Gu Jiangyue didn't care about the wooden planks under her feet that were about to break. She tightly grasped the hemp ropes with both hands and craned her neck to look down. All she could see was Xie Jiuan's white figure becoming increasingly faint and illusory until it finally disappeared completely.
"Xie Jiuan!"
Gu Jiangyue's voice was shrill, and she shouted heart - rendingly. However, the only response she got was the howling wind in the valley.
"How could this happen? It's impossible. How could he be willing to jump down!"
Hua Qianqian by the bridge seemed equally incredulous at this sight. The original charm in her eyes was now replaced by disbelief. She had conducted so many tests, but never had she seen a man willing to jump down voluntarily.
In that instant, all the strength seemed to drain out of Hua Qianqian. She slumped to the ground, sitting there blank - faced, staring straight ahead.
The gale seemed to tear Gu Jiangyue and her heart apart. Gu Jiangyue looked ahead. She was only a small distance away from the other end of the bridge. At this moment, she was extremely calm, but tears kept streaming down her face.
Gu Jiangyue took another step forward. She couldn't let Xie Jiuan's jump be in vain. She must do something.
In the second half of the journey, no matter how strong the wind was, Gu Jiangyue never stopped. She walked against the wind. Hua Qianqian didn't have the strength to cause trouble anymore. Finally, Gu Jiangyue reached the other end of the bridge.
Sure enough, she saw a wooden box at the end of the bridge. Gu Jiangyue stretched out her trembling hand and opened it, only to be completely stunned.
"Why is there nothing? Why... why!"
The box was empty. Gu Jiangyue's hands were cold, and her eyes were almost blood - red as she stared at the box. She seemed to be in a daze for a while. When she looked at Hua Qianqian again, there was endless killing intent in her eyes.
Gu Jiangyue threw the empty box aside forcefully, then stood up straight and stepped onto the return journey, muttering constantly.
"I'm going to kill you, Hua Qianqian. I'm going to kill you!"
Gu Yi's medicine was gone, and Xie Jiuan had fallen into the valley. His life or death was unknown. Hua Qianqian had lied to her too many times. She wanted Hua Qianqian to die.
Gu Jiangyue summoned the last bit of strength in her body and stood on the heavy suspension bridge, walking forward step by step. With one less person's weight, the suspension bridge was indeed more stable. But with each step Gu Jiangyue took, she felt it hard to breathe.
Hua Qianqian was kneeling on the ground, tearing at her hair. She still couldn't believe all this. But when she looked up again, she saw Gu Jiangyue's figure. Gu Jiangyue had walked back when she wasn't paying attention.
"How is it possible... how is it possible..."
Even so, Hua Qianqian still murmured. But Gu Jiangyue would no longer show mercy. The empty valley and the empty box made Gu Jiangyue feel as if her heart was being stabbed. This was the greatest pain in life.
Hua Qianqian didn't have time to say another word before Gu Jiangyue punched her in the face. Hua Qianqian was stunned by the punch. She even forgot to dodge and just silently endured it.
"Why don't you die? Why don't you die!"
Gu Jiangyue's eyes were completely red. She was almost on top of Hua Qianqian, and her fists rained down on Hua Qianqian's face like a storm. Hua Qianqian's hair was already disheveled, and the charm on her body had faded. She looked like a crazy person, with bruises all over her face.
Hua Qianqian didn't dodge. She just lay on the ground motionless. Gu Jiangyue also seemed to have no strength left. She collapsed to the ground on her knees, and her tears fell to the ground one by one.
"Xie Jiuan, come back quickly! You can't die!"
Gu Jiangyue was only in a daze for a moment before she tightly grabbed the ground with both hands, leaned into the valley, and shouted.
"Come back quickly!"
Gu Jiangyue couldn't hold back her emotions any longer and burst into tears. Her voice became hoarse, but she still didn't want to stop. Xie Jiuan couldn't die so easily. Gu Jiangyue's eyes were blood - red.
Just when Gu Jiangyue hadn't received a response for a long time and was sitting there half - slumped, a familiar voice sounded.
"Jiangyue, I'm here."
The voice came so suddenly that Gu Jiangyue hardly dared to believe it. She slowly raised her head, and sure enough, she saw a white figure in front of her. This figure had appeared in her mind thousands of times just now. It was exactly Xie Jiuan.
Gu Jiangyue didn't care if the figure was real or not. She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she immediately got up and threw herself into Xie Jiuan's arms, hugging him tightly. The warmth from Xie Jiuan's body passed through his clothes and reached Gu Jiangyue's cold hands.
"It's real... I knew you wouldn't die so easily!"
The tears that had long since dried up in Gu Jiangyue's eyes welled up again, staining Xie Jiuan's clothes. Xie Jiuan tightened his embrace of Gu Jiangyue.
"I'm not dead. There's an iron net below, and I just landed on it."
Xie Jiuan's eyes looking at Gu Jiangyue were filled with some pity. He told Gu Jiangyue what had happened.
"Since there are so many people coming for the test, if too many people die, the court will surely pay attention. So even if someone falls into the valley, there must be a way to survive. But all this was just my guess. I didn't dare to take a risk with you, so I..."
As he said this, Xie Jiuan buried his head in Gu Jiangyue's shoulder.
Gu Jiangyue felt as if her soul had finally returned. She murmured softly.
"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."
The next moment, Gu Jiangyue seemed to realize something. She pointed at Hua Qianqian on the ground, and her voice was extremely cold, but it couldn't hide the slight tremor.
"She lied to us. There's nothing at the end of the bridge ropes."
Hearing Gu Jiangyue's words, the tenderness in Xie Jiuan's eyes instantly turned cold. He stared fixedly at Hua Qianqian on the ground and gently parted his thin lips.
"Where on earth is the Wood Spirit Moon Orchid!"
Hua Qianqian didn't expect Xie Jiuan to come out so quickly. The iron net was deep in the valley. If someone was weak, it was very likely that they wouldn't be able to get out after falling in. But Xie Jiuan could come out so quickly. It seemed that his martial arts were really good.
Hua Qianqian didn't dare to act rashly anymore. She whispered.
"I have the flower. I'll take you there."
Saying this, Hua Qianqian staggered to her feet. Now her clothes were in disarray, and her hair hung beside her face, looking extremely miserable. This time, Xie Jiuan didn't let his guard down. He closely followed behind Hua Qianqian, having already gathered his inner strength in his hand. If Hua Qianqian dared to act rashly, Xie Jiuan could react immediately.
This time, Hua Qianqian didn't lie to them again. She led them to a room in the brothel where they first were. Hua Qianqian seemed to be in a daze. She took out a jewelry box from the drawer, took out a plain white jade hairpin, and then removed the partition. The Wood Spirit Moon Orchid was finally exposed to everyone's sight.
"Why did you lie to us!"