Li Gan deftly deflected the flying sword that hesitated for a moment with his spear, and then swept the spear, the tip already aimed at Liu Lingying's heart.
The demonic energy emanating from the sharp spear tip chilled Liu Lingying's heart. She stared at him, tears welling in her eyes, yet she stubbornly held back. Her voice trembled slightly as she whispered, "Li Gan, spare those innocent disciples."
Li Gan could see the tears she was trying so hard to hold back, and he could see her grief and despair. This made his heart ache, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he subconsciously concealed any emotion that might be revealed in them. He was silent for a moment, trying to keep his voice indifferent, and said lightly, "As long as you come with me, I will release Yuan Daozong immediately."
Two lines of tears silently slid down her cheeks. Liu Lingying gritted her teeth, suppressing all her sobs. After a long pause, she spoke again, her voice hoarse, and said softly, "Li Gan, I made it clear to you when I left the Demon Realm back then. If you could give up cultivating demonic arts and change your cold and bloodthirsty nature, if you could give up your position as the young master of the Demon Clan and take me and Lin'er to live in seclusion, I, Liu Lingying, would never leave you, even if it meant death!"
Once the tears started flowing, they seemed unstoppable. Tears streamed down Liu Lingying's face, gathering on her chin and dripping down, soaking her clothes. Her voice finally choked with sobs as she cried out, "But you refuse to change, refuse to give up everything! Even now, you still refuse to repent, still so bloodthirsty! If that's the case, I, Liu Lingying, would rather die than go with you!!"
Li Gan's eyes were filled with tenderness and pain, and the slight tremor in his hand made the spear tip, pointed directly at Liu Lingying's heart, tremble. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Why can't you think about me? Why can't you understand me?! Father has poured so much effort into me. On my shoulders lies the heavy burden of developing and strengthening the Demon Clan. I so wish you could stand behind me, understand me, and forgive me! But you insist on leaving me no matter what, even if I kneel down and beg you, you still want to leave me!"
Liu Lingying replied, her voice choked with emotion, "Li Gan, at first, I felt sorry for you and understood you. I was determined to stay by your side for the rest of my life and do everything in my power to help you so that you could have an easier time. But no matter what, I just can't understand your behavior of treating living people like straw dogs and beasts! In order to obtain the essence of weapon forging, you tortured and killed living people. In order to gather a pool of blood, you raised living people like animals, torturing them and then taking their blood for your own use!"
Her face was contorted with extreme pain and sorrow. She couldn't help but close her eyes and take a deep breath. Then she opened her eyes, tears still streaming down her face like pearls from a broken string. She paused for a moment, then choked out, "Li Gan, are you the only one begging me not to leave? Have you forgotten how I pleaded with you to spare those people, how I begged you to give up everything and take me and Lin'er to live in seclusion?! But you still refused! Ever since I became pregnant with Lin'er, I've told you time and time again that I don't like that Demon Realm. I felt so oppressed there, I never had a moment of peace. I don't want my child to grow up in that cold, dog-eat-dog world. I want him to grow up happily, to become a cheerful and lively person. Li Gan, how many times have I begged you? I begged you to take me and our child away from the Demon Realm and find a secluded place in the Central Plains to live in seclusion, but you refused me time and time again, until I despaired!"
Li Gan fell silent, staring intently at Liu Lingying. Seeing her pained and sorrowful appearance, he felt extremely distressed, which made his eyes redden and his eyes feel hot, and he was about to shed tears.
He quickly closed his eyes to suppress the stinging in them. After a moment, he opened his eyes and looked at Liu Lingying, his voice soft and gentle. "Ying'er, if you still love me, come with me. One day you will understand me. As soon as the Demon Clan regains control of the Central Plains, I will immediately take you into seclusion, okay?"
Liu Lingying shook her head, her voice choked with emotion, and said, "Li Gan, I love you, even at this moment, I still love you. But the one I, Liu Lingying, love is the boy I first met in Queqiao Town, not a cruel and bloodthirsty demon!"
Li Gan felt a pang of pain in his heart, and his expression changed.
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