I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 680, Section 2.5, Chapter 20: The House of Silk and the Dollhouse

The only sound in the silent dungeon was the 'drip-drop' of water.

Tang Xiuna remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a hoarse voice, "Do you know why I saved you in the first place?"

Fernana was slightly taken aback.

“Because I want you to live, to live well. Ever since my resurrection, I've been caught in a huge conspiracy, trapped and unable to escape. I don't want you to be like that, so I've never considered contacting you, just as you originally thought. Tang Shuna is dead. Fernana can be happy and safe in a future without me, and that's enough for me. Nana can forget me and find love again. You can live a better life even without me…”

Before Tang Xiuna could finish speaking, Felna interrupted him, vehemently protesting, "I don't want to!"

Fernana pursed her red lips, her eyes red-rimmed, and looked at him stubbornly, saying, "Tang Xiuna is always like this, self-righteous and self-absorbed. You only consider your own thoughts and never ask if I'm willing. I'm not the kind of person who would run away from a loved one in danger. I'm also working hard to learn how to fight, and I don't want to hold you back... We finally meet, so why does Tangtang always say such unpleasant things? I don't want to hear them at all!"

She suddenly stood up, drew her short sword, and slashed at the chains binding Tang Xiuna.

Tang Xiuna's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted, "Ferna!"

With a 'clang,' the chains were all severed, and Tang Xiuna collapsed from exhaustion. Fernana quickly stepped forward to support him and carefully helped him remove the iron hook from his shoulder.

The crisp sound of 'clapping' echoed through the silence of the chessboard, and three figures of varying heights slowly emerged from the darkness.

Lanlos, who was in the lead, slowly lowered his clasped hands and said with an ambiguous meaning, "I never thought that the couple who thought they were separated by life and death would meet again in such a touching scene. Unfortunately, I have to spoil the mood and ask you, are you done catching up?"

Tang Xiuna frowned sharply upon seeing the three men, lowered his eyes, and murmured, "It's too late after all..."

"How could that be? Didn't I give you time to escape? You chose to reminisce." Lanlos straightened his sleeves, seemingly lost in thought. "So, are you ready?"

"What?" Fernana was taken aback and asked instinctively.

"Of course, you should be mentally prepared to be killed by me." Lanlos chuckled lightly, his silver eyes coldly fixed on the two of them.

A gentle breeze ruffled Lanlos's silver hair, and the next second a 'thump' was heard.

Jafar's spear was deeply embedded in the ground, where Fernana and Tangshuna had stood.

Fernana supported Tangshuna, watching Jafar warily.

"Aren't you Mu Yegui's apostle? Why are you with him? Did Mu Yegui betray us...?"

Upon hearing Fernana's words, Jafar's expression turned cold, and he said, "Shut up, this has nothing to do with the master!"

Lanlos lifted his eyelids and warned, "Gafar, let me remind you, your master is me now. Don't get it wrong again."

Jafar remained silent, but drew his spear and attacked the two men once more.

Lanlos: "..."

Dionysus stood aside and laughed without any politeness, "Hahahaha, no wonder you specially stole this person."

"Shut up!" Lanlos said coldly.

Fernana clutched her bleeding arm, but still resolutely stood in front of Tang Shuna, coldly staring at Jafar.

"I won't move aside unless you kill me first."

"It doesn't matter, it's the same who dies first." Jafar held the silver spear in one hand and plunged it into Fernana's heart without hesitation.

Fernana shifted her body in a panic, quickly summoning her royal artifact and shouting, "Deprive Jafar of his sense of touch for 30 minutes!!!"

The next second, Jafar stopped in his tracks, and the silver spear fell to the ground.

Fernana gasped for breath, her injured hand holding a black, ornate birdcage. The cage shimmered with an eerie, ghostly blue light, clearly indicating that Fernana had used the Crown Prince's artifact, the "20" Sinful Cage, to deprive Jafar of his sense of touch.

“I’m saved…” Fernna said, still shaken. She had been too arrogant, thinking that she wouldn’t need the Crown Prince’s tools to deal with Jafar, but she had almost died at Jafar’s hands.

Lanlos took a sip of black tea, glanced at the black birdcage in Fernana's hand, and murmured, "A royal prop? But..." "Nana, you should run away," Tang Xiuna suddenly said.

“No! I want to take you with me!” Fernana shook her head, resisting.

“You should have realized by now that this is impossible. If you escape on your own, you might be able to leave, but taking me with you will only mean we die together,” Tang Xiuna said in a low voice.

“But I would be willing to die with you.” Fernana stood up, her smile tinged with bitterness, and she turned back to give Tang Xiuna a deep look.

“I long to walk with you in the fields again, to see the daisies in bloom…” Fernana chuckled softly, a smile more painful than tears. “Obviously, that’s impossible now.”

Fernana looked at Tang Xiuna and pleaded, "Candy, can you kiss me one more time?"

Tang Xiu Na moved his thin lips, slowly closed his eyes, and kissed Felna. When their lips touched, he felt only helplessness and despair. Cold tears wet their lips, bitter yet with a hint of heat.

Suddenly, Tang Xiuna was pushed away by Fernana.

He slumped to the ground, staring blankly at Fernna. Fernna gave Tang Xiu Na a genuine smile, and a vibrant bloom of blood slowly blossomed on her chest.

Lanlos withdrew his hand, looked down at the red gem in his palm that seemed to be flowing with blood, his expression as indifferent as ever.

"Give it back to me... those are Nana's things..." Tang Xiuna crawled up and caught Fernana as she fell, his dark purple eyes glaring fiercely at Lanlos.

Crimson blood flowed continuously from the two men, pooling on the ground like a puddle.

"Is that so?" Lanlos glanced sideways at the disheveled Tang Xiuna, his eyes cold and full of malice.

He bent down and approached him, handing the gem in his hand to Tang Xiuna. Then, just as Tang Xiuna reached out to take it, he crushed it without hesitation.

Lanlos looked down at Tang Xiuna and said with regret, "What a pity, I crushed it. It seems that even the real gem formed from your love is not so solid."

He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the bloodstains from his hands, as if he were dealing with something filthy.

“You are no longer of use, Don Shuna.”

Tang Xiu Na's mind suddenly went blank. He didn't know how he put Fernana down, but he rushed towards Lanlos like a madman. However, he was kicked away by Jafar before he could even touch her.

His eyes were only on Lanlos, his mind was filled with rage, and he had no other thoughts but to kill Lanlos.

In the end, he could only lie on the ground in humiliation, his body trampled underfoot. He could do nothing, not even avenge Fernana.

He suddenly couldn't help but laugh, and as he laughed, crystal tears gradually slid down his cheeks. He felt sad and ridiculous for himself, realizing that in the end he hadn't protected anything.

He stared at the ceiling in despair, slowly closed his eyes, and prepared to face his final fate.

If the outcome of all this was already predetermined, why didn't he acknowledge Fernana from the beginning?
If everything could be done over again, I hope Nana never has to meet him again.

If he hadn't suggested the school trip, they wouldn't have come to this place, nor would they have encountered such suffering.

in case……

Unfortunately, no if.

Crown Princess [Ying] Fernana has left the group chat.

The gem has shattered; Lanlos has indeed crushed a true gem of love.

Before the true gem was fully formed, Lanlos ripped it out of Fernana's heart, crushed it, and taunted her with a sarcastic remark that their love was nothing more than this.

That's a really solid hold on that hatred.

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(End of this chapter)