A chilling breath of death mixed with intense resentment surged toward my body. Who could hate us so much?
"Ha, Xi Meng, have you given up so easily?!"
"Ah—!" I screamed, covering my mouth!
It was terrifying; I had never seen such an ugly and disgusting creature!
Her excessively large eyes seemed filled with blood, with streaks of it flowing from her eye sockets, and heavy dark circles surrounding them. Her entire body was a dark gray, and her cracked, purplish lips were far from appealing. Her emaciated form floated erratically, resembling a pile of bones wrapped in skin. A head of long, dried-out hair hung messily over her body, making me barely convince myself that she was female.
If her expression was solely due to my presence here, I certainly wouldn't believe it because that gaze was too obvious; it was pure hatred directed at me, as if she would feel relieved only by my death.
"What's wrong? Are you scared of me? Hehehe." She laughed loudly at my reaction.
I instinctively tried to move back but found I couldn't get very far.
"Ah! Do you think it's my fault for becoming this way?! It's you all; I hate you!" Then she began to roar again, frantically clawing at her face, the skin peeling off and regenerating continuously.
"Do we know each other?" I asked.
"Hehehe, know each other? Not only do we know each other, but we're also quite familiar, especially with my Prince Silvermoon." She glared with eyes that looked ready to burst, her face twisted in a grotesque manner.
"Who are you?"
"Really don't recognize me? In this ghastly form! Damn it, damn it!" She went into another frenzy, destroying several buildings around her. However, those buildings also restored themselves.
"It's all your fault! My beloved prince, how could you deceive me?!" she shouted through tears.
"She likes Silver Moon? I know many people like Silver Moon, although I'm not sure who they all are, but she said we know each other, so who is it?
Thinking of this, a figure suddenly popped into my mind—fiery temper, an arrogant demeanor. However, she is too different from the person in front of me, so I dismissed the thought.
'Do we really know each other?' I asked again.
'It's you! It's all because of you that His Highness left the academy and abandoned me! Let me tell you, I am His Highness's future wife, and you are nothing! Never will be!' she shouted.
...
'You are Fire Fan,' my voice was somewhat hesitant.
After a moment, she replied, 'That's right, it's me.'
I instinctively breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps due to being in the same academy, Fire Fan had a better attitude towards me back then. I didn't believe she would hurt me; she might just be acting this way because she was under some control. Thinking this, I asked her.
'How did you end up here?'
'Hahaha, are you doing this on purpose? Are you showing off?' Fire Fan stepped closer to me, laughing strangely.
'I’m not. If possible, I hope everyone can leave here together,' I said sincerely.
'Hah, leave? I think you still don't understand the current situation, do you? Xi Meng, I have long since died!'
The last two words were spoken loudly and echoed for a long time."
Fire Fan Is She Dead?
A chilling sensation swept over.
"Tell me, how do I leave?" Fire Fan asked disdainfully.
"What happened to you?"
I thought that Fire Fan would be hostile towards me and unwilling to share, but unexpectedly, she spoke up.
"Do you know why I stopped making things difficult for you during that time?" Fire Fan asked.
I shook my head. It was indeed puzzling; I wondered how Fire Fan, with her personality, could suddenly cheer for me in the competition.
"The prince said he likes you. If I like him, then I shouldn't dislike you," Fire Fan frowned, her eyes darting left and right like a nervous person.
"I thought that because I have a bad personality, I should try to be friendly to you. At least I felt hopeful; I'm better than you in many ways, right? Maybe we can compete fairly."
"This is how I am; I've loved the prince since childhood, enjoying following him around. Aware told me he would end up with nothing, even lose his life, yet I disregarded my family's opposition because I just like him. I love the sadness that emanates from the prince, love the sight of him leaving alone, love that he doesn't care about any other girl and is only willing to talk to me. Even though I know he considers my family. But for a single word or expression from the prince, I would do anything for him!"
"I know all of the prince's past; I would never let him feel sad or disappointed. And you, why do you appear and on what basis do you take the prince away?!"
Fire Fan's words left me speechless. Indeed, on what basis?
"Instead, it's you who will ultimately lead to the prince's demise! I thought the prince knew this and would leave you sooner or later; even if not returning to my side, he would never be with you again. But the prince deceived me!"
"He used my trust in him to trick me into giving him the treasures of the Flame Crane Clan, and after giving Zuoer the illusion type, he left the academy without a word!"
“Zuoer?”
“His Qilin, if I’m not mistaken, has already taken on a human form, right? With its cultivation level, it would take at least a thousand years to successfully transform. All of this is because I secretly stole the forbidden treasure of the Flame Crane Clan for His Highness. I thought His Highness would appreciate my efforts, but instead, he is using me!”
“The Flame Crane Clan was destroyed shortly after you left.”
“How could this happen? Doesn’t the Flame Crane Clan have a powerful being who surpasses the Supreme Lord? How could they be—”
“Hah, you know quite a bit. But so what? Do you know that the treasure I stole is the inner core of that elder?”
……
Oh my! I know that once one reaches a certain level, the inner core can be extracted, just like Mosang. Even if the body is destroyed, as long as the inner core remains intact, one can still survive. Generally speaking, inner cores are not easy to obtain.
“But I have no regrets. I know how powerful His Highness's enemies are and how difficult the road ahead will be. His Highness said he would take me with him and protect me. So, I did it for him.”
I really didn’t expect this. I thought Fire Fan was simply infatuated with Silver Moon’s superficial charm, but I didn’t realize she would go this far for love.
“So what? Isn’t it because you deceived me! Now, I have nothing left. Do you think I will let you go?!” Fire Fan’s gaze suddenly turned sharp, and the air around her seemed to scream for blood—kill her, kill her.
“Now, you will die with me!” Fire Fan shouted as she crazily lunged at me!
Damn it, move, Xi Meng!
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