Chapter 1172: You Have No Right

Chapter 1172: You Have No Right

“What bird language is she speaking?”

Lin Nuo felt something was off.

Does this sound like Su Kexin? Shouldn’t she be charging at him with a sword in this situation?

Oh, it’s not that severe yet, according to the plot, they haven’t reached the point of hatred like that.

But surely, they wouldn’t be chatting about life and the past.

What a heap of nonsense; would she even be that kind of person?

However…

When people act strangely, there’s bound to be something fishy.

Maybe this timeline has changed; is he meeting a different version of her from another world?

Let’s just wait and see.

Seriously, things keep shifting; is this really interesting? Can’t someone take a breather?

Lin Nuo stopped and looked back.

No, could this be a tactic to buy time, deliberately stalling him while waiting for those people to catch up?

Does Su Kexin have that kind of intelligence?

Hard to say; maybe she’s awakened some hidden talent and has become smart.

That would complicate things! Su Kexin’s biggest weakness was her lack of smarts. If she had high intelligence combined with monstrous fighting skills, who could resist her?

Wouldn’t he be forced to surrender and wait for death?

No, first, he needed to figure out what was going on.

“I can’t talk with you right now; you need to follow me.”

Lin Nuo said, then he continued in the original direction but slowed his pace a bit, so Su Kexin wouldn’t fall behind.

“Hmm, okay, Senior Martial Brother, wait for me.”

Now that Su Kexin had a new body, she obviously wasn’t as agile as before; many areas hadn’t been developed yet, and her movements were slow.

Lin Nuo was considerate of her speed but kept his guard up, maintaining distance without leaving her behind.

“This Su Kexin…”

Lin Nuo kept an eye on Su Kexin behind him; clearly, her running posture and proficiency in Spirit Technique didn’t match this era.

Had she practiced in this timeline?

That would be a disaster! How much talent was she still hiding?

Lin Nuo led Su Kexin away from the crowd. Once he saw that no one was pursuing them, he slowed down further.

To guard against anyone monitoring them from above, Lin Nuo used Spirit Technique to summon a spiritual barrier. This way, if someone was flying on a sword, they wouldn’t be able to spot them from too far away.

As an excellent villain, he had to act cautiously.

Alright.

Lin Nuo relaxed his hands, exhaled deeply, and turned to Su Kexin:

“So? What do you want to say?”

“Senior Martial Brother… I want to know why you’ve become like this…?”

Su Kexin said softly, not daring to look directly into Lin Nuo’s deep eyes, fearing it might hurt her.

“Why? You need to ask? You know what I was like in Xuanyun Sect; are you unclear?”

Lin Nuo sneered contemptuously. Inside, he was suppressing a wave of frustration, but he couldn’t vent it out on Su Kexin from his last life (referring to his days as a great hero).

After all, he hadn’t gone through all this back then. If he vented, that Su Kexin would have been utterly confused, not knowing what he was talking about.

But it’s different now; he could totally unleash on this Su Kexin. In this timeline, he had experienced all of it.

Su Kexin looked perplexed:

“Senior Martial Brother, I don’t know… All I know is that Senior Sister died, and then you were accused of hiding a Demon Spirit… and you killed fellow disciples; it’s a serious situation.”

“Didn’t you already know? Why are you pretending?”

Lin Nuo sneered, unsure whether this version of Su Kexin was genuinely clueless or just pretending.

She must be pretending, right?

“I’m not pretending… I just feel like you’ve suffered a lot… actually, you could be a great hero, beloved by many. Killing so many fellow disciples, there’s probably no turning back…”

“Enough, Su Kexin. This is your path; it has nothing to do with me. You know how the disciples of Xuanyun Sect treat me. They wish for my death; why would I spare their lives? Ridiculous. Do you think everyone is like you, filled with compassion?”

“Compassion? I remember you said that’s a bad term… I’m not compassionate…”

“Still denying it? You’ve never gone through this; you’ve been the genius at Xuanyun Sect, favored by everyone, surrounded by a group of mentors and elders. Look at me—what have I gone through? Those so-called righteous people, each one more treacherous than the next. If I didn’t kill them, would I still be celebrating the New Year?”

“I… it seems all of this is true… so, Senior Martial Brother, you’ve come this far…”

Su Kexin seemed to understand something. Perhaps this was about Lin Nuo’s past; he had suffered injustice and grievances, which is why he took this path.

But her Senior Martial Brother wasn’t actually bad—he returned to the past, didn’t he? Couldn’t he become a great hero again? He could use his abilities to destroy everything.

“Senior Martial Brother, I don’t have the right to demand anything from you. I just think that if you continue like this, it’s sure to be painful for you.”

“Painful? Not at all! This is way better than being at Xuanyun Sect!”

Lin Nuo got more and more agitated, even he, who usually managed his emotions well, was getting worked up.

Yes, did he willingly come to this point?

Wasn’t it because of those damned cultivators pushing him to this step?

And you too, Su Kexin, hiding behind the protagonist’s halo, everything goes smoothly for you, and here you are, telling me to forgive those people? Why don’t you just go die?

“Senior Martial Brother… fine… I’m not good with words… actually, it might be easier for you if you just kill them. Then go ahead and kill. I just feel that if you keep going down this road, there won’t be any turning back. If they truly offend you to your core, then I would support you in killing.”

Su Kexin sighed and uttered words that shocked Lin Nuo for the hundredth time.

Wait, is this really Su Kexin? Would she say something like this?

Shouldn’t she be gritting her teeth, viewing him as a great demon, then be determined to eliminate him?

You’re actually supporting me?

It appears you’ve awakened some brain cell or two and now want to get close to me, huh?

So cunning.

“On what basis do you support me? What reason do you have to support me? Don’t try to get close to me.”

Lin Nuo said dismissively, and Su Kexin quickly responded:

“I’m not trying to get close, Senior Martial Brother. I just feel that your actions have their reasons. For instance, if you don’t kill them, you might die. So, Senior Martial Brother, am I your enemy now?”

“What do you think?”

“I don’t know… I don’t want to be your enemy…”

“Stop pretending with me. You’ve spoken to me a few times at Xuanyun Sect, acting as if it were some grand relationship.”

Lin Nuo certainly didn’t believe her nonsense. This Su Kexin had been brainwashed by Xuanyun Sect. The demonic path was evil; when necessary, she would eliminate even her own kin.

Who knows; she might even be willing to cut down her own father.

Maybe there really are such mad, righteous women.

“Here, I genuinely don’t have a special relationship with you. But in another world, we had each other’s lives at stake. You might not believe it, Senior Martial Brother, but in that place, I liked you.”

Su Kexin smiled faintly, a single tear rolling down her cheek.