6 I Will Love You To The End (1/2)

Guiren stared at the crystal with unblinking eyes, slowly overflowing with hatred. His fingers stiffened around the jagged jar handle,his hands bleeding from the deepening cuts yet he didn't seem to notice.

He was so foolish. How long did it take for him to finally wake up? Was he even asleep? No, he knew already knew.

Subconsciously, he already knew.

Everything.

He just refused to wake up.

Guiren's eyes drifted to Daiyu's face. This was the price of not waking up in time. She had to pay his price. Gently stroking his martial sister's cold cheeks, he made a promise.

”I'll be back.”

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”Senior brother!” Yanmei smiled radiantly while coming closer to the door where the youth was. Did he finally get the key? She smirked. Did Daiyu sacrifice herself for this fool?

”You...killed...ie,” His low mutters drove a chill up Yanmei's back.

”What? What are you saying? Did you get the key?”

”Seni-,” However soon, Yanmei found herself unable to speak another word. Guiren tightly grasped her throat. She looked at him in shock and started to cry. Guiren stared at her blankly. His eyes were unreadable. His expression was oddly diabolical, his eyes clouded and his aura was deathly uncontrolled.

She was the one who did this. She was the one who deceived him. Deep inside his heart, he had a slight feeling, but he didn't want to believe it because she was one of his own. They were both orphans who suffered in their childhood. No! His eyes sharpened. He considered her one of his own!

This was his mistake!

Gritting his teeth, he slammed her brutally against the wall. His eyes were saturated with unformidable fury. He abruptly aimed his foot towards her chest. Yanmei widened her eyes and flipped to her side, hardly evading the attack. Her fingers quivered.

He was serious.

She might not last long in a fight like this. Yanmei gritted her teeth and tried to whistle for back up, but Guiren slammed his hand into her windpipe, forcing her quiet.

”Hahaha...I...I..actually...believed you?! Y-you?!!” Bitter laughter racked his body. His eyes appeared crazed. Yanmei winced, her heart hammered vigorously. Who was this? Was this the true him? He wasn't even this deranged when he thought Daiyu killed her. Yanmei swallowed and tried to hide, her hands holding her body in pain.

Guiren's sharp eyes trained to her in a flash, ”You..want..to..escape? Did I allow you to?!!”

A sword came flying near her head, and Yanmei trembled from fear. Perhaps she was too used to the soft and gentle Guiren, or maybe she believed she had a higher position in his heart, she was in absolute despair.

”W-what happened?” Yanmei mustered praying he would think she was innocent, ”Did Daiyu say something?”

The name seemed to wake Guiren up a tiny bit.

”Daiyu. Daiyu,” Guiren repeated her name painfully, his head nodding as he spoke, ”Daiyu. Daiyu.”

He sobbed bitterly and stumbled about the room restlessly. Yanmei started to feel slightly relieved when Guiren suddenly grasped her hair, forcefully pulling her across the room. Yanmei shrieked out in pain, but Guiren didn't seem to notice, nothing like the considerate Guiren who fretted over every injury she received during training.