To act otherwise would be to invite a mortal enemy upon himself.
He hesitated, looking once more at Fang’er. She was drenched in tears, her eyes filled with nothing but self-reproach and despair—a far cry from the simple, carefree girl he had encountered at the Tianjiao Pavilion.
For a moment, a flash of guilt crossed Jiujia’s face, but he knew he could not leave her alive. If he did, his own future would be fraught with peril! With that thought, his eyes hardened with lethal intent.
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