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  Pei Jingxuan's deep eyes gazed at the desperate battlefield, his gaze slowly falling on Ming Xuan's pale face from a few feet away, then slowly shifting to her collar, where he saw the moon-white satin stained with chaotic crimson bloodstains, and a faint scent of blood wafting through the air.

  She's hurt and looks like she's in pain.

  His face was still calm, but his heart was flashing with inexplicable annoyance, like the autumn wind blowing ripples on a quiet and waveless lake, stirring up a pool of silence. The cave at the bottom of the valley had a passageway leading directly to the medicine hut, and as soon as he came up, he heard the sound of intense argument between a man and a woman outside the door. Through the slightly open wooden window, he recognized Ming Xuan and Han Xiuying's identities.

  It wasn't intentional eavesdropping, but the scene of confrontation between his fiancée and her ex-fiancé a month before their wedding was not something he wanted to intrude upon. He had planned to quietly wait in the pharmacy until they finished talking and left, but she said she wanted "bloodshed on the spot".

  That was a woman who had been seen by a strange man and still dared to run away with her body exposed. He thought she could do it.

  As expected, she still hurt herself.

  Han Xiuyi seemed to not recognize Pei Jingchen at all. He did not let go of the hand that was holding Ming Xuan, and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

  The words were devoid of any warmth, cold and stiff as if facing a dying person. Just as Ming Xuan said, he still had many concerns now, how could he let a third person interrupt his entanglement with his ex-fiancée? When he saw the man in purple clothes walking out of the medicine hut, there was only a ruthless killing intent in his eyes.

  Ming Xuan's eyes widened in shock, her pale and delicate face filled with incredulity. She suddenly felt a sense of mockery. A wave of despair slowly rose from the bottom of her heart. She had forced Han Xiuzi to promise not to bother her again by threatening to die, so that she could smoothly marry Pei Jingchen. After all, she still had expectations for her future husband and wanted to work hard to make her life what she hoped it would be.

  In front of this unbearable scene, Pei Jingchen has already seen everything, he is a man with ambitions and aspirations, and he may not want to encounter such a formidable opponent as Han Xiu on his way forward. How will he respond? Will he give up on their engagement because of this? She didn't dare think about it.

  Pei Jingchen's mouth twitched with a mocking smile, and he was about to speak when suddenly a faint rustling sound came from behind the rocks, sounding like footsteps of several people. Someone spoke up, "It seems to be coming from the top of the mountain behind us! It must be those thieves who stole our old lady's longevity plaque!"

  He is from the Zhongshun Marquis's estate.

  His face changed slightly, thinking that he couldn't continue to stalemate here, otherwise he would be seen by others. Gu's family, the seventh young lady, Qingliang Temple, behind the mountain, had a private meeting with her two fiancés before and after. What kind of rumor is this? Rumors are more ferocious than tigers, they can drive a beautiful woman to death. His medicine hut could be hidden, but it was his secret, no matter what, he couldn't let others discover it.

  Ming Xuan also had the same idea, she took advantage of Han Xiou's slightly relaxed arm and quickly broke free from his restraints. Almost instinctively, she ran towards Pei Jingzhen's direction.

  Han Xiu's anger was uncontrollable, but the footsteps at the foot of the mountain were getting heavier. It seemed that he had already approached very close, so he could only lower his voice and say "A Xuan, come quickly, I'll take you to hide first."

  Ming Xuan shook her head, knowing the current situation was precarious. She absolutely couldn't let people from the Zhongshun Marquis's estate see her. She also knew that someone like Han Xiuxiu, with such extraordinary abilities, would definitely have a way to pass through these layers of trees and disappear without a trace, just like the Liu servant who had lured her over earlier.

  She would rather die than get entangled with this man again!

  Korea is closing in step by step, Ming Xuan is retreating step by step. Until she retreated to the edge of the cliff, the fine gravel "rustled" and fell off. For a long time, no echo could be heard. In an instant, she suddenly thought of the strange encounter at the mountain valley hot spring that day. That mysterious man seemed to have jumped down from this corner.

  A hundred-meter-high cliff, seemingly fraught with danger, but below is a deep pool. For those who know how to swim, it's just a high-platform diving performance. It may also lead to injury, but she dares to be certain that the outcome of jumping down must be better than staying here or leaving with Han Xiu.

  She wants to give it a try.

  Ming Xuan's mouth curled up in a sly smile, she shook her head at Han Xiuzi and took a step back, with one foot already off the ground. "Han Xiuzi, you haven't answered my previous question yet. Are you going to agree to have nothing to do with me, or am I going to die?"

  Her tone was firm and resolute, but in her heart, she thought that if Han Xiuyuan still had a shred of true feelings for Ming Xuan from the past, this life-or-death test would surely be able to extract his promise. If he was only driven by a man's ridiculous possessiveness rather than genuine affection, then she would make him see her determination.

