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"Shut up! Do not compare me to that beast! That creature is capable of any evil deed, killing wives and harming children. How could I ever become like him?" Anger surged on Zi Qing's face.
"Yes! Father is a murderer. But what about Mother? You have also caused the deaths of countless people for this secret manual. The three of us can be considered as avenging our grievances, but what about the others? They were innocent lives too; they had families, they had children. Did you not also take away someone else's husband, someone else's father?" Guan Tianming's tone was filled with sorrow.
"Stop talking! Just stop!" Zi Qing shook her head vigorously, desperately denying it. "I did not, I am not. I just want to find it and destroy it!"
"No, you are just like Father. You both harbor a strong obsession in your hearts. You are willing to do anything for the secret manual, regardless of the consequences. Mother, you say I could not save the lives of those hundred villagers, but can you honestly say that even if I revealed the location of the manual, you would not kill them to silence them? Do you dare to say that you do not think this way?" Guan Tianming gazed intently at his mother.
Zi Qing fell silent, her face pale as she looked at Guan Tianming. After a long while, she nodded slowly. "Indeed, I think that way. You are not wrong. For the sake of the manual, I could kill anyone—except for you."
"Except for me? Mother, seeing you become just like Father makes my life unbearable. I would rather you kill me than hold onto this obsession. But I know that even if I die, you would not give up because the seed of hatred and the flame of obsession have already taken root in your heart, burning and growing until they consume everything. I truly do not want to see you continue down this path, Mother!"
Zi Qing slowly raised her head and looked at her son, bewildered as she asked, "Ming Er, am I really as you say?"
Guan Tianming nodded and continued, "I wanted to stop you. I secretly had Tian She leave the Black Wooden Box and Puppet at the Murder Scene so that I could find someone to stop you because I feel so powerless—powerless to resist, powerless in my emotions, even powerless to live. Mother, I truly wished for a return to my childhood life: to have a small piece of land, to watch over my parents while seeing Tian She grow day by day; perhaps even plant a patch of Lan Hua behind our house and raise your favorite Azure Bird.
In those days there were no martial arts conflicts, no secret manuals—only us. It was truly beautiful. I've seen such scenes in my dreams more than once; each time I cry in my dreams because I know it will always remain just a dream. Isn't that right, Mother?"
Zi Qing sat dejectedly on the couch, tears glistening as they fell to the ground. "What... what has happened to me? Ming Er, what has happened to me?"
Guan Tianming quietly walked over and sat beside her, gently patting her back.
Zi Qing looked at Tian Ming and closed her eyes in his embrace like a child seeking comfort.
Guan Tianming smiled gently. "Mother, you’re too tired and need to rest. Sleep well. Ming Er will stay with you, and we can watch the sunrise together. It’s been a long time since I last saw the sun."
Zi Qing closed her eyes and nodded softly, tears soaking the clothes she shared with Guan Tianming.
Guan Tianming pressed his face against the tips of her hair, where he could still catch a hint of warmth from long ago, like the sun's embrace. He turned to Mings and said, "Ming Captain, thank you. Now that things have come to this point, there should be a conclusion. Take good care of what I’ve entrusted to you; I hope one day you can uncover its secret."
Mings felt his eyes welling up. Just as he was about to say something, his body suddenly jolted, and at the doorway, Shao Wen and Xiao Ning fell down together.
A massive black hole opened up beneath their feet, and before Mings could react, he had already fallen into it.
Struggling, Mings managed to open his eyes and realized he had somehow left Bu Dong Mountain Manor. Behind him was a hidden slide in the valley; it seemed he had slid out from Guan Tianming's Bamboo Cottage all the way out of Bu Dong Mountain Manor.
Shao Wen and Xiao Ning were also regaining consciousness.
"Captain, look!" Shao Wen exclaimed.
At his words, Mings looked up.
Not far away, Bu Dong Mountain Manor was completely engulfed in dark blue flames. The ground beneath Bu Dong Mountain Manor began to crack open, revealing a bottomless chasm. Suddenly, a burning Azure Firebird soared into the sky with a piercing cry, as if breaking free from the shackles of fate, roaring through the heavens and earth.
Mings watched in shock as his heart tightened with each passing moment.
Guan Tianming gently patted his mother's back, while Zi Qing slept soundly like a baby.
The Bamboo Cottage above them had burned to the ground, and warm sunlight poured in, bringing a long-awaited brightness.
Guan Tianming smiled, a mist gathering in his purple eyes as he murmured, "What a beautiful sun, what warm sunlight. I really don't want to leave. Mother, please don't leave Ming Er alone anymore, okay..."
"Boom!" The Bu Dong Mountain Manor collapsed like a giant mountain, instantly sinking into the ground.
Mings gazed at the place where it had vanished and slowly raised his hand. In his hand was an ancient guqin, holding the long-buried sorrow.
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