Chapter 437: You Want Revenge

Chapter 437: You Want Revenge

Luo Xiaoxue’s mind echoed with Lin Nuo’s whispers.

She realized she was just a tool being used, and without any value, she would be killed, even if she was a royal descendant.

The Dong Wei was the biggest force, even the royal family was facing the trend of being sidelined, with no momentum whatsoever.

And here she was, still clinging to royal law, dealing with evildoers according to the law, even trying to persuade them with reason.

Lin Nuo had called this idea foolish.

And those two words kept swirling in her mind, refusing to fade away.

Seeing she wasn’t making a move, Lin Nuo coldly said again:

“What’s wrong? Are you afraid? Afraid to kill the Dong Wei people and worried about trouble? Let me tell you, if you punish them with royal law, it’s like letting them go. Then they’ll come back, and that’ll be your death sentence.”

“I… understand now.”

Luo Xiaoxue’s gaze became steadfast as she grasped the sharp blade Lin Nuo handed her.

She felt Lin Nuo was right; being too soft in this world and constantly preaching about benevolence and morality without real strength would ultimately lead to failure.

Her resolve became even stronger; to uphold justice and save the people, she first needed to toughen herself up.

Finally, she stood up, patted her cheeks, dispelling her fear. She was not weak; these people wouldn’t bully her.

Yes, these individuals had been using her, hiding the truth while claiming to care for the people, finding them places and treating them well, only to lead them to become laborers.

Being uprooted from one’s home was abominable enough, but being taken away to work like a laborer, stripped of freedom, and enduring toil and insults was a travesty of humanity.

Yet, while she wanted to change, being overly concerned with the principles of royal law ultimately became her Achilles’ heel—these principles could be exploited.

She had to take this step, kill this Dong Wei man, and make her determination to fight to the end against Dong Wei.

“Go ahead and kill.”

Lin Nuo stepped aside, and Luo Xiaoxue, holding the blade, approached the fallen Feng Ti.

Feng Ti had already been beaten by Lin Nuo and was now slumped on the ground, unable to fight back. Lin Nuo’s gloves had struck hard enough to make Feng Ti’s spirit powers unable to mobilize; he could only lay there and await his fate.

Seeing Luo Xiaoxue approach with the bloody blade, the pure image she once had was gone, replaced instead by a cold demeanor.

Feng Ti’s eyes widened in terror. This woman was different; she used to look kind and compassionate, but now she resembled a heartless assassin, and this blade was aimed at his life.

“You… let me go… If I go back, I can report your achievements to Dong Wei and the court; it’ll be a win-win for us… If you kill me, my people will know, and then you’ll be against Dong Wei…”

“Then let it be.”

Luo Xiaoxue’s tone was resolute as she drove the blade straight into Feng Ti.

Her thrust wasn’t as precise as Lin Nuo’s, not fully piercing the vital spot, not directly fatal, causing Feng Ti to grit his teeth in pain.

But Luo Xiaoxue felt no pity for this Dong Wei man; if one stab didn’t kill him, there was always the second, and if that failed, a third, fourth, until he was dead.

Luo Xiaoxue stabbed Feng Ti several times, and he finally breathed his last, but not satisfied, she mimicked Lin Nuo’s previous actions and stabbed him a few more times.

Now Feng Ti truly lay there like a dead fish, arms and legs sprawled, completely motionless.

“Very well.”

Lin Nuo couldn’t help but applaud, cheering on Luo Xiaoxue for her daring acts of stabbing and killing.

Luo Xiaoxue retracted the blade, exhaling deeply.

She had killed Feng Ti, a spirit master of Dong Wei. What did this mean? It meant she would provoke Dong Wei, and soon enough, there would be bloody winds and more sacrifices ahead.

But there was no choice; power and peace couldn’t be gained merely through words; there would be a painful cost to pay.

Luo Xiaoxue’s gaze turned to Lin Nuo, her icy expression instantly melting away as a smile broke out.

“Thank you, Knight Lin.”

She deliberately took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off the blade and offered it back to Lin Nuo.

“This knife is yours; it should be returned to its owner.”

“Keep this blade as a reminder of your courage to take this step,” Lin Nuo said seriously.

“Is that alright?”

“Absolutely. This blade represents your will; I hope you can use it to slay those who exploit and betray you.”

“I appreciate Knight Lin’s goodwill, but if I keep harboring thoughts of killing and revenge, can I still uphold justice?”

“If you want to uphold justice, you must be harsher than evil itself; compassion is merely your weakness. If you let yourself be victimized, how can you protect others?”

Lin Nuo continued to speak seriously, wanting to mislead her with theories of justice, directing her down the path of hatred, pushing her to become an enemy of the Luo family, ideally leading to their destruction.

Of course, he didn’t expect to truly obliterate the Luo dynasty; all he wanted was to create trouble for them, to wear them down until they were exhausted.

As for Luo Yi, that little girl opposing the court would face dire consequences, but that had nothing to do with him; he was merely sowing seeds of chaos, aiming to create future disasters for the court.

“Those who exploit and betray me…”

“Exactly, like the royal family. Who sent you here? They’re the ones using you; I can guess their intentions easily—they take the benefits while you bear the burden, and you may even be hunted by them. So they are the enemies. If you want to survive, you must fight against them.”

Lin Nuo didn’t reveal that Luo Yi’s enemy was Luo Xiaoxue herself; in fact, he implied the royal family included Luo Xiaoxue, given that the token Luo Yi had was arranged by Luo Xiaoxue.

And Luo Xiaoxue understood this logic.

Within the court, there was Dong Wei, and there was internal strife within the royal family. If she didn’t align with the Dong Wei nobility, she could easily be viewed as a thorn in their side and removed.

Rebellion and struggle were the only paths forward.

Luo Xiaoxue thought of a question and boldly asked:

“Knight Lin, if the one you love uses and betrays you, should you still seek revenge?”

“Absolutely, you must seek revenge! You must know that you can’t endure such humiliation. If you uphold justice, then betrayal is a betrayal of justice, and they must die; you must take vengeance upon them.”

Lin Nuo insisted seriously, spurring her on, intensifying the rhetoric to implant dark theories into her mind, twisting her nature until she became the ultimate villain.

An ultimate villain armed with the Great 威天龙 technique would be enough to trouble the righteous.

Meanwhile, Su Kexin was a bit out of sync with Luo Yi; after all, Luo Yi was focused on the court while Su Kexin dealt with monsters and demons.

Great 威天龙—tear down the court and go all out.

Luo Xiaoxue understood; she took Lin Nuo’s words as a celebration, embedding them deep in her heart.

Who was the one she admired? Wasn’t it Lin Nuo?

Lin Nuo was a gentleman, caring for the world and its people, achieving countless feats—among the talents, a paragon of virtue who wouldn’t exploit her.

Honestly, if that day ever came, she might go insane and then seek revenge.

After all, it was Lin Nuo’s influence that made her yearn for strength. If he were to use her, her world would undoubtedly collapse; she wouldn’t know what she might do then.

But that wouldn’t happen. She firmly believed it.

“What’s wrong? Why are you staring at me?”

“Knight Lin, could I… have a hug?”

“Why?”

“Because I want your encouragement.”

Luo Xiaoxue said softly.