Chapter 198: Save Yourself

Nian Xi asked, "Then Pei Jian and I will die together."

The smile on Xu Wanxin's face disappeared.

"Are you not worried at all?"

"I'm worried," Nian Xi said honestly, "Who isn't afraid of death? I haven't lived enough."

"What if he refuses to save you?"

This time it was Nian Xi's turn to laugh. "I want to ask you this: do you want him to save me or not?"

It is really difficult to talk about principles and discuss gains and losses when it comes to love.

Nianxi knew that Xu Wanxin must hate Pei Jian very much, but the more she hated him, the more she loved him. Many times, if you can't think clearly and withdraw in time, you will end up with bruises all over your body, or even an irreparable end.

She was distracted by talking to Xu Wanxin, while gently rubbing the ropes that bound her hands. As the saying goes, a noble man must save himself, and it is better to rely on yourself than on others.

Nianxi's words touched Xu Wanxin's sore spot. She opened her mouth and wanted to sneer back, but she didn't know what to say. Did she want to see Pei Jian risk his life to save Wen Nianxi?

Would she rather he died in front of her?

Waiting is too painful, letting go is too hard.

Xu Wanxin couldn't answer.

Just at this moment, footsteps were heard on the stairs.

Xu Wanxin raised her head suddenly, her eyes were dark, as if there was a dim light, and she stared at the source without blinking.

Soon, a figure slowly approached, getting closer and closer——

Pei Jian came alone.

…

Pei Jian traveled from the Dali Temple prison to the Wen Mansion, and then from the Wen Mansion to the Imperial Palace, without stopping all the way until he met Gu Ci. Before he could say a word, a waiter brought news that Yan Zhinianxi was now in the tallest pavilion in the palace, the Yueyue Pavilion.

"The young lady said that only you are allowed to go. If there is anyone else, Miss Wen will be pushed off the building immediately."

Pei Jian did not dare to hesitate when he heard this, and soon came to the Suoyue Pavilion alone.

"Let her go."

After lowering his head to confirm Nianxi's condition, Pei Jian looked at Xu Wanxin, who was holding a dagger against Nianxi's neck.

"As long as you let her go, you can do whatever you want."

Xu Wanxin laughed twice, happily and sadly, as if she was filled with endless sadness, "What if I told you to die?"

Pei Jian's expression remained unchanged, "Okay."

It is steady and powerful, without hesitation, yet most heartbreaking.

Xu Wanxin forced Nianxi to stand up, and the two of them stood by the railing. Her eyes seemed to be filled with poison, stained with the sadness of love, hate, and vengeance:

"Cousin, I love you the most, how can I bear to see you die?"

"But I guess you want me to die." She smiled foolishly, as if she were crazy. "Then I'll do as you wish. But I'll be lonely on the road to the underworld, and I need someone to accompany me."

The wind was howling, Xu Wanxin's laughter was as mournful as a ghost's cry, and the dagger with a cold glow slid against her skin, "Nianxi, ah Nianxi, what do you say?"

Under the bleak moonlight, Pei Jian's face was stern and frightening. He said, "If you let her go, I will die with you."

Strong love can destroy everything, even the sky and the earth can collapse and it can destroy everything but last until death.

Xu Wanxin was shocked.

She really wanted to get closer to see his expression at the moment, but she didn't want to see him.

How ridiculous and ironic, he was willing to die with her for another woman.

However, my heart was touched for a moment.

The moonlight was so white that it made people’s hearts feel even more desolate.

Xu Wanxin didn't know how bad her complexion was at the moment. Her lips were blue and purple and her eyes were sunken. She lowered her head and looked downstairs. There were heavy shadows of trees and flickering torches.

Love and hate have already been said.

But in the end, she still couldn't bear to do it.

In her short 19 years of life, the only man she had ever loved, she could never, could not bear to see him die.

But Xu Wanxin was the most persistent person. She wanted to leave a mark in his heart and never gave up for a moment.

