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The excruciating torment was driving Sanglu insane. So, she quietly rose to her feet, giving her older brother one last, longing look before walking towards a small lake in the middle of the poplar grove.
The barefoot girl's steps were as light as a stray cat's. The crackling of the fire provided the perfect cover, preventing Dongzhi, who had fallen asleep with his saber in his arms, from realizing that his sister had already left.
As she walked, Sanglu removed her clothes, and by the time she had reached the lakeshore, she was naked. She turned to look at the distant campfire one more time, then closed her eyes, intending to throw herself into the lake, only to hear a faint voice in the quiet night.
"The lake is deep and cold. If you can't swim, it's better not to go into the water."
Raising her head, Sanglu saw a man in a Star Robe meditating with his eyes closed, sitting cross-legged in a tree. The girl, with a heart set on death, had eyes filled with emptiness.
