Chapter 102 Li Xingluo: My Lord, Be My Consort

Chapter 102 Li Xingluo: My Lord, Be My Consort

Chapter 102 Li Xingluo: My Lord, Be My Consort

In the following days, Kyoto was always bustling.

At court, the prince's reform of the "recommending officials" was in full swing, and various wealthy families responded one after another. Although there were frequent quarrels in the court over how to implement it, the general trend was unstoppable.

On the other hand, the Princess Party was often impeached by the Prime Minister Party headed by Shen Kui.

No matter big or small, everything will be laid out in the open.

Naturally, the princess's party was unwilling to sit idly by and wait for death, and they often quarreled fiercely in the court.

Li Hong's performance is quite intriguing.

On the one hand, the prince's political achievements were highly praised.

On the one hand, he was quite tolerant of the princess's party. When encountering small matters, he would verbally reprimand them, and when encountering big things, he would lift them up high and then put them down gently.

But overall, the princelings still have the upper hand.

This atmosphere of impending victory made both the wealthy families and the evil officials relax a lot.

Winter passes quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it is the Little New Year.

On the inland flower boat.

Shen Jin put his left hand around Qingqiu Ningning's waist and held the wine glass high with his right hand: "Everyone! Although I, Shen Jin, have been extremely unlucky this year, fortunately my father is quite fierce, so we have been able to get through this year safely.

After the Little New Year, I have to go home and spend more time with my parents. We will get together again in the spring of next year.

When my father defeats the Princess Party next year, I will buy a bigger ship and we will live a happier life!

Come!
This is a toast to my dad! "

"Respect Prime Minister Shen!"

A group of talented people from wealthy families and young demons raised their glasses.

During this period, Shen Kui's performance in the court was very fierce, and everyone could see clearly who the real big shot was.

As a result, the originally weak small group grew several times in size in just one or two months, and even Zhu Hui, who won the second place in the imperial examination of all races, joined.

There's a new person coming.

The old people didn't leave either.

He leads a life of drunkenness, debauchery and luxury every day.

There is only one exception.

Qingqiu Ningning looked at Yu Shanjun curiously: "Shanjun, where have you been all this time? The last time you left, you had just broken through to the sixth rank. How come you've reached the fourth rank in the blink of an eye?"

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone's eyes were on Yu Shanjun, who had become noticeably stronger and had a gleam in his eyes.

More than a month.

His cultivation level jumped directly by two and a half levels.

Who has ever seen such a terrifying speed of cultivation?
Even if you spend all day eating rare treasures, it may not work, right?
Yu Shanjun scratched his head and smiled: "Last time my father came over, he saw that my cultivation was too poor and scolded me severely. Then he spent a big favor and sent me to Lingnan for further training."

"Lingnan?"

Many of the demon geniuses present had strange looks in their eyes.

Of course there are also those who look confused.

The children of the wealthy families didn't understand at all: "Lingnan? What good things are there in that remote place?"

Yu Shanjun chuckled: "Actually..."

"Cough cough!"

Zhu Hui interrupted with a cough: "There are many poisonous miasma in Lingnan, but there are also often spiritual herbs that can nourish the body. You are so lucky, Shanjun. It just so happens that I am also trying to break through the bottleneck of the Great Demon Realm. After the winter, I will go to Lingnan to try my luck."

"what……"

Yu Shanjun reacted and agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes! Brother Hui, your luck has always been good. You will definitely be able to break through the big monster this time."

……

Zhennan Mansion.

"Lingnan..."

Qin Muye stared at the map hanging on the wall with a frown on his face.

Say something.

This thing called Chaos Eye is really useful.

Just by looking at the map, you can tell where chaos is about to occur.

Wherever there are signs of chaos, there will be black mist.

For example, in the northern border area, which has always been plagued by wars, new fog has already begun to brew as soon as the old fog has dissipated.

A faint black fog has been shrouding Annan and the southern countries.

In some of the more chaotic places within Daqian, black fog was also rolling.

And Lingnan...

It was so dark that you couldn't even see the map clearly without removing your Chaos Eyes.

It's really outrageous!

Who is in Lingnan?

Qin Muye had a headache. Ever since he saw Feng Shuang off, he had been observing the situation in Lingnan.

