Xue An listened quietly, saying nothing.
Li Jingxing gave him a bitter smile, "Am I foolish for thinking this way?"
"Of course not!" Xue An said earnestly, then poured tea for Li Jingxing.
"Tell me, if you’re willing."
Li Jingxing picked up the teacup, his eyes dazed as he watched the tea leaves floating up and sinking down in the cup. After a long silence, he finally spoke softly.
"I think you probably guessed it; she belongs to the Phoenix Remnant Clan. By her generation, the Phoenix Clan had shrunk to only her."
"When I met her according to Human Clan standards, she was only seventeen or eighteen, an age full of innocence and joy."
"But she was so different, especially her eyes, which seemed to see through everything, yet were wary of everything, both strong and fragile."
At these words, Li Jingxing’s face took on a look of reminiscence. "The first time I saw her, I was struck. A voice inside told me to protect her, regardless of any cost."
Li Jingxing laughed self-deprecatingly and said to Xue An, "Isn’t it ridiculous?"
Xue An sighed softly, "Of course not!"
In fact, Xue An understood this feeling very well.
Because Sword Cultivators need a clear heart, devoid of distractions, they either remain emotionless or become extreme once they feel.
A light shone in Li Jingxing’s eyes, "Those were my happiest days, even just seeing her each day gave meaning to everything. If only the story could have continued like that!"
Li Jingxing’s expression darkened. "But change always comes unexpectedly. On that day, she suddenly broke up with me. I didn’t understand why, because just the night before, she was fine. I asked her, but she said nothing, only gave me a cold stare!"
"In despair, I left furiously. At the time, I was really foolish, entirely failing to understand why she did it. It wasn’t until later that I found out...."
Li Jingxing’s voice became strange, as if choking with emotion, yet filled with deep hatred.
"She was burdened with a terrifying curse. To keep me from worrying, she intentionally drove me away."
"After discovering the truth, I frantically searched for her and finally found her on an abandoned planet. She was extremely weak, but when she saw me, she struggled to say one thing. Do you know what she said?"
Xue An shook his head in silent speechlessness.
"She said, ’You’re so foolish. I made you leave because I didn’t want you to see me die. Why would you do this?’"
Tears glistened in Li Jingxing’s eyes.
"After saying those words, she passed out. I was utterly crazed at that time, trying every method I knew but still couldn’t remove her curse. Later, I learned that this curse came from her own bloodline, meaning the entire Phoenix Clan was cursed. This is why the Phoenix Clan perished all of a sudden."
"Finally, I thought of a solution, building the White Bone Sword Mountain on a lifeless planet to isolate the curse and delay her injuries."
"But it was only a delay; I could only watch as her condition worsened day by day, from being unconscious for an hour each day to almost never waking, until finally, she made a request during her last conscious moment."


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