The more she thought about it, the more desperate she became. Her eyes gradually changed from pain to determination. She took the bloody dagger and stabbed it into her abdomen without hesitation.
"Swish." A spark was drawn when the weapons collided.
She looked up and saw Chi Yu with cold eyes and a long sword in his hand.
She suddenly felt panic for no reason and felt so guilty that she didn't dare to look him in the eye.
Those eyes were probably filled with hatred towards her now.
She supported herself on the ground with her hands, lowered her head, and said in a trembling voice, "Kill me."
Chi Yu looked at the disheveled woman in front of him and couldn't connect her with the graceful and elegant empress dowager.
He didn't want her life, he shouted: "Where is Wanwan!"
His Wanwan must be very scared at this moment. It's all his fault. It's all his fault for coming too late.
The Queen Mother stretched out her trembling hand and pointed at the person lying in a pool of blood.
Chi Yu looked at the pale-faced Tang Wan. Because it was dark in the cave, he could not see the bloody hole on her neck clearly.
Also, because Marquis Wu'an blocked her figure at the beginning, he didn't see her at the first time.
He rushed over and patted her shoulder cautiously, intending to wake her up first.
"Wanwan, wake up, don't be afraid, I'm coming."
She didn't respond to him. Chi Yu called out several more times, but she still didn't move.
He finally realized something and touched her neck tremblingly, but felt blood on his hand.
He reached out his hand again to feel her breathing, but no, she wasn't breathing.
He pretended to be calm: "Wanwan, don't lie to me, you're fine, right?"
No one responded to him. His desperate and trembling voice echoed in the empty cave.
He finally couldn't help but break down and cry, trembling as he touched her face and held her in his arms.
Because he was too sad, his old injury relapsed and he suddenly vomited blood, staining Tang Wan's dress even redder.
“Aa ...
The Queen Mother felt heartbroken when she saw him collapse and scream. It was all her fault. It was all her fault for being too conceited.
"I'm sorry..." She didn't know what to say, so she could only say sorry with a trembling voice and tears.
In the past, the child who had always been distant from her but still respected her, went crazy, took out a long sword and put it against her neck, his eyes bloodshot: "What's the use of sorry? What's the use of your light-hearted sorry!!! She's dead!! She's dead!!!"
He collapsed and roared like a trapped beast.
"Just kill me." She just kept repeating this sentence. At this point, only death could erase the guilt in her heart.
Chi Yu now really hated her to death and could no longer feel any motherly affection for her.
"Death is too easy for you. I will make you live a life worse than death."
He had the Queen Mother taken away, and he held Tang Wan's body, sobbing softly, then he clenched his fists and pounded the sandy ground several times with one hand.
His tears burst out. He had never cried so miserably since he was born. At this moment, he was like a cornered beast.
Tears fell one by one on her body and the ground, creating splashes of water on the ground.
He felt a bit desperate, looked at the dagger on the ground, and reached out to grab it.
"I'm late, I'm sorry..."
Just as he shed his last tear and was about to commit suicide, a faint voice came from his arms: "Why are you crying? I... I'm not dead yet."
Chi Yu almost suspected that he was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes hard, and his hands, which were sticky with sand, made his already bloodshot eye sockets even redder.
He looked at the woman in his arms, who was pale but still forcing a smile at him. He threw the dagger aside and hugged her tightly.
"Am I dreaming?" His voice was trembling, and there was a hint of joy at regaining what he had lost.
"You're not dreaming, Ayu. I'm fine. I was just frightened for a moment and passed out."
He didn't believe these words and examined her carefully from head to toe, and finally found a clue.
Tang Wan touched her neck and tore off a piece of skin: "I felt something was wrong, so I made preparations in advance. I put a blood bag in it. I'm really fine."
But these words were just lies to Chi Yu. She was able to save her life because of the amulet.
Chi Yu knew that things were not that simple, but he didn't want to delve into it. What could be more important than regaining something that was lost?
"You don't know, you don't know how scared I was just now. If you were gone, I wouldn't be able to survive."
He held her tightly, as if he wanted to melt her into his own bones and blood.
"Cough cough cough, Yu, I can't breathe."
"I'm sorry." He loosened his grip and looked at her helplessly with red eyes.
Tang Wan reached out and rubbed his head: "Even if one day I am really gone, you have to live well, do you understand?"
His eyes quickly filled with tears again, and he shook his head stubbornly and stubbornly: "I will never live alone without you in this world."
Tang Wan was shocked by his words.
"I'm sorry, I made you worry. Let's go back to the palace and talk slowly, okay?"
Chi Yu picked her up and carefully held her in his arms: "Okay, let's go back to the palace. From now on, never leave me again."
He couldn't bear it a second time, couldn't bear the consequences of losing her a second time.
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In the carriage, after Chi Yu calmed down, Tang Wan asked tentatively: "The Queen Mother..."
"Sister, I don't want to be soft-hearted." This means that I want to get to the bottom of it.
"I mean, what do you want to do?"
"I don't know either. I hate her so much that I want her to die..." When he said this, there was no expression on his face, but Tang Wan could also feel the overwhelming hatred in him.
She frowned: "She is your mother after all. Besides, she wanted to save me. Now, am I not fine?"
Tang Wan said these words not because she was such a saint, but because the Queen Mother really did not want to hurt her and even took the initiative to stand in front of her.
She knew how much Chi Yu longed for maternal love. Besides, the murderer had to be revealed by the Queen Mother, so she couldn't die for the time being.
Chi Yu held her hand tightly, almost unable to control his emotions: "But what if you are not prepared? What if you die under the sword of Wu'an Marquis today?"
"Wanwan, do you know how desperate I was at that time? I haven't made it up to you yet. If you really leave me, I will never forgive myself even if I die."
"The Queen Mother persecuted loyal officials. I don't know how many wrong things she has done for Marquis Wu'an over the years. She deserves no pity for her death."
"But she is your mother. If you really kill her, how will the world view you? Think about your father, the emperor. He certainly doesn't want you to be saddened by the infamy of matricide, right?"
The Queen Mother cannot die for the time being, she has to persuade Chi Yu first.
Chi Yu finally listened to her advice, closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, and nodded.
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