114: There is no need for a reason to love someone!

Seeing this, Xuan Tianchen finally felt relieved and withdrew the vast righteous energy palm he had conjured.

Immediately after, he, already at the end of his rope and having undergone extreme sublimation, could no longer hold on and completely collapsed before Murong Yanran.

"Young Master Li!!!"

Murong Yanran didn't hesitate for a moment, her figure flashing as she rushed forward.

Then, she slowly extended her jade hand and held Xuan Tianchen tightly in her embrace.

"We've only just met, why are you so good to me? I'm not worth this!"

Murong Yanran's voice held a hint of a sob and reluctance.

"Miss Murong, loving someone doesn't require a reason!"

As Xuan Tianchen spoke, his breath grew weaker, like a candle in the wind, threatening to extinguish at any moment.

Then, he looked at Murong Yanran, his eyes filled with deep regret, and sighed:

"If life were only like our first meeting, what sorrow would the autumn wind bring to the painted fan! Miss, if there's a next life, would you be my Dao companion?"

"I will, I will!"

Murong Yanran sobbed, tears gushing from her beautiful eyes like a broken dam.

"Heartless Empress, this brat took a blow from this Venerable One's Emotion-Devouring Demonic Sword and underwent extreme sublimation. There's only one way to save him, it just depends on whether you're willing to sacrifice your beauty! We'll meet again, hahahaha..."

Suddenly, as the Black Figure's voice resounded again and then slowly faded, the powerful barrier trapping the two also finally vanished without a trace.

Immediately after, in the blink of an eye, the two were back on the street where they had started.

The difference was that Xuan Tianchen, who had been perfectly fine moments ago, was now on the verge of death.

After hearing the words left by the Black Figure, Murong Yanran's beautiful eyes couldn't help but flicker with a strange emotion.

But when she saw the wisps of eerie black energy coiling around Xuan Tianchen's wound, she realized that what the Black Figure said was true.

For a moment, a few expressions of difficult choice appeared on Murong Yanran's pretty face.

Seeing this, Xuan Tianchen immediately advised her with a look of reluctance:

"Miss, you absolutely must not listen to the nonsense from that eerie person. I am a dying man, and I don't want to ruin your innocence before I die. Pfft... Pfft..."

In his agitation, two more mouthfuls of fresh blood suddenly gushed from his mouth, and the speed of his life force draining accelerated.

Murong Yanran sensed Xuan Tianchen's body growing colder and colder, and two determined expressions immediately bloomed in her beautiful eyes.

"Young Master Li, you ended up like this to save me, I absolutely will not let you die!"

At first, she indeed thought that Xuan Tianchen's intentions for approaching her were impure, and it was even very possible that he was in league with that eerie Black Figure.

But after Xuan Tianchen selflessly blocked the sword for her, she dismissed that idea.

After all, the strange power carried by that sword was extremely terrifying.

If she herself had been injured, she wouldn't dare to say that she could have emerged unscathed.

Moreover, upon closer thought, the power of that Black Figure was extremely strange and evil, even she herself was somewhat wary of it.

And how could someone like Xuan Tianchen, who possessed such vast righteous energy, have any connection with it?

With a thought, the vast sacred aura blooming from her instantly enveloped Xuan Tianchen.

Immediately after, the two vanished from their original spot in the blink of an eye... A few breaths later, inside a hidden mountain cave outside the Red Dust Grotto-Heaven.

Murong Yanran brought the heavily injured and dying Xuan Tianchen here, intending to do her best to treat him.

Without the slightest hesitation, she frantically channeled sacred energy into Xuan Tianchen's body.

She hoped to use this to force out all the strange black energy within him.

However, after much effort, she found that it had no effect whatsoever.

Not only that, the black energy on Xuan Tianchen's body increased instead of decreasing.

Like black venomous snakes, they spread wantonly around his wound.

"Is that really the only way?"

A hint of melancholy flashed in Murong Yanran's beautiful eyes.

She looked at Xuan Tianchen, who was on the verge of death, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

She hadn't expected to encounter such a thorny matter on her first day descending the mountain to undergo her Mortal Tribulation.

Although her acquaintance with Xuan Tianchen was short, Xuan Tianchen's courageous act today had already deeply captured her heart.

Clearly, having fallen deeply in love, her Mortal Tribulation had failed.

Unless she could completely forget everything that happened today, otherwise, the Heartless Great Dao would only be able to stop here.

But if Xuan Tianchen were to die because of her today, she would never be able to let it go.

At that time, she would similarly be without a connection to the Heartless Great Dao.

"Young Master Li, I'm giving you everything I have, I hope you will treat me well in the future!"

Murong Yanran looked at Xuan Tianchen, who had fallen into a coma with only a trace of life remaining, and determination bloomed in her eyes.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, as the Heartless Empress, she always stood before all living beings, warding off disasters for them.

Never had there been anyone like Xuan Tianchen, who would act so selflessly for her.

Ultimately, she lived her entire life without ever tasting the flavor of love.

Now, to be able to live a new life, it must be an opportunity granted to her by the Great Dao.

Since that was the case, why should she continue to dwell on the past?

It would be better to watch the clouds rise with Xuan Tianchen, enjoy the sunset hand in hand, and spend the rest of their lives together.

Thus, with a worldly confidant, what more could the Great Dao add to her!

Murong Yanran no longer hesitated. She gently closed her eyes and formed complex hand seals.

As she moved, the sacred aura in the cave grew denser, and light flickered.

She slowly leaned down, her cherry lips gently pressing against Xuan Tianchen's, slowly transferring her sacred essence into his body.

For a moment, a great light erupted, enveloping the two of them.

Xuan Tianchen, feigning unconsciousness, sensed this intoxicating scene.

He instantly transformed into a max-level Liu Bei: My second brother is invincible under heaven... After an unknown period, the light gradually dissipated.

Murong Yanran's face had grown somewhat pale, and she was swaying precariously.

Clearly, she had overexerted herself in healing Xuan Tianchen just now and hadn't yet fully recovered.

She lowered her gaze to Xuan Tianchen in her arms; thankfully, the black energy on him had finally begun to slowly recede, and his breathing gradually stabilized.

"That's great, his injuries are indeed improving."

Murong Yanran breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to rest for a moment.

But just then, Xuan Tianchen suddenly opened his eyes, a strange light flashing within them.

"Miss, are we...?" He feigned surprise, a look of disbelief on his face.

"Young Master Li, to save you, I had no choice but to resort to this! I hope you won't let me down in the future!"

Murong Yanran, having lost her innocence for the first time, her pretty face was now shy, and her beautiful eyes slightly averted.

Seeing this, Xuan Tianchen immediately showed affection in his eyes and gently embraced her.

"Thank you, Miss, for sacrificing yourself to save me. In the future, I, Pseudonym, will certainly not fail you!"

As he spoke, a hint of an imperceptible, wicked charm suddenly curved his lips.

"Young Master, will you truly love me forever in the future?"

"Of course, I, Pseudonym, swear by the Great Dao that in the future, I will never be separated from you. Let us be companions in the mortal world, living freely and unrestrained!"

"Young Master, you are truly a good person, having you is my blessing!"

Murong Yanran experienced the feeling of being loved for the first time, her heart completely unguarded at this moment.

"Miss, it's still early, why don't we..."

"Young Master, I am already yours, why do you still ask?"

"Since that's the case, then I won't be polite!"

"Mm, just come!"

(It's been reviewed several times, so I won't describe it in too much detail. For the following scene, fellow Daoists can imagine it themselves.)