Chapter 1644: Chapter 1637: Dream, Woke Up
Chu Yihan refused to leave. He wanted to go back to save Lady Shu, but before Su Yingxue could stop him, they were already surrounded.
Outside the carriage, the sound of thousands of soldiers charging roared fiercely. The sheer momentum alone carried an overwhelming force, making their small carriage tremble uncontrollably.
Su Yingxue lifted the curtain and widened her eyes at the scene outside.
Chu Chengye, clad in battle armor, rode ahead on a white horse. Behind him, a seemingly endless army surrounded them like an iron wall, leaving no chance for escape!
"Chu Yihan..."
Su Yingxueâs voice trembled.
"Are you afraid?" Chu Yihan clutched his wound, his voice calm.
He had long anticipated todayâs outcome.
Su Yingxue couldnât deny being afraidâthousands of soldiers besieging them, the cold glint of armor bearing down, and the looming sense of bloodshed carried an oppressive, murderous aura.
Such a battlefield where life was taken mercilessly might not be much different from this.
But there was something she feared even moreâ
She feared losing Chu Yihan.
Su Yingxue helped Chu Yihan up, gripping his arm tightly. "No matter what happens, Iâll face it together with you!"
A hint of amazement flashed in Chu Yihanâs eyes.
He hadnât expected Su Yingxue to be so resolute.
He was already a dead-end chess piece.
But Su Yingxue was different!
Chu Chengye wanted to marry her; she still had a chance to survive.
"If you let me go and agree to return with Chu Chengye, you can still become his Crown Princess Consort, ascend as the empress one day, and hold unparalleled honor as the mother of the country." Chu Yihanâs voice was hoarse, his obsidian eyes calm.
Su Yingxue shook her head firmly. "I wonât! I absolutely wonât leave you!"
She already had no mother; she wanted to stay with Chu Yihan forever.
Su Yingxue jumped down from the carriage before him.
When Chu Chengye saw her step out, he thought she had changed her mind and his face lit up with joy. "Yingxue! You were forced by my imperial uncle, werenât you? Come back with me; Iâll marry you!"
"He didnât force me! Itâs my will!"
The fierce wind tousled the strands of hair by Su Yingxueâs cheeks. She looked especially fragile in front of the thousands of soldiers, yet her voice rang clear for everybody to hear. "I love Chu Yihan. I want to be with him and will never leave him for even one step."
"You..."
Chu Chengye was first disappointed, then angry. "He will absolutely die here today! Are you going to die with him?"
"Do I look like I fear death?"
Su Yingxue drew the soft whip from her waist and cracked it, producing sharp snaps in the air.
"You..." Chu Chengyeâs face twisted with rage.
"Su Yingxue."
A warm, powerful hand rested on her shoulder. "You still have a way out. You donât need to die here with me."
Su Yingxue turned around. The man behind her had pale features and cold, indifferent eyes as he calmly, rationally told her not to follow him to death.
Su Yingxueâs chest tightened, and a sudden urge to punch him welled up inside her. "Chu Yihan, what do you think my way out is? My way out is you!"
In this world, only he could give her warmth.
"Iâm tired of the coldness here, tired of everything unfamiliar. But youâre different... Even if I lose all my memories, even if everything is beyond what I know, I still remember deeplyâI love you."
It was a feeling carved deeper than memory, etched into her very heart.
There was no need for special recollections to prove anything.
She simply loved him.
There was no other man in her eyes but him.
Chu Yihanâs lips trembled faintly. A wave of emotions surged through his heart, leaving him at a loss for words.
He knew he had no way out, but in the moment Su Yingxue stood resolutely by his side, his heart felt as if it had been dug out. Deep in its core, it had always been her!
"If youâre willing, even in death, I wonât let go of you."
Chu Yihan stretched out his hand and intertwined his fingers with hers.
Su Yingxue smiled. "Itâs a promiseâyouâre not allowed to let go of me! If you do, you wonât find me again!"
"I wonât." Chu Yihan pressed a gentle kiss onto her forehead. "Even at the ends of the earth or under Biluo Cangqiong, Iâll stay by your side."
Fearless of life or death, no regrets in this lifetime.
Chu Chengye tried to convince Su Yingxue for a long time, but she grew impatient and lashed her whip, yanking him off his horse.
The army behind Chu Chengye charged at them with murderous intent, determined to kill Chu Yihan.
In Su Yingxueâs eyes, the air grew thick with blood mist. Her surroundings blurred amid the chaos of corpses and seas of blood. The choking scent of gore filled her nostrils as she fought fiercely until the very last moment.
"Pu!"
Chu Yihan collapsed into her arms, with the Qingfeng Sword laying silently in his palm.
Su Yingxue looked at his exhausted state. She wiped the blood from his lips and leaned down to kiss him. "Donât be afraid; weâll be together forever."
Chu Yihan had no strength left to fight anymore. As Su Yingxue kissed him, he saw a long blade aiming toward her and tried to push her away, but he couldnât.
Su Yingxue watched as the man in her arms grew weaker and could no longer save him. All she could do was desperately grip his hand as blood splattered all over them and the world crumbled before their eyesâ
"Su Yingxue!"
"Chu Yihan!"
Two voices called out at once, startling everyone in the room.
Su Yingxue turned and reached for the manâs hand, throwing herself into his arms with urgency. "Are you okay?"
"Iâm fine," Chu Yihan reassured her, holding her tightly, his breathing labored as he tried to calm her.
"The emperor and empress are awake!"
Someone called out suddenly, and Su Yingxue and Chu Yihan felt a sharp pain in their heads, a wrenching agony that almost made them faint.
"Ah... it hurts!"
Su Yingxue clutched her head. Chu Yihan, drenched in cold sweat, also winced in pain.
"Arenât you a doctor? Hurry and check them!"
Chu Yifengâs cold, bloodthirsty voice cut through the room as he pushed Sister Rong Sheng toward Su Yingxue and Chu Yihanâs bedside.
Su Yingxueâs chaotic mind cleared slightly when she saw the familiar face. "Rong... Sister Rong Sheng?"
"Youâve woken up. Let me check your pulse."
Sister Rong Sheng, though her leg hurt from being pushed, maintained an unruffled expression and took Su Yingxueâs hand to feel her pulse.
"Your pulse is a little erratic, but your body isnât harmed." Sister Rong Sheng let go of Su Yingxueâs hand and took Chu Yihanâs pulse next.
Her diagnosis was the same for him.
The two of them, apart from being weakened from days without food, had no major issues.
"Whatâs going on..."
Su Yingxueâs mind still lingered on her memories of the dream with Chu Yihan, unable to distinguish between dream and reality.
Chu Yihan, having undergone brain surgery, found it even harder to piece things together, but he instructed everyone to leave so he and Su Yingxue could rest together for a while.
As they lay side by side, holding hands tightly, the moment they closed their eyes, the events of the dream vividly reappeared in their minds. But they came to understand one truthâthey had awoken from the dream.
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