Chapter 529: Killing the Ex-Partner

"Teacher, you... actually never intended for me to succeed..."

Seeing Hu Liena dazed and devoid of any will to fight, Xiao Wu released the Soft Bone Lock, retreated over ten feet, and stood together with Zhu Zhuqing.

"So, in Teacher's heart, I, the disciple she raised from childhood... am ultimately not as important as his status..."

Clang.

The short sword in her hand fell to the ground, and she collapsed onto her knees, her expression pained and beyond her control.

She did not know if she was in pain because of her teacher's abandonment, or if she was sad because she had angered Qin Jian.

She only knew that at this moment, her heart was filled with despair.

"Hiss..."

The silver-white wings on Qin Jian's back finally vanished, and he descended slowly, landing by the lake, standing right in front of Hu Liena.

Xiao Wu subconsciously wanted to run over, but was held back by Zhu Zhuqing.

"Xiao Wu, don't go over yet," she said calmly.

Xiao Wu paused, but still stopped where she was.

"That Hu Liena... her relationship with Brother..." she realized aloud.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded: "I heard him say it was like that."

Xiao Wu quietly pouted her soft, pink lips.

"Under the influence of anger, you actually lasted for three minutes, not bad."

Na'er's voice sounded from the depths of his heart.

Qin Jian: "..."

He took two steps forward, walked in front of Hu Liena, and slowly squatted down: "Nana..."

His gentle call made Hu Liena's whole body tremble; she looked up abruptly, her expression lost.

"Nana... tell me... is someone forcing you behind the scenes? You... you aren't doing this voluntarily, right?"

Qin Jian slowly raised his hand, touched her cheek, and said softly: "My Nana wouldn't do this, right?"

"No matter who it is, tell me, and I will resolve it," he said quietly.

Hu Liena's lips trembled slightly, and her eyes shimmered with tears.

But she still gently, ever so gently, grabbed Qin Jian's hand, slowly pulled it down from her cheek, and then let go.

"I... am... sorry..."

She heard her own hoarse voice ring out, barely audible, yet it reached Qin Jian's ears clearly.

Qin Jian looked at her, looked at that face that had once been so incredibly familiar, and his gaze gradually became distant.

He had thought he understood her completely...

He had thought that although his little fox had some small schemes, she had no malicious intent...

He had thought she would never do anything to hurt him...

To think that in the end... had he really misjudged her?

"Na... na..."

His voice also became hoarse, and the unfamiliarity and confusion in his eyes stung Hu Liena's heart.

"Do you really... have no... hidden reason..."

He asked once more, as if he couldn't believe it without confirming it again.

Because Hu Liena was the person he had spent the most time with!

How could he believe that she would hurt his heart like this?!

"If you hate me for being unfaithful..."

"If you are unwilling to be with them..."

"If you hate me and want to take revenge on me..."

He suddenly gripped Hu Liena's shoulders tightly, bloodshot veins spreading in his eyes: "Then come at me!"

The last sentence was almost roared out, shouted with all his might: "Come at me! I am the one who is wrong! It has nothing to do with them!"

Hu Liena closed her eyes in pain.

Was it because of the Assessment?

That was no excuse.

Because the God Trial never forced her, never said she would die if she didn't do it.

The God Trial only tempted you with power; whether or not you did it was ultimately up to you.

She suddenly understood a sentence her teacher had once said to her: "Nana, I hope you won't hate me in the future."

So, this was what it meant?

Teacher had long since foreseen that this Rakshasa God's Assessment would definitely involve Qin Jian, and would certainly damage the relationship between the two, which was why she had said that back then.

Had she truly been blinded by power?

When did it start?

Suddenly wanting to become stronger, disregarding everything for it—the old her was not like this...

Was it just because she was provoked by his Shui Bing'er and his Huo Wu...

Hu Liena, you really are fragile...

Compared to being separated from him, what did being with others even matter?

She suddenly understood another sentence her teacher had said back then: "Only after losing something will you know what is more important to you. Nana, I hope you don't need to go through such a process..."

What a pity, Teacher...

I have finally...

"I am just like you now..."

"I... am... sorry..."

She closed her eyes, letting the tears slide down her face and flow into the corners of her mouth; they were salty and a little bitter.

"Let's... break up..."

The tears flowed faster and faster.

She finally understood what Qin Jian meant by a heart-wrenching past; was it really like this?

Qin Jian looked at her, his eyes bloodshot and looking exceptionally terrifying.

Although he knew he had to break up, he had never thought it would be like this.

This was no longer a peaceful breakup, nor was it something to be revisited in the future; this separation was a true parting.

Because their hearts had already been severely wounded.

He suddenly clenched his fists and hammered them fiercely against the ground, saying hoarsely, "Fine."

Hu Liena seemed to have her strength drained in an instant; her hands, which were supporting her on the ground, went limp, and she collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

"Nana!"

Xie Yue and Yan exclaimed almost simultaneously, about to run over.

"Get lost! —"

But the next moment, Qin Jian's roar made them freeze in their tracks, because at this moment, Qin Jian's face was twisted in a way that made them feel terrified.

"Why is it like this? Why must it be like this?!"

He looked like a madman, on the verge of a breakdown.

"Qin Jian! What is wrong with you?!"

Na'er's voice rang out in his mind, like the evening drum and morning bell, waking Qin Jian up.

He suddenly closed his eyes, took a few heavy breaths, and then said in his heart, "Na'er... the God Trial guidance... this Assessment requires killing the person I am breaking up with..."

"I can't do it... I can't do it..."

He said heavily, "I absolutely cannot kill her..."

At the same time.

A voice appeared in Hu Liena's mind: "God Trial content updated: pierce the non-vital parts of the Million-Year Soul Beast before you thirty-six times to obtain a God-Bestowed Soul Ring."

Hu Liena, however, had no reaction; she only whispered in her heart, "To hell with the God Trial..."

The Rakshasa God in the shadows: "..."

"It is very painful, isn't it?"

"It is so uncomfortable that you wish you could commit suicide, isn't it?"

"Do you know what the best way to get rid of the pain is?"

Three demonic whispers echoed in her ears, and the darkness in her eyes grew rapidly; Hu Liena gradually lost her ability to think, her thoughts completely led astray: "What is it..."

The voice seemed to enter her Spirit, seducing her in her ear: "It is release... a thorough release... release your dark side... and thus... you will obtain true... freedom..."

"True freedom..."

Hu Liena suddenly climbed up from the ground slowly, her pupils turning black, and a short sword appeared in her hand; she then thrust it out, firmly and slowly...

(End of chapter)