Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 182 Obsession

Han Kexin looked at Qin Xiaochuan with surprise. She suddenly felt that the college boy in front of her, who still looked immature, had become a little unfamiliar, or perhaps a little familiar. But she didn't say anything because she knew that some changes would happen sooner or later.

The young blood witch lowered his head and remained silent, which was taken as an admission of his crimes.

"You should know who killed you," Qin Xiaochuan said, extending his right hand. The silver witch's ring gleamed coldly in the moonlight. "This is the witch's ring. You should understand its meaning." As soon as he finished speaking, the witch's ring disappeared from his index finger.

Shock, joy, and disappointment flashed across Qiu Jie's face in turn, finally settling into a deathly indifference. He murmured, "Your Majesty, are you going to kill all your people?"

"Why do you say that?" Qin Xiaochuan asked in surprise.

Qiu Jie just gave a bitter laugh, then closed his eyes, sat up straight, and seemed to be muttering something. Qin Xiaochuan could only vaguely hear the four words "eternal separation from the world".

Qin Xiaochuan placed his index finger on the other person's temple. With a thought, he could unleash the Samadhi True Fire that would pierce the other person's head. However, the other person seemed completely unmoved. Qin Xiaochuan suddenly realized that this boy was so calm in the face of death.

"Qiu Jie, do you want to see that girl one more time?" Qin Xiaochuan suddenly asked.

The boy suddenly opened his eyes, looking at Qin Xiaochuan with a hopeful light in his eyes.

"You haven't said goodbye properly yet, have you? How about we make a deal? I'll give you five days. Come back here in five days to accept your punishment. How about that?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, looking into his eyes.

"No, he already knows your identity. It will be troublesome if it gets out. Besides, only a fool would come back in five days." Han Kexin quickly and loudly objected.

"I believe he will come back," Qin Xiaochuan said, still staring into Qiu Jie's eyes. Although his tone was calm, there was a strange stubbornness in his voice that refused to be changed.

Qiu Jie looked back at him, but didn't say a word.

"What if he doesn't come back?" Han Kexin asked coldly.

"Then I will go to each victim's home to apologize and then personally arrest him," Qin Xiaochuan said resolutely.

Han Kexin didn't say anything more. Qin Xiaochuan knew she had tacitly accepted it, so he said to Qiu Jie, "You should leave now. Don't let anyone else catch you."

Qiu Jie bowed to Qin Xiaochuan and then walked away unsteadily.

"I'm sorry," Qin Xiaochuan suddenly said after Qiu Jie had walked away. "I shouldn't have gone against your wishes."

"You don't need to apologize. You are the Blood Witch King, and I shouldn't have any objections to any of your decisions," Han Kexin said coldly.

Qin Xiaochuan suddenly laughed, glancing sideways at Han Kexin and saying, "Don't be so arrogant. If you're angry, just take it out on me. I'll take it all and promise not a single complaint."

Han Kexin rolled her eyes at him, then sighed and said, "You've grown a lot this past year."

"That's all thanks to your excellent leadership," Qin Xiaochuan said with a grin.

Hearing this, Han Kexin couldn't help but scrutinize him and asked, "Have you been spending a lot of time with that girl Shiyi lately? The way you talk and talk is starting to sound more and more like her."

"Is...is it true?" Qin Xiaochuan asked guiltily.

"You weren't this glib before. You were a bit silly before, but you were essentially an incompetent coward," Han Kexin said, glaring at him.

"No way, it's not that bad. Besides, the way you're talking makes Guo Shiyi sound like she's being glib," Qin Xiaochuan muttered under his breath.

"That little girl is not simple at all. Don't be fooled by her seemingly harmless appearance. She's actually quite clever and knows how to win people over," Han Kexin said, rolling her eyes. She seemed completely unconcerned about badmouthing others behind their backs.

"That's because they have high emotional intelligence; that's an advantage," Qin Xiaochuan said with a grin.

"You seem to be on her side."

"Because we're comrades who fought together, I'm on your side too," Qin Xiaochuan said slyly.

"Tch, who cares?" Han Kexin turned her head away arrogantly, ignoring him, and walked back the way she came.

Qin Xiaochuan watched her figure from behind, which resembled a lotus flower blooming in the night sky, aloof and independent. He couldn't help but smile as he thought back to when he first met her.

Qin Xiaochuan quickened his pace to walk alongside Han Kexin and asked, "Kexin, what kind of place is Crescent City? Can you tell me about it?"

"What did you call me?" Han Kexin suddenly stopped and looked at him strangely.

