Anger fueled the power of bloodlust, impacting his entire body, and the inner strength he had just gathered instantly crumbled.

The bloodthirsty power surged towards the sea of ​​consciousness.

"Don't even think about it, you won't succeed!"

Xiaoman was in great pain. She silently recited a calming mantra, and her mind and body calmed down considerably. She quickly used silver needles to seal the blood evil power in her throat.

"Bloodthirsty Sword, come!"

The Bloodthirsty Sword trembled continuously, then stumbled and flew to his feet.

He grabbed it and the blade sliced ​​directly across his neck.

The power of bloodlust found an outlet and surged out wildly.

The Bloodthirsty Sword not only devoured her, but also consumed her blood. In just half a minute, Xiaoman's face turned ashen.

"Relax, loosen."

The Bloodthirsty Sword remained motionless, frantically devouring everything.

Significant blood loss, dizziness, and gradually cold extremities.

"If this continues, we're doomed. We must find a way to save ourselves as soon as possible."

My mind raced, and various solutions flashed before my eyes, but none of them were suitable.

Suddenly, Li Tianyi's image flashed before his eyes, and he was jolted. He struggled to form hand seals, circulated his internal energy, and energized his neck.

Buzz, clang!

The Bloodthirsty Sword fell off, and Xiaoman quickly sealed the wound. She lay on the ground, seeing stars before her eyes.

The body's powerful regenerative abilities were working frantically, and the wound was closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A few minutes later.

The wound healed completely without leaving a trace.

Xiaoman regained some strength and laboriously sat up, crossed her legs, and began to practice her internal energy...

On the other side.

Li Tianyi was fast asleep in his room, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, when a dream appeared before his eyes.

Xiaoman, covered in blood and with a dagger in her neck, stumbled towards them.

"Give me back my life! Give me back my life..."

In the dream, 'Li Tianyi' was running desperately, glancing back every now and then, panting and shouting, "I didn't kill you, it wasn't me."

'Xiaoman' ignored her and kept chasing after her.

The scene suddenly changed; a dead end appeared ahead, and 'Li Tianyi' had nowhere to escape. Trembling, he gripped the Po Jun sword, pleading, "Don't come any closer, don't come any closer."

Xiaoman smiled eerily, grabbed the dagger with her right hand, and pulled hard, separating her head from her body.

He held his head in his hands, crying, "I died so tragically, I died so tragically!"

"No, no, no!"

Li Tianyi on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. His whole body was already soaked in cold sweat, his chest was heaving, and his heart felt like it was being gnawed by thousands of ants, the pain was excruciating.

"Xiaoman, Xiaoman!" she shouted hoarsely.

The people in the next room were startled awake and ran over in unison, banging on the door, "Brother Tian, ​​Brother Tian! Are you alright?"

Li Tianyi felt weak all over. He dragged his heavy steps to open the door and said with difficulty, "No, it's nothing!"

Su Wanruo and Luo Ying were very worried.

"Did you have a nightmare?"

"Hmm!" Li Tian instinctively reached into his pocket, but there were no cigarettes there. He hurriedly rushed back into the house, trembling as he pulled out a cigarette, but he couldn't light it no matter what he did.

Nalan Piaoxu quickly lit a cigarette for him and asked softly, "Did you dream about Big Sister again?"

Li Tian nodded, took two deep drags on his cigarette, and gave a bitter smile. "She was covered in blood, clutching her head, coming to take my life."

“That’s absolutely impossible.” Su Wanruo immediately checked his pulse. “Xiaoman loved you so much, even if she died, she wouldn’t come after you. I suspect that evil is at work, and it shouldn’t be taken seriously.”

After she explained, Li Tianyi felt less upset than before. He stubbed out his cigarette and said, "I want to go and pay my respects to Xiaoman."

"Okay, let's go together."

Su Wanru gave Luo Ying a wink, and she immediately fetched clean clothes. "Honey, change into these."

After quickly changing her clothes, she said, "Yu'er, get a sweet and sour fish and send it to the cenotaph."

"Okay, honey." Xiaoyuer and Wumingyue left.

Li Tianyi walked at the front, and with each step he took, his heart ached as if it had been stabbed.

Having finally arrived at the cenotaph, I took out a large bunch of peonies from my system space and arranged them.

He plopped down in front of the tombstone, lit three cigarettes, and stuck them in the burnt-out embers.

"Xiaoman, Brother Tian has come to see you."

Touching the cold tombstone with affection, her eyes reddened and her nose stung.

At the same time, Su Wanruo took the lead in offering peonies, and her sisters followed suit, quickly filling the area in front of the tombstone.

"Big Sister, we've come to see you." Wang Xue'er said, tears streaming down her face, her voice choked with emotion. "If it weren't for Big Sister's guidance and encouragement, I wouldn't have been able to grow to where I am today."

Holding the tombstone, she cried, "Big Sister, I miss you. Please come back soon!"

Everyone present was in tears.

About ten minutes later.

Xiaoyuer and Wumingyue arrived with Xiaoman's favorite sweet and sour fish and gently placed it on the altar. "Big Sister, have some fish!"

Suddenly, Li Tianyi stood up and took out a large jar of Daughter's Red wine from the system space. "This is the fine wine that Brother Tian prepared for our wedding. It's a pity that we won't be able to wait for our wedding day."

Wiping away her tears, she slowly poured two glasses of wine. "Come, drink this cup of nuptial wine, and we will be husband and wife."

He tilted the wine glass with one hand and brought it to his lips with the other.

