pain
She looked at Sheng Jingche with teary eyes and said, "Jiannan isn't coming back, is he?"
As her inner strength gradually recovered, she gently clenched her fist and stroked Sheng Jingche's face with her other hand, saying, "You knew from the beginning that he wouldn't be coming back, right?"
Sheng Jingche lowered his head and remained silent for a moment. Gu Youan turned her head away, touched the tears on her face with her right hand, and said, "They are all dead."
Sheng Jingche pulled her into his arms and said, "Don't cry, You'an."
She hugged Sheng Jingche's neck and sobbed uncontrollably, resting her head on his shoulder.
"It was Xie Daoqing who killed everyone." The blood that day soaked the entire forest. Her companions died in the fire. Gu Youan's tears fell drop by drop. That day, she only wanted to return to the Emperor's Ship to get an explanation, but she did not expect to lose everyone on the Emperor's Ship.
She never cared about the feud between the Emperor and the Xie family. The Xie Daoqing in the original book was handsome and dashing. Although there were some differences between the Xie Daoqing she knew and the Xie Daoqing in the original book, she had underestimated Xie Daoqing. He was a venomous snake.
"I want to go back to Dayong, I want to kill him," Gu Youan said through gritted teeth.
Sheng Jingche stood up, looked into Gu Youan's eyes, and said, "The Xie family is backed by the entire Dayong royal family. You can't kill them."
"On the day we parted, we agreed to meet again when Jiannan returned. Now that Jiannan is gone, don't tell me you brought me to Sheng Kingdom and want to live a quiet life in seclusion."
The tacit understanding between the two over the years was released at this moment. The Emperor of Dayong was destroyed, and Sheng Jingche returned to Sheng Kingdom alone. She looked into his eyes and said, "You are not Jiannan, you have no feelings for them, but they are my companions, my fellow disciples whom I care about the most."
Sheng Jingche pressed down on his shoulder and said, "I know you're in pain, Gu Youan. They did everything they could to protect you. Did they want you to go and die?"
Gu Youan looked up at him, speechless for a moment. The events of that day were too chaotic. Why would Xie Daoqing kill everyone on the Emperor's Ship?
The Tianzihao and Xie family have a long-standing feud, but the people of Tianzihao have not caused any real harm to the Xie family. Xie Daoqing and I are determined to wipe them out.
They left that day with the determination to die. Did they already know that there would be a fierce battle between He Xie Daoqing and Gu Youan? If we go back in time, what happened before that is unknown to Gu Youan. But after that, the Emperor's Ship was destroyed overnight, and everyone died.
Xie Daoqing was highly skilled in martial arts, and Feng Yun and his men were the strongest assassins on the Emperor's Ship. Why were they all wiped out?
Gu Youan looked up at him and said, "Before the Emperor's Ship was destroyed, did you hear any news?"
Sheng Jingche shook his head, his eyelashes trembling slightly, his eyes moist, and said, "No, it must have been an unexpected situation."
She looked closely into his eyes, gently grasped his arm, and said, "I want to hear the truth."
The words Qingyang said when he said goodbye to her that day were still vivid in her mind. They had agreed to fight Xie Daoqing to the death. What kind of grudge made Xie Daoqing go to the Emperor's Ship alone? And why did they ask them to seal her memories and fight Xie Daoqing?
Gu Youan looked at him coldly and said, "I want to know the whole truth. Why do you say that only I can kill Xie Daoqing?"
Sheng Jingche paused for a moment, looked at Gu Youan's anxious eyes, sighed softly, and said, "Youan, you're too tired today, get some rest."
Gu Youan glanced at him coldly and said, "I will not become a knife in your hands."
Xie Daoqing was a strong man, but he did not admire killing. Moreover, he was blind that day, so how could he have killed all the experts of the Emperor's Ship?
Sheng Jingche gently pressed her shoulder and said, "Xie Daoqing's leg was crippled after the decisive battle in the pine and bamboo forest. We were all deceived. Boyan used you to lure the enemy in, but they underestimated Xie Daoqing's strength, and everyone is gone."
"I know the Xie family has a grudge against the Emperor of Dayong, but what kind of grudge could make them risk their lives to fight to the death?"
That day, she begged Qingyang and the others not to act rashly, but they left so resolutely.
Sheng Jingche's eyes reddened. Even his former fellow disciples would give their lives to kill Xie Daoqing, yet Gu Youan was still questioning the truth of the matter.
Gu Youan's tears fell drop by drop. It wasn't that she couldn't believe that her fellow disciples from the Emperor's Ship were dead; she just couldn't believe why she had to be left alone. Among their generation, Jiannan and she were extremely talented, but now she was the only one left.
Sheng Jingche embraced her, gently patting her shoulder to soothe her emotions. Under the dim light, the two looked like a perfect couple.
Xiao Junqi stood silently to the side. Gu Youan felt a strange gaze on her and hurriedly pushed Sheng Jingche away.
Xiao Junqi walked over and said softly, "Now you should believe that I won't hurt you, right? Gu Youan, you would rather believe an outsider than us. Sheng Jingche took you away from Dayong, but you mistakenly thought that she would hurt you. Gu Youan, do you even have a heart?"
