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I smiled at her and said, "Tao Wu, though you are small, your heart means a lot to me. I know you wouldn't agree to help him without considering me, would you?"
Tao Wu was taken aback, turning to look at Jun Chong and Shizui again. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes. I believe the Lord and Lord Shizui will be safe."
At that moment, I had already reached the exit. Just as I was about to speak, a flash of deep black appeared before me. In the next second, Tao Wu was thrown back, crashing to the ground, her small body enveloped in dust.
"Children, play with her."
As the soft voice fell, dark clouds quickly gathered in the sky. Numerous black figures jumped down from above, rushing toward Tao Wu.
Although she was Tao Wu's Container and had inherited some of Tao Wu's powers, she was still just a child. It was clear to anyone that she would be at a disadvantage against so many opponents.
I immediately wanted to help her, but a pale hand rested lightly on mine, preventing me from breaking free. "Let go of me!"
"Just one day apart, and you're already like this?" The man smiled slightly, letting out a tsk of disappointment. "I preferred the uncontrollable you! You could hurt Jun Chong like that; now you probably can't even hold a sword."
"What do you want? I won't stop Jun Chong from breaking the seal!"
"I knew you'd say that."
His tone was light and teasing as he suddenly reached out to touch my belly. "Baby, your mother is about to go back on her word. What will you do? I've already found a way for you to get close to the King of the Underworld! But she wants to miss this opportunity out of selfishness and take your father along! At that point, your father might kill you halfway through, and then a bowl of Meng Po Soup will make your mother forget everything. Your existence won't even leave a memory behind."
"No, that's not how it is."
I loudly denied it, feeling my stomach begin to swell and ache. The pain stimulated my nerves, each cry piercing deep into my eardrums. In the darkness, I seemed to see a pair of Yin Hong eyes staring at me—crying yet filled with despair—devoid of any vitality.
"Mommy, don't you want the baby anymore?"
"I didn't, don't listen to his nonsense."
"But Mom, the baby is very disappointed in you. You didn't take action back then; doesn't that mean you didn't want the baby to be born?" The baby's cries grew louder, echoing in my ears, suddenly turning sharp. "The baby's heart hurts so much, it hurts!"
I saw the fabric of my shirt being lifted by the wind, and it felt as if I could see an angry little face pressed against my belly, struggling as if trying to break free.
"Baby, it's not like that. Please calm down; Mommy didn't want you gone, really."
"Then hurt Dad with Blood Flame, and I'll believe you."
I shook my head, torn inside, biting my lip until it bled. "I can't do that. I accidentally hurt him once; I can't do it a second time."
"Haha..." The baby laughed, the voice no longer soft and innocent but cold and vicious. "If that's the case, don't blame the baby for being merciless! It's because of his existence that the baby cannot be born."
"Ah—"
I cradled my head and let out a sharp scream, then plunged into darkness. In the next moment, I felt my body moving on its own. The Blood Flame flickered before my eyes as my body sped toward the vortex.
I hadn't been out long when everything inside had changed dramatically. The door was nearly fully open, and pure white currents surged inside, all rushing toward Jun Chong.
My clothes fell away, and the wound on my chest began to heal.
In the darkness, I watched with joy in my heart but heard the baby say, "Mommy, you're happy for him. The baby won't let him off easy! Your eyes can only have the baby."
"No, baby, don't be deceived by that person. He must have done something to make you hate him so much. Your dad promised me he would go to the underworld to find that thing and save us; he will definitely fulfill it. Calm down; don't let that person control you."
"Big Brother won't lie to me because he broke the seal on me, so I trust him."
The baby ignored my words. Although I couldn't see how that person had acted, I could sense that he was controlling the baby.
Even though the baby had never liked Jun Chong and had faced danger before, she had never been this angry or controlled my body like this.
The Blood Flame shone brighter with her fury, illuminating half of the space around us.
I wanted to stop it, but I found myself unable to move, reminiscent of the incident with the Human Skin Mask shortly after encountering Jun Chong.
"Mom, watch closely. The baby is going to sever the last connection between you and Dad."
As the words left her lips, I felt a rush of wind by my ear, a sharp pain grazing my cheek. Aside from my body being out of my control, every other sensation was painfully clear.
The white light from inside gradually enveloped Jun Chong's body. His arms spread wide, his clothes and hair billowing behind him, creating a sharp silhouette.
In that moment, a red sword mixed with the Wind Sound pierced through his body from behind.
"I did it! With the Blood Flame in him, he will undoubtedly die! Hahaha..."
The baby's arrogant laughter echoed in my ears. I gasped, my pupils constricting in horror as my heart seemed to stop.
