She deeply loved that man and was willing to wait bitterly for a thousand years.
When she learned that the man before her was not the one she had been waiting for, perhaps, as Jiang Hao had said, he was that man reincarnated.
But he was no longer her him.
Crash!
Countless terracotta warriors and chariots fell, while the steps of the distant palace slowly collapsed. Countless stones rained from the cavern ceiling. Yu Shu watched Jiang Hao as her body slowly drifted away.
Jiang Hao gritted his teeth and glanced once more at the entrance to the underground palace. With a stomp, he flew out. He was not heading for the underground palace entrance, but toward Yu Shu.
Jiang Hao flew faster than Yu Shu and quickly caught up to her, taking her hand. Their eyes met, and Yu Shu looked astonished. "You aren't him. Why aren't you leaving? There's no need for you to die with me."
Jiang Hao thought, My mission is to give you a perfect ending. If I leave you behind and run away alone, what would be the point of this mission?
Since it was destined to fail, then let me stay with you until the very last second. Jiang Hao had already prepared himself for failure and withdrawal.
"Then so be it. Whether I'm the Jiang Hao in your heart or not, I choose to stay and keep you company," Jiang Hao said resolutely.
Tears welled up in Yu Shu's eyes again.
"I was never happy that I could live for a thousand years. It was only because I still had one lingering attachment in my heart. He once promised to come for me, so I waited for him here. Even if I only received news of him, I would already be satisfied."