Chapter 954: The truth; who cares, let it die (2/2)

“Han Yunxi, do you know how many spirits of West Qin died unjustly? How many more are waiting for you to avenge them and restore their names?”

“Han Yunxi, this old man can die, but you can’t refuse to believe the truth of the past!” Bai Yanqing clutched his chest with one hand while propping himself off the ground. It looked like he wasn’t going to dodge any more strikes.

The way he spoke almost sounded like the truth. If Han Yunxi hadn’t experienced so much with Long Feiye already, she might even believe him.

“Kill him,” Han Yunxi said. Her mind hadn’t changed. With Bai Yanqing like this, he had to die no matter what! He was so crafty that it’d be strange if he didn’t try to provoke them before his death! But once they decided to forget about the truth and just move on, he couldn’t affect them no matter how he tried!

Long Feiye raised his sword. Instead of waving it around, he was going to stab their target directly. Behind Bai Yanqing was a cliff, which meant he had no chance to dodge.

“Wait!” Bai Yanqing cried out at the last second.

As if they’d wait for him! But then Bai Yanqing cried, “Han Yunxi, I’m your father! You can’t treat me like this!”

Long Feiye’s sword faltered in mid-air.

Han Yunxi was the direct descendant of the Poison Clan along with Bai Yanqing. They had guessed as much long ago, but since Han Yunxi never looked into it, he never asked for any details. Now Bai Yanqing’s declaration stopped his sword.

“You knew who I was, but never acknowledged me! What motives were you harboring? You were clearly planning to use me!” Han Yunxi raged back. Long Feiye had long informed her of Lady Helian’s status as a spy. She had entered the Han estate long ago--which meant that Bai Yanqing knew of Han Yunxi for years.

“Speak, were you the one who caused my mother’s death?” Han Yunxi demanded.

Bai Yanqing began to garner sympathy points. “Daughter, your mother’s death has been the most painful event of my life. No matter what, you have to believe me when I say that I wouldn’t have done something so heartless!”

“Then why didn’t you acknowledge my existence?” Han Yunxi asked.

“I had my own secret troubles, ah! Yunxi, come here. Let your father give an explanation! Come here first, trust your father. Long Feiye is the one using you, don’t be fooled by him!” Bai Yanqing coaxed.

But Han Yunxi only asked, word for word, “Long Feiye, I only trust you in this world. Why are you still hesitating?”

Long Feiye understood and pointed his sword at Bai Yanqing once more. The man grew alarmed and cried, “Han Yunxi, no matter what, I’m still your father! Your biological father!”

“No you’re not! You’re not!” Han Yunxi shouted back.

Bai Yanqing was about to argue when Long Feiye stabbed him in the heart!

“Old sect leader!” Abruptly, Shi Jiuxia’s voice rang out.

“Be careful of poison!” Han Yunxi pulled Long Feiye aside as Shi Jiuxia’s poison powder scattered into the air.

Shi Jiuxia stared paralyzed at Bai Yanqing’s wound in disbelief. “Old sect leader! Old sect leader!”

Bai Yanqing was on his last breath. He gripped the blade buried in his chest and tore it out of his body, splashing his torso with blood. With difficulty, he climbed to his feet and cursed Han Yunxi. “Patricide will incur divine punishment on you!”

Han Yunxi froze, her face pale. In her mind, Bai Yanqing wasn’t her real father, nor was he worthy of bearing the name, but...she couldn’t change relations of flesh and blood. At the same time, Long Feiye snatched at the air and recovered his sword. His other foot kicked Bai Yanqing’s body into the air until he fell into the abyss below.

“Old sect leader!” Shi Jiuxia screamed.

Picking up Han Yunxi, Long Feiye dove down after him to give chase. For a man like Bai Yanqing, they had to see the body first before they were sure he was dead. Halfway down the cliff, they spotted Bai Yanqing’s body suspended on a length of tree branch overlooking the abyss. Long Feiye examined the corpse and confirmed that it wasn’t breathing. He glanced at Han Yunxi, who remained silent. Without hesitation, he sliced through the branch and declared, “This has nothing to do with you. I killed him!”

He watched Bai Yanqing’s corpse vanish into the abyss before bringing Han Yunxi back up. There, Shi Jiuxia was kneeling in shock by the cliff while Xu Donglin was still unconscious. Baili Mingxiang sprawled on the ground, her face as white as a corpse’s. Han Yunxi had recovered enough to walk to the woman’s side and start treating her poison. Afterwards, she sat straight on the ground.

Everything today had gone as planned, but she still felt uneasy in her heart. Long Feiye stood by her side while staring at Shi Jiuxia. Although there were plenty of unfinished business, he would give Han Yunxi all the time she needed first. After all, “patricide” was a heavy burden to bear.

Although the situation had calmed down, no one could expect what was happening at the very bottom of the canyon…