The moment Shen He saw who was blocking his way, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

This was the person he most wanted to see.

But ever since the incident at Huajin Plain, Xia Wuyou has become a thorn in his side. Whenever he thinks that the defeat was inextricably linked to her, his heart aches.

The fact that he had reunited with his childhood sweetheart under these circumstances made his face even more pale, and he felt dizzy.

"...Are you going to stop me from taking Uncle Luo away, Xiao Ling?"

Shen He forced himself to calm down and looked at Xia Wuyou as calmly as possible, asking her a question.

He still used the name she had used back then.

"I...can't let you leave."

Xia Wuyou's feelings were also somewhat complicated. In fact, Xu Shi's order to her was to kill them all without leaving a single one alive.

This is already a relatively euphemistic way of putting it.

Can you tell me why?

Shenhe gritted his teeth, feeling increasingly pained.

He had a vague feeling that he and Xia Wuyou should have been reunited after a long separation and then fought side by side.

Betrayal and betrayal can even lead to armed conflict.

He desperately wanted to know what had caused things to turn out this way.

"Do you even need to ask why?"

Before Xia Wuyou could answer, another young male voice, laced with sneer, rang out, "Isn't this the right choice that everyone could make?"

Xia Wuyou subconsciously turned around and saw Xu Shi walking over and standing beside her.

I made it just in time, and the timing was perfect.

Gu Yi was with him, but in this scene, Miss Black Rabbit seemed to have little presence.

"Speaking of which, this should be our first meeting, Young Master Shen?"

Xu Shi, with a playful yet disdainful expression on his face, looked at him like he was looking at prey and waved his hand, "Although we've already had quite a few dealings before... of course, I always win."

“Xu Shi…”

The moment Shenhe saw him, he felt a surge of immense anger.

And he finally realized what was happening.

The fact that the other party appeared at this time and even arranged for Xia Wuyou to guard this place in advance shows that he was not unaware of his knowledge of Luo Zhikang's whereabouts, but rather had made preparations in advance.

This might even be a trap he set for himself.

"It's too late to realize that now."

Xu Shi's smile resembled the pleasure of a cat catching a mouse. "Don't you think about it? If I hadn't kindly reminded you, how could you possibly know about something so important?"

"You...were Lin Yue also coerced by you?"

Shen He snapped out of his daze and asked somewhat agitatedly.

"Watch your word choice. What do you mean by 'also'?"

Xu Shi said with a playful tone, "I never coerced your little assassin sister. She even tried to assassinate me back then... I didn't hold it against her, and even let her go."

These are all the absolute truths. There were no threats; there was only manipulation and scheming.

Even so, Lin Yue's original intention did not waver much.

However, judging from his reaction to being submerged in the river, he himself did not believe it.

Perhaps in his view, such trust was unlikely to continue from the moment the two parted ways?

But you caused that yourself, okay?

"You don't need to pretend."

Shen He suppressed his anger and sneered, "Whether it's Lin Yue or Wu You, if it weren't for your threats, how could things have turned out this way?"

"You can fool your buddies, but don't fool yourself too."

Xu Shi shrugged. "Isn't it because you overestimated yourself and repeatedly tried to attack the 'Snake Ring' that things have turned out this way?"

"I was just retaliating normally. If you behave yourself and quietly run your 'Spark' in Sin City, I'd know who you are."

"As for Team Leader Xia... I prefer to call my behavior 'correction'."

He explained calmly, "She's still young, and sometimes she's bound to be troubled by some forks in the road. I just explained the pros and cons to her. How she actually does it is entirely her own choice."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Shen He almost roared in denial. Did you expect him to believe that Xia Wuyou had betrayed him willingly? Impossible!

"...Let her tell you herself."

Xu Shi shook his head and gently lifted Xia Wuyou's chin. "Team Leader Xia, tell your childhood sweetheart your truest thoughts?"

"I……"

Xia Wuyou was speechless for a moment, glancing at Xu Shi and then at Chen He.

To be honest, if it were from the beginning, she would definitely have denied it without hesitation. It was Xu Shi who threatened her by using her aunt. How could that be false?

But now, after going through so much, Xia Ke'an's guidance, Su Lin's scolding... and Xu Shi's treatment of her was also the same. He never broke his promises, and after the Huajin Plain incident, he never used his past behavior as an excuse.

In comparison, she increasingly felt that her previous ideas might have been somewhat flawed.

At least for now, it's difficult for her to do something like "choosing to drown herself"—that would truly be going against her conscience.

“He’s right, these… were indeed done voluntarily by me.”

So she finally nodded gently and calmly stated the facts.

She accepted everything, including Xu Shi's little tricks.

She used to dislike his physical advances, but now she finds that she doesn't seem to be as averse to them as she thought.

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