Chapter 654: Life and Death Determined by Fate (XII)
The roar seemed to vent the jealousy that had been suppressed for many years.

Yan Bugui was so desperate that he swung his sword, wanting to cut Luo Tianjin in half with one blow.

"don't want……"

Before the horrified Liu Xunyi could subconsciously shout to stop him, the heartbroken Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly became fierce, and his grief turned into hatred. He used up all his remaining internal strength and suddenly swung out a palm, hitting Yan Bugui heavily on the chest.

"puff!"

Yan Bugui was determined to kill Luo Tianjin, but he didn't expect that Luo Tianjin, who was seriously injured, still had the strength to resist. He was caught off guard and felt his chest sink, his internal organs churning, and his consciousness instantly became unclear. His right hand, which was tightly holding the sword, subconsciously loosened the hilt, and at the same time his body lightened and flew backwards. He was blown three feet away by Luo Tianjin's palm power, and spit out a large mouthful of blood in mid-air, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

After landing, Yan Bugui still refused to give up. He glared at Luo Tianjin with gritted teeth, supporting himself on the ground with his hands. His body trembled violently. He struggled desperately in pain, trying to get up and fight again.

Unexpectedly, Luo Tianjin's palm was far more powerful than she had imagined. Yan Bugui struggled again and again, but in the end he could not resist the wave after wave of weakness that swept over his body. In desperation, Yan Bugui roared a few times unwillingly, and then his body softened, lying on the ground like a dead dog, and there was no movement anymore.

On the other hand, although Luo Tianjin managed to avoid being cut in half by using one palm to stop the flying geese from returning, his current situation was not optimistic.

The physical injuries and the inner grief made him suffer unspeakably. He thought that Yan Bugui was a timely help, but unexpectedly, it made the situation worse.

Once upon a time, Luo Tianjin was certain that Yan Bugui had not only a master-servant relationship with him, but also a romantic relationship with him, so he never had the slightest doubt about Yan Bugui. Even if he was dissatisfied occasionally, he would never associate it with Ling Xiaoxiao.

Luo Tianjin trusted Yan Bugui so much that he was completely unguarded against her, but the result was unexpected and he was ambushed instead.

Until this moment, Luo Tianjin was still puzzled. He treated Yan Bugui well, so why did she switch sides and join Ling Xiaoxiao's camp?
First, Ling Xiaoxiao was vicious and plotted to betray her husband. Then, the Wudang Clan failed to distinguish right from wrong and helped the tyrant. Then, Zhao Yuan hid his troops in secret and his fighting power was amazing. Then, Yun Zhuiyue was reckless and tried to get the tiger's skin. At this time, Yan Bugui was sweet-mouthed and treacherous, turning his friend into an enemy.

The series of unexpected events tonight were all beyond Luo Tianjin's expectations, causing him to gradually feel sad and miserable as if he was "kicked when he's down" and "betrayed by everyone".

Under the different gazes of Zhao Yuan and the other two, the endangered Luo Tianjin staggered and swayed. He endured the severe pain and stretched out his hand to slowly pull out the sword stuck in his abdomen.

A seemingly simple action, but it involved the pain of blood and flesh, and the pain of stomach churning. Luo Tianjin's facial features were distorted in pain, cold sweat was pouring down, and his body was shaking as if he had the hiccups.

When Luo Tianjin pulled the sword away from his body, the sword body had already turned red, and there were even traces of broken intestines hanging on the blade. People watching from a distance could also feel an indescribable pain in their abdomen.

Blood flowed like a stream. At this moment, Luo Tianjin's abdomen was dark red and a mess.

"Boom!"

The mentally depressed Luo Tianjin took a deep breath and threw Yan Bugui's sword to the ground. The crisp sound was like the death knell of hell, which made Luo Tianjin feel cold in his heart and shocked Zhao Yuan and the other two.

"He can't survive!"

Looking at Luo Tianjin, whose eyes were distracted and whose steps were confused, Qin Wei's eyes suddenly flashed with ecstasy, and he hurriedly said, "My Lord, it will be easy to take his head now."

