Chapter 2068 - 1640: The Final Step—Who Have I Ever Feared?

But why did Gu Changsheng feel only shock and no joy?

This sudden loss of favor was too abrupt for Gu Changsheng to accept at once...

At least give her a hand!

Her body had already reached its limit; she really, truly had no strength left!

Is it possible that having reached the top of the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, she has to fail and fall again?

Isn’t that just too tragic?

What would such a life leave for Gu Changsheng?

At this point, Zhou Mu, Shi Wujue, and the others seemed to come back to life, as expressions other than surprise finally appeared on their dazed faces!

"My lady! It’s my lady! It’s my lady!" Yuan Bao cried out in surprise. Already outside the invisible barrier, Yuan Bao extended his hand immediately...

However, just like always, Yuan Bao’s outstretched hand seemed to be blocked by something, unable to move forward even an inch...

And Zhou Mu, Shi Wujue, and the others, who had almost rushed over together, gathered around Yuan Bao, simultaneously reaching out their hands...

Yet, just like before during the endless waiting, their hands could not pass through that invisible barrier, could not go through...

Not at all...

Clinging to the rocks with her hands, her upper body supported by the edge of the Broken Cliff, Gu Changsheng was stunned by the scene...

"You... this..."

Gu Changsheng’s eyes were wide open, her dust-covered face full of shock...

What is this ghost?

Why does it seem like there’s a wall in front of her evildoer and the others, stopping them from coming closer?

"Changsheng! Come up, climb up yourself! We can’t get through! We can’t get through!" Zhou Mu’s face, which was like a Divine Residence, was filled with urgency, and endless joy overflowed from the depths of his eyes, deep like a Cold Pool, as he spoke anxiously.

"You... can’t come over?" Gu Changsheng murmured absentmindedly, disbelief was written all over her eyes...

How did this happen?

They can’t come over, what does that mean?

At that moment, Gu Changsheng seemed to suddenly understand something...

She thought, how could she have lost favor so abruptly?

She fell for so long without seeing a single living soul; even her evildoer who promised to stay with her through life and death had no reaction!

In Gu Changsheng’s heart, her evildoer would definitely go mad with anxiety when he knew she fell, and undoubtedly would have fallen with her!

In fact, when she first fell from the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, Gu Changsheng did worry about this, but alongside her worry, an expectation lingered in her heart...

She had grown accustomed to Zhou Mu’s company, used to having this tall man by her side in whatever danger, offering her a strong shoulder, supporting each other...

But this time, he didn’t!

Zhou Mu didn’t descend the cliff to find her, and she, beneath the Broken Cliff, endured the pain and suffering akin to a reincarnation...

It turned out...

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to find her, he just couldn’t...

In that instant, Gu Changsheng let go of her concerns, and afterwards, she felt she had been too selfish...

How could she selfishly wish for her evildoer to always be with her?

Having experienced such pain herself, if her evildoer were with her, wouldn’t he endure the same pain?

No, it can’t be!

She can’t be that selfish!

This invisible barrier appeared just in time; at the very least, it protected her lover, didn’t it?

"Changsheng, come up! Come up! Use your strength! Come up!"

Though so close, yet unable to cross, Zhou Mu’s anxiety was imaginable.

"Gu Changsheng, muster a bit of strength, climb up! Hurry up and climb up!" Shi Wujue’s voice was also filled with urgency.

Gu Changsheng’s dusty face revealed a helpless smile, exceedingly bitter, she could only say, "Go up... I want to too... but when I see you, I have no strength left..."

For this, Gu Changsheng was also helpless!

She didn’t know how long she had been climbing, how many times she had hovered on the edge of life and death; the only motivation that kept her climbing up was knowing that these people were waiting for her...

But now, having seen them, Gu Changsheng suddenly felt the tense string in her heart snap...

Where was any strength left?

Gu Changsheng now just wanted to lie here and have a good sleep...

Tired!

So very tired!

Her body was so exhausted that her muscles had lost their strength, and Gu Changsheng didn’t even know how much longer her arms could support her.

"Changsheng! Come up! I’m waiting for you here!"

