Chapter 693

"If you agreed to those conditions, I figure Xiao Yan would hack me to death with that ruler of his. Even if he couldn't beat me, he'd still definitely do it. After all, you're his childhood sweetheart. When you came last time, he wanted me to help your family, but have you even thought about the things your family did? Sigh, for our family to end up like this, your family bears at least half the responsibility. The Soul Clan bears the other half. So the mistakes your family made are no different from those made by the Soul Clan. Don't you understand? That's why asking me for help is absolutely impossible. The hatred between our families cannot be forgotten. Your family must bear the main responsibility for ours ending up like this. Even if not the main responsibility, it must bear secondary responsibility. I hope you understand that, and I hope you can accept it. So asking me to save your family is nothing but wishful thinking. It's impractical and impossible—there is absolutely no chance of it happening. How could I save an enemy's family? Even if you offered yourself to me, it would be useless. The only reason I proposed that condition before was because I was certain you wouldn't agree. Now that you have agreed, that condition is naturally void. I'll just pretend I never mentioned it. So if you go back now, you can still be buried alongside your family. If you don't go back and are willing to stay here, that's up to you. As long as you stay here, your safety won't be a problem. Even if Soul Heavenly Emperor himself comes, I can protect you. But that's only for Xiao Yan's sake. If it weren't for Xiao Yan, I wouldn't protect you at