As for how to observe...

He bought a lot of puppets for the imperial examination of all races, and sent all of them to the Annan Guard. There were still twenty or thirty left, so he simply arranged a team of ten puppets for Feng Shuang to protect his safety, and also gave him the corresponding spirit stones.

As long as there are no fights every day, it will be no problem to use it for four to five years.

Anyway...

Lingnan is a mess!

Bandits, demons, cults, gangs, and the wealthy families who prey on the people in the village.

Anyway, all the buffs that could be stacked were stacked. It was really a mess, so messy that Qin Muye felt that ten puppets were not enough.

But there was no way to do more, because after sending out ten, Feng Shuang was so grateful and ashamed that he wanted to kneel down, so he had to make up a lot of brainwashing words such as "this puppet is not for you, but for the people of Lingnan".

No matter how much you give, it’s hard to find a reason.

It's really messy and scary.

But...the black fog shouldn't be so thick!

Qin Muye had a vague feeling that this shabby place must be hiding some great terror.

If he tries to change his fate, he might really kill Feng Shuang.

"Makino!"

Bai Yuji stepped into the study and looked at him curiously: "Why are you looking at maps every day recently?"

Qin Muye shook his head and smiled: "Nothing, I just suddenly became interested in geography."

Bai Yuji chuckled: "You really want to learn everything. Fortunately, you passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar. Otherwise, if you entered the Imperial College, the teacher would definitely scold you for being a jack of all trades and master of none."

Although she was among the top 100 candidates in the last imperial examination, she failed to make it into the top 25 because she made too few contributions. Naturally, she had no official position to hold and had to study in the Imperial Academy.

Don't say it.

I really learned a lot of real things.

In particular, there is an old lady in the story, who was the teacher of the previous Right Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, and has deep insights into diplomatic games and business wars between countries.

The old lady seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Qin Muye. Seeing that she was Qin Muye's wife, she often gave her special treatment and asked her to go home and teach Qin Muye well.

In the end, Qin Muye didn't listen much, but Bai Yuji learned it all.

Qin Muye curled his lips and said, "I have His Majesty as my teacher. Why should I learn from a good-for-nothing in the Imperial College?"

Bai Yuji didn't argue with him, but just took his arm and said, "Bihuan has already bought the things. Didn't you say you would make cakes for me? When will you start?"

"Now!"

Qin Muye smiled and grabbed her hand: "Let's go to the kitchen now, you help me."

The two of them held hands and ran all the way to the big kitchen in the mansion.

He happened to be passing by the martial arts arena in the center of the palace, causing a round of ridicule and jeers from the Annan guards.

The young lady of my own major general is a little too sweet!

"boom!"

A figure fell from the martial arts stage.

Li Xingluo put his foot away: "Is this the level of your Annan Guards? Your sword skills are so poor, and you still have time to tease others?"

She has been annoyed by Shen Kui's trolls recently. It is obvious that those nobles were only scared by them and were forced to make concessions to Li Zhixuan and promote the "reform of the recommendation officials", but they were praised by those civil servants as a great achievement for generations to come.

It seems that it would be unjust not to give the throne to Li Zhixuan.

These days, she hates others taking away her things the most, especially the throne.

So she was very aggressive and somewhat outnumbered in the court.

Li Hong told her not to take it to heart and said he would help her fight off these groundless slanders, and if she was annoyed she should just take a good rest.

So she came to Zhennan Prefecture and temporarily served as the coach of Annan Guard to beat them up and vent her anger.

An Nanwei fell to the ground and retched for a while. After he recovered, he raised his head and complained: "Miss Wu Lu, with your peak fourth-grade cultivation, we really can't beat you! Also, why do you attack the young general and his wife every time you see them? You don't like our young general, do you?"

Li Xingluo: “…”

She paused, and quickly found an impeccable excuse: "My lord has wasted so many years, and it only took him one month to catch up with me in swordsmanship, but you are still as useless as ever. How can I not be angry after comparing you?"

The Annan guards looked at each other.

I feel like this statement really makes sense.

They had seen Qin Muye's swordsmanship. Excluding his cultivation level, the only one who could defeat him was Wu Lu.

Even Qin Yanying commented that if their cultivation levels were the same, she wouldn't dare to say that she would definitely defeat her eldest nephew.

