Shen Qing used every ounce of her strength to charge toward the stone monument. Xiao Yu, now transformed into silver, let out an inhuman roar and intercepted her with terrifying speed. Without slowing down, Shen Qing pulled a silver hairpin from her hair—the only relic left by her mother, featuring a tiny lotus at its head.
"I'm sorry..." Shen Qing plunged the silver hairpin into Xiao Yu's chest, tears blurring her vision. "...my husband."
The moment the hairpin touched Xiao Yu's body, the aromatic liquid within him suddenly solidified. Xiao Yu’s face briefly regained a human expression; his lips moved as if trying to speak, but finally, he only offered a gentle smile before his entire body shattered like glass, dissolving into countless silver particles that drifted away in the wind.
Chapter 56