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Jiang Ruoshui listened and simply shook her head lightly and slowly. Her gaze was firm yet gentle. "Batel is just like you, but he is not you. Xu Cangyuan, the person I like is you; it has always been you."
Her lips trembled slightly, and her eyes sparkled with deep affection, as if she wanted to lay her heart bare for Xu Cangyuan to see.
Xu Cangyuan was stunned, his eyes wide with shock.
He suddenly reached out, cautiously yet somewhat urgently cradling Jiang Ruoshui's face. However, the sight before him struck him like a thunderbolt, leaving him utterly disoriented.
Blood flowed from her seven orifices, a shocking sight as the crimson liquid seeped from her features like red threads.
Jiang Ruoshui weakly lifted her arm, resembling a wilted vine trying to shield her face. She didn’t want him to see her horrifying appearance; despair and helplessness flickered in her eyes.
Not long after drinking, she sensed something was wrong. It felt as if a fire was burning within her. She never expected the poison to strike so fiercely, rapidly eroding her body like a raging flood.
"Ruoshui, what’s wrong?" Xu Cangyuan exclaimed in panic, his hands flailing in distress before he clumsily wiped the blood from her face. His hands became smeared with warm blood, making his heart tremble even more violently.
The wine had clearly been laced with a sedative; why had it caused her to end up like this? Where had it all gone wrong?
Xu Cangyuan's eyes were filled with fear and self-reproach, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
"Don't move; I don't have much time left."
Jiang Ruoshui summoned the last of her strength to hold onto Xu Cangyuan. Her grip tightened on his clothing as if clutching the last lifeline. "I know you despise those three years in Barbarian City; you blame me. But for the sake of my surrendering Dragon Ridge Dynasty, please forgive me."
Jiang Ruoshui's voice was faint, each word seeming to drain her of all her strength, blood continuously oozing from the corners of her mouth.
"Stop talking! Ruoshui, please!" Xu Cangyuan's voice trembled with a sob, his body shaking violently.
Her lips moved, opening and closing, as torrents of blood flowed forth, staining her once pure white robe. The garment, now drenched in crimson, resembled a flower blooming in the depths of hell.
Jiang Ruoshui shook her head, gripping Xu Cangyuan's clothing with surprising strength, as if she wanted to convey all her reluctance and love through that touch.
"My heart is yours, yet you remain unaware. Cangyuan, we are fated to miss each other in this life. Will you grant me a future life?" Tears shimmered in Jiang Ruoshui's eyes, filled with both hope and sorrow.
"Ruoshui!" Xu Cangyuan felt as though his heart had been cleaved by a sharp blade, his body and soul fracturing under the weight of despair.
What had he done? What had he put in the wine?
He had turned the once beautiful Jiang Ruoshui into this wretched state; he was the one who had committed the grave mistake!
Xu Cangyuan swayed unsteadily, as if the entire world was collapsing around him.
"This Military Token is yours now. Use it to command the army; the Dragon Ridge Dynasty will be yours." With all her might, Jiang Ruoshui pressed the token into Xu Cangyuan's hand. Her fingers trembled as if the Military Token weighed a thousand pounds.
After handing over the Military Token, Jiang Ruoshui could no longer support herself. She collapsed into Xu Cangyuan's arms like a fallen leaf, her gaze becoming increasingly unfocused.
The words "Military Token" struck Xu Cangyuan like thunder on a clear day, leaving his mind blank.
He looked down and saw that the Military Token was very similar to the one Ilder had shown him, except this Military Token bore the image of a White Tiger.
"Why is it a tiger? Isn't it supposed to be a dragon?" His brows furrowed even tighter.
"There are two Military Tokens. The Dragon Talisman is in the Emperor's hands, issuing orders to some Imperial Guards, while the one General Jiang holds is the true command for the army—the Tiger Tally."
Long Qiuxuan, dressed in a Dark Golden Dragon Robe, walked in from outside. His steps were steady, each one seeming to tread upon Xu Cangyuan's heart.
In his hand was the Dragon Talisman that Ilder had shown Xu Cangyuan that day, glinting with a cold light under the sun.
"Prince of Huai, it's been a long time," Long Qiuxuan said, a slight smile curling at the corners of his mouth, his eyes revealing a hint of pride and cunning.
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