Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 908 - 908 307 Desperate Lovebirds Two in One_4

Chapter 908: Chapter 307 Desperate Lovebirds [Two in One]_4 Chapter 908: Chapter 307 Desperate Lovebirds [Two in One]_4 Yue Kong tried to make light of their dire situation, “If all else fails, the two of us could just deal with it. Before we die, let’s at least resolve the matter of marriage!”

“Go to hell! In your dreams!”

Xia You cursed furiously, “I’d rather remain a virgin on the road to the underworld than give you the satisfaction!”

Yue Kong’s face darkened.

Xia You continued to berate him, “When other men take a fancy to a girl, they woo her with good food, gifts, and fun. And you? You’re trying to romance me with murder… and not just any murder, but by stirring up a hornet’s nest!”

“If I married you, you’d probably drag me into trouble again in the underworld—dead all over again!”

“If I die because of your nonsense while I’m alive, as a ghost, you’d probably want to repeat the same old tricks! Yue Kong, go find someone else to screw over!”

Feeling wronged, Yue Kong said, “I really didn’t expect this. I thought you only needed one more target to level up, so I took you along. You could’ve joined in the last hit and gotten the Jade Rank… I truly had good intentions.”

“Screw off!”

Xia You was exasperated, “Without the actual ability, even if I did get the Jade Rank and could accept missions, wouldn’t that still be a suicide mission? Yue Kong, you’re clearly setting me up!”

Yue Kong remained silent.

Thinking to himself: Wasn’t this your own idea when I found you? You were so eager to get out there. ‘I’m just one job away from leveling up, you came right in time, Yue Kong’…

Back then, you were all smiles and bursting with excitement.

Now why are you suddenly singing a different tune?

Women really are irrational creatures!

So every logic must be yours, huh?

The eagles in the sky continued to circle, accurately indicating their direction.

In the distance, several dark figures closed in like lightning.

Yue Kong and Xia You kept hiding, and just when they thought they were well concealed, they looked up to find a hawk swooping down, tearing off a chunk of the treetop overhead.

Then, the hawk circled in the sky with the branch in its talons.

Meaning: They’re right here.

The two of them felt completely drained.

“What kind of eagle is this…”

Xia You was in despair.

Under such pursuit, running away was just a joke, right?

She had thought that if they could just get into this dense forest, with its high mountain and lush vegetation, things might improve.

But now, it seemed completely useless.

“Let’s not run anymore!”

Xia You sat down with a huff, gasping for air and leaning against a large tree, she said fiercely, “If we keep running like this, we won’t even have the strength to fight back. If we fight to the death now, at least we could take someone down with us, or at least put a hole in them.”

“If we keep running… we might as well wait to be caught and beheaded.”

Yue Kong, although reluctant, knew Xia You was making sense.

If they continued to run for their lives, they would indeed end up too exhausted to fight back.

Yue Kong also sat down, gasping for air.

Sweat poured out of him like water from a spring.

His face was pale.

He opened his Space Ring and took out all the High Grade medicinal pills.

He divided them in half, swallowed his share with some Spiritual Water, and threw the empty bottles aside. “Eat these pills,” he said.

Xia You glanced at him sideways, “As if I’m impressed? I’ve got my own.”

She pushed the pills he offered back to him, “You take them. You’re stronger than me, and you have the Chi Snake. It’s better to conserve your strength so we can recoup our losses.”

Yue Kong said, “You take them! When I tell you to eat, just eat, stop with the nonsense! You’re acting like a woman!”

Xia You snorted, “I am a woman! Being capricious and irrational is my right!”

Yue Kong’s face twisted, and his Adam’s apple bobbed as he nearly begged, “Just eat them, please eat them.”

Xia You’s gaze drifted into the void, softening after a moment.

She whispered, “Yue Kong.”

“Hmm?”

“Today, this might be our last battle.”

Xia You spoke somberly, “Facing Crescent Moon and this eagle, our chances of escaping with our lives are less than ten percent.”

Yue Kong looked down, at a loss for words.

“I know you feel guilty about me… I saw when you split the pills, you only took two yourself, the rest are all in those bottles you gave me.”

Xia You’s voice was gentle but somber, “I know what you’re planning… Are you thinking of sacrificing yourself and the Chi Snake in a last-ditch fight, to give me a chance to survive?”

Yue Kong’s expression froze as he stared blankly at Xia You.

How had she seen through him?

He had indeed planned to do so.

This time, by dragging Xia You into a mission and offending Crescent Moon, he felt a rush of unconfessed thoughts and affection had led his beloved onto a path of no return.

Yue Kong’s regret was indescribable.

He had resolved that during the desperate battle to come, he would exchange his and the Chi Snake’s lives for a chance for Xia You to survive.

To let her live on.

“But you’re wrong,” he said.

Xia You explained, “If there’s even a sliver of a chance, then we must seize it and make that slim possibility greater. If sacrificing you saves me, my chances of escaping are next to nothing.”

“But if we sacrifice me for you, your chances of escaping could reach as high as twenty percent!”

“So we have to be clear about how to choose. Honestly, I don’t want to die. But at times like this, we must make choices. And our choices must be correct. Otherwise, our deaths would be meaningless.”

“In such a desperate situation, always remember: Rationality must prevail over emotion and impulse to be the correct path.”

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