Chapter 609: Defeated by the Human Heart

"Qiu Zihe, do you want to kill me?"

When Shen Yu returned to the Qiu Family, he sensed that the Qiu Family Head, Qiu Zihe, was in a standoff with his wedded wife, Bai Qingnan.

The two looked at each other in silence; Qiu Zihe's face was full of killing intent, whereas Bai Qingnan smiled charmingly, showing not the slightest bit of nervousness from beginning to end.

"You've been pretending for so many years; are you not planning to keep pretending?"

"How did you know about these things?"

"Haha, those little tricks of yours are things I stopped playing with many years ago. How could they possibly deceive me? You are far too naive!"

Her eyes, like water, looked toward Qiu Zihe, filled with such tenderness that it seemed as if she were about to melt him.

Anyone who saw this would think it was the gaze of someone looking at their beloved. Yet, falling into Qiu Zihe's eyes, it made him shudder, his hair standing on end.

Just as he prepared to fight for his life, the other party blocked his path, clearly not intending to play with him any longer.

"Do you think I don't know about the things you've done? Do you really think a mere Qiu Sixian could truly hurt me?"

"I know your plan. Qiu Sixian has a special constitution, one in ten million. If you obtain her essence, it would be enough to take your useless grandfather to the next level."

"Did you bet that once your grandfather gained the benefits, I would go to reverse-harvest him, and that is why you put so much effort into Qiu Sixian?"

"Tsk tsk!" Smiling and shaking her head, Bai Qingnan said with some helplessness, "Wanting to borrow her hand to then harm my origin—you are far too naive."

"Yes, I am going to kill you first. I have been thinking about killing you every single moment!"

Drawing his sword, Qiu Zihe stared coldly at the other party, roaring in a low voice, "Who exactly are you? Who are you, really?"

"I am your wedded wife, I am Bai Qingnan. Who else could I be?"

"You are not! You haven't been her for a long time!" Walking toward her step by step, Qiu Zihe's face was full of pain, tears swirling in his eyes.

It is hard to imagine that such a burly, rugged man could have such a tender side.

"It's been so many years, it's been so many full years. Give Qingnan back to me, give her back to me!"

"Hmm?" At this moment, Bai Qingnan's expression changed slightly, a look of dissatisfaction flashing and vanishing.

"A rough brute, yet he has been able to make you resist for so long. What is it about him that is worth you liking him! Can that so-called love really make you this stubborn?"

"Qingnan! In a woman's life, the thing she fears most is falling for someone she shouldn't. They aren't worth it."

"I was just like you back then. If not for so-called love, I wouldn't have ended up in this state."

"You must remember: the human heart is easily changed. No matter how strong the vows of love, they can turn into smoke at any time."

"A person can only live for themselves!"

"You should choose to become one with me; from now on, I will lead you to the peak. As for him!"

Looking at Qiu Zihe, Bai Qingnan gently reached out her hand and said indifferently, "I will help you get rid of him, so you will have no more worries."

"You want to resist? Just by relying on you?"

"Then what if you add me to the mix!" An aged figure walked out from a corner, his white-bearded face carrying a hint of pallor.

Looking at the person who had suddenly appeared, Bai Qingnan's expression turned cold, her killing intent flashing and vanishing. "Qiu Qianhe, you dare to betray me!"

"You must know that everything you have now, your current strength, was all given by me. If not for me, how could you have broken through to the Transcendence Realm? You would have long since died of old age!"

"If I had known this day would come, I would rather not have had this strength!" Closing his eyes, Qiu Qianhe's face was filled with pain.

Over these years, power had made him lose himself; to obtain power, he had stopped at nothing, harming who knows how many women.

Yet in the end, he himself was merely a Cauldron for another. All his hard work was nothing more than making wedding clothes for someone else.

It had even caused the entire Qiu Family to fall into its current predicament. He knew very well that if this continued, he would die, and the Qiu Family would perish.

This woman would not let them go; one day, she would consume them until nothing was left.

