Chapter 226: The Grand Finale
Hearing this, Ruan Chongyue felt no joy at all.
If she could, she really hoped that Awu would never encounter such a thing again, and that the days to come would pass peacefully.
"Aunt, where is Jing Shu?" Jing Wu couldn't bear to see his aunt cry anymore, so he immediately changed the subject: "I remember she should have been in the yard at that time."
She couldn't really remember much, after all, she had been in a coma for more than half a month, during which countless unfamiliar memories played on repeat in her mind.
When I first came to my senses, I honestly couldn't quite remember what had happened that day.
Ruan Chongyue's eyes flickered, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
She looked at her husband, gesturing for him to speak.
Shao Che scratched his head, unsure of what to say.
"What's wrong?" Jingwu noticed their odd behavior and immediately asked.
“Ah, Ah Wu.” Shao Che was glared at by his wife and immediately stammered, “Jing Shu… she’s dead. When we came in, we saw Yue Huai holding you, sitting on the ground, with pieces of wood lying all around. There was a huge net in the middle of the ground, and Jing Shu… she was lying in it. When we went over to take a look, we found that she was dead, her body was completely cold.”
Jingwu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and didn't quite react.
Her mind raced, and then she sighed softly, "It's better that she's dead. Her soul should go to the underworld to be punished."
It seems that when the evil god wanted to take everyone down with him, he accidentally injured her.
Jingwu closed his eyes. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: thankfully, he had moved everyone in the Shao family back then, otherwise, how many innocent people would have been implicated.
“Awu, we buried her next to your mother’s grave. Since you’re still asleep, we’ll keep the funeral simple.”
Seeing that the girl's lips were dry and chapped, Ruan Chongyue immediately poured a glass of water, carefully supported her, and fed her a couple of sips.
Jingwu was instantly moved and gulped down a whole glass of water to quench his thirst.
As soon as her aunt let go, her body slumped back onto the bed with a thud, startling Mr. and Mrs. Shao.
Seeing his aunt's pale face, Jingwu immediately comforted her, "Don't worry, Aunt. It's probably just that I've been lying down for too long and my body is numb. I'll recover in a few days."
Hearing this, Ruan Chongyue was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes again. She grabbed the girl's hand and choked out, "What happened?! Does it hurt? You just can't move, but where does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, Auntie, don't cry. I really don't hurt. I just haven't been lying down for long and I can't feel anything anymore." Jingwu forced a smile and quickly comforted her. Seeing that the person in front of him was crying incessantly, he immediately changed the subject.
"Aunt, did the Prince Hui's residence not take her body back?"
Ruan Chongyue shook her head upon hearing this: "No, Prince Hui is barely able to protect himself, how could he possibly care about her? In the past two weeks, many things have happened in the capital. Prince Hui has been demoted to a commoner, and Prince Yu died suddenly at home. His Majesty abdicated not long ago, and the Crown Prince has now ascended the throne, addressing His Majesty as the Retired Emperor. The court is still in great turmoil, and Cheng Rui has been extremely busy lately."
Upon hearing this, Jingwu immediately understood the situation.
Prince Hui and Prince Yu committed numerous evils, so this ending was inevitable.
However, what she didn't expect was that His Majesty would actually abdicate. It seems that he was forced to abdicate because his favoritism towards Prince Hui failed.
Jingwu's eyes darted around, and a guess suddenly came to mind.
"Aunt, where is Yue Huai?"
"He's been busy assisting the new emperor these past few days, but news of your awakening has already been sent out, so he should be back soon," Ruan Chongyue said softly.
Hearing this confirmed Jingwu's suspicions. Sure enough, it was Yue Huai's swift and decisive actions that made so many things happen in the past two weeks.
She talked with her aunt for a while, and then she saw a figure appear out of thin air in the room.
As soon as Yue Huai landed, he rushed to the bedside.
He grasped the girl's hand tightly, his eyes slightly reddening.
"You're finally awake."
Seeing his appearance, Jingwu wanted to say something, but then he saw his uncle and aunt. The two coughed lightly and went out.
Only after the sound of the door closing did she smile and say, "Aren't you afraid of scaring my uncle and aunt by showing up like this?"
"I can't worry about all that now, I just want to see you." Yue Huai held her hand tightly, but then noticed something was wrong. He quickly checked and his handsome face immediately darkened: "How could this be?"
When Jingwu saw that he had discovered it, he didn't hide it: "I don't know either. I woke up like this. Maybe I haven't been nourished enough. Ah Huai, as the King of the Underworld, you should have all kinds of precious pills. Quickly give me some to replenish myself."
