Her head was bowed, her hair hanging down, concealing her sadness.

Tears fell drop by drop onto Fengling's face.

Silently, patiently, restrainedly, and desperately, she wept.

"Why..."

"Why didn't you stop me?"

Even though she tried her best to control herself, her voice still trembled uncontrollably.

Wu He stood at a distance and said calmly:

"Because you didn't intend to kill him."

"I think..."

She murmured softly, her voice trembling.

"I think..."

I am a saintess of the human race, he is the son of the demon king; we were born to be irreconcilable enemies...

Why wouldn't I want to?

"I think!!!"

She roared angrily, but after she finished, she released her grip on the sword hilt.

She covered her face, knelt down beside the wind chimes, and could no longer control her emotions.

I was controlled by a group of bad people since I was a child, and I would be beaten if I disobeyed...

What? You want to help me get revenge? You'll find out when I get my revenge later...

You are the ones who created us monsters!

But I like you, I'm not lying to you.

【Ruo Qingyan, I like you.】

"I..."

Tears streamed down her slender hands and arms.

"I promise you..."

"Wind chimes..."

If I agree, can you stay?

For my sake...

Can you do it?

Uncontrollable emotions erupted from the depths of her heart, transforming into a mournful cry.

A lament from the depths of the soul.

"Holy Maiden? Can you hear me?"

The anxious shouts of the Ruo family's artifact masters came through the earphones.

It wasn't that we heard her cries of anguish, but rather that the signal was finally established.

"Holy Maiden!? Are you alright! Can you hear me!"

They asked anxiously, but Ruo Qingyan was crying uncontrollably and could not answer.

She gently took off her earphones, held them in her hand, and crushed them.

[Sizzle—]

A piercing sound rang out.

"Your Holiness!"

No matter how much people outside called out to her, she did not respond.

They don't intend to respond.

She didn't know how to describe what was happening in front of her.

I don't know how to explain my sadness.

My only instinctive reaction was to cry.

Just like when I was a child, I cried loudly, venting all my emotions.

Like that afternoon, crying in the dimly lit classroom.

She hoped someone could comfort her.

Just like that night, when I was in my father's arms, watching helplessly as my mother left with my sister, carrying large bags and small packages, I cried my heart out.

She hoped her crying would make her mother stay.

But she didn't even glance back at me.

So you'll be the same, right?

Wind chimes...

When you wake up, you'll leave me too, right...?

"ah..."

She rubbed her eyes hard in pain.

I hope they will behave and stop crying.

But the more she wiped away her tears, the more they flowed. The wind blew, and her hair, wet with tears, clung to her red, moist eyes.

She cried and curled up, her body trembling as she slowly moved forward, her hands trembling as she cupped his face.

It was this face that caused her to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder for more than ten years.

She had tried countless methods to forget that face.

But now, with tears blurring her vision, she wants to imprint him in her mind forever before he leaves.

"After we go outside, can I give you a kiss?"

At that time, Fengling was in a dream world, and she asked her this with a smile.

If Qingyan had replied at the time, "Dream on,"

It was during this time that he was unconscious and had some kind of dream.

She cried, slowly lowered her head, and gently pressed her red lips to Fengling's lips.

Even though she was kissing the person she loved most, her expression was so sad.

Boom—

A loud bang came from the direction of the desert border...

Everyone in the ruins was led by Ruoguan City and Yinkongmen.

Together they broke through the barrier!

"Go find the Holy Maiden! She's in danger!"

Everyone rushed out immediately.

"Qingyan!"

Lei Jingyun roared and followed closely behind Ruo Guancheng and Yin Kongmen.

"Your Holiness!"

A call came.

!!

Ruo Qingyan's beautiful eyes trembled, and she turned back with teary eyes, sensing the presence of Ruo Guancheng and the others.

They're coming!

They would target the wind chimes, and the old man would take them away, thus ending their relationship...

Is it time for us to break up?

Why...so fast?

I'm not ready yet...

In fact, they had already spent decades together in that illusion.

But it was still so short-lived.

Do you regret not saying yes to me when you were younger?

Fengling asked her with a smile.

She wanted to tell him that there was.

If possible, she would agree on the first try.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

But she didn't want to break up, at least not now...

In her panic, she did something she hadn't even considered.

Her hand gently pressed on the heart of the wind chime.

He infused his own spiritual power, suppressing all of his demonic energy back!

The black runes on Fengling's face gradually faded away.

The body visibly returned to its original state.

"Junior Sister!"

"Holy Maiden! There's demonic energy here!?"

Yin Kongmen and Ruo Guancheng arrived at Ruo Qingyan's side immediately.

"What's wrong with the wind chimes?"

Yin Kongmen asked, frowning.

"Don't come any closer..."

Ruo Qingyan lowered her head, her hand pressing on the wind chime, her heart trembling slightly.

If Guan Cheng and Yin Kongmen exchanged a glance, both of them puzzled.

Was that a sobbing voice just now?

"Junior sister, are you alright?"

"I'm fine..."

"These people?"

Ruo Guancheng looked at the corpses in front of him.

"I killed him..."

She spoke softly.

Ruo Guancheng narrowed his eyes.

The corpses all retained a strong demonic aura, but Ruo Qingyan claimed that she was the one who killed them.

How could that be!

"Qingyan! Are you alright?!"

Lei Jingyun rushed over and called out anxiously, only to see Feng Ling lying on the ground and corpses scattered everywhere.

"Wind Chime? What happened to him?"

Could this guy be... dead?

Logically, he should be happy that his rival is dead.

But he couldn't feel happy at all.

Subconsciously, I thought of Feng Ling and Ruo Qingyan.

However, Guan Cheng reached out and blocked Lei Jingyun, glancing at him and signaling him not to go over.

Lei Jingyun was puzzled.

At this moment, Ruo Qingyan picked up Feng Ling's body and whispered:

"We must now search for the Yaohua Sword. No one is permitted to approach without my permission. No matter what happens..."