Chapter 125 – The Empress Has Passed Away

Chapter 125 - The Empress Has Passed Away

The image of Mo Cangyan being struck by an arrow flashed through Feng Xiyao's mind, and without hesitation, she dashed towards him...

Mo Cangyan, assuming Feng Xiyao was coming to embrace him, reached out to catch her as she ran.

"What's the matter? You already miss me after just a brief separation?"

"..."

Mid-sentence, Mo Cangyan's fingers brushed against a warm, sticky substance...

Upon lifting his hand, he saw it was covered in blood.

Mo Cangyan's eyes widened as he stared at the arrow piercing through her chest.

"Yao!"

Feng Xiyao felt a sharp pain in her chest and her eyelids grew heavy. Hearing Mo Cangyan call out her name, she knew he was safe and could no longer keep her eyes open. Her hand dropped limp...

"Empress Dowager!"

Upon seeing the archer attempting to flee, Mo Lingyun snatched a bow and arrow from his subordinate and shot the man fiercely. The archer was struck by an arrow and fell from the balcony.

"..."

Mo Cangyan could not afford any delay. He swiftly picked up Feng Xiyao and ran to find a physician, with Qin Fang hastily following behind.

Mo Lingyun had to stay behind to deal with the situation, watching their departure with concern.

...

All the physicians in Province Xu were summoned. Qin Fang observed as each of them emerged from the room with grim expressions. He clenched his fists in frustration.

The physician inside the room took Feng Xiyao's pulse and found no signs of a heartbeat. He then checked her breath, only to draw back his hand in shock.

"Your Majesty, the Empress... has already passed away!"

Hearing this, Mo Cangyan fiercely grabbed the physician's collar. "Her body temperature is completely normal! How can she be dead? You quack, get out of here!"

The physician was startled by Xiao Feng's dark, bloodshot expression and scrambled out of the room in a panic.

"..."

Outside the room, Qin Fang heard that Feng Xiyao had passed away, and his heart skipped a beat. His body swayed.

"How can this be? It's impossible!"

He refused to believe it. How could someone so full of life suddenly be gone?

Xiao Feng observed his distraught state, casting a helpless glance at those inside the room. He grabbed a physician who had been hastily dismissed. "What do you mean? Has Empress Dowager really...?"

The physician replied, "We all checked. Her pulse was faint at first, but now... there's no sign of breath left!"

"The chest wound is directly pierced through. No ordinary person could survive such an injury..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang's eyes reddened. He turned around and punched the pillar behind him with great force.

"..."

"Scram, all of you! Get out!"

Fed up with the meaningless chatter of these quacks, Mo Cangyan bellowed, driving everyone away.

Once they were all gone, he enveloped Feng Xiyao in his arms, holding her tightly against him.

"You haven't spoken to me for days. I was wondering if you didn't like me anymore."

"But if you don't like me, then why did you suddenly step in to take an arrow for me?"

"I'm tough-skinned and muscular. Even if I got hit, there was no reason for you to shield me!"

"What am I supposed to do now?"

"I was planning on explaining things properly when we returned. I don't want the original female lead, nor will I ever like her..."

"I only want to like you!"

"You do love wealth, don't you? If you open your eyes, I'll give you every single piece of gold and jewel in the palace."

"....If...you want to leave...I won't stop you. Just don't die, and don't treat me like this..."

"...."

No one replied for a long time. Mo Cangyan's vision blurred as tears rolled down his cheeks.

...

Feng Xiyao had a long dream filled with familiar yet alien scenes.

For the characters in them were her and Mo Cangyan.

She witnessed the moment she was framed upon her rebirth, as well as numerous incidents in the palace. Then, she saw Mo Cangyan stealthily digging away the treasures she had hidden.

Upon seeing this scene, Feng Xiyao's anger flared up.

"What nonsense is this? So that's how my treasures vanished! You despicable tyrant, you're doomed!"

This dream was like a grand projector, revealing vividly many events, including those involving Murong and Kong Xue'er...

She frowned deeply upon witnessing this, perplexed as to why the original male lead would be involved. She remembered that he should still be in his sect, romantically entangled with his senior martial sister and junior martial sister.

As Feng Xiyao was lost in confusion, the scene shifted to the recent incident. When the arrow sped towards Mo Cangyan, she didn't rush forward to shield him.

The arrow was swift, piercing Mo Cangyan's chest in an instant...

Feng Xiyao's eyes widened as she watched herself in the mirror, crying out and dashing towards Mo Cangyan.

Mo Cangyan didn't have time to speak, only caressing her face with a lingering gaze before breathing his last...

Upon hearing the news of Mo Cangyan's demise, Lin Youquan in Shang Jing immediately mobilized to rebel.

By the time Mo Lingyun rushed back, Shang Jing had already fallen into Lin Youquan's hands, with the Empress Dowager and the entire royal family imprisoned.

The original male lead assisted Lin Youquan in killing Mo Lingyun, hanging his head on the city wall. Zhang Luoyi, unable to withstand the blow, leaped from the city wall, five months pregnant...

Ultimately, Lin Youquan ascended the throne, but his reign was short-lived. He was poisoned to death by Lin Ling and the original male lead, who then successfully seized control of Great Xia.

Following the sudden outbreak of war among the Three Kingdoms, the original male lead, with his harem of beauties and his irresistible protagonist's halo, successfully annihilated the other two nations, genuinely unifying the continent...

"How can this be? Didn't things change significantly? Why did the outcome remain the same?"

Feng Xiyao shook her head in disbelief, unable to comprehend why the end result was still identical.

...

Opening her eyes once more, she found herself back in the Endless expanse. The place was a serene expanse of white.

Recalling that the System was here, she immediately called out.

"System, come out! Why is this happening?"

"..."

After a few calls, the System emerged slowly and reluctantly.

The System looked at her, its annoying voice echoing, "Host, how did you die again? And this time, so thoroughly!"

Feng Xiyao was about to speak when she suddenly caught the crucial point.

"What do you mean 'died again'? When have I died before?"

Realizing its slip of tongue, the System hastily clarified, "Didn't you suddenly die last time... which is why I brought you here!"

"..."

At the mention of this, Feng Xiyao felt a surge of helplessness. It was due to her sudden death from gaming that she ended up in this world. She vowed inwardly to never play games again.

"So what now? Can I revive by watching an ad?"

The System looked at her as if she were mad. "Do you really think that's possible, Host?"

Feng Xiyao was on the verge of tears. "How could this happen?"

Recalling Mo Cangyan's heart-wrenching and pained expression when she closed her eyes, Feng Xiyao felt a pang of sorrow.

Would the Tyrant cry if he found out she had died?