Good Jade

The camera feed remained silent for a long time. The candlelight went out, leaving the moonlight bright and clear.

Hui Zifeng, sitting in his wheelchair, finally looked out the window. It was eight o'clock in the morning, the sun shining brightly. On the other side, Zang Yue was already fast asleep.

He knew what kind of conflict had occurred between Zang Yue and Shui Xi today, and Shui Xi did not dare to hide it.

"If He'an were still here, he would never treat her like that."

This was a complaint about Shuixi's rudeness. But it was only a small complaint. He couldn't ask too much of a dog that only followed orders and had no independent ability to act.

"I remember telling you to take care of the lady with a kind identity."

"Please forgive me, Si Tan, my abilities are limited."

The old-fashioned jade and agate pendulum clock in the corner showed a quarter past eight.

There was a knock on the door, and a nurse opened it. Hui Zifeng had already changed into surgical gowns, waiting for this moment. In five hours, he would be reborn, and the time to see Zang Yue wasn't far off. Nothing could compare to this joy.

"Sitan." Shuixi suddenly stopped pushing the wheelchair. "She ran away."

"who?"

"Luo Yu."

A series of people, both black and white, ran past the open door. The nurse, realizing something was wrong, asked Hui Zifeng to wait a little longer and then closed the door.

Hui Zifeng's heart function is rapidly declining. If this continues, he won't live more than three days. That's what the doctor said.

"Call Feng Liang over."

The person skilled in prophecy must have known where Luo Yu had gone. What kind of outrage could a weak student possibly have done to attract so many people to capture him?

"Tell the others to stop looking. We still have two spares. Have the doctor prepare them. We should be able to continue as usual tomorrow."

"What are we going to do next, sir?" Shuixi asked.

Hui Zifeng was startled, then turned around to see Shuixi's calm, lifeless eyes. Someone was knocking on the door, and then he tried pushing it without success. Then the person spoke, Feng Liang's voice.

The door was clearly open, but the person outside couldn't open it. Hui Zifeng immediately understood what was going on, smiled calmly, and turned to face the sun.

"It's enough for me to atone for my sins alone. Don't sacrifice the entire Hui family and all the generations of the Hui family."

"You used to be an upright person with a sense of self-worth, but now you're just like your father. When you need to, you'll become a villain like that."

"No matter what kind of people the descendants of the Hui family are, aren't you guarding the Hui family's guardian beast? What difference does it make to you?" Hui Zifeng said sarcastically.

This remark truly struck a chord with Shuixi. Seeing him lapse into a pensive silence, Hui Zifeng, wanting to offer some comfort, changed the subject, saying, "Sure enough, after thousands of years, even a divine being like you has learned to be human. Nothing can restrain you anymore."

"He Ai developed his own ideas very early on and had people he wanted to follow. But I never had the courage."

"You haven't learned that everything has two sides," Hui Zifeng said. "He Ai betrayed the master family. Haven't you always insisted so? Everyone thinks so, but deep down you don't. Why? Is it because you want to betray too? You think He Ai is right, and that protecting Lu Cangyue makes you feel more at peace with yourself than protecting the Hui family? You are the guardian beast of the house. The hearts of others are not yours. How can you have a heart?"

Shuixi raised his eyes and stared into Hui Zifeng's. He had only known him to be gentle and polite on the surface, but in reality, he was cold and indifferent, and he hated people the most. He had never expected him to be so insightful. Shuixi had never known he felt this way. The tangled hatred was actually because he wanted to be like He Ai and approach Zang Yue. He had chosen to stay in the Hui family simply because Zang Yue disliked him. He had always been jealous. It had nothing to do with status, responsibility, or an innate mission. He had no such things. He had clung to the Hui family for thousands of years simply because he was the one left behind, with nowhere else to go.

Hui Zifeng continued, "I don't understand what's so good about Lu Cangyue. Why did you two, the guardian beasts, betray your master? You thought that He Ai did it regardless of the consequences. Don't try to make excuses. That's what you thought, right? That's why I'm trapped here by you now? Didn't you commit enough sins for the Hui family in the past? Do you think it should stop with my generation?"

"The guardian beasts of the house, born and died at the same time. Do you understand what this means?" At this point, there was no more hostility between the two men, but rather a deep conversation like that between two close friends. Shuixi had been with Hui Zifeng for so many years, and they had never felt so equal as they did today. And this Hui Zifeng was still the same "evil king" who had intimidated people over four thousand years ago.

"He'an is not dead. We have become one. His naturally superior heart that loves humans is now in my soul. I am both He'an and Shuixi." Shuixi paused, "I am more He'an."

Because he always wanted to be kind.

"So, the glory of the Hui family is coming to an end." Shuixi said, "Whether it's you, your father, or the reputation and wealth of the entire Hui family in this world, I will no longer protect you."

"Even if you're kind, there's one thing I still don't understand: why did you choose Lu Cangyue and abandon the Hui family?" Hui Zifeng knew his fate, but he wasn't afraid at all. He was fascinated by the unknown.

"I didn't abandon the Hui family." Shuixi turned amiable and answered patiently, "I firmly chose Hui Jiqing, the chief altar official of Yunsheng Hall. I was the one who sent him to the execution ground, and I promised him to take care of the person he loved. I also chose to do this for my own selfish reasons. I thought I would still have you and Shuixi, but unfortunately, you both disappointed me."

