Jin Shiyi was startled. He quickly reached out to steady her, his eyes scanning her face, and then he caught sight of the red staining her lips.
He felt as if struck by lightning, a sharp knife slicing through his heart.
Li Shengnan leaned against his shoulder, the red on her lips like a blooming red rose, and whispered, "Miss Gu's poison needs no antidote. She will wake up on her own in three days."
Panicked, Jin Shiyi reached out to check Li Shengnan's pulse. His face instantly changed, and he cried out in sorrow, "Tian Mo Jie Ti? You used the Great Heavenly Demon Dissolution Technique?"
"Yes, now I must leave… do you understand…" Li Shengnan gazed at Jin Shiyi, her eyes filled with lingering affection and reluctance.
"No…" Jin Shiyi shook his head, his voice changing, a heartbroken wail, "Don't go… don't go… what will I do without you?"
"If I go, you still have Miss Gu to keep you company…"
Even more piercingly, fresh blood surged from Li Shengnan's lips.
She still managed a smile, "My greatest wish… was to become Brother Shiyi's wife… and now it's finally realized… it's time to go…"
"Don't go…" Jin Shiyi shook his head desperately, "We haven't even had our wedding wine yet…"
In a panic, he quickly picked up the wine cups from the table, holding one in his hand and offering the other to Li Shengnan.
Li Shengnan smiled, took the cup with trembling hands, and clinked it against Jin Shiyi's before draining it.
"Shengnan…" Jin Shiyi weakly called her name, his heart plummeting into an abyss.
Li Shengnan heard the terror and panic in his heart and could no longer hold back, bursting into tears, "Brother Shiyi, I can't bear to leave you… I know you like Miss Gu a lot… I wish you and her a lifetime of happiness and eternal love… I just want you to remember that there was once someone who loved you very, very much, Brother Shiyi…"
By this point, she was sobbing uncontrollably.
Endless despair and sorrow erupted with her tears.
The staff present, including Guan Suyin, were deeply moved by this crying scene, their eyes involuntarily reddening.
Family feuds, the honor of their ancestors, the ostracism from righteous cultivators, the wavering affections of her beloved…
All these burdens pressed down on her, an orphan whose family was destroyed and who had no one to rely on.
Her life had truly been one of immense hardship.
Le Zheng Yu, playing Jin Shiyi, listened to her cry, a nearly despairing outpouring of her heart, and his heart ached even more intensely. He couldn't help but shed tears.
Jiang Ling, playing Li Shengnan, struggled to reach out and wipe his tears, "Don't be sad. If you're sad… my heart will break…"
She pointed towards the window and smiled, "Look, it's snowing again outside… just like… when we first met…"
Jin Shiyi looked up and indeed saw heavy snow falling outside. The dancing white flakes reminded him of the snowy night they first met.
"My name is Li Shengnan, remember it well."
She flew out from the woods, like a fairy on the water, her smile as beautiful as a flower, her voice like silver bells, unforgettable at first sight.
The more Jin Shiyi thought about it, the more sorrowful he became, choking out, "How about we…"
Almost simultaneously, Li Shengnan withered instantly like a blooming rose. Her head gently slid from his shoulder, her arm dropped limply, and all life had vanished.
She was dead.
Her warm blood gradually turned cold.
Along with it, Jin Shiyi's heart became frozen and rigid, forever losing its warmth.