Ping'an ran to grabbed a horse's leash, but Lim Peizhi pulled the horse rope away from her hand.
Ping'an, "Peizhi, what are you doing?"
Lim Peizhi, "You are going to cross that lake."
Ping'an shouted angrily, "If they were still there, I would not cross the lake. I would not leave them behind."
Lim Peizhi raised his voice, "You have to go, even if I have to force you."
Ping'an asked, "Why?" She stepped closer to Lim Peizhi. "Tell me why?"
Fang Yaoting stretched out his hand and was about to knock Ping'an from behind, but Gouzhao Zhigiang blocked his attack. Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Third master, what are you doing?"
Ping'an quickly turned around, "Yaoting, what are you doing?"
Fang Yaoting, "Ping'an, you must cross that lake."
Ping'an, "Says who?"
Fang Yaoting, "They did."
Ping'an, "Why?" She nodded angrily. "They have other plans that they don't want me to know. Tell me?"
Lim Peizhi, "I promised them that I will make sure you cross that lake, I will keep this promise."
Ping'an burst into tears and shouted, "I will not go, I will live and die with them. In my life, as far as I can remember, the people who love me are dead. If they are going to die and leave me behind. I'd rather be with them. Die there together. Please tell me what they plan to do? Please?"
Siyuan stepped forward, "They will use the annihilation talismans. We have to cross the lake to avoid being killed."
Ping'an sighed, "Zhiqiang and Ah Bao took your juniors and cross that lake."
Ping'an stood in front of Siyuan with tears in her eyes. Soldiers were screaming in pains, people were crossing the lake on boats, some hunters rode on their swords, and some spirits flew across the lake.
Everyone kept shouting, "Fall back across the lake!"
Ping'an, "Siyuan, do you remember that promised we made?"
Siyuan, "Yes. I do."
Ping'an's voice was shaken, "Will you ride with me for one the last time?"
Siyuan smiled and looked down at Ping'an, "It will be my honor." Siyuan reached out his left hand and pulled Ping'an onto his back. He turned to his fellow soldiers. "If any of you don't want to return to battle, I will not force it upon you."
The ten remained soldiers banged their spears against their shields hard. They shouted with encouragement.
Siyuan shouted, "Let's go save King Shammek!" He raised his spear high.
The ten soldiers chanted, "Save King Shammek! Save King Shammek! Save King Shammek!"
Siyuan turned his head to Ping'an, "Hold on tight." He led his ten soldiers and Ping'an back to the battlefield.
Lim Peizhi kissed Huang Yueliang, "Take care of the children and make sure that the Horsemen and the Wasteland peoples are safe with no harm." He rubbed her head. "I want you to know that I feel very lucky to have you as my wife and the mother of my children."
Huang Yueliang smiled tearfully and said, "My dear, don't worry." She kissed his lips. "Go without worry."
Fang Yaoting, "Tell Dachin that if I am not dead, I will come to Waterfall City to find him and continue to be his cane." He turned to his students. "Remember your oath as a hunter, and you must follow the principles of Gouzhao Sector. Help me take care of Teacher Lee and the twins."
The Gouzhao Hunters paid their last tribute to their master.
Huang Yueliang, "Don't worry, I will tell him."
Fang Yaoting and Lim Peizhi jumped on their horses, chasing Ping'an and the Centaur soldiers.
Ping'an, Siyuan, and the ten horsemen soldiers charged back into battle field. Chased from behind was Fang Yaoting and Lim Peizhi.
Fang Yaoting called out, "Ping'an."
Ping'an turned to her left and it was Fang Yaoting. Then she turned to her right and Lim Peizhi smiling at her.
Lim Peizhi smiled, "Let's go save our friends."
Ping'an smiled at her friends, "Siyuan, head straight to the Northern Fortress Magic Circle."
Siyuan commanded, "Arrow head formation!"
The centaur soldiers falls behind one by one on both side behind Siyuan. Siyuan led them into incoming demonic creatures.
Siyuan shouted, "Shields."
The Horsemen soldiers held up their long shields to protect the three people in the arrow array under them. Ping'an, sitting on Siyuan's back, summoned her swords out, slashed the charging demonic creatures, and opened the way for the charging Horsemen soldiers. Just when they were fifty feet away from the Northern Fortress, Ping'an jumped out off Siyuan's back and flew directly into Northern Fortress. Fang Yaoting, Lim Peizhi, Siyuan, and the ten Horsemen soldiers collided into the demonic creatures.
