Xia Wanning's face had lost all its color at this moment.
Her cloudy eyes,
suddenly became clear.
"Do you understand all this?"
Mo Yan's mocking voice came.
The last straw that had been propping Xia Wanning up finally broke.
Her body began to tremble violently.
She knew full well that the more her body moved, the deeper the ghost vines would burrow into her flesh and blood.
But at this moment, the physical pain was nothing compared to the remorse in her heart.
Her body trembled.
Tears slowly streamed down from her eyes, mixed with blood, looking extremely terrifying.
Xia Wanning's body was now curled up like a shrimp.
She tried to break free from the restraints of the ghost - vine locust tree, but was pulled back again and again.
"You've deceived me so badly, Mo Yan! As the God - Seat of the Ghost Domain, you're a big shot. What did I ever do to you that you had to ruin me like this?"
"Mo Yan! You're a devil! You and your son are both devils!"
Mo Bai had once planted bone - gnawing worms in her to stop her from telling Zhao Shuning the truth about Zhao Huai. Father and son, they were both equally vicious.
Ye Ling was innocent, Ji Qinglin was innocent, and the millions of common people who died in that fierce battle were even more innocent.
But she, Xia Wanning, was not.
"I ruined you? You shouldn't blame me, Xia Wanning. If you have to blame someone, blame your grandfather, Xia Qingyan. If it weren't for him, Yan'er wouldn't have had to search everywhere for medicine back then. Her illness wouldn't have deteriorated so quickly. Your grandfather's life was exchanged for with Yan'er's. The lives of your Xia royal family were all bought with Yan'er's sacrifice."
At the mention of Luo Feiyan,
Mo Yan's face contorted horribly.
Luo Feiyan from over five hundred years ago was always the pain in his heart.
If he couldn't resurrect her, the hurdle in Mo Yan's heart would never be overcome in this lifetime.
"Yan'er — hahaha — Yan'er. Mo Yan, the Yan'er you speak of, you must love her very much, right? But she's dead. Look, I told you, all the people you love will leave you one by one. First it was the Yan'er you speak of, then Mo Bai. The people you care about will all gradually drift away from you because of your despicableness."
"Shut up!"
Mo Bai and Mo Yan used to have a fairly good father - son relationship.
But recently, because of his mother's matter, his attitude towards Mo Yan had changed greatly.
Mo Bai was his child, and Mo Yan had placed the deepest hopes on him.
Xia Wanning suddenly stopped laughing.
Maybe she was tired from laughing.
Or perhaps her current body couldn't bear such exertion anymore.
This time,
she laughed brightly.
"Mo Yan, my whole life has been ruined by you. But you're a despicable person. Your future life will never be bright. You can just hide forever under your purple - gold black robe and be the Lord of the Ghost Domain who can't see the light."
"You're still being stubborn even when you're about to die."
"What do I have to fear as a dying person?"
Xia Wanning was truly fearless at this moment.
She knew that she couldn't escape the clutches of this father - son pair. Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well speak her mind and die more straightforwardly.
"You want to die?"
"But I won't let you die. I'll let you live like this forever, watching your body and flesh be drained bit by bit."
"I'll make sure you die with your eyes wide open in regret."
Mo Yan waved his hand casually.
Xia Wanning let out a pained cry.
Then, two streams of blood flowed from her eyes.
"Ah!"
The pain instantly hit her.
This time, Xia Wanning's vision went black, and she couldn't see anything.
Looking at Xia Wanning again, the sockets where her eyes should have been were now empty, extremely terrifying.
Mo Yan held the two eyes in his hand and examined them carefully.
Those eyes were truly beautiful.
After putting Xia Wanning's eyes away,
"I won't kill you. You'll stay here in the land of the ghost vines and be the fertilizer for this ancient locust tree. There are many disciples of your sect here before. You can experience their resentment towards you here."
"No!"
"No!"
"Mo Yan! Kill me!"
"If you have the guts, kill me!"
Xia Wanning shouted, but no one responded to her.
At this moment, most of her spiritual power had been transferred into Mo Bai's body, and her eyes had been gouged out. Her perception of everything around her became filled with fear.
Maybe she was tired from shouting.
With no response,
Xia Wanning gradually quieted down.
"I'm sorry —"
"I'm sorry —"
At this moment,
the only words murmured from Xia Wanning's mouth were these three.
But who was she apologizing to?
Was it the female emperor Ye Ling who had saved her from the fire and water, treated her whole - heartedly, taught her mental methods, and helped her grow?
Or was it Ji Qinglin who had always followed behind her, constantly currying favor with her, and accompanied her from childhood to the sect?
In this world,
there weren't many people who truly loved Xia Wanning, but Ji Qinglin must be on the list.
However,
when Ji Qinglin died, not even his bones were left.
Moreover, his death was largely due to Xia Wanning.
Xia Wanning had brought herself to this state. It was all the cause and effect she had sown.
"But what did I do wrong?"
If Mo Yan hadn't taken her out of the royal family, hadn't raised her in the Ghost Domain, and hadn't hypnotized her, would she be a good child loved by her parents now?
Xia Wanning's despair at this moment was deep - seated.
I'm afraid that no matter how much time passed, the remorse in her heart would never fade.
The people in the Ghost Domain were all blood - thirsty.
They ate people without leaving a single bone.
"I was wrong."
She had clearly escaped from the devil's lair, had received the love she wanted, and had power.
She had so many alchemists under her command.
But as a teacher, what had she done?
All the children with poor talent, or those she didn't like and who had offended her, were all on her blacklist.
That list had finally ended up in Mo Yan's hands.
Their apostles in the Eastern Wilds had kidnapped alchemists and taken them to the Ghost Domain, then used the alchemists' bodies as fertilizer for these ghost vines.
Over time, these ghost vines had recognized their master.
Who would have thought that one day, she would be like those children, becoming the fertilizer for this ghost - vine ancient locust tree.
Under the ancient locust tree lay tens of thousands of skeletal remains.
How many grievances of alchemists were gathered there.
At this moment,
the cold wind howled.
The sound of the skeletal remains colliding seemed like the vengeful souls were coming to claim their lives, filled with accusations, unwillingness, and anger.
Zhao Shuning was right before.
Heaven's justice is swift. Just see if the heavens ever spare anyone.
After going around in a circle, the sins she had committed back then were now all being returned to her without a single bit less.