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It felt as if water droplets were falling on my neck, slightly burning. I turned my head with difficulty and saw Baiyun's face, streaked with tears, her eyes filled with tenderness. My heart softened instantly, and my hand stopped, but it seemed too late. Under the white light of her crystal eyes, beads of blue light were rising from her body, and in the intertwined blue and white light, her face possessed an unparalleled beauty.

"I...I'm sorry!" I said blankly.

“That’s fine,” Baiyun smiled at me and said, “These tears are probably the cleansing water that washes away our sins. Our clan has taken too many lives for our own freedom, and it’s time for retribution! It’s just a pity that I thought we could go together.”

"Tell me, is there anything else you want to do? I'll help you!" I wanted to make up for something.

"If you can, please burn some incense for Zhao Yun. I know he has always loved me! But he shouldn't have been so curious, shouldn't have gone into that cave, and shouldn't have fallen in love with me, who could only eke out a living hiding in that cave. Also, please find the murderer who killed Bai Yun!" Bai Yun said softly.

"The murderer? Could it be...?" I always thought that Yueqi killed Baiyun and took over her body.

“I didn’t kill her. Three years ago, when I was about to vanish into nothingness, I sensed Baiyun’s dying soul. In that instant, my spiritual sense broke through the barrier and merged with her soul. Unfortunately, only her love for you remained in her remaining soul; she couldn’t sense her death!” Baiyun shook her head regretfully and said, “She truly loved you! Lin Xiao, remember this: never let the woman who loves you be hurt again!”

I shouted, "Baiyun~~~!" But her body continued to slowly disappear until it finally turned into a white ball of light and flew toward the ring on my finger.

"White clouds, white clouds!" I murmured, my body slowly going limp. Suddenly, a loud crash came from above. I looked up and saw a huge roof beam crashing down on me.

Volume Two: The Devil's Left Eye, Chapter Fifty-One: I See the World Through Your Eyes

Volume Two: The Devil's Left Eye, Chapter Fifty-One: I See the World Through Your Eyes

"Watch out!" Li Hai suddenly rushed towards me from beside me.

"Ahhh!" My body was knocked to the side by Li Hai, and the roof beam landed squarely on Li Hai. Then, there was a huge crash as the main hall collapsed, and countless pieces of rubble and roof beams rained down on my body like hail. I felt a heavy impact on my chest, and a mouthful of blood with a metallic taste spurted from my throat.

"Ahhh!" A scream rang in my ears, sounding like An Zhengdong's, or perhaps Li Hai's. I tried to move my body, but it only brought on excruciating pain as if my entire body was breaking apart. The main hall was collapsing completely, and it felt like the whole world was crumbling.

When everything finally quieted down, I was pinned down by two heavy beams, unable to move at all. The pain in my chest told me I probably had a broken rib; even the slightest breath was excruciating. My right thigh felt like it had been pierced by a broken piece of wood, and I could feel blood gushing out. Blood was dripping away.

"Lin Xiao, are you alright?" Li Hai's weak voice came from not far away. He seemed to be not far from me, but unfortunately I couldn't move, so I could only hear his voice and couldn't see him. I had no idea whether his condition was any better than mine.

"Still...still alive!" I said.

"Don't worry, this hall should be the Netherworld Hall. Someone will come to rescue us. Hang in there!" he comforted me.

"Really?" I gave a bitter smile. Would anyone come to rescue us? Even if they did, I didn't know if I could hold out until then...

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"Fang Lei, don't worry, we'll be there soon!" Li Yang comforted Fang Lei, who kept looking out of the car, but he couldn't calm his own inexplicable unease that had been building up since the beginning.

"I don't know what's wrong with me, but I suddenly feel very worried. Can you drive a little faster?" Fang Lei urged Li Yang, who was driving, as she only wanted to get back to Zuomu Village as soon as possible. Leaving Lin Xiao, Li Hai, and Bai Yun behind was a mistake in the first place.

"I'm already going very fast!" Li Yang glanced at the speedometer, which had already climbed to 200 kilometers per hour.

Gradually, the familiar scenery reappeared before their eyes. As soon as the car entered Zuomu Village, Fang Lei jumped out of the car and ran towards the village.