  No matter what, she was determined to jump down.

  Han Xi's face revealed a sorrowful and desolate expression. He had never expected that his wife, who had not abandoned him despite the hardships they faced in their past life, would now pose such a difficult question to him with her own life. He could not give up on her; he wanted to give her a different life from the one she had in her past life, and this was the driving force that had sustained him until now.

  When he killed the first enemy with his frail body on the battlefield, when he trampled on the flesh and white bones of his comrades to kill the enemy general, when he decided to give up his military power in exchange for the glory of Shengjing Road, when he tore up the marriage contract with her with a painful heart, every time he thought of his brothers before the family was broken, every time he saw his sister-in-law hugging him and calling him "Dad" in his dreams.

  That deep-seated pain can be slightly alleviated only when thinking of her.

  Everything he does now is just to avoid repeating the mistakes of his past life. He craves power only so that he can live a better life with her in the future. He no longer wants to experience separation from his loved ones, he no longer wants to be bullied and manipulated by others, he no longer wants to die in such a humiliating way... but she just doesn't understand him...

  Ming Xuan saw that Han Xiuyi's face was filled with a mix of sadness and agitation, as if he was immersed in painful memories. She coldly laughed and shook her head, it seemed like he wasn't willing to give up. She turned around and gazed down at the seemingly bottomless cliff, silently lifting her other foot, she had already prepared herself to jump down.

  Bai Jingchen's beautiful face rose with a layer of frost, and he guessed what she was going to do.

  He had a vague, unspoken anger in his chest, he often jumped from here, years of practice had made him familiar with the wind direction and water flow even with his eyes closed, he could avoid the branches on the cliff wall and the hidden reefs at the bottom of the deep pool, and jump into the water safely. But she was different! She knew nothing about it when she jumped down, if she didn't die, she would definitely be seriously injured!

  His soft sigh dissipated in the wind, and he thought to himself that if she wanted to avoid Han Xiu in this way, it would be better for him to accompany her, with him leading the way, at least she could ensure her safety.

  Ming Xuan's body slightly leaned back, and suddenly she caught a glimpse of Pei Jingchen approaching her without knowing when. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, but in an instant, she reached out to grab his collar. She lowered her voice and said to him, "Stay here, he won't let you go."

  "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

  She took another half step back.

  Han Xiu's heart seemed to be torn apart, he was going to lose her, this pain was stronger than ever before. No, if she died, everything he had done would have been meaningless. Now, whatever she said, he would agree with her, wait until the future... when everything had a conclusion, she would understand his hard work and would definitely return to his side.

  As for Pei Jingchen, let her marry if she wants to. Due to their shared experiences, he was well aware that this eldest grandson of the Duke of Pingguo, Pei Xiang, was not a long-lived person. He died an untimely death, and it happened just two months ago.

  But in an instant, Han Xi had already made his decision. He took two steps forward, wanting to pull Ming Xuan back, but was afraid that she would resist and accidentally slip away. Her gaze was sharp as a knife's edge, forcing him to tremble all over as he said those unwilling words, "I agree."

  His voice was hoarse, filled with deep pain and despair. "Ah Xuan, I don't want to die, don't be foolish, I won't force you, if you want to marry someone else... then just go ahead..."

  Ming Xuan did not expect Han Xi to say these words so bluntly. She should have been overjoyed, but for some reason, when she heard this, her chest felt stuffy and even had a faint ache. This was not what she wanted, but it seemed to be the original owner's instincts. She felt suffocated by this feeling of having her emotions controlled without her own intention. She had experienced this once or twice before when she first arrived. Did the original Ming Xuan really have a heart-wrenching and bone-deep emotional connection with this desperate lion in front of her?

  It's not hers either, and neither is her feelings.

  Ming Xuan shook her head forcefully, trying to dispel the feeling that made her whole body feel unbound. She spoke softly, "What's said must be done."

  As soon as her voice fell, she exerted herself to resist, and her slender body was like a boneless willow catkin, softly flying down. She tightly grasped the purple-robed man's clothes beside her, and the two silhouettes slowly fell into this bottomless abyss.

  Han Xi was greatly shocked, as if all his energy had been drained away with her fall. He suddenly felt that his life was shrouded in dark clouds, and there was no longer any brightness or color without her. What would Jian Ge'er do? What would Zhen Ge'er do? What would Xiang Jie'er do? The hardships he had endured over the years, the sacrifices he had made, seemed to have lost all meaning.

  He closed his eyes in agony, and an idea grew stronger: jump down and perish with her.

  At this time, a strong force stopped him, and the sturdy man in green clothes grabbed him with a look of horror on his face. The man sternly shouted, "Your Majesty, no! The great revenge of the old lady has not been avenged, your grievances have not been redressed, you have come all the way to this point with great effort and heart's blood, are you going to abandon it all?"

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