After seeing Qin Muye's swordsmanship, Chen Sui was almost shocked by the talent of the Qin family and almost became depressed.

But then he thought again, he is the son-in-law of the Qin family, and his wife is also a genius of the Qin family.

He gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and asked the imperial physician to prescribe a bunch of tonic medicine. After drinking it, he dragged his wife back to the house to have a baby, determined to add a new generation of genius to the Qin family.

In contrast.

The Annan guards, who were considered elite in the eyes of outsiders, looked like trash.

Li Xingluo was still furious and pointed at An Nanwei casually: "You! Come up!"

The Annanwei who was being pointed at shuddered.

But he still stiffened his neck and jumped onto the stage: "Miss Wu Lu, please teach me!"

One afternoon.

The Annan guards took turns being beaten.

Even if Li Xingluo suppressed his cultivation to the same level as theirs, he was still slaughtered from beginning to end.

Fortunately, the Annan Guards are all carefully selected elites with strong enough psychological qualities, otherwise their mentality would have collapsed long ago.

But it was a bloody afternoon.

Li Xingluo's mood still didn't improve at all.

Ever since she determined the mechanism of action of the second strand of totem energy, she particularly hated herself for who she is now.

Now I feel like a madman.

What is the difference between a person whose mind is controlled by emotions and desires and trash?
She knew it very well.

I have no romantic feelings for Qin Muye at all.

There are only three reasons why one's mind is confused.

One is that the totem source energy stimulates a wild and boring desire for mate like a beast.

Second, he also wanted to be a person like Qin Muye who could take revenge with pleasure.

Third, I also want to be like Bai Yuji and have someone who is willing to fight for me.

desire.

Envy.

And jealousy.

These are all things that a princess, or even a simple cultivator, should not have.

She regretted it very much. If she had known earlier, she would not have refined this totem source energy. She was completely forcing herself into the path of evil.

Now she would think about it whenever she had free time.

Anyway, Bai Yuji is just a tool that her father wants to use. As long as her identity is revealed, she is destined to divorce Qin Muye.

If he was ruthless enough, he could even bring about this result in advance. By then, he could propose to recruit Qin Muye as a son-in-law. On the one hand, he would be completely bound to the Qin family. On the other hand, he could create conditions for establishing Qin Mingri as the crown prince. The emperor and Qin Kaijiang would definitely agree.

But she also knew.

This is not what I need at all.

Call it animal desire or human nature, she could easily pick any talented person in the capital, and there were some who were more handsome than Qin Muye.

As for risking his life for one person, Qin Muye only did this to Bai Yuji.

She was wide awake.

But I just can't control it.

She just sees something good and wants to grab it for herself.

Just like the throne!
"You must practice!"

"I broke through to Grandmaster level on my own."

“Only after a breakthrough can you completely abandon these ideas.”

Li Xingluo made up his mind and jumped off the stage and walked towards the kitchen.

When I walked to the kitchen door, I saw Qin Muye and Bai Yuji playing while kneading dough. Both of them had sweet smiles on their faces, and there was some flour on their faces.

She suddenly felt her irritability eased a lot, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

I thought to myself that I should look at the bright side of things more often in order to suppress the erosion of my mind by desire.

She would indeed get angry at the fleeting glance at these two people.

But if you look at it for a longer time, you will feel much better.

It was like seeing the only pure land in Kyoto.

"call……"

Li Xingluo heaved a sigh of relief, and became more determined to break through to the Grandmaster level on his own and get rid of the influence of the totem source energy on his mind.

She took a step forward and knocked gently on the already open door: "Master, Master! Are you still busy?"

"Oh, oh..."

Bai Yuji quickly broke free from Qin Muye's arms, glared at him angrily, and said with a slightly red face: "Muye is making cakes, but don't worry, the cook is cooking in another kitchen, and the New Year's Eve dinner should be almost ready. You go to the front hall and wait for a while."

Li Xingluo quickly waved his hand: "No need! The New Year is coming soon, and I have to go back to the countryside to accompany my parents."

"Hmm? You wanna leave?"

Bai Yuji was stunned for a moment and tried to persuade him to stay.

Li Xingluo was the first to speak: "It's not easy for them either. I can't just enjoy myself. I will come back to serve my master and mother in the spring next year."

