They were in a cave. There was a hole about five or six feet long on the top of the cave, and the light came in from that hole.
At the bottom of the cave lay a cold pool of water, with puffs of steam rising from the surface. Hidden within the cold mist lay a bed of ice.
Dugu Jie vaguely saw a person lying on the icy bed. The person was wearing a red silk dress, a dragon-shaped jade pendant on his waist, and his long black hair was draped behind his head. His face was peaceful.
Nangong Xian still has the same stunning beauty as she did in her youth, but Dugu Jie has grown old.
Doctor Zhou guessed correctly that the strange beast was indeed Nangong Xian! Therefore, Nangong Xian was killed by Mo Liansheng!
"Xian'er..." Dugu Jie felt a sharp pain in his heart, and a rusty taste welled up in his throat. He knew he was about to die.
Dugu Jie swallowed the blood, raised his sword suddenly and stabbed Mo Liansheng.
Mo Liansheng was well prepared. The moment Dugu Jie drew his sword, he quickly jumped off the cliff.
But he was not seeking death. There was an iron chain between the cliff and the ice bed. When Mo Liansheng jumped down, he just grabbed the iron chain with both hands.
Floating in mid-air, Mo Liansheng looked up at the crimson-eyed Retired Emperor and asked with a smile, "Dugu Jie, as you can see, there are no such things as strange beasts in this world! The only thing that exists is Nangong Xian!"
"Mo, Lian, Sheng!" Dugu Jie raised the sword and was about to stab Mo Liansheng, but when he raised his arm, he found that he was powerless all over.
Dugu Jie was somewhat surprised and suspicious. "You poisoned me?" When did he poison me?
Knowing that Mo Liansheng was a despicable and sinister person, Dugu Jie had been on guard against his sneak attacks and poisonous tricks since he met him. Unexpectedly, he still fell for it!
Mo Liansheng smiled and said, "You've been poisoned. The miasma on the West Mountain is extremely toxic! What I took in front of you earlier wasn't medicine for a heart attack, but an antidote! Soon, you'll lose all your strength and become my prey!"
Mo Liansheng had been hanging on the iron chains. He was not strong and could hardly hold on any longer.
Looking up at Dugu Jie, Mo Liansheng said, "Dugu Jie, you destroyed my sense of smell and taste back then! Today, I finally get my revenge. I'm so happy!"
Holding the iron chain tightly, Mo Liansheng asked Dugu Jie a heart-piercing question: "Dugu Jie, knowing that your life was exchanged for Nangong Xian's life, are you very sad?
Dugu Jie felt as if struck by lightning. His head began to feel dizzy and his feet could not stand steadily.
After finally figuring out the source of the Fengchun Pill's raw materials, Dugu Jie regretted his decision. If he knew his life was bought with Nangong Xian's, he would have preferred death to living in vain!
Mo Liansheng looked at him leisurely and said, "Your Majesty, General Nangong is waiting to reunite with you downstairs!"
At this moment, someone suddenly pushed Dugu Jie from behind, and Dugu Jie fell directly off the cliff. He landed in the cold pool and looked up to see a young man standing on the edge of the cliff.
This young man looks somewhat like Mo Liansheng when he was young, and should be Mo Liansheng's child.
The man pulled Mo Liansheng up and asked with concern, "Father, are you okay?"
"Nothing."
Mo Liansheng leaned over and looked at the cold pond at his feet. He said to Dugu Jie, "Goodbye, Your Majesty!" After that, Mo Liansheng turned around and left with his son.
Dugu Jie's expression remained unchanged when he saw the stone door closed.
He had no intention of leaving when he came here today. Dugu Jie's body had long been failing, and he was forcing himself to stay together in this broken body just to find Nangong Xian's body.
Now that he has seen Nangong Xian, Dugu Jie doesn't want to go anywhere.
Dugu Jie swam out of the cold pond and climbed onto the ice bed. Kneeling beside Nangong Xian, Dugu Jie stared at her face and couldn't help but reached out and touched her face.
The cold touch made Dugu Jie's heart ache dully.
"Xian'er..."
Dugu Jie called her name, but Nangong Xian would never respond to him again.
Dugu Jie untied Nangong Xian's clothes with trembling fingers, and saw a hideous wound in the middle of Nangong Xian's chest.
That was the surgical scar left when Mo Liansheng took out her heart!
puff--
Dugu Jie was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood!
He knelt on the ground and began to vomit violently. What he vomited was not food, but blood. Mouthful after mouthful of blood fell on the icy bed, which was very horrifying.
Dugu Jie felt cold and his body was in pain, as if blades were stirring inside his internal organs.
Dugu Jie was out of strength. He leaned against Nangong Xian, took out the phoenix hairpin from his arms, and inserted it into Nangong Xian's body.
When his consciousness became blurred, Dugu Jie seemed to have returned to the day when he first met Nangong Xian.
—Young Master, you threw me a peony. Do you want to be with me forever? Or do you want to have a romantic affair with me?
He leaned his head on Nangong Xian's shoulder, rested his forehead against Nangong Xian's ear, and whispered softly: "Little General Nangong, I want to be with you for the rest of my life..."
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The next day, Mo Liansheng came to the cold pond in Xishan and saw the couple who died in each other's arms. There was no smile on his face.
His youngest son stood beside him and asked, "Father, what should we do with the body of the retired emperor? If the emperor finds out he's missing, he'll definitely send someone to investigate. I've investigated, and the retired emperor came from Jiangling. He must have met with the descendants of Divine Doctor Zhou before."
"If His Majesty the Emperor follows Divine Doctor Zhou's lead, he'll soon find his way to Yaoshen Valley. Father, the Emperor's body must be disposed of."
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