The night before the wedding ceremony, Ajiu knocked on Juntan's door.
She walked into the room and sat down, looking at Jun Tan in front of her. Today, there was no need for the etiquette between ruler and subject. She just wanted to open her heart and say some things. A Jiu took out the weapon that Jun Tan had given her many years ago and placed it on the table. "I have carried this sword for many years. I have never used it to kill people, or even to kill demons."
“I know you don’t like using swords.”
Ajiu shook her head. "I just don't want to get this sword dirty."
"Ajiu, is there something you need to do here tonight?" Jun Tan already knew that Jiang Yining had contacted her privately, but she still didn't want Ajiu to have such thoughts.
Ah Jiu made no attempt to hide it, "I want to be the Demon Emperor, the Lord of all demons."
"so what?"
“Therefore, I would like to ask you to abdicate and give me the throne.” Ajiu’s expression was solemn as she stared at Jun Tan with a resolute look.
Jun Tan smiled slightly, "What if I don't give it to you? The things you said today will cost you your life, you know that?"
"I know, Your Majesty. Do you know that Jiang Yining has come looking for me?"
"Oh?" Jun Tan was a little surprised, not expecting A Jiu to bring up Jiang Yining's matter so directly.
"Jiang Yining said that if she were to attack you today, she could seal you away. I tried to look at the method she gave, and indeed, there is a chance, at least a 50% chance."
"So what do you mean now? Are you advising me to voluntarily step down?" Jun Tan continued to ask.
"No, my life was given to me by you. Jiang Yining cannot live. I have prepared everything and am waiting for her. But today, I am using Jiang Yining's life as a gift to gamble on your intentions. I know that if you are no longer the person you were back then, it may not be a good thing for my demon race. Therefore, in the world today, only I can succeed you as the leader of the demon race. Of course, this depends on your wishes. If you are willing to hand everything over to me, I may not do any worse than you. If you are not willing, please do so after I have eliminated Jiang Yining."
Looking into Ajiu's sincere eyes, Juntan remained silent for a long time. "Your honesty makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Actually, I have already made up my mind. No matter what you do, I will eventually hand over the demon race to you. The sword in my hand is called Law. From today onwards, it is yours!" With that, Juntan summoned the immortal sword and handed it to Ajiu.
Ajiu wasn't too surprised. She smiled slightly, knowing she had made the right bet. She then knelt before Jun Tan and asked, "Your Majesty, will you leave?"
"meeting."
When are you leaving?
“When it’s time to leave, I will leave... Perhaps this is the right time.” Jun Tan stood up and stared at A Jiu for a moment. “My name is Bai Yao. I am a disciple of Xiao Yuhan of the Discipline Hall of the Heavenly Sword Sect. I am no longer Jun Tan.”
"Xiao Jiu understands."
Bai Yao suddenly felt a little dazed. The moment she handed over the immortal sword, it felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from her heart. At this moment, Xiao Yuhan slowly walked out from behind the screen. The two smiled at each other and remained silent.
...
They left together, and after promising Ah Jiu that the wedding would proceed as scheduled, they left quietly.
Outside Lingsu City, Bai Yao reverted to the naive young girl she once was, but now her eyes held a hint of arrogance that wasn't hers. She turned to Xiao Yuhan and asked, "Why did we come here?"
"Yao'er, have you forgotten? I promised to bring you here for the Lantern Festival."
"Aren't you leaving?"
"If you want to leave, I'll go with you. If you don't want to leave, we'll stay in Lingsu City. If Lingsu City isn't good enough, we'll go to Kunlun, to Xiliang, or even beyond the East Sea..."
The girl shook her head. "Then let's not go. How about we go see the lanterns instead?"
Xiao Yuhan nodded with a smile in her eyes.
Another year has passed, and the lights are dazzling. At the end of the long street, a white-haired young man and his beloved little girl are waiting in front of the lanterns.
At this moment, the lights dazzled my eyes, and the past and the present were all before my eyes.
Amidst the blurring of truth and falsehood, I remain in this world that never truly existed, accompanying you through mountains and rivers, across the endless human realm.
The passion and enthusiasm will eventually fade, eventually turning into a mundane call.
A few wisps of smoke rise from the old alleyway at the street corner, just like the vow we made together in Yangguan City back then.
A sudden snowstorm, a sudden farewell—it all seems like nothing more than the lamplight before my eyes and the remaining years carried away by the murmuring stream.
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