Chapter 1769: Punishment (4)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Of course, Di Fuyi did not forget to set a barrier around the bamboo shed that was more powerful than the one that Long Moyan had set before. Long Moyan would have a hard time breaking past the barrier even if his severely incapacitated external abilities recover to its full strength.

He had imprisoned Gu Xijiu with a barrier before, so now he will get a taste of his own medicine. The barrier that he had incarcerated Gu Xijiu with had an effective period of forty years, but the one that Di Fuyi set could last for a thousand years.

In other words, he will be confined for at least a thousand years. He wallowed in remorse and despair, but he could do nothing about it and only silently wait for the period to past.

…

After settling the matter with Long Moyan, Di Fuyi sheathed his sword and looked to his loved one beside him. “Xijiu…”

He did not know how to face her at that moment as she had shown indifference to him before the incident. What was worse was that he had not much time left to live… Looking at her figure standing beside him, an unknown plethora of emotions simmered in his chest. He wanted to hold her tightly in his embrace, but something was holding him back.

Gu Xijiu looked up at him for a while and pouted her lips. “Di Fuyi, aren’t you going to hug me?” There was a trace of grievance in her voice. She thought that the first thing that he would do was to hug her! To her surprise, he only stood and looked at her like an idiot.

Di Fuyi tried to hide his misery from his face. “Xijiu, I… I won’t be able to give you an eternity anymore…” He would not be able to stay by her side for long and would have to leave her by herself soon. He did not know what he should do given the current circ.u.mstances.

Although he wanted to love her for the remainder of his life and not leave this world with any regrets, it would be a selfish act that would be too harmful to her…

Gu Xijiu understood his worries. Still, she could not help but feel wronged. She pursed her lips and asked, “Di Fuyi, since you know that you won’t live for long, why did you come to me in the first place? I had not fallen for you the first time we met…”

Di Fuyi felt a sting in his heart. “I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”

Gu Xijiu’s eyes were rimmed with red. “You made me envious of a dead person. You made me feel like a subst.i.tute for Lan Jingke… You don’t know how hurtful those times were for me. From that moment onwards, I started to hate myself and wished for death…”

Di Fuyi gripped his hands and suppressed his desire to embrace her. “I’m sorry, I was a b.a.s.t.a.r.d…”

He feigned composure when he said those words, but his heart ached to the point of suffocation. The act of hurting her was worse than hurting himself.

Gu Xijiu looked at his arms. Although they were concealed in his sleeve, she could see their stiffness. She wanted to surrender herself in his embrace, but if he did not take the initiative to embrace her, how could she abate the grievances in her heart?

She took a deep breath and continued to look up at him. “Then, do you still want me?”

Di Fuyi’s breath halted for a second. Of course, he does! With all of his life! But he could not be that selfish anymore…

“Xijiu, you already know about… about my situation. We aren’t suitable to be alongside each other anymore. In these three months, I will pa.s.s to you everything I know…”

“You want to be my master? In the last moments in your life, you want to be my master?!”

“No, I just want to pa.s.s some things on. Xijiu, we don’t have much time left…”

“Di Fuyi, I should have been reincarnated 38 years later, but I was reborn earlier instead. Do you know why?” Gu Xijiu took a step towards him with her eyes locked on his. She would have to lay out the truth to him!