"Kexin, what else should I call you? Should I call you 'older sister'?" Qin Xiaochuan then realized that this was the first time he had ever called her by her name.

"Just call me by my name." Han Kexin turned her head and continued walking, saying calmly, "That place is indescribable. Welcome to the fantasy continent of fantasy novels. The entrance is here:"

"What do you mean by the real world? I usually think that what we see and hear is the real world, but that's just a prejudice. If you change your perspective and look at the same thing from a different angle, you'll have different ideas," Qin Xiaochuan sighed.

"Are you still thinking about that little boy from earlier?" Han Kexin asked.

"Yes, have you ever watched the anime 'Naruto'?" Qin Xiaochuan asked.

"No, I'm not a child," Han Kexin said, rolling her eyes.

"There's a character in this anime that I absolutely adore, named Uchiha Itachi. He has a famous quote: 'As long as people live by their own knowledge and understanding and are bound by it, that's called reality. But knowledge and understanding are vague things; reality may just be a mirage, and people live in their own obsessions.'"

Han Kexin disagreed, saying, "It's a very philosophical statement, but it's not necessarily the truth, because he doesn't understand the true nature of humanity." She quickly added, "Actually, in the universe, there is a mysterious force that everyone can connect with and obtain its powerful energy, thereby being able to see through the real world, reach the essence of things, and even see into the future."

"Do you mean that mysterious power is what people often call 'God'?" Qin Xiaochuan asked curiously.

"I don't know, maybe so. You'll have to find out for yourself."

"Can you see through this real world now?" Qin Xiaochuan asked.

Han Kexin shook her head and said, "But there was someone who could." As she spoke, she looked up at the moon in the sky with a longing expression and murmured, "Perhaps only a genius like him could reach such a peak."

"The 'him' you're talking about, could it be the Blood Witch King from the previous life?" Qin Xiaochuan asked tentatively.

Han Kexin turned to look at him, seemingly hoping to see that familiar face on his face, but she immediately turned away in disappointment without saying a word.

Qin Xiaochuan was already used to the other person's aloof silence and didn't take it to heart. He then asked, "By the way, what kind of person was I in my previous life? What would he have done if he had encountered what happened tonight?"

"He will protect everyone, because he once said that protection is our mission and the way to salvation."

"Haha, really? That's so cool, he's practically my idol!" Qin Xiaochuan said with a grin. "Although I don't know if saying that counts as narcissism."

Han Kexin just rolled her eyes at him and didn't say anything.

A dozen minutes later, the three of them ran into Guo Shiyi and Si Chennan, who had been looking for them all along. Guo Shiyi visibly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qin Xiaochuan and said, "Xiaochuan, I finally found you." Then she looked at Han Kexin and said happily, "Sister Kexin, so you've come too."

"How come you disappeared while you were chasing them?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, puzzled.

"We've been ambushed. Someone's using illusion magic to control us," Guo Shiyi said dejectedly.

"An ambush?" Qin Xiaochuan was even more surprised.

"It was the sound of a flute. I was so focused on chasing people that I accidentally fell into their trap. Didn't you hear it?" Guo Shiyi looked at him, puzzled.

"I think I heard it too." Qin Xiaochuan suddenly realized, then frowned and said, "At the time, I thought the flute music was a bit strange, but I don't think I was under any illusion."

Guo Shiyi pouted and said, "I don't understand. You're getting stranger and stranger. Does that mean even illusions aren't working on you anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Han Kexin frowned and said, "This matter is probably not simple."

"Qin Xiaochuan, where's that vampire? Did you catch him?" Si Chennan asked coldly from the side.

"No, he got away," Qin Xiaochuan said calmly.

Si Chennan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Then we're even this time. Now it's up to us to see who catches him first."

Qin Xiaochuan ignored him and pondered, "Today's car accident was strange. It seemed like someone did it on purpose to lure him out. Who could have done it?"

Si Chennan seemed confident and said, "It was most likely done by the Jiang Group. Their young lady was attacked; they have no reason to ignore it."

"Even if it's revenge, you can't joke around with human lives. If that blood witch hadn't appeared in time, two innocent people would have died on the spot. No, this must be reported to the police and the driver who caused the accident must be thoroughly investigated." Guo Shiyi was a little angry. She was determined to become a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded. With the heart of a doctor, she could not accept such a disregard for human life.

"It's useless. They wouldn't leave any clues when they do something like this," Si Chennan said dismissively.

"You seem to take this kind of thing for granted," Guo Shiyi said, looking at the other person with dissatisfaction. "I don't believe that the other person didn't leave any flaws."

Si Chennan was speechless, and the others went back without saying anything more.