"What do you think I am? How could I let you fool me like this? The reason I've wasted so much time with you is just because I'm bored and want to practice on you. Do you really think you can threaten me into releasing your sweetheart with this piece of junk?" Mu Feiyu looked down at him, his laughter becoming increasingly sinister. At this moment, Hua Mancheng was like an ant that could be easily crushed, utterly harmless to him.
"Hmm... considering how pitiful you are, I'll take pity on you and let you die knowing why."
In the blink of an eye, Hua Mancheng's face turned ashen. As waves of excruciating pain surged through his body, he still gripped the broken half of the sword tightly in his hand, unwilling to let his last wisp of consciousness slip away easily. He watched helplessly as Mu Feiyu approached step by step, but at this moment, he didn't even have the strength to get up.
Mu Feiyu suddenly stopped in front of him, bent down little by little, and brought her face close to his ear, saying slowly, "There is something you must not know. Back when the late emperor passed away, I had already taken over the Nine Heavens Pavilion, and your current master is none other than me. Now, you can enjoy the taste of dying from poison!"
"As for that Yu Qianqian, I will take her into my household. I guess... Mu Beichen's women will definitely be extraordinary." With that, he turned and left with his subordinates, a cold smile on his face.
Turning around with all his might, Hua Mancheng watched as Mu Feiyu and the others gradually disappeared into the room. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and before he could hesitate for a moment, a mouthful of dark blood spurted out of his mouth, but his eyes still held a bright light.
Staring intently at the two broken swords only a few dozen meters away, he staggered over. Although it was only a few steps, it exhausted all his strength. His white clothes were stained red with blood, and his hands trembled as he gripped the broken swords. Tears welled up in his eyes, blurring his vision.
He suddenly saw Yu Qianqian's smiling face reflected on the bloodstained sword blade, a smile that was refreshing and delightful... But then he thought of the woman he was so determined to protect, who was still in the hands of the enemy, her life hanging in the balance. These waves of heart-wrenching pain, along with the poison that was consuming his body, surged through him in an instant.
“Your Highness… Feng Jin… Hua Mancheng really loves you so much…” He shook his head gently, enduring the pain, then suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly: “It’s just a pity that Hua Mancheng’s martial arts skills were enough to make him famous throughout the world, but this time he lost the most completely; now… I will become a lonely ghost, Ah Jin… I’m sorry, from this moment on, Hua Mancheng will never exist again…”
At this moment, the poison had already invaded his lungs and internal organs. Before he could finish speaking, a mouthful of black blood gushed out. Hua Mancheng used his last bit of strength to press down on the broken sword with his bloodied palm. His clear, starry eyes still reflected Yu Qianqian's every smile and frown. Gradually, he closed his eyes forever, and all his consciousness vanished into nothingness in that instant.
From this day forward, from the highest heavens to the deepest hell, the city will no longer be filled with flowers...
The night was exceptionally long, stretching from midnight to dawn as if it were years. At this very moment, a light drizzle continued to fall, stirring up a misty fog in the air. In the distance, a cold wind whistled through the rain, creating a chilling atmosphere between heaven and earth.
In the Regent's secret chamber, several candles had burned out, but still flickered with a faint light. Yu Qianqian had been lying there all night, and thanks to the precious medicinal herbs she had recently consumed, she was now out of danger.
Slowly lifting her eyelids, she was met with Mu Feiyu's magnified face, which startled her so much that she sat bolt upright, her eyes wide with shock. She exclaimed, "Mu Feiyu! It's you? How could it be you?"
She exerted too much force, which caused a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She lost her balance and fell to the ground. Blood spread down her genitals, causing her unbearable pain.
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