"Something's wrong! Something's wrong!" The screams from afar made Fang Lei's heart sink even further. Was her ominous premonition really about to come true?

"What's wrong?" Fang Lei and Li Yang, who had rushed over, grabbed Tang Jing, who was screaming in surprise.

"It's collapsed! It's collapsed!" Tang Jing cried out in terror, "It's all over, it's all over!"

"What collapsed? Could it be...?" Fang Lei and Li Yang exchanged a horrified glance. Looking up, they saw the temple that should have stood on the mountainside disappearing into a cloud of billowing smoke.

"Where are my friends? Are they still inside?" Li Yang shook Tang Jing, who was almost paralyzed with fear, and asked.

"It seems...it seems like it's there!" Tang Jing replied blankly.

"What?" Li Yang was shocked, then turned and yelled at Fang Lei, who was already terrified, "Call an ambulance right now!"

"Ah~~~?! Oh!" Fang Lei finally recovered from her panic and reached for her phone with trembling hands.

"Quickly call everyone in the village to go up and help rescue them!" Li Yang shouted at Tang Jing. After a long while, Tang Jing nodded and called on the surrounding villagers to follow Li Yang and Fang Lei up the mountain.

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Beneath the ruins of the main hall.

"Lin Xiao, do you want to marry Fang Lei?" Li Hai asked.

"Yes, I'm thinking about it." I tried to ignore the pain in my body as I answered Li Hai's question.

"Where would you like to hold your wedding? What kind of wedding dress would you like Fang Lei to wear?" Li Hai continued to ask.

"When did you become so nosy? It's still early!" I replied listlessly.

"It's not too early, you can make plans now!" Li Hai said.

"You should save your energy... I'm so sleepy!" I felt my consciousness gradually fading.

"Don't sleep! It'll be dangerous if you fall asleep, talk to me!" Li Hai shouted.

"I can't go on, I feel so bad!" I felt my strength slipping away from my body.

"No...don't give up!" Li Hai's voice sounded weak as well.

"Ugh!" I responded with difficulty, all I could see was pitch blackness, devoid of any hope.

“You love Fang Lei… so think about Fang Lei more!” Li Hai’s voice was much softer than before.

"Mmm~~!" I could barely make a sound with my throat.

"Think about your future children with her."

"Mmm~~!"

"Don't...don't sleep, talk to me!"

"Oh~~!" I felt extremely dizzy, and Li Hai's words began to sound as distant as an echo from the horizon.

"I really want to... I really want to be the godfather of your child!"

"I will... I will definitely let you do it!"

"pity……"

What a pity? I don't think I heard anything after that.

"Help me...help me take care of...take care of Li Yang!"

"Mmm~~!" I couldn't hear what Li Hai was saying anymore, I just responded unconsciously. My eyes were closed, and maybe it was a hallucination, but suddenly I heard voices calling out, it seemed to be Fang Lei's voice!

Fang Lei? You're here? I struggled to open my eyes, and with a thud, I felt the moonlight shining on me, and the previously oppressive air seemed to be filled with a refreshing coolness.

I tried to raise my hand and reach up, and the moonlight was right in front of me. I could almost see Fang Lei's face. It all felt like a dream. I felt like I had grasped her, but then again, I didn't...

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"Hey, wake up, don't sleep!" Someone called me; it sounded like Li Hai's voice. Who disturbed my sweet dreams? Reluctantly, I opened my eyes and found myself lying in a hospital bed, surrounded by a gloomy atmosphere as if a thin layer of gray mist was floating around me.

"What do you want?" I asked irritably.

"Take care of Li Yang for me!" Li Hai smiled at me, but why did his face look so pale? He was as white as a dead man!

"Okay!" I replied.

"Okay, thank you so much." Li Hai grinned at me and said, "Then I can leave with peace of mind."

"Go?" I looked at him questioningly and asked, "Where are you going? Can I come too?"

"No way!" Li Hai suddenly pulled a long face and said seriously, "You're not ready for that place yet!"

"Why? I...!"

"How about I give you something?" Li Hai interrupted my complaint.

"Give me something? What is it?" I asked curiously.

Li Hai didn't speak, but looked at me deeply and slowly said, "It's my eyes."

