I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

"Death Knell...what does it mean?"

"Catherine, you may not know this yet. The Holy Spirit is transformed from a human soul. I am Liuguang, the first Lord from four hundred years ago."

In response to Catherine's question, Zhong Ling Shengyin showed a peaceful smile on her fair face.

Hearing this, Catherine's mind was in a mess: What does that mean? Liuguang is the bell spirit? She said that the Holy Sound Bell Tower was the death knell for her?

The corpse in the statue, in order to resurrect the order that she had been silently watching over for four hundred years, the bell tower seems to contain many secrets.

Liuguang dedicated his entire life to this city, and now he has to give up everything for it?

"This is not right!" Catherine's eyes were filled with tears: "Why, you always have to sacrifice yourself to save others, live alone, and now die alone... It was you who made me make the choice, don't let yourself regret it!"

"I have never regretted it, Catherine." Zhong Ling Shengyin showed a loving smile: "This city has always been my home. I have never lost anything here."

"Then... won't you feel lonely?"

"If I really have to say, it's just that I have some regrets. I couldn't go out before because of my poor health, and now I'm trapped in the bell tower. I can't leave here, probably because I have never imagined that there would be a chance to go outside."

Will you regret it later? This question, Zhong Ling Shengyin already had the answer when she was still Liuguang.

She had never left here before and had finally found a home, so she never considered the possibility of traveling far away.

Most people experience half of their lives wandering before they can find a place to settle down.

But she was different. When she was still Liuguang, she was lucky enough to meet Hyde and gained a family to accompany her for life. Even though her body was broken, she could still live the rest of her life happily.

Everyone thought that she was the one who protected this city, but in fact, whether it was Liuguang or Zhong Ling Shengyin, this was her only home.

"Aren't you the same? You didn't come back here because of regret." Zhong Ling Shengyin said with a smile: "Regret is not sad, nor is it hateful, it's just a bit helpless."

Echo and Catherine looked at each other deeply. They could not see any regret in each other's eyes, only deep love and longing.

"Said it right."

"If you are really going to disappear, at least let us stay with you."

They spoke back and forth while clasping their clasped hands.

However, Zhong Ling Sheng Yin shook her head: "No need, it's enough for me to have him accompany me."

She turned around and saw a gray-haired boy appear there.

"Orderer, I thought you left a long time ago."

"I also thought there was no hope for your resurrection...Also, call me Hyde."

Zhong Ling Shengyin and Hyde were unable to accurately sense each other's existence, and always thought that the subtle exchanges over the past twenty years were just an illusion among thousands of expectations.

"Are you finally willing to admit that you like this name?"

"Yes, I like the name you gave me, I like this world, this city, and of course, the one I like most is you."

The answer to Zhong Ling Sheng Yin's playful question was an incredibly straightforward confession of love.

Zhong Ling Shengyin's eyes flashed with burning emotions. She pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, what a passionate declaration. Let me make it clear, I won't give you a chance to regret it."

"Four hundred years, there are plenty of opportunities to regret. I have always been here and have never left."

Hyde walked forward and gently took her hand: "This time, I will accompany you wherever you go."

With tears in her eyes, Zhong Ling Shengyin sang softly the ancient and mysterious ballad, bringing infinite power to everyone.

Rujing woke up from his coma and tried hard to recall what had just happened.

When she was upset and wanted to destroy Mirror Reverse, her power was suddenly suppressed and Mirror Reverse's magic power increased significantly.

The noisy bells were disturbing, and the more panicked Ru Jing became, the more unfavorable the situation became.

Countless shattered lenses came towards her, and she couldn't block or dodge them, leaving her body covered with many cuts.

Jing Fan roared almost crazily: "Even if I can't kill you, I will take you to hell with me."

At this moment, Ru Jing had already spent a lot of energy just to maintain the smooth operation of the barrier. Facing the fierce attack that was coming like a rainstorm, he had no way to resist.

Just as the mirror was about to shatter into pieces, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking all attacks.

"Rujing, are you okay?" The space twisted, and Muxu's figure suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"I'm fine. Why are you here? Is everything okay over at the clock tower?"

"With Mr. Luo Shiqi here, it's no problem."

Mu Xu noticed that Rujing's eyes were avoiding him. He paused, then said, "Are you afraid that I will meet her?"