Having said that, he bowed and turned to leave.

Qin Muye stopped her, "Wu Lu, wait a minute!"

Li Xingluo turned around and asked: "My Lord, is there anything else?"

Qin Muye and Bai Yuji looked at each other, and the latter immediately understood what he meant. He took out the gift box and oil paper from the cupboard and started to pack the pastries.

She has very nimble hands.

While packing, he smiled and said, "The cakes made by Makino are delicious. They contain milk, milk... milk what?"

"cream!"

Qin Muye took the gift box with a smile and handed it to Li Xingluo: "Anyway, it tastes better than what's sold outside. Take it back and eat it with your family. Just think of it as celebrating the New Year with us."

Li Xingluo took it generously: "Then I'd better obey your command. Thank you, my lady and mother. See you after the New Year!"

"See you next year!"

Qin Muye did not keep her either. After all, as a princess of a country, she could not spend the New Year in Zhennan Mansion as a subordinate.

She also has a father who dotes on her.

Li Xingluo carried the gift box out of the house, glanced at the cold stars in the sky, and felt better.

With brisk steps, he shuttled quickly among the light and shadow, and soon appeared at the Princess's Mansion.

"boom!"

She put the gift box on the table: "Mammy, help me put it in the cooler." "Yes!"

Pu Mingzhu nodded and reminded, "Princess Di! His Majesty just sent a tailor to make you a custom-made palace dress for New Year's Eve. I don't know when you will be back, so I asked them to go back first. Do you have any plans for tomorrow? I'll send someone to notify them to come back tomorrow."

Li Xingluo shook his head: "No! I want to close the door and break through to the Grandmaster level. You go to the palace in person to apologize to my father and tell him that I can't spend the New Year with him this year."

Pu Mingzhu was a little suspicious: "Are we going to retreat now?"

"Yes! Now!"

"Then I will protect you!"

"Need not!"

"But……"

"I said, no need!"

Li Xingluo's tone was a little stiff.

Pu Mingzhu was silent for a while, and could only sigh softly: "Yes! But don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if you haven't broken through to the Grandmaster level, you are still the strongest among the younger generation of Daqian, and His Majesty's favor for you will not change."

Li Xingluo's eyes softened: "I know! Mammy, I can't be with you during the New Year, please don't be sad."

Pu Mingzhu wiped the red corners of his eyes and said, "As long as Princess Di is well, there will be many years to live."

"Ok!"

Li Xingluo said softly: "Please light a stick of incense for my mother. I am in seclusion!"

Say it.

He walked into the training room without looking back.

"boom!"

The door of the practice room was closed.

Li Xingluo just felt that the world was strangely quiet.

She took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the Taijun Sword in the center of the training room.

Feeling the solemn and majestic aura of the sword, she suddenly felt a little nervous.

Sitting cross-legged, she pinched the jade pendant on her chest and called softly, "Little spirit, come out and protect me!"

next moment.

A milky white halo seeped out from the jade pendant and floated in the air.

The child complained, "Why are you so troublesome? Last time you asked me to protect that sickly kid, and this time you asked me to protect you. Didn't I tell you not to delay my studies unless it's a matter of life and death for you?"

"But this time it's really a matter of life and death."

"..."

The child's voice was helpless: "Well, you have to exchange it with me for a book of the same level as the "Imperial Secret Book"."

Li Xingluo smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay... Be a good guardian and don't be lazy!"

talking.

He held his breath and concentrated, slowly entering a state of meditation in front of the Taijun Sword.

There are only a handful of weapons and magical instruments in this world that possess spirits, but she has one, which is the jade pendant left by her mother.

No one knew about this except herself.

Including Li Hong and Pu Mingzhu, who were closest to her, they just thought it was a jade pendant that could refresh the mind and help people study.

"call!"

She took a deep breath and slowly transformed her spirit into tentacles, extending them towards the Taijun Sword.

The innate weapon of Grand Master and above.

Especially the magic weapons that have produced weapon spirits in the hands of war god-level masters.

There must be extremely amazing martial arts essence hidden in it.

The martial arts and Taoist techniques she had practiced since childhood were all based on sharpness, and the sword of a powerful marshal like Qin Kaijiang was just right for her.

