At this moment, Wen Ruxue had lost all signs of life, her face turning an ashen blue.
Rong Xun sat beside Tang Youyou. He fell silent and had no intention of leaving. He just wanted to quietly look at Tang Youyou a few more times.
Tears welled up in his eyes and continuously dripped onto Tang Youyou's cheek. Her face was pale, but her beauty remained as striking as ever.
However, a lifeless face, no matter how beautiful, held no meaning. He would rather die in her place than let Tang Youyou walk alone on the road to the afterlife.
Rong Xun gently caressed Tang Youyou's face, as if touching the most precious thing in the world, with extreme care and tenderness.
At this moment, Tang Youyou could clearly feel Rong Xun's grief. Did he truly cherish her so much? Tang Youyou wasn't sure, and she couldn't be certain. But if she could come back alive this time, she would surely make it up to Rong Xun.
When people reach the peak of grief, there is always a moment of utter stillness. And at this moment, Rong Xun just sat quietly beside Tang Youyou.
Rong Xun's eyes turned blood - red. Although his eyes were filled with tears, they didn't fall. The tears made his vision hazy. He seemed to have lost all his strength, as if being flayed alive. He didn't even have the energy to be sad anymore.
After a moment, Rong Xun spoke again, breaking the original silence.
He lowered his head and whispered in Tang Youyou's ear, "You'er, be careful on your way. I'll always be by your side."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou shivered. She wasn't sure if it was Rong Xun who said this, but it seemed that he was still sitting beside her.
Apart from Rong Xun's breathing, Tang Youyou couldn't hear any other sounds.
After a while, she finally heard movement from the person beside her. It was the sound of someone getting up and leaving. She listened as Rong Xun's footsteps gradually faded away into the distance.
For some reason, Tang Youyou felt a sense of emptiness in her heart. Thinking of what Rong Xun had just said, her brows furrowed in confusion.
Could it be that he already knew her plan? But if he knew, why didn't he stop her? Why did he say those words?
Maybe she was overthinking. It felt as if nails were being driven into her head. The intense pain made it impossible for her to think. After a moment, she passed out completely.
Two days later, on the border, Rong Xun led the burial ceremony.
He stood at the edge of the desert, looking at Tang Youyou in a white dress, lying peacefully in the coffin with a delicate makeup.
"Seal the coffin!"
At his order, the coffin lid was nailed down. Six nails were hammered into Tang Youyou's coffin, and the person doing the hammering was Rong Xun, his face expressionless.
After everything was ready, Rong Xun put down the tools in his hand and motioned for the others to cover the coffin with soil.
After the simple burial, Rong Xun didn't stay. He left with his entourage, leaving only Lin Xiao and another person behind.
At the same time, beside Rong Xun, Ye Yue bowed humbly. He asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, are you really just going to let Her Majesty go like this?"
Rong Xun glanced at the person beside him and said casually, "What else? Should I go and bring her back? That would be too petty of me."
Hearing Rong Xun's words, Ye Yue immediately shut up. However, just relying on Her Majesty's own abilities, it would be difficult to deal with the entire Qingyun Sect, right?
Just as Ye Yue was thinking about this, he heard the person beside him slowly say, "You... still protect You'er as you did before."
Before Ye Yue could say anything, Rong Xun kicked him in the butt. Ye Yue was suddenly hit by a force and was sent flying forward due to inertia.
In an instant, he had a close encounter with the ground. But just as he was about to get up, he saw two people sneaking around with shovels, digging the grave.
This scene, which should have been eerie, seemed a bit comical to Ye Yue, who had just eaten dirt.
He instinctively buried his face in the soil again. But after a moment, the two people walked back in. Lin Xiao didn't recognize this person, but Old Man Tang did.
"What, so you know to come back now? Where have you been all this time?"
Facing Old Man Tang's intense gaze, Ye Yue almost cried. Both this old man and Rong Xun were people he couldn't afford to offend.
Ye Yue got up from the ground and said with a nervous smile, "A few days ago, my mother was seriously ill. I had no choice but to leave without permission."
Although his words seemed reasonable, Old Man Tang still didn't believe him. "So, your mother is quite capable. At such an old age, she still knows how to send you a message to the palace in the Western Regions?"
Put like this, it really didn't make much sense.
However, Old Man Tang didn't plan to say more. He turned around and walked towards Tang Youyou's grave, then picked up the shovel in his hand and started to dig!
After a moment, the two of them saw the coffin that held Tang Youyou. Looking at the nails on the coffin, Old Man Tang felt strange. It seemed that the nails hadn't been hammered in very hard.
Old Man Tang just gave a light tug, and the nails were easily pulled out. This was a very strange thing in the eyes of the two of them.
The two of them easily opened the coffin lid. Looking at Tang Youyou lying quietly inside, Lin Xiao was a bit surprised. He glanced at Old Man Tang beside him, who showed no sign of surprise.
"You'er's face has regained its rosy color. But before, she was as pale as paper. I've never seen such a strange sight."
Old Man Tang let out a grunt and glanced at Lin Xiao. "That's because you haven't seen much."
Saying this, Old Man Tang carefully lifted Tang Youyou up. The two of them placed her on a stretcher beside them and rushed to the inn on the border that night.
Ye Yue closely followed behind them.
When they arrived at the inn, Old Man Tang and Lin Xiao quickly settled Tang Youyou down and then finally got a chance to catch their breath.
"Senior, what should we do next?" Lin Xiao asked.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Yue beside him also nodded.
Old Man Tang looked at the next room and sighed. "Wait for her to wake up and let her decide. The rest depends on her fate."
The next day, the morning sun shone on Tang Youyou.
Tang Youyou slowly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling, motionless.
After a moment, she slowly sat up. Looking at the bustling scene outside the window, she knew that Old Man Tang had fulfilled his promise.
She pushed open the door. Just one glance downstairs and she saw Lin Xiao coming up the stairs.
Behind him was Ye Yue, who had been missing for a long time.
She naturally knew what this person was doing here, but Tang Youyou didn't leave immediately.