This was the first words spoken between the two since they crossed the line between life and death.
He lets her stab him.
But how could she do it?
Chu Li took a half step back, "I'm not here to take your life."
The familiar voice sounded fresh again. Chu Yeli raised his head and looked at her with eyes that were somewhat hot.
It's her.
She is so familiar!
"Xiao Jiu..."
For many nights, many times in the middle of the night, he always dreamed of the arrow he shot with his own hands on the night when the war drums were beating.
Countless times, I regretted so much that I wanted to risk everything, even my own life, in the hope of getting a chance for redemption.
God has eyes.
She is still alive.
"I owe you this."
He knelt on one knee in front of her, the blade of the sword in his hand reflecting his trembling eyes, "Stab me back, and I will give you this life."
Chu Li looked at him:
"If I use my life to exchange for peace in Da Chu and the withdrawal of the Nanman, are you willing?"
Chu Yeli's eyes darkened slightly.
As soon as the words fell, the air between the two of them instantly became silent, and it was in this silence that Chu Li got his answer.
"Why?"
"Is this the only way you can go? Is letting go so difficult for you?"
Could it be that only one of him and Da Chu can survive?
Why!
Chu Li looked at him with complicated eyes. Her feelings for him were still on that young man who sat under the crabapple tree with a blanket covering his legs, his body bathed in the gentle sunshine. When he looked over with a smile, the sunshine in his eyes was like crushed stars.
The sky is full of stars.
"Xiaojiu came to visit me again."
"Xiaojiu, I bought your favorite sweet cake."
"Xiaojiu, how do you like this piece of music?"
He was the one who lived a peaceful life, and he was also the one who held her hand tightly, screaming at the top of his lungs, trembling with fear:
"I watched them release the snake to bite me. I couldn't run away, and I couldn't even crawl... They were laughing... Why? The more scared I was, the more excited they were..."
"Xiaojiu, tell me, what is the purpose of human beings living in this world?"
"Can trampling on the dignity of others really bring happiness?"
He is stubborn, but also unfortunate.
But whether in the imperial capital or in Nanman, he always treated her well and never hurt her.
Sometimes she wished that humans were single-emotional animals, with only sadness, joy, happiness, and anger, and nothing else. Perhaps she could resolutely pick up the sword and kill him.
Isn’t Chu Yeli the same?
If he only knew sorrow and joy, but not hatred, why would he shoulder the heavy responsibility and fight his way out?
"Xiaojiu, life is too complicated. I am your brother, a son, an heir, and a hope. All my family members and relatives died at the hands of the Chu family. I am the only unfilial descendant who survived. If it is difficult to even survive, how can I face my ancestors in the future?"
He likes her, but she is not the only one in his life.
He has so much to do.
"I don't want you to die, but I also don't want to see the people displaced and the country destroyed. Fifth brother, give up. You can't win."
"Who said I can't win?"
Chu Yeli stood up, and his tall figure cast a shadow that completely covered her.
He walked towards her, taking a step closer:
"I can win."
Chu Li took a half step back, "You can't win."
"I can win!" He approached. "I will let you watch with me how I conquer this world, revive the previous dynasty, and how I take revenge, and then give it all to you!"
There was a hint of paranoid madness in the low voice.
Because of persistence.
Because of obsession.
He will definitely do it.
Chu Li looked at his face. The gentleness and resistance in the past had now turned into a sinister and terrifying look as if he had gone crazy.
"Is the only way between you and me to fight to the death?"
"yes!"
He stepped forward and held her wrist. "Either we live together, or... you end this yourself."
He slowly placed the sword into her hand, held her hand, and tightened his grip on the sword, giving her the choice.
"Kill me."
Chu Li's fingertips trembled slightly, and the hilt of the sword in his hand was as cold as snow, as if it weighed a thousand pounds.
I wanted to shake my hand away, but he held it tightly:
"Why don't you do it?"
He stepped closer and said, "Kill me, and your wish will be fulfilled."
"Fifth brother, don't force me..."
“Get started!”
"Let me go!"
“Get started!”
"ah!"
Chu Li shook him off, stepped back several steps, and fell to the ground. His sword fell to the side with a clang.
“You’re crazy…”
"I'm forcing you, but Xiaojiu, aren't you forcing me too?" Chu Yeli slowly squatted down and held her shoulders, "Why can't you do it?"
"I……"
"You have a hard time deciding, and so do I."
"I don't want to kill you, because we grew up together. Although we had a rough time in the past, we were friends from the bottom of our hearts. I don't want to be a cold-blooded animal with my hands stained with the blood of my loved ones!"
Chu Yeli looked at her with deep eyes:
"I would rather believe that you love me, so you don't want to kill me."
"I have always thought of you as my brother and never thought of anything else."
"What about Chu Dichi?"
Chu Li's breathing became slightly tight.
"Why can he do it, but I can't?" He shook her shoulders. "Tell me, even you are biased, what qualifications do you have to persuade me to let it go?"
Chu Li smiled faintly:
"That's because I don't want you to die. I don't want you to die! You can have a better life, why go down a path of no return!"
"I won't die!"
"Your obsession will eventually kill you!"
In the silent night, the two people's voices became louder and louder, and some even sounded like they were crying. When their eyes met, they were both speechless.
He knelt on the ground and held her tightly in his arms.
He had no choice.
This is his fate!
"Xiaojiu, I love you."
Even if it means death, we will remain faithful until death.
"For you, I will not lose, and I will not die, damn it..." It was the Chu royal family, it was Chu Dichi.
"Don't worry about me. I know you love me, and that's why you're afraid that I'll fail. Don't worry, don't be afraid. I've made a perfect plan, and we will win."
He hugged her tightly, mumbling incoherently:
"We will be together forever."
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