Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 838 That's it.
The wine jar shattered into pieces, and the clear yet bitter aroma of the medicinal wine instantly dissipated.

Xiao Chenglin almost instinctively held his breath, desperately resisting the stench.

However, it was too late. The taste was like a soft but sharp blade, silently and sharply piercing into his mind, completely shattering a certain place deep in his heart!
"No, no..."

He was stunned for a moment, then as if he had suddenly come to his senses, his eyes instantly reddened as he rushed over.

However, just as he made a movement, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his left shoulder.

—A black arrow landed on him, piercing through his already tattered armor and clothes. Crimson blood quietly seeped out, mixing with the filth on his body, making him look utterly wretched.

The arrow was extremely powerful, and Xiao Chenglin fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He knew he had nowhere else to go.

Since things have come to this, death is the only option left.

Can……

He struggled to raise his arm, trying to get a little closer.

The soldiers were completely bewildered and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

What is he trying to do?

"I don't know. Could there be some kind of mechanism in that cabinet? Is he trying to escape?"

At this point, everyone immediately became alert.

That's not impossible! After all, this is the Jing Prince's Mansion, Xiao Chenglin's stronghold!
If he really did set up some kind of trap here...

"Hold him down! Don't let him get away!"

The leader made a decisive decision and gave the order in a deep voice. The crowd immediately rushed forward!
boom--!
The wine jar in the cabinet shattered completely, and the medicinal wine gushed out, spilling all over the floor.

Black military boots sprinted, shattering fragments and creating ripples on the ground.

Xiao Chenglin stared wide-eyed at the scene, as if something inside his body had shattered.

The cold blade was pressed against his neck, but he couldn't care less.

He struggled desperately, trying to move forward, just a little bit more.

His cracked and injured fingers trembled violently as he tried to pick up even a tiny bit of the medicinal wine that had already spilled everywhere.

However, it was all in vain.

Click—!
Several soldiers stepped forward and kicked the cabinet, shattering it into pieces.

Tiny fragments flew everywhere, grazing Xiao Chenglin's eyelids and causing a burning pain.

The pain was so intense it felt like tears were about to well up in his eyes. The group of people violently dismantled the cabinet, examined it thoroughly, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. They turned back with a relaxed yet disdainful look, kicked Xiao Chenglin's face, and sneered.

"They thought there was some treasure inside! They must be desperate to survive!"

Xiao Chenglin's eyes were bloodshot, his cracked lips trembled, but he could not utter another word.

Only a voice echoed endlessly in my heart.

--yes.

This is his most treasured, most precious thing...

My chest felt like it was being burned by flames, my throat tasted bloody and spicy, and my heart was pounding as if it would jump out of my chest at any moment!

His arm finally fell limply to his side.

A thin trail of water meandered towards him, barely touching his fingertips.

It stopped there, dried up.

Xiao Chenglin stared blankly, as if his soul had been ripped out.

He finally understood what it meant to be so close yet so far away.

With just a little bit, he could… but he couldn’t.

Xiao Chenglin felt his body become incredibly heavy, and then, in a moment, he realized that all the pain had quietly vanished.

It was as if a white mist was spreading in my mind, swallowing everything.

He suddenly felt so tired, and he felt like closing his eyes and getting a good night's sleep.

But I can't bear to part with it.

He looked at the shattered wine jar and vaguely recalled that chance encounter that year in that small courtyard in Jiangling, where the girl turned around and gave him a languid smile amidst the slightly bitter medicinal fragrance.

Xiao Chenglin's lips twitched, and he actually smiled.

Perhaps, what he wanted most was what he got from the very beginning.

Unfortunately, his life took a short, unfortunate turn.

Unfortunately, later on... one mistake led to another.

His eyes were open, the light in them gradually fading, reflecting only the mess on the ground.

That's it...