The Truth Comes to Light

"Qing Lin?"

Xiao Ning rushed out of the room and saw Qing Lin standing there with tears in her eyes. The murderous intent surging in his heart instantly diminished by half.

He forcibly brought Qing Lin into the house, pacing back and forth on the floor, contemplating whether or not to kill her to silence her.

Now that the truth has been exposed, and Qing Lin has heard most of the facts, if he doesn't Qing Lin, and Qing Lin suddenly reveals the truth to Gu Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian, then all his plans will be ruined.

Should we kill them or not?

Xiao Ning fell into deep thought.

If he kills Qing Lin, he will lose a powerful ally in the future.

After much deliberation, Xiao Ning's evil intentions grew, and a murderous glint appeared in his eyes. He would rather kill than let someone go; to be merciful to others was to cut off his own escape route. Today, he had to kill someone to silence them.

Just then, Qing Lin suddenly knelt before Xiao Ning and swore, "Young Master Xiao Ning, please rest assured, it was you who gave Qing Lin warmth and care. Qing Lin hereby swears that I will never do anything to betray you, nor will I reveal your secrets."

After saying that, Qing Lin took out a dagger, put the tip of the blade into his mouth, gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and pulled hard.

In an instant, her mouth was filled with blood, and a bloody tongue was spit out of her mouth.

"Qing Lin, you..."

Xiao Ning was stunned. He never expected that Qing Lin would cut off her own tongue with a dagger in front of him to show her loyalty.

With a surprising move, he instantly lost all his murderous intent and lowered his guard.

"Qing Lin, why are you doing this? Xiao Ning didn't mean to blame you!" Xiao Ning quickly put on a heartbroken look, squatted down and hugged Qing Lin tightly, sighing deeply, "Actually, it's also Xiao Ning's fault. I shouldn't have hurt so many people for my own sake. Qing Lin, Xiao Ning is so sorry!"

Qing Lin gave a bitter smile and quickly shook her head, signaling Xiao Ning not to blame herself.

"Good Qing Lin, quickly swallow this pill. It has healing properties; you'll be fine after taking it."

Still seemingly a little uneasy, Xiao Ning took out a reddish-brown pill from his Storage Ring, placed it in Qing Lin's mouth, and ordered her to swallow it.

This pill is called the Heart-Compelling Pill. It is a fourth-grade pill formula that he found in the classic texts of Venerable Yao Chen. After repeated refining, he finally refined this pill.

The person who takes this pill must obey its owner wholeheartedly. If they do anything against their will, they will inevitably become depressed within three hours, and eventually their heart meridians will break.

After Qing Lin took the Heart-Compelling Pill, Xiao Ning finally breathed a long sigh of relief. He helped Qing Lin up from her kneeling position and earnestly tried to persuade her.

"Qing Lin, although Xiao Ning is ruthless, he is truly sincere towards you. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. As long as you serve me wholeheartedly and continue to be my confidant willingly, when Xiao Ning achieves unparalleled glory in the future, he will surely marry you with the most magnificent wedding in the world."

Although Qing Lin had lost her tongue, she still obediently nodded and stroked Xiao Ning's face with her soft little hand, indicating that she also liked Xiao Ning.

"Silly girl, you should go back and rest," Xiao Ning said, kissing Qing Lin on the cheek.

Qing Lin nodded obediently again, and stepped out of the room, closing the door behind her. When she turned around, her previously obedient and sensible demeanor suddenly changed, and her eyes were filled with intense hatred.

If it weren't for the Xiao brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, saving her back then, she would probably have died tragically at the hands of evil people. Only now does she realize that Xiao Ning is the real culprit who killed Captain Xiao Ding and Deputy Captain Xiao Li, and destroyed their mercenary group. How ridiculous that she has been acknowledging the enemy as her own.

This is an irreconcilable feud. She will avenge her mercenary group sooner or later and retrieve the souls of Xiao Ding, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li Xiao Zhan.

For two days in a row, Xiao Ning secretly monitored Qing Lin's every move. Although Qing Lin's tongue had been cut out, she still had her hands and could write things down.

For the past two days, Qing Lin had been diligently attending to Xiao Ning's daily needs, showing no signs of rebellion whatsoever. There was also no poison mixed into his food, which lowered Xiao Ning's guard. It seemed that Qing Lin's feelings for him transcended everything.

Now that Qing Lin had proven her loyalty to him, he had nothing more to worry about.

And so, in the morning, Xiao Ning put on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance in front of Gu Xun Er, using the demeanor of a virtuous gentleman and a chivalrous hero to continuously win her Gu Xun Er.

At lunchtime, he pretended to be a silly older brother, winning over Xiao Yi Xian and making her laugh heartily.

At night, Xiao Ning started using his half-life of amethyst to please the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python in his sleeve.

Everything went so smoothly.

