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Lan Xi felt Li Ye's cold gaze and shivered inside, but she knew this moment would come sooner or later. She took a deep breath, forced herself to remain calm, and said coldly, "What do you want, Li Ye?"
Li Ye walked slowly toward Lan Xi, a strange smile on his face. "Are you ready for the price of betraying me?"
Lan Xi took a step back, realizing there was no turning back now; she could only face him head-on. She tightened her grip on the whip in her hand, determined to fight to the death. However, she also knew that against Li Ye now, her chances of winning were almost nonexistent.
Li Ye stopped, his eyes flashing with dangerous light. "Come on, Lan Xi, let me see your determination."
Before Li Ye could make a move, Zhiruo appeared in front of Lan Xi. With a crisp "slap," she delivered a resounding slap to Lan Xi! Lan Xi seemed stunned by the blow and asked in confusion, "Zhiruo...?" Before she could finish saying "Ruo," Zhiruo slapped her again.
Lan Xi hurriedly performed a backflip to retreat and shouted at Zhiruo, "What are you doing, Zhiruo!"
With tears streaming down her face, Zhiruo glared at her. "I thought Brother Ye would face all kinds of dangers, and I was prepared to face them with him. I never expected that the most dangerous one would be you, whom I almost considered a companion!"
As Zhiruo spoke angrily, her aura gradually rose and unexpectedly broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, though she was completely unaware of it. The Spiritual Energy of Reverse Heaven's Cold Shadow erupted around her, causing the temperature in the entire lord's mansion to drop by five degrees.
Feeling a pang of guilt from Zhiruo's words, Lan Xi shook her head and replied, "We each serve our own masters! Do as you please!"
Countless needles of Spiritual Energy gathered around Zhiruo, while Yan Yuchen, with an icy glare at Lan Xi, approached with a long sword in hand. After exchanging glances with Zhiruo, she raised her sword and both women said in unison to Lan Xi, "Prepare to die!"
The needles of Zhiruo's Spiritual Energy shot toward Lan Xi like a torrential storm, while the sword energy from Yan Yuchen struck like lightning. Knowing she couldn't evade them, Lan Xi had no choice but to confront them head-on. She channeled all her spiritual power to form a shield of Spiritual Energy, barely blocking the combined attack from Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen.
However, the assault from Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen was relentless like an unending tide. The needles of Zhiruo continuously struck against the shield with crisp sounds, while the sword energy from Yan Yuchen slashed at the shield time and again, each strike making it seem more fragile.
Feeling the strength of her shield rapidly depleting, Lan Xi gritted her teeth, knowing there was no way out. With a sudden roar of anger, she unleashed her final strength and transformed the shield into countless blades of Spiritual Energy, shooting them back at Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen.
Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen both stepped back, avoiding Lan Xi's counterattack, but Lan Xi's spiritual energy was already depleted. Her figure swayed, her face pale, clearly at her limit.
Zhiruo coldly stared at Lan Xi, the Spiritual Energy needle in her hand once again condensing: "Lan Xi, you betrayed Brother Ye, and you must pay the price."
Yan Yuchen also raised her long sword, her gaze resolute: "Your betrayal ends here today."
Lan Xi knew she was beyond saving. She closed her eyes, quietly awaiting her final judgment. At that moment, Li Ye's voice suddenly rang out: "Wait."
Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen both halted and looked at Li Ye. Li Ye slowly stepped forward, his gaze icy as he looked at Lan Xi: "Her life is for me to deal with."
Lan Xi opened her eyes and looked at Li Ye, a complex emotion filling her gaze: "Li Ye..."
Li Ye sneered: "Lan Xi, your betrayal will cost you today." With that, he swung his long sword, and the Spiritual Energy transformed into a sharp sword aura that pierced directly at Lan Xi's heart.
Lan Xi did not evade; a hint of relief flashed in her eyes. The sword aura penetrated her body, causing her to tremble slightly before collapsing to the ground, her life swiftly fading away.
Li Ye coldly regarded Lan Xi's corpse, his heart showing no sign of disturbance. He turned to Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen and said lightly: "Let's go; we have more important matters to attend to."
Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen nodded, sheathing their weapons and following Li Ye out of the lord's mansion.
Behind them, Lan Xi's 'corpse' lay quietly on the ground, the cold moonlight casting down on her face. Her eyes remained open, tears streaming from the corners. She was not dead! Li Ye's sword aura had grazed the edge of her heart as it passed through her body but did not harm her heart; it merely rendered her temporarily unable to move. If she had dodged even slightly just now, she would have been dead! This precise control of sword aura could only be achieved by Li Ye.
The mansion's guardians scattered in all directions; they would go out to spread the news of today's events. Mo Tianxing died at Li Ye's hands, and Lan Xi was pierced by a sword—this news would surely spread far and wide. Li Ye's strike severed their past and killed the former Lan Xi.
Lan Xi understood that she would no longer be Liu Zhang's pawn; she could finally live for herself. Lying on the ground, her heart filled with mixed emotions, she gazed up at the night sky, tears blurring her vision. She sighed and murmured softly, "I want to kill you, yet you saved me? Li Ye, although your sword did not take my life, it has stolen my heart."
She slowly sat up and touched the slightly bleeding wound on her chest, feeling the shock and complexity within her. Li Ye's sword had not only pierced her body but also her heart. Lan Xi knew that from now on, she could no longer harbor murderous intent towards Li Ye; instead, he had deeply imprinted himself on her heart.
Standing up, she looked in the direction Li Ye had left and silently vowed, "Li Ye, from now on, I will repay you in my own way." Lan Xi wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and walked resolutely towards the city lord's mansion. She knew that her fate had changed; she would no longer be a pawn manipulated by others but a person truly living for herself.
The night breeze gently brushed away Lan Xi's tear stains, bringing new hope. She looked up at the sky and silently wished, "May I live a completely new self in the days to come."
Zhiruo watched the current Li Ye with a furrowed brow and asked tremulously, "Void Night, is my Brother Ye still here?" Li Ye turned to look at her and said with a complicated expression, "I am Li Ye." Yan Yuchen sighed beside them, a hint of doubt in her eyes: "Void Night, you don't need to comfort us like this; we just want to know the truth." Li Ye looked at them anxiously and said urgently, "I... I really am Li Ye, not Void Night!"
It turned out that Void Night had indeed consumed all of Li Ye's soul fragments but did not erase his consciousness; instead, it had completely fused with Li Ye's soul as one. Li Ye was Void Night, and Void Night was Li Ye; it was just that Void Night retained the habit of referring to itself as "I."
Upon hearing this, the two women were overjoyed and dragged Li Ye towards the room. Zhiruo eagerly said, "Quickly lie down so I can check you properly." Yan Yuchen stood by the bed blushing, a hint of shyness crossing her face. Li Ye looked at them with twitching lips: "Ahem, Zhiruo, Yan Yuchen, how are you going to check me?"
The night was deepening; apart from the occasional chirping of insects, only sounds from a certain inn's room could be heard: "Checking is fine, but why are you taking off my clothes! Help!!!"
As night fell deeper, Li Ye gradually relaxed and accepted the fact that he had completely merged with Void Night. Although the two women's method of "checking" left him both amused and exasperated, he felt deep affection and reliance from them. That night, Li Ye not only experienced the miracle of rebirth but also felt the profound love from those around him.
However, Mo Tianxing's death and Lan Xi's betrayal, along with everything that happened in the city lord's mansion, left deep imprints in Li Ye's heart. He knew that the road ahead would not be smooth; challenges and dangers still awaited him.
Li Ye gently embraced Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen as he sank into a deep sleep filled with warmth and happiness.
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