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"I will trust you, protect you, and manage our marriage on an equal footing!"

"Xu Lie, do you even understand..."

"I will love you very, very much! We will have more children!"

"I don't love you!" I exhaled heavily, saying cruelly but resolutely, "I no longer love you."

The air seemed to have suddenly turned into a viscous liquid, and every breath became so heavy that it took a great deal of effort to breathe in the oxygen from the liquid, like a fish floating belly up but not dead.

"It's late, go to sleep," Xu Lie said, and then I heard him put down his coat and lift the blanket. "Galan, Merry Christmas."

“Merry Christmas…” I shook my head, feeling slightly agitated. “Anyway, you’re leaving tomorrow.”

After saying that, I closed the door, changed into my pajamas, and lay down on the bed. The water chain turned gently; I wondered if there was moonlight outside the window. Since returning, I'd been haunted by Yi Han's cold expression and the slight panic when he asked, "Why were you unconscious?" So I'd been planning to go back as soon as possible, but I never expected it to drag on until after 3 a.m.

Before my consciousness faded, I made a silent vow: the next time I wake up in this world, I must kick Xu Lie out of this house. Since there's no future, why create more entanglements? Even if a faint trace of love still lingers in my heart, how can such a fragile emotion support a family? It's better to separate sooner rather than later.

Anyway, he won't use the same trick twice, and with his background and abilities, he won't be unable to find a place to stay. Let him fend for himself.

Having meticulously planned my journey to the continent of Ishu, how could I have imagined that my ruthless scheme would be completely disrupted by Xu Lie's sudden and severe illness? Of course, that's a story for another time.

Xiao Yi

2008.2.22 18:23

Chapter 12 Heartless (End)

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Chapter 13 Heartbreaking Pain

Chapter 13 Heartbreaking Pain

"...I can understand why you like her; such an extraordinary woman is indeed a rare find in this world."

"That's irrelevant."

"But you should know that once Dad sets his mind on something, he has never failed. You and I are the best examples."

"Yao'er, I will not marry anyone else. I will not marry anyone but her."

“But Father…you haven’t seen his true methods yet. Back then, Yu and I…I was his own flesh and blood, and he still treated me like this. Brother Feng, if Father wants you to become a Star Soul, he will not tolerate any changes.”

"..."

"Instead of being schemed against in the future, why don't you talk to your senior sisters and even if it's just a show, to put Father at ease? I really don't want to see you repeat the mistakes that Yu and I made!"

"I won't marry... I just won't marry!"

"Cough cough..." I opened my eyes groggily. The daylight was bright, almost blinding. Was someone just speaking in my ear? The voice sounded like Yi Han's. I clearly remembered what they were saying just now, but I couldn't recall it now.

"Young master, you're awake?" A pair of hands quickly supported my weak body.

"Yihan, what time is it?" The voice still had the hoarseness of Fang Xing.

"Just past Wei Shi (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)."

I frowned and looked up. Sleeping too long always gives me a headache. When my eyes met his face, I was stunned for a moment: "Yihan, how many days have I been sleeping?"

He looked at me, puzzled: "It's only one day and one night."

I unconsciously reached out and touched his pale and haggard face, his slightly sunken eye sockets: "Why have you become so haggard?" If it's only been a day and a night, why have you become so haggard?

Yi Han subtly avoided my hand and said, "Young Master, news has come from Luonan."

"Really?" I sat up, instantly feeling refreshed, and asked while washing up, "How did Yunyan and the others' evacuation go?"

Yi Han paused for a moment before saying, "It didn't go very smoothly. Madam... has gone missing."

"What?" The towel accidentally fell, splashing water all over my chest and stomach. I stood there stunned for a long time before wringing it out again. As the water slowly dripped down, I calmed myself down: "Why did she disappear?"

Yi Han frowned and replied, "The specific situation is still unclear. Uncle Li's message was sent very urgently, and it was stained with blood. The letter only said 'The situation has changed, and the lady has disappeared.' I'm afraid he himself is in some danger."

"With Uncle Li's martial arts skills and Yunyan's poison expertise, how many people in the world could put them in danger?" I paced back and forth in the room with a restlessness I myself didn't even realize. "Besides, isn't Bu Ying by Yunyan's side? Isn't the secret passage still under construction? Aren't half of the Dark Camp's men still in Luonan?..."

"Young master, don't be anxious."

I paused, looking at him somewhat blankly: "Do I seem... in a hurry?"

“With Bu Ying by your side, Madam will be fine,” Yi Han said, looking at me with pity.

I took a deep breath. Yes! We can't rush things, especially at times like this: "Yihan, have Qin Xue and Qin Li take the Night Division members back to Luonan immediately and make sure they get in touch with Uncle Li."

"Send all the Night Division members back?"

I nodded: "The fighting here is over, there's no point in keeping them around. As for my safety, you're enough. If we can find Uncle Li, we'll make them obey orders. If not..."

I frowned and rubbed my forehead. "Let Qin Li go to see Yang Yi in my name. If he really did capture Yun Yan, as long as he still wants my 160,000 elite troops and the Fengyin Kingdom, he certainly won't harm her. If... if it's not Yang Yi, then who is it? Who else would get involved in this mess at this time, and who has the ability to do so?"

I looked up and saw Yihan looking at me with concern. I could only force a smile and say, "Yunyan will be alright. I believe you."

But what is this unease in my heart, this overwhelming fear? Will Yunyan be alright? Will Yunyan really be alright?

Life is like a play, and the play enters life, but fate always walks alone in the play. When we were young, did we ever think that you, who lost your parents, and I, who wandered in a foreign world, who depended on each other for survival, would one day be separated by life and death? When we were full of vigor, did we ever think that we, who walked hand in hand into the world, would one day go together but not return?

The news came so fast that I couldn't even react. Qin Li was already kneeling before me, tears streaming down her face.