Those memories stopped in Bai Xi's now pitch-black eyes, replaying before her like slides.
A woman in red looked at him with a smile, "Men and women shouldn't touch? I don't mind you taking advantage of me, yet you're acting like a shy maiden? But if you're truly so chaste and particular, why not... come back with me and be my bandit consort? Although my mountain stronghold has many men, none are as handsome as you!"
...
Still the same woman, but looking incredibly disheveled, she pulled a dagger from his waist and fiercely plunged it into his shoulder. Her eyes filled with bloodlust and rage as she gritted her teeth, whispering, "Han Mo, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. Get out, get out!"
The woman's appearance bore an eight-tenths resemblance to her.
The scene shifted rapidly, and he felt as though he were being placed in a furnace.
With a slight movement of his hands, he placed his blood and inner energy into a jade bracelet. The bracelet slowly turned translucent and crimson, dazzlingly bright. "Xi'er, it's alright, I will definitely find a chance for your resurrection. I will wait for your return..."
From ancient attire to modern clothing, from devoted waiting to the necessity of abandoning everything.
Every time she faced danger, every time she was gravely injured, he was by her side.
He used medicine to heal her, his blood to nourish her body.
Even her rapid advancement was due to the blood jade bracelet he had given her.
Under his meticulous planning, she came to his side.
He loved her implicitly, he was insatiable, he craved her tenderness, and he sank step by step, unable to climb out, unwilling to leave.
But in the end, he still gave her up.
He did not want her hands stained with the blood of innocent people, nor did he want her to become a bloodthirsty monster, ultimately despising herself and becoming tormented.
Therefore, he chose to sacrifice himself.
On their wedding night, she sensed something unusual about him.
So she desperately tried to stop him from carrying out a terrible deed that could not be changed, yet he felt warmth and happiness within his heart.
With this feeling, in a voice close to a choked sob, he softly said, "Alright, I'll wait for you to find me and break my legs."
Finally, he gouged out his own heart and gave it to Bai Han.
On his deathbed, he looked at himself lying not far away, covered the strand of hair that tied the two of them together, slowly placed it in his now-empty chest, and slowly closed his eyes. The eyes that had held back tears until the very end shed a single tear of blood.
His tears... for two lifetimes, they had only fallen for her.
The scenes shifted so quickly, almost every frame belonged to the two of them, only the two of them. Those scenes seemed to flash by, then slowly replay, one after another, seemingly gone in an instant, yet also feeling like a long age had passed, before finally vanishing.
These memories clearly did not belong to himself, but distinctly belonged to that man...
These memories made Bai Xi shed tears uncontrollably.
Before she lost her memories, she had always known that he loved her, but she hadn't realized just how deeply he loved her.
So deeply that he would sacrifice his own life.
Han Mo...
That damned scoundrel, who allowed him to do this!
That damned dog of a man, how could he do this!
The pain overflowed from her chest. She could no longer distinguish whether it was empathy, feeling the pain of his heart being gouged out, or her own heart aching at this moment. This pain almost made her suffocate, and even the bone-chilling cold around her seemed insignificant at this moment.
So, he had died.
He had died saving her.
He had even used his own abilities to erase his memories, everything about her.
It turned out that in his previous life, he had loved her so deeply.
It turned out that her ability to live again, to return to this world as Bai Xi, was all bought by him.
And now, he was dead, and his heart was beating within her body, becoming a part of her.
How... ridiculous.
In that very instant, she felt that death... wasn't so terrifying after all.
The coldness attacked again, accompanied by an intense feeling of suffocation.
She suddenly felt tired. Saving all beings, saving those in peril, was it truly that important?
If she could save everyone, but the one she loved most, the most important person, was destined to die for her, then what was the meaning of her initial desire to become strong?
Still clutching the icy Frost Rock in her hand, Bai Xi suddenly lost the will to resist.
Perhaps, freezing into an ice sculpture right here wouldn't be such a big deal.
This way, she could properly question him on the ground, ask him why he had taken it upon himself to do such a thing!
The cold and the suffocation silently entangled her, making her slowly sluggish. The surging thoughts in her mind also gradually ceased with it.
Just then, the heart in her chest suddenly leaped violently, its rhythm like a drum, beating heavily, sound after sound. The bone-piercing cold she had felt moments ago slowly receded, and even though she wasn't breathing at that moment, the feeling of suffocation suddenly disappeared.
A warm current flowed from her heart, gently warming her entire body, making all the coldness vanish at that moment.
"Xi'er, I'm still here, I've always been by your side."
A voice, originating from nowhere, simply sounded in her mind, like a whisper by her ear, gentle and lingering.
"Xi'er, you must live, because if you die, then... I will truly be dead."
That slightly doting voice instantly pulled Bai Xi's thoughts back. She abruptly opened her eyes. The feeling of coldness all over her body had reached its peak, but the warmth in her chest was exceptionally clear.
The next second, she held her breath and swiftly moved towards the surface of the water.
Her heart was his, her blood was his. She had said she would find this presumptuous scoundrel and break his legs, and she hadn't done it yet, so she had to live!
She wanted to see the living or the dead remains of that self-important man!
On the water's surface, Shangguan Wen was struggling, trying to jump into the water.
The border defense forces of Hai Dao City stopped him one after another. "Commander, don't be rash. If you jump in, you'll surely die."
"Yes, yes, Commander, please don't go in!"
Shangguan Wen, his eyes bloodshot, roared, "Then what should we do? Eldest Miss is down there now. It's been two minutes. If she dies, it will be the greatest loss for Hua Guo!"
He regretted not stopping her at the first moment, and regretted not jumping in with her.
Losing her was a loss for the Dark Department, a loss for Hua Guo, and a loss of his faith. Naturally, he did not wish to see such a situation.
The few members of the Dark Department watched the calm lake surface with burning anxiety.
Although they had encountered all sorts of dangerous criminals and endured all sorts of harsh environments in the past, now... in such an extreme situation, wearing such ordinary protective suits and masks, could they truly survive?
They had no confidence in their hearts.