The Three-Life Stone

Xia Jin left the South Country, feeling a little empty inside.

She seemed to have fulfilled an obsession and forgotten a very important person.

Who could be the one who called him sister? Could it be Murong Yi? How could a prince be so skinny and timid?

Before she could think clearly, a man in black swung his sword at her. Xia Jin instinctively dodged, but there was more than one assassin. This made her, with her experience in the underworld, like a clown who was not presentable. In less than a moment, another group of men in black appeared and started fighting.

A handsome man with a jade-like face, emerald eyebrows, eyes like stars, a high nose and deep eyes stood out from the crowd and hugged the injured Xia Jin, leaving behind his heroic demeanor among the crowd of black people.

In the attic, the man's thin lips were tightly closed, his thick eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes were filled with deep affection for Xia Jin. He carefully wiped Xia Jin's wound and sprinkled the golden wound medicine on it. He took every step carefully, and his hand trembled slightly when the skin touched.

Xia Jin forced herself to support her weak and tired body, and looked at the man in front of her without saying a word. There was something familiar between his eyebrows, but it was hard to associate him with the young man she had met once in her dream.

In her dream, a young man sent Shangguan Wan'er out of the palace. She took a quick look at him, but it was dark at the time and she couldn't see clearly. His eyebrows and eyes were exactly the same as the man now, but the young man was thin, and he was very different from the tall and imposing man now.

Not long after, Jiang Wan walked in, and the silent space was filled with a slight sound.

The concern and reluctance revealed in Jiang Wan's eyes looked very complicated. Only then did Xia Jin confirm that the man in front of her was Murong Yi.

Jiang Wan seemed to be afraid that Murong Yi would misunderstand her, and her worry seemed a little anxious. Murong Yi's eyes were also very complicated. In the end, he said nothing, patted Jiang Wan's shoulder to show his trust, and walked out.

Jiang Wan and Xia Jin were the only ones left in the room. Xia Jin knew that the person who wanted to kill her was not the woman in front of her, so she didn't say much.

Jiang Wan loves Murong Yi very much, but she is a kind-hearted woman. She has always indulged Murong Yi in protecting her. Maybe she has escaped danger several times in the past, not because of her agility, but because of Murong Yi's secret help.

I'm just a woman, how could I make someone fall to the ground with just a stone thrown at me, or make someone suffer from excruciating pain with just a kick?

"He's been looking for you." Jiang Wan tidied up the mess on the table, trying to make herself look like she didn't care and just said it casually.

"Yeah." Xia Jin responded casually. She just remembered this person and had no other memories. She wanted to say something but felt that nothing she said would be appropriate.

"He has been protecting you." These two simple sentences fully reveal the original intention of Murong Yi's efforts over the years.

"Ah."

"Don't you have anything to say?"

"Ah."

"Is your heart really black?"

"Ah."

"Aren't you curious about how Murong Yi has been through all these years?" Jiang Wan became angrier and angrier the more she asked, and she didn't even know what she was angry about. Xia Jin's reaction was that she had imagined countless times what she would like to see if Murong Yi met her, but when she really saw this, she felt that Murong Yi's all these years were not worth it.

Before Xia Jin and Jiang Wan could react, Murong Yi pushed the door open and said, "It's not advisable to stay here for long."

Xia Jin felt the hoarse voice sounded familiar, and tears fell without her reacting. She herself didn't even realize it, and no one noticed as she was in such a hurry.

The three of them went out from the back door. The two weak women slowed down Murong Yi's speed, so he had to stay behind them. At this moment, Jiang Wan and Xia Jin didn't care about unfamiliarity or resentment. They supported each other and ran forward, neither of them wanting to fall behind.

"Did the old man leave any backup plan after his death?" Xia Jin asked hesitantly.

Murong Yi looked at Xia Jin for two seconds and said, "I didn't expect that he would ambush near the South Country. I miscalculated this time."

"I don't blame you..." Xia Jin continued in a low voice, "Thank you."

Jiang Wan tightened his grip on Xia Jin's hand a little and then loosened it without saying anything. Murong Yi looked around but did not hear those three words.

Looking at the men in black chasing after them, Xia Jin broke free from Jiang Wan's hand and pushed her towards Murong Yi, shouting, "These people are coming for me. It's none of your business. You still have a chance of survival if you leave."

Jiang Wan was a little stunned and speechless. Murong Yi looked at Xia Jin deeply, and without hesitation pulled Jiang Wan and Xia Jin together and turned to fight with the man in black.

Jiang Wan and Xia Jin each found a branch and leaned against it with their backs to each other in a defensive posture, hoping to protect themselves and not distract Murong Yi.

Looking at the cuts on Murong Yi's body, Jiang Wan cried and shouted, but she could do nothing. Xia Jin's heart also ached unconsciously.

Xia Jin was already injured and weak, and she was constantly depleting her energy, so she soon showed signs of being overwhelmed. The black-clad assassins also noticed this, and some of them continued to delay Murong Yi. The black-clad men who were surrounding the woman in groups of three or four did not waste time with Jiang Wan, but slowly prepared to attack Xia Jin.

Murong Yi sensed something was wrong and ignored the pain from the torn wounds on his body. He swung his sword as if he was risking his life, but in the end he was one step too late.

When Xia Jin thought she was about to die.

Jiang Wan used his body to protect Xia Jin, and the swords stabbed towards Jiang Wan's body.

Time seemed to slow down. Xia Jin looked at the silly girl in front of her. In order to protect the person her lover wanted to protect, she actually risked her life. She protected her love rival for the person she loved. In an instant, so many emotions were overwhelmed, and a sense of guilt for being alive crept into her heart.

Murong Yi had already killed the assassins around him and continued to strangle the few remaining assassins.

"Is it worth it?" Xia Jin asked while hugging Jiang Wan.

"There's no such thing as worth it... right or wrong... it's just that you chose him... and I... chose him... but I... don't regret it... I have loved him... so it's worth it." Jiang Wan said with difficulty and passed out.

Xia Jin quietly looked at the woman who traveled through time, not knowing whether to say that Murong Yi had taken advantage of the woman who loved him the most to get to where he is now, or whether to say that she was an unlucky star who had implicated others.

Xia Jin checked Jiang Wan's injuries. Murong Yi, who was standing next to him, also knelt on one knee and used his sword to support himself after the last assassin fell to the ground. The alley was splattered with blood and a bloody smell spread. Xia Jin hurried over to check Murong Yi's injuries.

Murong Yi looked at the woman who cared about him. For a moment, the figure seemed to overlap with the one in his memory. He held up his eyelids with difficulty, and his pale lips moved silently twice, as if saying "sister".

Xia Jin's tears were a little blurred. She never thought that today two people would risk their lives for her.

She rummaged through the small pouch on her body for something and fed it to Murong Yi and Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan seemed to have fallen asleep. Murong Yi glanced at her indifferently, with a trace of pity in his eyes. He seemed to think that this person would not survive, and he had made up his mind to die.