The air in the room suddenly seemed to grow heavy. Everyone remained silent. After a long while, Lu Nianjiao was the first to break the quiet.

"Xi Yue, we can still think of other methods."

"I know Little Mule. If he found out you sacrificed yourself for him… he wouldn't be able to accept it, even if he were cured."

Xu Qianqing nodded hurriedly. "That's right, Xi Yue. There's still a month. We can definitely think of another way."

But Lin Xiyue shook her head, her gaze sweeping over the crowd as she spoke slowly. "A month isn't much time. Even if we could find another way, he wouldn't have time to adjust his condition. How would he be able to face Emperor Hao then?"

"Besides… if you really had a way to cure him, why would you have waited until now?"

At her words, everyone fell silent.

Lu Nianjiao clenched her fists, a sudden feeling of powerlessness washing over her. Ever since coming down from the mountain, she had been desperately trying to find a way to cure Luo Xiu without sacrificing Lin Xiyue. But to this day, she had come up with nothing.

Lin Xiyue looked at Luo Xiu with a tender gaze. "Personally, he is the man I love most, and I would sacrifice anything for him. From a practical standpoint, he is now the only one who can defeat Emperor Hao, stop this catastrophe, and save this epoch."

"In comparison, my own sacrifice is nothing. It's more than worth it."

Just then, Master Ping suddenly spoke up. "Actually… you youngsters don't need to be so pessimistic."

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at him.

Master Ping said, "The main thing is to wake Luo Xiu up first. We don't necessarily have to cure his illness right now."

He then added, "Once he defeats Emperor Hao and takes back his Life-bound Green Lotus, won't all his problems be solved? Then there'd be no need to sacrifice Xi Yue, right?"

"I, Master Ping, am sick of you flesh-and-blood creatures! You're always loving each other to death, constantly thinking about who needs to sacrifice for whom. Is that really necessary?"

"If two people are in love, can't they both just live well and be happy together?"

"Who the hell decreed that of the Nine Yang Constitution and the Nine Yin Constitution, only one can survive?"

"Luo Xiu lived just fine in his previous life without finding someone with the Nine Yin Constitution, didn't he?"

"And even if that is some kind of rule, can't the two of you just break it?"

Master Ping's words made everyone's eyes light up. The atmosphere in the room suddenly eased considerably.

Pig Dragon laughed. "HAHAHAHA… Master Ping, you have real perspective!"

Lu Nianjiao smiled. "That's true, but to wake Little Mule up now, we'd still have to use a few drops of Xi Yue's Essence Blood."

Master Ping said, "Actually, after giving it some thought, we might not need to use Xi Yue's…"

Before Master Ping could finish, Yue Yong of the Fox Clan suddenly appeared at the doorway.

"Uh… Her Majesty the Empress, there are people outside asking to see you."

"Who?"

Yue Yong scratched his head. "A little girl and an old man from the Human Race."

Hearing this, Lin Xiyue's expression changed, and she hurried out of the room.

A moment later, the sound of wailing drifted in from outside. It was Lin Shanshan's crying.

Lin Xiyue walked back into the room holding Lin Shanshan, who was covered in wounds.

Di Xuanji was clearly distressed and asked, "Shanshan, how did you get so hurt?"

Lin Shanshan rubbed her tears away, choking out, "Because Shanshan's superpowers ran out, my body gets hurt as easily as a normal person's."

Lin Xiyue set her down, crouching to stroke her head. "What about your grandma and grandpa? And your great-grandfather?"

Lin Shanshan cried, "Grandma and the others all turned into monsters, so Shanshan ran. I followed Grandpa Guan to find this place."

Hearing this, Lin Xiyue looked over at Guan Changyun, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Dad? What's wrong with Dad!"

Just then, Lin Shanshan saw Luo Xiu on the bed and rushed over to grab his hand. Seeing him so injured, she began to cry again.

Master Ping laughed heartily. "Girl, you've come at the perfect time. Right now, only you can save your old man."

Everyone turned to look at Master Ping.

He continued, "Actually, I was just about to say that we just needed to find Shanshan."

Lin Xiyue asked, "What does Shanshan need to do?"

Master Ping replied, "It's simple. Her blood can save Luo Xiu. We don't need Essence Blood, just a random sample of her regular blood will do."

Standing to the side, Luo Qianye observed Lin Shanshan and suddenly added, "Master Ping is right. Her Highness the Princess has Emperor's Blood flowing in her veins, identical to Your Majesty's."

"…"

「One day later.」

Luo Xiu slowly woke up. With Emperor's Blood in his body, the Blood Fiend Jade Amulet could exert its maximum effect, accelerating the regeneration of Essence Blood. Once he had Essence Blood again, vitality returned, and Luo Xiu's own Fortune-Forming Power began to automatically heal his wounds.

In the washroom, Luo Xiu stood naked, looking at his haggard and disheveled reflection in the mirror. He sighed softly.

The death of Ye Ningxue, Luo Hao's true colors… it all felt like needles stabbing his heart.

"Xiao Xue, I swear… I will end this catastrophe, in tribute to your spirit in heaven."

"And you, Luo Hao… you just wait."

Lin Xiyue walked into the bathroom, also naked, holding a neatly folded set of clothes. Looking at Luo Xiu's reflection in the mirror, she said gently, "Your hair needs a trim, and your beard needs a shave."

Luo Xiu turned around, placed his hands on her snow-white shoulders, then slowly moved them down to grip her slender waist.

Lin Xiyue stared at him in a daze as her eyes gradually moistened. She suddenly threw herself into his arms.

"Luo Xiu, am I dreaming?"

"Back in the Divine Organ Ground, I thought you were… It's been four years. Do you have any idea how I've lived these past four years?"

Tears welled in Luo Xiu's eyes. "I'm back."

Lin Xiyue bit his shoulder, wanting to apply pressure but not having the heart to. She suddenly said, "Let's do it."

Luo Xiu froze for a moment.

Lin Xiyue's face flushed as she said softly, "Don't get the wrong idea. This is just to suppress the pain from your condition."

She added, "Everyone else has gone to stay elsewhere. It's just the three of us in this villa."

Luo Xiu naturally understood. The most important thing now was to be with Lin Xiyue and use her Nine Yin Constitution to suppress the side effects of his Nine Yang Constitution. He had to get his body back into optimal condition for the decisive battle with Luo Hao in a month.

"You said it yourself," Luo Xiu smirked. "Don't come begging for mercy later."

"Screw you… Who's afraid of you?"

Luo Xiu grabbed Lin Xiyue by the waist, suddenly lifting her up and setting her on the washstand.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, leaned in, and gently bit his ear. "You bad guy, don't you bully me."

Luo Xiu's gaze drifted downward and he suddenly laughed. "You said my beard needs a shave. Looks like yours does, too."

Lin Xiyue retorted with a pout, "I'm not shaving it. It's for pricking you."

"…"

…

「Above the Construct Wood.」

Luo Hao sat cross-legged in meditation, a palm-sized Green Lotus suspended quietly before him.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

"Tian'er, I've conducted over three hundred simulations… This time, no matter how I look at it, you are the one who loses!"

"…"

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