Seeing this, Gu Yuan grabbed me back. With a serious look on his face, he stared at the magic formation, hugged me tightly and refused to let me get any closer no matter what.
"Gu Yuan, let me go. I can't let Bai Qi die. He mustn't die..."
I struggled desperately, trying to break free from his restraint, but how could my arms be a match for his strength?
I watched as Bai Qi was inside the formation, dissipating his magic power to burn Man Yue's soul.
Man Yue let out desperate roars in the blue flames. That feeling was no less painful than when I was burned in the soul - refining cauldron.
Bai Qi looked at me inside the formation. His turquoise eyes gradually dimmed, and a sweet smile appeared on his face.
That smile was exactly the same as when I first met him.
His lips moved. Just like when I used to tell him to come home with lip - reading, I understood what he said. He was saying to me, "Sorry."
Finally, I couldn't hold back anymore. I felt weak all over. I grabbed Gu Yuan's arms with both hands and pleaded bitterly.
"I beg you, Gu Yuan. Save Bai Qi... Wuwuwu..."
Seeing me crying so uncontrollably, Gu Yuan seemed to be more pained than me. He reached out his hand to wipe the tears from my face.
"Don't worry. I won't let him die. I'm just testing him." Gu Yuan frowned, hugged me tightly and whispered in my ear.
"Really? But he looks so miserable." I tried hard to hold back my tears and sniffled as I spoke.
Gu Yuan gently stroked my back to calm me down.
When he felt the time was right, he formed a seal with one hand on his chest. A silver light dashed like lightning and struck the incantation.
Suddenly, the silver light in the hall was blinding. Gu Yuan buried my head in his chest.
With a wail from Man Yue, the hall returned to calm again.
Trembling in Gu Yuan's arms, I cautiously looked up in the direction of Bai Qi, afraid of seeing a corpse.
The formation was broken. Bai Qi felt a surge in his chest and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
I was relieved. Fortunately, he was still alive.
Before Gu Yuan could let go of me, I pushed his chest away and rushed towards Bai Qi.
Gu Yuan stood there and let out a helpless sigh.
I quickly looked back and gave him an apologetic look, hoping he wouldn't be angry.
"Bai Qi, are you okay..." I supported his body and let him lean on my shoulder. I quickly took out a tissue to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"This pill was given to me by Gu Yuan. There are only two of them. He said they can save one's life. You should take it quickly."
"I don't deserve it." Bai Qi still refused.
At this moment, his magic power was almost exhausted. He didn't have the strength to resist and just weakly leaned on my shoulder.
I didn't listen to his "nonsense" and directly stuffed the pill into his mouth and gave him some water.
"What are you talking about? If you don't deserve it, who does? Should I give it to her?"
I looked up at Man Yue, who was half - lying on the ground. Her body was trembling constantly. She had also been badly tortured by Bai Qi.
However, the hatred in her eyes grew rather than diminished.
"Gu Yuan, you'd better destroy her soul. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles... Cough cough cough..." Bai Qi said with difficulty, forcing himself to say this sentence.
Man Yue let out a strange laugh. Her angry eyes were filled with malice.
"Bai Qi, you betrayed me. Do you know the consequence of betrayal?"
I patted Bai Qi's chest to help him breathe. He was too weak. I didn't let him talk to Man Yue anymore.
Gu Yuan stepped towards Man Yue, squatted in front of her, with no expression on his face.
"I've been trying to revive you, but you just choose to seek your own doom."
Man Yue's eyes were dull. She sneered and said, "Don't be so self - righteous. You abandoned me first. Because you fell in love with someone else, you long forgot the thought of reviving me."
Gu Yuan didn't answer her. He still wanted to give Man Yue a decent end.
"It's all my fault. Since you've already left, why make you suffer by coming back?"
"If it weren't for her appearance, we would definitely have a future, Gu Yuan... I really love you. You loved me too, right?"
Man Yue's originally venomous face gradually became sorrowful. She reached out her hand trying to touch Gu Yuan's face, hoping to catch a glimpse of their past from his expression.
"What about Long Lin? Have you ever told him you love him? What's your purpose of being with both of us? Was it also arranged by the person behind you?"
Hearing the name of Long Lin, Man Yue's mouth twitched violently. She was speechless.
"I've already scattered your memories. After that, we had nothing to do with each other. Where did your love come from? Was it also taught by the person behind you?"
Man Yue was speechless under Gu Yuan's questioning. Her eyes were on the verge of despair.
"What else could I do? I just wanted to survive."
"So you chose to seek help from the enemy. Your mission has failed and your identity has been exposed. Do you think the person behind you will exhaust half of his cultivation to save you?"
Man Yue probably already knew the answer. If her master had any humanity, he wouldn't have bewitched her to commit suicide nine hundred years ago.
"What do you mean? If I submit to you, can you save my life? I've guarded that tree for nine hundred years and watched it grow branches. This shows that you still have feelings for me."
It seemed that Man Yue didn't want to die yet and started to play the card of affection.
"The freezing of that tree had nothing to do with you."
Gu Yuan's words kept crushing Man Yue's heart.
"Sorry, Man Yue. I can't forgive what you've done to Lan Lan."
"But I saved your life. Is this how you repay your benefactor?" Since the card of affection didn't work, she could only threaten Gu Yuan with the identity of his benefactor.
"Don't worry. I won't kill you. Without a spiritual vessel to nourish your soul, it won't last long."
After saying that, Gu Yuan placed his five fingers on Man Yue's crown and erased all her memories.
However, this scene was seen by Long Lin, who just barged in. He thought Gu Yuan was going to kill Man Yue.
He quickly threw out his folding fan. Gu Yuan withdrew one arm. Long Lin directly hugged Man Yue into his arms and checked her condition.
"Gu Yuan, you're so cruel. You actually want to kill her."
Long Lin's eyes were filled with anger. Just as he was about to fight with Gu Yuan, Man Yue's soul suddenly began to split. Her two souls and five spirits were gradually separating. If they weren't gathered in time, they would soon dissipate.
Long Lin roared angrily, "Gu Yuan, we'll see."
Gu Yuan's cold eyes were like ice. He looked down at Long Lin and said, "I'll be waiting."
Long Lin's eyes were blazing with anger. He flipped his jade - bone fan and left with Man Yue.
Gu Yuan put one hand behind his back, closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh. In the end, he still didn't kill Man Yue.
After Man Yue left, I stood up and helped Bai Qi up. I let him lie on the sofa.
His breath was very weak just now, but after taking the medicine, he obviously got better.
"Gu Yuan..." I called his name, but Gu Yuan didn't turn back.
"Take good care of your little lover. Your old flame still has to deal with the things you've ordered." After saying that, he turned into a silver light and disappeared.
Gu Yuan's words were so sour. I pouted and didn't care at all. Zhang Man's matter really couldn't be delayed any longer.
At the same time, Dan Zhu woke up. Seeing that she was okay, she also left first.
At this moment, there were only Bai Qi and me left in the room. He was lying on the sofa and gradually regained his color.
"Why did you save me?" Bai Qi's voice was soft, full of sadness.
"I still want to ask you. Why did you try to kill yourself? Am I not good to you?" I stroked his furry ears and looked at him with heartache in my eyes.
"Because you're too good to me, that's why I feel guilty." He lowered his eyes and continued, "Lan Lan, I'm sorry."
"Tell me. Why did you approach me?" I asked straightforwardly.
Bai Qi didn't evade and directly replied, "Because of the snake scale."
"Isn't the snake scale in your hand? What's the secret behind it?" I continued to ask.