Ze Lin's appearance is the same as it was back then, clean and bright, with the demeanor of a gentleman.

Putting aside the misunderstanding and other distractions, he shouldn't be disliked by her in any way.

The barrier in Song Xiwei's heart immediately dissipated, and her tone towards Ze Lin was no longer so harsh. "No matter what, what happened back then was my fault for being careless and causing you harm. I owe you my life."

“What nonsense are you talking about? Didn’t you save my life too? If it weren’t for you, I would have…” Ze Lin didn’t finish his sentence, he just looked at her.

Song Xi stuck out her tongue, looking a little awkward, and said, "So, we're even?"

"I'd be content if you'd give me a fair chance to communicate with you," Ze Lin sighed.

Hearing him say that, Song Xiwei felt guilty, since she had misunderstood first and had seriously injured him.

Many things happened afterward that were complicated and couldn't be explained clearly. All she knew was that she felt guilty towards Ze Lin, yet Ze Lin was still so kind to her.

"Don't you hate me at all? After all, I really went too far back then." Song Xiwei felt ashamed.

"What do I hate about you? You are righteous and kind-hearted, those are your virtues. I knew you were this kind of person long ago, how could I hate you? But it's a bit of a pity. After all, if that hadn't happened, we wouldn't have broken off our friendship for so many years, and we wouldn't have met again, and we wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble." Ze Lin's expression turned gloomy as he seemed to be thinking about something.

Song Xiwei also thought of the current opposing situation between Ze Lin and Ao Qian.

She frowned slightly as she thought of Aoqian. "Did you kill Aoqian's parents?"

Ze Lin met Song Xiwei's gaze and spoke after a long while, "Ao Qian is not tolerated by the Six Realms, and I have been able to survive these past few years only because I am still useful. I have my own difficulties. I'm sorry, there are some things that are not up to me."

Ze Lin's tone softened, and his eyes held a complex expression.

Song Xiwei felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart.

Now that she has spoken frankly with Ze Lin, it seems that Ze Lin is not wrong either, from Ze Lin's perspective.

But she had promised Aoqian that she would help him.

One is an old friend whom I have wronged due to a misunderstanding, and the other is someone I have vowed to protect and help.

Unfortunately, there was an irreconcilable feud between the two.

Caught between the two, Song Xiwei felt for the first time that even with her superior strength, she was utterly helpless.

“Take my advice, Aoqian is an ungrateful wretch. Don’t get too emotionally invested in him. I’m afraid he won’t appreciate it and might turn around and bite you.” After Ze Lin finished speaking, he added when she didn’t say anything, “I know it’s wrong to gossip about people behind their backs, but I’m really afraid you’ll get hurt.”

Song Xi shook her head slightly, then changed her question to him: "Are you going to take Aoqian away this time?"

Ze Lin shook his head, “Why do I need to come here personally to take him away?” His gaze was fixed intently on her.

Song Xiwei said, "I cannot go to Chidu with you for the time being." He had agreed to go to Shengguo with Meng Shu.

Moreover, Ao Qian's temperament is currently unstable...

"I won't coerce you anymore. Let's do it when you have time." Ze Lin suddenly became very agreeable.

Song Xiwei gave him a sincere smile, a smile that looked stunning on Ze Lin, captivating him completely.

"Can you give me some more time? I will find a way to change Aoqian, and I will also think of a safe way to make the Six Realms look at Aoqian with new eyes. We have to break this deadlock. Neither you nor Aoqian should accept this unfair fate," Song Xiwei said earnestly.