The Angel Holy Sword flew out and landed before Chen Xinjie. At the same time, Qian Renxue's voice reached Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue's ears.
"Didn't you say you were willing to give up your life for him? Then I'll grant your wish. One life for another—do you dare?"
Chen Xinjie laughed at this, then cast Long Yeyue another affectionate glance.
"Wonderful. You're saved!"
"Hm? What are you going to do? Don't! I won't allow you to do this. If you dare throw away your life for me, I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life."
"I'm sorry. This is the one time I can't listen to you. I've always been the one who wronged you. You must live well."
With that, Chen Xinjie grasped the Angel Holy Sword and plunged it into his own chest.
"Ah! He really did it. He truly loves Long Yeyue, but why couldn't they end up together?"
Xiao Wu's confusion was shared by Zhu Zhuqing and the others. Since the two loved each other so deeply, why couldn't they be together? Why had they remained apart, tormenting one another?
"Perhaps that's human nature. Eight or nine things out of ten in life fail to go as one wishes. Sometimes, once you've missed something, it's truly gone, with no way to recover it.
"When you try to turn back and make amends, you'll find countless obstacles holding you back.
"Those who can truly ignore those obstacles and break through the rules of the world are, after all, few and far between."
"Since he made his choice, I can't go back on my word either."
Under Qian Renxue's control, the Angel Holy Sword flew out of Chen Xinjie's chest. Immediately afterward, a holy light enveloped Long Yeyue.
Beneath the radiance of that holy light,