Zhou Mu naturally understood the feelings of his little woman at this moment. He didn’t know how high the Broken Cliff was, but he could infer from his little woman’s disheveled appearance the effort she had made to climb up. Her messy hair, her torn clothes, every mark, every tear, showed what condition she was in after being cut by rocks...

Just thinking about it made Zhou Mu’s heart throb with pain!

But, at this very moment, my little woman is right in front of me, yet I can do nothing, I can’t help at all!

I clearly know she’s exhausted, but still, I can’t help at all!

"Damn it!"

Zhou Mu couldn’t help but lift his foot and kick at the invisible barrier standing before him!

The air around gently rippled, but besides that, there was nothing else...

The helplessness on Zhou Mu’s face deepened...

All he needed was to take another step, just needed to extend an arm, and he could give his little woman a hug, pull her into his arms, and take her away from danger...

But, he couldn’t!

Couldn’t!

"Evildoer, don’t worry! I’m fine! I’m fine! Let me catch my breath, let me catch my breath, I’ll climb up myself! Don’t worry!"

Seeing the actions of her evildoer, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but feel heartache.

In front of this invisible barrier, how has her evildoer been surviving these days?

How worried and anxious he must have been!

Yet, there’s nothing he could do...

Gu Changsheng understood that hopeless, helpless feeling too well...

Therefore, she knew that her evildoer must be filled with self-blame right now...

This is her man, who has stayed with her, never left her, whether through a mountain of swords or a sea of flames, as long as he can, he will always be at her side...

"I will get up there! I will definitely get up there!"

Gu Changsheng took a deep breath, kept cheering herself on, then once again put all her strength into her arms, pushing her body gradually upward...

She lifted a leg, hanging it on the edge of the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms...

Gu Changsheng’s exhausted body, was now coming up...

"I’ve come up from an immense cliff, now just this last step, who am I afraid of? Who would Gu Changsheng be afraid of? I can definitely get up there..." Encouraging herself, Gu Changsheng once again exerted force...

There’s still one more leg...

As long as she could get her other leg up too, she’ll completely escape the danger of falling off the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms again...

Gu Changsheng knew, that with her strength depleted, if she fell again, she was doomed to not have the strength to grab onto anything to save herself from being smashed to pieces...

Thus, this time, she could only succeed, she must not fail!

Because, failure means endless doom!

It would mean, dying right in front of Zhou Mu and the others!

If it were before, falling to her death would be one thing, but letting her evildoer watch powerlessly as she fell, Gu Changsheng couldn’t bear it!

If that happened, how much would her evildoer blame himself?

No way!

Absolutely no way!

She must climb up!

She definitely can!

Using all her strength, feeling her muscles burning with pain from straining, Gu Changsheng once again lifted the other leg hanging below the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms...

Clearly, it should be such an easy action, but for the current Gu Changsheng, it was deadly difficult...

Gu Changsheng’s climbing movement was like a slow-motion scene, constantly gripping the hearts of Zhou Mu and others, Yuan Bao was even too nervous to say a word of encouragement, covering his mouth...

Yuan Bao dared not say a word of encouragement, fearing his lady would get distracted, fearing she might fall right in front of them...

Anxious tension spread along the edge of the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, and this invisible battle was Gu Changsheng’s alone!

To survive, it could only be her own matter, unrelated to anyone else!

Because, no one else could offer any help!

"I can do it..."

With another deep breath, dragging her numb leg, enduring the pulling pain, Gu Changsheng finally hooked onto the edge of the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms...

At this moment, Gu Changsheng’s entire body was completely free from the danger of falling again...

"Huff huff huff..."

Lying on the edge of the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, Gu Changsheng gasped for air, laboriously turning her head to look at the people blocked just inches in front of her, a smile gradually appeared at the corner of her lips, her eyes gleaming with a hint of laughter, "I made it! I made it! Long time no see, evildoer..."

She made it!

Indeed, there is always a way forward, Gu Changsheng won’t be defeated so easily!

Once again, she escaped death and came back alive!

The Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms couldn’t claim Gu Changsheng’s life!

She made it!

Lying on the ground, Gu Changsheng looked at the person she longed for day and night, slowly extending her hand, continuously reaching towards the direction where Zhou Mu and the others were...

And Zhou Mu and the others’ hearts tightened with tension at this moment, could her hand reach over?