As his words fell, Li Dai's nerves stretched to the absolute limit. She watched as the golden-tailed mermaid, holding the boundary heart in delighted hands, stepped closer and closer to him. Perhaps sensing that the final, critical moment had arrived, the mermaid actually appeared uncharacteristically solemn. Instead of darting forward in a flash to place the boundary heart into the hands of the ghostly man, it walked step by solemn step as if performing some momentous ritual! Because of its severe injuries, it remained half-human and half-fish, and its tail—battered so badly it was little more than a bare skeleton—dragged behind it with every step, leaving a long trail of blood in its wake.
Its face at that moment was a mess of blood and smiles. That angelic visage was stained with crimson; though pale, it was full of smiles, possessing a poignant beauty born of wind and rain.
And in its eyes, right now, there was nothing but the figure of the man, brimming with love! Holding such a dazzling, brilliant boundary heart and presenting it directly to the man, completely unconcerned with its own grievous wounds and disheveled state, it was overflowing with deep affection. Seeing such a sight, one could only imagine how much suffering the woman had endured for the sake of this heart. Surely any man would be moved! It was truly incomparably tragic and beautiful. Yet, while the golden-tailed mermaid was completely immersed in joy and emotion, the sharp-eyed Li Dai noticed somethin…
Chapter 990