For some reason, Xin Huohuo's heart ached. Or perhaps, it was heartache for him.
'Why did Bei Mingyuan do those things? Why did he try to seize the Road to the Underworld? Why was he raising so many terrifying wooden soldiers in that mysterious cavern? Why was it that, even though he had never actually hurt anyone, everyone was afraid of him and on guard against him?'
Including her.
"Why didn't he just tell me his goal directly? Does Mr. Hei really think I wouldn't help him?" she asked faintly, but deep down, she wasn't so sure.
This filled her with a shameful sense of guilt and self-recrimination. 'Does this mean I've betrayed Xiao Qi and Mr. Hei? That friendship and kinship can't compare to a love that is unspoken, hopeless, and has no future?'
"No, no, that's not it. Ugh, I'm so bad with words. You have to believe Mr. Hei, he means no harm," Xiang Xiaoxue said, stomping her foot in frustration, not knowing how to explain.
