He just knelt there, his tall figure appearing very thin.
It looks just like the peach blossoms falling all around, which would scatter with a single breath.
Si Jin slowed her pace and approached silently.
As Xiang Linyuan burned paper money for his mother, he muttered to himself:
"Mother, are you doing well over there?"
"I'm fine. I...I've fallen in love with someone."
"Oh, no, to be precise, I've fallen in love with a demon, a...cat demon."
"He is extremely handsome, with a face like a peach blossom and eyebrows like delicate feathers. He can captivate anyone at first glance. If you meet him, you will definitely like him."
At this point, Xiang Linyuan paused, seemingly somewhat saddened, before continuing after a long silence:
"However, I dare not bring him to see you. I'm afraid he'll find out the cause of your death, and that he'll be like the other cat demons, thinking I brought you to your death, thinking I'm a cursed star..."
"No, that's not right. I am destined to be a lone star."
"After you left, the Imperial Advisor Yue Xinli calculated my fate as a solitary star, saying that I was destined to bring misfortune to my father, mother, wife, and children, and that I would not die a good death in the end."
"Over the years, people have respected and feared me, but no one has dared to approach me."
"But he's different; he likes me."
“I know that sometimes I’ve gone too far with him, but I just want everyone to know that he’s mine.”
"I also know that he has always indulged me, which is why I've been so careful, and that's given me more leeway to act recklessly..."
"I...I love him very much..."
At this point, Xiang Linyuan's voice choked up, and his eyes glistened as if tears were glistening.
I don't know if it's because of happiness, or because I'm afraid that happiness is too illusory.
He said, “Mother, I owe you so much in my life. I have never asked you for anything, but now I want to ask you to bless me and help me grasp this light.”
"I lost everything I could in my previous life, I can't lose him too."
"He's all I have left."
As he spoke, he earnestly kowtowed three times.
"You look so beautiful when you cry."
As he finished kowtowing for the last time, Si Jin's voice suddenly rang out from behind him.
Xiang Linyuan was taken aback and immediately turned to look at the boy behind him.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, Xiang Linyuan hadn't even had time to wipe away his tears.
Her usually sharp phoenix eyes were now red, and there was a hint of grievance in the corners of her eyes and brows.
He tentatively reached out his hand and felt that Si Jin's hand was warm, and only then did he finally believe that he was not dreaming.
It really is Jinjin, Jinjin has come to see him!
But, would Jinjin not like him?
What should he do?
He should…
Just as Xiang Linyuan was at a loss, he saw Si Jin bend down and wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, looking rather regretful.
"It's just a little bit of a pity. It would have been even more interesting if I had bullied him until he cried."
He was so proud of her; he didn't look down on her at all...
Xiang Linyuan was completely stunned.
After his mother passed away, he had not felt such warmth for many years.
He stared blankly up at Si Jin, silently worshipping his god.
Meanwhile, the secret guards sent by Xiang Yinghan also caught up.
They exchanged a glance, and one of them shot out a poisoned silver needle.
The silver needle flew rapidly through the air, severing two peach petals, and aimed straight at Xiang Linyuan's neck.
Si Jin raised her other hand and accepted it very casually.
The next moment, taking advantage of Xiang Linyuan's inattention, she flung the silver needle back the way it came.
The secret guards had not expected such a change.
His pupils dilated instantly, and before he could react, he was pierced through the throat by the silver needle that Si Jin had shot back.
The throat was slit, allowing the deadly poison to enter the body.
Black blood trickled from the corner of his lips.
Before long, he collapsed to the ground and died.
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