Upon hearing Zhao Wuji's words that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself so that Golden Crocodile Douluo would let them go, Liu Erlong stood frozen on the spot like a clay sculpture. The news struck her like a violent, sudden bolt of thunder, catching her completely off guard and causing her entire body to shudder violently. The color drained from her face at a visible rate, turning as pale as paper. Her lips trembled like withered autumn leaves shivering in a cold wind, and she murmured in disbelief, "Xiao Wu, my poor adopted daughter!" Her voice was as faint as a flickering candle in the wind, yet laden with boundless grief.
Her heart felt as though it were being tightly gripped by a ruthless hand; with every contraction came a piercing agony that nearly suffocated her, making even the act of breathing an arduous struggle. Tears welled up in her eyes like a breached dam, spinning frantically and threatening to spill over at any moment.
As she spoke, her emotions spiraled out of control, like a volcano on the verge of eruption. Her body trembled violently like a withered leaf swaying in the autumn wind, as if her soul had been forcefully ripped away by an invisible force, leaving behind only an empty shell. Her eyes gradually lost their luster. Overcome by grief, the world before her blurred, and then everything went black. Like a withered flower, she slumped forward and fainted limply. Even in the instant she lost consciousness, her lips still unconsciously muttered, "Xiao Wu..…
Chapter 130