"Don't cry, Aqing..." He said in his heart: "If you really want to kill me... when everything is over, I will fulfill your wish."
Chi Jiu couldn't die, but he didn't want to hide either.
So he removed all his defenses, closed his eyes, and waited for the sharp blade to pierce his body.
But two seconds later, he felt only a slight sting.
From the cheek.
Chi Jiu opened his eyes and what he saw was a black rose.
The thorns pierced his skin, but the wound was so minor that Chi Jiu forgot about it the moment he saw the rose.
"What...is this?" His voice trembled slightly.
"Did you know? Black roses have another meaning." The girl put down her foot from stepping on him and lowered her eyes. "It represents the unique status of the recipient in the heart of the giver."
Chi Jiu couldn't believe it.
What?
"That is to say, Jiu, you are also unique to me."
The girl bent down and held out her hand. "So, don't lie to me anymore. You understand me, and I'm gradually understanding you. Everything I see in your memory is real, right?"
Chi Jiu was at a loss, his heart beating faster and faster.
"I almost believed what you said about the illusion." Her eyes were still filled with tears, but her smile was particularly gentle:
"Is it because Yue Su died and I don't remember him? You didn't want me to know about my past relationship with him and feel sad, so you lied to me like that?"
It turns out... what she said before, "I almost believed you", was referring to this.
Chi Jiu felt as if a rainstorm was pressing down on the city, but what came down was sunshine, which was unreal.
But while he was happy that the other party understood him and affirmed his importance, he was also overwhelmed by an indescribable emotion and was speechless.
Ah Qing... is not wrong.
It was indeed for this reason that he tried to hide her past with Yue Su.
This was also what he had promised that guy.
The figure of the white-haired boy seemed to appear before my eyes again. He stood at the intersection of light and shadow, half of his body was hidden in the darkness, and even his smile was divided by light and shadow.
"Ajiu," the young man smiled at him, his skin so pale it looked like jade. "After I die, Qingqing will forget me. Then... don't mention me to her anymore."
"Why did you die? Even if the Moonlight Realm and the Star Elm Realm were constantly in conflict, and the outside world was arbitrarily discrediting your relationship with Aqing, Aqing would never really fight you!"
"Qingqing certainly wouldn't... However, the conflict between the two realms is irreconcilable. If we don't give people an explanation, their faith will be shaken... Jiu, you should understand what will be discovered when faith is shaken in such a desperate time."
Chi Jiu thought it was ridiculous: "What happened? It's nothing but death! But what do they have to do with you? If they die, they die! You actually want to die for such a ridiculous reason?"
Yuexu just looked at him gently, as if tolerating all his opposing ideas, but also sticking to her own beliefs.
Chi Jiu's voice then became even colder: "You want Qingqing to kill you personally to end the war between the two realms? Yuexu, if you really want this, then I will kill you now!"
He would never allow this to happen!
"Of course not... Anyway, I will die after the Moon Bay War. Jiu, I'm here to say goodbye to you. Remember our agreement - protect Qingqing and don't mention me to her again."
The boy spoke in a relaxed tone, his blue eyes like the shimmering surface of a lake.
The blue in his memory gradually faded away. Chi Jiu looked at the tears in the eyes of the girl in front of him. For a moment, he actually hoped that she would continue to misunderstand him.
"But that's not why I'm so angry." Shi Wuqing didn't know what he was thinking. She bent down and grabbed his collar.
"Chi Jiu, what makes me so angry is that you've gotten yourself into this state—you knew full well that without your father's 'blessing,' your body would collapse sooner or later."
So it was because you were worried about his health?
Chi Jiu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. His smile was wanton and arrogant: "But Ah Qing, since they are related to your death, I will not let them go! What consequences are there? That is never something I have to consider!"
"After all these years, you're still this stupid!" Shi Wuqing almost wanted to knock open his brain to see if there was water in it!
Killing "father" means that he is likely to live long!
The lives of these three have been controlled by their "father" from the very beginning!
"It seems that you are really angry..." Chi Jiu said, and then suddenly fell silent.
After a while, he reached out and took the rose, whispering, "Sorry, Aqing."
Even though he knew Yuexu was going to die, he still couldn't stop him.
Because he failed to protect her.
For so many years... so many things.
He shouldn't be angry with her and shouldn't be so selfish.
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