Even the grandmaster who secretly guarded Li Hong once commented that as long as Princess Di maintained her spirit and forged ahead, she would definitely be able to break through to the grandmaster level before the age of twenty.

the day before yesterday.

Li Hong also smiled and comforted her, telling her not to worry about the bottleneck at all.

Because she originally had an unparalleled sharp sword for slaying demons, there was no reason why she couldn't break through the Grandmaster.

But Li Xingluo knew.

I am not as determined as I appear to outsiders.

The so-called sharpness is nothing more than the personality that one needs.

If the situation is not forced.

She had no intention of breaking through to the Grandmaster level, let alone becoming the so-called "demon-slaying sword."

only……

It’s time to break through!

She didn't want to follow the path that the totem source energy guided her to take.

Today, she must rely on the sharpness of Taijun Sword to fully achieve her path to becoming a master.

"go with!"

Li Xingluo gave a light shout, and all his spiritual tentacles rushed towards the Taijun Sword.

In just a moment, the true energy in her body began to boil, transforming into spiritual sword energy and merging into the Taijun Sword.

She emptied her mind, forgot about everything else, and let her own sword energy clash wildly with the sword intent of the Taijun Sword.

This is a fierce competition.

It is also a test of sharpening the sword.

The Taijun Sword uses the murderous aura accumulated from countless battles as a whetstone.

As long as you succeed, you can embark on the path of becoming the strongest master.

But if it fails...

One of the whetstone and the sword must be destroyed.

Anyway, Li Xingluo believed that it was not the sword-grinding stone that was destroyed.

"Fight!"

Li Xingluo gritted his teeth and began a long battle with Taijun Sword.

The sword intent of Taijun Sword was like that of a kendo master. Every sword seemed to be looking for her weak spot, trying to tear a hole in her defense.

Pierce your own cowardice and turn yourself into a dead soul under the sword.

One day passed.

Two days passed.

Three days, four days!
Until the fifth day, Li Xingluo did not move a step during this period. When he was hungry and thirsty, he used pills to replenish his strength.

He did not dare to be distracted for a moment and concentrated on fighting the sword intent.

She felt that she was about to win.

But just at this moment.

"Shh!"

It was as if a sword light flashed in her eyes, making her dizzy.

When I regained consciousness, I found that everything around me had changed dramatically.

She seemed very small, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and crying constantly.

here it is……

Li Xingluo's heart skipped a beat. She was too familiar with this place and it often appeared in her dreams.

Kunjing Palace!
The place where Queen Pu lived before her death!
Since Queen Pu's death, this place has been sealed off, and only she, Li Hong and Pu Mingzhu can enter.

I, I... Have I finally arrived here?

Li Xingluo felt a chill on his back and his body was shaking with fear.

The crying became louder.

"Don't cry, don't cry!"

The beautiful woman picked her up and fed her gently while humming a ballad softly.

But her voice was trembling, and it was obvious that she was extremely scared.

Outside the palace, there were constant sounds of beasts roaring and birds crying, and the entire palace was like purgatory.

Queen Pu burst into tears after hearing this. She no longer had the mood to hum the song and shouted helplessly, "Someone! Someone! Where is Yi'er? Where is my Yi'er? Someone come quickly!"

The only answer she got was the screams coming from outside the hall.

The palace protection formation kept flickering, and the impact it received became stronger and stronger.

at last.

"boom!"

The great formation shattered with a loud noise.

Finally, footsteps were heard in the hall.

Li Hong, covered in blood, ran over with three or two guards and held his sword in front of the mother and daughter.

"Wanjun, don't worry! The demonic threat outside has been almost eliminated. Your husband will protect you and your daughter!"

"Brother Hong! Where's Yi'er? Where did Yi'er go?"

"Yier is being protected by Madam Pu, so he should be in the underground palace!"

Li Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry! After you get through this, you will definitely be able to see Yi'er!"

The words have not yet fallen.

A huge black shadow rushed in from outside the hall.

"Crash la la la..."

The palace wall collapsed, and a ferocious tiger several feet tall and covered in blood rushed over.

It was a pity that a sword energy came and cut its huge body into two halves.

But at this moment, two dark shadows swooped down from the sky.

