"He died"
Ye Liangchen's casual sentence, "He died," fell into Liu Wu Xin's ears like a thunderbolt on a clear sky. Although her head was dizzy from bowing three thousand times, she stumbled and crawled to Chen Mo's front, holding his face with both hands and gently feeling for his breath.
Gone
Heartbeat
"Gone"
Pulse
"Gone"
Died
Chen Mo died
Liu Wu Xin lifted the body lying on the ground, her face covered in blood, pressed against Chen Mo's. She wailed uncontrollably, her cries echoing through the heavens and earth, as if they had become the most sorrowful music in the world.
In the world of Liu Wu Xin, the resplendent heavens and the colorful world of people had become a stark gray now; the young man who saved her from fiery waters and blazes was the last color in that gray world, the last ray of light in her realm.
Now, he is dead.
In that moment, the girl's heart also died.
Liu Wu Xin whirled around abruptly, her eyes tearful as she stared at Ye Liangchen in front of her, her gaze resolute, "Liu Wu Xin will never rest until I have my revenge on you in this lifetime."
Ye Liangchen was suddenly startled, seeing the girl with blood all over her face and in a disheveled state, he felt a jolt in his heart, and in an inexplicable way, he sensed a flicker of fear.
"I believe you will surely become a dominant figure in the future, someone with the power to stand toe-to-toe with me. But, I will not let you have a future... If you don't eliminate the root, the spring wind will make it grow again."
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Ye Liangchen's eyes. A person who is committed to revenge will never let go of even the slightest opportunity. Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed everyone in Chen Jin's family when he fought with him.
Ye Liangchen clenched tightly onto the hilt of his sword, already prepared to eliminate the root and cut off all traces.
"Young fellow, where there's room for leniency, be lenient."
Long Ling hesitated for a moment, he couldn't do anything about Chen Mo's death, but at least he wanted to give his companions a chance to live on.
The onlookers surrounding the area had just witnessed the girl's despair. Now seeing her being killed, their natural instincts of compassion rose to the surface, urging them to intervene and stop the execution.
"Where there is room for leniency, show it. Sir, the person who wronged you has already been killed; there's no need to finish the job."
"Spare her life, accumulate good karma for yourself."
"You will be punished for all the lives you've taken."
