Bai Ying's eyes were filled with coldness.

"Every step Bai Di takes is designed to kill me."

Even if she didn't intend to kill me outright, she still wanted me to live like a lump of mud.

Have you ever considered that if you dug out my spiritual root and gave it to her, turning me into a useless person and making me suffer endless pain as she takes my place, how much pain would I endure? How do you think I should treat someone who causes me so much suffering?

Bai Ying's gaze was like a knife, shooting straight at Zhou Ying and Bai Ying. The questioning look in her eyes made the two of them turn their heads away.

Zhou Ying was rendered speechless by Bai Ying's words, her lips trembling slightly, yet she couldn't utter a sound. Bai Ying, who always liked to lecture Bai Ying, also stood frozen in place, opening his mouth, his throat as if something was choking him, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

After a long silence, Bai Ying finally spoke with difficulty, his voice tinged with pleading:

“We do admit that we are somewhat biased. But Bai Di is a child who grew up around us since she was little. We watched her grow up little by little, and we really can’t bear to see her suffer any misfortune.”

Bai Ying, even if she was wrong this time, please have mercy and let her go this time, okay? Or, if you're angry and want to punish her, take it out on us. We failed to raise her properly, and we'll take responsibility for all the mistakes. Xiao Di is still so young and immature; the mistakes she made are all our responsibility. You're so powerful now; even if you don't kill her, it won't be a loss for you. She could never beat you in her lifetime. Let's just pretend this never happened and let it go.”

As Bai Ying spoke, he took a step forward, slightly raising his hands in a pleading gesture.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ying's face showed a half-smile. "Forget it?" she repeated the two words as if she had heard the most absurd joke in the world.

"I have always adhered to the principle of 'I will not offend others unless they offend me.' But if anyone dares to offend me, then they should be prepared to be retaliated against."

Every person I, Bai Ying, have killed was someone who actively provoked me, attempting to take my life.

This white flute has repeatedly targeted me, not only spreading rumors and ruining my reputation, but also trying to kill me time and again. This time, it has gone even further, trapping me in this dangerous formation and attempting to extract my spiritual root.

Bai Ying took a deep breath, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Bai Ying and Zhou Ying. "But what about you? You think you can just brush it all off with a casual 'Let it go'? I want to ask you, if this happened to you, could you just say it's over so easily?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Ying's hand tightened suddenly, and the spiritual energy around her began to surge, exuding a dangerous aura. She then used her other hand to strike Bai Di's dantian.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound, like a thunderclap, rang in everyone's ears. Bai Di's dantian exploded instantly, and a cloud of blood mist gushed out from her body. Her spiritual root, like fragile glass, was shattered into countless tiny fragments of spiritual energy that dissipated into the air.

"Ah!" A shrill scream burst from Bai Di's mouth, as if the sound was being torn apart from the depths of his soul, carrying endless pain and despair, echoing in the empty space for a long time.

Bai Ying simply watched all of this coldly, her thin lips parted slightly, her voice completely flat: "You wanted to take my spiritual root, so I destroyed yours. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

At this moment, Bai Ying no longer had the intention to kill Bai Di. Since Bai Di coveted her spiritual root so much, she would let Bai Di personally experience what it was like to lose her spiritual root.

However, upon witnessing this scene, Zhou Ying's eyes widened instantly, filled with terror and despair. She instinctively screamed, "No!" Afraid that Bai Ying would commit even more cruel acts against Bai Di, in her panic, she somehow produced a gleaming dagger and, without hesitation, held it to her own neck. The blade grazed her fair skin, making a shallow cut, and crimson blood slowly flowed down her neck, dripping onto the ground and blooming into glaring blood flowers.

"Bai Ying, you've already harmed Xiao Di like this, isn't that enough?" Zhou Ying's voice was choked with sobs, on the verge of collapse, her body trembling violently. "If you kill Xiao Di today, none of our family will survive, we'll all die here! Killing Xiao Di is the same as killing us! Xiao Di is our life!" At this moment, she no longer cared about morality or righteousness, her heart and eyes were only focused on Bai Di's safety.

In her heart, if Bai Di died, her world would completely collapse. She would rather give up her own life to stay with Xiao Di.

Seeing this, Bai Ying's eyes widened in horror, his face filled with disbelief and grief. He screamed wildly, "Bai Ying, how could you be so cruel? Your parents have begged you so desperately, why won't you let Xiao Di go? Do you really want to watch us all die in front of you before you're satisfied? How can you be so heartless!"

Zhou Ying went completely mad. Tears streamed down her face, her eyes filled with determination. She slashed the knife fiercely at her own neck, crying out, "Xiao Di, if you die, I won't live alone. I'll come to join you! I couldn't protect you; it's my fault. But I'll stay with you forever!"

Seeing Zhou Ying like this, Bai Di couldn't stop the tears from falling. Her throat was being choked by Bai Ying, making it difficult for her to breathe, but she still managed to shout with all her might, "Mother!" Her voice was filled with pain.

Bai Ying watched them quietly, feeling that everything before her was utterly absurd.

A strong sense of absurdity and injustice welled up inside her.

It was as if they were the ones who had committed an unforgivable crime.

Looking at the chaotic scene before her, she felt a mix of emotions.

It was Bai Di who repeatedly tried to kill her; it was Bai Di who first suggested removing her spiritual root. Didn't that couple agree to it back then? Didn't they agree to let Bai Di remove their spiritual root?

But now, all she did was retaliate, all she did was what Bai Di wanted to do to her. Yet it seemed as if she had become a demon who wanted to drive her own parents to their deaths, as if she had committed some heinous crime.