It opened its mouth, and little specks of light emerged, gently falling on Ning Yitao and Gu Jiangli like stars.
In less than a moment, the light that fell on Gu Jiangli merged into his body. The flesh and skin that had been dug out grew back, as if he had never endured any pain.
Before Ning Yitao could even be happy, she noticed that Gu Jiangli's body was slowly turning transparent.
The specks of light fell on Ning Yitao. Her head felt dizzy.
She felt as if a lot of things were drilling into her head, which seemed about to split open. The pain was unbearable, but she still hugged Gu Jiangli tightly and didn't want to let go.
The divine dragon let out a roar towards the crack in the sky.
The pain made Ning Yitao's vision blur.
She closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the pain to subside. Suddenly, it turned dark around her, and she found herself in a place where she couldn't see anything even when she opened her eyes.
Ning Yitao shouted towards the surroundings, but found that she couldn't make a sound. She tried to speak, but could only utter a hoarse voice.
Suddenly, Gu Jiangli's figure appeared in front of her. He was still wearing that suit of armor and was unscathed. The place was also illuminated by light.
Ning Yitao's eyes lit up. She excitedly wanted to rush over and hug him, but hugged nothing but air and passed straight through him.
Why? Why could she pass through his body?
Ning Yitao frowned slightly. She looked back in confusion. Gu Jiangli still looked at her with a smile. He squatted down and gently stroked her face affectionately, saying, "You must remember me. You're definitely not allowed to forget me."
...
When her consciousness returned, her whole temperament seemed to have changed. Her eyes were clear and sharp.
At this moment, she had taken off Ye Qianmo's outer robe. The memories that belonged to Ning Yitao had returned.
When she opened her eyes, her first reaction was to look around for Gu Jiangli. He was gone.
She looked down at the golden thread on her wrist, which was directly connected to the crack in the sky.
It seemed that his soul had safely returned to Duan Qinghuai's body.
She looked at the Southern Kingdom soldiers beside her. They were motionless, and the fallen leaves were also suspended in mid - air.
Time had stopped flowing. She was not affected at all and could move freely. She lifted her feet and stood in front of the huge "divine dragon".
Ning Yitao looked up quietly into its eyes. Her chin lifted slightly, and her voice was cold as she said,
"Zhaocai, you've successfully passed the tribulation."
It was a statement.
The "divine dragon" in front of her was Zhaocai.
A snake could transform into a flood dragon after a thousand years of cultivation, and a flood dragon could transform into a dragon after another thousand years.
Zhaocai had just transformed into a flood dragon. Two small horns emerged from its head. Its black scales all over its body were shining brightly, extremely magnificent.
Seeing that Ning Yitao finally recognized him, Zhaocai nodded and motioned for Ning Yitao to take a few steps back.
Immediately, a tornado suddenly rose where he coiled. After the wind died down, a figure appeared in place.
The original huge creature disappeared and turned into a five - or six - year - old child.
The little boy in front of her was extremely cute. He had big, round eyes with black pupils, like the brightest stars in the sky.
A head of black, soft and smooth hair was scattered on his shoulders. He looked so cute that people couldn't help but reach out to touch his pink and fair face and his smooth and delicate skin.
At this moment, his chubby little face was full of worry as he looked at Ning Yitao. A pair of black and clear eyes were flickering with concern:
"Taotao, one year in the illusion is only ten minutes in the real world. I'm not a human soul, so I went to the Soul - Washing Pool. As a result, I only waited for Chu Zhiyuan and the others. I saw in the scenes in the pool that you were trapped,"
"In order to tear open the crack in the illusion, I took a gamble. I devoured all the thick resentment accumulated in the pool, and then I faced my first tribulation. I successfully transformed. How do you feel now? This is not the illusion set by the Soul - Washing Pool."
Ning Yitao frowned: "Don't do such dangerous things again next time. You were lucky this time. The resentment here is so thick that if you're a little careless, you'll be backlashed. This is indeed not the illusion of the Soul - Washing Pool. The spiritual power here is thick. It's the memory of one of Duan Qinghuai's past lives."
Zhaocai was shocked: "Him? Duan Qinghuai? He can actually have such pure spiritual power. Then we need to be on guard against him. I originally thought we could control him, but now it seems that we never really understood him at all. He's like a time bomb."
Zhaocai pouted unhappily: "If it weren't for him, Taotao, you wouldn't have been in danger. It's all his fault."
Ning Yitao didn't say a word. Her face was cold and her eyes were icy. No one knew what she was thinking.
Seeing that she was unhappy, Zhaocai quickly talked about other things. His tone was cheerful as he said:
"Fortunately, Taotao had the foresight to keep the tear of Lu Anguo, who was in a state between human and ghost. It can clear the mind. Otherwise, I really don't know how I could have awakened you."
Ning Yitao looked down at these motionless Southern Kingdom soldiers. She was silent for a long time. She had stayed here for too long, too long. She couldn't help but care.
Finally, she waved her hand helplessly. It was like watching a movie in front of her. Ning Yitao still couldn't let go of the ending of this story. She still really wanted to know what kind of ending it would be.
This time, she was just a spectator, no longer a player in the game, watching this story with herself as the protagonist.
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The beginning of the original story was just like the first encounter. It was still so beautiful.
But the ending was not a good one. Gu Jiangli still didn't make it to the scene where he saw Ye Qianmo safe and sound in the end.
Gu Jiangli was tortured to death by Wumi.
His death was even more tragic than in this life.
This time he died in Ye Qianmo's arms. Maybe he had no regrets.
But in the original story, he lost too much blood. His body was in a mess, with no intact flesh. Wumi stabbed him in the heart with a knife.
The psychopathic Wumi even distributed the dug - out flesh to his subordinates to eat. He cut off Gu Jiangli's head and sent it to the Northern Kingdom's military camp. Gu Jiangli's skeleton was kicked off a cliff by him.
The Northern Kingdom's army was extremely grief - stricken, and their morale was low.
Wumi was arrogant and conceited after killing Gu Jiangli. He wished he could announce this matter to the whole world.
Gao Zhuo kept his promise. Or rather, Gao Zhuo loved his people, but he just didn't love Gu Jiangli.
When he kidnapped Ye Qianmo, he protected her like he was protecting his own son and made concessions to the Southern Kingdom.
But Wumi was not a person who would keep his promise. After taking revenge and killing Gu Jiangli, his vanity reached its peak.
After Gu Jiangli's death, he immediately turned around and led his troops to attack the Southern Kingdom. The border defense deployment left by Gu Jiangli withstood the first wave of attacks.
Wumi was insidious and vicious. He threatened Gao Zhuo with his son to open the city gate.
Gao Zhuo thought that the eight cities he had given away could be easily taken back, but he didn't know that was when the Northern Kingdom had Gu Jiangli. Gu Jiangli had outstanding achievements in battles when he was on the front line. His feats gave Gao Zhuo the capital to be proud, but they also blinded his eyes and made him arrogant.
Without Gu Jiangli, the Northern Kingdom lost its backbone to charge into battles. Only then did Gao Zhuo realize the importance of Gu Jiangli.