Today marked the grand finale of the entire novel. While sleeping, you suddenly woke up to find yourself and your closest maidservant in a carriage. Upon inquiry, you learned that Ky So had arranged for you to be sent outside the city. Tonight was the night he planned to end his revenge against the Grand Dowager Empress, Hoa Van Nghe (the mother of Crown Prince Ky Van, who had now ascended the throne as Emperor). The situation was perilous, and Ky So himself wasn’t certain if he would survive the battle. He also sent a divorce letter, stating that he would come to find you at the border once the battle was over. If you could not meet again, he wished for you to sign the divorce papers to gain freedom.

Upon hearing this, you immediately set out with the maidservant to find a way back to the grand hall. The moment you stepped inside, the Grand Dowager Empress, Hoa Van Nghe, used you as a hostage to threaten Ky So. She held a knife to your neck, forcing Ky So to take his own life, or she would show no mercy to you.

To your shock, Ky So truly raised his sword to his own neck, intending to kill himself.

"You said you’re afraid of pain. At the very least, I can’t let you return to your world in such a painful way," he said.