Chapter 930 - 935: The War of the Spies
A hush fell, and Yang Yi finally revealed his entire plan, which then stunned everyone.
Annastasia stared at Yang Yi, and with a puzzled look on her face, she said, "You’re rich, holding more wealth than ordinary people could even dream of. You have power—if your goal weren’t the demise of the Grey-cloaked People, but to attain power instead, you could become one of the most powerful people in the world. You’re young, you have someone you love and who loves you back. What reason do you have to abandon all of this merely for an opportunity that seems so ethereal?"
Yang Yi smiled wryly, and with a look of helplessness, he replied, "Haven’t I told you it’s about ideals? Do I need any other reason?"
Annastasia said earnestly, "To abandon everything for an ideal might be comprehensible, but why do you hold such an ideal? What drives you to achieve it?"
Yang Yi’s smile faded.
After a moment of silence, Yang Yi spoke lightly, "Some suffer for lack of hope, others due to the harshness of reality. Some suffer from poverty. The sources of suffering are diverse. My pain stems from memory, from memories both wonderful and agonizing. Not talking about something does not mean I have forgotten it. For me, the worst thing is having too good a memory, such a good memory that there are too many things I wish to forget but can’t."
Annastasia sighed and said, "I understand."
Yang Yi gave a bitter smile and continued, "What meaning is there in revenge? To cast aside everything I have, to forego so many precious and beautiful things for revenge... Surely my deceased parents wouldn’t want to see me like this. They definitely wouldn’t. Yet, if I don’t do this, I will continue to suffer, unceasingly suffer. No matter what I gain, it won’t free me. Does hatred have meaning? Does revenge have meaning?"
He asked himself, and he answered himself.
Yang Yi’s expression was one of sorrow as he said, "No meaning. In my eyes, all of this is meaningless. Even if it had meaning, parents would never want to see their child pay so steep a price for their sake. But what can I do? I have no choice!"
Kate began to cry. She lowered her head and started to sob while Xiao Ran had a look of helplessness on her face.