Chapter 74: A Woman's Heart

  The sword's edge tore through the air, directly devouring all matter in the space it passed through. A clear and bright space suddenly became blurry, and all that could be felt was the sword's edge, with its boundless and piercing sword energy.

  "Chen Ye..." Suddenly, she grabbed Chen Ye's sleeve, without the usual fear of a woman, but with concern and an inexplicable complexity.

  "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you, at least not today!"

  He smiled faintly in the moonlit night, took a few steps forward, and suddenly let out a long, loud howl towards the sky...

  Watching Chen Ye's back, Chang Wei's eyes suddenly felt as if they had lost their sight. In her eyes, that back figure grew bigger and bigger until it almost filled her pupils.

  She didn't know why she was so coincidental, just to meet Chen Ye at Xiao Yue Lou, and both of them had a strange feeling, which made the two people look forward to their next meeting for some reason.

  Jing Yu was a very calm and self-controlled person, so she knew that her interactions with Chen Ye were entirely for the purposes she needed, and therefore should not be accompanied by too much personal emotion. In fact, she did just that.

  But she never expected that this brief contact with a young man who couldn't even be called a real man yet would reveal unprecedented honesty.

  Lies are always the most pleasant to hear, while the truth is often the most hurtful.

  At this moment, she suddenly felt that hearing the truth was so comfortable, even if one day Chen Ye would personally take her life, but she knew that if Chen Ye really wanted to kill her, she would also be willing to die.

  At this thought, Chang was shocked: "What's wrong with me? How can I have such thoughts? Admittedly, he wants to save me, but he saves me not because I'm worth saving, just because he doesn't want to bear a psychological burden. Since that's the case, why should I be grateful to him?"

  These words are true, but often unspoken in the heart, and whether or not one is willing to admit it, in short, I have already had an inexplicable feeling about Tanaka for some time.

  I couldn't help but smile wryly: "I once told him, fate is destined by heaven! Could it be that our chance encounter was truly a fate given to us by heaven?"

  In the midst of a long, sharp cry, that one strand of power that made one's heart skip a beat surged into Chen Ye's body like lightning. In the next instant, Chen Ye's black hair turned gray, but at the same time, chaos erupted around him, wildly spreading outwards with Chen Ye as its center.

  "Shatter Blade!"

  A brilliant light suddenly enveloped the heavens and earth, amidst the chaos, a blade several meters in size burst forth, as if a divine dragon, carrying an aura of dominance that gazed down upon all under heaven, fiercely chopped down towards that sword!

  "Boom!"

  Time was suddenly frozen at this moment, and after a few seconds, it seemed to start running again. At the impact center, although in space, it also made people see that deep black ravine...

  The figure of Chen Ye, like a bird with broken wings, continuously retreated until his body crashed into the mountain wall, only then did he stop. But that mountain wall had already been smashed by him to form a hole.

  Looking back at the black-clothed masked woman, she had only retreated five steps, with only her breathing, slightly panting.

  "Early night..."

  Falling from the mountain wall, Chen Ye knelt on one knee, raised his head and looked at the black-clothed masked woman. The scarlet pupils still did not have a hint of retreat.

  "The doubts in my heart have finally been dispelled. Your strength is indeed as extraordinary as I had imagined."

  The woman in black with a veil said something that neither of them could understand, then glanced at Chang Weiran and immediately stared at Chen Ye, saying: "Today you are here, I won't kill her. I hope someday you won't regret what happened today."

  Enduring the pain, Chen Ye smiled and said: "Regret, I may have, but if I didn't do this today, I would be sorry to my own heart. Thank you, senior!"

  "Senior?"

  The black-clothed, masked woman's eyes seemed to soften for an instant. She smiled and said: "It seems you've already figured out who I am. You're injured, do you want me to send you back first? Don't worry, since I said I wouldn't kill her, I won't take action against her today. Of course, if someone wants to seek death, I don't mind either."

  "Thank you for your concern, elder. I'll be fine."

  "Are you sure?" The black-clad masked woman was clearly very skeptical.

  "It's alright." Chen Ye smiled and responded with a single word.

  "I'll go first." Before leaving, the black-clad masked woman's eyes swept over Chang Weiran once again, a warning that went without saying.

  This gaze, contained a substantial murderous intent. Although the black-clothed masked woman did nothing, it still made Chang Weiran feel cold all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. However, facing this gaze, she didn't dodge or flinch, her expression was exceptionally calm.

  "I will find out your identity, and one day you will pay a terrible price for what you have done today."

  It's already this late at night, and yet he still dares to boast.

  But he didn't expect that the black-clothed, masked woman would also nod her head. She smiled faintly and said: "I believe you can do it, and I'm looking forward to seeing...the so-called best version of yourself, what kind of brilliance will be displayed."

  His expression changed slightly, and he smiled: "I'll let you see it, perhaps the day you see it will be your death."

  The woman in black with a veil nodded again and said, "You are very confident, but don't forget that there are many excellent people in the world. Compared to you, I am even more confident!"

  With a woman in black clothes and a veil as the center, the momentum surged out, as if it had turned into a pillar that pierced the sky, reaching directly to the clouds.

  Just as the two of them were marveling at her greatness, the latter's figure disappeared without a trace under the overwhelming atmosphere.

  "The Imperial City is indeed a prison!" Zhenye sighed endlessly.

  "You're thinking of going out..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, his injuries rendering him unable to even half-kneel at this point.

  "Tonight, tonight!"

  Looking at the fainting Chen Ye, Chang Weiran hastily stepped forward and slowly held him in his own arms. At such a close distance, Chang Weiran suddenly felt that Chen Ye actually looked quite good-looking.

  Distinct facial features, a strong demeanor, emphasis on emotions and righteousness, plus an unyielding persistence, such a man can easily make women infatuated.

  "What am I thinking?"

  Chang Wei's eyes widened in surprise, and a thread of hidden killing intent quietly emerged from the depths of her pupils. One of her hands slowly rose up.

  All along, the killing intent had not dissipated from her eyes, and her hand was placed on the corner of Chen Ye's mouth, helping him wipe away the bloodstains. The movement was extremely gentle, as if she were a little woman serving her husband.

  A moment later, Chang Weiran took out the strange flower and gently placed a slightly larger one into Chen Ye's bosom. He leaned in close to his ear and said, "The flowers bloom together on the same stem, you're the male and I'm the female. You have to take good care of it, I'll be coming to inspect at any time."

  "You said that if I were to hurt you in the future, you would personally behead me. But what if I were to make you fall for me? Would you still have the heart to kill me at that time?"

  "Tonight, will you be moved by me?"

  Faint smile, accompanied by faint melancholy, was left in the valley, while people had gone far away from the valley.