Chapter 110: The Truth

On Christmas 1986, each restaurant had a Christmas tree festooned with tiny lights; the slightly tipsy yellow glow, under the snow‑filled sky, emitted a warmth.

Ma Sheng You Li walked alone; on the street boys and girls held hands, and even the little figures at shop entrances were paired.

Ding—

She pushed open the door and entered an elegantly decorated café; beneath the multicolored lights of the Christmas tree, her friends, accompanied by blood‑red roses, were singing.

Clad neatly in a patterned suit, Hong Yin was also elegantly pushing her skill to the limit; when she saw Ma Sheng You Li push the door, she nodded in greeting, and the motion of her hand resonated again.

The piece ended.

"That bastard still hasn't found you; he can't possibly stay hidden even on Christmas," Hong Yin said, pulling out a chair and sitting beside Zhen Ye.

"But you must think clearly; that place could be hell, human hell. Are you really sure?" Zhen Ye blinked and said.

The sharp scales immediately tore fragments from Jiang Xia's clothing.

Although she didn't know what was happening to Jiang Xia, Hong Yin was certain he still belonged to this era.

And his goal was thus achieved; let this hopeless romance end completely.

He is now entirely crimson; with each breath a pair of blood‑red wings slowly unfurl.

She felt Ma Sheng You Li was much like herself—both reckless for love—but she could only help up to this point.

Yet, looking at the massive dragon head sleeping here, Ma Sheng You Li temporarily suppressed her doubts and followed Zhen Ye into the castle.

After Ma Sheng You Li stepped in, the crystal chandelier in the hall suddenly lit up.

He asked about his mother's condition, helping himself emerge from the shadows; could all this really be as he claimed, pre‑planned?

The person clad in Dark Kiva armor still held an unusually ornate sword in his right hand, its tip pointing down, piercing the floor.

"That place, I can take you there," Zhen Ye said, noticing Hong Yin's speechless expression.

"Mm." Zhen Ye nodded.

Indeed, he had been here all along; beneath the armor was Jiang Xia, and Ma Sheng You Li recognized him.

"Really?" You Li asked, looking at the young woman in a black floor‑length dress with intricate patterns on her chest.

The sharp blade made Ma Sheng You Li's hair stand on end, yet she forced herself to endure the deathly dread emanating from the sword and stayed rooted.

"You used me for the Tooth Blood Vampire's power," Ma Sheng You Li covered her neck and rasped.

"It was Zhen Ye who brought her here," the Yabianfu Er Shi at his waist said.

"Yabianfu Er Shi, you leave first," Jiang Xia ordered.

And when Ma Sheng You Li heard Jiang Xia speak so abruptly, she was momentarily unable to speak,

she unnaturally followed Jiang Xia's line of thought: first, Jiang Xia appeared suddenly, helping her slay the Spider Fang Vampire,

then gradually earned her trust, and finally even

the blood‑red pupils watched Ma Sheng You Li struggling, seeming ready to tear her

"I could kill you at any moment now, and I won't stay in this time‑space long, so leaving me is your only choice," Jiang Xia said,

Jiang Xia paused, a murderous glint appearing on his face: "Do you still think the love in your heart is real?"

Watching Ma Sheng You Li struggle in his grasp, Jiang Xia loosened his claws, letting her fall to the ground, but as she left, several blood marks remained on her body.

"You know where he is, right? Tell me," You Li said, "If he doesn't find me, I'll just go find him."

Two hours after losing Dark Kiva, the power within him will, lacking suppression, boil up again.

This is a sign of unstable power; black claws replaced his formerly pure white hands, and the claws in his hand slowly grasped Ma Sheng You Li's neck, lifting her gently.

Then he decided to add a fire; Jiang Xia said, instantly reverting to his original monstrous form.

"Hmm, I've found you," Ma Sheng You Li said with a bright, clean smile.

He will, at some future moment, fall again into endless battle, and the legendary Beast King's rebellious power will be even more fierce than his.

"Alright, but in your current state you can at most stay away from me for two hours," Yabianfu Er Shi obeyingly left.

"I know; her scent hasn't gone far yet," Jiang Xia said.

"Including your actions, all of this was planned by me, including going back in time; I used your hatred toward Rook to kill it—everything was only to achieve my own goals."

The body Jiang Xia injured was gradually sinking, blood staining the floor, his pale face showing no expression.

"I'm sure," Ma Sheng You Li said, "I'm not afraid of any hell."

"I'll leave you here; the road ahead you must walk alone," Zhen Ye whispered to Ma Sheng You Li.

At the moment Ma Sheng You Li entered, Dark Kiva suddenly moved; the dimmed green compound eye instantly lit up.

"Ci Lang, is he now with Jiang Xia? What are they doing together?" Ma Sheng You Li asked in surprise,

"Since he's with Ci Lang and still doesn't come looking for me, that's really too much."

"Think it through; how does it taste to have the blood‑stained truth peeled away layer by layer?"

Jiang Xia silently stared straight at Ma Sheng You Li.

"You've never truly known me; long ago I tried to manipulate you, including our encounters—I know how to make you depend on me involuntarily, even come to love me."

"You Li, stay calm; that place isn't for ordinary people, not even Ci Lang and his group have emerged yet," Hong Yin sighed.

She only knew that Zhen Ye was Hong Yin's girlfriend; everything else she didn't know.

With Dark Kiva's removal, Jiang Xia's familiar face appeared once more before Ma Sheng You Li.

Moreover, she recalled Jiang Xia once wore a similar armor when confronting Rook.

Staggering, he rose, fumbling to draw the weapon at his waist.

"You Li?" a hoarse voice rasped from Jiang Xia.

"You go, we're finished," Jiang Xia said to the You Li standing before him.

Now he is essentially locked inside Delan Castle; the internal power conflict leaves him extremely fatigued, unless an external force assists him.

The pure radiance dispelled Ma Sheng You Li's unease; in the magnificent hall, she first saw someone seated on the throne.

And when Ma Sheng You Li heard Jiang Xia's cold words, she didn't get angry; she earnestly said to Jiang Xia:

I won't leave you; I can clearly feel that something is tripping your hands and feet.

Ma Sheng You Li thought she was mistaken—how could there be a dragon here? And it's a castle dragon.

Hong Du has already been back for several days… this guy, I don't know what's going on; maybe it's because of Delan Castle.

Seeing Ma Sheng You Li with both legs limp on the ground, Jiang Xia understood just how shocking this statement was for her.

"I know, one must fight for what is one's own." Ma Sheng You Li shoved open the red‑wood door without hesitation.

The sharp blade of the Magic Emperor Sword pointed directly at Ma Sheng You Li's neck.

"This is… a dragon? It has a castle on its body!"

He picked up the Magic Emperor Sword and walked step by step toward Ma Sheng You Li.

Ma Sheng You Li just stared unblinkingly at the Tooth Blood Vampire before her, a bat Tooth Blood Vampire.

Jiang Xia grabbed the Magic Emperor Sword with his right hand and walked forward slowly: "As the one who granted me this power, you, I give you one chance—one chance to strike. I can let you hit me, because now nothing can threaten me."

(End of chapter)