After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 165 She finally chose me

In a hurried but easy manner, Baili Ce rescued He Yao and threw her onto a horse, ordering the others to quickly take her out of the city via another road. Baili Ce rushed westward from the city.

The entire journey was filled with corpses and blood.

Beneath the ruins, the once prosperous Lincheng was like a magnificent dream, its splendor instantly erased, leaving only a fragmented reality.

The lingering smell of blood, the shocking sight of every step.

Among them were people of all ages, but most were young adults, and many were familiar faces.

Just as she had predicted, almost all of Baili Sanniang's guards were gone.

Amidst the incessant cries and wails of pain, Baili Ce could still feel the lingering warmth of the dead body he had accidentally bumped into.

"Help...Pfft..." The archer, barely clinging to life, saw someone approaching from afar and thought he could be saved, but before he could even open his mouth, he was taken down with a single blow.

Save my ass.

Hmm? Oh, right.

Baili Ce ran a few steps, then ran back, discarding his own bow and arrows, and picking up the archer's...

The closer she got to the West City Dungeon, the more terrified she became, and the more she dared not slow down. As a result, her attention was focused on what was ahead, and she did not notice the ghostly figure in the alley behind her.

One, two... Once outside the dungeon gate, all around were unfamiliar faces.

Judging from their eyes and expressions, they must have been some of the Gu Guards who arrived first.

So, what's inside the dungeon right now is...

Forget it, for now we can only take Wang Qingyan hostage and force him to stop the Gu Guards. If he doesn't obey, we'll stab him a few times.

Keep probing until he agrees.

As Lu Xun said, "As long as you dare to dream, the world is yours."

As he stepped inside, Baili Ce couldn't help but tremble with every step.

Especially when there is nowhere to stand and one has to step over corpses to enter the depths of the dungeon.

"..." The moment blood splattered all over his face, Bai Li Ce's knees buckled so much that he almost knelt down on the spot.

Then I heard—

"Unfortunately, it's no use thinking about it now."

Pulling her right hand out little by little, Baili Sanniang gasped in pain, but still picked up the knife from the ground and slashed at Wang Qingyan with all her might.

"Clang!" But it was deflected by the flying arrow.

Turning around, I saw Baili Ce standing at the exit with a bow in his hand, his eyes gleaming.

She was confused.

She just shot...

"..." Having witnessed Baili Ce attack her aunt with her own eyes, and then looking at the arrow lying on the ground...

Wang Qingyan felt a thousand words stuck in his throat, wanting to speak but unable to utter them.

It's like someone who's been getting soaked in the rain for a long time finally being offered an umbrella.

“…Ce’er?!” He stared at her in disbelief, then trembled…

negative......

Utterly disappointed, disgusted...

Finally, he was extremely angry!

In that instant, Baili Sanniang forgot all about the pain and rushed forward to deliver a bloody slap to her face, yelling, "Are you crazy?!"

"......" This slap was extremely hard.

Wang Qingyan's eyes burned with murderous intent, but he was unable to move because he was circulating the power of primordial life.

This further calmed Baili Ce down...

A moment later, she dropped the bow and knelt down, begging Baili Sanniang to spare Wang Qingyan.

If he didn't back down now, Baili Sanniang might force him to kill her.

"Shut up!" But before he could speak, he was slapped to the ground with a bloody slap by Baili Sanniang.

"You're asking for death!" Upon seeing this, even though he was suffering excruciating pain, Wang Qingyan still unleashed a palm strike... but quickly withdrew his power and was knocked aside.

because--

"Shut up!" Seeing him slap him, Baili Ce used his own strength to slam himself away.

She turned around and stood in front of him again, bandaging Baili Sanniang's wounds while pleading, "Auntie, please... please go, don't kill him, don't kill him anymore, okay?"

"You...you..." Baili Sanniang was so angry that her face turned pale, and she exuded a suffocating sense of defeat.

"I suspected from the start that you had ulterior motives for not letting me come, but I never imagined you'd stoop to this level for a man! Pfft..."

As Baili Sanniang spoke, she became so angry that she vomited blood.

Ignoring the gazes fixed on her from behind, Baili Ce patted Baili Sanniang's back until she was calm, then took out a few pills from her person and put them in her mouth before kneeling down again.

"Knock knock knock..." He kowtowed several times, repeating over and over, "Auntie, let's leave it at that for today."

Why must we sacrifice others to act out this kind of "melodrama"?

What does his trust matter!

If you can't kill him, you can't kill him!

As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood; at worst, we can just reopen!

"You!" Baili Sanniang raised her hand... but didn't actually hit him.

He then picked up the knife... After a brief standoff, he collapsed from exhaustion.

"Auntie!" Baili Ce hurriedly knelt down and moved forward, his mind racing, trying to figure out how to save this stubborn old man.

"Get out!" Baili Sanniang interrupted her train of thought again in extreme anger.

"Are you still the daughter of the Baili family? Don't you know how many people he has harmed?! How could you..."

She lunged forward, grabbing Baili Sanniang's sleeve, her emotions more genuine than ever before in her life. "No! I..."

"You really can't bear to part with him?!"

Wang Qingyan, who had been extremely angry, immediately fell silent. "..."

