Bab 173: This is Why

Bai Rouyun had finished examining her body, and she returned her focus to Li Moyun. He was looking at her with deep rooted worry in his eyes, and her heart softened.

"Don't worry," she said gently, as she reached out her hand and caressed his brows to smoothen out his frown.

"I know why this Heart Demon appeared," she said softly. "When I died, I was full of hatred. Upon realizing that I had been reborn, I was dead set on getting my revenge. The revenge I wanted was to wipe out those factions off the face of the world, ensuring that they would never exist again.

"Then I suddenly realized that the world is not just black and white. That not all members of these factions are evil, and that if I were to act on them, I would not be any better than those who had chased me.

"I began questioning my path, and my wish for revenge became weaker. I began struggling with the thought of how to get revenge, as I did not want to become such a person who would sacrifice the innocent.