"Sis, wasn't I clever? If I hadn't called myself Mu Linsen, I never would have met Big Brother."
On the green grass, Mu Linsen grinned proudly, freshly washed and dressed in clean clothes.
But once the mud had been washed away, hideous purple marks covered the pale skin beneath.
Tang Guo smiled and rubbed his little head. As she listened to Tang Yichen boast, a trace of worry crossed her eyes.
She had tried severing the forbidden link on Tang Yichen. She had indeed cut it, but just as with her own before, it soon restored itself.
If she could not eradicate the forbidden link completely, cutting it any number of times would be pointless.
Yet most despairing of all was that Tang Yichen was already terminally ill. The forbidden energy was tightly bound to his soul and body. Even without the forbidden link, he could not be cured.
It was like someone who was already gravely ill. Even if they were shielded from the pathogens constantly invading from outside, their existing illness still could not be cured.
Tang Guo felt deeply dejected. She realized that everyone she cherished was leaving her, one after another.
Tang Xin had betrayed her, Bai Tian had died horribly, and her little brother Tang Yichen had little time left. Even with the man she loved, all she could do was watch helplessly as he gradually faded away.
She had indeed grown stronger, yet she still could not do anything.
"So in the end, I can't save anyone..."
"Sis, what did you say?" Tang Yichen looked up curiously.
Tang Guo hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes and smiled. "I said Yi Chen... no, Mu Linsen is the cleverest!"
"You're so mean, Sis!" Tang Yichen pouted unhappily. "Mu Linsen is such an ugly name."
"Haha..."