Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 301 Choice

"Shiyi, you are so gentle." Qin Xiaochuan put his hands behind his head, quietly looked at Guo Shiyi who was looking at him seriously, and felt an immense sense of fulfillment and happiness in his heart. He couldn't help but say this.

Guo Shiyi turned to him with a sweet smile and said, "Of course, you're only just realizing that?" At this moment, Guo Shiyi had completely unbuttoned his shirt and was gently healing his wounds with her wood-elemental spiritual power.

"Of course not, I already realized that. I mean I really like how I feel right now, and I wish it could stay like this forever," Qin Xiaochuan chuckled foolishly.

"Do you want to be injured forever? Or lie in bed forever?" Guo Shiyi asked playfully.

"If I could continue to be taken care of by you like this, I would be more than happy, hehe."

"How silly." Guo Shiyi made a face, a happy smile spreading across her face, and asked gently, "How are you feeling now?"

"Much better!" Qin Xiaochuan tried to circulate his qi. With Guo Shiyi's treatment, several important wounds on his body had healed and would no longer cause pain all over his body as before.

Han Kexin glanced at him from a distance and asked, "Now that Zhu Yihu has been rescued, things here are considered settled. What are your plans now?"

Qin Xiaochuan frowned upon hearing this and said, "The most troublesome part is yet to come."

"Why?" Guo Shiyi asked, puzzled. "Wasn't everything already resolved?"

"They know who I am now." Qin Xiaochuan sighed and recounted his encounter with Lei Gang at the Demon Hunter camp. Then he said to Han Kexin, "Today I fought with their deputy leader, which is a complete falling out. I'm afraid they won't let this go easily. I'm even more worried that they'll use me to find out where you are, so we have to prepare in advance."

"Once you're targeted by a demon hunter, no amount of preparation will help." Han Kexin remained calm as she sat down on the beach, hugging her legs. "We can defend ourselves against one pursuit, but not against repeated pursuits. There's no place for us here anymore."

"Sister Kexin, are you planning to leave XY City?" Guo Shiyi asked.

Qin Xiaochuan also looked at Han Kexin with a surprised expression.

"It's not about leaving XY City, but about leaving the human world and returning to where we originally were." Han Kexin looked calmly at the sea.

"You mean Crescent City?" Qin Xiaochuan asked. Although Han Kexin's idea was somewhat unexpected, upon careful analysis, it was the best option at present.

"Yes," Han Kexin answered affirmatively, then stared into Qin Xiaochuan's eyes and said, "You have to come back with us too."

Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback. Before he could think of anything, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, but the pain quickly disappeared. Qin Xiaochuan knew that it was caused by Guo Shiyi's mistake. However, she had always been adept at treating external injuries, which could only mean that Guo Shiyi's mind was in turmoil the moment Han Kexin spoke.

He glanced at Guo Shiyi, but the strong and beautiful girl had her head down and he couldn't see her expression at all.

Qin Xiaochuan sighed inwardly. He knew this day would come sooner or later, but when he actually faced it, he still felt somewhat lost. However, being lost didn't seem to help much, because things had developed to this point, and he had no other choice.

"Aren't you ready yet?" Han Kexin suddenly asked when she saw him remain silent.

"Maybe so," Qin Xiaochuan answered truthfully, then explained with a wry smile, "After all, making such a big change completely alters one's entire life trajectory. No one likes to step out of their comfort zone."

"You're right." Han Kexin didn't refute him. "Actually, there's something I've never told you."

Qin Xiaochuan asked curiously, "What is it?"

"A curse concerning the Blood Witch Clan."

"curse?"

Han Kexin's tone suddenly became very somber. She slowly said, "This curse is said to have existed since the Blood Witch Clan first appeared. For thousands of years, no Blood Witch Clan member has been able to escape this curse. You should have noticed that almost every Blood Witch Clan member is more indifferent than the average person."

"After all, people have lived for so long, it's normal for them to become indifferent," Qin Xiaochuan said, frowning. Although he said that, he still felt strange. If that was the case, it was just indifference, not coldness.

"That's not the reason. It's because of the curse. Our Blood Witch Clan possesses the infinite life that everyone dreams of, but the price is that we must endure the infinite loneliness within this infinite life. This is the curse of the Blood Witch Clan. Therefore, no Blood Witch Clan member can have love or family affection. Otherwise, they will be punished by the curse. This punishment will either happen to themselves or to the people around them."

"This..." After hearing her words, Qin Xiaochuan felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his mind, leaving him speechless with shock. This was truly an incredibly cruel curse.

Not only him, but Guo Shiyi next to him was the same. She even stopped the treatment she was receiving and stood stiffly in place.

"Why didn't you say something sooner?" Qin Xiaochuan asked bitterly.

"Because the truth is too cruel, if I tell you too early, it will deprive you of the courage to experience happiness prematurely. In fact, humans are destined to be alone, but human lifespan is too short. Before we can truly understand this pain, we enter the next cycle of reincarnation, which is why we have the courage to pursue happiness again. Do you still remember that blood witch named Qiu Jie? You are still young, and I don't want you to have too many regrets in the future. One day you will understand that everyone who can endure the long life of the blood witch clan relies on the memories of happiness from the very beginning."

Qin Xiaochuan couldn't refute Han Kexin's words. If he had really known that he would be destined to be alone, if he had known that he would bring misfortune to those around him, he probably wouldn't have been so unrestrained in liking Guo Shiyi.

He stared blankly at Guo Shiyi, whose body was trembling slightly, his mind becoming even more confused. He wanted to comfort this sad girl, but at this moment he found that words had become meaningless.

"Before we came here, I told you that some paths, once chosen, have no turning back." Seeing Qin Xiaochuan remain silent, Han Kexin continued, "But I still want to tell you that your destiny is actually in your own hands."

"Whether you are human or blood witch, you are the king of Crescent City, and no one can change that. So no matter what decision you make, no one can stop you. If you only want to be an ordinary person in this life, no one can say no. Crescent City will only have to wait for a dozen years at most. A dozen years is nothing to the blood witch clan."

She gave Qin Xiaochuan a deep look, and finally concluded, "So you still have a choice."