Chapter 701: Not Alone Anymore
Adam watched Wei’s hand tremble around the knife that pierced Qiao’s heart, then looked at his face. It was paler than the stiffening corpse, and his breath came out in labored pants through his clenched teeth.
Many suffered injustice, but those who gathered enough courage to rebel against it were as rare as a phoenix’s feather, especially knowing the Verdant Peak sect and Hu would silence them. In doing so, Wei had earned his respect—and a way out.
But the little girl came first. With his hand covering her eyes, she shuddered in the oppressive silence that had suddenly drowned the room. He saw her worried frown and quivering lips. But even though the death of her parents would hurt her innocent heart, it had to be done.
He could not forgive child trafficking or the suffering she had endured. The mere image of them spending their days in opulence, surrounded by servants answering to their every whim while their victims turned into grotesque monsters, reignited his rage.
He glared at the two corpses. ’Trust me, your end would not have been that smooth if you weren’t her parents.’
Then, he crouched before Qing, obscuring the grim scene. A soft smile found its way to his lips as he patted her blond hair. Yet, as his mouth opened to comfort her, words failed to come out for a second.
What could he tell her? The parents she had longed to return to had betrayed her. No, they had never considered her as a human being. They were now dead, but she still loved them.
He remained silent for another second before she lunged at him into a trembling hug. "Are they dead?"
He hugged her too, sighing. "They are, I’m sorry... You can blame me for it, but they would have continued to abuse poor villagers." He bit his lip. "With how devious they were, they must have told those desperate parents that their children would work for them or Hu..."