Chapter 278 Undying Obsession

Inside the side hall, the atmosphere was stagnant, even breathing felt heavy. Yun Junrui knelt beside the coffin like a statue, his hands clasped over the three phoenix eggs, his fingertips gently stroking the smooth shells. His gaze was dull and empty, yet tinged with a heartbreaking attachment and persistence. Every whisper sounded like a dream mutter: "Ling'er, you're in there, right... You must be able to hear it..."

He seemed to have lost his soul, and only these phoenix eggs were left to make him feel that Ling'er was still by his side.

Yun Xiaoling and Gu Yazhu stood aside, their eyes complex. Gu Yazhu raised her hand, wanting to comfort him, but her hand fell down when she felt her son's grief. She sighed softly and whispered, "Xiaoling... Junrui..."

Yun Xiaoling didn't reply, but looked at his eldest son with a heavy gaze. He knew that any comfort would be of no use at this moment.

Feng Yi stood at the entrance to the side hall, his entire body as cold as a statue. His gaze fell on the coffin, deep as a cold pond. His fists were clenched, his knuckles white from the strain. He suppressed his anger, his voice as cold as frost: "Yun Xiaoling, I have important matters to attend to in my mansion, and they must be completed within two weeks. Once Yun Junrui has hatched the three phoenix eggs, we will rush to Taoyuan Villa, and there we will plan our revenge."

"Okay." Yun Xiaoling nodded, but his heart tightened slightly. He looked at Feng Yi with a hint of caution.

Feng Yi paused, his tone growing colder. "Also, I want to take Ling'er's body away. She is my daughter, and only the secrets of the Feng Palace can protect her body from harm."

Yun Junrui raised his head as if struck by lightning, anger suddenly burning in his eyes: "No! Ling'er is my wife! No one can take her away from me!"

Feng Yi sneered and took a few steps closer to the coffin. His voice was low and stern, "Yun Junrui! If you still love her, you should know that if her body is damaged in the slightest, her soul will never be reborn when it returns! You can protect these phoenix eggs, but can you also protect her body?"

Yun Junrui stood in front of the coffin, his tone filled with pain and paranoia: "I can't let her leave! Ling'er is mine... Even if only her body is left, I will never lose her!"

Feng Yi's eyes suddenly turned cold. He reached out and ignited a cluster of dark blue phoenix fire. The flames were so fierce that they almost reached Yun Junrui's eyebrows. "You are not worthy of mentioning the word 'love'! She sacrificed her life for you in two lifetimes, and now you don't even care about her safety? Yun Junrui, if you continue to be stubborn, I don't mind making you and these eggs disappear together!"

Upon seeing this, Yun Xiaoling quickly stepped forward to stand between the two men and said in a deep voice, "Brother Feng Yi, calm down! Jun Rui is just..."

"It's just selfish!" Feng Yi interrupted, raging. "Yun Xiaoling, tell me, if Ling'er's body decays, what will your Yun family offer to her soul? Or do you simply not believe she will come back?"

These words were like a hammer, pounding Yun Xiaoling into silence. He turned to look at his eldest son, only to see Yun Junrui's face pale, his eyes filled with pain and struggle. His hands clenched tightly around the edge of the coffin, veins bulging, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

"Ling'er will come back?" His voice was low and hoarse, as if he was grabbing the last straw, and he looked up at Feng Yi.

Feng Yi smiled coldly, his eyes filled with suppressed pain and hope. "She will definitely come back. But the prerequisite is that she must have a complete body. If you can't even do this, then prepare to lose her completely."

Yun Junrui's body trembled, as if the last of his strength had been drained away. He slowly knelt on the ground, his eyes fixed on Lu Ling'er in the coffin, his voice trembling, "Ling'er... can you really come back?"

Feng Yi retracted the Phoenix Fire, turned around and walked out, his voice low but resounding: "Tomorrow, I will bring people to take Ling'er's body. If you still have a trace of love for her, don't stop me."

Silence returned to the side hall, the only light emanating from the three phoenix eggs. Yun Junrui sat on the ground, dejected, mumbling, "Ling'er...what should I do..." His voice was barely audible, yet filled with uncontrollable grief and struggle.

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