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I stood dumbly by the light of the bean lamp, watching as the bridgehead gradually changed from a human to a monster.

I don't understand why.

His eyes stared blankly. His feet stepped forward and unerringly kicked the only light source that came into contact with his body.

The lights flickered. Qiao Ji, who had just finished connecting with the giant snake, swayed and arrived in front of me in an instant. Her body was reeking of blood and she was emitting a cold aura from the giant snake.

"You saw it?" "Come on," she said to me in front of me.

I nodded. I could see the earth-shaking huge body behind her, but she was no longer afraid.

"It's clearly a misunderstanding. As long as you speak the truth, everything will be fine. Why are you all torturing yourself like this?"

I told her what I knew.

During that meeting just now, as long as the Taotie told him to stay, or that he would no longer have any relationship with the Royal Family after battling on the battlefield, he, Qiao Ji, only needed to tell the Taotie that he would wait for him.

It was obviously a very simple matter, so why did it have to be so complicated?

Why must this love be destroyed in such a way?

I don't understand.

"Of course we all know what you're talking about. I also know that everything he said was for me, or to make me say something soft and leave him behind. But I'm also a man, you know?"

Well, you can tell if this is a personal matter or not. "" No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, it can be...

"I want him to go, I want him to leave, I want him to do a great deed. I want him to go, step by step, I force him to become a war god of the underworld who can take charge of his own affairs. That way, no matter how bad I become, I won't feel guilty anymore, because his wish will come true. I'm willing to do anything for him, even if he thinks I'm crazy, even if one day I really become crazy. "

As soon as she finished her sentence, I felt a sudden pang of pain in my heart.

"You mean, what you're going through right now?"

The Bridge Lady smiled, her clear voice low, her bloody body forming a small circle around me, enclosing me in the circle of light.

"Everything I've experienced, my madness, and everything you've seen, they've all been a tribulation in my heart. I'm wandering around the perimeter of the death prison, guarding this place as a demon. They're all tribulations I have to overcome, my karmic barrier."

"Your tribulation, is it yours, or was it you who carried it down for the Taotie?"

If everything that Qiao Ji said was true, then the calamity that he would have to endure wouldn't be so many. To be able to guard the outer perimeter of the death row for ten thousand years, he must have been lonely. He didn't kill anyone, and even to me, he only injured me and threatened me.

His tribulation shouldn't be this.

Then the only thing I can think of is Tao Tie.

As a Martial Immortal, killing was unavoidable. He had fought his way to become a Divine Beast through the body of a nether beast, but had never experienced heavenly retribution. Then where had his karmic retribution gone to?

This is not a simple inequality.

It was probably more than that.

There must be a reason why he would go crazy and turn into the way I first saw him. And this reason is definitely related to the Taotie.

I looked straight into her eyes and saw him wake from his stupor and see the last of his persistence.

The Bridge Lady smiled wryly.

He laughed a lot. Helplessly, bitterly, despairingly, hopefully, but lacked a stable one.

It's not that I trust a person lightly, but the truth in his eyes that I have no choice but to believe.

"You guessed right, not only do I have to withstand my karma, I also have to shoulder his responsibility. His killing will all be done by me in the end."

"You gave up so much for him. Do you think you're worth it?"

This sentence may be the most useless one, but it is the one that I am most curious about.

All these years of perseverance, was it worth it for that person?

How can there be any place in this world that is not worth it? Merely, I am willing to accept his achievements, his fame, and seeing that he can endure the incense of the people of the world, I am very satisfied. That is enough.

"Then do you know about the things you did, Taotie?"

I pressed.

When Qiao Ji heard this, she was surprised for a moment. "Perhaps you know about it now. I felt his barrier a long time ago, when he just came back, I could feel that he was protecting this place from any ghosts that would fall into my area of the Ghost Domain. He was afraid that I would be infected by the ghost aura again and there would be no day for me to turn back.

When I heard this, I suddenly became angry. "You clearly care about each other. Why can't you explain everything clearly? Why must you torture each other? You did so much for him, and he even disregarded your duty to protect this Ghost Domain within his boundary. And now, he is even more so for you, not even sparing himself and Zi Ye to torture each other like this.

The more I said, the more excited I got.

A drop of oil from the lamp beside him unknowingly seeped into the shape of a drop of water, and the flames that had remained unmoving all this time finally showed some signs of swaying.

Qiao Ji's face was somewhat pale, and her lips were covered with a layer of crimson red that looked as if it was oozing blood.

"What's the use of saying all this now? Our fate has been decided from the day we separated, there's no longer any room for negotiation."

No room for manoeuvre?

I stared at Qiao Ji's face for a while, but he kept avoiding my gaze, not daring to look me in the eye.

