Watching this play out in front of him, Feng Shen chuckled:
"Did you really think you could just end it all? You silly bitch! Survival is hard-wired into every living being, a primal instinct that drives you to cling to life!"
Shaking his head in disappointment and clicking his tongue twice, Feng Shen continued: "Come on, you know this! Your mind and body will fight tooth and nail to keep you alive."
Cai Xiu didn't know what to say. No matter how much self-loathing filled her, she simply couldn't go through with self-destruction, as though her body refused to obey her will.
'I… want… to… live…?' She thought to herself.
Cai Xiu couldn't deny it. In the back of her mind, she didn't truly want to die.
Despite the overwhelming disgust she felt toward herself, a faint whisper of survival was there, quietly urging her to keep on living.
Seeing her expression keep changing, Feng Shen sighed: