Xie Jinqian smiled in satisfaction.
In this lifetime, he had been forced to harm so many innocent people, leaving him laden with debts of blood.
He had long since ceased to be a clean, kindhearted man.
Perhaps the end of his life was not such a bad thing.
Perhaps Heaven had taken pity on his suffering and allowed him to end this filthy life of scheming. If he could be reincarnated successfully, then in his next life, he might have a clean, warm life of his own.
But he was afraid, too.
What if his soul was reincarnated and his sister-in-law no longer recognized him?
And so.
He bit down hard on the back of his hand, pouring all his spiritual power into engraving the teeth marks into his soul.
He smiled. "In my next life... you'll be able to find me, sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law, could you call me... A Qian... just as Master does?"
"A Qian, A Qian!!!"
Hearing such an affectionate call from his sister-in-law's lips, he felt as though they truly shared the closeness of a family.
With a smile on his face, Xie Jinqian slowly closed his eyes.
Suffocating, stifled sobs rose from the Mountain Cave.
Outside the cave entrance, moments earlier.
A Qi had exhausted all his spiritual power to deliver one final blow to the person inside the Mountain Cave.
Utterly exhausted and weak all over, he still wore a triumphant smile.
The next step was to pin Liu Wan's murder on the people of Southern Mei.
Then, when Xia Siheng broke through Southern Mei's defenses, they would lend him a hand, securing his protection and rewards.
The grand plan was advancing swiftly. Master would surely see him in a new light.
He would also realize that A Qi was not necessarily inferior to his