I smiled. "There's no leeway. It's before. You did everything you could to get me here and then let me see what you did. It couldn't have been for nothing. Do you need my help?"

The flames jumped even more violently.

I was right.

This flame was probably from the fire in Qiao Ji's heart, and was closely connected to his mind. It could reflect the changes in his inner emotions, so when such an intense battle happened between Qiao Ji and Tao Tie, there was no change at all.

On the contrary, now that the wind has calmed down, this small flame is gradually getting out of control due to my few words.

"Although I am not certain I can help you, you can tell me what I can help you with. As long as it is within my capabilities, I will do my best."

After a moment of silence, Qiao Ji suddenly said, "I have been guarding this death row for hundreds of years. I don't have any more delusions, but this wish of mine really needs your help. Can you help me beg His Highness?"

My heart suddenly tightened. I couldn't help but agree and say that I would die for matters related to Zi Ye. If I didn't succeed, wouldn't that be the same as hurting his heart again?

"I can only say that I will try my best."

"Actually, it's not that difficult. I just hope that you can let His Highness let her bring the Taotie back and leave the prison in vain. Don't ever step in here again."

"It's a little difficult."

Tao Tie is a Divine Beast, even if we bring him out, he will be free to go there. We can't let him customize the entire Underworld all by himself.

"I don't need to be imprisoned, nor do I need to be sent out. I beg that His Highness can bestow him with a bowl of Grandma Meng's Elixir and forget about my past life …"

What could love in this world be like?

However, men and women couldn't stay together while becoming thinner and thinner. In the end, they used extreme methods to pester each other, causing the two families to feel uneasy for two lifetimes. This wasn't infatuation, but simply throwing a tantrum.

True infatuation could give itself up for the sake of the other party.

I didn't know what that meant before, but now I know, love is the best way to be together. If we can't be together, I'm willing to be a shield behind you, for all the arrows in the world, and when you turn around and see me, I'll give you a bowl of Grandma Meng's Elixir.

I suddenly felt that the Taotie was a little hateful, even though he saved me during the madness of Qiao Ji.

"I will still say the same words. I will do my best, but if I cannot do it, don't let yourself go mad. Everything in the world has its rules, and in the end, we cannot go against the heavens."

She was about to nod when a spark burst from the flame and a mouthful of blood came out of her red lips. I rushed to support her, but then my vision went black.

When I opened my eyes again, I was no longer holding her, but rather, Ziye.

A pair of lavender eyes hovered before my eyes, anxious, angry, and panicky.

I thought of what Bridey had just said to me.

I feel that compared to Qiao Ji, being able to stay by Zi Ye's side is simply a gift from God.

I threw myself into Ziye's embrace. My eyes were completely uncontrollable, and I started to cry randomly.

Her tears wiped against the front lapel of Zi Ye's shirt, quickly wetting a large area.

However, I do know why I'm crying, but Zi Ye doesn't know. He thinks that when I was trapped by that willow tree, I suffered some sort of grievance, so his body suddenly tensed up. When he raised his hand, a scarlet red flaming sword appeared.

I jumped in shock and hurriedly wiped away my tears. I stood up and stopped Zi Ye's actions.

"No, no, no one is bullying me. I was just … just … just … just … what was it?" Am I supposed to say that I was touched? I'm a bit embarrassed.

When Zi Ye saw me stuttering, he probably thought that not only was I hurt, I was even threatened. The tip of his sword actually switched from the willow tree to Qiao Ji's body.

Qiao Ji had just awoken and was being carried by the Taotie as she inspected her injuries.

Suddenly, a burst of sword radiance was pointed at him. Tao Tie stepped forward and stood in front of Qiao Ji, "Your Highness, please forgive me!"

No matter what crime he forgave, it was all a misunderstanding!

I hurriedly stood in front of the Taotie, blocking Zi Ye's sword radiance. "He didn't hurt me, and he even saved me."

Zi Ye frowned. "What's going on?"

I looked behind me. There was a mess in Qiao Ji's eyes. She was probably not completely awake yet. However, the pleading look in her eyes was obvious.

I gritted my teeth and walked over to face Zi Ye's sword ray. It wasn't until Zi Ye kept his sword that I brought him to a more peaceful place. I told Zi Ye what I had seen and what I had promised to do.

Zi Ye glanced at me, his voice frighteningly cold, "Really?"

I nodded, my heart aching at the thought of what Bridey had told me before the lamp. "Ziye, can you help them?"

"When you were discussing this matter, did you not think that Taotie was already a godly position? That Old Lady Meng's soup was given to mortals who want to undergo reincarnation. That thing is useless against Taotie."

I was stunned. I had really forgotten about this matter. What should I do then?