Tao Wan pulled out a dagger and stabbed Han An. She didn't want to wait a moment longer; she wanted to make this man pay the price.
Han An stared incredulously at the dagger in his chest, never imagining that the woman before him was Cui Xiajin.
"There are feelings between us, why are you treating me like this?"
“My relationship with you was based on the fact that you are my cousin, but you actually killed my father with your own hands. He trusted and supported you so much back then, but you treated him with such cruelty. I feel that what I have done to you is more than enough.”
As he spoke, Han Yu'an took the dagger and stabbed him several more times in the chest, venting all the hatred he had harbored for years.
“I was kind and didn’t want to hold it against you before, but you have hurt my family time and time again. This time I will not forgive you again. You deserve what you have done.”
This time, Han Yu'an showed no mercy. Watching Han Yu'an slowly fall down, everyone felt a mix of emotions. A once happy family had turned into enemies over some petty gains, which was not what they wanted to see.
Han Hu covered Cao Qiaoniu's eyes to prevent her from seeing such a bloody scene.
Lin Yun also covered Han Chunying's eyes, as it was better for his Chunying not to see such a brutal scene.
Only Wen Yu stepped forward and hugged Han Yu'an's trembling body, gently comforting him, "This is his fate, it has nothing to do with you. You just ended his sinful life prematurely, don't blame yourself."
The dagger slipped from his slightly trembling hand, and he turned around to hug Wen Yu tightly.
“I killed him, I really killed him.”
Wen Yu gently patted his back, comforting him, "He deserves what he did. Think about what he did to the Han family, do you still think he was wronged?"
She kept gently comforting him, and their relationship seemed to grow even stronger.
Outside, Cui Yulu and the little mute boy came to the hillside where they often caught fireflies.
"Don't say anything more, I'll find you the antidote."
"No, it's no use. I can feel the poison moving through my body. Don't waste your time. You should talk to me instead."
His voice was very pleasant to hear, but unfortunately this may be the last time he speaks.
"No, I have some medicine here to relieve the symptoms. I'll feed it to you."
Without waiting for a reply, Cui Yulu crushed the pills and fed them to him along with the spiritual spring water.
"Cough cough, I've taken it. Sit down and talk to me. I've finally learned to speak, and I have so much to tell you."
He weakly took her hand and pleaded with her.
Seeing the once lively and energetic man now so weak that he seemed about to disappear, Cui Yulu couldn't help but shed tears again.
"Okay, I'll stay with you."
She sat beside him, her body covered in his blood.
The smell of blood filled the air between the two.
Cui Yulu used silver needles to stop the bleeding from his wound, and his spirits calmed down a little.
"You don't know my name yet, do you? Actually, my surname is Xu, and my given name is Xu Zhengfan. Remember it, okay? Just think of this name and you'll have a slight smile on your face."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'll remember Xu Zhengfan. I won't let you die. You haven't caught enough fireflies for me yet. You promised to stay with me and protect me for the rest of your life. Are you going to go back on your word now?"
Xu Zhengfan laughed and weakly reached out to stroke her face.
"This is something I've always wanted to do but never dared to. I want to be with you for the rest of my life, but this is my fate. I can only accompany you this far. But if you leave, I will always be watching over you from heaven. Take this; having it will be like I'm always by your side."
He took out a piece of mutton-fat jade that had been stained red from his pocket and placed it in her hand.
"You can't not want it. Will you think of me when you see it in the future?"
He looked at Cui Yulu expectantly, waiting for her answer.
"Alright, I'll accept it. I'll keep it with me forever. But I won't let you die. We still have to go to Jiangnan to see the beautiful scenery and go to the foreign lands for horse racing. You haven't gone to the foreign lands with me yet, and you don't know that I'm the Holy Maiden of the foreign lands. I haven't even shown you the Holy Maiden's clothes yet. You can't die."
As Cui Yulu spoke, she placed some silver needles on the acupoints on his body.
"Don't waste your energy. I just want to be alone with you for a while. You don't need to do anything else."
The two of them kept talking about this, and Cui Yulu tried her best to delay the onset of the poison in his body.
But as dawn broke, she felt the life of the man in her arms slipping away bit by bit.
Ultimately, she was powerless to change the situation.
At this moment, she felt an unprecedented exhaustion.
"Promise me you'll live well, take good care of yourself, and bury me here. There are fireflies here, so you can come and see me whenever you want to see them."
This was his hope. He didn't know if she would remember him in the future, but as long as she could remember fireflies and come here to see them, he would consider it as her coming to see him.
He comforted himself with this thought.
Thinking about it this way, at least someone is thinking of me, and it makes me feel a little better.
"I will always remember you. You are my good brother. I will always remember you. If there is an afterlife, how about I be your older sister to protect you?"
Xu Zhengfan chuckled and shook his head.
"No, if, if, there really is an afterlife, I, I want to be your husband, a husband who loves you for a lifetime..."
Before he could finish speaking, his eyes were still fixed on Cui Yulu, and his hand, which was halfway out, slammed down weakly.
However, he had a faint smile on his face; to die in her arms, he must have been happy.
Cui Yulu's head began to throb with pain. After letting out a heart-wrenching roar, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Fu Xiaoyu, who had been standing behind her, quickly ran over and hugged her.
"Why did it turn out like this? Didn't you say no one would die? Why did he die?"
The worms inside her body started acting up again, this time even more active, causing her excruciating headaches.
Fu Xiaoyu looked at Cui Yulu in his arms with a face full of tenderness.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been so reckless. I didn't know Han An would have a dagger. If I had known, I would never have let you take such a risk."
"What's the point of saying all this now? Can you bring him back to life?"
Cui Yulu pushed his arm away, turned around and started digging in the ground.
“He said there were fireflies here and he wanted to sleep here. I promised him, and I have to keep my promise.”
As he spoke, he kept digging at the ground with both hands until they were covered in blood, but he didn't stop.
He died because of me, and even in death he was still thinking of me. In the end, I betrayed his true feelings.
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