"Look for Yi!" Zhao Yuan tried his best to regulate his surging blood and qi, and said calmly, "Go and see him off for the last time."

"I……"

"go with!"

Before Liu Xunyi could equivocate, Zhao Yuan's tone suddenly deepened. His voice was so firm and his attitude was so tough that there was no room for rebuttal.

"Follow...obey orders..."

Under the urging of Zhao Yuan's weak but determined gaze, Liu Xunyi reluctantly agreed in a trance, and hesitated for a while before staggering towards Luo Tianjin like a walking corpse.

I don't know when? Liu Xunyi looked at Luo Tianjin with tears in his eyes. Every time he took a step forward, a tear silently fell from his eyes.

At this moment, Luo Tianjin was so weak that he couldn't even stand up straight, like a dying sickly person, with a hunched body, weak breath, and a face as pale as paper filled with sadness, bitterness, and helplessness... His turbid and distracted eyes stared at Liu Xunyi who was approaching step by step, and bright red blood kept flowing from his mouth and nose.

Their eyes met, and tears mist obscured their vision and blurred their faces.

When the cold and miserable Liu Xunyi walked in front of Luo Tianjin, Luo Tianjin used up his last bit of strength to give him a loving smile. Then he could no longer support his body, his feet went soft, and his body leaned forward, about to fall to the ground.

Liu Xunyi was quick-witted and quick-handed. Without thinking, he leaned forward and held Luo Tianjin's body tightly with his own hands.

"Xun Yi, let's do it!"

Luo Tianjin's head drooped weakly on Liu Xunyi's shoulder, and a weak voice sounded quietly in his ears: "Ling Xiaoxiao is a vicious person, far more vicious than I imagined... As I expected, the Wudang faction has already taken action, and Yun Zhuiyue is also well prepared... There has been no news from Xie Xuan, Deng Changchuan, and Huang Yulang, but Yan Bugui was able to enter the East Courtyard with great fanfare... I think Xie Xuan and the others are probably... in danger..."

Having said this, Luo Tianjin couldn't help but show a trace of grief on his face, and he added: "This time, it was my miscalculation... I have implicated everyone..."

"Palace Master..." Liu Xunyi clutched Luo Tianjin's robe tightly with both hands, choking with sobs, "Why? Why did you let me do whatever I wanted even though you knew I was from the imperial court? Why didn't you expose me sooner? Why did you deliberately put yourself in danger? If you said that you just wanted to lure Lord Zhao into the game, I would rather die than believe it... Because there is no need for you to turn against the imperial court now, and there is no need to take such a big risk..."

Looking at the puzzled Liu Xunyi, Luo Tianjin felt a myriad of emotions in his heart, yet he couldn't express his pain.

At this point, Luo Tianjin is clear about his fate.

Now, even if he revealed his relationship with Liu Xunyi, he could not save the collapse of the overall situation, nor could he change his own destiny, because Liu Xunyi alone could not compete with Ling Xiaoxiao, Yun Zhuiyue and others.

On the contrary, blindly exposing the relationship between the two would not only cause Liu Xunyi to fall into greater entanglement, but would also bring him a fatal disaster. After all, neither the court nor Ling Xiaoxiao would allow Luo Tianjin's son to survive. Especially Ling Xiaoxiao, she would not tolerate the illegitimate child of Luo Tianjin and Xiao Zhirou becoming a problem. This section can be seen from the fact that she desperately sent people to Xuzhou to assassinate Yun Jianping.

In this way, Luo Tianjin will still not be able to escape death, and Liu Xunyi will become unfaithful and half-treacherous, half red and half-white, and at the same time he will be in danger. Even if he can survive by chance, he will always live in guilt and self-blame.

This matter was undoubtedly a series of mistakes, and Luo Tianjin definitely didn't want to see it.

Although he was selfish, he was not stupid. Now that his fate was lost and no one could save him, why should he make the same mistake again and again, dragging his son down with him before he died, wasting his life in vain?

For this reason, when Luo Tianjin learned that he would not live long, he made up his mind not to recognize Liu Xunyi even until his death.

