"Tang Shuo."
"Hmm?"
"What you will have to face in the future is the entire Spirit Hall, my mother, and perhaps... even my grandfather, the Angel God's temple guardian, a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo."
"You'll die."
Her voice carried a slight tremor.
Tang Shuo stroked her soft golden hair and smiled.
"So what?"
Qian Renxue's body trembled. She raised her head and stared blankly at him.
"I don't care."
Tang Shuo looked into her eyes and spoke each word distinctly.
"God or demon."
"Whoever stands in my way, I'll kill them."
"But you..."
"I'll protect you."
Such a simple sentence instantly reddened Qian Renxue's eyes.
All her disguises, all her strength, completely crumbled at that moment.
"What... what if you die?"
she asked through a sob.
"Then I'll die with you."
Tang Shuo scraped her nose lightly.
"The woman of Tang Shuo, when alive, must be with me."
"And in death, must be buried with me."
Qian Renxue could no longer hold back. Tears spilled from her eyes.
She suddenly wrapped her arms around Tang Shuo's neck and buried her face deeply in the crook of his neck.
"I don't care anymore... I don't care about anything anymore..."
"Whether in life or death, I want to be with you!"
"From today onward, I, Qian Renxue, belong to you, Tang Shuo, alone."
Moonlight streamed gently into the room through the window lattice.
The night was still long.
### The Golden Generation's Choice
The next day, the finals continued.
Today's event was the individual elimination round.
When the host announced the first matchup in an impassioned voice, the entire arena instantly erupted!
"First match of the individual round!"
"Yesterday's breakout star, contestant Tang Shuo, versus the captain of our Spirit Hall Academy Team's Golden Generation—Xie Yue!"
Boom!
Every spectator rose to their