"Qiu Qianhe, you are courting death!"

"Bai Qingnan, I, Qiu Qianhe, do not fear death. If one does not fear Life and Death, where would the fear come from!"

"Yo, I didn't expect that an old man like you, who has always feared death, would have such a side. Forget it, betrayal is betrayal; I wasn't counting on you to be very loyal anyway."

"If I weren't so weakened, you would have already been fanatically licking my toes!"

"You are all too weak, pitifully weak!"

Looking at Qiu Zihe and the other, she didn't even have the interest to make a move. She truly didn't know where they got their confidence.

Do they really think that generously rushing to their deaths can result in a one-for-one trade? They are far too naive!

"Just relying on the two of you? Come at me together!"

"No, there are others!"

More than twenty Qiu Family members came rushing from afar, each with a look of determination, clearly having prepared themselves to die.

"The entire Qiu Family is willing to die!"

"Pfft!" Faced with such a formation, Bai Qingnan suddenly laughed. "A group of ants like you dares to challenge an elephant? I really don't know where you get your confidence!"

These Qiu Family members looked heroic, but it was nothing more than a mayfly shaking a tree; it made one want to laugh.

But then, Bai Qingnan sensed that the power of these Qiu Family members was gathering together, surging toward Qiu Ziye.

Then, Qiu Ziye began to slowly raise the sword in his hand. He had planned for this day for too long; the Qiu Family members willing to die were basically all here.

They wanted to use their own lives to gamble on a future for the Qiu Family. Even if they died in a blaze of glory, it was better than being eroded and destroyed by a den of vice.

"This sword..." Seeing Qiu Ziye swing his sword, Bai Qingnan seemed to recall something; a look of memory appeared in her eyes, seemingly in pain, in hatred.

"You actually obtained his inheritance. No wonder you dare to challenge me..."

Seeing Qiu Ziye swinging his sword before her, she seemed to see that scene from back then, an invisible, heart-piercing pain surging into her heart.

Back then, he had also swung his sword just like this, slashing toward her.

That sword strike severed her last bit of emotion, and also severed all her hopes and pursuits.

Back then, more than thirty experts gathered at the Jingshan Mansion where they lived in seclusion. When she saw the thirty-plus people suddenly appear, she already knew that he had betrayed her, and had also betrayed the feelings between them.

So-called love, so-called feelings as strong as gold—it turned out to have been a scam from beginning to end.

It is laughable that I played with emotions my whole life, only to end up falling because of them.

More than thirty experts said not a word, pouring all of their power, all of their essence, Qi, and spirit into his body, while they themselves all died from exhaustion.

At the time, she still fantasized that he would not strike, but she had guessed wrong. After those people died, when his momentum reached its absolute peak, he still drew his sword.

This sword strike carried a ruthless, indomitable force, leaving her not a shred of a chance at survival.

This man had, in the end, steeled his heart. Yet she herself could not bring herself to be ruthless no matter what, and in the end, she still did not strike.

Even at the very last moment, she did not believe that this swordsman, who stood outside her window day after day silently guarding her, would strike at her.

Yet he truly did strike; facing this sword, she did not dodge, nor did she resist. She let the other party's sword pierce her body, and let the other party suppress her beneath Jingshan.

That terrifying Sword Intent swallowed her whole, and through countless days and nights, she could only live in pain and regret; there was not a single day she did not hate.

Today, seeing the same sword again, and seeing the same method of sacrifice again, instantly stirred her killing intent.

"I am Mo Sanniang, after all; how could you people know what this name represents?"

"If you knew, you would not be so bold as to dare to swing your swords at me!"

Back then, if she had not been unwilling to resist, how could he have possibly succeeded!

Extending her flawless, white hand, Bai Qingnan smiled lightly, her smile full of cruelty.

"You will never know why I lost back then. I never lost to this bullshit sword, but rather, I lost to the human heart!"

"Very well, I will kill you all today, and that shall settle the hatred of the past!"