Just as the roof beam was about to collapse, Gu Yin picked up Nan Yin. But just as they got up, a beam collapsed, and Gu Yin used his own body to shield Nan Yin, his back absorbing the burning plank.
His back was burning badly, but Gu Yin couldn't care less about that now; all he wanted was to get Nan Yin out safely.
When he carried Nan Yin out, he saw Yu Jingchen standing outside, hands behind his back, extremely indifferent. Gu Yin suddenly felt hatred.
"Yin'er..." Gu Yin looked at the person in his arms and called softly, but his voice was trembling.
Nan Yin's hair was all loose. Gu Yin looked at her white hair and said, "Yin'er... I'm here. I'm late..." Gu Yin's tears fell, and his eyes were bloodshot. He was no longer the Grand Preceptor.
Nanyin is gone, gone forever...
"The Imperial Advisor should let go," Yu Jingchen's cold voice rang out. These words seemed to shatter the last line of defense in Gu Yin's heart.
He put Nan Yin down and went straight for Yu Jingchen. Every move he made was a killing blow; he was going all out. Normally, Gu Yin might be evenly matched with Yu Jingchen, but with Gu Yin's back injury so severe, he quickly found himself at a disadvantage.
Gu Yin was defeated by Yu Jingchen's attack. He coughed up blood and knelt down beside Nan Yin.
Yin'er...
“Yu Jingchen…you will regret this…” Gu Yin looked at Yu Jingchen.
"What do I have to regret? They brought this on themselves, didn't they?" Yu Jingchen coldly observed everything around him.
"Yu Jingchen... The cycle of fate is inevitable. I want to see if you have the ability to defy destiny. The three lifetimes of fate will eventually come to nothing. You, who loved you, will turn a cold eye and be heartless. The one you loved will also be shattered into nothingness, a mere dream..." These were the last words Gu Yin left for Yu Jingchen.
He picked up Nan Yin, and the guards beside him tried to stop him with their knives, but Gu Yin ignored them and kept walking forward. The guards didn't dare to actually make a move, so they kept retreating.
“Yu Jingchen, instead of wasting your time, why don’t you go see Nan Zhiyun? I suppose… she’ll have left by now,” Gu Yin said. Yu Jingchen frowned, looking at Gu Yin, a sudden sense of panic rising in his heart.
Gu Yin took Nan Yin away from there. He carried Nan Yin all the way to the Imperial Preceptor's residence. People in the capital would avoid him. What Imperial Preceptor? What Empress Dowager? Look, how many people in the entire capital dared to come near him?
Nan Yin was carried back to the Imperial Preceptor's residence by Gu Yin, who placed her on the bed as if she were a precious treasure.
"Fetch water," Gu Yin said. The servants didn't dare to delay and immediately went to fetch water. Gu Yin carefully wiped the dirt off Nan Yin's face.
“I told you everything, why didn’t you believe me? Look, now look what’s happened. You’re sleeping here, and he’s still the emperor, carefree and unrestrained.” Gu Yin said as he wiped Nan Yin’s face.
"Yin'er, can't you really see me? I know you're not completely indifferent to me, are you? Why don't you be a little braver?" Gu Yin asked him.
"Yin'er, do you still want to go horseback riding? I'll go horseback riding with you, okay?" Gu Yin muttered to himself, wiping all the dirt off Nan Yin's face.
Gu Yin took out a hairpin from her body. It was the same one from last time... no, not that hairpin, because this hairpin was neither broken nor showed any signs of repair.
"This is a new one, exactly the same as the previous one. I figured the broken one couldn't be fixed, so I made a new one. Look, do you like it? I promise, this one is the same. I carved many, but only this one is the same. Shall I put it on you?" Gu Yin put the hairpin on Nan Yin's head.
She looked so beautiful... Just like when she first came of age, she wore a hairpin and a red dress, looking absolutely stunning.
Gu Yin held Nan Yin's hand: "Your hands are a little cold, shall I warm them up for you?" He held Nan Yin's hand and placed it on his face.
The burns on his back seemed to go unnoticed. He looked at Nan Yin with a slight smile on his lips, but tears streamed down his face, his eyes filled with deep affection...
Nan Yin's eyes reddened as she watched; before she knew it, her face was covered in tears. She wanted to reach out and wipe away Gu Yin's tears, but the scene was just that—a scene—and she couldn't touch him.
"Your Majesty, these are all the memories of the Pavilion Master. He was afraid he would forget them, so he kept them sealed away. The Pavilion Master has never actually left. She has always been by your side, from the moment you were born. She has been with you in her own way." It was the person who had always served Gu Yin.
This is Miaoyin Pavilion... What I just saw were merely Gu Yin's memories.
"He waited for you for three lifetimes. He has always been by your side, but you never knew it. Your Majesty, the Pavilion Master truly cares about you. Even though she knows that helping you goes against the will of Heaven, she still helped you without hesitation when faced with your request. But... how can the will of Heaven be easily defied? Defying the will of Heaven is itself the will of Heaven. All the outcomes were within the Pavilion Master's calculations. He knew what the final outcome would be, but he still went towards that outcome... The only exception is that you survived, and he shielded you from all the calamities." The man continued.
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