Just as A Yao was about to self-destruct, Lou Munan's body suddenly convulsed violently. He staggered back a few steps, the knife in his hand falling to the ground. He struggled to raise his left hand, his fingernails turning into sharp blades, and reached towards his heart, but stopped an inch away.
What are you doing?
Lou Munan roared.
"Didn't you see? That little girl just tried to kill you too! And you're still helping her? Are you brain-dead? She doesn't love you at all, you idiot!"
Lou Munan roared as he frantically tried to regain control of his body.
This turn of events was completely unexpected for A Yao. She looked up at Lou Munan, who staggered backward, his expression furious, desperately trying to stop his hand from reaching for his heart. He was like a madman, his body trembling and convulsing.
A gentle breeze arrives...
Ayao looked shocked.
A divine sense entered her mind.
Beneath the starry sky, many beautiful and tall trees grew, and the bright moon was reflected in the lake. Ayao found herself standing on the water, her reflection showing her as a young girl, and ten steps away from her stood a man dressed in blue.
The man was handsome and looked exactly like Xu Fengzhi, but his temperament was completely different.
He was cold, his indifference exuding an astonishing sense of oppression. But the moment his eyes met A Yao's, the boundless indifference in his eyes vanished, replaced by gentleness.
Petals fluttered everywhere, and he said:
"When I was determined to gain my freedom, I named myself Changfeng, but now I think Xufengzhi sounds better."
He watched as the corners of A Yao's lips slowly turned up, revealing a gentle smile.
This was the smile Ah Yao recognized from Xu Fengzhi, but the smile quickly vanished, and he continued:
"I said I would protect you forever, but unfortunately I am not strong enough. Although I cannot kill Lou Munan, I will use my last bit of strength to ensure that he will not appear in front of you for at least ten thousand years. This is the last thing I can do for you."
Goodbye, Ayao!
Ayao's heart skipped a beat. Seeing Xu Fengzhi turn around, his silver hair billowing in the wind, she realized what he was about to do and cried out, "Wait—"
She wanted to run towards him, but all the sights in front of her disappeared.
On the ravaged land, the incredibly old A Yao struggled to stand up. A dozen feet away from her, a black-haired, red-eyed man roared with resentment.
"Are you crazy? How much of your life has she taken up? Stop—"
Xu Fengzhi had only known Lu Xueyao for a few decades. If you only count the time he spent with her, it was even shorter. In the hundreds of millions of years, this amount of time could be described as insignificant. So he himself did not know why he still loved her deeply after regaining his memories.
Xu Fengzhi was unaware that A Yao's hatred for Lou Munan stemmed from her past life. Seeing A Yao's resolute desire to perish together with Lou Munan, he mistakenly believed it was because of Nangong Qi. He reasoned that A Yao deeply loved Nangong Qi, which was why she was so angry and hateful after his death.
This anger and hatred surpassed even the anger she felt when she thought Lou Munan had possessed her.
Ultimately, he and Ayao were destined to be apart.
He remembered the wavering expression on A Yao's face when Lou Munan told her that he was his clone.
He could never escape the fact that he was Lou Munan's alter ego; he could not deny that he had once been just as bloodthirsty and cruel as Lou Munan.
In the end, the Xu Fengzhi that A Yao liked was not him.
Therefore, he chose to use his last strength to do something for A Yao. Perhaps he could continue his entanglement with Lou Munan for millions of years, but what would it matter? He knew very well that if things continued this way, the original body would be the one to win.
Since we're going to disappear anyway, we might as well use the remaining power to severely damage the original body once more.
Ten thousand years from now, Ah Yao should be able to protect herself, right?
"We are one person—"
Lou Munan roared until his face contorted in rage.
Blood splattered...
Lou Munan's left hand had already plunged into his own heart. His hand crushed his own heart, unleashing terrifying power that caused his body to shatter into pieces. Countless black mists surged out from his broken body, and even more terrifying hurricanes swirled around him.
Ayao's body was thrown away by the strong wind, and she heard herself shout that name with all her might: "Xu Fengzhi—"
The black mist carried Lou Munan's shattered body into a massive spatial rift in the sky and disappeared. A Yao fell to the ground, rolling a few times after landing, with dozens of bones broken.
Ayao suddenly vomited blood, and was in pain; her body was in excruciating pain all over.
But she couldn't feel it, because her heart ached even more; it felt as if it had been torn into countless pieces. Tears streamed down her face as her aged body curled up, her white hair stained with dust, and she wept uncontrollably.
After an unknown amount of time, ripples appeared in the space ahead, and a purple figure emerged from them.
She was a young girl, a girl of exceptional beauty.
This is a clone created by Ayao's split soul.
The clone looked at the aged original body, silently walked towards it, and knelt down. Ayao's vision was already blurred, but she didn't need to look to know that this was her clone. She forced herself to sit up, and the clone reached out and hugged her.
Ayao's main body and her clone embraced tightly, both with tears in their eyes.
After the clone's body transformed into light and merged with the original body, A Yao's aged and withered skin was infused with youth, and she slowly regained her girlish appearance. On that day, her white hair turned jet black. A Yao sat on the ground, crying painfully, her tears falling like broken pearls.
She knew that Xu Fengzhi had truly disappeared this time; he had really vanished...
"That little girl just tried to kill you too? And you're still helping her? Are you brain-dead? She doesn't love you at all, you idiot!"
Lou Munan's voice echoed in her mind, making her feel even more pained and distressed.
At that time, she did indeed intend to eliminate him along with Lou Munan. It was only then that she realized she didn't love him that much. He knew all along, so why was she so foolish? Why?
When she planned to eliminate him and Lou Munan together, she was prepared to accept his hatred. Why didn't he hate her and even sacrifice himself for her?
In the sky, countless exaggerated spatial rifts remained. A cold wind blew across the ground, and the pale moonlight shone on the tear-streaked girl. She stared blankly into the void, murmuring:
"It's not worth it for me..."
What a fool...
After a long while, Ayao wiped away her tears and stood up.
She turned and flew towards the direction of Canglan Realm.
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Everyone in the Canglan Realm was extremely uneasy. The mountains, rivers, and forests of the entire land were devoid of life. There was no spiritual energy in the air, and not even a trace of the primordial energy of heaven and earth remained.
At the Lu family residence, Lu Xiuwen sat on a boulder in the ruins, helping his wife Xu Lianxin heal her injuries. Lu Yunshen was helping his cousin Lu Yunli heal his injuries. Most of the others were healing and recuperating, while some were weeping and mourning the deaths of important people in their lives.
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