Himmlischer König - Kapitel 59
"Sister Xiaoci..." Through the blur, the person who had been by her side asked anxiously in a low voice, "What's wrong? Does your wound hurt a lot?"
It's Huachen!
Murong Ci's heart tightened. She hurriedly withdrew her hand and leaned against the wall to support herself. "No...it's okay, you guys go quickly."
Six years later, having submitted to Ye Chuhan and living by her charming smiles, all her ugly behavior was clearly seen by him. How could she dare to let him call her "Sister Xiao Ci" again!
She was too ashamed to face him!
Suddenly, there was silence around her. Many people walked past her, and some had already left the secret passage. She could faintly hear joyful shouts coming from ahead, but she knew that Hua Chen had been standing beside her the whole time, without moving an inch.
Murong Ci steadied herself against the stone wall and managed to say with all her might, "You should hurry up and leave too!"
In that blurry light, Hua Chen's eyes remained as bright and clear as lake water, and his blood-stained face exuded a resolute and heroic spirit.
"I want to go with you."
Murong Ci's eyes welled up with tears. She turned her face away, not daring to look into his clear eyes. Her cheeks pressed against the cold stone wall as she suppressed her sobs, hot tears rolling down her cheeks.
Six years later, how could she possibly face such bright and innocent eyes?
Boom! A loud noise suddenly rang out in the silent secret passage. The sound came from the entrance of the passage, and then the already dim light in the passage suddenly became even dimmer!
At the same time, a series of booming sounds echoed from the front of the secret passage, the ground of the passage trembled slightly, and countless small stones fell down...
Murong Ci was shocked and turned around abruptly, shouting, "Oh no! Someone's trying to seal off the secret passage! Let's go!"
She pulled Hua Chen up without hesitation and, with the last of her strength, ran towards the exit of the secret passage. Half of the Murong family members had already left, and the other half followed the two of them.
A massive earthquake struck!
A thunderous roar!
At the exit of the secret passage, the Dragon-Slaying Stone, weighing over a thousand pounds, was already descending with a rumble. The Dragon-Slaying Stone, also known as the Gate of Separation, was used to seal the entrance to the tunnel. Once this stone was lowered, the secret passage would be completely sealed off, and those trapped inside would only have to wait to die.
"Hua Chen, get out of here right now—"
Hua Chen's hand suddenly sank, as Murong Ci had already released his hand. He staggered towards the mechanism next to the Dragon-Slaying Stone, forcefully pressing the automatic sliding mechanism to slow down the Dragon-Slaying Stone's descent.
She pressed her entire body against the mechanism, slowing the descent of the Dragon-Slaying Stone. Suddenly, a set of iron rings appeared beside the mechanism, gripping Murong Ci's hands and locking her to the mechanism. Murong Ci was startled. More members of the Murong family had already poured out of the secret passage. Hua Chen, whose face was pale, was also pushed out of the secret passage by those people. In a moment of daze, he saw the starry sky.
He came out.
The entire Murong family has come out!
But--
Hua Chen turned around in shock.
Inside the secret passage, the Dragon-Slaying Stone continued its thunderous descent, but the figure in green remained silently standing there. She held the mechanism, her hands bound by iron rings, forced to watch as the Dragon-Slaying Stone, weighing over a thousand pounds, slowly fell before her...
She can't get out...
It felt like a sharp sword had pierced my heart!
A sharp pain shot through his entire body. Hua Chen staggered forward, but in that instant, a surge of rage overwhelmed him, and he collapsed to the ground. Warm blood flowed from his wounds, and he roared in anguish:
"Sister Xiaoci—!"
That heart-wrenching scream.
The entire Murong family turned around, their eyes wide with disbelief as they stared in astonishment at the girl whose hands gripped the mechanism and who was locked in the secret passage by iron rings. Her face was covered in red blood, like bright red rouge, and her lake-green dress fluttered in the night wind.
The Murong family members, who had narrowly escaped death, stared blankly at Murong Ci inside the secret passage.
The Dragon-Slaying Stone descended inch by inch.
The moment of life and death.
Locked up, Murong Ci looked at Hua Chen, who was lying on the ground, terrified, and at the Murong family members standing blankly outside the secret passage. A serene smile appeared on her pure, jade-like face.
"...There's something I've wanted to tell you people of the Murong family for a long time—" she said softly with a gentle smile.
"I've always... really wanted you to know..."
In the dim night sky.
The Dragon-Slaying Stone slowly descended before Murong Ci. Her gaze was fixed on the group of disheveled members of the Murong family. In that instant, her eyes were incredibly clear, and a gentle smile bloomed on her lips like the purest, most flawless ice flower, serenely unfolding...
"...My mother, Liu Susu...she is the best woman in the world!"
These were her last words in this world.
Outside the secret passage.
Madam Murong's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, which streamed down her face as she gazed at the blood-soaked girl locked in the secret passage. She staggered and collapsed to her knees, and behind her, over a hundred members of the Murong family silently knelt down as well...
The night wind howled, and the stars and moon were dim.
That night, Murong Ci risked her life to create a way out for more than a hundred members of the Murong family...
The moment the Dragon-Slaying Stone was placed down.
Faced with the entire Murong family kneeling before her...
The girl, Murong Ci, locked in the secret passage, finally won the last and most sacred dignity for her deceased mother and for herself in her dying moments...
"Sister Xiaoci—!!!"