"She always looks so harmless, like a weak girl, but he bore everything for you, shouldering all the infamy alone. And what did you do to him in return?"
Liu Xiaoxiao scanned the crowd, then continued, "None of you deserve the sacrifices he made for you. Each one of you is an ingrate!"
Shaoguang's expression changed slightly, light flickering in her eyes, and she felt a deep ache in her heart.
Murong Xue, hearing these words, felt a massive headache coming on.
She hadn't expected Liu Xiaoxiao to suddenly show up and cause trouble at this moment.
She snapped, "Enough!"
"Liu Xiaoxiao, what right do you have to accuse us?"
"Think carefully. If it weren't for him, would your father have died so tragically? If not for him, would the Demon Sect have suffered such a devastating blow? Your grudge against him is deeper than anyone else's here. Stop pretending to be some noble figure!"
"If you didn't harbor hatred for him, why did you lend us the Celestial Emperor's Mirror to suppress him?"
However, Liu Xiaoxiao only sneered. She said lightly, "Although he did many things I couldn't understand, I never doubted that he would harm me."
"I just don't understand why he could love you people but not me."
"I've done so much for him, yet I can't compare to you ingrates?"
"As for lending you the Celestial Emperor's Mirror, it was only to show you all what the Emperor you hate so much has done. I also wanted to see your expressions when you realized your own vile faces."
"To let you know that in this world, the only one worthy of him is me!"
Murong Xue was so angry that she was practically fuming, wishing she could suppress this woman.
It's well known that those in the Demon Sect have extreme personalities, but this woman's character is even more extreme.
Murong Xue knew well that throughout the Emperor's life, there were many beauties.
But the one who often made her most troubled, who she frequently schemed and fought with, and who often got the better of her, was the woman in front of her.
Despite the irreconcilable grudge between Liu Xiaoxiao and the Emperor—the murder of her father—she harbored no hatred towards him.
The only thing she resented was why he didn't love her.
From the conversations among these empresses, Ye Fan gleaned a hint of the enmity and resentment between the Demon Empress and the Emperor.
But knowing this made him very uneasy.
Because it was clear that Demon Empress Liu Xiaoxiao did not truly hate the Emperor. She lent the Celestial Emperor's Mirror just to make others regret.
To find out why the Emperor didn't love her.
Thus, Ye Fan was very worried that this indomitable Demon Empress might take back the Celestial Emperor's Mirror.
If the Emperor were released, it would be an unprecedented disaster for the Ten Thousand Spirit Continent.
He stepped forward, wanting to say something.
But Liu Xiaoxiao ignored him completely. In her eyes, there seemed to be only the man in the mirror.
She walked up to the Celestial Emperor's Mirror and caressed the image of the man.
Her gaze was incredibly gentle, and she murmured softly, "Even though you owe me a lot, I don't care. Because I know you must have your reasons."
"I have never doubted you from the beginning, I just want to know why you didn't love me back then."
"Even if the outcome isn't what I hope for, I'll still do something for you. I won't let you suffer unjustly."
…
Inside the Celestial Emperor's Mirror.
Chu Yang staggered forward.
He didn't know where he should go or where he would end up.
It seemed that despite the vastness of the world, there was nowhere for him to find refuge, leaving him feeling utterly lost.
In his heart, the image of the little woman Shaoguang suddenly surfaced, her pitiful appearance making everything he had done for her seem worthwhile.
Chu Yang continued to walk, going further and further.
Behind him, a long trail of blood stretched out, standing out starkly in the vast world.
…
The cultivators looked at the lonely figure in the mirror, and an endless sadness welled up in their hearts.
For the Emperor, he had now lost all his cultivation.
Moreover, he had lost his faith among the human race and could no longer follow the path of humanity.
So, every cultivator's heart was filled with confusion.
Unable to follow the human path, how did the Emperor later break through to the Great Emperor realm?
This question lingered in everyone's mind.
The Emperor had already abandoned his foundation, destroyed his sword heart, and forsaken the heavenly fortune, making it impossible to comprehend the heavenly way. Later, for the sake of Empress Shaoguang and the human race, he abandoned the human path system.
Now, the Emperor was no different from a mortal, without a trace of cultivation.
He appeared especially desolate and lonely.
Everyone wanted to know how the Emperor, in such a situation, managed to rise again to become a powerful Great Emperor?
Moreover, how did the Emperor and Liu Xiaoxiao, the Demon Empress, come to know each other? What caused Liu Xiaoxiao to become so extreme, and what exactly happened between them? No one knew.
They turned their gaze back to the Celestial Emperor's Mirror.
In the image, Chu Yang had already completely left the Nine Provinces, unaware of how far or how long he had walked.
Suddenly, Chu Yang slightly raised his head.
Dark clouds rolled in the sky, with flashes of lightning flickering within them.
Was it going to rain? Chu Yang glanced at it and then decided not to pay further attention.
However, the next moment, he was shocked to discover that it didn't seem to be clouds but a massive black hand that covered the sky!
This hand obscured the entire sky, looking extremely terrifying and horrifying.
Endless murderous aura wrapped around the hand, with rolling black mist continuously spreading from it.
An incredible force erupted, as if it were about to swallow the entire sky.
The massive black hand, which covered the sky, came swiftly toward him.
The terrifying pressure made him unable to move! Chu Yang was greatly alarmed, his heart filled with infinite vigilance and dread.
He wanted to turn and leave, but he was completely powerless.
He could only watch helplessly as the massive black hand slowly approached, unable to do anything.
The terrifying murderous aura surged into his heart, and at this moment, Chu Yang fell into unconsciousness.
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