"It really was the Hidden Sect!!"
Yuan burned with fury at those words.
But he hadn't lost his reason just yet. He forced down his anger, intending to seize the chance while Liu Ru Yan was still delirious and ask her the truth about why he'd been killed in his previous life.
"A Yuan, I'm sorry!"
Liu Ru Yan kept apologizing, a tear slipping from the corner of her eye.
The pain and regret mingled in her beautiful eyes. Add to that her delicate, weakened appearance after being wounded, and even the hardest heart would melt at the sight of her.
"Ru Yan!!"
Seeing Liu Ru Yan crying in pain, Yuan's heart gave a sharp twinge. He took a deep breath and asked, "Why did the Hidden Sect try to kill me back then? And why did you agree to help them!?"
"A Yuan, is that you?!"
At the sound of his voice, Liu Ru Yan's delicate body trembled. She mistook Yuan for A Yuan.
She reached out unsteadily to stroke his face, then said in anguish, "I never wanted to kill you. The Hidden Sect tricked me, too. They said they'd leave once they got the Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendant from you, but I never imagined they'd give me Instantaneous Bloom..."
"So it really was the Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendant!!"
Yuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately believed her seven or eight parts of the way.
The scene was heart-wrenching enough on its own, but he'd also witnessed the Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendant's miraculous power with his own eyes. He had no reason to doubt that the Hidden Sect had come for it.
"It's my fault. It's all my fault..."
Liu Ru Yan suddenly pounded her chest in anguish, paying no heed to her injuries.
"Ru