The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

shuh...

Mu Feier appeared in a flash and hurriedly rushed into the main hall of the peak.

The first thing you see is Du Yunyi, who is silent and slightly sad, and five disciples with their heads down.

Among them lay a corpse covered by a white sheet.

Could it be...

Where is Su Qi?

Du Yunyi glanced at the corpse on the ground.

"I'm sorry, but by the time I sensed the shattering of the life tablet and rushed over, Junior Brother Su was already beyond saving."

Mu Feier felt a sudden dizziness and stumbled, almost fainting.

"No...it's impossible, Su Qi is at least a Golden Core cultivator..."

While those at the Golden Core stage might not be able to roam freely in the Eastern Region, they wouldn't necessarily lose their lives easily either.

Mu Feier steadied herself and quickly walked to the body, intending to lift the white sheet.

But Du Yunyi stopped her hand.

"When I last saw Junior Brother Su, he was still alive. He said..."

"What did he say?"

"He said he didn't want you to see how pathetic he looked in the end."

"What do you mean?" Mu Feier asked, puzzled. Her gaze fell on the white sheet covering the corpse. As if she had guessed something, her eyes narrowed and she suddenly ripped off the white sheet with her other hand.

Upon seeing that bloodied and mangled face, Mu Feier gradually covered her mouth, unable to hold back her grief and tears any longer.

His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Du Yunyi.

"Who did it?"

Du Yunyi didn't rush to speak, but gestured for her five disciples to leave.

Only after they left the main hall did they take out a mirror from their storage ring.

"When Junior Brother Su led the team on this training trip, I had someone send him a few positioning talismans. In addition to positioning, these jade talismans also have the function of recording images."

As she spoke, Du Yunyi raised her hand and made a hand seal, and the mirror began to play images.

Su Qi appeared to have been attacked from behind and injured. He raised his hand to knock the attacker back and then created distance between them.

The camera spun around, finally revealing a person. Unfortunately, Su Qi seemed to have hung the jade talisman on his waist, so the camera could only capture the person's lower body.

"It's you!"

Su Qi spoke, his voice filled with surprise and confusion.

"why?"

"Only if you die can she regain her freedom!" The attacker's voice was cold.

"You...did it for her?"

Su Qi's voice turned bitter, and his hand, which had been on guard and ready to retaliate at any moment, slowly lowered.

"This is the part I don't understand the most. Junior Brother Su seems to know the person who attacked him. After recognizing him, he actually gave up resisting."

Du Yunyi's voice was full of doubt and confusion.

Mufier recognized her immediately, her eyes widening in disbelief.

It's Brother Ye Feng!

But...why?

Clang…

The attacker struck again.

Faced with a sword aimed directly at his vitals, Su Qi simply let his hands hang down without dodging or evading.

puff...

The sound of a longsword piercing flesh.

Why...why didn't you dodge?

The attacker was shocked.

“You…you’re right. Maybe if I die, she won’t have to worry so much. My being alive will only bring her pain.”

Upon hearing these words, Mu Feier felt as if a heavy hammer had struck her heart, and tears streamed down her face without her realizing it.

"Hmph, hypocrite."

The attacker snorted and drew his sword, flicking it upwards.

Su Qi let out a painful groan, coughed up blood, and collapsed to the ground.

The camera spun around again, and finally, Yu Fu was pinned down by Su Qi, and the scene went completely black, with only the sound audible.

"Can I ask you for one thing before I die?"

Su Qi's voice lacked the fear of impending death; instead, it carried a sense of relief. Before the attacker could respond, he spoke on his own.

“Let those disciples go, and… treat her well…”

Before he could finish speaking, the attacker suddenly became enraged for some reason.

"You dare to seduce me? A grown man practicing such magic, it seems you are very confident in your looks. I will destroy him today."

"Do not……"

The sound of a sword being swung rang out simultaneously with Su Qi's scream.

Actually, Su Qi was quite confused at the time. Was this chosen one out of his mind? When did she seduce him?

"go to hell."

The attacker delivered the final blow, and after Su Qi let out a painful groan, the scene fell completely silent.

"When I got there, Junior Brother Su was barely clinging to life. In the end, he told me not to seek revenge for him, and not to let you see him in his current state."

Du Yunyi's tone was somewhat heavy, and then she narrowed her eyes.

"The 'she' that Junior Brother Su and the attacker were talking about, is that you?"

But Mufier was already sobbing uncontrollably and could not answer her.

Or rather... Mufier was subconsciously avoiding the question.

Du Yunyi stared at the weeping Mu Feier for a long time with a scrutinizing gaze, and finally let out a cold laugh.

"Hmph, as expected, beauty is a curse. Since neither he, the person who was killed, nor you, his wife, intend to pursue the matter, then the sect will not overstep its bounds. Take a few more glances, and I will arrange for Junior Brother Su's burial so that he may be laid to rest as soon as possible."

Du Yunyi's indifferent attitude made Mu Feier feel sorry for Su Qi.

But she couldn't bring herself to accuse anyone.

Because Su Qi died for her, she was the real culprit.

Moreover, from an outsider's perspective.

Su Qi, the son of the former sect leader, is indeed a burden to the current sect leader, Du Yunyi.

Despite being a useless person, I had to provide him with cultivation resources out of consideration for our relationship.

They had to give Su Qi special treatment because the former sect leader was their master.

In reality, if Su Qi and Du Yunyi were not related by blood, Su Qi would probably have been demoted to an ordinary disciple by the newly appointed Sect Master Du long ago.

Therefore, it is normal for outsiders to see Master Du as indifferent to the deceased Su Qi.

It would be abnormal for someone to fight with everything just to seek revenge, like the original owner of this body in their previous life.

Looking at Su Qi's bloodied and mangled face, Mu Feier felt as if her heart was being stabbed with needles.

"Why...why do you always make decisions for me without my consent? Why do you make decisions for me? Do you think this is for my own good?"

Tears blurred my vision, and scenes of our time together flashed before my eyes.

His every smile, every word, every gesture...

"You bastard... why are you so stupid? I already told you I wanted to choose you."

Only now, feeling the pain that seeped into her bones, did Mu Feier realize that her heart had been unknowingly taken over by Su Qi.

For Ye Feng, it was more about years of obsession and resentment.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and her strength gradually drained away. Mu Feier collapsed weakly to her knees beside Su Qi.

He clutched his heart tightly with one hand, trying to ease the pain in his heart, and reached out his other trembling hand to touch Su Qi's bloodied and mangled face.

"Waaaaah... Why did it take me so long to realize that you're the one I truly want?!"

Unable to hold back any longer, Mu Feier let out a heart-wrenching wail that echoed through the empty council hall.

At that moment, another pale-faced figure hurried over.

……

"Damn it, how could I forget about An Qing? Will she recognize that the one on the ground isn't me?"

Inside Du Yunyi's training room, Su Qi, who had finished healing, saw An Qing through binoculars and immediately became nervous.

Unlike Mu Feier, with whom she had only spent a little over a month and had not had much contact.

An Qing had spent a long time with Su Qi and had always taken care of him.

Aside from her deceased adoptive mother, Su Yun, she was probably the one who understood Su Qi the most.