Instead, Lu You, who was standing not far away, groaned and then a burst of blood blossomed on his chest, causing him to fall limply to the ground.
This scene not only surprised Wei Rulan but also caught "Zhang Tianyou" off guard.
What happened?
Clearly, it was Wei Rulan who was stabbed, so why was Lu You the one injured?
But he was already possessed by the Starry Ring Consciousness, with calculations and reactions reaching an extreme speed.
Almost at the same moment of this brief distraction, his other hand thrust forward again.
Yet Wei Rulan wasn’t a lamb to the slaughter; after narrowly escaping the first strike, she swiftly retreated and fired several shots in reverse.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
After several gunshots rang out, the starry ring was temporarily forced back.
Meanwhile, Wei Rulan rushed to the fallen Lu You and urgently asked, "How are you?"
Lu You’s face was pale, and the wound on his chest was bleeding continuously. Even so, he still managed a slight smile.
"I won’t die for the moment!"
"Why are you so foolish, why did you bee my substitute?"
"There’s no reason, I just don’t want you to get hurt!" Lu You said softly, his face being paler, but his eyes grew brighter.
It turned out that the reason Wei Rulan wasn’t injured by that stab was because Lu You became her substitute.
This was a very bizarre dark magic, which Lu You acquired quite by accident.
Its feature is that through a secret technique, one can bind the life of someone with parable strength as a substitute.
In this case, if the principal receives a fatal injury, it will immediately be transferred to the substitute.
It equivalently gives one more life.
At that time, after obtaining this substitution magic, Lu You even offered it to Wei Rulan.
But Wei Rulan felt this magic was too evil, easily exploited by those with malicious intent, so she stored it away, strictly forbidding Lu You from using or spreading it.
Yet she never imagined that Lu You would disobey her orders, not only using it but also making himself the substitute.
At the same time, this starry ring also noticed the anomaly, and started laughing triumphantly.
"Interesting, really interesting, what a pair of star-crossed lovers. Wei Rulan, since you have such a good substitute, I’ll leave you be!"
After saying so, he actually turned around and left.
Soon, a great motion erupted on the battlefield outside.
But Wei Rulan paid no attention to it; she struggled to rise from the wheelchair and then slumped down beside Lu You.
At this moment, Lu You lay on the ground, blood flowing beneath him, yet his eyes were glaringly bright.
But the brighter they were, the more Wei Rulan’s heart sank.
Because it was clearly not a good sign.
She struggled to cradle Lu You’s head in her arms.
"How do you feel?"
"Soft, quite fortable!" Lu You said with a light laugh.
Wei Rulan was silent for a moment, ultimately abandoning the idea of discarding Lu You, then softly said, "Actually, you didn’t have to do this!"
"It’s my choice, it has nothing to do with you! And I believe you’re very aware of my feelings for you!"
This not-so-long sentence seemed to exhaust all of Lu You’s energy, and after saying it, he gasped urgently and began to cough up blood in large quantities.
Just now, the starry ring’s stab was clearly not just a simple physical attack.
Wei Rulan held him tightly, allowing the blood to stain her clothes red.
"You’re too foolish! Really, too foolish! Of course, I know you like me, but I...."
"I know, you actually don’t like me at all, but what does that matter? This is my own choice; no one else is to blame!"
After saying this, Lu You’s eyes, originally glaringly bright, began to dim at a visibly rapid rate.
Wei Rulan could clearly feel his heartbeat weakening rapidly.
But she could do nothing, just held him tightly, and then softly asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Lu You opened his mouth wide, breathing with a painfully laborious effort like a fish out of water, and then used his last ounce of strength to grasp Wei Rulan’s hand.
"Promise me not to be sad! Be...because this starry ring spared you... clearly with malicious intent, it... it wants you to be sad and regret because of me!"
By the end, Lu You’s strength was exhausted, and he could only stare firmly at Wei Rulan.
Wei Rulan hesitated for a moment, then finally swept aside the lock of hair by her ear and smiled sweetly, "Okay, I promise you, I won’t be sad!"
Phew!
Upon hearing this, Lu You let out a long breath.
This breath was so long, it seemed to expel every remaining trace of vitality within him.
Then, his eyes pletely dimmed, being muddled and unclear.
Wei Rulan sat dazed on the ground, the Lu You in her arms already devoid of life.
Yet the blood staining her clothes still carried a bit of warmth.
Just like this man whose last moments were still thinking of her, attempting to give her the final warmth.
At this moment, Wei Rulan indeed wasn’t sad, but just felt an emptiness inside.
In a daze, she seemed to return to the first time she met Lu You.
At that time, Lu You was covered in blood and bruises, besieged to the brink of death by a gang of double-crossing bandits.
Wei Rulan generally disliked meddling in others’ affairs, especially then, as she had just experienced great upheaval, her heart was in turmoil, naturally in no mood to deal with such matters.
But somehow, passing by at the time, Wei Rulan inexplicably helped Lu You.
Looking back later, perhaps she was moved by Lu You’s eyes, which stubbornly refused to yield despite the imminence of death.
But Wei Rulan didn’t deeply ponder these actions at the time, merely treating them as a very ordinary little matter.
Like picking up a stray dog during a trip.
Just like that, Lu You became her first subordinate.
As Saint Diss gradually grew stronger, Lu You’s identity constantly changed, but his feelings for Wei Rulan never did.
Actually, Wei Rulan, smart as ice, had long been aware of this, but she never paid it any mind, nor did she respond.
Never had she imagined that Lu You’s feelings would be so intense, even at the cost of his own life.
A salty stream crossed the corner of her mouth.
Wei Rulan had thought that after her family was destroyed, she would never cry again.
But today, she broke this precedent.
The Lu You in her arms rapidly grew cold; Wei Rulan gently placed him on the ground, then whispered in his ear.
"Thank you for your love. Next, I’ll avenge you!"
After saying this, Wei Rulan sat back in the wheelchair, her gaze as firm as iron.
She gently pressed a button on the wheelchair.
A large box swiftly descended from the ceiling, opening to reveal a specially made, shockingly fierce Gatling rifle.
Wei Rulan grasped it in her hand, and her gaze gradually turned frenzied.
She believed she had nothing left to lose, so every bullet fired from now would be considered a gain.
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