He rushed straight towards the mother and daughter on the bed.

Li Hong shouted: "Protect the queen!"

He and several guards raised their swords together and stood in front of Queen Pu and her daughter.

Just stood still.

Two fourth-grade peak ferocious birds had already arrived. Although they were covered in wounds, they were still a terrifying threat in this battle where everyone was at the end of their strength.

"Block them!"

Li Hong shouted and stepped forward, pouncing on one of them.

The three guards pounced on the other one.

"puff!"

The ferocious bird's sharp beak pierced Li Hong's right chest directly.

Li Hong groaned and gripped the ferocious bird's neck tightly. No matter how it struggled, he would not let go. Blood kept oozing out from the corners of its mouth.

"Brother Hong!"

Pu Wanjun's voice was shrill and tears flowed out.

Li Hong had no time to look back, but his eyes were wide open, and he tried his best to break the neck of the ferocious bird, and he actually gained the upper hand.

But on the other side, they were not so lucky.

The three guards were already seriously injured, and two of them were killed in the blink of an eye.

The last one got mad and took three blows from the feather knives, then slashed at the neck of the ferocious bird.

Unexpectedly, this unique trick actually worked.

"Puch!"

The ferocious bird had no way to escape and its head and body were separated in an instant.

But no one expected that there was no bleeding after the bird's head was cut off, nor did it fall to the ground. Instead, it rushed straight towards Pu Wanjun.

"Hey!"

In the blink of an eye, it was embedded in the chest, and both the man and the bird's head were smashed heavily against the wall.

Blood gushed out, dyeing the entire bed red in an instant.

When the baby girl, who was not even a month old, was immersed, she also cried helplessly.

"Wanjun!"

Li Hong's voice was shrill, and he finally burst out with terrifying strength, breaking the neck of the ferocious bird and pulling it out from his right chest.

He staggered over and held Pu Wanjun in his arms.

The left side of his chest was pierced by the bird or beast, and his heart was shattered.

He was stunned: "Wanjun! Wanjun!"

"Brother Hong!"

Pu Wanjun's eyes had begun to blur, blood foam was dripping from the corners of her mouth, but her hand was stroking Li Hong's wound: "You, you are injured!"

Li Hong burst into tears: "Wanjun! You hold on, I, I will go find the imperial physician right away!"

"no, do not want!"

Pu Wanjun grabbed his sleeve and said, "Please stay with me for the last moment, so that I can die happily, okay..."

"Yeah! Okay! Okay!"

Li Hong hugged her and cried silently.

a long time.

The wife in my arms slowly cooled down.

The last guard knelt down in front of Li Hong and raised his sword: "Your Majesty! I, I...I ask Your Majesty to grant me death!"

Loud voice.

The movement is smooth.

There was no sign of serious injury.

Li Hong sighed softly, slowly put Pu Wanjun's body down, leaned over and helped him up: "Thank you, brother! You gave Wanjun the happiest death!"

silence.

silence.

The guard broke the bird's beak and handed it to Li Hong. He looked at the crying baby girl on the bed with some pity: "Your Majesty! Cut off the roots!"

Li Hong held the bird's beak, his right hand trembling constantly, but he still walked slowly towards the baby girl.

But at this moment.

Qin Kaijiang ran over in a hurry: "Your Majesty! Pu Mingzhu and the prince were not found in the underground palace!"

Li Hong's expression suddenly changed: "Search! Even if we have to dig three feet deep in Kyoto, we must find them!"

"Yes!"

Qin Kaijiang and the guards responded in unison and quickly left Kunjing Palace.

Li Hong glanced at Pu Wanjun, who died with a smile on her face, his expression filled with sorrow and guilt.

But he still held the sharp beak and slowly stabbed the crying baby girl.

But at this moment.

Suddenly there was a voice outside the door.

"I, the guilty maid Pu Mingzhu, failed to protect the Crown Prince. I risked my life to protect the Crown Prince's body. I beg Your Majesty to be lenient with me!"

Wow!

The illusion shattered and the memory came to an abrupt end.

"puff!"

Li Xingluo spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground dejectedly.

Tears flowed out and mixed with the blood oozing from his seven orifices.

She cried, "Little, little spirit, save me! I don't want to die..."

(End of this chapter)