vrcanaries Chapter 296 Death
Chapter 296 Death
Ning Yunxiao has always been eloquent, but it was not until today that he realized that he was seriously lacking in vocabulary.
So much so that at this moment, apart from crying, the only words he kept repeating were "I know, I know, Ari." and "You will be fine, no."
Jiang Lige was open-minded and grinned. It was a beautiful scene, but the blood flowing between the lips and teeth was so eye-catching that it hurt his eyes.
Then she said, "Yun Xiao, I have one last request. I hope you will agree to it, okay?"
He shook his head like a sulky child, like a rattle.
"I won't listen, A-Li. Can you please stop saying those discouraging words? We can talk about it later. We still have plenty of time."
"But Yunxiao, I... don't have time."
"No, there must be a way. Oh, the season is perfect now. Did you forget we agreed to go back to Beijing to see the flowers?"
Jiang Lige could feel that her life was slipping away bit by bit, so she cherished the little time left even more.
She raised her hand, and using her last bit of strength, she grabbed Ning Yunxiao's hand and placed it on her heart.
"I, Jiang Lige, have lived a short but wonderful life. Yunxiao, remember, this place once beat for you. Meeting you, falling in love with you, is the most beautiful memory of my short life. Even with this ending, I have no regrets. But Ning Yunxiao, I've always been a contradictory person. I said I hope you remember me, and that's true. But I also hope you forget me. My Ning Yunxiao, you are the best man in the world, and you shouldn't be held back by trivial matters of love. So I hope, Yunxiao, you can keep our promise, reach that height, and shine brightly in the world. I also hope that in three years, you will banish Jiang Lige from your heart and live your life well. Finally, if possible, come and light a stick of incense for me on this day every year, and then I'll tell you how you've been this year..."
Ning Yunxiao scolded her with red eyes, just like when he scolded her with a red face at the beginning of their acquaintance, "Princess, please respect yourself."
"No! I don't want to hear a single word of this nonsense. I will restore the light to the world and protect the peace and prosperity you desire, but Ah Li, your place by my side will only be yours, no matter how hard the world tries, there will be no turning back."
Jiang Lige was still smiling, but tears welled up in her eyes. Then she raised her hand, and her fingertips climbed up his profile little by little, as if she wanted to engrave his outline in her heart in this way.
"Ning Yunxiao, tell me you love me."
The words were extremely gentle, like a request, and like a plea.
Ning Yunxiao's eyes were red, and it seemed as if countless soft thorns suddenly grew in his heart and pierced into his flesh.
For a moment, I didn't know whether the pain was greater or the pity was greater.
Then he held Jiang Lige's hand tightly, feeling her gradually cold fingertips, and finally couldn't help but shed tears. The words choked in his throat for a long time...
He was afraid that if he spoke too quickly, Jiang Lige would leave him without any regrets; he was also afraid that if he spoke too slowly, Jiang Lige would never hear the most sincere words of his life again.
After hesitating for a while, he finally said it, leaned over and gently kissed Jiang Lige on the forehead, his voice choked with sobs.
"Jiang Lige, I love you. It starts with a flutter in my heart and ends with our old age, for my whole life, for all eternity. No one can replace your place in my heart, so stop saying nonsense about forgetting you. I can't do it. I can't do it for the rest of my life."
Tears rolled down her face unconsciously, and Jiang Lige realized that she had been crying too. She had originally wanted to smile.
In Ning Yunxiao's life, there are very few people who greet him with a smile. She wants to be that person, the one who always smiles at him.
Unfortunately, the journey we walked together was short after all.
Jiang Lige's breathing gradually weakened. She used up her last bit of strength to smile at Ning Yunxiao, "Thank you, Ning Yunxiao. Thank you for loving me, thank you..."
Her voice grew weaker and weaker, finally turning into a soft sigh, and her hands dropped weakly.
His eyes slowly closed, a satisfied smile on his face.
"Ari——"
Ning Yunxiao's heart suddenly broke with Jiang Lige's departure. He hugged her gradually cooling body tightly. The pain in his heart could not be expressed in words, and he could only cry silently.
She's gone and will never come back.
At the same time, the reinforcements led by Deng Sijiu had completely defeated Helian Yilin's Poxiao Army, and the situation had completely reversed.
Deng Sijiu came quickly to report. Seeing Ning Yunxiao like this, he roughly guessed what Jiang Lige was like, and his expression became solemn.
He raised his hand and gestured, and all the soldiers under his command nodded silently and saluted in unison.
They used military ceremonies to bid farewell to Jiang Lige.
Ning Yunxiao still held onto her embrace, as if this would preserve her final warmth. His heart was like a torn piece of cloth, cracking from the inside out, bit by bit, unable to be repaired.
Deng Sijiu stood aside, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes, but after weighing the pros and cons, he stepped forward and reminded him.
"Your Highness, Princess Zhaohua has passed away. We must help me fulfill her wishes. Now that the rebellion has been quelled, many things are complicated, and Your Highness is still needed to preside over the overall situation."
Ning Yunxiao nodded, his voice hoarse, "I understand."
After saying this, Ning Yunxiao slowly stood up holding Jiang Lige and walked forward with heavy steps. Wherever he went, the soldiers made way for him.
What is different from the past is that what they are giving away now is not power, but admiration from the heart.
Ning Yunxiao didn't care much about other people's emotions. He just held Jiang Lige in his arms like a treasure, handed him over to Song Yue steadily, and then slowly walked towards the culprit Helian Yilin.
At this time, Helian Yilin had been pinned to the ground by the soldiers. Her pretty face no longer had the beauty it once had, and she looked extremely embarrassed.
Ning Yunxiao looked at Helian Yilin, "Helian Yilin, you provoked war, causing the peace of the Three Kingdoms to be overturned and countless lives to be lost. Today is the day you will pay for your sins."
Helian Yilin sneered. She knew that she had no way to escape now, so she simply picked out the most unpleasant words to say.
That's just how she is. If others make her life difficult, she will repay them a hundredfold, even if the cost is terrible.
"Ning Yunxiao, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. After today's defeat, I never thought about leaving here alive. But you didn't win either. How does it feel to lose the one you love? It's just a life, I'll give it up if I want to. Your feeling of being unable to live or die must be more painful, right?"
Ning Yunxiao did not show any anger. He just calmly drew out his sword, pointed the tip of the sword at Helian Yilin, and spoke slowly.