Tears, like pearls from a broken string, rolled down uncontrollably.
My vision blurred instantly.
Lin Wanwan didn't care at all; she didn't even bother to wipe herself. She just greedily stared through the hazy mist at the figure walking towards her.
She wanted to etch his image, every detail of him at this moment, deeply into her soul.
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That familiar line of text, imbued with his unique warmth, was like a key, instantly unlocking the gate in Lin Wanwan's heart that had been tightly locked all night.
All her fears, worries, anxieties, and lingering fears... at this moment, all transformed into a torrent of grievances and longing, completely overwhelming her.
She couldn't wait any longer.
She couldn't even wait for him to walk up to her.
"Open the door!"
Lin Wanwan turned around abruptly and, facing the guards below the palace wall, gave an order in a tearful, urgent voice that left no room for argument.
Carrying her already tattered phoenix robe, she ignored the worried cries of Qin Zheng and the others behind her, and stumbled down the palace wall.
She had only one thought.
Go see him.
Immediately! Right now!
"Squeak—"
The heavy palace gates were slowly opened once again.
A figure in crimson, like a butterfly breaking free from its cage, darted out from the crack in the door!
...
Xiao Che's steps remained steady and firm.
But only he knows how fast his heart is beating.
When he saw that familiar figure on the palace wall, he felt his heart, which had long since become cold and numb from the killing, come back to life.
Along the way, he traversed mountains of corpses and waded through seas of blood, enduring excruciating pain from countless wounds on his body, yet he never once frowned.
However, when he saw the crisscrossing tear tracks on her face, his heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand, the pain almost suffocating him.
He quickened his pace.
He wanted to walk faster, much faster.
He wanted to go to her immediately, hold her tightly in his arms, and tell her that it was all over.
Just then, he saw that the tightly closed palace gate had opened.
The figure that had haunted him all night rushed toward him without regard for anything else.
Xiao Che's steps suddenly stopped.
The soldiers behind him, including Shen Ce, immediately stopped, well-trained and completely silent.
All eyes were focused on the two figures rushing in opposite directions.
One is a bloodthirsty emperor clad in blood-red armor, who has returned from hell.
One was an unparalleled empress, covered in soot, who had just defended a lonely city.
Between them lay a devastated battlefield, countless corpses and ruins.
But this distance seemed to be non-existent in their eyes.
Lin Wanwan could no longer see the hellish scene around her, the hideous corpses, or smell the pungent stench of blood.
In her world, only he remained.
Only the weary-looking man remained, his arms outstretched to her.
finally……
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, Lin Wanwan plunged headfirst into the strong and warm embrace she had been longing for day and night!
She stretched out her arms and wrapped them tightly around his waist with all her might, as if she wanted to completely blend herself into his bones and blood.
A familiar, masculine aura, tinged with the smell of blood and gunpowder, instantly enveloped her.
At that moment, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense all night, finally settled down.
Xiao Che was also knocked off balance by her, but he quickly regained his footing. Then, with an even more domineering and forceful manner, he tightly held this treasure he had lost and found in his arms!
He buried his chin deep in the crook of her neck, greedily inhaling the familiar, comforting scent of her hair.
The delicate body in his arms trembled slightly.
He could clearly feel warm liquid constantly seeping through his cold, soft armor and soaking the front of his clothes.
Neither of them spoke.
On this battlefield, which had just witnessed a bloody massacre, and under the watchful eyes of countless loyal and brave soldiers, the emperor and empress, who had survived life and death, embraced each other tightly.
No words were spoken.
There wasn't even any movement.
Only their hearts pounded like drums, a testament to their survival, and their breaths, so precious and long-lost, were there.
This embrace is more precious than any sweet words in the world.
It is a promise, a comfort, and everything that needs no words...
The surrounding soldiers watched this scene in silence.
No one thought it was inappropriate.
These tough men, who had just escaped death, revealed a genuine, kind smile and heartfelt respect in their eyes.
This is their Emperor and Empress.
They were a monarch and queen mother whom they would protect with their lives.
However, this tender moment was destined to be fleeting.
"Report—!!!"
A hurried, hoarse military report, filled with anxiety, suddenly rang out like a thunderclap from a clear sky!
A heavily wounded Imperial Guard captain scrambled over from a distance, his face filled with terror and anxiety!
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"
That voice was like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing the warmth that had just begun to rise.
Lin Wanwan trembled and abruptly lifted her head from Xiao Che's embrace.
Xiao Che slowly released her, but his hand remained tightly holding hers. He turned around, and his face, which had just been full of tenderness, instantly regained its imperial coldness and majesty.
"What's the matter?" His voice was as steady as a mountain.
The captain fell to his knees with a thud, almost crying out:
"Your Majesty! The Regent... the Regent... he has not been captured!"
What? !
Upon hearing this, not only Xiao Che, but also Shen Ce and the others behind him, had their expressions change drastically!
The captain dared not delay for a moment and reported in a very fast voice: "In the midst of the chaos, Xiao Yuan knew that the situation was hopeless, so he took advantage of the chaos to retreat out of the palace! On the way... he happened to run into the Empress Dowager, who had rushed here to find her son after hearing about the palace coup!"
"What?! Mother?!" Xiao Che's pupils constricted sharply!
The captain's voice carried a hint of despair: "Xiao Yuan... Xiao Yuan, in his desperation, actually... actually kidnapped the Empress Dowager! Now, he has retreated to the Golden Palace! He threatened... threatened that if he is not allowed to leave safely, he... he will perish together with the Empress Dowager!"
Boom!!!
This news struck everyone like a thunderbolt from the heavens!
The battle had just ended, and my heart had just settled down, but in that instant, it was in my throat again!
No one expected that the venomous snake, which was thought to be dead, would bite back before it died!
Moreover, what they bit into was the emperor's most vulnerable and fatal weakness—his birth mother, the Empress Dowager!
Xiao Che's face turned icy cold in that instant!
An even more terrifying and chilling killing intent than before on the battlefield erupted from his body!
He knew that Xiao Yuan was about to make a final, desperate struggle!
That will be the craziest, and most reckless, last gamble!
Lin Wanwan clearly felt the chilling murderous aura emanating from the man beside her, which seemed to freeze the air itself, and her heart sank.
She knew that the war was not over yet.
The most dangerous... war has only just begun.
Xiao Che slowly released her hand.
He raised his hand and gently wiped away the remaining tear stains and cigarette ash from Lin Wanwan's cheek with his fingertips. His movements were still so gentle, as if he were handling a rare treasure.
But his gaze had already passed over her shoulder, looking towards the magnificent, now transformed into a den of dragons and tigers... the Golden Palace.
That look was filled with an undeniable, all-consuming killing intent!
"He wants to die,"
Xiao Che's voice was icy cold, devoid of any warmth, as if it were a judgment from the depths of hell.
"I will grant his wish."
He gazed deeply at Lin Wanwan, etching her image into his heart, and then, in an extremely solemn tone, said, word by word:
"Wanwan, wait for me."
"...Bring Mother back."
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