradually clearing. Before her was the man who was sometimes gentle, sometimes cold, sometimes mischievous, sometimes silent – who had directly blocked her, the sharp dagger piercing through his back, blood flowing like a seductive poppy…
Tears unexpectedly slid down her cheeks, along with the flow of her dormant heart’s spring. “How could you, how could you…” Why couldn’t he just live for himself once? Always pretending to be strong, always taking on everyone else’s burdens. All these years, he had never truly lived for himself!
But why wouldn’t heaven be kind to such a man?
“Silly woman, stop crying. Don’t you know how ugly you look when you cry!” Lou Shanyu laughed weakly, still teasing her even in such a state!
Jie’er cried while scolding: “You’re the silly one! Who asked you to block the knife? Do you think you’re a reincarnated Buddha? Who wants your good intentions? How can you decide to die for someone without asking? Didn’t you consider that person might not want to be saved?” If her life had to be exchanged for someone else’s, she would rather die herself…
Lou Shanyu was both amused and exasperated: “I wanted to ask you, but…” If he had time to ask, would he need to block with his body? When would this woman stop saying foolish things…
Intense pain invaded his consciousness, Lou Shanyu’s face growing paler by the second. Yue’er’s figure began to blur and overlap before his eyes. He tried to shake his head, attempting to stay conscious. He didn’t want to die; he had so many things he wanted to say…
But heaven would not give him another chance. His consciousness sank deeper, his body growing heavier, until no light remained in his vision, until he could no longer see Jie’er’s face. He knew it was time to say goodbye!
Yet he had so much reluctance, so many unspoken words…
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Grand Finale (Ignore this chapter)
Majestic mountain peaks, clouds swirling, at the top of a hundred-zhang cliff on a spiritual mountain, Jie’er stood facing the wind, her back lonely. Lu Xiran stood not far behind her, asking worriedly: “Xiao Jie’er, are you really sure?”
Jie’er turned, smiled slightly, and calmly interrupted: “I know what you want to say. I’ve really made up my mind!” She was going to leave, leave this world that never should have been hers. If she had never appeared from the beginning, perhaps nothing would have happened…
Lou Shanyu’s death made her see her heart clearly. She had always thought she only loved one person, but until that moment of blood-stained eyelids, she realized another man named Lou Shanyu had unknowingly settled in her heart because of his kindness and pretended strength!
Now, her heart was no longer complete. The missing piece could never be filled. The blood-red scene haunted her like a curse!
Lu Xiran understood her inner pain and her desire to leave, so when she proposed returning to the modern world, he hesitated but never stopped her. “Jie and Lou Shanyan are waiting for you at the mountain base. Do you want to see them?”
Jie’er pulled at the corner of her mouth, unable to hide her bitterness, closing her eyes and softly reciting a poem about transient beauty and unresolved emotions.
If she was to leave, she would leave without attachments. Coming here was a mistake from the beginning. As they say, meeting the wrong person at the right time is fate without connection; meeting the right person at the wrong time is connection without fate. Only meeting the right person at the right time is true destiny.
In just one year, she met four good men, and perhaps one of them was her destined one, but she couldn’t grasp it. Now, she was leaving. Past memories were vivid, but alas—
Memories exhausted, yet the next life unseen!
(End)
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Nightmare has always wanted to write a tragedy, because books that cause heartache are more memorable, but after starting to write, he discovered that tragedies are much harder to write than comedies. The first attempt was unsuccessful, and he asks for everyone’s understanding! Later, he will continue to serialize the comedy ending, hoping everyone will like it. Regarding Li Xin, there is still a part that hasn’t been explained, which will be addressed in the comedy ending…
Final Chapter (3)
“Lou Shanyu—” In the moment before losing consciousness, he heard Jie’er’s heart-rending roar, feeling her icy tears sliding down his face drop by drop. He desperately wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her, desperately wanted to tell her that what he least wanted to see was her tears…
Unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to do what he wanted to do, no more time to comfort the person he wanted to comfort. Everything that had passed swept across his eyelids like clouds, what he wanted to grasp he hadn’t caught, what he wanted to let go he had already released…
“Lou Shanyu, wake up, wake up, wake up! I won’t allow anything to happen to you, you can’t have anything wrong, do you hear me…” Everything around became so quiet, so quiet that only Jie’er’s crying could be heard!
“Enough, Yue’er, don’t be like this! I believe Shanyu wouldn’t want to see you so heartbroken because of him!” Ye Lüsheng couldn’t help but drop the sword in his hand and gently embrace her, his heart aching from her cries!
“Exactly!” Lu Xuhan quickly walked over, skillfully checking Lou Shanyu’s breath, neck pulse, and heartbeat. Finally raising his head, he impatiently glared at her: “I’m telling you, Xiao Jie’er, he’s not even dead, so why are you carrying on like a funeral?”
“You, what did you say?” Jie’er stopped crying in a daze, choking and looking at him stupidly, her expression blank!
Lu Xuhan rolled his eyes again and leisurely announced: “I said, you can save your tears for when he actually dies!”
Jie’er slapped Lu Xuhan’s head, threatening: “You brat, what nonsense are you talking about? I order you to save him, otherwise… otherwise I’ll tear down your ‘Number One Under Heaven’ plaque!”
Lu Xuhan looked aggrieved, complaining: “I’m telling you, Xiao Jie’er, isn’t this a bit too harsh? He wasn’t stabbed by me, so why must I be responsible?” If he’d known, he would have just stayed silent and played dumb…
With his reminder, everyone suddenly remembered one thing – where was Li Xin, the mastermind behind this bloody incident? Just now, everyone had been thrown into chaos by the sudden turn of events, and no one had noticed that this guy had actually escaped from under Ye Lüsheng’s sword. Now, looking for him, they discovered he was nowhere to be found!
Mo’er, seeing everyone’s expressions, hesitantly pointed at the treasure vault’s door: “If you’re looking for that man, he went inside!”
Everyone exchanged glances. It seemed this guy was truly obsessed with treasures. At a time like this, he wasn’t thinking about escaping, but still coveting the treasures. Such a person was destined to die for money!
