Li Huowang watched the light in Zhuge Yuan's eyes gradually fade away, his heart aching as if it were being sliced by a knife.
His mind was in complete chaos now. It seemed he wanted to say something, but facing his dying friend, he found himself unable to utter a word.
"Brother Li, the worms inside you are almost dead, are you really okay?" Zhuge Yuan looked at Li Huowang's increasingly hollow chest and asked with his last breath.
An ugly smile, uglier than tears, appeared on Li Huowang's face as he shook his head vigorously. "Brother Zhuge, you... do you have any last words or requests? Tell me, and I will fulfill them, no matter what!"
As Zhuge Yuan slowly exhaled a breath, his voice became broken and intermittent. "No, I... I have... lived an honest life, never... having any... regrets..."
The snow that had stopped falling began to drift down again, slowly landing on Zhuge Yuan's pupils which were gradually dilating.