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When Xiao Jinghan was mentioned, Liu Yuansheng pondered for a moment before replying to Abbess Jing'an, "The young master treats me fairly politely and rarely makes things difficult for me."

"You're too kind?" Abbess Jing'an nodded, seemingly lost in thought, "It's good enough to be able to live in harmony and treat each other with respect."

"Yes," Liu Yuansheng said. "I'm relieved to see that the nun is safe and sound. Once we return to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, I will find an opportunity to propose a divorce to the heir."

"You want to divorce the prince?" Master Jing'an asked in surprise.

"Yes." Compared to Abbess Jing'an's excitement, Liu Yuansheng appeared remarkably calm. "I never wanted to marry the Crown Prince. It was Liu Jingyuan who threatened Abbess Jing'an's life, forcing me to marry him."

"The Crown Prince and I are in the same boat; we were forced into this marriage by our families. This marriage was arranged against our will, and both the Crown Prince and I have suffered greatly because of it. It would be better to break free sooner, let each other go, and live a carefree life."

"Yuansheng, are you out of your mind!" Upon hearing that Liu Yuansheng intended to divorce Xiao Jinghan, Abbess Jing'an exclaimed anxiously, "Haven't you had enough of being homeless and bullied? Now that you've finally met someone who can protect you, why do you want to leave him?"

Liu Yuansheng's eyes flickered. "But I don't want to be with him, and he doesn't want to be with me either."

"But you are already husband and wife." Master Jing'an patted Liu Yuansheng's hand. "This is your destiny. Now that you are together, you should look forward and live your lives steadily."

Liu Yuansheng listened quietly to Master Jing'an's words, and after listening, she did not refute them, but just looked thoughtful.

"Judging from your expression, you haven't let go of Jiang Zhihuan yet, have you?"

Master Jing'an observed Liu Yuansheng's expression and said.

Liu Yuansheng nodded: "Of course I can't let him go."

Master Jing'an sighed, "Yuansheng, you and that Young Master Jiang are destined to be apart, why torment yourself? Just forget about him."

"Forget?" Liu Yuansheng shook her head. "Master, I can't forget him. Without him, I would have already returned to the underworld, and now I'm just a lonely soul wandering on the Bridge of Helplessness."

"But his whereabouts are still unknown, and his fate is uncertain!"

"Then I'll wait for him," Liu Yuansheng said.

"What if we don't hear from him?"

"I'll keep waiting until I hear from him," Liu Yuansheng said firmly. "I won't give up."

Upon hearing this, Abbess Jing'an frowned deeply. "Sigh, what can I say to you?"

He lowered his head as he spoke, blinking his eyes repeatedly, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Liu Yuansheng sensed something was amiss, so she slowly leaned closer and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Master Jing'an glanced at Liu Yuansheng, then hesitated before saying, "There's something I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

Liu Yuansheng's heart skipped a beat. "What is it?"

"It's Jiang Zhihuan," said Abbess Jing'an. "For your sake, I've been asking around about Jiang Zhihuan all this time. A few days ago, a pilgrim told me that a local official named Jiang Zhihuan accidentally fell into the Lanjiang River while handling a case, and his fate is unknown."

"What?" Liu Yuansheng's face turned deathly pale. "Master, are you sure that official is him?"

"It's almost certainly true," said Abbess Jing'an. "I heard that pilgrim describe the local official's appearance, and he looks remarkably like Jiang Zhihuan. You know Jiang Zhihuan's health; once he falls into the Lanjiang River, even a god couldn't save him..."

Liu Yuansheng listened in a daze, and after hearing it, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground like a rag doll.

"Yuansheng!" Abbess Jing'an quickly supported her. "I knew you wouldn't be able to handle it if I told you. But if I kept it from you, wouldn't that be holding you back?"

"No, it's impossible, it can't be," Liu Yuansheng muttered to herself. "He promised he would come back to me, he said he would be with me through thick and thin, to stay with me for life, how could he be dead?"

"But he may very well be a lonely soul on the Bridge of Helplessness now!" Master Jing'an said with a hardened heart. "You and he were both pitiful children. Now that he is gone, you must live well."

"Live on?" Liu Yuansheng said with a self-deprecating laugh. "If he really dies, how can I go on living?"

After saying that, he frowned, his whole body trembled violently, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Yuansheng, you're vomiting blood?" Master Jing'an's face turned pale. "Where's your heart-protecting pill? Where is it? Quickly take it out and drink it!"

As she spoke, she searched for the heart-protecting pill on Liu Yuansheng's body, but Liu Yuansheng pressed down on Master Jing'an's hand, looking at her with a desolate expression, "There's no need to look anymore..."

We're out of heart-protecting pills.

Her illness is an old one; whenever she gets emotional, her mouth will taste blood.

She knew medicine, but she never treated herself, waiting for the day she would die. Later, she met Jiang Zhihuan, and for his sake, she made herself a heart-protecting pill to keep her alive.

Later, Jiang Zhihuan disappeared, his fate unknown. Although she guessed that he had met with an accident and passed away, she still continued to live, just for the day she could reunite with him.

Now that Abbess Jing'an says Jiang Zhihuan is dead, why is she still clinging to this life?

Liu Yuansheng chuckled, "No need to look anymore, he's dead, I will never live on alone."

"But I must see him alive or dead. I will never believe he is dead until I see his body and his grave!"

After saying this, he stood up unsteadily, took the money pouch from his bosom, handed it back to her, and left the meditation room with swaying steps...

Ying'er was dozing off outside the meditation room when she saw Liu Yuansheng come out. She jumped up and exclaimed, "Miss! You've finally come out!"

Liu Yuansheng moved in front of Ying'er. It was only a few steps away, but Ying'er was panting heavily and her vision blurred.

"Miss, what's wrong?" Seeing Liu Yuansheng's absent-minded appearance, Ying'er asked anxiously, "Miss, you look terrible, and why is there blood at the corner of your mouth!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuansheng raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "I'm fine."

She stared blankly at Ying'er. "Ying'er, you go back to Yuxu Temple first. I want to walk around by myself."

After saying that, without waiting for Ying'er's reaction, he silently left Shuiyue Nunnery.

The sun was about to set, and the mountain forest was quiet and peaceful.

Liu Yuansheng walked and walked, and before she knew it, she arrived at the lake she loved most as a child.

The lake water remained clear as ever, but the person she knew was no longer there. Liu Yuansheng gazed quietly at the lake, and in a daze, a handsome man appeared behind her, smiling at her.

She stared at the man on the lake and laughed too.

"Jiang Zhihuan, you've arrived?"

Liu Yuansheng stepped forward, her foot landing on the lake's surface, and said, "I knew you wouldn't leave me."

"Don't move, wait for me to come find you."

The man's figure remained reflected on the lake's surface, drifting further and further away with the ripples beneath her feet. Liu Yuansheng chased after the figure step by step until half of her body was submerged in the lake water, without even noticing.

Just as she continued forward and was about to lose her balance, a pair of large hands wrapped around her waist and lifted her up in their arms.