A race against death

An Xiaotong did not have to die. If she had chosen to use [Word Becomes Law] to dispel the baleful qi instead of teleporting to his side, she could have survived.

But reality had no ifs...

"Could you wish me a happy birthday?" An Xiaotong asked softly, her voice so faint it was almost inaudible.

Only then did Bai Ye remember what An Xiaotong had said about celebrating their birthdays. The foolish girl had felt sorry for him because he had no birthday, so she had taken it upon herself to set both their birthdays on the same day.

"Happy birthday."

Hearing the wishes of the man she loved, An Xiaotong smiled happily. A trace of anticipation and nervousness appeared in her eyes, which were about to be swallowed by darkness.

She watched Bai Ye quietly. When the man she loved made no move, the anticipation in her eyes slowly turned to disappointment...

She had already guessed that Bai Ye had forgotten their birthday and forgotten to prepare a gift, yet she could not help hoping. Now, it seemed that hope would come to nothing.

Perhaps she was destined to die with regrets.

The dying girl's disappointment made Bai Ye's heart suddenly tighten.

"I got you a gift!"

Those words pulled An Xiaotong's fading consciousness back. She gazed at Bai Ye with delighted surprise and anticipation, and the black mist in her eyes scattered slightly.

Bai Ye suddenly realized how to dispel the baleful qi.

Baleful qi was essentially a negative mental force, corroding An Xiaotong's soul like poison. Naturally, what could counter a negative mental force was a positive one.

An ordinary person struck by the Black Fiend Spear would certainly die, but An Xiaotong was a Transcendent. The fact that she had not died immediately meant that her