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Shen You walked over without saying a word, and with a flick of her toe, lifted Bi Lin Lang Jun into the pool.

He held a large sword in one hand, ready to strike at any moment.

The answer is actually quite simple.

As a martial artist, he only needs to act in accordance with his own conscience.

If one goes against one's own will and withdraws when it's time to act, the outcome... will only be as tragic as that of Lord Bilin at this moment.

"If you dare to do anything wrong, I'll kill you again!"

Shen You said coldly.

"...No, that won't happen..."

The Jade Scale Gentleman, immersed in the black water, closed his eyes as if he had been redeemed.

The black water, strong enough to corrode flesh and bone, kept scorching his body, causing wisps of white smoke to rise from it. But he seemed oblivious, and instead, a satisfied smile spread across his lips.

"Thank you... Now I can finally reach the ending I longed for..."

"Actually, I should have done this a long time ago... but I still always lack the courage..."

"Let my life and strength create this most beautiful celestial lotus of creation..."

He suddenly opened his eyes again and looked at Shen You:

"I have one last request... Of course, it's a very difficult thing to do, and it's okay if you can't do it... Even if you refuse me and directly take this Creation Lotus, I can accept it... But I still want to ask you to listen to this request..."

"Speak."

Shen You answered without hesitation.

The Jade Scale Gentleman smiled gratefully:

"I would like to ask you... after I make this Creation Lotus bloom, take it with you to find the soul of a woman... and use the Creation Dew within the lotus to rebuild her body and bring her back to life..."

"A woman's...ghost?" Shen You raised an eyebrow.

"Yes..." Bi Lin Lang Jun's smile carried a hint of reminiscence, his eyes filled with tenderness. "I guess you can guess that I've come to this point because of that woman... She died because of me a hundred years ago, and all my efforts over the past hundred years have been to bring her back to life..."

"Of course, a hundred years have passed, and I don't even know where she is now, so I have no hope for this matter at all... I originally planned to spend all my time searching for her after I made the Dew of Creation, but now, it seems that my time is running out... So I can only entrust this wish to you. It doesn't matter if you can't fulfill it. This is just to put an end to the last thought in my heart..."

Bi Lin Lang Jun's words moved Shen You. In any case, Bi Lin Lang Jun had been acting for a woman for the past hundred years. He had lingered in the world for a hundred years for an impossible wish.

Shen You took a deep breath and asked, "What was that woman's name?"

The Jade Scale Gentleman's gaze fell on Shen You, and he smiled gently, "Back then, the Liu family was a family of demons. She escaped with me and had long since severed ties with her maternal family, so she took my surname... I call her Third Sister... Liu Third Sister...!"

"What!?" Shen You exclaimed in shock.

Shen You stared in disbelief at the man before her, Bi Lin Lang… He was Liu Lang!

"Why are you so surprised...?" Bi Lin Lang Jun's expression suddenly tensed up. "Have you met San Niang?"

Shen You finally managed to calm herself down and nodded with some difficulty: "That's right... she's been hiding in the lotus pond at Renxin Hall..."

Afterwards, Shen You and Bi Lin Lang Jun exchanged what they knew about the story of San Niang.

It turns out that a hundred years ago, there was also a secret alchemy. At that time, a demon family secretly kidnapped women in Rongcheng to refine "Creation Dew". And the final ingredient was none other than the Third Sister, who had eloped with Bilin Langjun and came to the Liu family to prepare for her marriage to Bilin Langjun.

On their wedding night, the alchemy process reached its most crucial stage. The Liu family threatened Bi Lin Lang Jun's life to force San Niang to agree to become the medicinal ingredient.

The medicinal ingredient only works if the recipient is willing. Bi Lin Lang Jun watched helplessly as San Niang dissolved in the pool, becoming nourishment for the Creation Immortal Lotus.

After that, the Liu family officially established themselves in Rongcheng, shedding their demonic image and becoming a respected family. That night, however, became a source of regret for the Jade Scale Gentleman for a century.

At that time, a wisp of Third Sister's remnant soul remained on the lotus flower, which later transformed her into a lotus flower demon. The Jade Scale Gentleman fled the Liu family with that lotus flower, but was relentlessly pursued, struck in the chest, and ultimately drowned in the great river.

San Niang had told Shen You the story from that time, but she concealed the fact that she had offered herself to Liu Lang as a medicinal ingredient, because she did not want the "Liu Lang" in front of her to experience that regret again.

Before his death, Bilin Langjun sent San Niang to Renxin Hall. However, he did not expect that San Niang would hide in Renxin Hall for a hundred years, as if she knew that one day he would come back to find her.

"So you also know Third Sister... I didn't know there was such a connection between you..."

Bilin Langjun's body gradually melted in the black water, but his expression was one of extreme joy.

"So it was destined that I would meet you, and that I would die today..."

He looked at Shen You, then suddenly pulled a small booklet from his pocket with difficulty and tossed it to her.

"When I was on the verge of death, I stumbled upon a secret realm beneath the great river by chance. There, I obtained a trace of dragon blood, which allowed me to survive and become what I am today..."

"I also obtained this manual in the secret realm at the bottom of the river... If you help me take the Dew of Creation to Third Sister, I will give you this manual as a gift..."

Shen You picked up the manual and saw three words written on it—

"Dragon Transformation"!

That was a technique related to dragons. Shen You recalled the awe-inspiring power of the great dragon energy he had just witnessed, and his heart warmed.

"Farewell... Third Sister..."

In his final moments, Bilin Langjun looked up at the sky with a bewildered gaze, a look of relief and satisfaction on his face, before gradually losing all movement.

"I dedicate my life to you... just as you once gave your life for me... From now on, you can..."

His ethereal murmurs eventually vanished into the wind.

His body completely dissolved in the black water.

Shen You stood blankly by the black pool.

He watched as the tiny lotus buds received the most sincere nourishment and slowly blossomed into beautiful flowers.

As night gradually falls, the flowers shimmer with a glassy light. A crystal-clear, round dewdrop gradually takes shape within the petals, spinning around the stamen.

A refreshing fragrance wafted out.

Shen You carefully plucked the lotus flower and sealed the Dew of Creation inside its petals.

He put the elixir into his bosom, knowing that Third Sister could finally break free from her long-standing constraints and be reborn as a human.

He turned around, picked Xiao Hui up from the ground, and strode outside.