118. Dreams Shattered

"Ugh!"

Liu Erlong couldn't help but groan in pain.

Her body, which had been rushing forward, froze in place.

Her reddened eyes widened.

Trembling, she looked down in disbelief at the black sword piercing her abdomen.

The members of the Spirit Hall in this world were equally shocked as Bibi Dong, stopping in their tracks and staring in confusion at the scene.

Flender was furious.

"You bastard..."

"Don't!"

Liu Erlong cried out.

Raising her hands, she blocked Flender, who had been about to attack Qian Renjue from behind.

Breathing heavily with her head lowered, blood slowly trickled from the corner of her mouth.

"Ah Jue, why... why are you doing this?"

Liu Erlong, confused, lifted her head.

Tears welled in her eyes as she stared at Qian Renjue's blood-red pupils.

There was no blame in her gaze.

She knew that once Qian Renjue activated his Spirit, he would become cold and ruthless.

Having experienced it firsthand,

she never wanted to feel that coldness again.

Thus, during her travels across the continent, she kept her fiery temper in check, trying not to cause trouble for Qian Renjue.

Though there were times when she couldn't help it.

But after so many adventures, this was the first time Qian Renjue had ever hurt her like this.

"Why?"

Qian Renjue's pale lips lacked color, and his face was ghostly white.

Glancing at the blood on Liu Erlong, a chilling, icy smile appeared on his face.

"Did you forget the promise between us?!"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Erlong looked at the blood on her body, her face suddenly filled with panic.

How could she forget?!

It was a condition she had begged for,

the reason Qian Renjue allowed her to stay by his side—a promise!

It was also a warning he often repeated!

If she broke it, he would personally kill her!

Liu Erlong's face turned white, and the pain from her wound was the least of her concerns.

She could only focus on explaining herself to Qian Renjue.

Shaking her head repeatedly,

"Ah Jue, I-I didn't forget! I just wanted to save you."

"That's not an excuse!"

Qian Renjue's voice was ice-cold, without the slightest emotion.

"But, but I just wanted to save you..."

Her voice trembled with sobs.

Liu Erlong couldn't understand, feeling wronged and bitter, she finally couldn't help but shed tears.

She didn't understand, even if Qian Renjue's parents were really from Spirit Hall, was it wrong for her to kill a few Spirit Hall members in order to save him?

"How about them?"

Qian Renjue's voice was unnervingly calm.

His blood-red eyes looked at the two young men behind Liu Erlong.

"What do you mean by that?!"

Yu Xiaogang frowned, exchanging confused looks with Flender, unable to grasp the situation.

Qian Renjue couldn't be bothered to spare a glance at the dead man.

He just kept staring at Liu Erlong.

"Them?!"

Liu Erlong's tears suddenly halted.

Flustered and unsure of how to respond, she stammered:

"Ah Jue, I-I..."

"So this promise is a joke, right?! You were lying to me all along..."

Qian Renjue's lips curled into a sneer with a hint of ridicule.

Even though his Spirit had made him cold and heartless, it had also made him more clear-headed.

This was all just a dream!

In just a few short months after leaving him, Liu Erlong had already gathered the Golden Iron Triangle to come rescue him.

So once the dream ends, would Liu Erlong also oppose him and Spirit Hall in order to save them?

The answer seemed all too clear.

The warning he'd repeated over the years, the promise she'd made, all of it was a joke!

If in reality she continued to oppose Spirit Hall, he, without remembering her, would only be even more ruthless!

"No! It's not—it's not like that, I didn't lie to you. Ah—!"

Liu Erlong anxiously tried to explain, but before she could finish, she screamed in agony.

'Swoosh!'

Qian Renjue's expression was blank.

He pushed the sword deeper, piercing right through Liu Erlong's abdomen.

Their bodies were almost touching.

"Erlong!"

Flender and Yu Xiaogang were shocked, crying out in alarm.

"Ugh..."

Liu Erlong groaned.

She tightly gripped Qian Renjue's clothes, leaning her cold body closer to him

A rare moment of intimacy.

But Liu Erlong felt no joy.

