However, there was no reaction at all...
His heart sank, and an ominous premonition surged into his mind.
His face turned deathly pale, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. His heart was filled with fear and despair. He trembled as he reached out and gently placed his fingers on her chest, trying to feel that once-familiar beating, but all he found was deathly silence.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He shook her body frantically and called her name loudly, hoping to wake her up.
However, it was all in vain; she lay there quietly, lifeless.
His eyes gradually became vacant, as if he had lost his soul.
He stared blankly at her, his mind flashing back to every little moment he had spent with her. Those beautiful memories surged into his heart like a tide, making him feel so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.
Qian Shudie not only lost her breath, but her whole being seemed to have lost its soul, like an empty shell, with no trace of life to be found.
"How could this be?" Su Nian murmured to herself, her voice filled with despair and confusion. "Wasn't it said that the spring water in the celestial realm had the miraculous power to bring people back to life and transform demons into humans? Why did she lose her life even though she was soaking in the spring water?"
Mo Rouyun quietly walked to Su Nian's side, gently patted his shoulder, her eyes full of sympathy and helplessness.
She sighed softly, "I'm sorry... Nian'er, life and death are predestined, and we can't force it. You should try to accept it..."
Su Nian seemed not to hear, but simply held Qian Shudie tightly, refusing to let go.
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