Ping'an rushed directly to the two magic orbs on the two pillars. She put her hand on the orbs, but nothing happened. Then, a group of demons surrounded her.
From a distance, Zhao Renshu saw ten centaur soldiers heading straight for the Northern Fortress.
Zhao Renshu shouted while attacking the enemies, "King Shammek, what are those soldiers doing down there?"
King Shammek turned around, "That's Siyuan and his ten personal guards."
Guo Baiyu said, "What is he doing here? We will summon the talisman at anytime."
King Shammek, "If he chooses to be here when you summon the talisman, just do it."
Zhao Renshu, "Damn it!"
Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu summoned the annihilation talismans and held it on their right hands. They saw Ping'an flew out of the arrowhead formation, with her whip heading straight toward the Northern Fortress.
Guo Baiyu, "No..." Guo Baiyu crushed the talisman in his hand and shot endless arrows in the direction he saw Ping'an. He ran towards her.
Zhao Renshu shouted angrily, "Ping'an!"
One of the demon pushed Ping'an out of the Northern Fortress, and she fell on her back to the ground. Ping'an fought her way back into the Northern Fortress, and demonic creatures continued to attack her. Her three swords waved around her and protected her. Immediately afterwards, a monster kicked her hard on the back and sent her directly into the circle of the Northern Fortress magic circle. Ping'an groaned in pain, as she slowly stood up she vomited a mouthful of blood and some of the blood dropped onto the Northern Fortress magic circle. The dark magic circle lit up. Ping'an looked left and right and saw dead bodies piled on top of each other. She heard the soldiers screaming in pain as they were torn apart by demonic creatures. She knew that if she was the real Syaoran, she could end it all.
When Ping'an slowly walked towards the two pillars with floating orbs, she recalled all of the best moments of the sixteen years she had known her lovers and her friends. She recalled the first time she met Guo Baiyu on the dirt road. He is very handsome, she thought he was an angel. Then she recalled how brave he was when she first saw Zhao Renshu. They spent sixteen years together, and it was more than she could ever ask for. She is so lucky that someone like her have two of the best men in the whole world with her for sixteen years. They shed tears with her. They are her shadows. They brought many beautiful things to her life. Even though they paid a heavy price for their happiness, it was definitely not smooth sailing, but at the end of the day it was worth it, because they are her true happiness.
She recalled the memories back in Peace Town. She is surrounded by friends. Their faces appeared in her mind one by one. She remembered Huang Hongse's cold face, the bravest woman she had ever seen. She thought of the warm-hearted Huang Yueliang, the first person to acknowledged their estrange relationships. She thought of the clumsy Guo Longtong, the friendliest person. She recalled Lee Dachin, the best person she had ever met, who could sacrifice to satisfy the happiness of others. She thought of Fang Yaoting and Lim Peizhi, knowing that this will be their last battle, they still are willingly followed her into battle. Those images of everyone sat on the roof top drinking wine and watched the fireworks scattering across the night sky was still very clear to her. The image of father and Xiong Lifeng came and said goodbye. She recalled the time she spent with her disciples in Yuncheng. She shed tears of happiness.
Aishu is right. She can't sit and watch the one she loves die one by one. If she successful turn into the Syaoran all she has to do is guard the Northern Fortress for eternity. Her loved ones will move forward and continue their lives. There is enough blood shed and loss of lives. She promised her lovers that she would not sacrifice herself for anyone, but today she will sacrifice herself for herself. Ping'an took one last look, and she found her lover running towards her.
Her grandmother named her Ping'an, so she can keep everyone she loves safe, and that is what she is going to do.
Ping'an smiled with tears, "Thank you, you two are really the best things ever happened to me." Ping'an reached the two pillars, and then placed her palms on the two floating orbs. She felt electricity ran throughout her body. She closed her eyes. "I accept my duty as the guarding of the Northern Fortress. Now lend me your strength."
Zhihao watched as Ping'an entered the Northern Fortress. He shouted angrily, "No!"
Ping'an shouted loudly, "I am the true guardian of the Northern Fortress." Her black hair slowly turned white from top to bottom. Ping'an's face began to change to Syaoran. The white handsome flawless face with white hair and green eyes, now stands in the middle of the Northern Fortress. Syaoran roared loudly, "Arrrrg..."