"Listen," the bearded man said with a smile, squatting down to caress the girl's forehead, "I've said that as long as I live, I will protect you."
"I don't want you to die."
"I want even less for you to die," the man's eyes reddened, his hand trembling more as he caressed the girl, "You're too young. Life shouldn't be this short."
"Brother..."
"Sorry, I can no longer take care of you. From now on, you'll need to go on by yourself."
With that, the bearded man took out a dagger from his bosom and put it in the girl's hand, "One must not seek death, but must never fear it either. Hold this. If one day, you're captured by the Transcendents, then end it yourself. It's worse than death to fall into their hands."
"Given the current situation of the alliance, the chances of her surviving are slim to none," Chen Yu said blankly, gazing towards the direction of the capital, it wasn't clear whom he was speaking about.