What?! I shifted in surprise, only to see Li Hai's hand already reaching for his left eye, slowly gouging it out. Instantly, blood gushed out like a fountain, staining half his cheek crimson. I tried to scream, but my voice had already vanished. As he slowly opened his hand in front of my eyes, all I saw was a bloodshot eyeball staring straight at me!

"Ahhh!" I screamed, my body sprang up from the bed, but a pair of hands pressed down on my chest.

"Lin Xiao, you're awake!" Fang Lei looked anxiously at me, who was covered in sweat, but all I saw was her haggard face and Li Yang and A Bao beside her, who also looked concerned and sad.

"Li Hai, where's Li Hai?" I looked around. Was that a dream? What a terrifying nightmare! Touching the bandages around my left eye and chest, I knew I had escaped death once again.

"He~~~~" Fang Lei hesitated, her expression very strange.

"What happened? Is he alright? Is he in another ward?" I asked Li Yang, but I saw a look of deep sorrow in his eyes, and he was almost choking back tears. Li Yang said, "My brother... he..."

Did he call Li Hai "brother"? I suddenly had a bad feeling. I looked at A Bao again, but she was just desperately lowering her head. I couldn't see her face, only her constantly trembling shoulders.

"No...no way, you guys are joking! He was clearly more energetic than me back then, he'll be fine!" I shook my head, trying my best to dispel the ominous thought in my mind.

"Lin Xiao!" Fang Lei suddenly hugged me, sobbing, "When we found you, that old man was already dead. You were unconscious, and he was already dying. A huge roof beam almost... almost crushed his lower body!"

"No, no! You're lying to me, you're all lying to me! Why does everyone like to lie?" I angrily pushed Fang Lei away.

“She didn’t lie to you, and neither did we!” Li Yang stared intently at me, his tone surprisingly calm.

It's a lie, a lie! I still can't believe it. The sorrow in my heart surges like a tidal wave, yet the tears just won't fall. They must be lying to me! He was clearly still talking and talking back then! I can't believe it, and I don't want to believe it! I close my eyes, wanting only to fall asleep again. This is just a dream, and when I wake up, everything will be back to normal…

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Fang Lei stood at the door of the ward, gazing at Lin Xiao lying motionless on the bed. It had been over three weeks. He lay there, silent and unresponsive to anyone. Whenever Li Hai's death was mentioned, he would immediately feign sleep, and no one could rouse him. Although Li Hai's death was tragic for everyone, seeing her beloved respond so passively was heartbreaking. Perhaps Lin Xiao still felt it was his fault that Li Hai had been implicated, and that's why he couldn't accept Li Hai's death.

"Fang Lei." Li Yang slowly walked up behind Fang Lei.

"Oh, you're here. What did the doctor say?" Fang Lei quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to ask.

"The doctor said the corneal transplant surgery was very successful, and today is the day the bandages will be removed," Li Yang replied.

"Really? That's great. Lin Xiao can't lose one of his eyes; he still needs to continue his forensic work," Fang Lei said with relief.

"Yes, this is probably my brother's last wish!" Li Yang said with a smile. He never expected that Li Hai would sign the body donation form before his death, and he never expected that Lin Xiao would be the first beneficiary! It must be fate, that he continued to live on in another way, albeit only a small part of it.

"Is he ready?" Lin Xiao's attending physician walked over and asked.

"It should be all better by now!" Fang Lei looked at Lin Xiao with concern and asked.

"Alright, let's begin!" The doctor smiled and walked into the ward.

As the bandages wrapped around my left eye were removed layer by layer, I could feel the warmth of the sunlight. Slowly opening my left eye, the scenery that greeted me was so beautiful. The sky outside the window was a brilliant blue, like a still pool of spring water. The sunlight was golden, shining upon the person before me.

I took a deep breath and turned my head to look out the window. Li Hai wasn't dead; at least his eyes were alive in my body. I could feel my eyes getting slightly warm. Li Hai, this time, you shed my tears with your eyes.

"Lin Xiao!" Fang Lei looked worriedly at Lin Xiao, whose face was already covered in tears.

"I know!" I wiped away my tears, forced a smile, and said, "I will use his eyes to see this world clearly!"

Yes, Li Hai, there are so many wonderful things in this world that you haven't seen yet! So, let me use your eyes to appreciate this world together!