Chapter 166: Mercy
Even Jin LiJuan’s small hands were able to completely encircle the wolf cub’s neck. It struggled pitifully, trying to breathe, as she crushed the life out of it.
She ignored the desperation on its face as the brightness in its eyes dimmed just as easily as she paid no attention to the disgusting, slimy substances coating its body that had transferred to her fingers. All that mattered was that it was a spirit beast, and after waiting for so long, she finally had the power to kill it.
Obviously, it wasn’t the one that killed her parents. It had just emerged from its mother’s womb moments ago. It hadn’t killed anyone.
But none of that mattered.
It was a spirit beast. That was enough.
Ending its life was the fulfillment of the wishes of so many sleepless nights. The heavens had given her the opportunity, and she was going to take it.
Its struggles grew even weaker. The light in its eyes dimmed more.
Jin LiJuan grinned.
Finally.
Everything was going great. Better than great. Fantastic. The beast was almost dead, slain by her very own hands. Until a niggle of a doubt wormed its way into her mind. There was a promise that she had made.
No. Not a promise. An oath.
She had sworn to Master that she would only kill beasts to protect, not because she was mad. Not because she hated.