Xu Wanxin looked at Pei Jian for the last time, with determination and stubbornness, she said, "Cousin, I hope that if I could start my life over again, you and I would still be the same as we were when we were young."

After saying that, she was about to jump over the railing with Nianxi.

While the two men were talking, Nian Xi had already quietly untied the restraints on her hands and was ready to escape at any time.

Pei Jian also saw her actions.

After hearing Xu Wanxin's will-like promise, she no longer hesitated. She thrust her hands forward, pushed the person aside, and fell to the ground.

Xu Wanxin was about to jump off the building, but after being pushed by Nian Xi, she didn't even have time to react and fell directly down.

Nian Xi was stunned.

There was a shallow cut on the neck from the dagger, but at this moment, he didn't feel any pain at all.

"Nian Xi!"

Pei Jian rushed over, his face pale and his eyes filled with unconcealable panic and fear.

He asked, "Are you okay?"

The tail tone is trembling.

He held Nianxi's hand tightly, but in fact he was the one who was really scared.

Nian Xi was panting, she was still a little dazed, her raised face was pale and confused.

From the time she was captured by Prince Jing's men until now, it would be a lie to say that she wasn't afraid, but she kept encouraging herself and held back her tears.

Every moment, she was seeking to save herself until the last desperate attempt just now.

Nianxi's throat was a little tight, "Am I...Xu Wanxin..."

She seemed to push someone down.

Pei Jian looked down at Nian Xi, whose face was covered in dust. Her forehead was swollen from a bump somewhere, and there was a thin bloodstain on her neck. Her watery eyes were filled with tears.

A sense of joy at surviving a disaster finally burst out from the bottom of my heart.

His eyes were red, as if he had experienced a reincarnation of past and present lives. In the previous life, Nian Xi, who was poisoned in the prime minister's residence, stood up by herself and saved herself.

Pei Jian looked into her eyes and said softly, "Nianxi, you saved yourself."

Nian Xi looked back in a daze.

From ignorance to tears in the eyes——

She understood what he meant.

She is no longer the lonely and cowardly Wen Nianxi who died in pain. She understands the meaning of rebirth better than ever before.

In the past, she relied on others to save her, and she was waiting for Pei Jian until her death.

But now, she is not afraid of anything.

The shock and turmoil in my heart eventually turned into hot tears flowing from my eyes.

Nian Xi choked up and said to Pei Jian, and even more to herself, "I'm still alive, Pei Jian, I'm still alive and well."

Rebirth, this is a secret that belongs only to her and Pei Jian. She can reveal to him all the pain and fear she feels when facing death without reservation.

"I know."

Pei Jian's eyes were also filled with tears, and he smiled and said, "You are the best Nian Xi."

It was quiet all around, with only the sound of the wind.

Nian Xi cried bitterly, venting all the worries, fears and grievances of the past two days. When her emotions calmed down, she asked, "I pushed Xu Wanxin down the stairs, didn't I?"

Pei Jian's dark eyes looked over, his gaze was rarely gentle, "She is the one who wants to harm you."

"I know."

Her voice was a little muffled from crying, and she said in a hoarse voice, "No one is born to kill."

That's why I feel a little awkward.

Pei Jian's eyes were restrained and gentle, and his voice was also, "She is probably not dead."

"Not dead?" This time it was Nian Xi's turn to be surprised.

"Go down."

"I've been here for a long time." There was an unconcealable attachment in Pei Jian's gentle eyes, but perhaps because the night was too dark, Nian Xi did not notice it.

"Can you walk? Do you want me to carry you?"

"It's my neck that's injured, not my leg."

The two of them walked out of the Suoyue Building one after the other.

Nian Xi then realized that the entire Jueyue Building was surrounded by soldiers in black armor. Standing in the front was a young man in armor, looking as dignified as a god of war, holding a spear and looking very heroic.

Seeing her coming out, she came closer with big strides, her eyes sparkling:

"Nian'er, I'm back."