A wet "squelch" rang through the silent woods as a blade pierced flesh. In the distance, the faint sounds of barking dogs and galloping hooves could be heard.
Xie Fuxuan pitched forward violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Half his face had turned deathly pale. Instinctively, he reached out to pull Xie Mingyue into an embrace, but she did not hesitate; she grabbed the dagger and plunged it into his heart.
His tall frame crumpled like a sheet of paper being folded. He fell backward, sliding down the trunk of a tree until he slumped into the mud.
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