"Haha, Xiao Ning, is this true?" At the dinner table that night, Gu Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yu sat in Xiao Ning's room, listening to Xiao Ning tell them the story of the day.

"Of course it's true," Xiao Ning said, sitting in a chair with an embarrassed expression. "You should know that this was my first time entering the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower. If it weren't for the Heavenly Flames within me, I probably would have been utterly humiliated by that wisp of heart fire. But thankfully, I regained my senses in time."

"What a stupid brother!" Xiao Yi Xian rested her chin on her hands, increasingly feeling that Xiao Ning was really too stupid and silly.

Qing Lin came in from outside, served the last dish on the table, and then silently walked out of the room.

Hearing the laughter and chatter coming from the room behind her, Qing Lin's tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

This kind of torment is not something an ordinary person can endure. Now Xiao Ning is too strong. After being tempered by the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower, he has reached the level of Five-Star Dou Ling. How could she possibly shake him?

Overwhelmed with despair, Qing Lin went alone to the big tree and began to sob.

"Whoosh!"

At that very moment, a dark figure suddenly jumped down from the tree above her head and landed lightly in front of her.

The dark figure reached out a large hand, grabbed her throat, and lifted her off the ground.

Qing Lin was startled at first, but when she saw the black-robed man's face clearly, her eyes lit up and her face lit up with joy, completely ignoring the fact that her throat was being choked.

The person who came was Xiao Yan, who had been rescued from Wutan City by Na Lan Yan Ran a year ago.

Xiao Yan wouldn't stand on ceremony with Qing Lin. He still considered Qing Lin to be Xiao Ning's confidant, so he never loosened his grip on Qing Lin's throat.

"How's your young master Xiao Ning doing lately?" Xiao Yan asked coldly.

He's here for revenge. The hatred for killing his father and brother is irreconcilable, and tonight he will make Xiao Ning pay for his crimes in blood.

Qing Lin shook her head with tears in her eyes, wanting to explain, but because she had lost her tongue, she could only sob and cry.

Xiao Yan sensed something was wrong, so he reached out with his left hand and pried open Qing Lin's mouth, only to find that her tongue had been cut off. As if he had guessed something, he then put Qing Lin down.

Qing Lin quickly broke off a tree branch and squatted down to write on the ground.

Xiao Yan was quite surprised when he saw this. He was also very puzzled, not understanding why Xiao Ning had the ability to foresee the future, and even less understanding why he would choose to pursue Xun'er and the Xiao Yi Xian who was completely unfamiliar with him.

However, to Xiao Yan's shock, the ring his mother left him actually contained a powerful soul.

It seems that Xiao Ning's rapid improvement in cultivation over the past few years must be related to the soul entity in that ring.

Qing Lin wrote on the ground again, "Young Master Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning goes to bed very late every night, and he is also very vigilant. If you want to kill him, you have to wait until the early hours of the morning, otherwise it will alert the guards around Xiao Xun Er. You can let me go back and send Xiao Xun Er away, otherwise Xiao Ning will notice something is wrong."

"Why should I believe you? You and Xiao Ning are cut from the same cloth. What if I let you go and you suddenly notify Xiao Ning?" Xiao Ning sneered.

Upon hearing these words, Qing Lin felt even more ashamed of her past self.

She truly had no way to prove herself, but she still wrote on the ground, "The souls of Clan Leader Xiao Zhan, Commander Xiao Ding Xiao Li, and Deputy Commander Xiao Li are still in Xiao Ning's hands. Commander Xiao Ding and Deputy Commander Xiao Li have been kind to me, and Qing Lin also wants to rescue them."

Xiao Yan was startled; the souls of his father and brother still remained in the world.

After much deliberation, he finally agreed, letting Qing Lin go back and sending Gu Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian away.

"Qing Lin, where have you been? Why are you back so late?" Seeing that Qing Lin had not returned, Xiao Ning became alert and questioned her loudly.

"Don't be so mean to Qing Lin!" Xiao Yi Xian couldn't stand it anymore. She pulled Qing Lin over and made her sit beside her, saying pitifully, "That damned murderer actually hurt Qing Lin! If I catch him, I'll poison him to death!"

Suddenly, Qing Lin stood up, grabbed the dining table with both hands, and flipped it over violently, scattering the food and wine all over the floor. Then she started smashing things.

"Qing Lin, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have reopened your wounds."

When Xiao Yi Xian saw Qing Lin going berserk in the room, she was so frightened that she hurriedly apologized. But then she saw Qing Lin rush out of the room and run towards the door.

The three Xiao Yi Xian exchanged glances, fearing that Qing Lin might do something foolish, and chased after her together.

Now that's settled, Xiao Ning is the only one left in the room when a figure suddenly bursts in from outside and appears in front of Xiao Ning.

"Cousin Xiao Ning, it's been a long time!"