Chapter 143.2 : Slain by One’s Own Hand (Part 2)
"Young master… you…!"
Yuan Jue's gaze froze for a moment, then her expression shifted into one of mingled shock and joy.
In an instant, emotion overflowed in her eyes.
She had never imagined that Chu Ge had been thinking of her from the very beginning—
it turned out she had overthought everything.
"Go on. Someone like this is nothing but a future calamity if left alive."
Chu Ge waved his hand dismissively.
He still preferred Yuan Jue's cold, lethal demeanor.
Her current posture, though exceedingly beautiful, lacked a certain edge.
"Yes, young master."
Yuan Jue took a deep breath and looked toward Lin Kang.
The gratitude in her eyes vanished, replaced by icy, killing intent.
Blood-red spiritual power surged around her body as a chilling aura of murder spread outward!
Step by step, she walked toward Lin Kang, who was kneeling on the ground, trembling and cowering.
Her light footsteps now sounded like the tolling of a funeral bell to Lin Kang, echoing again and again in his mind.
"No! You can't kill me! Young master, this remnant of the Yuan family has secrets! Opportunities! Don't believe her so easily!"
Yuan Jue's steps halted for an instant.
But in the very next moment, the young man's voice sounded from behind her.
"Annoying."
Warmth surged through Yuan Jue's heart.
Her expression hardened with resolve as her longsword, wrapped in blood-red light, swept forward in a horizontal arc!
In the next instant, a fine head soared into the air, blood spraying everywhere!
Yet Yuan Jue seemed completely unaware of it, merely staring blankly ahead, as if she had fallen into a daze.
Her great vengeance was finally fulfilled.
Those who had annihilated her clan—aside from one who had died due to an accident—
the rest had already been slain by her before she came to the City Lord's residence today.
The Lin Kang she had just personally executed was the very last one!
From this moment on, all her hatred and grudges in this world were completely extinguished.
So now… where should she go from here?
Yuan Jue pondered this in her heart, feeling an emptiness spread within.
"All right. It's time to go."
Behind her, Chu Ge's words sounded—half like he was speaking to himself, half like a reminder.
They caused the lifeless emptiness in Yuan Jue's eyes to instantly give way to renewed brilliance.
No… I still have one last remaining bond…
She murmured inwardly, then suddenly turned around—only to see that Chu Ge had already started walking away.
And that woman, noble as a goddess, seemed to sense something and turned her head.
She gave Yuan Jue a faint smile and gently nodded, as if in acknowledgment, or perhaps encouragement.
Yuan Jue did not hesitate. She sprinted with all her strength toward the young man's retreating figure.
"Wait!"
An urgent cry sounded from behind. Chu Ge, however, showed no surprise.
He turned around and looked at Yuan Jue, who was gazing at him with eyes full of hope.
"Young master! You helped me avenge my great hatred—please allow Yuan Jue to follow you from this day forward!"
Her cold and beautiful face was now filled with pleading and expectation, not a trace of the earlier icy murderous intent remaining.
At this moment, she looked more like a stray cat desperately begging its owner to take it in.
Chu Ge did not respond immediately.
He simply stared quietly at Yuan Jue.
Though her emotions were surging like a roller coaster, and despite the shyness rising within her under Chu Ge's gaze,
Yuan Jue still mustered immense courage and met his eyes.
At this moment, Chu Ge appeared to be looking at Yuan Jue—
Yet what he was seeing was not only Yuan Jue alone.