"Maybe I'm not as good as you say." Rujing lowered his head and grabbed his arm, as if he was afraid of Mushu.

When he appeared here, Mushu probably already realized what kind of existence Mirror Fan was, but even so, he still did not show any disgust.

Jing stopped attacking and said maliciously: "Yes, just like you hide your embarrassing side, this man may be lying to you, trying to get in touch with Meikalos through you, and then abandon you when his goal is achieved."

"He's not what you say he is."

"How can a person who is trying to get rid of the selfishness and cowardice in his heart say such things? How ridiculous!"

Hearing Jingfan insulting Mushu in this way, Rujing was immediately furious. However, as the dark side of her heart, Jingfan could always easily expose the part that she was most reluctant to talk about.

"Don't listen to her nonsense, Rujing." Muxu grabbed her shoulders and said in a strong voice: "She wants to break down your psychological defenses and make you give up on yourself."

"But what she said is true." Rujing raised her head, and for the first time, sadness and melancholy appeared on her once resolute and pretty face.

Mushu finally realized that he didn't understand the woman he loved at all.

He took a deep breath and expressed all the love in his heart: "Everyone has a past that they don't want to recall. It's not a shame. Seeing your vulnerable side, I just want to hug you tightly."

Rujing moved her lips and was about to say something, but was pushed away by Muxu.

Black rays fell from the sky, passed through his body, exploded all around, raised a large cloud of dust, and buried Mushu.

Rujing was also blown away by the impact and fell to the ground.

Her body was covered with scars, several of her ribs were broken, and she almost fainted from the pain.

Even so, she still forced herself to stay awake, almost instinctively wanting to check on Mushu's condition.

But she couldn't stand up at all and could only crawl on the ground with her arms.

"There's no one to protect you now, so just go to hell!" With extreme hatred, Jing Fan threw large pieces of sharp broken mirror towards Ru Jing.

She was seriously injured and had very little magic power left, so she had no chance to cast defensive magic.

However, Jing's counterattack did not hit Rujing, but was bounced off by the invisible barrier again like before.

When the smoke cleared, Mushu's chest was pierced and his limbs were burned and festered. The once handsome leader of the Knights Templar now looked miserable.

He should have fainted, but he relied on his instinct to judge that he was doomed to be unable to resist the attack, so he simply used the little action he could to protect Rujing.

"Why are you so stupid? It's not worth it for me..." Rujing hated his own incompetence. He created Jingren, this troublesome guy, and also implicated Mushu.

If it wasn't for saving her, Mushu could have escaped on his own.

Rujing blames herself endlessly, and until now, she still feels that she should not have been saved.

Her heart was once filled with despair, and she even wanted to give up struggling, because no matter how hard she tried, she could not get rid of the dark past and would eventually be suffocated.

At this time, a melodious and loud bell sounded in my ears.

For some reason, she suddenly recalled the day when she and Mushu went to the festival together. When Rujing was praying for her brother's safety, Mushu's mind was full of her.

"I hope Rujing will no longer resent herself."

A brilliant beam of light rose into the sky. The moment his eyes captured this brilliance, Ru Jing almost subconsciously called out the name: Impermanence.

Using light signals to transmit information has never been a privilege exclusive to Rujing. Her younger brother Wuchang is also proficient in this.

And the beautiful beam of light wanted to tell her only one sentence: "Sister, cherish the person in front of you."

Reaching out to wipe away the tears of regret, his mirror-like eyes became extremely firm.

She shouted with all her remaining strength, "Mirror World!"

In an instant, everything around shattered into mirrors.

The injured Muxu and the restless Jingfan, countless lenses appeared on their bodies.

The gloomy sky and the devastated earth were all shattered into countless pieces of mirrors.

Forcefully distorting cause and effect, the secret technique of living towards death, the mirror world.

Ru Jing actually always knew that the root cause of Jing Fan's birth was her hatred for herself.

Rejected by her incompetent parents, she began to resent herself.

However, Mushu was willing to risk his life to save her. Since she was being cared for so well, what reason did she have not to love herself well?

Rujing has always been outstanding. She doesn’t need the recognition of her scumbag parents. She just needs to identify with herself and have someone who truly loves her.

"How is this possible!" In the broken world, Jing Fan, who was surrounded by black air, was swallowed up by the scorching light and disappeared completely.