Lin Hao stared, startled, as Tang Ziyuan suddenly approached him.
He had called her for dinner earlier, but she hadn't come down after repeated calls, not even a single reply. Now, why had she suddenly appeared?
Was she hungry?
"Um... there's still dinner. I specifically saved some for you," Lin Hao said to Tang Ziyuan.
Tang Ziyuan glanced at Lin Hao, then ignored him and walked straight towards the exit.
Lin Hao watched the direction Tang Ziyuan was heading, his expression freezing again. He quickly called out, "Where are you going?"
"Home!"
Tang Ziyuan didn't look back, her voice cold as she continued walking out of Tianchi.
Lin Hao was stunned and quickly said, "You... why are you going home now? Are you crazy?"
Tang Ziyuan's declaration of going home had startled Lin Hao immensely.
He hadn't obtained the Dragon Saliva yet, and the time for Tang Ziyuan's Kan Yang Guan was less than four hours away.
Her sudden decision to go home now was clearly suicidal.
If he had already obtained the Dragon Saliva, it wouldn't have mattered.
He could have simply given the Dragon Saliva to Tang Ziyuan.
But now, he hadn't even touched a single hair of the Dragon Saliva, and Tang Ziyuan was saying she was going home.
If that were the case, how could he help Tang Ziyuan with Kan Yang Guan if he didn't get the Dragon Saliva?
Even if he took a private jet to find Tang Ziyuan then, it would be too late.
Therefore, no matter what, Tang Ziyuan had to stay by his side.
Otherwise, whether he obtained the Dragon Saliva or not, Tang Ziyuan would lose her life.
After all, Lin Hao didn't dare to guarantee when he would get the Dragon Saliva.
What if it was just before midnight?
If Tang Ziyuan was by his side, then even if he got the Dragon Saliva at the last moment, it wouldn't cause any issues.
He could directly have Tang Ziyuan take it, and it would be done.
But with Tang Ziyuan going home now, all his plans would be instantly ruined.
As Lin Hao frowned and pondered these thoughts, Tang Ziyuan turned back to look at him and said coldly, "Whether I'm crazy or not is none of your business."
"Don't tell me you still think I'll beg you to help me with Kan Yang Guan like before?"
"Heh, Lin Hao, you can forget about that."
"I won't beg you. Even if I die, I won't beg you, you hypocritical scoundrel."
After speaking, Tang Ziyuan turned and left without waiting for Lin Hao's reply.
She wasn't lying, nor was she trying to provoke Lin Hao.
She had truly made up her mind to face death.
After turning back, she had sat upstairs for a long time, gazing at the clear blue lake, and had finally come to terms with it.
From childhood, she had lived according to her grandmother's arrangements.
From childhood, she had strived for a certain mission.
She had never known that a person could live for themselves.
Although she felt that her current actions were selfish, she felt that she was willing to die today.
As for her grandmother, the family mission, and her parents...
She could only apologize in advance.
It wasn't that she hadn't tried, nor that she hadn't abandoned her dignity.
For the sake of her family, her mission, and her parents, she had used various aphrodisiacs on Lin Hao days ago...
For these reasons, she had lowered her proud head, abandoned her chastity, which a girl valued most, and her dignity, which was most important to a girl. She had tricked Lin Hao into going to a secluded place, intending to use her body to seduce Lin Hao, thereby achieving Kan Yang Guan.
For these reasons, she had trampled on herself and cursed herself countless times...
But in the end, she had failed.
She didn't know if Lin Hao had seen through everything and was deliberately tormenting and humiliating her, just to make her abandon her bottom line, or if Lin Hao knew nothing and everything had happened by chance.
However, she no longer needed to think about all this.
She had let go. She had let go of everything.
On this last day of her life, she was determined to live for herself.
"Hey, you!"
Lin Hao, seeing Tang Ziyuan turn and leave, became anxious.
He quickly took off his diving suit and chased after Tang Ziyuan.
After catching up to Tang Ziyuan, Lin Hao quickly grabbed her arm and said to her, "Wait a moment."
"Listen to me, I've found a new way to obtain the Dragon Saliva."
"Don't worry, even if I can't get the Dragon Saliva, I have a way to preserve your life."
"Don't worry, it's definitely not that method," Lin Hao assured her, looking at Tang Ziyuan.
Tang Ziyuan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Lin Hao and sneered, "Do you really think I'm a three-year-old child?"
"I know better than you what methods exist for a pure yin constitution to undergo Kan Yang Guan."
"You still have the nerve to say you won't use that method.
"I'd like to hear it. If you can't get the Dragon Saliva, what method will you use to help me with Kan Yang Guan?"
Lin Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he then looked at Tang Ziyuan and said earnestly, "Don't worry, I keep my word."
"If I say it's not that method, it absolutely won't be that method."
"You should know my identity."
"Although your pure yin constitution is special, with some means, it's not impossible to defy fate."
"If you don't believe me, I can swear an oath."
Tang Ziyuan's large eyes flickered, and she then stared at Lin Hao, sneering, "Then go ahead and swear."
Lin Hao frowned, then looked at Tang Ziyuan, reached out, and cut his left palm.
As blood flowed from his left palm, Lin Hao dipped some blood, raised his hand, and dabbed it on his forehead. While writing a blood charm on his left palm, he swore, "I, Lin Hao, swear by the karma of all heavens that if I do not obtain the Dragon Saliva tonight, I shall not help Tang Ziyuan with her pure yin constitution's Kan Yang Guan through human relations."
"If I violate this, I shall be retaliated against by the karma of all heavens and be eternally suppressed on the path of reincarnation!"
After finishing his oath, Lin Hao looked at Tang Ziyuan and asked, "Do you believe me now?"
"You!"
Tang Ziyuan looked at Lin Hao, her heart filled with shock.
She had intended to stop Lin Hao, but by the time she reacted, Lin Hao had already completed his oath.
However, she never expected that Lin Hao would not only dare to swear but also swear the most potent karma oath of their Xiangmen lineage!
Could it be that she had misunderstood him?
"You still don't believe me?" Seeing Tang Ziyuan's silence, Lin Hao's face instantly darkened.
"You don't think my oath just now was also a deception, do you?"
At this moment, Lin Hao felt that Tang Ziyuan probably didn't recognize what kind of oath he had just taken.
But he had already taken the oath, and if Tang Ziyuan truly didn't recognize it and insisted on leaving, what then?
Wouldn't that be a wasted oath, and such a venomous one at that!
As Lin Hao pondered these thoughts, he instantly became flustered!