Bai Xi had been bleeding continuously, and even though she had lost a lot of blood by this point, she still felt nothing, as if what flowed from her veins was water, not blood. If there was any change to speak of, it was merely that her body felt vaguely unable to hold on, wanting to slip down.
But this was nothing to her; she was merely forcing herself to endure.
Just then, Bai Han stood beside her: "Xiao Xi, whether it was in the previous life or this one, I've always liked you, and it was always sincere. It's just that my affection was mixed with jealousy, fear, timidity, and selfishness... I owe you too much, and now I will repay you."
Bai Xi was slightly startled, not knowing why Bai Han suddenly said such a thing, but a faint sense of unease welled up in her heart.
It was at this moment that Bai Han thrust something that resembled a tube but had a very sharp tip into his chest.
The moment it pierced, blood surged out profusely through the central tube, dripping slowly onto the high platform. Mingling with Bai Xi's blood, the red light seemed to grow even brighter.
This light enveloped both of them, and the entire castle below flickered with an eerie glow.
"No..."
Bai Xi screamed, but in that instant, she felt completely unable to move, as if pinned in place by the red light.
This feeling was foreign and unique to her. As the God of War, it felt as though all her strength had been drained by the red light, and she involuntarily floated up, as if a formless rope were holding her.
"Brother, why, why are you doing this!"
Bai Han opened his mouth to speak, blood flowing from the corners of his lips: "Xiao Xi, I owe you, so let me repay you."
The blood that had been injected into his body earlier could not open the divine hall, so the blood transfusion method was ineffective; he had already calculated this.
Bai Xi gritted her teeth: "You're repaying me in this way? Your conspiracy to conceal Xuanji in the previous life indirectly caused the death of my beloved brother who doted on me. In this life, you were even more direct, personally killing my brother. Han Luo, is this how you repay me?"
She was suspended in mid-air by an invisible force, completely unable to move. Besides roaring loudly, she could do nothing else.
Bai Han looked at the soaring Bai Xi, his gentle and beautiful eyes clouded with an indescribable mist: "Xiao Xi, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault. Please don't be angry with me, alright? Although I've made mistakes again this time, at least I can return your beloved Han Mo to you."
On one hand, he was atoning to Bai Xi, and on the other, he was atoning to Han Mo.
As long as the two of them were well, it would be enough.
The misfortune of the previous life had originated from his jealousy.
If he had not been jealous and had not instigated discord between them, how could they have missed their chance? If he had not been jealous and had been eager to be with her, to marry her, how could Xuanji have found an opportunity to target the Bai family? If he had not been jealous, disregarding Xuanji's words at the time, wanting to capture Han Mo alive, and instead chose to kill him... how could Bai Xi have died in the previous life?
Therefore, it was all his fault. Having been reborn by their side, he was destined to atone for this sin.
Otherwise... his life would be meaningless.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xi, whose body had stopped feeling pain, felt as if her heart had been struck hard once more. But when she tried again, she could do nothing. In the end, she could only roar towards them: "Xuan Feng, save my brother!"
The three people over there finally came to their senses.
Xuan Feng made a decisive move and was the first to rush forward, but the moment he approached, he was blocked by the red light.
As he got closer, an invisible wall seemed to appear, separating him from the red light.
Unwilling to believe it, he charged again. He knew that his strength in the Dark Department was unmatched by anyone else. Even if it were a real wall, he would dare to ram through it with his bare body.
Unfortunately... upon trying again, he still could not get close.
Finally, she even took out a dagger and fiercely slashed at the red light.
The moment the dagger collided with the red light, the red light seemed to be imbued with even greater power, directly repelling Xuan Feng, causing him to fall to the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Han Rui quickly stepped forward and helped Xuan Feng up: "Xuan Feng, are you alright?"
Xuan Feng raised a finger, gently wiping the blood from his lips: "I'm fine."
Han Rui stared at the red light, which resembled an invisible barrier, his eyes wide with disbelief: "How can this be? What will happen to Bai Han?"
Shangguan Wen stood in place, closed his eyes, and said indifferently: "He will die, but this is Mr. Bai's own choice."
Hearing this, Han Rui's eyes widened immediately. He rushed in front of him and grabbed his collar: "You knew this all along?"
Shangguan Wen was much taller than Han Rui, so even when his collar was grabbed, it looked as if Han Rui was hanging onto his clothes.
He was not angry or annoyed; he only felt a sense of sorrow, then lowered his gaze and said indifferently: "Yes, I knew this all along."
Han Rui was so angry he was about to go mad: "If you knew, why didn't you stop him!"
He had always thought that Bai Han had found a foolproof method, and that today they would find a way to revive Han Mo, after which they could be as happy and lively as they were on Xiao Xi'er's wedding day.
Why did it have to be a method of one exchanging for another? Couldn't they all find a way together? Was it truly a last resort?
Xiao Xi'er seemed to be ill, but they could check her physical condition at any time. Why did they have to stage such a scene of life and death separation in front of him?
He hated it, he hated it intensely!
Thinking of this, he grabbed the handcart he had brought and charged into the red light.
Shangguan Wen had not expected Han Rui to do this. When he wanted to stop him, Han Rui had already run more than ten meters: "It's useless, you can't get in!"
If Xuan Feng couldn't break through, how could an ordinary person like Han Rui get inside?
Therefore, he didn't even make a move to stop him.
At this moment, as Han Rui was about to hit the red light and be repelled by it, he actually went through the red light, along with the small cart.
Bai Han stood there, his eyes filled with disbelief.
How could this be?
But he quickly realized that Han Rui was also a member of the Han family, and even possessed special abilities, so his bloodline was the same as theirs.
Han Rui rushed in but couldn't reach Bai Xi, who was floating in mid-air.
At this moment, Bai Xi's wrist had stopped bleeding, so she was no longer in critical danger: "Save my brother!"
Han Rui reacted and immediately stuffed a pill that Han Mo had given him into Bai Han's mouth, then tried to pull out the metal tube from his chest.
Bai Han stumbled and dodged: "You can't pull it out!"
Han Rui was so angry he gritted his teeth: "You say you can't pull it out, so I can't? I insist on pulling it out! If you pull it out, you just lie there quietly, and I'll force-feed you all the medicine I have to keep you alive!"