Every time she saw Li Changjiang pulling strings and putting on an ingratiating smile, Hu Ruoyun felt as though needles were stabbing her heart.
"I don't want you to live forever! I don't want you to become a supreme powerhouse! All I want is for you to stay with me until we grow old!"
"There's still a long life ahead. I only hope I can walk slowly to its end with you. Even through wind, frost, rain, and snow, even with thorns at every step, I just want you by my side."
"With you, there's no hardship. Without you, I can't even see the road ahead."
"Don't even think about leaving! Even if I have to cling to you, I'll cling to you for a lifetime!"
Those were the words Li Changjiang had said to Hu Ruoyun, decisive as severed nails and cut iron, every word ringing clear.
On the one hand, he feared that his wife's internal injuries would never heal; on the other, he feared that, unable to cultivate, she would secretly leave him.
"If you dare leave, I'll cripple my own cultivation the very next day and make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
That was Li Changjiang's threat, likewise spoken to Hu Ruoyun's face, likewise decisive as severed nails and cut iron, every word ringing clear.
Now, hope had finally arrived!
No, not merely hope-the dawn had come!
The gloom that had hung over the couple's hearts for years on end had completely dissipated, leaving not a trace!
At that moment, Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun's hearts surged like the tide. The wild joy of this moment and all the bitterness of these past years flooded their hearts at once. Unable to contain their emotions, they alternated between tears and laughter, utterly unlike