Chapter 191: Onlookers

Mu Xianzhi took the initiative to stand up and said, "I don't want to embarrass Your Highness. Please push me, your most beloved person, out. I am confident in the friendship between Your Highness and me."

Mu Xianzhi had a lot of hidden weapons on him, so even if he took the muscle softening powder, he would not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

He volunteered.

"No need." Ling Qingyan stretched out her hand to stop him. "That's my friend. I can't let others sacrifice themselves for me."

She understood Mu Xianzhi's abilities and knew that he was not only a martial arts expert, but also had many hidden weapons on him.

But if Mu Xianzhi went to exchange, there would be only two results: either Mu Xianzhi died or Chen Chuo died.

"Chen Chuo, I'll change to Chen Mansheng." Ling Qingyan looked straight at him.

She gambled that she could persuade Shen Chuo to come back, and that Shen Chuo would not kill her.

If you really can't persuade her, you can also use the hidden weapons on her.

Chen Chuo looked at the girl's determined brows, lowered his head and smiled bitterly, then raised his head again: "Okay."

"No!" Ling Zhuoan grabbed the girl's arm, "I'll go."

Ling Qingyan pried Ling Zhuo'an's hand away: "Respect my decision, brother, and——"

"I love you much."

The girl's eyebrows were curved and her eyes were as bright as stars. She raised her head slightly and looked at him, making the boy dazzled.

The heart beats like a drum.

Mu Xianzhi didn't interrupt, but his whole body was tense, with hidden weapons in his sleeves ready to be used at any time.

Ji Yanxing and Ling Yu also clenched their swords.

Shen Chuo just watched.

Watching the girl walk towards him step by step.

For the first time, he took the initiative to walk towards her.

It was as if everything around her had quieted down, leaving only the girl walking towards her, her skirt slightly lifted, and the barren background was filled with life.

Ling Qingyan became Shen Chuo's hostage.

He held her in his arms, with the tip of the knife against the girl, but it did not touch her skin at all. The two stood on the edge of the cliff, feeling both dangerous and ambiguous.

"Your Highness, this is the closest I've ever been to you."

"Even though we can't share the same bed in life, it's still romantic to be able to die with His Highness."

The corners of Shen Chuo's mouth curled up, and his voice was gentle, like a whisper of love.

"But when people die, there's nothing left." Ling Qingyan's hidden weapon was already in her hand, and her heart was beating fast. "Besides, why do we have to take this step, Shen Chuo?"

"Even if you and I don't have love, we still have friendship. Why do you have to take this step?"

"Your Highness will no longer be friends with me." Shen Chuo raised his voice, "Your Highness, I have done many things that are unfair to you."

Chen Chuo explained everything to her one by one, "The time Chen Mansheng was kidnapped by Yan Hong and the time you were kidnapped by Yan Hong, I did it all."

"It was me who planned for Zhenyanshui to reveal His Highness's secret to the public." Shen Chuo didn't dare to look at the girl's eyes. "I instigated Yan Hong to do everything."

"I took advantage of your trust and hurt you."

"I'm jealous of them. I want them to realize that you don't love them that much, to leave you, and to let Your Highness see me."

Shen Chuo's eyelids trembled slightly: "Your Highness and I can no longer be friends."

"How could you..." Ling Qingyan's disappointed words choked in her throat.

"I don't ask for your forgiveness, Your Highness. I also know that Your Highness cannot forgive me."

"I admit it."

"Whether it's hate or love," Chen Chuo had never felt so relieved, "I just hope Your Highness, don't forget me."

After saying that, before Ling Qingyan could react, Shen Chuo retracted the dagger from the girl's neck, quickly kissed her on the forehead, pushed the girl away, and headed towards the cliff.

How could he really let His Highness die with someone like him?

When I close my eyes, childhood scenes flash through my mind: the beatings from vendors, the rice I couldn’t eat, and the pointers from neighbors.

