Chapter 1321

He had even restored her ruined appearance.

When collecting the token of gratitude, he had even given her feelings she had never experienced before.

During the process of "flying on a sword," she had also been taken advantage of completely.

Although He Hongyao had not yet been able to sort out her feelings,

Gu Hanyuan was indeed the second man in her life with whom she had had intimate contact.

Even if she tried to ignore it,

she could not deny that Gu Hanyuan had already forcefully broken into her heart.

He Hongyao realized the change in her mood.

The hatred for Xia Xueyi in her heart instantly lost its foundation.

She gave a bitter smile.

For a moment, she only felt a sense of loss.

Just at this moment,

amidst a rumbling sound, the earth shook and the mountains swayed.

He Hongyao looked in astonishment at the collapsing cave.

It was not for any natural reason.

But because it had been collapsed by gunpowder.

He Hongyao almost immediately realized that this was a mechanism left behind by Xia Xueyi.

The one who triggered the mechanism was, unsurprisingly, the golden hairpin she was still holding in her hand.

He Hongyao's expression was bitter.

She had already guessed that this was a mechanism Xia Xueyi had left for her.

After all, the only one who would find this place and pull the golden hairpin from his corpse's mouth was herself, filled with both love and hate.

He Hongyao murmured in a daze:

"Xia Xueyi, do you hate me that much?"

In the instant before she was buried,

she felt her waist being held by a pair of large hands.

It was still that same hot temperature.

He Hongyao, who was already familiar with this temperature, immediately guessed the owner of the hands.

A thought flashed through her heart:

"It is a pity that I implicated Young Master Gu."

Before she resigned herself and closed her eyes, she seemed to see a colorful light.

When everything calmed down,

the cave had completely collapsed.

He Hongyao did not feel the pain she had expected.

On the contrary, she was wrapped in warmth.

Her nose was also filled with a reassuring scent.

She opened her eyes in a daze.

She saw a light shield glowing with flowing colors blocking the falling stones.

It had propped up a safe area.

A teasing voice suddenly reached her ears.

"Miss He, are you awake?"

He Hongyao looked subconsciously.

She saw that gentle smile that made her heart flutter.

He Hongyao finally realized.

She had been saved by Gu Hanyuan.

Feeling that warm embrace,

she murmured in a daze:

"Young Master Gu?"

Gu Hanyuan laughed and teased:

"This is not the Naihe Bridge, and there is no Meng Po soup for Miss He to taste."

He Hongyao did not care about Gu Hanyuan's teasing.

She asked in a daze:

"Why did you save me?"

Gu Hanyuan said indifferently:

"If Xia Xueyi wants you to be buried with him, he must first ask me if I agree."

Although his tone was flat,

it was filled with unquestionable confidence.

With the Divine Stone protecting his body,

Xia Xueyi's mechanism had ended up burying nothing but emptiness.

The collapsed cave could not trap Gu Hanyuan, whose divine skills were peerless, either.

Gu Hanyuan smiled playfully:

"Miss He has given me so many benefits, how could I not care about you? Just send me another token of gratitude after we get out."

He Hongyao blushed upon hearing this, filled with shyness.

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Gu Hanyuan's words reminded her of everything that had happened before.

Whether it was the so-called benefits or the so-called token of gratitude,

they all made her feel incredibly shy.

She confirmed in her heart that Gu Hanyuan was interested in her.

And it was not limited to the extent of just taking advantage of her.

This made her feel shy, but even more so, joy.

He Hongyao lowered her beautiful eyes and said:

"If Young Master Gu wants a token of gratitude, you can have it anytime."

Gu Hanyuan was pleased.

He said with a light laugh:

"Since that is the case, I will take you out first."

Having said that, he flipped his wrist.

An emerald divine light flashed.

The Dragon-Slaying Sword had already fallen into his hand.

As he swung it, a huge sword qi beam slashed across.

Like splitting waves, it slashed open the collapsed cave entrance.

He brought the still-dazed He Hongyao out of the cave.

The amount of gunpowder Xia Xueyi had placed was limited.

Therefore, it only collapsed the cave.

The platform outside the cave remained intact.

Standing on the platform where they had arrived once more,

the sunlight shone on her face.

He Hongyao's state of mind at this moment was like being reborn.

Behind her were the remains of Xia Xueyi, completely buried.

Beside her was Gu Hanyuan, who was holding her.

All these things seemed to be asking her to bid farewell to the past.

Looking at Gu Hanyuan's gentle smile as always,