"If my guess was right, you intended to kill yourself, didn't you?"
As a daughter of the Liu Family and a disciple of the Prefectural Lord, Liu Jingguo bore far too heavy a burden. She could never allow herself to fall into a half-human, half-Phantom monster, so suicide was her only choice—a clean end.
Phantom Queen had used her as bait to draw Zhou You into the trap, which filled her with even deeper remorse.
Judging from her character, it was not difficult to guess Liu Jingguo's choice.
Hearing Zhou You's words, Liu Jingguo clasped her fists heavily. "Venerable Zhou, we cannot let Phantom Queen have her way."
"Alas, have you considered that this third path is also within Phantom Queen's calculations?"
"If I leave now, knowing full well that you will surely die yet standing by without helping, it will become a sickness of the heart in the future. That would still give Phantom Queen a crack in my mind to exploit!"
Zhou You analyzed the matter seriously. "Do not underestimate Phantom Queen. No matter how a mortal struggles, he cannot leap beyond her calculations."
It was highly likely that Phantom Queen had already laid the groundwork for her scheme from the moment Zhou You left the imperial capital.
Liu Jingguo had been too naive as well. Did she really think killing herself could change anything?
Zhou You told her, "I have a way!"
His palm wriggled, facial features emerging upon it. The Phantom Mask retrieved from the martial arsenal stood ready to activate at any moment.
"Venerable Liu, we have known each other for some time. I never expected it to come to this!"
Hearing the helplessness in Zhou You's voice, Liu Jingguo was suddenly alarmed. What was he planning to do?
Then she heard Zhou You continue,