The ghosts and monsters around him seemed to want to devour him, so he turned into a ghost and lived in the world.

Suddenly, a bright light illuminated the turbid world, and a beautiful girl appeared stepping on the light. He tried desperately to catch her, but the more he tried, the more he missed. He could only see people around the girl appear one after another.

There is nothing I can do.

I just hope that in the next life, I will no longer be a bystander.

"Chen Chuo!" Ling Qingyan looked towards the cliff, and several people reacted very quickly and grabbed Ling Qingyan.

Ling Qingyan's eyes were hazy, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked dazed and at a loss.

She treated him as a friend.

He admits that she was disappointed when he revealed her secret.

But she didn't want him to die.

"Did I, did I kill my friend?" Ling Qingyan's voice choked with sobs, tears streaming down her face.

Ling Zhuoan took the girl into his arms.

"No, it's not your fault."

"That was his own choice." Ling Zhuo'an's firm voice reassured her, "Perhaps this is the best outcome for him."

"If I were," Ling Qingyan choked up, "If I could give him some love, wouldn't he be like this? If I had just lied to him, he wouldn't, wouldn't have jumped."

The always bright girl began to blame herself.

"Your Highness, you can't think like that," Mu Xianzhi helped her wipe away her tears, "How can love be forced? Your Highness can't force himself to fall in love with the other person. Lie? He is a smart man, he will definitely be able to see the truth from the false."

"Death was his choice. Using his own death to gamble with Your Highness's memory was his choice. It has nothing to do with Your Highness."

"Your Highness can be sad for the passing of your friend, but you must not take the blame on yourself."

Mu Xianzhi's tone was unshakable and firm.

What kind of messed up ideas are these?

Your Highness is so kind.

In fact, he was about to take action just now, but when he kissed His Highness, he was startled.

Mu Xianzhi didn't feel much about Shen Chuo's death. He had seen too many lives and deaths, and countless people died at his hands.

Besides, my death will make His Highness remember it for the rest of his life.

How scheming.

The only thing Mu Xianzhi cared about was Ling Qingyan's mood.

Ling Qingyan and Chen Mansheng found the suicide note that Shen Chuo had written long ago in his room.

He had been prepared to die.

The suicide note was more like a love letter to Ling Qingyan.

The girl burst into tears and cried for a long time.

He said he didn't want a funeral and didn't need anyone's hypocritical condolences.

"I only want your Highness's tears and don't want to pay attention to those hypocrisies."

"But I still hope that Your Highness will have only bright smiles in his future days."

Chen Chuo was buried outside the capital, not far from the capital, and passed away quietly.

Ling Qingyan planted a lot of sunflower seeds next to his grave.

"I hope that in your next life, everything will be fine for you, and you will be free and easy, brilliant and passionate."

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The author has something to say:

When I was writing the ending of Xiao Shen, Zhou Shen's Yun Shang Yu Yi Qu happened to be playing in my headphones, which was quite sad.

——The story is vivid, but the fate is too shallow.

Chen Chuo is one of those very unfortunate people.

We all know that Yanyan's initial mission was to capture these male protagonists. The bond of this mission was inseparable, that is, "fate." Yanyan is the type who advocates sincerity for sincerity. She uses her sincerity to capture the male protagonists, to understand them, to make them feel love, sincere love. But in the process of capture, for someone like her, it is difficult to specifically separate tasks. It is difficult to capture them purely by so-called skills. Even if you offer your heart, it is difficult not to be moved. So this is actually a process of mutual capture. The five male protagonists are lucky. Because of their "love value", Yanyan is chasing love from the beginning. Xiao Shen is different. He is almost pretending in front of Yanyan. Yanyan also truly regards him as a friend. He envies the male protagonists. He has been a bystander again and again, and he is very eager. In addition, Chen Chuo grew up in an environment where he had to fight for what he wanted. He relied on fighting to survive and to love. He was too powerless and used the wrong approach.

In the end, no matter the means, death is also a means.