He was selfish and greedy all his life, but he was finally generous and magnanimous at the moment of his death. Luo Tianjin wanted to use his death to win a bright future for Liu Xunyi and help him achieve the fame and success he longed for.

In this way, he, as a father, contributed his last bit of strength to his son's future and destiny. At the same time, it was also the last bit of compensation for the debt owed to Xiao Zhirou and her son for more than 20 years.

When a man is about to die, his words are kind. When a bird is about to die, its cry is sad.

Although Luo Tianjin today cannot be said to have achieved enlightenment, his death was worthy.

"Palace Master, I promised Ningyu that I would not kill you. If I break my promise, how can I face her in the future?"

“No need to hesitate, and no need to be sad.” Luo Tianjin did not directly answer Liu Xunyi’s question, but gently wiped away his tears with his hand, revealing a trace of a miserable smile, “Tonight, even if you don’t kill me, Ling Xiaoxiao and Yun Zhuiyue will not let me go… Rather than dying in their hands, as a master… I would rather die under your sword…”

"Why?"

"No need to ask more questions..." Luo Tianjin shook his head slowly, "Xun Yi, take my head and go back to the Lin'an court to claim the credit... This is by no means a betrayal, but I am willing to lend you a helping hand..."

"Mansion Master..." Liu Xunyi burst into tears.

“Xunyi, you have to remember… no matter what time, you must be on guard against others…” Luo Tianjin’s voice became weaker and weaker, and he spoke intermittently, “Even the people closest to you… may stab you in the back…”

When Luo Tianjin said this, the figure of Ling Xiaoxiao echoed in his mind.

The strange thing is that the Ling Xiaoxiao that appeared in front of Luo Tianjin at this moment was not a snarling, ferocious and vicious woman, but a dignified woman who was well-educated, gentle and virtuous.

It seemed that, deep in Luo Tianjin's heart, he still felt extremely sad and unwilling about Ling Xiaoxiao's betrayal.

After all, as husband and wife, how can there be no feelings between them?

"At the beginning... Madam made a vow to me that she would stay with me till old age, which was sincere... Today, Ling Xiaoxiao hates me to the core and wants to kill me, which is also sincere..." Luo Tianjin said bitterly, "This shows that people's hearts are fickle and it is difficult to predict gratitude and hatred... Xunyi, you must be careful in the future, be cautious in every step, and remember... the advice of your master firmly in your heart..."

"Disciple... keep it in mind and never forget it!"

"Do it!"

Luo Tianjin slowly pushed away Liu Xunyi, who was crying like a bereaved mother, and urged: "If you don't take action now, Zhao Yuan will get suspicious... and when Ling Xiaoxiao and Yun Zhuiyue come to kill you, this great achievement... will also pass you by..."

"Master..."

"Liu Xunyi, take action!"

After saying that, Luo Tianjin's eyes turned fierce, and he forced Liu Xunyi back two steps with one palm, and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "Do you want me to die with my eyes open?"

"I……"

"Liu Xunyi, what are you hesitating about?" Zhao Yuan, who was far away, was extremely anxious and urged, "Kill Luo Tianjin and you will be the first hero in suppressing the bandits and quelling the rebellion. Hurry and do it!"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's body trembled, and he stared blankly at Luo Tianjin who was ready to die bravely. After hesitating again and again, he finally made up his mind. Under Luo Tianjin's encouraging gaze, he slowly raised the Wuji sword in his hand.

"Master, please forgive me for being unfilial..."

"Xunyi, after I die, please take good care of Yu'er for me..."

Liu Xunyi was heartbroken and nodded heavily: "Master, don't worry! As long as I am here, no one can hurt her!"

"In this way, I will die without regrets as a teacher."

After saying that, Luo Tianjin took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

Liu Xunyi pointed his sword at Luo Tianjin's throat, and for a moment he was gasping for breath and his whole body was shaking.

"Master, have a good journey!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xunyi's eyes focused and he suddenly drew his sword. With a flash of cold light, the extremely sharp sword edge instantly pierced through the night sky, emitting a shrill cry like a tiger's roar or a dragon's cry, or like the cry of blood.

……

(End of this chapter)