Letting Go of Past Grudges

Ye Han gathered his thoughts and looked toward the crimson passage.

This was the entrance to Slaughter City. One step inside, and it would be an entirely different world.

No longer letting his mind wander, Ye Han sat cross-legged, released his spiritual power, and connected with Slaughter City.

He had already begun refining this space long ago. After so many years, Ye Han's strength was no longer what it had once been.

He had come here to take Slaughter City away.

Naturally, Ye Han could not accomplish this alone. But with Snow Empress and Ice Empress assisting him, it was not entirely without hope.

Mental infiltration and refinement were the most crucial parts. Fortunately, Ye Han's spiritual power was so formidable that no one in all of Douluo Continent could likely rival him.

Completely refining Slaughter City took Ye Han more than half a year. Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

In the end, he succeeded.

Next came the task of taking it.

For Ye Han as he was now, this was the hardest step.

Slaughter City was said to be a space, but in truth, it was a small world. The difficulty of taking it away was easy to imagine. It required an enormous amount of energy.

Fortunately, the powers of Ye Han, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress were nearly of the same origin, allowing them to borrow each other's strength perfectly. That was why Ye Han dared to attempt it.

Soul Power surged like an ocean, spreading into every corner of Slaughter City.

Then, all of Slaughter City began to tremble.

Buildings within it collapsed, the earth split apart, and scorching magma burst from the ground. In an instant, it transformed from hell into a doomsday world.

Roars and cries filled Slaughter City. Some powerful figures ignored the authority of the Slaughter King and began forcing their way onto Hell Road.

Ye Han's spiritual power was connected to Slaughter City. The cries, curses, and prayers within it all seemed to echo through his mind. Faces twisted with terror and despair, unwilling to die, and eyes filled with resentment appeared before him.

Chaotic scenes and deafening noise flooded into his mind, making his head feel as though it were splitting apart. But Ye Han could only endure it.

Time passed, and the vast Slaughter City actually began shrinking day by day.

No one knew how long passed before Slaughter City, now reduced to the size of a thumb, drifted over and silently crashed into Ye Han's body.

Pfft!

Ye Han's body jolted, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of organs.

His aura instantly weakened. Cracks covered his entire body, and he looked like shattered porcelain that had been crudely glued back together, horrifying to behold.

Behind him, Snow Empress and Ice Empress, who had been sending him Soul Power, bore no obvious external injuries. Yet blood streamed from their seven orifices, their faces bloodless. Their bodies had gone limp like noodles as they collapsed on the ground, already unconscious.

Ye Han turned back. Seeing the two women in such a miserable state, his heart clenched painfully.

He had been careless. He had never expected the space within Slaughter City to be so heavy. The instant it entered his body, it had nearly crushed him to death. The resulting force had also rebounded through their Soul Power, directly shattering Snow Empress's and Ice Empress's internal organs.

Slowly withdrawing his gaze from the two women, Ye Han looked at Ye Qingxin.

The woman with dazzling golden hair, around seventeen or eighteen years old, wore a long golden palace dress. Her bearing was noble and elegant, but her gaze at that moment was incomparably complicated.

At times she seemed lost in thought, at times resentful, at times filled with murderous intent, and at times hesitant.

Her breathtakingly beautiful face displayed a remarkably vivid range of emotions.

"If you want to kill me, this is your best chance. But please spare them," Ye Han said with a bitter smile.

At that moment, all three of them were fish on the chopping block. Ye Han only hoped Ye Qingxin would spare the two women, considering how they had always treated her like a sister.

As for himself, the moment Ye Qingxin revealed her killing intent, he had already given up.

"You are the fish, and I am the knife. What makes you think you can negotiate with me?" Ye Qingxin sneered, returning the very words Ye Han had once spoken to her.

Swoosh!

With her sword in hand, Ye Qingxin slashed out.

Ye Han was sent flying. Darkness filled his vision, and he lost consciousness.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Where did I come from?

Where am I going?

My name is Ye Han.

I am on Douluo Continent.

I came from Spirit City.

I am going to refine Slaughter City.

His chaotic thoughts gradually settled, and Ye Han finally remembered where he was.

He painfully turned his head and saw two pale faces before him.

Suddenly, the tightly shut door creaked open.

Ye Han turned to look.

A woman with long golden hair and a golden dress, her entire body seeming to glow, appeared before him.

"You're awake?"

The woman spoke gently.

"Why?"

Ye Han asked.

"Because a child cannot be without a father. Because I have walked that path myself, and I know how important a complete family is to a child." The woman looked at the sleeping son in her arms, her expression calm. "My name is Qian Renxue. I am the baby girl from the story you once told."

"Come here. Come to my side." Ye Han gestured to her. He was not surprised in the slightest by Ye Qingxin admitting that she was Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue approached and slowly crouched down.

Enduring the intense pain, Ye Han raised a hand and gently caressed her cheek. "I'm sorry. Now, let's get acquainted again. My name is Ye Han."

"Mm! I accept your apology. My name is Qian Renxue." The girl smiled brightly.

One smile dissolved all past grudges. At that moment, every barrier and conflict between them vanished.

"Then, Miss Qian Renxue, from now on, would you be willing to be my woman?" Ye Han asked with a smile.

Qian Renxue's smile vanished. She spat lightly and said, "Dream on."

Ye Han chuckled, then looked at the child in Qian Renxue's arms, who was already over two years old. "How about this? Let's make a bet. If he wakes up and calls you Mama first, then you have to agree to be my woman."

"Do you think I'm stupid? My son stays by my side every day. Of course he'll call me first after he wakes up!" Qian Renxue rolled her eyes and replied playfully.

"Hehe, not necessarily."

Ye Han smiled faintly, his face full of confidence.

"Fine, I'll make that bet with you," Qian Renxue said.

Ye Han was delighted.

He truly had not expected Qian Renxue to agree so easily to becoming his woman.

As for the bet, just as Qian Renxue had said, their son spent most of his time with her. Who would he call after waking up? Wasn't that obvious?

To Ye Han, Qian Renxue agreeing to this bet was no different from agreeing to become his woman.

"How long was I unconscious?" Ye Han asked.

He quickly changed the subject, afraid that Qian Renxue might regret it.

"Seven days. Eldest Sister and Second Sister woke up once, but their injuries were too severe, so they could only fall asleep again," Qian Renxue said.

Ye Han looked at Qian Renxue, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted.

Listen to how naturally she called them Eldest Sister and Second Sister.

Unfortunately, as soon as his lips curled upward, a sharp pain shot through his face. He rolled his eyes and nearly fainted.

Damn, that hurts.

Ye Han cursed inwardly. Raising his arm earlier had not hurt nearly this much.

"Serves you right."

Qian Renxue stuck out her tongue. Naturally, she knew what Ye Han had been thinking just now.

Just then, a childish voice sounded from her arms.

"Daddy's awake! That's great! Mama, Daddy's awake! Mama, don't cry."

The moment Ye Han heard that voice, he had the urge to strangle the little brat.

Damn it, were you born just to screw your father over?

"Ha ha ha!"

Qian Renxue stared blankly at Ye Han's expression for a moment, then laughed so hard she bent over.

"What are you laughing at? That little brat was only telling you that I woke up. The one he actually called was you. Yes, that's right, that's exactly what happened. He was only saying that I woke up. The one he seriously called was you," Ye Han said.

Silently praising his own wit, Ye Han thought, I'm fucking brilliant.

Qian Renxue was speechless. She glanced at the shamelessly unreasonable Ye Han, told him to hurry and heal instead of thinking about such nonsense, and then ignored him.

P.S. If you have any tickets, please send some over, all you big brothers!