The wound, cold as ice, showed no blood, but her heart was already bleeding.

Leaning on Qian Renjue's shoulder, she wept softly.

"Ah Jue, I'm... I'm sorry. I won't do it again, never again."

"Heh."

Qian Renjue chuckled coldly as blood began to seep from the frozen wound.

A familiar holy aura quickly approached.

The people around had surrounded him once again

Qian Renjue knew.

This dream had to end, and this absurd, incomplete world had to shatter.

Clinging to Liu Erlong with his blood-stained face, Qian Renjue inhaled her faint scent, feeling no emotion, and whispered one last warning.

"Liu Erlong, I'm warning you again. When you return, don't even think about opposing Spirit Hall. If you can't even follow that simplest rule, you will die! And it will be by my hands... without any hesitation!"

Liu Erlong gently embraced Qian Renjue, thinking she had been forgiven.

After escaping this nightmare, she believed they could return to how things were before.

Crying with a mix of joy, she nodded in agreement.

"Ah Jue, I—I understand. I'll remember!"

"When we return, I will no longer remember you."

Qian Renjue frowned and said coldly.

"Ah Jue, what... what do you mean? Don't, don't do this... Ah—!"

With Liu Erlong's pained cry, Qian Renjue showed no hesitation, pushing her away and pulling the sword from her body.

Thud.

Liu Erlong staggered, half-kneeling on the ground, clutching her abdomen, shaking her head.

"No... I don't want this..."

"Erlong!"

Flender's face changed drastically as he rushed to help her.

Yu Xiaogang, in his scholar's robes, pointed a trembling finger at Qian Renjue, cursing him.

"Bastard! What the hell are you... Ah—!"

Before he could finish, Qian Renjue swung his sword, sending blood flying, and an arm soared into the air.

"Ah—my, my hand, my hand!"

Yu Xiaogang staggered back, his face pale with fear.

"Trash! I've wanted to kill you for a long time."

Qian Renjue's pale face bore a bloodthirsty smile as he slowly approached Yu Xiaogang.

Hearing Qian Renjue's words, Liu Erlong, who had just stood up, felt her mind buzzing.

Her face went deathly pale.

Ah Jue's kill list... it even included Yu Xiaogang?!

"Xiaogang..."

Bibi Dong's eyes widened in shock, rushing to his aid.

Qian Renjue's killing intent surged.

Though this dreamworld, based on Liu Erlong's perspective, didn't include the secret room incident, it still filled Qian Renjue with disgust!

If his guess was right... even knowing about the ambush was probably something Bibi Dong had told Yu Xiaogang!

Before, that coward had hidden in his sect, or in Spirit City.

Qian Renjue hadn't had the power to break in.

But now, things were different.

"Qian Renjue! Stop right now!"

Just as Bibi Dong activated her spirit ring, about to use her skill, Qian Xunji's voice rang out.

"Dong'er, don't go near! That guy is dangerous!"

"Ah—no!"

Yu Xiaogang's second arm was cut off by Qian Renjue.

"Xiaogang!"

Flender rushed to help.

But Liu Erlong gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and held him back.

"Big Brother Flender, don't go, please."

"What? Erlong, you..."

Flender couldn't believe his ears.

"Help me... help me... Dong'er..."

"Shut up—!"

"Ah! My leg, my leg is gone!"

In a matter of moments, Qian Renjue had dismembered Yu Xiaogang, turning him into a human stick.

"Xiaogang!"

Bibi Dong's eyes burned red, filled with murderous intent as she glared at Qian Renjue.

But Qian Renjue gave her no chance.

With one swift strike, he beheaded Yu Xiaogang.

Then he charged toward Qian Xunji, abandoning all defense.

Qian Renjue had no desire to die at Bibi Dong's hands.

"Ah Jue, no—!"

With Liu Erlong's anguished scream, Qian Xunji's holy sword pierced through Qian Renjue's heart.

Both their eyes held a trace of gratitude.

"Ah—!"

Liu Erlong, frantic, rushed toward Qian Renjue's fallen body.

The world suddenly fell silent, leaving only Liu Erlong's cries

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