Chapter 628: Caught in a Dilemma, Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Xu Minxuan raised her head, her eye sockets slightly reddened.

No one had ever spoken these words to her before.

She was born into a bad family.

At home, she had to do every kind of chore.

She was her parents' punching bag.

Because she had a large appetite and a large build, and didn't look like a girl, her parents didn't like her; whenever they were frustrated or in a bad mood from outside, they would beat her to vent their anger.

Because her parents knew that with her large build, she could take a beating.

At home, Xu Minxuan was often beaten until her face was bruised and swollen.

This kind of life lasted for 22 years.

That year, two powerhouses fought to the death, and the aftermath of the battle accidentally fell, killing everyone in the entire village, yet Xu Minxuan survived.

She was severely injured, but she just happened not to die.

The powerhouse who won the fight discovered her and said she possessed some kind of SSS-rank ability.

Thus, Xu Minxuan was taken into an organization and became a thug for the organization.

In the organization, although there was endless work, at least she could eat her fill and didn't have to be beaten, which was considered a bit better than before.

The people in the organization didn't treat her as a woman, nor did they treat her as a human; she was just a useful humanoid tool.

In the process of going on missions day after day, Xu Minxuan's strength grew stronger and stronger, to the point where she could tear through space with her physical body alone, eventually ascending to the Longevity Continent.

The Immortal Cloud Sect took a fancy to her talent and took her into the sect.

Only, within the sect, Xu Minxuan still had no friends; her fellow disciples treated her like a monster and had strange expressions whenever she was mentioned.

Although her masters were decent to her, they only urged her to cultivate diligently.

She had always suppressed her emotions deep in her heart, never having confided in anyone.

And the more she suppressed them, the more fierce and violent they would be when they erupted.

These words from Ye Lin undoubtedly opened a crack in Xu Minxuan's heart.

Xu Minxuan hugged Ye Lin tightly and wailed, her tears falling like two waterfalls.

This was the first time someone had encouraged her, the first time someone had affirmed her.

"Thank you! Really, thank you!"

Crack, crack, crack.

With this hug, every bone in Ye Lin's body shattered instantly, and his eyes even popped out.

To this day, he could not imagine what kind of mindset Qiu Weizhi had when he put it in back then.

Xu Minxuan cried for a long time, and only stopped when her eyes were swollen from crying, though she continued to sob incessantly.

At this moment, as if remembering something, Xu Minxuan hurriedly asked with concern.

"Are you okay? I'm sorry, I was too excited just now and forgot to control my strength."

"It's fine, just a slightly dirty hem."

As soon as Xu Minxuan let go, Ye Lin collapsed to the ground, his broken bones unable to support his body to continue standing.

"Are you really okay?" Looking at Ye Lin, who was completely folded up in front of her, Xu Minxuan couldn't help but ask again.

"Really fine, triple-folded; no matter how you fold it, there's always a side."

Accompanied by a burst of popping sounds from his bones, Ye Lin stood back up.

"This is a divine ability I cultivate, called Bone-Shrinking Technique; you don't need to worry."

Seeing that Ye Lin was truly fine, Xu Minxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Lin hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and began to comfort her.

"After a good cry, you feel much better inside now, right?"

"Mm." Xu Minxuan nodded.

Ye Lin sighed and continued.

"Actually, Qiu Weizhi and I are good brothers who have shared life-and-death experiences."

"And precisely because of this, I brought him before you; I cannot stand by and watch my brother take a girl's innocence and not take responsibility. I can't do things that hurt girls!"

Xu Minxuan frowned.

"But... matters of the heart cannot be forced; a twisted melon is not sweet."

"What does it matter if it's not sweet? Having a melon to eat is better than having no melon, right? Isn't it enough to quench your thirst?"

Ye Lin rubbed his hands together and continued his "mouth-jutsu."

