The instant the Gate of the Void closed, Chen Mobai looked toward Qing Nü. Tears would not stop flowing from her eyes.
"All right, all right. It's the final moments. As husband and wife, let's face it with smiles."
Chen Mobai held Qing Nü's hand. Facing the Annihilation that was about to arrive, his expression was calm.
For him, in the instant he chose to stay behind, his Dao heart had already become complete.
In this life, at every crossroads of fate, he, Chen Mobai, had made choices that left his heart without shame.
"Husband, being able to become your wife is my fortune for all lives and all eternities." Qing Nü obediently wiped away her tears and spoke with a solemn face.
"Me too. Do you still remember what I once told you? No matter how many hardships and dangers there are in the future, I will always stay by your side and never let you be alone."
As Chen Mobai spoke, his expression was also filled with emotion.
In the past, he had always worried that as time passed and his cultivation grew higher and higher, the familiar people around him would die one by one, and in the end he would be left all alone. Even Qing Nü, as a Heaven Spirit Root, might possibly fail to keep up with his steps.
But the final outcome today proved that husband and wife had both kept their promises.
They would accompany each other forever, even in death.
"Mhm. Every word you said, I've remembered in my heart."
Qing Nü's face was filled with happiness as she leaned her head against Chen Mobai's shoulder. Just like that, the two nestled against each other in Chaos, enjoying the final moments of life.
Rumble.
Along with wave after wave of violent