Chapter 209

She wanted to speak. There were many things she wanted to say, yet she could only utter incomprehensibly, as though she was a mute.

Li Ce, did you know? Mister Wu is dead, Lady Yu is dead. Many others are dead. Yan Xun killed many people. Do you think he will kill me too?

Li Ce, Zhuge Yue is dead too, I caused his death. Did you know? It was my fault that he died.

Li Ce, you were right. Yan Xun is really cold-hearted. His heart, even his promises, has been frozen over.

The world felt vast and hollow as Chu Qiao leaned into Li Ce's embrace and fell asleep, an exhausted look on her face. Li Ce gazed down at her, seeing that she was so pale and gaunt. Even he himself thought that he had gone crazy, thinking about what would have happened had he arrived even a single moment later. Even a single moment later…