Ruan Qingqing stood in the doorway. Her eyes revealed a struggle of hesitation. She wavered, unable to decide.
If it truly ca to rging mories, would she still be herself?
Suddenly, Ji Mu's face flashed through her mind. In an instant, sothing gripped her heart tightly, and an overwhelming tide of reluctance surged, making it impossible for her to let go.
After a mont, Ruan Qingqing relaxed her clenched fist, and she made her choice.
She gazed at Shen Sijin. Her tone was icy. "What do you want?" she asked.
"Good sister, after all, we're family, and a brother's requests aren't too much to ask," he said.
He explicitly stated their familial relationship and changed the way he addressed her.
However, the intimate term of endearnt sounded overly grating and hypocritical at that mont.
He pulled a small knife out of his body and tossed it to the ground beside the girl's feet with a loud clang.
"Use this to dig out your own heart," he said.
He spoke gently, but his cruel words did not match his refined and elegant deanor.
"Rest assured, your Mystic fox clan has a special constitution. As long as you are supplied with heavenly materials and earthly treasures, you can survive without a heart."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Chuyao, held hostage behind him, turned even paler.
"Qingqing, don't..."
Her weak voice was filled with pleading; she hoped her daughter wouldn't worry about her.
Shen Sijin wouldn't give the mother and daughter any more ti to talk. "Sister, do you really want to see your biological mother, who painstakingly raised you, die right in front of you?"
He knew that delays could lead to changes, and he couldn't afford to drag this out any longer.
"The choice is in your hands. Brother will give you only ten seconds to decide."
Ruan Qingqing leaned slightly forward, her fingers tightly intertwined.
When her gaze fell upon her mother's haggard face, she slowly bent down, picked up the sharp knife on the ground, and pointed the cold, gleaming blade at her chest.
"Yes, just like that."
Shen Sijin swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the girl's movents. He didn't take his eyes off her for a mont.
No wonder he was so nervous.
This was a Mystic Fox.
The kind that had, years ago, forced its way out of the Ruan family's encirclent even while gravely wounded, taking five Huajin-level martial artists just to bring down.
That near-invincible figure had burned itself into his childhood mories.
To uncover the secrets of such beings, his family spent over a decade combing through vast amounts of materials and ancient books, painstakingly piecing together the true nature of the Mystic Fox.
It had incredible speed and exaggerated strength, not to ntion its astonishing healing ability. It could bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh and bones.
It was a walking treasure trove, with every part of its body containing precious dicinal materials.
The heart, in particular, had powerful blood that could enable many ancient martial artists stuck in the An Jin stage to advance to the Huajin stage.
Over the years, they had cultivated no fewer than ten Huajin ancient martial artists by relying on the body of that deceased Mystic Fox.
They used the remaining parts to research pharmaceutical formulations, earning a fortune and squeezing every bit of value out of the Mystic Fox.
Human nature is inherently greedy. Naturally, when they obtained enormous profits, they wouldn't be willing to let Ruan Qingqing's family go.
Ruan Chuyao's appearance so ti ago also helped them find the last Mystic Fox in the world.
However, this race is special in that only when their negative emotions are at their peak can the effects of the essence blood be maximized.
Therefore, Shen Sijin secretly went to Tianhua City and ticulously planned while waiting for the right mont.
Now, everything was ready, except for one thing.
His gaze fell on his long-desired target, and his eyes flashed with fervent greed.
Excitent and exhilaration surged through his chest, nearly bursting through his skin.
"Do it! Sister, just stab yourself, and your mother will be safe."
His voice grew increasingly urgent, sounding as if each word was squeezed out through his teeth. It was filled with barely concealed excitent and thrill.
He had planned to take her to the capital overnight as soon as she lost consciousness after he removed her heart.
No matter how mysterious Ji Mu's background and power were, they wouldn't affect that place.
By then, he and his father would have broken away from the Ruan family and risen to the ranks of the top elite families in no ti!
Ruan Qingqing's shoulders slumped, and her hands, which were gripping the knife handle, trembled uncontrollably.
"Hurry up and do it! If you keep dawdling, don't bla for being ruthless, sister."
Hearing the sinister urging in her ear, she took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and hesitated no more.
Just as the sharp blade was about to pierce the fabric and her skin, a weak voice suddenly rang out:
"Qingqing!"
The girl lifted her eyes and saw her mother with a pale face forcing a smile.
But behind that smile was a resolute determination.
Suddenly, she had a bad premonition.
"Qingqing..."
Looking at her daughter, whom she had raised herself, Ruan Chuyao's eyes flashed with reminiscence.
Ti flies; in the blink of an eye, Qingqing has grown up.
The once timid, self-conscious girl who used to follow her around had beco confident and brave and had found soone worthy of spending her life with.
She should have a brighter future.
As for Ruan, an old woman who has long been terminally ill, she can no longer be a burden to her child.
"Live well..."
At that mont, an invisible force seed to propel Ruan Chuyao's body forward, resolutely advancing her toward the blade that glinted with a cold light.
Her carotid artery was instantly slit, and blood spurted out like a fountain, splashing onto the icy ground.
Shen Sijin's face froze in shock.
Having grown up in a world where profit was paramount, he could not fathom soone sacrificing themselves for familial affection.
Especially since the person was from the prestigious Ruan family, just like him.
The air seed to freeze and ti was captured in that mont.
The girl stared blankly at her mother lying in a pool of blood and lost all control over her expression.
"See? This is the consequence of your hesitation."
You want everything, but how can such a beautiful thing exist in the world?
"Because of your inexplicable persistence, you let Ji Mu leave."
"And because of this so-called persistence, you killed your mother."
"Ruan Qingqing, maybe they were right about you..."
As a child, she caused a classmate to be ostracized.
Later, she was responsible for the death of an elderly woman who lived downstairs.
Then, she caused the young store manager to be disfigured and lose his café.
Now, the person closest to her had also left this world because of her.
These incidents clearly showed that she has always been a disaster.
The fate of her past and present lives was tightly bound. No matter how the process changed, the outco never shifted.
She was isolated and excluded by everyone due to rumors and slander. Ji Mu left her, and her mother died in front of her, just as in her past life.
"Silly goose."
Muttering the nickna unique to this life, she heard a voice within her consciousness that carried suppressed self-mockery.
"You... are not... us..."
"We were never ant for happiness."
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