"Mm..."
Suddenly, Xie Li and Liu Xue both let out muffled groans. A longsword had pierced both their chests.
"Senior Sister Xie..."
"Cousin Xue..."
Lin Zihan and the others, along with Liu Xue's clansmen, cried out anxiously. They wanted to rush forward and treat them at once, but both women stopped them.
"Junior Sister Lin, don't come over..."
"Cousin, don't come over..."
Xie Li and Liu Xue shouted at the same time. Blood gushed from their mouths, soaking each other's clothes crimson.
Lin Zihan and the others, along with Liu Xue's clansmen, all stopped in their tracks. Neither side could easily intervene in the tangled love and hatred between Xie Li and Liu Xue.
Whichever side intervened could easily earn their resentment. Since they did not want anyone interfering, it was best to let them settle things themselves.
"Senior Sister Xie Li, I'm sorry. I hope you won't blame me. I have no choice either. Let's be together again in our next life!"
Tears streamed down Liu Xue's face. With both hands gripping the longsword, she drove it a little deeper, and both women's delicate bodies trembled.
"Silly Xue, how could I blame you? I know you couldn't face your parents' and clansmen's expectations if you went back. If anything is to blame, it's fate for toying with us.
"If we'd both shown little Yue more care back then, we wouldn't have learned about it only after she stepped into the Life-and-Death Arena.
"In the end, I'm the one who failed you both. I should have agreed to little Yue's request back then...
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Xie Li suddenly coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, yet she still stroked Liu Xue's head tenderly, her eyes filled with affection.
"Senior Sister Xie Li, it feels so good to hold you