Lin Xihe closed her eyes, not daring to look at him, and said in a weak voice, "Will admitting that I'm a fool spare me from being burned?" At this moment, she had just woken up from her coma and was frightened, so she was tense all over.
"No one will burn you even if you don't admit it."
Mu Ruoyan ruffled her hair and said firmly, "Open your eyes."
Lin Xihe timidly opened her eyes and met his gentle gaze, which eased her fear slightly.
"I'd rather burn myself than burn you. I'll find a way."
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Lin Xihe's voice carried a hint of uncertainty.
“Do you think I, Mu Ruoyan, am afraid of my own woman? If you hadn’t told me, I probably would have been at a loss. But now that you’ve told me, we have a direction.”
He paused, then continued his analysis: "In the story you mentioned, Sun Ningxiang is an important character. Although she couldn't influence Ji Zhuo's mindset, her death did affect you, someone brought here by the system."
"She's dead?"
Lin Xihe had no idea how Mu Ruoyan dealt with Sun Ningxiang, so she asked in surprise after hearing his words.
"She died about seven or eight days ago. I had someone send her to the battlefield between Da Hao and the Western Regions, where I ordered her to be killed."
"Was it her death that made me fall into a coma?"
Lin Xihe felt no regret for Sun Ningxiang's death. After all, many innocent people had lost their lives because of her scheming.
"I don't know, but right now, we have no choice but to take a gamble." Mu Ruoyan's voice remained calm, yet carried a hint of determination.
"Bet...what?"
“I just sent someone to find Ji Zhuo. You complete the remaining tasks for Ji Zhuo and let him ‘get what he wants’.”
Mu Ruoyan's gaze was firm, and her tone was unwavering: "If the gamble is right, you will live; if the gamble is wrong, I will disappear from this world with you."
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