Gu Youan looked at Xiao Junqi, chuckled, and said, "Xiao Junqi, it was clearly you who wanted to kill me."
Jiannan would definitely protect her, but Sheng Jingche might not. Gu Youan smiled and looked at the two of them, saying, "You want me to regain my memories but not go back to seek revenge? Is it just so you can see me suffer?"
Sheng Jingche shook his head and gently stroked Gu Youan's cheek, saying, "The reason we restored your memories is to give you the ability and courage to survive in Sheng Kingdom. Only you can save yourself in this life. No one can hurt you anymore. They think that losing your memories will allow you to live a peaceful life, but a peaceful life is something you have to fight for, not something given by others. If Gu Youan's identity can't allow you to live peacefully, we also want you to stay as Gu Youan, as the Gu family's young lady. But Xie Daoqing wants to imprison you, and you don't want to stay by his side. So we unanimously decided to restore your memories."
Gu Youan suddenly looked up and stared blankly at Sheng Jingche, saying, "Besides you, who else survived on the Emperor's Ship?"
Sheng Jingche shook his head, and the light in Gu Youan's eyes gradually faded. He said, "No one survived on the Dayong Emperor's Ship. The people on the Sheng Kingdom Emperor's Ship have unanimously decided to restore your memories."
The sounds around her came in bursts, and it took Gu Youan a while to find her own voice. She looked at Sheng Jingche in astonishment and said, "Could it be that they are trying to protect the Emperor's title of Sheng Kingdom?"
Many thoughts flashed through her mind: what was worth sacrificing her life for? The day before Gu Youan returned to the Emperor's Ship, after Sheng Jingche left Dayong and Gu Youan went to the Emperor's Ship, their plan had already begun. If they won, they could kill Xie Daoqing; if they lost, they could protect the headquarters of the Emperor's Ship.
"Even though Xie Daoqing has the Dayong royal family behind him, the Sheng Kingdom's Emperor's Headquarters is a force to be reckoned with. Why would they sacrifice their lives as a price?"
Gu Youan looked up at him, then pulled out her hairpin and slashed his arm. Sheng Jingche clutched his arm, blood seeping from between his fingers, and said, "What are you doing?"
"I want to know the truth. You're not just targeting the Xie family, but the entire Dayong, are you?" Her eyes gleamed with an inner light.
Xiao Junqi, supporting Sheng Jingche, roared at Gu Youan, "What are you doing? Do you have to kill everyone before you're satisfied?"
Sheng Jingche waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "She just made a mistake."
Gu Youan pressed a gold hairpin against her neck and said, "If you don't tell the truth, I will kill myself and go join them."
Xiao Junqi knocked her hairpin off with a slap and sneered, "Is this all you've got, Gu Youan? If all you can do is threaten others with yourself, do you think outsiders would care about your life? The truth is, everyone wants to protect you, but you turn your sword against your own people."
Gu Youan sneered, "Now all that's left is you and me. How can you expect me to believe that you have absolutely nothing to do with this?"
Tears welled in her eyes as she said, "You must be hiding something more important from me. They won't die so easily."
Boyan was determined to revive the Emperor's title of Dayong. If it weren't for a compelling reason, they wouldn't have bothered to fight Xie Daoqing to the death. There must have been an extremely special reason for them to choose to do this. Sheng Jingche belonged to the Emperor's title of Shengguo, and only he could issue orders to the people of the Emperor's title of Dayong.
"Were they trying to cover your escape?"
"Enough, Gu Youan, I think you've been bewitched by Xie Daoqing."
Gu Youan glared at Xiao Junqi and said, "You don't need to question what's between us."
"I just want to know what reason they would be willing to give their own lives to perish together with Xie Daoqing."
Just as Xiao Junqi was about to step forward to say something, Sheng Jingche stopped him and said, "She just woke up and her body hasn't fully recovered yet. You should leave first."
"But……"
“Come on, this is between her and me, it’s about our Emperor’s ship. Let me comfort her.”
Sheng Jingche's expression changed, and Xiao Junqi immediately understood.
He bent down and took Gu Youan's arm, saying, "Jing Che has been looking for you for many years, afraid that something might happen to you, afraid that you would die in that fire. Yet you are here doubting him. You and Jiannan have a deep friendship, so why don't you believe us?"
Sheng Jingche shook his head, tugging at his sleeve. Xiao Junqi glanced at Sheng Jingche, then turned and left.
Sheng Jingche slowly walked up to Gu Youan, his eyes constantly shifting before becoming clear again. He lightly touched the ground with his feet, and Gu Youan, who was holding him, slowly slid down.
Her eyes held a hint of disbelief, her voice trembled, and she slowly reached out to stroke her hair: "Jiannan?"
Jiannan looked at her with heartache, stroking her face as he said, "I'm sorry, You'an, don't be sad. This is everyone's choice. We all unanimously decided to save you."
Gu Youan shook her head, tears falling drop by drop, and said, "What exactly happened? Why did it turn out like this?"
"You'an, don't hurt yourself. Live well. I'm sorry I can't be with you anymore." His hand lost all its strength, and Gu You'an cried uncontrollably.
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