Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 240 Yuan Xinghui Jumps Off the Tower

On the top of the Fengcheng Tower in Xuzhou, Lu Wu and Qin Zhuoyuan stood there overlooking the outside of the city. Li Ziyan, Xiao Xuantang, Lin Muchen, Song Ciqiu, Jiang Luming, Xu Wenhe, Zhao Junning and the army were ready to break through the city at any time. Lu Wu shouted loudly: "Xiao Xuantang, you still came to kill, but what's the use? Look at the tens of thousands of people in this city, look at this man."

As he spoke, the soldier brought a person over. Zhao Junning saw him immediately: "Xing Hui!"

Zhao Junning angrily scolded: "Qin Zhuoyuan, you are crazy. No matter what, Xing Hui is still your childhood friend. She was so good to you when you were a child. You should not hate anyone but her. Do you really not want any affection at all?"

Qin Zhuoyuan had completely lost his mind at this time. His eyes were bloodshot and he exuded a murderous intent. Facing Zhao Junning's questioning, he shouted angrily: "Feelings? I once considered the feelings between us, but in return, you two ruined my future step by step! I just want to live a better life and want the person who killed my mother to get the punishment he deserves. Is this wrong? And how did my sister die? You know it better than anyone else!"

Zhao Junning gritted her teeth and said in a low voice: "It is true that I killed Zhuo Xi, but this has nothing to do with her."

Qin Zhuoyuan sneered and retorted: "So what? How do I explain my mother's death? I just want justice, isn't that okay?"

"But that's not the case. You are totally wrong!" Zhao Junning became emotional and his breathing became rapid. "You should know the cause of your mother's death very well. She collaborated with the enemy and stole military intelligence. If your father hadn't risked his life to protect her and covered up for her twice, she would have been executed. No one killed her. She felt that she had failed her mission and could not live in the world, so she chose to commit suicide. Why don't you accept this reality?"

Tears welled up in Yuan Xinghui's eyes. She bit her lip and said in a trembling voice, "Xiao Xuantang! You once told me that I could just call you by your name in the future." Then, she took a deep breath, as if she was using up all her strength, and continued, "You don't need to care about my life or death. Traitors should be executed. Even if I die, I will not have any regrets." Xiao Xuantang's heart was torn. He shouted in pain, "Qin Zhuoyuan, let her go immediately! As long as you let her go, I can spare your lives."

Yuan Xinghui's face was full of tears, but she smiled. She choked and asked, "Xiao Xuantang, you married me and promised to love only me for the rest of your life. Does this still count?" Xiao Xuantang nodded without hesitation and replied, "Of course it counts. It has been like this from the beginning to the end. I, Xiao Xuantang, have decided that you are my wife. There is only you in my heart, no one else."

Yuan Xinghui smiled bitterly and cursed softly: "What a fool..."

Xiao Xuantang's eyes were filled with tears, and he responded firmly: "I'm not stupid, I know clearly that the person I love is you."

Yuan Xinghui took a deep breath and said slowly: "I am already satisfied to hear you say such words. Please take good care of our Heng'er for me..." Her voice was slightly low and choked with sobs.

After a short pause, she continued, "Jun Ning, I am so happy to have you as my best friend. If there is an afterlife, I hope we can still be sisters as close as brothers. As for Li Ziyan, I don't need to say much, your love for Jun Ning is beyond words. I sincerely wish that the two of you will be deeply in love, forever, and never separate."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Xinghui suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly: "Xiao Xuantang, please don't give up Xuzhou! The Great Wei needs you to protect it!" Zhao Junning and others standing under the city wall looked at Yuan Xinghui on the city wall, feeling extremely heavy and complicated.

Yuan Xinghui cast her eyes towards Qin Zhuoyuan and Lu Wu, who were a little further away from her, and raised her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile. Then, she suddenly kicked away the soldiers who restrained her, and while the other party was unprepared, she hugged Xiao Jingheng tightly and jumped off the tower without hesitation.

Everyone was shocked and watched this scene happen. They were all stunned for a moment. Xiao Xuantang and Zhao Junning came to their senses and rushed over. Yuan Xinghui fell heavily to the ground, blood kept flowing out, and her originally elegant blue dress was now dyed bright red. Xiao Jingheng in her arms blinked his round eyes. Perhaps because of the heart-to-heart connection between mother and son, the little guy seemed to feel his mother's pain and burst into tears.

Qin Zhuoyuan looked down at the city wall in shock.

Xiao Xuantang knelt on his knees with a thud. He stretched out his trembling hands, but he didn't know how to pick up Yuan Xinghui, who was dying and bleeding from his mouth. Yuan Xinghui endured the severe pain, his body trembling slightly, and said with the last bit of strength: "In the next life...wait for me...I...will definitely love you first..."

Zhao Junning, who was standing by, had already burst into tears, and was too heartbroken to stand up, and finally collapsed to the ground. The soldiers around them closely guarded the ill-fated couple, while Li Ziyan silently walked to Zhao Junning's side and helped her up despite her weakness.

Xiao Xuantang was grief-stricken, tears pouring out like a broken dam, he murmured in a sobbing voice: "Xiao Xuantang only has you in this life, and in the next life..." Then, he carefully lifted Yuan Xinghui's lifeless head, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world, and then gently picked her up. Because Yuan Xinghui's bones were broken, every movement would bring piercing pain, but Xiao Xuantang held her very carefully, for fear of hurting the person in his arms.

The blood flowing from Yuan Xinghui's body was like a blooming red lotus, dyeing Xiao Xuantang's gorgeous robe red. However, he didn't care about it at all, just took heavy steps and slowly walked towards the carriage in the military camp. Along the way, his eyes always stayed on Yuan Xinghui's pale face, as if he wanted to deeply imprint her appearance in his heart.

Zhao Junning cried so hard that she almost fainted, and finally collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion. The whole scene was filled with endless sorrow and despair, which moved people.