You and Xie Huide entered Deng Wanshu's secret chamber.
Hu Zhongxuan and Deng Rusong were both there.
Xie Huide did not even glance at the two of them.
He merely said to you, "He Yu, you won't need to look after Shimu from now on. Still, I'm deeply grateful that you agreed to it back then."
Without waiting for your reply, Xie Huide walked over to the Jade Ice Bed.
Toward the love of his life.
Xie Huide sat on the Jade Ice Bed, then turned onto his side and lay down beside Deng Wanshu.
He gently stroked Deng Wanshu's cheek and rambled on at length.
Xie Huide's voice was low.
He did not know whether Deng Wanshu could truly hear him.
Xie Huide poured out everything in his heart as though no one else existed.
Suddenly, a clear tear slid from the corner of Deng Wanshu's eye.
Xie Huide froze, his expression stirred.
He gently wiped away Deng Wanshu's tears. "Wanshu, did you hear me? That's wonderful."
Xie Huide's tone was incomparably tender. "But, Wanshu..."
After saying only half the sentence, Xie Huide fell silent.
After a long while.
Without warning, Xie Huide suddenly propped himself up and stared desperately at Deng Wanshu.
Xie Huide's face abruptly turned savage and terrifying.
It was as though he had suddenly come face-to-face with the most horrifying existence in the world.
His voice became shrill and piercing.
He tore his throat raw as he howled, "But, Wanshu! I don't want to die—!!"
Thud—
After his howl, Xie Huide collapsed limply onto the Jade Ice Bed.
His eyes still gazed toward Deng Wanshu's gentle face.
A clear tear also flowed from Xie Huide's eyes.
The tear ran onto the Jade Ice Bed, intertwining with Deng Wanshu's tears.
The mingled tears formed a small