Untying the Heart Knot, Dispelling the Inner Demon
The duel had only just begun when Empress Ling Yao chose to give up, dying beneath Ye Xingchen's halberd.
"..."
Martial artists from every faction were left depressed.
In the first match, Jun Changxiao had voluntarily admitted defeat.
In the second, Empress Ling Yao had voluntarily thrown away her life.
Could they still enjoy watching this?
Match-fixing! Refund the tickets!
"Oh no!"
True Person Tonggu's heart instantly leaped into his throat.
His disciple had been killed.
True Person Qingwei was definitely going to blow her top!
Yet when he looked over, he found her wearing a calm expression. After letting out a sigh, tears welled in the corners of her eyes as she turned and left.
"She's leaving just like that?"
True Person Tonggu said in disbelief.
With Empress Ling Yao fallen, True Person Qingwei, as her master, should surely have been furious.
However, as a witness, she had seen everything clearly. Her disciple had been bent on seeking death, so how could she blame an outsider?
Being killed and seeking death were two entirely different concepts.
"Mistress."
Far outside Night Burial Mountain, the Stooped Old Man looked up at the sky, tears pouring down like rain. "You are finally free!"
Empress Ling Yao's death did not make Jun Changxiao or anyone in the Eternal Sect feel sorrowful, because she had once killed Ye Xingchen. It was only natural that he killed her today.
Debts must be repaid.
A life for a life.
Such was an eternal, unchanging truth.
Yet Ye Xingchen stood holding his halberd, looking at the corpse that no longer carried the breath of life. His face was blank, bewildered.
Don't misunderstand.
It was not regret.
He simply had not expected to kill this woman so easily.
Since his