Instead, Lu You, who was standing not far away, groaned and then a burst of blood blossomed on his chest, causing him to fall limply to the ground.
This scene not only surprised Wei Rulan but also caught "Zhang Tianyou" off guard.
What happened?
Clearly, it was Wei Rulan who was stabbed, so why was Lu You the one injured?
But he was already possessed by the Starry Ring Consciousness, with calculations and reactions reaching an extreme speed.
Almost at the same moment of this brief distraction, his other hand thrust forward again.
Yet Wei Rulan wasn’t a lamb to the slaughter; after narrowly escaping the first strike, she swiftly retreated and fired several shots in reverse.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
After several gunshots rang out, the starry ring was temporarily forced back.
Meanwhile, Wei Rulan rushed to the fallen Lu You and urgently asked, "How are you?"
Lu You’s face was pale, and the wound on his chest was bleeding continuously. Even so, he still managed a slight smile.
"I won’t die for the moment!"
"Why are you so foolish, why did you become my substitute?"
"There’s no reason, I just don’t want you to get hurt!" Lu You said softly, his face becoming paler, but his eyes grew brighter.
It turned out that the reason Wei Rulan wasn’t injured by that stab was because Lu You became her substitute.
This was a very bizarre dark magic, which Lu You acquired quite by accident.
Its feature is that through a secret technique, one can bind the life of someone with comparable strength as a substitute.
In this case, if the principal receives a fatal injury, it will immediately be transferred to the substitute.
It equivalently gives one more life.
At that time, after obtaining this substitution magic, Lu You even offered it to Wei Rulan.
But Wei Rulan felt this magic was too evil, easily exploited by those with malicious intent, so she stored it away, strictly forbidding Lu You from using or spreading it.
Yet she never imagined that Lu You would disobey her orders, not only using it but also making himself the substitute.
At the same time, this starry ring also noticed the anomaly, and started laughing triumphantly.
"Interesting, really interesting, what a pair of star-crossed lovers. Wei Rulan, since you have such a good substitute, I’ll leave you be!"
After saying so, he actually turned around and left.
Soon, a great commotion erupted on the battlefield outside.
But Wei Rulan paid no attention to it; she struggled to rise from the wheelchair and then slumped down beside Lu You.
At this moment, Lu You lay on the ground, blood flowing beneath him, yet his eyes were glaringly bright.
But the brighter they were, the more Wei Rulan’s heart sank.
Because it was clearly not a good sign.
She struggled to cradle Lu You’s head in her arms.
"How do you feel?"
"Soft, quite comfortable!" Lu You said with a light laugh.
Wei Rulan was silent for a moment, ultimately abandoning the idea of discarding Lu You, then softly said, "Actually, you didn’t have to do this!"
"It’s my choice, it has nothing to do with you! And I believe you’re very aware of my feelings for you!"
This not-so-long sentence seemed to exhaust all of Lu You’s energy, and after saying it, he gasped urgently and began to cough up blood in large quantities.
Just now, the starry ring’s stab was clearly not just a simple physical attack.
Wei Rulan held him tightly, allowing the blood to stain her clothes red.
But somehow, passing by at the time, Wei Rulan inexplicably helped Lu You.
Looking back later, perhaps she was moved by Lu You’s eyes, which stubbornly refused to yield despite the imminence of death.
But Wei Rulan didn’t deeply ponder these actions at the time, merely treating them as a very ordinary little matter.
Like picking up a stray dog during a trip.
Just like that, Lu You became her first subordinate.
As Saint Diss gradually grew stronger, Lu You’s identity constantly changed, but his feelings for Wei Rulan never did.
Actually, Wei Rulan, smart as ice, had long been aware of this, but she never paid it any mind, nor did she respond.
Never had she imagined that Lu You’s feelings would be so intense, even at the cost of his own life.
A salty stream crossed the corner of her mouth.
Wei Rulan had thought that after her family was destroyed, she would never cry again.
But today, she broke this precedent.
The Lu You in her arms rapidly grew cold; Wei Rulan gently placed him on the ground, then whispered in his ear.
"Thank you for your love. Next, I’ll avenge you!"
After saying this, Wei Rulan sat back in the wheelchair, her gaze as firm as iron.
She gently pressed a button on the wheelchair.
A large box swiftly descended from the ceiling, opening to reveal a specially made, shockingly fierce Gatling rifle.
Wei Rulan grasped it in her hand, and her gaze gradually turned frenzied.
She believed she had nothing left to lose, so every bullet fired from now would be considered a gain.

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