"Besides, feelings can be cultivated. Think about those mortals; don't they get engaged for life after one meeting introduced by a matchmaker? Aren't there many examples of them growing old together?"

Xu Minxuan was thoughtful as she looked at Qiu Weizhi, who was still unconscious.

"I can tell, Minxuan, you are a very kind girl. I'll leave my brother to you; you two should cultivate your feelings well!" Ye Lin said earnestly.

"I want to hear his own opinion," Xu Minxuan said.

"No problem!"

Ye Lin agreed immediately, a flash of cold light crossing his eyes.

He walked forward and woke Qiu Weizhi up.

As soon as Qiu Weizhi woke up, his first reaction was to try to run away.

Without a word, Ye Lin delivered a right roundhouse kick and a left front kick, snapping one of Qiu Weizhi's legs directly.

"You beast, you still dare to run? Look at the wicked thing you've done! How good a girl have you let down?" Ye Lin cursed angrily.

"Ye Lin, don't hit him! Let me talk to him myself."

A sweet and pleasant voice rang out, like wind chimes hanging in the spring.

Hearing this voice, Qiu Weizhi's tiger-like body trembled.

Back then, he had been dazed by Liu Ruyan's charm technique; hearing this voice, he had thought he was driving a supercar and slammed the pedal to the metal.

Only after waking up did he realize he had become a Tiger tank driver, doing a bit of a Beta cosplay.

That was a painful experience Qiu Weizhi never wanted to recall in his life.

"Fine, then you talk to him."

Ye Lin smiled kindly and walked to a position diagonally behind Xu Minxuan.

This way, Qiu Weizhi could see him, while Xu Minxuan couldn't see him at all.

Seeing Xu Minxuan walking toward him, Qiu Weizhi curled into a ball and shouted in terror.

"Don't kill me! Please don't kill me, I didn't want that to happen that day either!"

"Huh?"

Xu Minxuan was stunned; could it be that there was a hidden story behind what happened that day?

"You didn't want to, then why... why did you do that to me at the time?" Xu Minxuan asked very seriously.

You think I wanted to? I was under a charm technique at the time!

Qiu Weizhi just wanted to blurt this out, but as soon as he looked up, he saw Ye Lin with murderous intent exploding across his face.

Ye Lin raised his hand, arcs of lightning dancing on his fingertips, and he said something with his mouth; Qiu Weizhi understood the words.

What Ye Lin said was.

"Spit it out, say what I tell you to, otherwise you know my methods; your backside will be entered like a Green Light Shuttle."

Qiu Weizhi's face turned green instantly.

For the first time, he truly experienced what it meant to have a wolf in front and a tiger behind.

"Answer my question," Xu Minxuan pressed.

"Uh..."

Ye Lin taught Qiu Weizhi with his mouth, and Qiu Weizhi pulled out a smile uglier than crying and said.

"It was just... I was possessed by a ghost at the time, and you were unconscious, so I couldn't help but take advantage of the situation."

"Then why didn't you come find me later?" Xu Minxuan asked.

"I was afraid that if you knew about this, you would kill me; after all, you had become a disciple of the Immortal Cloud Sect, and I was just a small team leader in the mining area," Qiu Weizhi said, following Ye Lin's lip movements.

"Then... do you like me?" Xu Minxuan continued to ask.

When asking this question, Xu Minxuan was a bit shy, a rosy flush appearing on her face.

Such an expression on a rugged and heroic face looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

"I don't like you!"

Qiu Weizhi blurted it out; he couldn't take it anymore, even if Ye Lin killed him afterward, he would accept it.

On one side was death, on the other was a fate worse than death; either way was painful, and Qiu Weizhi preferred to die quickly.

As soon as these three words were out, Xu Minxuan lowered her eyes, clearly quite disappointed.

Seeing this, Ye Lin thought "not good" and immediately began to exert force, slamming a forbidden technique onto Qiu Weizhi's face.

"Forbidden Curse: Joy-Emptiness Union!"