The cave was brightly lit by torches. Lei Yi stood anxiously to the side, watching the witch bustling about.
He chanted incantations, but the faint green light that fell on Eileen did not enter her body; instead, it simply disappeared into the air.
Everyone who witnessed this felt a pang of sadness; after all, this was a female.
She's the daughter of a priestess; it would be such a shame if she died like this.
Although Eileen had previously said she wanted to leave the Sunset Tribe, the people here were either people she had grown up with or people who had watched her grow up, and no one wanted someone they knew to die.
However, Eileen was covered in bruises, her limbs were stiff, and she was already extremely weak.
At this moment, Eileen knew that her time was coming to an end. Lying on her mother's bed, she shook her head.
She said weakly, "Mother, no need."
However, the witch didn't want to hear any of this: "Eileen, just hold on a little longer, Mother will definitely save you!"
Eileen raised her hand and slowly reached out towards Lei Yi behind the witch.
Lei Yi, who was standing to the side, was quite surprised to see her do this.
He thought that Eileen must hate that he was dead, because of the time he was buried in the snow.
She bit herself because she was holding her tightly.
But I was really worried about her safety, so I stood there and didn't move, wanting to wait until she was completely out of danger before leaving.
Ray had no other wish than for Eileen to be safe and happy.
Seeing her pointing at him, Lei Yi suddenly felt a little flustered.
With his head down, he said, "I'll leave right now!"
"No, come here!"
Just as Lei Yi was about to leave, he suddenly heard Eileen's words. He slowly withdrew the foot he had just stepped out of, and walked nervously to the bedside.
Eileen gently placed her hand on the back of Lei Yi's hand, and tears immediately slid down onto the animal skin blanket beneath her.
The male in front of me had his heart set on me the whole time.
Even though she treated him so badly, he was still willing to risk his life to protect her in times of danger.
But what had she done? She had hurt him badly; the wound on his shoulder where she had bitten him was now frostbitten and swollen.
He was in a terrible state, and it was only because he insisted on saving him and stood in front of him in his moment of crisis that he was able to survive.
He wouldn't miss the best time to escape, and he would be buried in the snow with himself.
Thinking of this, Eileen's tears broke free and flowed uncontrollably.
I opened my mouth: "I'm sorry, Lei Yi~"
Upon hearing this, Lei Yi's tense nerves immediately collapsed; he knew what these words meant to Eileen.
She was so high and mighty, but now she's apologizing to me!
He grabbed her hand tightly with his own and looked up to meet her teary eyes.
"You have done nothing wrong to me. I am the one who has wronged you. I failed to protect you and caused you to get frostbite."
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I definitely wouldn't have let you leave the tribe and go to the far-off Yunmeng Marsh!"
Eileen shook her head, a faint smile on her face.
"I have no regrets. At least before I died, I saw myself."
Only when she faced death did she realize how good Lei Yi was to her and how important he was to her.
As for biting him, it was only out of resentment—resentment that he shouldn't have missed the best time to escape and instead saved her, instead of being buried in the deep snow.
Otherwise, given Lei Yi's speed, he would definitely have been able to escape.
"Lei Yi, I like you."
Upon hearing this, Lei Yi's tears instantly fell. He had waited far too long for these words.
He knew before that Eileen liked to play around and was always flirting with many males, but he also knew that Eileen liked him, otherwise she wouldn't have made him her first beast husband.
However, he had never heard the word "like" come out of Eileen's mouth.
Unexpectedly, he finally heard it, but it was such a scene that he felt as if his internal organs had been shattered.
Eileen looked at the crowd at the cave entrance; they were all there to watch the spectacle. However, none of the orcs watching the spectacle were mocking; their expressions were all solemn.
They knew that Eileen was on her deathbed.
Hearing their conversation, Mu Youran's tears began to flow.
He raised his hand and wiped his eyes, which were acting up.
"Leisurely~"
Suddenly, she heard Eileen's weak call and was very surprised. Why would she call her?
However, she still went inside. Only when she got close did she see clearly that Eileen was completely lifeless, her whole body was bruised and bloodless, and her hands were swollen.
"You called me?"
Eileen nodded and reached out her hand. You Ran quickly went over and grabbed her hand, feeling a bone-chilling coldness.
She knew that Eileen was experiencing a final burst of lucidity before death, and asked in a very gentle voice, "What do you want to say?"
Eileen tilted her head slightly: "You Ran, I'm sorry, I used to deliberately target you because of the male."
"Don't worry, I won't compete with you for males anymore."
"Now I realize that I love Lei Yi, and my feelings for Huang Yu and Ying Yao were just vanity."
Mu Youran knew this, of course. If Eileen really liked Huang Yu, she would definitely offer the position of the First Beast Husband to show her sincerity.
As for Ying Yao, he was merely her second-best choice, simply someone she wanted to compete with.
After all, she was the daughter of a priestess, pampered since childhood and adored by the men, so naturally she had a bit of arrogance about her.
She smiled slightly and said, "It's good that you've found your favorite orc. You should take good care of yourself. There are many good days ahead for you."
However, Eileen shook her head: "I, I'm dying soon. As long as you forgive me, I will die without regrets."
The shrine maiden stood aside, quietly wiping away her tears. In other people's lives, it is the black-haired who send off the white-haired, but for her, it was the white-haired who sent off the black-haired.
"Mom, I'm so sorry for making you worry about me for so long. If I could, I'd like to be your daughter again."
"Eileen~"
The witch embraced Eileen tightly in grief, knowing her daughter was beyond saving. The feeling of watching her die was heartbreaking.
"Beast God, if you want to take a life, then take mine! Release my little brat!"
"She's still so young."
Eileen was also heartbroken, but unfortunately, she realized it too late.
The hands that were holding her mother's back slowly slipped down, and her heavy eyelids slowly closed.
You Ran felt a wave of sadness. Her life was perfectly fine just a moment ago, and now it was gone!
Ah~
The witch held Eileen's body tightly and wailed in pain, while those outside the cave couldn't help but wipe away their tears.
Everyone felt it was a great pity; Eileen was so young, and she went out for a trip only to return dead.
The clan chief sighed, his back hunched, "Lei Yi, come with me to prepare firewood."
Mu Youran also left the cave and went with Xiaomei and the others to the riverbank to pile up firewood for cremation.
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