"Why can't it be me! Li Shengyuan, you've wronged my mother, and you still dream of getting her forgiveness? Stop dreaming! Just die!"

Mi Shan's gaze was cold and calm; her beautiful, serene face was filled with murderous intent.

He forcefully plunged the dagger in his hand several inches deeper.

Li Shengyuan felt a sharp pain in his chest, unlike any other time before; his injury showed no signs of abating.

He didn't have time to think about the deeper meaning in Mi Shan's words, or why her voice had become exactly the same as "Jialuolou's".

He shoved Mi Shan away abruptly and took a few steps back.

He gripped the dagger tightly in his chest with both hands and pulled it out forcefully.

At the same time, Xie Ling also received a message from the red-eyed crow, confirming that Li Shengyuan had been tricked. He took to the air, stood high in the bamboo forest, and began to set up an array.

This Bagua Seven Killings Formation was the result of his painstaking research over many years, and he consulted with various talented individuals from all walks of life. As long as this Bagua Seven Killings Formation is successfully set up, Li Shengyuan will surely die.

Without the foundation laid by the Empress, he probably wouldn't have known Li Shengyuan's true birth date and time.

Now, according to Tongji, his next move is a trap, a net so tight that Li Shengyuan can no longer escape.

However, this formation has a flaw...

-

And at this time.

Li Shengyuan discovered that even after he pulled the dagger out, the wound did not stop bleeding or heal slowly as usual, and a huge sense of panic appeared in his eyes.

"Why, Shan'er? I've been so good to you, how could you betray me?"

He looked at the pocket watch in disbelief.

"The time hasn't come yet."

"One hour to go."

"The night of the full moon... could it be..."

He looked up at the night sky and saw a bright, full moon hanging high above, so bright and pure white.

Just like the countless lonely nights he had spent before, only on that one occasion did he and Jialuo, his beloved woman, first look at the moon and then go to the secret chamber.

How he wished that Gara Lou wasn't a spy.

But in the end, he still reluctantly carried out the killing.

Because he cannot tolerate any betrayal.

But no one understands the pain in his heart. Now, the pain in his heart is nothing compared to even a fraction of what it was back then.

"How...how did you guys do that?"

A dark look, like despair or self-mockery, appeared in Li Shengyuan's eyes as he raised his withered hands.

"With your abilities alone, it's absolutely impossible for you to set up such a deadly trap. The Eight Trigrams Seven Killings Formation—who is the person hiding in the shadows who set it up? Also, is Jialuo Lou your mother? Why didn't I know she was still alive?"

“You are not worthy to know whether my mother is still alive. Even if she is, she would like you to die as soon as possible, just like us. You killed her once, so now, I will repay you once! This is the end you deserve.” Mi Shan said coldly, “The Western Region pocket watch in your hand can be disassembled and the time can be adjusted. From the time you left the palace until now, when Bai Lingyu was summoned to serve you last night, she had secretly slowed it down by an hour.”

You think it's not midnight yet, but it's already past!

"Bai Lingyu? She's in cahoots with you too? I've already told her that the one who truly killed her clansmen was clearly the Crown Prince." Li Shengyuan hadn't expected that in the end, he would be defeated by time.

It was due to his carelessness and recklessness.

I was so blinded by my desire to see Jialuo that I fell for such a simple trick.

What he didn't expect was that,

"Bai Lingyu is a fox demon, a beast, yet she betrayed me and chose to side with you..."

"You only want to use her. Do you think she can't see that? Although she resents the Crown Prince, she also understands that you will never return the demon core to her. You're just borrowing it, so she'll be under your control for the rest of her life. Therefore, it's not hard to understand why she chose to stand with me."

“Indeed, I underestimated the power of the two of you… Perhaps to her, you are different…” Li Shengyuan’s blood was rapidly draining away, and his face grew paler and paler. He had been aging and weakening since the beginning of the incident.

Finally, he collapsed to the ground.

A red light emanated from his chest.

This is the light of a demon core.

"If I'm not mistaken, the last person was Li Changyu, my son... Why did he want to kill me? Could it be that he wanted you?"

Mi Shan looked at him coldly, not wanting to explain any further.

"You're going to die like this, without knowing why. I'm leaving now."

"Haha, you, do you think you can still get out? This entire bamboo forest has been set up with the Seven Killings Formation. Not even a mosquito can fly out of here. My good son, in order to kill me, actually used such a vicious method. But did he consider that once this Seven Killings Formation is set up, with your speed as an ordinary person, you simply cannot escape? Mi Shan, in the end, you will stay here and die with me!"

He had already planned this all along: to use you to hold me back, and then have you die with me!

Unfortunately, in the end, I never got to see Lou'er again...

"What did you say?" Mi Shan was shocked, her face turned pale, and a huge pain suddenly rose in her heart. Xie Ling, he actually planned it like this!

He planned this.

This has definitely been going on for more than just a day or two!

In other words, from the very beginning, he treated her as a pawn to be discarded!

To him, she was nothing more than a victim of his plan!

at the same time.

Outside the formation.

A dark figure stood silently in the air, his indifferent face expressionless, his eyes lowered, gazing coldly down below.

It was as if there was an invisible glass dome in the air.

The very edges and the wounds are slowly healing.

Xie Ling calculated the time: "It's about time..."

A gust of air suddenly drifted by.

A woman dressed in white appeared, her long fox tail swaying behind her. She was frowning and looking at him with a pale face.

"Xie Ling! You actually carried out this plan!" Bai Lingyu's voice was tense, her face full of anger, her eyes filled with cold hostility and anxiety for Mi Shan's safety.

"As expected, one shouldn't have too high expectations of cold-blooded men like you. Mi Shan and I trusted you so much, but you not only used me, but now you're even going after Shan'er!"

"How can you do this to her?!"

"Why are you here? I thought you wouldn't show up again." Xie Ling didn't explain, but just said coldly.

"I didn't want to talk to you anymore. I hate liars like you the most. If it weren't for Shan'er, I would have—forget it, you bastard, stop this Seven Kill Formation right now! You'll kill Shan'er if you do this!"

"Once the formation is activated, it cannot be stopped."

"What did you say! You'll regret this, you madman! Do you even know who Mi Shan is? She's that little girl, the most important person in your heart. I thought you knew, but she hasn't told you yet! Forget it! I can't explain it to you!"

In her haste, Bai Lingyu flicked her sleeve, releasing the two dreamscapes.

"See for yourself!"