Yue Huai frowned deeply and said in a low voice, "It's all my fault. I should have insisted that you and the Shao family leave together."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jingwu immediately widened his eyes and said fiercely, "You dare to steal my merits and see what happens! Besides, this time is much better than last time, at least I've saved my life..."
"What did you say?" Yue Huai immediately grasped the key point, staring intently at the person in front of him: "You mean last time? You remember all of that?"
"Yes." Jingwu looked at him and nodded with a smile: "I remember everything, all of it."
As she fell into a deep sleep, all her memories from her past life came flooding back.
Born into a family of metaphysicians, she was the illegitimate daughter of the head of the family. She was exceptionally talented in her youth and did not know how to hide it, which once overshadowed her elder sister.
During a crucial selection process, her father betrayed her, helping her elder sister win the title. Desiring an explanation, she was instead morally blackmailed. Heartbroken, she severed ties with her father and left the family.
After that, she traveled around and met Yue Huai.
The two got along very well and became close friends. They made a pact to hide their identities and enter the Cold Moon Temple, where they lived a quiet and uneventful life for a while.
She found herself slowly falling in love with Yue Huai, and just as she was about to confess her feelings to him, the evil god was born.
She could only keep these thoughts to herself and join hands with him to fight against the evil god. In the end, the three of them perished together.
Jingwu snapped out of his reverie, looked at the face in front of him, and said with a smile, "Ah Huai, I like you."
"Huh?" Yue Huai thought he had misheard, so he looked up sharply and asked the person in front of him again, "What...what did you say?"
Seeing his expression, Jingwu smiled and then said seriously, "I love you, in this life and in the previous life."
She understood her own feelings perfectly, but she had been held back by not having regained her memories. Now that she had regained her memories and had gone through a life-or-death experience, she definitely needed to express her feelings as soon as possible, lest she be unable to say them again, just like in her previous life.
Yue Huai's eyes instantly reddened, and he hugged her tightly, saying with a wronged tone, "I finally heard you say that. I thought you would never say it."
Upon hearing this, Jingwu immediately burst out laughing and wanted to raise her hand to gently pat his back, but she couldn't move at the moment, so she could only smile and comfort him.
She looked at the snow scene outside the window, paused for a moment, and said, "Let's get married when I recover."
"Okay." Yue Huai agreed decisively, as if afraid she would run away. He sat up and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "I'll do whatever you say."
Hearing this, Jingwu felt much more at ease. Then, as if remembering something, he said, "By the way, my master has many spiritual herbs. If I pick some to refine pills, I should be able to recover faster."
"Don't even mention it. During the time you were unconscious, your master wished he could tear me to pieces."
Upon hearing this, Jingwu burst out laughing.
Her gaze fell on the boy's face, carefully tracing his features.
Yue Huai went along with her, sitting still and letting her look at him to her heart's content.
Only when she was tired and fell asleep did Yue Huai leave to go to Shuangcheng Temple to pick spiritual herbs and refine elixirs.
For the next period of time, Yue Huai fed Jing Wu the elixir every day.
Persistence pays off. Finally, after more than half a year, Jingwu woke up feeling hungry and instinctively got out of bed to find something to eat.
By the time she realized what was happening, she had already eaten several pieces of pastry. Only then did she realize that she had completely recovered.
Jingwu was overjoyed. He casually put on some clothes and went to each of the Shao family's courtyards to share the good news.
The Shao family was overjoyed when they saw this, and that very evening they prepared a whole table of delicious dishes.
Of course, Yue Huai was also very happy because A Wu could finally marry him.
Although Ruan Chongyue and Shao Che were reluctant, they had no choice but to agree to the marriage because Awu liked him.
Yue Huai was so happy he was out of his mind, and drank a lot of wine at the dinner table.
After getting off the table, he was so drunk that he couldn't even tell where he was going.
Jingwu smiled and helped him back to his own courtyard, placing him on a soft couch in the side room.
After covering him with the blanket, I was about to leave when I turned around and realized that someone was pulling my sleeve.
Jingwu turned his head and met a pair of bright eyes.
Just as she was about to speak, she was pulled by a force, fell forward, and fell into a warm embrace.
"Awu, we can finally be together openly!"
Yue Huai held her tightly, as if afraid that she would disappear if he let go.
Looking out the window at the night sky, Jingwu saw the dark clouds slowly dissipating, revealing the bright moonlight. He chuckled softly, "Yes, we will be together for a very, very long time."
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