Chapter 32: I will help you avenge your hatred
These six short words were like a huge rock, crashing into Su Qinghan's already turbulent heart, stirring up a thousand huge waves.
She froze completely.
She had anticipated every possible reaction from him. He might be shocked, he might feel pity, he might distance himself from her out of fear of her powerful enemies, or he might even... think she was a nuisance, a burden.
She had already prepared for the worst, and was ready to immediately put away all her vulnerability if he showed any sign of retreat, force a smile and say, "I was just joking with you," and then leave without looking back.
However, she never expected that the answer she would receive would be like this.
I'll help you register.
This is more than just a promise.
This was a kind of... declaration of taking the initiative to share her blood feud, which was heavy enough to crush anyone, on her own shoulders.
Su Qinghan's lips trembled slightly. She wanted to say something, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't utter a word. The tears that had been held back in her eyes for a long time finally burst out at this moment.
Big tears rolled down uncontrollably, hitting the table and leaving a small dark stain, just like her broken heart at the moment.
"Why...why?" She finally found her voice, but was already sobbing. "Why...why did you do this? This is none of your business...this is my own revenge, I can't...can't let you get involved!"
Over the years, she had grown accustomed to fighting alone. Like a lone wolf, she licked her wounds, sharpened her claws, and walked alone in the darkness. She refused everyone's help, including her adoptive father, Tie Wuqing. She knew how dangerous this road was, and she didn't want to drag anyone down with her.
But the man in front of her, this assassin whom she had known for only a few months, said these words so easily that could change everything after she confessed her most shameful past.
Shen Ye looked at her with tears streaming down her face, and felt a sharp, dense pain in his heart.
He knew how despicable his promise, built on lies and deception, was. He was not a hero who stood up for himself, but a sinner who tried to cover up his own destruction with the promise of "protection."
But he had no choice.
This was the only reason he could find for himself to continue staying with her.
It was also the only way he found to atone for his unspeakable sins.
He wants to help her get revenge.
He wanted to personally find out the mastermind behind the murder.
He wanted the real sinner to bear all of Su Qinghan's hatred.
Only in this way could he slightly alleviate his guilt as the "murderer." Only in this way could he convince himself that the person he killed was just a "target" framed by a villain, not a good father.
He forced himself to suppress the guilt and pain surging in his heart, and his eyes became deeper and more determined.
"This isn't a burden." He said slowly, his voice not loud, but clear enough to reach Su Qingxing's ears, which were almost drowned by his crying. "This is... my choice."
He stood up, walked around the small table and came to her.
His movements were somewhat stiff, with the unfamiliarity of someone who had been in darkness for so many years. He stretched out his hand, as if to wipe away the tears from her face, but his fingers stopped just inches from her cheek.
It was a habit of keeping a distance from others that came from the assassin's instinct.
In the end, he just placed his hand gently on her shoulder.
His palm wasn't warm; it even held a slight chill, a characteristic of the Lightless Heart Sutra. But the steady and resolute strength he held seemed to possess some strange magic, sliding down her shoulders, seeping into her cold and exhausted heart bit by bit.
Su Qinghan's crying gradually subsided. She raised her tearful face and looked at him in confusion.
Chen Ye met her gaze and continued, "You are right. A force that can hire someone to kill a court minister and easily set up a plan to destroy the entire 'Youquan' is definitely not ordinary. Such an opponent cannot be avoided."
His voice was calm and methodical, as if he were analyzing a mission rather than discussing a matter of life and death. This calmness, on the other hand, gave Su Qinghan an inexplicable sense of security.
"In the valley, they wanted to kill you. Inside the 'Ghost Spring', someone killed someone to silence them. This means they have their sights set on you. Even if you don't go looking for them, they will come looking for you sooner or later."
"Instead of waiting for you to get hurt and bruised alone, why don't we work together to find this person who has been hiding in the shadows..."
When he said the words "pull them out," a terrifying glint flashed in his eyes. It was the look a top assassin would have when facing his prey.
These words were half analysis and half excuse, but they perfectly matched his identity as the "Tianji Pavilion Assassin."
Su Qinghan was completely stunned.
She had never thought about these things. She was simply immersed in her own hatred and plans, but she ignored the fact that she had already changed from a "pursuer" to a "target" being hunted.
Yes, the other party’s power is so huge, how could they tolerate her, the “daughter of Minister Su”, to investigate everywhere in the martial arts world?
Shen Ye's words, like a sharp sword, cut through the cruel reality that she had been unwilling to face. It also made her realize instantly that his decision to help her was not just an impulse, but a well-considered judgment.
He wasn't pitying her.
He was...protecting her.
After realizing this, the last line of defense in Su Qinghan's heart completely collapsed.
Over the years, everyone around her, whether it was her adoptive father who truly cared about her or her hypocritical friends in the underworld, all said to her, "Let it go", "It's too dangerous", and "Please accept my condolences".
Only him.
There is only this man from the darkness.
In this world, there will never be anyone like him. After she confessed the mud and hatred all over her body, he not only did not turn around and leave, but said to her in the most determined tone: I will help you avenge your hatred; I will accompany you in your danger.
This is more shocking and touching than any sentence "I love you".
Su Qinghan's eyes instantly welled up with tears upon hearing this. But this time, in addition to being moved, those tears contained more of a hope and strength to regain a new life.
She looked at him, at his handsome yet tired face, at his eyes that were bottomless but made her feel extremely at ease.
She reached out her hand and placed it on his shoulder. Her hand was trembling slightly with excitement, but she held it tightly.
Then she nodded heavily.
No more "thank you" or "why" asked.
All words seem pale and powerless at this moment.
A nod is worth a thousand words.
That represents her trust, her entrustment, her everything.
At this moment, in this simple hut, under the dim candlelight, a fragile alliance based on lies, with atonement as its purpose and revenge as its goal, was officially formed.
In their own eyes, this alliance, which has become indestructible because of a common goal, seems to be the only salvation in the darkness and the beginning of their journey towards the light hand in hand.
None of them knows.
When Chen Ye said the words "I will help you report it", he not only made a promise, but also personally put on a pair of heavy shackles called "tragedy" for his own and Su Qinghan's fate, which could never be escaped.
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