Chapter 398: A Life for a Life
"Why are you, a Zerg, so curious about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Fox God?"
"The God saved my son, a debt of immense gratitude, and I naturally wish to thank him in person."
Fei Yuan scrutinized him, a mocking smile playing on his lips, "You? I'm afraid you don't have that function."
Anubis's handsome face twisted strangely. What was this damned phoenix being so sarcastic about? Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, his gray eyes widening in shock as he looked towards the doorway, muttering in disbelief, "Could it be... Luo Luo, she..."
Fei Yuan nodded, his narrow phoenix eyes narrowing, his tone inscrutable, "What he wanted was her favor, and Little Luo'er returned it to him."
"No wonder, I smelled that faint milky scent on her again. I almost couldn't control myself, wanting to create another nest of Zerg offspring with her on the bed..."
Fei Yuan's knife-like gaze slashed at Anubis, his voice suddenly turning icy cold, "Exchanging your life for the child's life, I certainly wouldn't mind."
Anubis raised an eyebrow, licking his teeth provocatively, "Want to fight? I'll accompany you to the end!"
In the end, the two didn't start fighting, glancing warily in a certain direction outside. Luo Luo's morning temper was notoriously bad; none of them dared to provoke her.
"Speaking of which, Luo Luo is pregnant with his child, and he, as the father, is being too irresponsible. He doesn't know to rush over to take care of his partner and child. If I were him, I would want to stick to Luo Luo every moment, lest the child be abducted by someone else!" Anubis bent one long leg, leaning against the wall, clicking his tongue lightly.
Fei Yuan strolled to the window, looking at the withered sycamore tree in the courtyard, his slender fingers pinching a withered yellow leaf, "Didn't you sense the changes happening in Luo'er's body?"
Anubis had been focused on his youngest son, Yolanda, and only now had time to sense it. Soon, the look of doubt on his face turned to shock!
"That God..."
Fei Yuan lightly released his hand, the fallen leaf scattering on the ground, its life already at its end.
"He's gone."
...
Sang Luo slept very deeply. She dreamed of Yan.
He sat on the stone chair in the courtyard as usual, holding a book exuding the fragrance of ink in his hand, the other hand holding a cup of freshly brewed tea. His fingers were slender, pale white, with distinct joints, extremely beautiful.
He sat there quietly, like a slowly unfolding, peerless, ancient painting, so beautiful that people dared not easily touch it, yet unwilling to close their eyes.
Seeing Sang Luo coming, Yan's clear, jade-white face showed a faint smile, seemingly containing a trace of longing, and also guilt.
This scene was too real, and Sang Luo was a little dazed, wondering if she was dreaming.
She sat across from him.
Yan poured her a cup of tea.
Sang Luo didn't drink it, staring straight at him, "Where did you go?"
"I went to a very far place."
"Why did you go? Without telling me?"
"I wanted to go there a long time ago." Yan smiled lightly, his clear, bewitching ink eyes seeming to gaze into the depths of her eyes, his voice becoming ethereal and缥缈, "Xiao Luo, when I chose to ascend, it was because my worldly attachments had dissipated. After meeting you, I had new concerns in the world."
"I didn't expect the arrival of this child. It, like you, was a sudden joy outside of my beastly life."
"I am willing to use my life to protect you and the smooth birth of this child."
"Xiao Luo, I'm sorry, this is all I can do..."
He said sorry to her again.
A sense of panic, which she had never felt before, suddenly appeared in Sang Luo's heart. Her throat was dry, and her eyes became sore, but she couldn't say anything.
The surrounding scenery slowly became illusory, fragmented like shattered glass. The man in front of her gradually blurred and became transparent, and a gust of wind could easily blow him away.
Sang Luo hurriedly grabbed his hand, her breathing tightening, "Will you, come back? I won't blame you anymore..."
She didn't get an answer.
Her hand was empty.
"Xiao Luo, goodbye."
She woke up from the dream.
Covered in sweat, the bedding soaked.
Sang Luo didn't even bother to put on a coat, hurriedly climbed out of bed, and bumped into Fei Yuan walking towards her at the door, almost falling to the ground.
Fei Yuan hurriedly reached out to support her, his long eyebrows furrowing, "Luo'er?"
Sang Luo looked up at him, her eyes tearful.
"Tell me the truth, Yan is gone, isn't he?"
Fei Yuan froze.
Anubis then walked over, hearing this sentence. The two men exchanged glances, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing the two men like this, Sang Luo knew everything, and smiled bitterly.
It turned out that she had been kept in the dark all along, and no one was willing to tell her about this. Yan only dared to say goodbye to her in a dream.
He didn't leave her with a partner's mark, so he must have been prepared to leave long ago.
After Sang Luo woke up, she found that there was a powerful and unpredictable divine soul power in her body. Her realm instantly reached the God rank above the Venerable realm. The divine soul protected her from any thunder tribulations, and her lifespan was extended to hundreds of thousands of years. The small thing in her uterus was wrapped in a gentle and powerful divine power, carefully protecting it, protecting the mother and child until the safe birth of the offspring... After Yan's ascension, he gave all his divine power and lifespan to her, as a thank you for her conceiving an offspring for him.
Seeing Sang Luo's eyes red and moist, Fei Yuan felt distressed and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, gently embracing her in his arms, "Luo'er, this is the choice he made himself. If you also love him, then respect his choice."
"I... but why?"
Anubis pursed his lips and said, "Perhaps, the Heavenly Fox God had unavoidable difficulties?"
Sang Luo shook her head. A God who looked down on the world, what difficulties could he have...
Yan was a person who was loyal to love and kept his promises. Had he really let go of Princess Ji Wan? Sang Luo thought not necessarily. He promised to guard the princess's spirit for a hundred thousand years, and after guarding the spirit, he chose to ascend and commit suicide for love, which was enough to show where his heart was. Now, it could be considered fulfilling his long-cherished wish to pursue the princess. He gave her all of his remaining things, and he didn't let her down either.
How can one achieve both in this world?
He did it.
Without guilt in his heart, without owing anyone.
Sang Luo's thoughts gradually calmed down, the moisture on her face had not faded, her voice hoarse, "Where are his bones buried?"
Fei Yuan replied softly,
"Ascended by self-dissolution, the soul returns to heaven and earth, without a corpse or bones."
There wasn't even a place to mourn.
The last Nine-Tailed Fox in the world had fallen just like that.
Since it was his choice, she had no regrets.
Sang Luo sighed softly, touching her belly, "He gave me his divine power and lifespan. I will give birth to the child properly, raise it by myself, and nurture it to grow up."
"This child can be raised under my name in the future. I will treat it as my own child," Fei Yuan said.
Sang Luo nodded, "That's good too. We can't let it be a pitiful child without a father as soon as it's born. You have the closest relationship with Yan, so you will definitely do your best to raise his child."
