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y，thoughtiisnotonourside＂

astheydiscsedtheirpns，sukiefeltarenewedsenseofdeterationtheyhadfauchalready，andshekheyuldovereanyobstacleiftheystoodtothertheloveshefeltforhanfenglgwashergreateststrength，andshewoulddowhateverittookrotecttheirfuture

thefewdayswereafrryofactivitylizifengreachedouttohistacts，andontheyhadasallbutloyalgroupofalliessukieandhanfenglgtraeddilintly，hongtheirskillsandprepargfortheiablefrontatioethetension，theirontstotherwerefilledwithtendernessandlove

oneeveng，afteraparticurlygruelgtragsessiobythefire，exhationglgwithtehanfengldanararoundsukie，pullgherclose

＂youwereaazgtoday，＂hesaid，hisvoicefilledwithadiration＂i，veneverseenanyonefightlikeyou＂

shesiled，leangtohi＂i，vehadagoodteacherandagoodreantofight＂

hekissedherftly，hislipslrgonhers＂iloveyou，sukieorethanwordssay＂

shelookedtohiseyes，herheartswellgwitheotion＂iloveyoutoo，fenglgandi，lnythiween＂

astheyheldeachother，thefirecragftlybesidethe，sukiefeltasenseofpeacetheirjourneywasfarfroover，butshekhataslongastheyhadeachother，theyuldfaychallen

thefollog，theyreceivedwordthatxietianxie，sallieswereontheoveiastiuttheirpnstoasukieandhanfenglgstoodsidebyside，readytofacewhatevercatheirway

thebattlewasfierdreleheirsallgroupofalliesfoughtvaliantly，eachperngivgtheirallrotecttheirhoandlovedonessukieandhanfenglgfoughttother，theiroventsperfectlysyheirlovegivirength

asthesu，castgabllowoverthebattlefield，itbecaclearthattheyweregagtheupperhandxietianxie，sforcesweredrivenback，theiroraleshatteredbytheunwaverierationofsukieandherallies

fally，thestoftheireneiesweredefeated，andatriuphantcheerrosefrotheirrankssukieandhanfenglgstoodierofthebattlefield，theirhandscspedtightlytother，theireyesshgwithvictory

＂wedidit，＂sukiesaid，hervoicefilledwithaweandrelief＂wereallydidit＂

hanfenglgsiled，pulliohisars＂yes，wedidandnow，wefallybefree＂

astheyebraced，surrouheirfriendsandallies，sukiefeltadeepsenseofgratitudetheyhadfaiagablechallensanderdstrohaheirlovehadbeeedandhadendured，andnowtheyuldlookforwardtoafuturefilledwithhopeandpossibility

thedaysthatfollowed，thevilcelebratedtheirhard－wonpeacesukieandhanfenglgwerehailedasheroes，theirlovestorybegalendthatspiredotherstheyspenttheirdaysrebuildgandhealg，fdgjoythesiplepleasureflife

oneeveng，astheywalkedhandhandthroughthevil，sukielookedupathanfenglg，herheartoverflogwithlove＂thankyouforalwaysbelievg，＂shesaidftly＂fornevergivgup＂

hesiled，hiseyesfilledwithwarth＂iuldnevergiveuponyou，sukieyou，reyeverythg＂

sheleaned，kissghitenderly＂andyou，fenglg，areyforever＂

astheystoodthere，bathedthegoldenlightofthesettgsun，sukiekhatnoatterwhatchallensyahead，theywouldfacethetothertheirlovewasabeaofhope，atestanttothepowerofceaerationandaslongastheyhadeachother，theyulderanythg

theboweensukieandhanfengliroheachpassgdaytheybecaseparable，theirloveastanturcethandfortthevilthriveduheirleadership，andthesenseofunityandlidarityalpable

oernoon，astheyworkedtotherthefield