Ling Yan frowned, looking at the bloodstains on the ground.
A sense of foreboding arose in her heart.
Looking at the black-skirted beauty still kneeling on the ground, she said apologetically:
"Dean Liu, I'm truly sorry."
"I'm just acting on orders, I hope you won't make things difficult for me."
Liu Erlong slowly withdrew her gaze from the doorway.
Under Ling Yan's strange gaze,
a smile bloomed on the face of that dignified and beautiful woman!
This trip to Wuhun City wasn't without its rewards after all.
Was it?
She learned who A'Jue's mother was, and what she would have to face in the future.
At the same time, many of the doubts in her heart were resolved.
Most importantly,
she saw A'Jue, whom she had been longing for day and night.
"Mm."
Liu Erlong nodded slightly, a bitter smile appearing on her face, and struggled to stand up.
"Thank you for your reminder, Your Eminence."
"You're welcome."
Ling Yan stepped forward to help Liu Erlong up.
At the same time, she quickly took out some healing pills from her soul tool.
"Dean Liu, these are for healing."
"Thank you."
Liu Erlong didn't refuse.
Her current state was indeed terrible, and she was still in pain internally.
Ling Yan supported Liu Erlong as they walked out.
"Let me see you off."
After taking the medicine, the pain in Liu Erlong's internal organs eased slightly. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, shook her head, and declined:
"There's no need to trouble Your Eminence, Erlong can walk on her own."
"That won't do, I'm already in a difficult position with His Highness. If I stand by coldly again, I'm afraid I'll make His Highness even more unhappy."
Ling Yan shook her head, insisting on seeing her off.
Although pleasing His Highness could atone for her mistake, it wasn't a panacea.
Even if it were a panacea,
she would still try her best to reduce His Highness's worries.
Hearing Ling Yan Douluo's words,
Liu Erlong glanced at Ling Yan, with a look of sizing up a fellow kind.
"Then thank you, Your Eminence."
"You're welcome."
"…"
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With Ling Yan's escort,
Liu Erlong moved much more quickly, avoiding the direction where the participating teams were staying.
Ling Yan escorted Liu Erlong out of another city gate.
After troubling Ling Yan to say goodbye to the person in charge of Thunder Academy on her behalf,
Liu Erlong stepped out of the city gate alone.
Facing the scorching sun of the approaching noon, she headed towards the Heaven Dou Empire.
Even after being driven out by Bibi Dong,
Liu Erlong wasn't discouraged.
She believed.
That when Qian Renjue regained his memories, he would face these problems with her.
So what if she couldn't come to Wuhun City?
A'Jue would definitely take the initiative to find her, she just needed to wait a little longer…
Just like before, just wait a little longer.
Until A'Jue remembered her.
As she thought about it, a hopeful smile appeared on Liu Erlong's face.
Clang!
But before she could walk far,
the smile on Liu Erlong's face suddenly froze, and her already pale face turned deathly white.
Her eyes were filled with panic.
The sound of shattering came from inside her clothes, near her chest.
The thing placed there.
Was the most important thing on her body, even her life was not worth as much.
Liu Erlong hurriedly tore open her collar.
Gently extracting the spherical pendant from the cleavage.
With just one glance,
Liu Erlong felt the world spin, her body staggered, and her face was full of panic.
Her voice already carried a sob without her realizing it.
"How could this be?!"
That Memory-Erasing Pearl, the size of a dragon's eye.
Unlike glass, diamonds, or gemstones, the shell, like transparent rock candy, was already shattered.
It was disintegrating on its own, constantly cracking.
The thin, fragile shards scattered like blood dripping from Liu Erlong's heart.
The golden mist inside churned constantly, as if trying to break free.
To escape!
"No… don't do this! Please!"
Liu Erlong was at a loss, and could only quickly squat down and hold it tightly.
Placing it on her heart, not letting go of even the slightest shard.
"Don't! Please, wu!"
Liu Erlong listened to the faint shattering sound in her ears, as if her heart and liver were torn into several pieces.
Tears had already burst their banks, she bit her red lips, at a loss.
"A'Jue, A'Jue, please come quickly…"
Liu Erlong buried her head and sobbed, calling out.
She didn't dare inject soul power, didn't dare try anything rashly, she could only listen to the shattering sound.
Letting the [Memory-Erasing Pearl] shatter and disintegrate.
"It was at that time, it must have been at that time…!"
In Liu Erlong's mind.
She recalled the scene when Bibi Dong's killing intent crashed into her body.
The [Memory-Erasing Pearl] was damaged at that time!
Liu Erlong didn't have time to feel resentful.
The [Memory-Erasing Pearl] held tightly in her palm seemed to have reached its end.
"No—don't do this!"
In Liu Erlong's miserable cries.
Strands of golden mist overflowed, slipping away from between her fingers.
"Don't… A'Jue, don't go… please."
The fragments of the [Memory-Erasing Pearl] in her hand fell to the ground.
Liu Erlong, tearful and panicked, wanted to reach out and grab those mists.
But no matter what she did, it was all in vain.
She could only watch as the gold evaporated into the blue sky, scattered with the wind.
Drifting in all directions, without direction.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed to vanish into thin air.
"Wu… A'Jue…"
Liu Erlong stood up, nothing left, tears streaming down her face.
Her eyes became numb, blood spilled from the corners of her mouth, and her face was always pale.
Tears dripped onto the remaining [Memory-Erasing Pearl] fragments on the ground.
Liu Erlong slowly squatted down, picking up the last fragments in her hand.
Clang!
The fragments shattered, turning into specks of fluorescent light and dissipating.
"Haha… haha…"
Liu Erlong suddenly laughed through her tears, her face full of misery.
Her delicate fists clenched tightly.
Helplessly hugging her knees, burying her pretty face, she couldn't help but cry out loud.
"Wu… A'Jue, I'm sorry! I'm sorry…"
"It's all my fault! It's all my fault… I'm sorry…"
"It's me… it's all my fault, wu～"
Under the bright sunny sky, sobs and hoarse apologies continued to sound.
Long periods of waiting, Bibi Dong's various difficulties.
Hadn't defeated Liu Erlong.
But now.
The hope of Qian Renjue recovering his memories was shattered before her eyes, in her hands.
It was her.
It was all her fault that she lost the memories of her and A'Jue!
Liu Erlong's heart ached, her hands clenched tightly into delicate fists, her whole body trembling.
"I'm sorry, A'Jue… it's all my fault… I'm sorry…"
"……………………"
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At this moment.
In the Papal Palace's plaza.
Ling Yan Douluo's figure was rushing out.
According to Bibi Dong's instructions, she had to watch Qian Renjue.
The [Memory-Erasing Pearl] shattered and dissipated.
With Liu Erlong's eyesight, she didn't notice that the gold didn't disappear without a trace.
But was diluted by the surrounding air.
Appearing almost colorless.
Those golden mists rose into the air, drifting with the wind, even if they drifted in different directions.
But they were all hidden in the sunlight.
Falling towards Wuhun City.
Strands of it, difficult for people to detect, twisting in the air.
Identifying the direction, searching for their original owner.
Arriving in that courtyard with singing birds and fragrant flowers.
Wishing everyone a happy life!
