"Why?"
Faced with Gu Jiu's words, "Ku Mu" finally could not hold back and asked what had been on his mind.
Seeing this, Gu Jiu smiled miserably. "Because Gu Jiu is already dead. How could someone who is dead fall in love with you?"
"Before we parted, I asked Brother Wu Du to save you."
"I knew those words would hurt him, and might even make Brother Wu Du misunderstand, but I had no choice."
"Because if you died, Brother Wu Du would not survive either."
"You are Ku Mu, the Child of the Forbidden Ground whom the world fears. Your life is filled with danger and challenges."
"Others wanted you to become the strongest in the world, but I only wanted you to live well."
"Because only if you live can I see Brother Wu Du."
"But I never imagined that Brother Wu Du would be killed by those very words of mine."
"Nor did I expect you to be the person my father wanted to kill."
"The vengeance of a murdered father, the hatred of a destroyed nation, and the remorse of causing the death of the one I loved—each of these emotions is enough to make me wish I were dead."
"Tell me, then. How am I supposed to go on living?"
As her words fell, Gu Jiu's eyes gradually turned red.
Looking at Gu Jiu before him, "Ku Mu" did not know what to say for a moment.
"Phew~"
Letting out a long breath of turbid qi, Gu Jiu pressed her lips together and said, "You can leave now."
"Brother Wu Du is dead. There is no one left in this world to compete with you for this body."
"You have already gotten what you wanted. Staying here will only waste your time."
Faced with Gu