Volume Four: The Buddha Saves None; Only I, the Demon, Deliver Them - Resolute (Part Two)

At some point, Hua Shiwei had opened her eyes. In an instant, they filled with tears. Mr. Longque saw everything and sighed. "When righteousness rises a foot, evil rises ten. Their methods are vicious. There's nothing we can do..." Luo Qian watched helplessly as Hua Shiwei slowly stood. Now, he could not bring himself to tell her to stay calm. In the image, the man lay curled on the ground like a shrimp, convulsing and trembling, yet refusing to let out a single groan. Luo Qian silently admired him. He's a tough man. His body is frail, but he can still grit his teeth through this.

Hua Shiwei looked toward the stone door and said calmly, "Open it for me."

Rumble... The stone door rose. Tian Shun'er stood in the doorway, holding a key. Luo Qian reached out to stop Hua Shiwei, but she shook her head gently. With a long sigh, he let go.

Tian Shun'er unlocked her shackles. One, two, three. As he reached the fourth, the man in the image suddenly threw back his head. "Shiwei!" Luo Qian saw that the man had crushed his teeth from clenching them. His mouth was full of blood, and his words came out slurred. Even the men found it unbearable to watch. How could Hua Shiwei bear it? Tears poured down her face. Though she knew perfectly well her husband could not hear her, she could not stop herself from crying out, "Husband!"

The man braced himself against a small tree and struggled to his feet. "Shiwei, I know you can hear me. We both knew long ago that this day might come. Remember how I warned you? If you devoted all your attention to my illness, someone was bound to steal your position as heir to your Lineage. But