My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chu Lin was startled, then stood up warily, quickly walked to the door, and scanned every corner outside the door where a figure might be hiding.

However, outside the door, there was nothing but raging snow and an empty courtyard.

Seeing this, Chu Wen'er quickly got up, ran to the window, and pushed it open abruptly.

The biting wind, mixed with snowflakes, rushed towards her face, making her shiver.

But there was no one outside the window, and apart from the vast expanse of white snow, she found nothing unusual.

"Who goes there? Stop playing tricks and get out here!" Chu Lin shouted.

"Hehe." The mysterious voice chuckled, the deep laughter seeming to come from all directions, like the hooting of an owl, echoing endlessly, sending chills down one's spine and making one's scalp tingle.

Chu Wen'er stood close to her brother, nervously looking around.

Chu Lin grasped her wrist, still feeling uneasy, and whispered, "Sister, it's probably not safe here anymore. Let's leave quickly."

However, upon hearing her brother's suggestion, Chu Wen'er did not nod in agreement.

A resolute glint appeared in her eyes as she said, "If we leave Shenjing, how will we avenge our parents? Brother, I know Chu Lengyu lives in the east of the city now. It's all her fault that our family was destroyed! I still have some jewelry here. I'll take it all out and hire the best assassin to kill her!"

After saying that, she broke free from her brother's hand and rummaged through her bundle for her jewelry, preparing to take revenge on Chu Lengyu at all costs.

These pieces of jewelry were the ones she wore at the snow-viewing banquet that day, and she was even ridiculed for them.

Now, as Chu Wen'er flips through the jewelry, she still recalls the words of advice and expectations her parents gave her before she left home that day. Little did she know that that brief encounter would become their final farewell.

Thinking of this, her eyes reddened, and the fire of revenge burned fiercely in her heart.

Behind her, Chu Lin hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back. He had witnessed Chu Lengyu's methods firsthand; they were mysterious and unpredictable. How could those martial arts assassins possibly handle her? He couldn't help but worry about his sister's safety and didn't want her to fall into an even more dangerous situation due to a moment of impulsiveness.

In addition, in his opinion, his sister was a little too obsessed with Chu Lengyu.

It was clearly the emperor who issued the decree to execute her and confiscate her property, yet she never mentioned it. Did she not hate the emperor, or did she know clearly that she was powerless to resist him?

"Sigh." Chu Lin sighed, grabbed his sister's hand again, stopped her movements, and tried to pull her back to reality from her obsession with revenge.

He pleaded, "The emperor is still sending people to search for us. Returning to the capital would be like walking into a trap! Wen'er, calm down. Although your parents are gone, their spirits in heaven would surely want us to live well."

Besides, a gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years. Let's go far away first, hide our identities, accumulate strength, and wait for the right time..."

"Brother!" Chu Wen'er suddenly interrupted Chu Lin before he could finish speaking.

Her eyes were filled with disbelief, as if at this moment she saw a brother who was completely different from the one in her memory.

"You've changed! You weren't like this before!" Her tone was filled with obvious disappointment, and every word was like a heavy hammer, striking Chu Lin's heart.

Chu Lin gave a bitter and helpless smile, and said, "No matter what I become, I'll still be your brother. I won't hurt you, so let's still..."

"I'm not leaving!" Chu Wen'er's words were extremely firm, as if they were resounding.

She pried his hands off her and said, word by word, "I'm going to avenge my parents now. You should run away by yourself!"

Her expression was resolute and cold, her eyes sharp as knives, radiating blatant hostility—a side of her that Chu Lin had never seen before.

At this moment, he felt somewhat unfamiliar, as if the person standing in front of him was not the sister who had always relied on and trusted him.

Chu Lin's heart was deeply pierced. He paused, then said defiantly, "Yes, I want to run away. As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."

He seemed to be using this to prove to his sister that his choice was not out of cowardice.

"You don't even dare to deal with Chu Lengyu, and you call yourself a man?" Chu Wen'er said with disdain, "Go away, I will avenge my parents."

"I...!" Chu Lin clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Fine, I'll go!"

After saying that, he left without hesitation.

The door slammed shut with a loud bang.

That door not only blocked their view of each other, but also seemed to sever the warmth and trust they once shared.

Chu Wen'er stood there, staring blankly at the tightly closed door, tears welling up in her eyes, but finally, they uncontrollably slid down her cheeks.

She sobbed, feeling wronged and confused, and muttered to herself, "I just wanted to avenge my parents as soon as possible, was that wrong?!"

Her voice echoed in the empty room, sounding particularly desolate and helpless.

Suddenly, that mysterious voice rang in her ears again, tempting her: "Do you want power?"

Chu Wen'er was startled by the sudden noise and broke out in a cold sweat.

She managed to steady herself, mustered her courage, and demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

"I am the one who can grant you power," the voice replied softly. "However, all power comes at a price."

Chu Wen'er looked around, her eyes filled with determination despite her fear: "No matter the cost, I'm willing to pay it to avenge my parents!"

Clearly, the flames of revenge had consumed her reason.

"Hehe..." The voice laughed again, with a hint of amusement and coldness, as if it could evoke the deepest fear in people's hearts.

Immediately afterwards, a cloud of dark red mist rose from the ground and suddenly appeared in front of Chu Wen'er, enveloping her in an ominous atmosphere.

Chu Wen'er was so frightened by this sudden turn of events that she retreated repeatedly, completely panicked.

"Are you scared?" the black mist asked.

At the same time, it extended several twisted "arms," ​​like ghostly tentacles, silently wrapping around Chu Wen'er and completely blocking her escape route.

Her legs trembled as she asked, "What...what are you?!"

The black mist slowly replied, "My origins are not important. What is important is that I can grant you unimaginable power, allowing you to take revenge on anyone!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Wen'er hurriedly said, "Okay! You help me! As long as you can help me get revenge, I'll give you anything you want!"

The black mist suddenly rushed towards her, and Chu Wen'er closed her eyes in fright.

In an instant, a bone-chilling cold seeped into every part of her body, as if even her internal organs were about to freeze.

After a long while, Chu Wen'er barely managed to accept the chill, and at the same time felt a strange power surge into her body.

With a gentle wave of her hand, a black palm shot out, leaving a huge black palm print on the wall.

She clenched her fists, her eyes burning with the fire of revenge.