Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 865 Snow Girl’s Heart Knot

"Haha..." Gu Xun pursed his lips and smiled, but did not answer this sentence. He just glanced lightly at the azure light sword in Xue Nu's hand and the emerald jade flute at his waist.

"I didn't expect you to come to Longxi."

"The spies in the net are really useless at critical times. They can never catch the people they need to keep an eye on."

If Zhao Gao knew that Gu Xun had arranged a trap like this, he would definitely... curse him secretly in his heart.

The net can't keep an eye on Yuki-onna, but what you said is like the Shadow Guard can keep an eye on her!
  Seeing that Gu Xun had no intention of talking about the past, Xue Nu didn't care. The look in her eyes changed several times, and finally she said:
  "The empire's actions cannot be hidden from the Mo family, and... the giant is very interested in the movements of the rebellious Ge Nie."

"I was also curious before why Gai Nie came here."

Gu Xun smiled and nodded, "From what I heard, do you now know why Gai Nie came here?"

"Not sure yet..." When the snow girl said this, she seemed to have thought of something, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Then she asked Gu Xun directly, "I discovered a child earlier. He...is somewhat similar to Brother Jingke."

"You should know his identity, right?"

Xue Nu looked at Gu Xun with burning eyes, waiting for the other party's answer.

Although she had already made up her mind, she still wanted to get Gu Xun's confirmation.

Gu Xun pondered for a moment and did not answer directly. Instead, he said, "That child... is actually more like his mother."

This sentence was considered affirmative, and the snow girl slowly breathed a sigh of relief. She felt as if a huge mountain had been lifted off her body, a huge mountain that weighed down her and made it hard for her to breathe.

The failure of the assassination of Qin Dynasty meant that for most of the Mo family, they only lost a reliable and close leader and gained an enemy who was difficult to kill.

This is a heavy thing, but to them, the right and wrong are very clear.

However, Xue Nu is different. She has two saviors, one is Gu Xun and the other is Jing Ke.

The result of the assassination of Qin was that one of her saviors killed another.

To this day, she still cannot face this result head-on.

She didn't know how to face it, so she could only escape subconsciously.

The atmosphere within the Mo family could have healed Xue Nu's heart to a certain extent, but Gu Xun's actions cast a shadow on her that is difficult to remove, and it still shackles her to this day.

To make matters worse, shortly after Jing Ke's death, things happened one after another to Gongsun Li, who lived deep in Xianyang Palace, and Jing Ke's children.

This incident made the entire Mo family even more furious.

Although after repeated investigations, they concluded that Gongsun Li died by self-immolation, but... in the final analysis, she committed suicide because of the Qin State and the King of Qin.

However, this news also caused speculation within the Mo family.

They generally believed that even if Gongsun Li was devastated by Jing Ke's death and chose to commit suicide, she would not be able to kill her own children as well.

Maybe... Jing Ke's child is still alive.

It's a pity that after so many years, the Mo family has not been able to find out the whereabouts of this child.

Xue Nu has been obsessed with this matter over the years, and even thought of asking Gu Xun about this matter several times, but she gave up in the end.

She still couldn't suppress her instinct to escape.

But I never thought that we would meet again today.

Coincidentally, Jing Ke's child was also found.

The snow girl's face softened in a rare moment, and she sighed happily, "Great, great!"

"Brother Jingke's child is still alive, still alive..."

Gu Xun raised his head and looked at the setting sun, and said in a brisk tone, "Of course he is alive." "Back then, I promised that this child would survive safely."

The snow girl couldn't help but retorted, "You also guaranteed sister Li's safety, but she still died."

"..." Gu Xun was silent for a moment and smiled helplessly, "It seems that you care about my gaffes on this matter over the years."

"But this is a result that no one can do anything about."

"You should know that Gongsun Li committed suicide. She wanted to die. How could others save her no matter how hard they tried?"

Hearing Gu Xun take the initiative to mention the past, Xue Nu's hands began to clenched unconsciously. She tried her best to suppress the restlessness in her heart, but she still failed.

Her always cold and calm personality prevented her from falling into a state of hysteria, but her voice still trembled and she roared angrily:

"She begged to die because you killed brother Jingke! You killed her lover!"

"Why!"

"Why do you want to kill Brother Jingke!?"

"Even...even if you don't allow him to assassinate Ying Zheng, wouldn't it be better to stop him? Why kill him with your own hands?"

"Even...I can accept you catching him and letting others kill him, but why do you insist on doing it yourself?"

This was the first time that Gu Xun was so excited when he saw the snow girl. He was unprecedentedly...excited.

Even the Snow Girl who was forced to a dead end by Lord Yan Chun had never been like this... angry and aggrieved, annoyed and sad, resentful and miserable.

This was the emotion that Yuki Onu had suppressed for nearly ten years, and when it suddenly exploded, it was like a torrent, and it was a mess.

Gu Xun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

He now clearly realized that he might have severely cheated Yuki-onna, the sword master he had specifically chosen in the first place.

The gap in the other person's heart from the past may be slowly healing, but he himself stabbed it again.

After hesitating for a long time, Gu Xun finally gave his explanation, which was also the reason why he killed Jing Ke with his own hands:

"...Death in my hands was the best outcome for Jing Ke at that time."

"Whether you accept this statement or not, whether you recognize my choice or not, this is an indisputable fact."

At this time, the snow girl had closed her eyes that were filled with tears. She opened and closed her mouth and took deep breaths. Her emotions gradually began to calm down.

After hearing Gu Xun's explanation, she opened her eyes again and looked at Gu Xun with complicated meaning.

Regarding Gu Xun's explanation, she was willing to believe that the other person did it just to give Jing Ke a pleasure.

She knew this was indeed the best option.

She had no doubt about Gu Xun's words.

However, what constrained her was never Gu Xun's reason for killing Jing Ke, but this objective reality.

This entangled knot has nothing to do with the positions of both parties, has nothing to do with the Mohist family, and has nothing to do with the Qin State.

If we really want to trace it back, it should be said that it was a Feixue Pavilion dancer whose life was hanging by a thread, who could not accept the reality that her benefactor was killing each other.

"Alas..." Seeing the snow girl like this, Gu Xun sighed softly, "So, what do you think I should do?"

"In other words, what do you want to do?"

The snow girl shook her head, lowered her eyes and responded, "If I knew what to do, I wouldn't be so... painful."

(End of this chapter)