Clinging tightly to Baili Sanniang's sleeve, she was on the verge of tears, "Auntie..."

"..." Hearing the fear in her tearful voice, Baili Sanniang couldn't harden her heart no matter how angry she was.

How could she not be heartbroken that her carefully raised girl was so indecisive?

Why fear death when we are alive?

Why can't she understand!

"Fine, since you still acknowledge me as your aunt, then kill him right now!"

"A-Zhu..." Having broken free from the shackles of his inner strength and finished circulating his primordial energy, Wang Qingyan gently tugged at her sleeve, hoping she would turn around and look at him.

Just look at him.

"..." Bai Li Ce fell silent.

It was as if he had finally climbed to the top after countless hardships, only to be pushed into the abyss just as he was about to touch the moon. Wang Qingyan fell into the shadows, his aura as cold as a demon crawling out of the abyss.

Baili Sanniang leaned against the wall, clearly too weak to even hold a knife. "If you are still a member of the Baili family, kill him immediately."

"..." Bai Li Ce just stared at her blankly.

After a long while, she slowly released her hand and kowtowed heavily once more.

He wouldn't believe a typical self-inflicted injury ploy.

Only by following her nature, naturally and genuinely expressing her feelings.

After kowtowing, Baili Ce lowered his head to the ground, his whole body stiff, and said, word by word, "The poison of the three hottest days of summer corrodes the bones and marrow, and stagnates internal energy... I will not detoxify him until he is cured."

"In this way, his martial arts skills were effectively crippled."

"In addition, Lincheng suffered a catastrophe, and the Wang family's wealth... was also looted. He had no capital, no connections, and no strength, so he could no longer do evil."

"For the rest of my life, I will stay by his side and watch over him at all times, and I will never let him have the chance to harm others again."

Baili Sanniang closed her eyes and turned her head away from looking at her.

Upon hearing these words, Wang Qingyan, standing behind him, went limp.

She finally chose him.

"I......"

Looking up at Baili Sanniang, Baili Ce choked up for a moment before continuing, "We are now farewell, aunt and niece. Please take good care of yourself, Aunt. I am unworthy and have failed the expectations of the Baili family."

After saying that, he helped Wang Qingyan up and left the dungeon without looking back.

......

Emerging from the dungeon, Wang Qingyan felt as if he were floating on clouds.

It was so incredible, yet it truly came to fruition.

The moon didn't ignore him; instead, it accepted his feelings wholeheartedly.

He put his arm around Baili Ce's shoulder and thought, "So this is what it feels like to have someone to lean on."

"The last time you hugged me like this was five years ago." Touching her temple, he knew he would never be abandoned again.

"..." Bai Li Ce didn't want to waste any more words; he was only focused on "escaping for his life."

Guessing that Xiao Lü would take the same route she had come from, she deliberately chose a more secluded one, thinking that every little bit of time she could gain...

Sure enough, as they walked, the eerie and deathly aura around them grew stronger and stronger.

Could you repeat what you just said?

"..."

Bai Li Ce still didn't want to talk to him.

She's really annoying.

Everyone was in a daze, especially afraid that Baili Sanniang wouldn't make it through this ordeal...

But someone didn't care. With a tug and a turn, he pinned her against the wall.

He seemed even more dissatisfied than she was, saying, "Since you chose me, why won't you face your own choice?"

“...Let go.” Looking at him coldly, Baili Ce clenched his fists.

After looking at her for a while, Wang Qingyan hugged her tightly.

But he only lasted a short while before he "ran out" of strength.

He simply poured his entire weight onto her, saying, "If you really want to kill me, this is your last chance."

He pulled her hand to his throat, as if he were giving her his life.

"..." Bai Li Ce's hand, which was poking at his throat, never managed to pierce the hairpin he was holding.

"Clang..." The hairpin fell to the ground, and Baili Ce suddenly burst into tears.

In Wang Qingyan's eyes, it was simply that the girl he had admired for a long time suddenly realized that she had also fallen in love with him, and she couldn't accept it for a while.

"Things will get better," he thought with great joy.

That's great, from now on she'll only have him.

Bai Li Ce cried uncontrollably, yet he still tried to hug her.

Unable to admit that she actually felt disgusted and wanted to kill him and burn the candle at night, she could only vent her anger by punching and hitting him, yelling, "Get away from me! I don't want you..."

"But I want you."

I don't like you at all!

"I love you much"

"Get out! Get out!"

"I won't leave"

"..." She tried to push him away a few times but couldn't, and she cried even louder in frustration.

He patted the girl's head and patted her back to soothe her.

He seemed to have truly become the person he had once hoped for: "I will always be with you."

I will always love you.

"Never betray."

"..." When the last piece of pride shattered, Baili Ce also hugged him back, feeling vulnerable and helpless.

For him, this was his wish fulfilled, and there were no more obstacles.

After an unknown amount of time, Baili Ce looked up from his arms, gazed at the dark clouds looming over the city, and calmly said, "Please spare my aunt, just this once."

He laid Baili Ce down and picked him up horizontally.

Wang Qingyan showed no signs of injury whatsoever.

"master"

Turning his head to look at the densely packed Gu guards, Wang Qingyan calmly ordered, "Kill them all."

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