Suddenly she realized something profound—
It turns out that her Xiao Li already had a wife and children!
A sense of disappointment welled up within her. Perhaps the care and affection Gu Liyan felt for her were just wishful thinking on her part...
Thinking of this, Hua Xiaoxiao sighed with some disappointment. Just as she was about to leave quietly, Mo Chen's anxious voice suddenly came: "Mo Li! What's wrong?"
Gu Liyan's gaze was vacant as he stared blankly into the distance, his body trembling uncontrollably. Everyone who looked over noticed that blood was dripping from Gu Liyan's hand... presumably, he had been injured by the heavenly lightning when he reached into the Gate of Chaos.
"Mo Li! Mo Li! Say something!" Mo Chen shouted anxiously.
Gu Liyan froze, then fell straight down.
"Xiao Li!" Hua Xiaoxiao's pupils contracted, and she subconsciously ran over to support Gu Liyan immediately.
The touch was so cold that Hua Xiaoxiao's heart sank and her eyes instantly reddened. "Xiao Li, Xiao Li, look at me..."
Gu Liyan's pupils dilated, his ears were ringing, and he vaguely saw Hua Xiaoxiao's figure. He watched her lips move but couldn't hear what Hua Xiaoxiao was saying.
"Xiao Li!" Seeing that Gu Liyan had no intention of answering, Hua Xiaoxiao was so anxious that tears fell drop by drop onto his mask.
Tick-tock
Tick-tock
Gu Liyan finally heard a sound; it was Hua Xiaoxiao's tears...
Gu Liyan opened his mouth, but his voice was barely audible as he stiffly uttered, "Laugh...laugh..."
“Xiao Li…” Hua Xiaoxiao hurriedly grabbed Gu Liyan’s hand. Compared to his body temperature, his hand was even colder. Looking at Gu Liyan’s weak gaze, Hua Xiaoxiao’s heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife.
At this moment, the image of An Qianbai wearing an iron mask suddenly appeared in Gu Liyan's mind.
She endured humiliation and loneliness to stay by his side, spending the rest of her life making amends for her mistakes. Only when she was about to die was they able to recognize each other, and she still left with regrets...
Gu Liyan suddenly realized that everything An Qianbai had done was actually to make up for the hurt she had caused him! And yet, he hadn't been able to offer her a sincere word of forgiveness…
Gu Liyan smiled slightly, looked at Hua Xiaoxiao, and slowly said, "Xiaoxiao, it's okay... Next time, we... must... be together..."
His bloodshot eyes were almost dripping blood. After Gu Liyan finished speaking, he slowly lowered his hands and closed his eyes.
"Xiao Li?" Hua Xiaoxiao was stunned. Seeing Gu Liyan faint, she hurriedly called his name, "Xiao Li! Don't die! I still have so much to say! You still have things to explain to me, right!"
Seeing that Gu Liyan was barely breathing, Mo Chen rushed forward to check his injuries and immediately frowned, saying, "He can't hold on any longer! He'll really die!"
Hua Xiaoxiao's expression changed, and she tugged at Mo Chen's sleeve, pleading, "Save him! Please save him!"
“I will save him, but I must take him away.” Mo Chen frowned, glanced at Hua Xiaoxiao, and spoke.
Hua Xiaoxiao was taken aback, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. She pursed her lips, her voice trembling slightly, "You...you're taking him somewhere...where are you going?"
Mo Chen was silent for two seconds, then raised his finger and pointed to the sky. Under no circumstances could the information about the Nine Springs Realm be revealed.
Hua Xiaoxiao looked up at the sky where the dark clouds had dispersed, and almost fell over. Murong Xiaoxiao quickly supported her.
Hua Xiaoxiao waved her hand to indicate that she was fine, but tears involuntarily streamed down her beautiful face. She wiped away her tears, her voice trembling, and finally mustered the courage to ask:
"Then, when will he be able to come back?"
Mo Chen fell silent again. This time, he didn't speak, but slowly shook his head.
They're not coming back!
Hua Xiaoxiao covered her mouth as she looked at Mo Chen, her eyes misty with tears, unable to speak.
"What do you want to say to him? I can pass it on after he wakes up..." Seeing Hua Xiaoxiao's expression, Mo Chen sighed helplessly and spoke.
Hua Xiaoxiao nodded, then looked at Gu Liyan, squatted down and took off his mask. Mo Chen, who was standing to the side, did not stop her. If they were stopped at this moment, their lives would be too miserable.
Standing to the side, Murong Xiaoxiao looked at Gu Liyan with great curiosity, but when she saw his face, she froze on the spot.
That stunningly beautiful face was truly mesmerizing. But at that moment, that beautiful face was deathly pale, a sight that evoked pity in anyone who saw it.
"Xiao Li!" Upon seeing Gu Liyan's face, Hua Xiaoxiao burst into tears, and just then, as if hearing Hua Xiaoxiao's cries, bloody tears suddenly streamed from the corners of Gu Liyan's eyes.
The peach blossom marks at the corners of her eyes were stained with blood and tears, a stark and heartbreaking sight.
Seeing Gu Liyan shed tears of blood, Hua Xiaoxiao quickly stopped crying, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped the bloodstains from Gu Liyan's face. The handkerchief was covered with Gu Liyan's blood and tears.
“Xiao Li…don’t cry…” Hua Xiaoxiao spoke gently, looking at Gu Liyan, but her own tears fell drop by drop. “I’m sorry I haven’t been able to tell you before, I am actually Hua Xiaoxiao, the Holy Maiden of the Desolate City, and Zixin is my disciple.”
"In the desolate city, the saintess was to protect the city for her entire life, to pray for the city every day, and to be imprisoned there for the rest of her life, never to marry another man."
At this point, Hua Xiaoxiao's tears dried. "And I... I don't want to inherit that desolate city. I want to love someone passionately..."
Upon hearing this, Murong Xiaoxiao looked up at Hua Xiaoxiao. She had indeed heard about the Holy Maiden of the Desolate City. It was rumored that not long after the Holy Maiden left the Desolate City, all the blame for the city's ruin was placed on her. She never expected that the "culprit" would actually be here!
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