"I'm not trying to take her life. But if she stays with you, she'll lose it soon enough! Give up the Mechanical Heart. Let her go. I'll intervene on your behalf and save your father."
"I will not give up on the Little Dragon Girl!"
"Are you trying to drag her to her death? When she's not with you, she's recovering. With you, she's constantly suffering damage. If this goes on, there's no hope for her."
"You're so powerful, yet you can't save her? You can't help her?"
"That's right, I can't help her. The circumstances are far too complex for you to understand right now. All you need to know is that letting her go is the greatest act of love and care you can show her—the best way to repay her."
...
Ye Tianling fell silent. He had never expected this outcome.
"My life isn't worth anything? Then what price can I pay?"
Ye Tianling felt a pang of despair.