If the first time I hurt him was without conscious intent, leaving me with a sense of guilt, this time was different. I was fully aware and could even feel my right hand lifting, the Blood Flame in my grasp. With no mercy, I pulled the sword out, and blood gushed forth like a fountain, splattering across my face.
The pain of killing the one I loved most felt like a tornado sweeping across the land—intense and sharp. It struck me hard, pushing me to the brink of breaking down, and I could no longer suppress my scream.
"No—"
Suddenly, the mountains shook and the earth trembled.
"Ah—Mommy."
The last sound I heard was the terrified cry of the baby. I felt that aside from what I could see, all my other senses were on the brink of catastrophe, gradually fading away.
The ground beneath my feet quaked and sank slightly with the aftershocks, a heart-wrenching scream echoed in my throat, piercing my eardrums and drawing blood.
The fierce Wind Sound surged around me, visible currents suddenly slammed against the half-open door, shattering it with a loud crash.
Shizui's gaze darkened as he paused slightly in his steps, looking at Jun Chong who had turned around with a complex expression. At that moment, the Sealing Spell on his face flickered and seemed to vanish by half.
The First Seal had been lifted.
He clenched his fists tightly, his restrained expression finally lowered as he shook his head slightly, turning into a sigh. "How could you treat her this way?"
I curled up in the darkness, my gaze fixated only on the wounds on Jun Chong's body. That sword wound had pierced his heart, a clear fact that told me—he would die. I had personally killed the man I loved most!
I was a sinner, and the consequence of sin was atonement. All I could do was take my own life.
As the Blood Flame Sword was raised again, poised against my neck.
"I killed him, I killed him."
I heard my own voice repeatedly uttering those words, each one ringing in my ears, heavy with guilt.
"Rest easy."
Jun Chong extended his two fingers, the tips glowing with a pure white light as he approached me, only to be sent flying away by the ripples surrounding me.
He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, doing so casually without even furrowing his brow. His dark pupils seemed unwilling to shift away from me as he called out again, "Anxin."
In the haze, I thought I heard a voice, but I couldn't see anything. The sound felt familiar, evoking both pain and warmth in my heart.
"Who are you?"
Jun Chong climbed up from the ground, stumbling closer as the wind battered against him, leaving a trail of wounds in its wake.
His expression grew increasingly gentle, and his breath weakened. In front of Blood Flame, no demon or monster could remain unscathed, let alone a soul. No matter how powerful it was, it couldn't escape unhurt.
The burns on his wounds were gradually expanding, threatening to consume him entirely from within at any moment.
"Anxin, I am Jun Chong. Anxin, please calm down. I'm not dead yet; open your eyes and look at me. Anxin!"
Anxin—was that my name?
In the chaos, I seemed to see a man in white standing beneath a giant tree, lifting a woman's chin with one hand. The slight curve of his lips held an unmistakable tenderness as he softly said, "From now on, your name will be Anxin."
The blurred memory brought with it a deep-seated pain that felt like it was tearing me apart. I covered my head with my hands and shouted,
"Get away from me, or I'll kill you."
Jun Chong looked at me with eyes full of gentle water-like affection. A large mouthful of blood spilled from his lips, yet he remained unfazed.
"I would gladly die by your hand. So Anxin, come back! Come back to my side."
"No—"
I felt my nerves fraying, my consciousness beginning to blur and detach from my body. Just then, a red figure fell from the sky, landing in front of me, its five claws striking fiercely at my brow.
In an instant, I felt my soul return to its place, all the darkness suddenly becoming clear. But when I opened my eyes, it was not the joy that brought tears but the sight of that man covered in blood.
"Jun Chong?" I saw Jun Chong's body go limp as he fell backward, a smile on his lips, but his voice gradually faded away in my ears. "Anxin, don't cry, I—"
My legs gave way beneath me, and Blood Flame slipped from my grasp. The hard black ground suddenly became soft, and some invisible tendrils wrapped around Blood Flame, pulling it into the earth and making it disappear.
Meanwhile, far away, someone held a glimmering red light; the Blood Flame Sword clanged in their hand, seemingly unwilling to be captured, its blade trembling restlessly.
"I've long heard that Blood Flame recognizes only one master besides the first Yin-Yang Master of the Su Family."
He loosened his grip and placed Blood Flame into a sheath, which immediately quieted down. The night breeze brushed against him as he observed the scene of life and death before him with a slight smile.
"Though I used the Demon Fetus to make it believe that the seal was lifted and that I controlled it, inciting its anger to take control of Anxin, waiting for Anxin to injure you and lose control—I never expected it would actually help you break the seal. This must have been your plan all along!"
A chuckle escaped his throat, tinged with unexpected disappointment.
"I initially wondered why you would expend a thousand years of power to seal a Demon Fetus. But now I understand; I underestimated you. This is becoming increasingly interesting! Little ghosts, it's time to go home!"
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