Chapter 574

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“Chu Qingcheng?”

At the entrance of the valley, the elders had already departed.

Chu Qingcheng stood there, dressed in a white dress that accentuated her flawless, pure skin and her perfectly curvaceous figure, exuding an irresistible charm. Combined with her breathtakingly beautiful face, she was truly captivating.

Standing at the valley entrance, Chu Qingcheng looked as if she had stepped out of a painting.

“Why are you here?”

Hearing this, Chu Qingcheng retorted, “Why can’t I be here?”

…

Chu Qingcheng was originally the second-ranked on the Inner Court’s Tiyun List. The previous Tiyun trial had been interrupted by the appearance of Wang Jianmu from the Tianji Mansion. Chu Qingcheng had also witnessed everything that had happened to Ye Wushuang.

Now, Ye Wushuang had reached the third level of the Yuanfu Realm, and Chu Qingcheng had reached the first level of the Yuanfu Realm.

“Are you alright?”

The two walked side by side, leaving the valley.

“Hmm…”

A single word, followed by a long silence.

The sun set in the west, stretching their shadows very long.

Chu Qingcheng broke the silence again, saying, “Be careful.”

Be careful?

What did she mean?

Chu Qingcheng continued, “Today you killed Liu Yiyu. The Five Great Clans already know.”

“If you stay within the academy for the next few days, there should be no problem. But if you leave the academy, it would be best to have Elder Tang with you…”

Ye Wushuang understood the implication in Chu Qingcheng’s words.

“I understand,” Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “But don’t worry, I’m not that easy to kill!”

Under the setting sun, the young man looked carefree and untroubled.

Not that easy to kill?

Chu Qingcheng was taken aback.

Before meeting Ye Wushuang, she had only known that, as a child adopted by the Chu Clan, everything she had was given to her by them. Therefore, she had always regarded the Chu Clan as her family.

But one day, she suddenly learned that the Chu Clan, fearing she might betray the family, had decided to marry her off to Chu Tian Shen. It was then that she realized, while she considered the Chu Clan as her family, they never truly accepted her as one of their own!

From that moment on, she began to think about how to break free from this situation.

By becoming a disciple of Master Fenglan, she had faced much less pressure, but it still couldn’t change the decision of the Chu Clan’s higher-ups. Even a third-level spirit array master with a Tiangang realm cultivation, like Master Fenglan, couldn’t sway the Chu Clan’s attitude.

She had always been troubled by how to change her own destiny.

Until now, when she met Ye Wushuang.

She suddenly realized that compared to her own troubles, what Ye Wushuang had taken on was truly as heavy as Mount Tai.

The decline of the once-proud Ye family and the pressure from the Five Great Clans—all of it was now on the shoulders of this young man, Ye Wushuang!

In the quiet of the night, Chu Qingcheng had also pondered whether Ye Wushuang, like her, might appear carefree on the surface but secretly cry in the shadows.

“Ye Wushuang…”

“Hmm?”

Ye Wushuang looked at Chu Qingcheng curiously.

“Have you ever cried secretly?”

Chu Qingcheng’s question took Ye Wushuang aback.

Then, as if realizing something, Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “You think that despite my seemingly confident and carefree appearance, I can’t actually handle the pressure and secretly shed tears?”

Chu Qingcheng’s face turned slightly red as she nodded.

“Well…” Ye Wushuang put his hands behind his head, stretched languidly, and said with a smile, “I did, in the past.”

Really?

Chu Qingcheng’s eyes brightened.

“But later…” Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “What good does crying do?”

“I once saw my mother kneel and beg for mercy, abandoning her dignity, just to save me. But at that time, no one cared. No one could understand the desperate desire of a mother to save her son. The cold, mocking, and scornful gazes of the people around me are something I will never forget for as long as I live.”

“I have also seen my sister being bullied, while those people, driven by their nearly perverse desires, completely disregarded her desperate pleas for mercy!”

“So… what good does crying do?”

Looking at Ye Wushuang’s elongated silhouette under the setting sun, Chu Qingcheng unconsciously clenched her hands.

Just then, Ye Wushuang’s voice rang out again with a smile, “If you want to change your destiny, you have to rely on yourself.”

“But…”

Ye Wushuang paused, and Chu Qingcheng couldn’t help but look into his beautiful eyes.