Chapter 116 (1/2)

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116 – Xi He

Leaning against a wall, the martial demon la.s.s has her head lowered powerlessly.

Bathed in the moonlight, her skin s.h.i.+nes faintly.

In between the shadow of her bangs, Xue Qilin can vaguely make out a smile on her face.

A faintly discernible composed smile

There is no unwillingness, no resentment, only relief.

It seems like she fulfilled a certain belief and got liberated.

If not for the fact that the martial demon la.s.s's right shoulder is missing a thing and that one of the rabbit ears on her head was severed at the base, Xue Qilin would think that the other party is just sleeping quietly, quietly waiting for daybreak to come.

The sound of fine footsteps sounded as Xue Qilin approached gently, leaving b.l.o.o.d.y footprints one after another.

Sensing someone approach, the martial demon la.s.s opened her eyes strenuously, and her empty eyes stabbed into Xue Qilin's eyes precisely.

“… Who are you?”

Her voice is raspy and weak, sounding like it came from a far away place and would dissipate into the air at any time.

“Are you also here to kill me?”

Xue Qilin shook her head silently.

As if not seeing Xue Qilin's gesture, the la.s.s continued.

“You want to hurt me because I am a martial demon?”

At this time, Xue Qilin discovered an anomaly.

It takes some time for the other party's spiritless eyes to catch up with her who keeps approaching.

“You… are blind?”

“Why are you asking now? Isn't this your usual modus operandi?” The la.s.s showed a miserable smile, “You took my sight to prevent me from running away.”

So it turns out…

At first, Xue Qilin thought that the other party lost hope after being abused for a long time, causing all emotion in her eyes to dissipate. She didn't think that she's just blind, that she was blinded by others.

During this period of silence, Xue Qilin finally reached the la.s.s.

“I'm not here to kill you.”

The la.s.s tilted her head, looking like she's going to ask next “Then why are you here?”

Xue Qilin knelt down and examined the la.s.s's body.

“Do you have anything you want to say?”

The result of the examination prompted her to ask thusly.

The fate of the martial demon la.s.s has been sealed. She cannot be saved.

She lost her right arm and an ear and suffered multiple fatal blade wounds – she is too badly injured.

Even more frightening is that her qi pa.s.sageways and internal organs are damaged.

It's a complete mess.

This may be the price of her forcefully breaking the fetters.

“Will you help me? Even though I am a martial demon?”

“Mhm, as long as it's within my capability.”

What request will she make? Will she ask to avenge her, or to save her? Xue Qilin's thoughts twisted and turned, and countless possibilities flashed through her mind.

However, she didn't expect that the other party would make such a request.

Well, she never thought of it.

“So can you help me?”

The martial demon la.s.s fumbled on the ground laboriously before she finally caught the “thing”.

Xue Qilin's eyes widened when he saw what the “thing” is.

It is an arm that was severed at the shoulder. After going through countless tempering, the severed arm's muscles are quite prominent.

The la.s.s pressed this arm against her right shoulder.

When she let go, the arm fell on the ground as expected.

Then she picked it up again and repeated the same action.

Thud – the arm dropped again.

It took a while for Xue Qilin to realize that she wants join the arm with her shoulder.

The la.s.s cannot succeed.

After all, that arm doesn't belong to her, but belongs to a thug who died in the alley.

Even if the arm belonged to her, it would be impossible to reconnect it to the shoulder jut like that.

However, she still tried again and again.

Then failed again and again.

Xue Qilin who saw everything feels suffocated. Her heart aches as if it is being squeezed by someone.

“Why doesn't it reconnect? Can you help me?”

Xue Qilin can't bear to look away and doesn't dare to respond.

“Can you help me… I… I… don't want to die.”

The la.s.s finally cried.

“I don't want to die… I really don't want to die – cough cough!”

She coughed violently, and even coughed up blood.

The blood she coughed up is mixed with some pieces of flesh.

“I'm sorry, I can't help you.”

Looking at the tragedy in front of her, Xue Qilin is helpless. She could only spread her arms and give the la.s.s a hug.

Is this hug warm? Xue Qilin doesn't know, but this is the only thing she can give the la.s.s.

The la.s.s's mutilated body loosened, and she rested her head on Xue Qilin's shoulder.

“Ah… so warm.”

The la.s.s stopped crying.

“As warm as Older Sister Xi He…”

The la.s.s coughed no longer.

Xue Qilin knows that the other party's body is dying rapidly and can no longer be restored. It's already a miracle that the la.s.s can still speak so clearly.