Once the talisman paper had completely turned to ash.
A fine layer of sweat had already seeped from Chu Xuan's forehead, and his originally hurried breathing gradually slowed.
After a moment, he opened his eyes, his expression still carrying a trace of confusion.
"Now, look at it again."
Dugu Linglong gestured to the Liu Family attendant.
The attendant glanced at Liu Ruyan. Only after receiving her permission did he open the wooden box and lift the white cloth covering it.
The flashlight beam fell.
A mud-stained skull was clearly displayed before Chu Xuan's eyes...
Chu Xuan froze.
He blinked, then examined it carefully again.
It was still nothing but bone!
That face which had smiled at him, the face he had been willing to risk his life to take away, had completely vanished!
"Where's Su Su..."
The words had barely left his mouth before Chu Xuan stopped himself.
He lowered his head and looked at his clothes.
Mud stains were still there, rubbed onto them when he had fled while cradling the skull all the way.
Then, the candlelight beneath the bridge, the gazes of everyone before the Liu Family Ancestral Grave, and all those actions he had taken for granted came flooding back, scene after scene...
All the absurdities he had failed to notice before suddenly fit together!
Chu Xuan's face gradually turned pale.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the expressionless Liu Ruyan, finally understanding why she had looked at him that way...
Before he could recover from that terror, his gaze involuntarily fell upon Dugu Linglong.
His first proper meeting with his master's wife had actually been in such a state?
Chu Xuan's lips trembled, and the last shred of luck in his heart shattered completely...
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