Huo Qubing looked at the bewildered Gongyang Wan and said nothing.
From the moment Gongyang Wan had identified him as a counterfeit, Huo Qubing had guessed two possibilities. First, Gongyang Wan knew he was genuine but had deliberately framed him, hoping to use the counterfeit Huo Qubing and Lin Qiye to eliminate him. That way, she would be completely free... but judging from Gongyang Wan's later behavior, that possibility seemed unlikely.
Thus, the only possibility was that Gongyang Wan was also a counterfeit. She had wanted to help Lin Qiye and Huo Qubing, but her cognition had been altered, causing her to mistake the fake Huo Qubing for the real one.
"I'm a counterfeit... then where is the real me? Is she still alive?!" Gongyang Wan trembled as she muttered to herself. Then she suddenly turned toward the approaching Iridescent Mist. As if she had thought of something, she gritted her teeth and charged straight into it!
Whoosh—!!
A long spear streaked past her, smashing a terrifying crater into the ground at her feet. Gongyang Wan turned her head to see Huo Qubing clutching his wound as he weakly made his way toward her.
"What do you want with the original? Even if you devour her, you're still fake... cough, cough, cough..." Huo Qubing said slowly.
"Devour her? Why would I devour her?! I'm going to save her!" Gongyang Wan stood amid the ruins with her hair in disarray, roaring at the mist. "She can't die! Azhuo is still alive! I'm going to save him!
"Huo Qubing! If you try to stop me now, I'll fight you to the death! My life is worthless anyway, so I have nothing to fear!"
Gongyang Wan shot Huo Qubing a vicious glare, then leaped over the spear and rushed toward the mist.
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