Chapter 564: To the Point of Life and Death for Love
It’s just a pity for Fengxi.
He clearly had a chance to take Han Litong away. If he had been a bit more ruthless, disregarded Han Litong’s wishes, and taken her away early on, none of the later events would have happened.
But Han Litong would rather stay in the palace to avenge the man she loved than leave with the man who loved her dearly. It shows... indeed, unrequited love is heartless.
And Fengxi’s misguided love cost him his life.
Han Jing truly wanted... to call him stupid. If it were in the past, she would have scolded him severely to vent her frustration, but after having loved, she understands that such matters of love are often the most unreasonable and unfair.
What is love that binds us in life’s unfolding tale?
Perhaps, in Fengxi’s view, dying for the woman he loved deeply was a blissful matter as well.
Whether it’s worth it or not, those are other people’s thoughts, not his.
Han Jing sighed, then looked towards Lian Xichen: "Now that everything is clear, can the knot in your heart be untied?"
The past events, none of them can be remedied by any of them. Now that the truth is revealed, at least, considering she is also Lian Xichen’s foster father’s biological daughter, he shouldn’t still bear a grudge against her, should he?
Lian Xichen looked at Han Jing, silently and for a long time.
Han Jing felt slightly uneasy under his gaze, reached out, and poked Lan Ling beside her. Lan Ling spread his hands, indicating he didn’t know what was happening either. This situation, shouldn’t Brother Xichen be quite excited?
Actually, he was also very excited. Little Jing zi turned out to be Fengxi’s daughter. No wonder she possesses such extraordinary talents, truly living up to the martial prowess of Fengxi in the past!
Just as Han Jing was about to lightly cough to hint at Lian Xichen to stop staring at her, Lian Xichen suddenly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and bowed to Han Jing, startling her deeply.
Lian Xichen’s previous apology was purely because of his narrow-mindedness, and he apologized to Han Jing without further thought.
Now, however, his apology came from the core of his being, filled with remorse.
The apology was for his superficial views and misunderstandings of her, and the remorse was because, over the years, he had not done anything for her. His foster father had saved his life and taken him in as a adopted son, teaching him cultivation, a kindness equating to rebirth. Without his foster father back then, how could he be who he was today? Yet he had not been able to do anything for his foster father, not even taking care of his only daughter. He genuinely felt indebted.
At this moment, Qin Shutong came over and patted Lian Xichen on the shoulder: "Now that everything is clarified, Xichen, you can go save your master with peace of mind. You can discuss anything you need slowly. I’ll return to the palace first. Remember to inform me before you leave so I can see you off properly."
Lian Xichen nodded: "Thank you."
Qin Shutong bid farewell to Han Jing and then left.
After Qin Shutong left, only Han Jing, Lian Xichen, and Lan Ling were left in the hall, so there was no longer any need for concerns.
Lian Xichen said to Han Jing: "Jing’er, can I call you that? Technically, I am your adopted brother, and you should call me elder brother. Previously, I was narrow-minded. Even if you were not the foster father’s daughter, you are the wife of the eldest senior brother. Both emotionally and rationally, I shouldn’t have said what I did without knowing right from wrong. I ask for your forgiveness. From now on, as long as I, Lian Xichen, am alive, I vow to protect you with my life. If I break this vow, may heaven strike me down."