National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

Perhaps Chu He’s words, which felt like he was kicking her while she was down, had deeply pierced Ji Shengyue’s heart.

In that moment, Ji Shengyue lost control of her emotions.

Since all hope with Chu He was lost, Ji Shengyue saw no reason to grovel before him any longer.

Besides, Ji Shengyue had already resolved to end her own life.

’Since I’m going to die anyway, why should I care about saving face for anyone else?’

It had been a long time since Ji Shengyue had felt such a wonderful sense of freedom, the thrill of doing exactly as she pleased.

She had once believed that successfully seizing the throne would allow her to do as she pleased, that she would no longer have to consider anyone else’s feelings or pride.

However, the harsh reality was that things were not nearly as wonderful as she had imagined.

Then, Ji Shengyue suddenly recalled the vision Xiao Cangqing had once shown her.

Thinking about how every human in the world who had ever mocked her was heading for utter destruction,

Ji Shengyue felt a strange sense of glee upon hearing Chu He’s words.

”Your tone suggests you know something,” Chu He asked sharply.

”So what if I do?

Do you think I’m going to tell you?

If you had accepted my proposal moments ago, I might have shared some information with you. But now? Forget it.

I’ll take this secret to my grave before I ever tell you.”

Ji Shengyue sneered. Without even turning her head, she reached for the doorknob, ready to leave.

But the moment her hand extended, her entire body went rigid, unable to move.

Invisible shackles of power bound her body, rendering her immobile.

Ji Shengyue didn’t even notice when Chu He suddenly appeared beside her, his hand pressing down directly on the crown of her head.

Then, an immense Spiritual Power flooded into Ji Shengyue’s mind.

Ji Shengyue felt an excruciating pain, as if her brain was being torn apart. Her body began to convulse uncontrollably.

It was as if a hand had been brutally forced into her brain and was churning it relentlessly.

The pain was beyond anything Ji Shengyue could describe.

While Ji Shengyue’s world devolved into pure agony, Chu He was sifting through all the information in her mind, starting with her most recent memories.

When his mental gaze fell upon an image from space, Chu He couldn’t help but gasp.

’That’s the sun!’

Even though he was just reading the information in Ji Shengyue’s mind,

Chu He could still feel the terrifying temperature erupting from the sun, just as Ji Shengyue had. He sensed the dreadful, world-incinerating energy brewing within it.

But it was the conversation between Ji Shengyue and Xiao Cangqing within this memory that truly horrified Chu He.

’The sun... had actually died!’

It was the sun’s death that had led to the invasion of Evil Spirits on Blue Star, causing all sorts of terrifying monsters to awaken.

Only a handful of beings knew this truth. If it ever got out, the entire Blue Star would likely plunge into unprecedented shock and chaos.

The death of the sun meant that all of humanity was now on a countdown.

There was another, extremely grave matter: a group of terrifying Evil Spirits, lurking in the shadows,

was plotting to make Blue Star suffer the same fate as the sun—to cause its Life Force to wither and die!

If that happened, all the bizarre, suppressed Evil Spirits hidden on Blue Star would be freed from their restraints. They would fully awaken, turning the planet into a Paradise for their kind and a Hell for humanity.

Before learning this, Chu He had already considered the situation on Blue Star to be dire, but he never imagined it could be this terrifying.

This was the first time he had felt so powerless.

’Is it really possible to prevent this tragedy with only the rewards from the system?’

Chu He didn’t know the answer.

Having gotten the information he wanted, Chu He removed his hand from Ji Shengyue’s head.

He withdrew the Spiritual Power that had invaded her mind.

Ji Shengyue’s condition finally eased. She clutched her head, her face drenched in sweat.

Ji Shengyue didn’t know what Chu He had done.

She just shot him an angry glare before turning and walking out the door.

Ji Shengyue’s knowledge was limited, so Chu He paid her departure no mind.

He closed the door behind her, returned to the sofa, and continued to mull over the information from her mind.

...

Walking down the hallway, Ji Shengyue felt utterly drained. She staggered forward, then looked down at the floor below.

She climbed over the railing and, without hesitation, leaped off.

The moment she left Chu He’s room, all hope within her had died.

With a loud THUD that echoed through the Luxury Hotel,

Ji Shengyue landed hard on the ground, feeling as if her body had been shattered to pieces.

Blood streamed from her nose, eye sockets, ears, and mouth, quickly staining the ground red.

It was still pitch-black outside. No one came out of their rooms to investigate, as the Black Continent Grassland was extremely dangerous at night.

Even though many people had the power to protect themselves, and some didn’t give a damn about the odd Evil Spirit,

no one wanted to look for trouble at a time like this.

It wasn’t just the disoriented Evil Spirits out there; people from other Empires were also watching like predators.

So, everyone only heard the THUD of something heavy hitting the ground,

unaware that it was actually Her Majesty the Queen of the Great Jing Empire who had just jumped.

The searing, shattering pain quickly subsided.

Ji Shengyue dazedly pushed herself up from the ground. Her face and clothes were still stained with blood, yet she wasn’t dead.

’Why?’

Ji Shengyue couldn’t understand.

She didn’t have any special innate abilities.

How could she jump from such a high floor and not die on impact?

It felt as if a special energy inside her body had repaired her fatal injuries in a matter of seconds.

”Looks like Chu He rejected you. That’s what I expected. But don’t count on dying. I left something inside your body.

It will protect you and that mutt in your belly,

you definitely won’t die. Not unless someone far stronger than me tries to kill you.

I bet Chu He noticed it, too. The reason he didn’t kill you is that he wants to watch you humiliate yourself.”

A voice full of malice came from the shadows, followed by a figure,

who slowly strolled into view as if out for a walk. The figure was, of course, Xiao Cangqing.

A faint, red-tinged aura of blood began to permeate the dark air.

Xiao Cangqing stood before Ji Shengyue. ”Chu He hates you more than anyone. And you actually went to him for help. How stupid can you be?”