Li An noticed that although he remained calm, there was inexplicably a trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
After he finished speaking, he suddenly fell silent for a very long time, as if there was a memory he didn't want to share. It was a secret buried deep in his heart, a forbidden taboo never to be shown, a beauty exclusive to him alone.
After a long time, he continued: "Later, as I had wished, I attracted that sect's enemies and destroyed it. Her master, fellow disciples, and friends all perished in that battle; the light in her eyes finally extinguished. She learned hatred, her beautiful face became weathered and aged. She knew that all of this was my doing, and she hated me vehemently…"
He sighed once more: "I gave her the opportunity, pretending to be severely injured, allowing her to kill me…"
"I looked forward to her eyes, expecting her to become insane, obsessive, angry, hateful, malevolent... and anticipating that she would gift all this malice to me!"
