"Alright, my mind is made up, let's decide it like this." Lie Yan's voice was so flat it lacked even a trace of fluctuation, as though drained of all emotion.
She slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, not even glancing at Ji Dong once, and only stared at the mottled shadow beneath her feet as she said, "You hurry and leave."
"But he..." Ji Dong abruptly turned his head, staring fixedly at Bai Qinchen's mocking face.
"Don't mind him." Lie Yan coldly interrupted, the corner of her lips curving into a sneer directed at who knows who as she said, "As long as he dares to step outside, I am confident I can hold him in check. Go!"
Ji Dong's legs went soft, and he nearly dropped to his knees.
He had never imagined that one day, his beloved would use such a tone reserved for driving away stray dogs to make him leave.
He took a deep breath, clenched his teeth, and roared word by word: "Lie Yan... Wait for me. I will definitely save you, I swear it!"
With that, he seemed to expend the very last remnants of his life's strength, abruptly turning away from the black iron door. With staggering steps, like a walking corpse drained of its soul, he stumbled out toward the outside of the dungeon without once looking back.
Tang San, standing guard outside the door, raised his head abruptly. Looking at Ji Dong's face covered in blood and tears, his soul unsettled and lost, Tang San furrowed his brows deeply, his expression solemn as he swept a glance around behind Ji Dong.
"Where is Lie Yan?" Tang San asked in a deep voice, "Why did only you come out?"
Facing Tang San's questioning, Ji Dong did not answer immediately.
He merely