Today's first update: Chapter 1951! 1/4!
"Brother!"
Amid the chaos, Xu Kun saw many things, as though he had dreamed a grand dream spanning a thousand years.
In the dream, Yang Yao collapsed before him; Zhan Rourou spoke the resolute words, "I don't love you anymore," in a stiff tone; the Qie Man Sword that housed Li Yian snapped, and she left him forever; Athena had turned against him for some unknown reason...
He struggled constantly, trying to break free from this nightmare, yet the more he struggled, the deeper he sank. Everything was crumbling into illusion.
Until he fell into a warm embrace. The seven-colored divine radiance of the Precious Lotus Lamp illuminated the boundless darkness. Yang Chan gazed gently at him in her arms and said in an indulgent tone, as though soothing a child, "Xiao Kun, don't be afraid. Auntie is here."
Those words alone gave Xu Kun an infinite sense of security.
Only rarely did Xu Kun need someone to protect him like this.
Lying in that warm embrace, Xu Kun gradually felt warmth spreading through his limbs and bones, and his consciousness slowly returned.
Only when the familiar voice calling "Brother" echoed beside his ear did he suddenly open his eyes.
Before him was an anxious face he had longed for day and night.
"Shen-bao!"
"Brother!"
The two embraced, weeping tears of joy.
But that joy did not last long. When Xu Kun saw Yang Chan lying unattended in a pool of blood not far away, the smile of reunion turned into boundless terror.
"Auntie..."
Letting go of Shen-bao, Xu Kun scrambled over to Yang Chan. Yet at this moment, her body was already icy cold, and her bonded divine artifact, the Precious Lotus Lamp, had fallen into the pool of blood alongside her.