Chapter 2267 - 2268: Her Life Is Fading Away
At the precise moment the sword light was about to slash toward the monarch, the monarch retreated swiftly like a whirlwind, while simultaneously stomping on the ground, he immediately sprang up into the air!
"Thousand Troops Breakthrough!"
The monarch roared lowly, lifting the long knife in his hand, slashing out rapidly with the momentum to sweep through a thousand troops.
"Boom..."
The intertwined black and white sword light instantly collided with the monarch’s fierce blade light in midair, just like two planes losing control and crashing into each other, exploding directly, producing a series of ear-piercing dull roars and a giant blinding light that swept outward.
The fierce energy whistled by, innumerable trees around seemed to be hit by a storm, immediately starting to sway, with many tree trunks falling to the ground.
The fierce energy, like a gust of wind, swept away in all directions.
Soon, before the aftershock faded, the monarch suddenly turned into a shadow and disappeared from the scene, followed by a loud voice resonating once more!
"Ye Xunhuan, for the sake of this handkerchief, our battle will continue after the Spring Festival."
The monarch’s loud voice echoed around, spreading everywhere: "I’ll let you enjoy the Spring Festival peacefully!"
The monarch left, without any hesitation or delay, turning around and departing straight away.
Even if Ye Xunhuan wanted to chase, he couldn’t possibly catch up with the monarch now, as the monarch vanished like a black meteor, disappearing from Ye Xunhuan’s sight without a trace.
The monarch left, but Ye Xunhuan frowned directly, wondering whose is this handkerchief?
What kind of story does it hold?
Ye Xunhuan didn’t believe this handkerchief belonged to Chu Ji’s father, Chu Yunlong; this handkerchief is clearly a woman’s, and the embroidery on it is obviously done by a woman.
At this moment, a strong sense of confusion surged within Ye Xunhuan’s heart, wanting to uncover the story behind this handkerchief, longing to understand why the monarch became so distracted upon seeing this handkerchief.
Meanwhile, on a nearby hilltop, the old man, who had his gaze fixed upon the middle-aged man beside him since the monarch departed, looked on in disbelief: "You really got it right, the monarch indeed chose to leave!"
"He has lost his fighting spirit; it seems something disturbed his mind," the middle-aged man said softly.
"Could it be the handkerchief the monarch mentioned? But what kind of handkerchief is it?"
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly: "I don’t know either."
He really had no idea what kind of handkerchief could cause the monarch to lose his fighting spirit and choose to leave.
Unless he took a look at the handkerchief, but even if he did, could he truly understand the story behind it?
Soon, the middle-aged man said to the old man: "Take care of yourself, I’m leaving first!"
"Then take care,"
The old man didn’t try to keep him, knowing he couldn’t retain him, as the man had his own things to do.
The middle-aged man chuckled softly: "Take good care of Qin Rumeng!"
With those words, he said nothing more, vanishing from the scene like a wisp of smoke, unseen, as if he never appeared.
The old man looked on with envy, wondering when he could reach this realm; if he did, then...
Shortly after, the old man sighed slightly, his face filled with helplessness.
He knew he had no hope, as he was too old, nearing the end of his life.
......
The monarch left, Ye Xunhuan knew everything here was over, the monarch only took one of his trump cards, Qin Rumeng’s belongings were preserved.
But the handkerchief, Ye Xunhuan couldn’t find it anymore, unsure if it was torn into pieces by the fierce wind or taken by the monarch, ultimately it vanished.
The handkerchief wasn’t torn into pieces by the wind, but rather taken by the monarch, who, after leaving here, didn’t run far before stopping, taking out the handkerchief and gazing at it full of complexities.
At that moment, the monarch’s thoughts seemed to be pulled to a distant past, his face deep, eyes flickering with erratic emotions!
"Lan’er, I’m sorry, I’m sorry..." The monarch murmured, while the handkerchief in his grip tightened increasingly, placing it slowly over his heart as if it was exceedingly important to him.
Furthermore, as time passed, the monarch’s eyes slowly turned red at this moment.
If someone were to see this scene, it would surely shock many, as this moment, the monarch was extremely upset, unlike his usual self.
Indeed, as Ye Xunhuan thought, this handkerchief hides a secret, quite significant, and most importantly, concerning the monarch.
And from the monarch’s mention of Lan’er, it’s easy to surmise the handkerchief involves a woman.
......
After the monarch left, Ye Xunhuan didn’t linger there, immediately going to find Olivia and the others.
Once Ye Xunhuan found Olivia and the others, Jun Letian and other members of the national guardians had long disappeared.
Olivia seemed severely injured, her face pale and slightly shriveled, as if her vitality was completely drained, appearing as if she’d reached the end of life.
Standing beside Olivia were Jue Tian and Michelle among others.
Upon seeing Olivia like this, Ye Xunhuan’s expression changed, swiftly reaching Olivia!
"Olivia, what’s wrong with you?"
Ye Xunhuan looked at Olivia full of tension and worry.
"Nothing!" Olivia forced a smile upon seeing Ye Xunhuan.
But this forced smile felt like a needle stabbing Ye Xunhuan, extraordinarily painful.
At that moment, Michelle suddenly spoke: "Olivia, you’re not okay, you’re in serious trouble..."
"Michelle, you..."
The next moment, Ye Xunhuan turned his gaze to Michelle: "What do you know?"
Seeing Ye Xunhuan filled with worry and tension, Michelle glanced at Olivia, then sighed softly: "Her life is fading away!"