Half a month later, inside a luxurious hotel.
An enormous room in the hotel was filled with vivid red rose patterns, lending it an especially romantic air.
Two figures lay on a large red bed that matched the room's theme.
"Ya Fei, I'll be leaving the Imperial Capital soon. There's something I have to do."
Hun Changqing spoke with his arm around Ya Fei.
Ya Fei was instantly startled. The happiness and sweetness on her face vanished, and she hurriedly asked,
"Where are you going? I'm coming with you!"
A look of sorrow appeared on Hun Changqing's face as he said,
"Ya Fei, I've never told you where I came from. I've kept this buried in my heart all along. The truth is, I'm from the Central Plains, where I was the head of a small clan. Some time ago, for certain reasons, my clan provoked a powerful enemy. The entire clan was destroyed in a single stroke. I was the only one who escaped, wounded, and fled far from the Central Plains. After leaving the Central Plains, I came to Wutan City and met you.
"That was the happiest, most joyful time of my life. I love you deeply.
"But I know in my heart that I still have a vengeance to exact. Whenever I close my eyes, the faces of my dead relatives rise in my mind, and I can't drive them away.
"So I have to leave. I need to become stronger. I need to avenge my clansmen! I'm sorry, Ya Fei."
Hearing this, Ya Fei broke into uncontrollable sobs. She clutched Hun Changqing's hand tightly and cried,
"I'm coming with you! I don't want to leave you... I can't live without you!"
Seeing her like this, Hun Changqing couldn't help sighing before he said,
"Ya