2 Love & Hate Is A Fine Line (1/2)

Crouched above his study table, Guiren shook his head painstakingly as he composed down the final stroke from his brush. The opaque ink sank into the paper slowly, as if it held a regret and had yet to let go. Blowing lightly on the parchment, he folded it and transferred it over to a servant.

”Make sure it gets passed to senior martial sister,” His words were strangely calm and firm while his eyes hesitated a bit.

Daiyu.

I don't want to have to practice the sect punishment on you.

Seeing that we have gone through numerous years of hardship together, I'm willing to spare you this one last time.

You shouldn't have killed junior sister because of your jealousy.

He wearily massaged his temple and sighed. A slight thump caught his attention. Looking up, his eyes settled on a figure at his door. His hands froze, and a youthful expression took over his face.

”Y-you're alive?!” Guiren's voice choked as he got up. Hastening toward the woman who had just appeared by his door, his heart swelled with joy, and his eyes lit up. Could it be a dream? She didn't die? Good. He won't let Daiyu hurt her anymore.

”Yanmei, you don't have to worry anymore. Daiyu won't harm you anymore. I'll protect you this time,” Guiren shifted closer, his arms arising to wrap around his junior sister. A flash of disgust flashed though Yanmei's eyes before she smiled and squeezed him back.

”I-I was so afraid, I didn't think sister Daiyu would do something like that,” A sob came out of Yanmei's throat and hearing it made Guiren's heart hurt. His eyes clouded. Daiyu, you cruel woman!

Yanmei stopped her tears and gently dabbed her eyes. She looked throughout the room, ”Did senior sister hand over the key?”

Guiren paused. He hadn't taken it immediately because he wanted Daiyu to come to the terms herself.

”She promised to hand over the key,” He finally answered his junior sister.

Yanmei frowned, her fingers tensed, ”But what if she doesn't?”

Guiren shook his head. Although Daiyu may be a black-hearted person, the one thing she always did was to keep all her promises.

”No, she will,” He managed to respond, his heart seemed oddly complicated. Yanmei frowned at his response. Hmph! It took so long to cause this disorder with the sect. How could she be satisfied with such a simplistic answer?

In truth, Yanmei was a from another sect attempting to take over the Tianhua sect. Having been instructed at a young age, she was a spy that came to this sect at a young age. Her task was to obtain the secret key that was passed down from successors to successors inside TianHua.

Daiyu was the highly esteemed senior sister in the TianHua sect. So naturally, she received the vital key to sect from her old master. With extraordinary skills and talent, no one could get near enough to the sect sister except Guiren.