The speed at which he drinks and pours the wine is the same.

It took me about half a minute to finish this glass of wine.

Li Tianyi forced a smile, "From now on, you and I are legally married. Even if we are separated by life and death, no one can separate us."

Snap!

Snap snap...

The applause was thunderous and lasted for a long time, and Su Wanru and the others wept with joy.

Li Tianyi turned around and bowed deeply to everyone. "To have your support is a blessing I've accumulated over many lifetimes. It's late, go back to sleep. I'll stay with your big sister."

Su Wanru nodded, gestured to everyone with her eyes, and quietly left.

The surroundings quickly became quiet.

Li Tianyi stroked Xiaoman's photo, kissed it deeply, and lingered on it for a long time.

Self-blame, heartache, regret, and other negative emotions filled my heart, and I felt as if I was being skinned alive, the pain was suffocating.

"Waaah, waaah..."

Li Tianyi hugged the tombstone and wept bitterly.

She didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly raised her head, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile. "Look at me, really. Today is our wedding day, we should be happy, why am I crying?"

Gently pick up a piece of sweet and sour fish, "Here, eat the fish."

"Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

Li Tianyi turned around abruptly and saw Daoist Xuanqing standing not far away. "Celestial Venerable, have you come to congratulate us as well? Thank you!"

“Layman Li, the arising and ceasing of things are all predetermined, so don’t be too attached to them.”

"She is the pain of my life, how can I let her go?" Li Tianyi's face was full of bitterness, he hesitated to speak, and kept shaking his head.

Master Xuanqing sighed, walked to the tombstone, carefully examined Xiaoman's portrait, and kept calculating.

A short while later, a smile appeared on his lips. "Although she faces a certain death, she is also blessed with great fortune. If my calculations are correct, she should still be alive."

"Wh-what?" Li Tianyi was as excited as a drowning man grasping at the last straw, pulling hard on Master Xuanqing. "You didn't lie to me, you didn't lie to me?"

"Do you think a Celestial Venerable would joke about something like this with you?" Master Xuanqing asked rhetorically.

"Hahaha!"

Li Tianyi gave him a big bear hug, "Thank you, Heavenly Venerable, thank you, Heavenly Venerable."

"However, don't be too happy yet."

Master Xuanqing's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over his head. His face was full of bitterness, but his eyes were extremely firm. "No matter what the outcome is, I can accept it. If she becomes disabled, I will take care of her for the rest of my life. If she becomes a vegetable, I will guard her for all eternity until the day I die."

“Love is a curse, love is a curse!” A resolute glint flashed in Master Xuanqing’s eyes. “Since you are so eager to know the answer, what does it matter if I give up ten years of my lifespan?”

He then formed a hand seal.

Li Tianyi grabbed him, his face stern. "Heavenly Venerable, the children and everyone else need you. I don't want you to shorten your lifespan for my sake, otherwise I will become a great sinner in the entire Dragon Kingdom."

After a pause, he said, "I have already wronged a woman who loves me deeply. I don't want to wrong you as well, because that would be worse than death for me."

He patted him on the shoulder. "Heavenly Venerable, promise me. Don't try to find out Xiaoman's whereabouts. I'll be content just knowing that she might still be alive. Whether we can meet again depends on fate."

Master Xuanqing smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "You've finally let go of your obsession. Good!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Celestial Venerable!" He bowed deeply.

"Go back and rest, it's almost dawn." Master Xuanqing pointed to his residence.

"Celestial Venerable, you should also go back and rest. Farewell!"

Xiaoman's face flashed before Li Tianyi's eyes. "No matter where you are, Brother Tian's love for you will never change until death."

......

Xiaoman suddenly awoke from her meditative state. "Who, who is calling me?"

Looking around, there was no one else.

"Oh no!"

They rushed towards Big Green and Little Green in a hurry.

If she hadn't been in such a hurry, she would have seen a different scene in her mind: 'Li Tianyi' was desperately calling out to her in her sea of ​​consciousness.

After taking his pulse, I was completely relieved. "The Grass Demon Clan's recovery ability is truly remarkable. Even such a severe backlash only resulted in minor injuries."

As the two streams of internal energy descended, their hands and feet moved slightly.

The force was increased, and the vibrations became more and more intense.

Big Green and Little Green opened their eyes at the same time, looking somewhat weak. "Big sister, you saved us again, thank you."

"There's no need for thanks between us." Xiaoman looked up at the sky. "It's time to go back."

The two struggled to their feet.

"I didn't say now. You guys should focus on recovering from your injuries first. There's no rush!"

"Yes, big sister is so nice."

Xiaoman smiled without saying a word, sitting to the side, her thoughts drifting. "Brother Tian, ​​sisters, you must be very happy now, right? Give me some more time, Xiaoman will definitely come back to see you, definitely!"

Memories of Dafeng Mountain kept flashing before his eyes, and his face grew increasingly bitter...

at the same time.

Beneath the destroyed crater, a thin, dark aura was wriggling.

It was very careful and used the rocks to block its view, so it could not be seen from any direction.

The black gas exerted tremendous effort and finally reached the ground.

It did not rush to leave, but lay dormant in the shadows, waiting for its opportunity.

Several hours passed before Xiaoman and the other two finally left.

Black smoke shot into the sky and soared into the heavens.

At the same time, Xiaoman was startled and looked up at the sky, "Oh no, the remnants of the Ghost Beast King have escaped."

"Chase!"

The three men looked grave and quickened their pace in pursuit...