"You are doing it for your own selfish reasons, and I am doing it for my own selfish reasons. Who do you say is disappointing?"

"Yes, I shouldn't have said that." A kind expression of disdain flashed through his face, as if to say, "I knew you were this kind of person." "I blame the altar officiant's lack of resolve and the old priest's partiality towards the altar officiant. In any case, I can't blame you for being naturally short-sighted and narrow-minded, and for not being able to shoulder important responsibilities, right?"

"Are you saying that the Yunsheng Palace's altar master is short-sighted, narrow-minded, and incapable of shouldering important responsibilities? Is Hui Jiqing like this? Then how could he have dominated a region and become the overlord who influenced the Luqi Mountain Realm for three hundred years?" Hui Zifeng stood up from the wheelchair, supporting his fragile body that could break at any time, with a pair of bright eyes filled with deep resentment.

He looks very much like the evil king from four thousand years ago.

He was still gentle, forgiving, and profound as the universe. This tiny evil king couldn't take anything from him. In an instant, he naturally transformed into the face Shuixi often showed to others, and the emotion in his eyes became even stronger. However, those emotions were hatred and disgust.

He pushed Hui Zifeng back into the wheelchair. Hui Zifeng's body hit the handle hard, and a mouthful of blood flowed uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth.

Shuixi didn't need to do it himself. If his heart was not replaced in time, he would only have a few days to live.

"Are you still tarnishing Huiji Qing's name? Thousands of years have passed, and no one remembers who you are or who Huiji Qing is, yet you're still using the name Huiji Qing and can't bear to let it go!

"You watched your brother go to his death, appearing distraught and desperate to save him. But when you could have given up everything to save him, you killed him yourself! I should have abandoned you then, you despicable villain!"

"I made Huiji Qing's name a miracle, and made Yunsheng Palace famous. Sacrificing one person to help more people, isn't that right?"

Shuixi had no time to argue about right and wrong. He simply wanted to point out all the despicable deeds this man had done. Had no one ever dared to mention them, buried in time, all the faults vanished into thin air? He, the witness, was still there, and so was the person involved. He wanted to unleash all the unspoken words and hatred in this final opportunity.

"You were born mediocre. You don't strive to improve yourself, but only envy your brother's excellence. He was trapped by love and died for it, and you took advantage of the opportunity to usurp the throne, even taking possession of the person your brother loved. You even used Lu Cangyue's name to massacre the entire city, worshipped a new master, and proclaimed yourself king. You sacrificed so many people just to prove to your father that you were no mediocre person! Your father knelt in front of you, not in submission to your ability, but in a butcher's knife. Do you understand this? You are stupid, you are a complete waste! Not only are you stupid, you are also vicious and despicable! You have no human qualities. The same goes for your descendants. None of them are good. Compared to your brother, he is in heaven, and you are in hell, extremely filthy."

"I see."

Hui Zifeng seemed to be talking to himself. His voice was so weak that it was barely audible to Shuixi, who was only a step away from him.

"I failed to kill you more than four thousand years ago. Now I will end you with my own hands." Shui Xi said this in Hui Zifeng's ear, straightened up, and behaved like a highly trained servant.

He glanced at the door and continued to look down at Hui Zifeng, who was almost dying in the wheelchair. In order to make him receive the punishment he deserved, Shuixi took great pains to make this man look more energetic and to deceive his body for inspection.

"Feng Liang, come in!"

The door that couldn't be opened was gently pushed open from the outside. The people who appeared outside the door included Feng Liang, Luo Yu, Ming Yan, Song Shiwen, and four people in police uniforms.

People who shouldn't be here are here.

"Mr. Hui, we are now charging you with restricting the personal freedom of others and murder. Please cooperate."

Feng Liang scanned the room and pointed to a safe. After obtaining Hui Zifeng's permission, Feng Liang and a police officer walked over to the safe.

"What's the password?"

Hui Zifeng was about to speak when Feng Liang said, "I found it." Before he finished speaking, the sound of the lock opening was like a time bomb, tightly gripping the hearts of everyone present.

Feng Liang once again demonstrated his ability to predict.

"How clever," Hui Zifeng smiled with satisfaction. Prediction wasn't divine power, but rather a brilliant deduction based on understanding the essence of phenomena. Even Hui Zifeng was amazed that such people existed in the world.

However, it was surprising that Luo Yu stood with these people.

"I'm sorry, Luo Yu, did I scare you? The Hui family will continue to provide funds for your schooling. No, all your living expenses in the future." Hui Zifeng looked the same as usual, polite and kind, but also with a sense of distance.

"I should be sorry for my father. Teacher Hui, it's not you who should be sorry, but your father."

"What?" Hui Zifeng forgot that talking too much will lead to mistakes, and when he realized this, it was already impossible to make amends.

Luo Yu pulled out a camera from her bag. "You didn't know, did you? I met your father because of the photo you submitted to the photography competition. He kept me by his side, thinking I could save your family's lives, but I came here for revenge. This camera was given to me by your father, and it records how he coerced and bribed three people into providing him with hearts. Do you know who those three people are?"

Hui Zifeng was stunned. He had just been extremely cooperative, but now he was unwilling to explain.

Because he doesn't know.

"The first one is my father," Luo Yu said. "The second one is Wenjie's brother. The third one is Wenjie. But Wenjie is lucky to be saved by you, Teacher Hui."