Chapter 633 Together to the Underworld
His face was as white as frost, and his eyes were empty as if his soul had been taken away!
"Lu Jinye!" Wen Ni felt a pang of heartache and threw herself into his arms, tightly hugging his waist and stopping his mechanical steps forward.
His body was so cold that she couldn't help but shiver!
"After I leave, the 85th Group Army will be yours. No matter what demands Li Shiyan makes, or how he threatens you with me, do not give in to him. As long as you can capture him, my life is not important..."
Those low, hoarse words were like knives repeatedly stabbing into Wen Ni's heart!
"Not important? How could it not be important? It's very important to me, extremely important! You are the most important person to me..."
“My parents gave me flesh and blood, and I can never repay their kindness in raising me. But at least I still have a body, and I can still exchange my life for another. Only towards you… Wen Ni, I have failed you, I have wronged you.”
"You didn't, you didn't do anything wrong to me! I don't want you to say such things! I want you to live! Lu Jinye! I'll save you, I'll bring you back!" Wen Ni shook her head frantically, refusing to let go no matter what.
Lu Jinye froze for a moment, his voice growing hoarse. He shook his head, leaving only the final words, "Don't wait for me, forget me."
He lowered his eyes and slowly, little by little, removed her hands that were tightly wrapped around his waist!
It was as if it had been ripped off, leaving unseen, dripping blood.
She turned to look at him with red eyes, but he didn't even give her a final look. He only left his back as he brushed past her, resolutely facing the rolling dark clouds!
"Boss..."
"Wen Ni!"
Urgent and worried shouts
It was Leng Fenglong Blade; Qin Zhanhua arrived late.
They watched Lu Jinye walk past like a zombie, and watched Wen Ni stand there, broken and disoriented, like a puppet without its strings...
"Wen Ni".
Hua Zhuo didn't know what words of comfort to say, so he simply walked up to her and gently put his arm around her shoulder.
What I touched was a cold, soaked palm.
He froze for a moment, then looked down and saw that Wen Ni's left shoulder was already wet with tears! It was...it was Lu Jinye's tears?
"elder brother."
A very soft whisper made Hua Zhuo freeze.
Wen Ni had never called him so affectionately before.
A bad feeling arose, and Hua Zhuo tightened his grip on Wen Ni's arm, trying to dissuade her, "Wen Ni, calm down, don't do anything foolish!"
"Xiao Cheng, I'll have to trouble you to take care of her for me."
Wen Ni had never been so calm before. She was extremely calm, and a flat, emotionless instruction quietly floated from her lips.
"temperature……"
The arm that was pushed away, along with the words he hadn't finished speaking, seeped into the air with a chill.
He watched helplessly as Wen Ni chased after Lu Jinye without looking back, her figure desolate, like the wind passing by!
"Wen Ni!!"
"Boss!"
Almost simultaneously, they also set off to give chase.
The front lines have ceased fighting, and the two armies have tacitly agreed to a temporary truce. However, the two lines of troops, spread out to the left and right, are still pushing against each other and refusing to give way!
The Chinese soldiers stood in neat rows, but their gazes were all burning with a crimson intensity, fixed on the tall, young major general.
With each step, he moved closer to the enemy lines, making Lu Jinye see the blood-stained figure more and more clearly!
Is this hunched-over, gray-haired man his invincible, indestructible father?
That shouldn't be the case.
In my memory, my father was always like a towering mountain, with broad arms that could support the backbone of the motherland and stand in front of all invading enemies for the sake of the country and the people.
It shouldn't be like this, with pain choking me, like a caged beast!
It hurts, it hurts so much!
A warm palm suddenly pressed against his cold, numb hand, their fingers intertwined.
Like a startled animal, he suddenly turned around, and upon seeing who it was, he was both panicked and incredulous!
"Wen Ni? Why did you do this..."
"If we can't get revenge, and you all die in the end, what's the point of leaving me to live in pain? It's better if we go to the underworld together! At least we'll have each other's company, right?"
Wen Ni smiled, carefree and fearless!
Behind her, Leng Feng and the others caught up, shouting, "That bastard Li Shiyan, didn't he want to make a trade? Buy one get two free, count me in!"
"Plenty of free gifts."
Long Ren's face darkened. He said it was a joke, but how could it be a joke in this situation?
As Li Shiyan watched them approach, the smile on his face faded, and he said sarcastically, "How strange, there are actually people eager to line up and die?"
"Of course it's strange to you. You never treat people with sincerity, so how can others treat you with sincerity?" Leng Feng chuckled with his arms crossed, retorting sarcastically, "A devil with blood on his hands, of course no one cares for him, no one loves him, and no one is willing to die for him!"
"No one cares for me, no one loves me?"
Li Shiyan was hit where it hurt. He laughed loudly, but the laughter faded away, leaving only a sinister look on his face as he stared intently at Lu Jinye!
"Who destroyed the Stanway family? Who made me lose my father, mother, relatives, and friends when I was young? Why am I left with nothing, while you, the child of an executioner, return home with loved ones and a full load of wealth?"
"The Stanway family is utterly wicked, harming the innocent; they brought this upon themselves." Lu Zhenbang breathed heavily, his words strained. "Even if it wasn't our Lu family that spearheaded it, others would have done the same thing, upholding justice and ending evil!"
"Shut up!"
Li Shiyan gave the order with a venomous look in his eyes!
He kicked Lu Zhenbang hard in the back of the knee, causing his legs to buckle and he to kneel down.
"Captain Lu!"
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.
"If you dare touch him again, I'll make sure you don't leave alive!" Lu Jinye's eyes were fierce, and he took a small step forward, his fists hanging at his sides already itching to punch.
"Too bad you don't have a chance." Li Shiyan resumed his smiling demeanor, casually raising his hand. "Come on, let's exchange! Hurry up, I don't have much patience!"
They were three meters apart, yet a clear line of black and white was drawn between them.
Wen Ni still held Lu Jinye's hand tightly.
She could feel the tension in the back of his hand and the cold, sweaty palm.
He leaned forward slightly, about to take a step!
"Ono."
The call from my father, traveling from the distant past, softly echoed in my ears, carrying a surreal, almost dreamlike quality!
Lu Jinye suddenly looked up at Lu Zhenbang's cracked and bloodstained lips.
It was him, his father, calling him!
Do you remember a poem your father taught you when you were little?
"!" It was as if a string had snapped in Lu Jinye's mind!
Deep in his memory, a large, warm hand gently stroked his hair, and a proud, excited voice said, "Our little Ye recited it so well! Of course, it's not just about reciting it well. Dad hopes that in the future you can live like the poem describes—wild, genuine, unrestrained, and vibrant!"
The children's clear voices recited it over and over again.
Lu Jinye's lips trembled, his voice rising from a low, weak tone to a high, deep one. Lu Zhenbang also managed a weak smile, murmuring along with him...
“I envy you… your ignorant and wild nature, scratching your disheveled hair and laughing at people.”
"I idly ride my ox through the evening rain, why would I care about the ministers who helped restore the nation?"
Every word and phrase has completely lost the original poem's free and easy style.
All that remains is an unfathomable depth of sorrow and desolation!
Li Shiyan frowned deeply and urged impatiently, "Enough! I have no time or mood to watch you two put on this show of fatherly affection!"
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