Chapter 372: Severing the Bonds (1/5, Autumn Subscription)

"How... is this possible..."

Bai Su'e's heart shook violently; his face was full of disbelief, unable to trust his own eyes.

The sturdiness of that steel door was such that even if a tank came to ram it, it wouldn't break!

Yet, yet the guy in front of him seemed to have kicked it flying with just his right foot?

Kicked, kicked it flying...

Bai Su'e was stunned, his mind almost a complete blank.

This kind of thing was completely beyond his range of understanding.

"Father..."

Only when he heard Bai Xiaoya's voice did he manage to pull himself together.

Looking nervously at the two people in front of him, especially focusing on Fang Yue, Bai Su'e quietly placed his hand behind his back, actually frantically calling for backup and rescue.

But because the security level of the Xuanwu Jin Jian was so high, like a turtle shell, and it was stocked with a large amount of food inside, it was self-sufficient.

Therefore, Bai Su'e hadn't even arranged for anyone to be nearby.

To wait for rescue to arrive, he needed to hold out for at least a few minutes.

Thinking of this, he squeezed out a smile.

"Xiaoya, and this... Mr. Fang, I wonder what business you have with me?"

Fang Yue glanced at him.

"What are you playing dumb for?"

Whoosh.

Bai Su'e only felt a blur before his eyes; Fang Yue, as if the frame had refreshed, appeared abruptly right in front of him.

Without any courtesy, Fang Yue directly grabbed Bai Su'e's neck with one hand and lifted him high.

"You blew up our house, wanted to kill us, and even sold your own daughter to the Shadow; now you're acting like nothing happened?" Fang Yue sneered.

Bai Xiaoya's mind was still somewhat dazed; she had thought that the moment she saw Bai Su'e, she would decisively kill him and end it all.

But when she truly faced him, looking at Bai Su'e being choked by Fang Yue, held in mid-air, and flailing his limbs, she felt lost instead.

Just kill Bai Su'e like this, and then everything would be over? Everything would be settled?

As Bai Xiaoya thought, her originally dazed eyes gradually returned to their usual calm.

Tap, tap, tap.

She walked in front of Bai Su'e.

"Put him down."

Fang Yue looked at Bai Xiaoya and let go.

"Father... no, Bai Su'e, tell me, is everything that Bai Daoren from the Shadow said true? Did you bring me, your illegitimate daughter, back from the outside and raise me for so many years just to sacrifice me to the Shadow and use me as a tool for the soul-hosting Jade Pendant?"

"Of course not! Xiaoya, I was also forced by the Shadow. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs! You will always be my daughter; if I hadn't been forced into a corner, how could I possibly do such a thing to you?"

Bai Xiaoya tilted her head slightly: "In other words, everything is true, it just went against your original intention?"

"Xiaoya! You really misunderstood, you have to understand my bitterness; the group is besieged on all sides. Once the Shadow saves the group and the predicament is resolved, after using the Shadow, I would have sent people to the Shadow to rescue you! Think about your birthdays every year, I was so busy but never missed one, the little bits and pieces of our life together, that blood-is-thicker-than-water affection, it was all real!"

Bai Su'e spoke with great emotion, and even Fang Yue felt a small doubt: did this guy actually have a bit of conscience?

However, when Fang Yue looked at Bai Xiaoya, he found the latter's expression becoming increasingly calm, looking completely unfazed.

She just looked at Bai Su'e calmly and asked: "Bai Su'e, I'll ask you a question. Do you think a hypocrite who does good deeds their whole life, or someone with a heart full of evil intentions who constantly does evil deeds, which one is more worthy of forgiveness?"

"What do you mean?"

"The answer is... the hypocrite, because no matter how dirty, base, or full of bad intentions a person's mind is, as long as they do good things, and do good things their whole life, then they are a good person."

"... Xiaoya, what are you saying? I don't understand..."

Seeming to sense something, Bai Su'e retreated step by step and laughed dryly.

And Bai Xiaoya, carrying her bone spear, pressed forward step by step.

"Bai Su'e, you played the loving father for almost half my life, but in the end, you cruelly told me that all your actions were for the final betrayal, and all your care and concern were just to cultivate me and guide me to become the final vessel! So, what reason do I have to forgive you? False affection is meaningless."

Thump.

Forced back to the wall, he slumped to the ground, one hand held high and one hand behind his back, saying with a face full of terror: "Xiaoya, Xiaoya, I am your father!"

"My father is already dead; he died in my memories."

Bai Xiaoya raised the bone spear high, just about to thrust it through, when she saw Bai Su'e suddenly pull a handgun from behind his back.

The dark muzzle erupted with fire.

At this moment, time seemed to slow down.

"Bai Xiaoya?!"

Fang Yue's exclamation rang in her ears; Bai Xiaoya had already dodged with all her might. Having been trained by the Association, her reaction speed was already much stronger than an ordinary person's.

However, she still couldn't dodge it completely.

Sss!!

The bullet grazed her cheek, leaving a blood-red wound on her right cheek.

Amidst the splashing blood, the bone spear struck down, smashing directly into Bai Su'e's forehead!

Sss!!

Blood splattered onto the wall.

Bai Su'e's forehead was pierced directly by the bone spear, which even punched through the thick metal wall behind him—the sharpness of the bone spear was something ordinary metal simply couldn't defend against.

Looking down at Bai Su'e's corpse, Bai Xiaoya pulled back the bone spear and wiped the blood from her face.

"And, above all, you shouldn't have dragged Yuan Jie into this!"

Fang Yue looked at the small, disfiguring wound on Bai Xiaoya's face and asked: "Are you okay?"

"A small injury, at most it will just leave a scar."

"You can have surgery to remove it, and if treated well, it might not even leave a scar."

"No, I want to keep this wound."

"……"

Fang Yue shrugged; if Bai Xiaoya didn't care about the impact on her appearance, he didn't need to worry about such things either.

Regardless, having dealt with Bai Su'e, it could be considered one matter resolved.

Tap, tap, tap.

Just at this moment, hurried footsteps sounded from outside.

"This way! This way!"

"The boss's emergency distress signal!"

"Hurry and get over there! Team One rescue, Team Two suppress with fire, Team Three provide support!"

Fang Yue grabbed Bai Xiaoya's hand: "We have to go."

Just a moment ago, he had seen the situation was under control and briefly deactivated Synchronize. He hadn't expected this Bai Su'e to still be playing tricks, nearly causing Bai Xiaoya's death.

Learning his lesson, Fang Yue kept Synchronize activated.

"Alright, we..."

Before Bai Xiaoya could finish her sentence, her expression suddenly froze.

Because the first person to rush into the Xuanwu Jin Jian, they both recognized—it was none other than... A Ming!

"A Ming..."

"Young Miss?!"

The two reacted differently, while the team following behind A Ming had already drawn their rifles and begun firing wildly.

Rat-tat-tat-tat!

"Wait! That's the Young Miss!! Cease fire, everyone!"

Amidst the gunfire and commotion, A Ming's exclamation was mixed in.

Finished updating for today, same old rules, the nightlife has only just begun.

(End of this chapter)