Chapter 1024: Chapter 994:
Chapter 994:
“Worth it!” The Red Robed Sect Leader nodded, saying, “Truly worth it. I am willing to give up everything for him, including my life. I love him more than I love myself; I love him more than anything in this world; for him, I would trade anything for his health and safety.”
“So, this is what feelings are!” In a daze, Brofei seemed to understand something. She took a deep breath and said, “Since you’re honest with me, sister, I’ll honestly tell you that I like Ye Chen too!”
“I realized long ago!” The Red Robed Sect Leader smiled faintly and said, “I saw it from the first time you begged me to spare Ye Chen, but I don’t blame you. I even take pride in it, as Ye Chen’s charm is enough to conquer any woman in this world. He is not only a towering hero but also a man of tenderness amidst his iron will. However, you and he will not have a future!”
“I know!” Brofei sneered coldly, then said, “Sister, don’t forget, you and Ye Chen also won’t have a future!”
“Sigh…” The Red Robed Sect Leader sighed and said, “I also know, and sometimes, I would rather give up everything and flee with Ye Chen, but unfortunately, he will never belong to me alone. There is a group of women behind him!”
“Sister, since there’s a group of women behind him, why can’t it include you and me?” Brofei was somewhat unwilling.
“Because…” At this point, the Red Robed Sect Leader took a deep breath and said, “Because the Church Court is his father’s murderer!”
“What should we do then?” Brofei nervously asked, “Must we truly battle Ye Chen? Can’t we avoid conflict? Can we keep this matter completely hidden?”
“Ye Chen already knows!” The Red Robed Sect Leader chuckled and said, “If one day he learns of my identity, will he still love me as before? If life were as it was at first sight, what would be the autumn wind melancholy painting a fan for? Sigh…”
The words of the Red Robed Sect Leader made Brofei feel even more desolate, and that desolation caused a sudden rise of the cold wind around them. She tightened her clothes around her, then followed the Red Robed Sect Leader out, saying as she walked, “Sister, what should we do? If we confront Ye Chen, how should we choose?”
“You ask me, but who am I to ask?” The Red Robed Sect Leader laughed wistfully, then gently waved her hand and left the hall.
What is love in this world? What is it to love? To make life and death a promise.
Sometimes, sacrificing life for love is merely helplessness; sometimes, it is persistence. To love for love’s sake is greatness, but to love for survival is helplessness. Inside the Red Robed Sect Leader’s heart is greatness, but also helplessness. She wants to be with Ye Chen forever, but does not want their relationship to end in separation by life and death. She loves Ye Chen, willing to sacrifice her life for him, but she does not want to endure the pain of longing, nor does she want to think about Ye Chen day after day.
“Sigh…” Brofei sighed, then said, “Sometimes, love is truly helpless. In different places, in different positions, everyone has their own helplessness!”
After speaking, Brofei also left calmly. Regarding life and death, everyone has their own opinions. The Red Robed Sect Leader thinks it all doesn’t matter, while Brofei believes that her love with Ye Chen will surely bear fruit. Whether it is bitter fruit seems not so important.
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In Italy, on the side of the Temple of the Gods, when the Old Madam learned that the elite team sent out by the Church Court was annihilated by Ye Chen, she angrily glared at the line of guards under her command and gritted her teeth, saying, “Fools, with the Rothschild family being so powerful, shouldn’t we retaliate? Look at your spineless appearances!”
“Yes, we deserve to die!” The guards knelt down one after another.
This group of guys was terrified of being executed. Their actions were merely a plea for the Old Madam to spare them. Unfortunately, the Old Madam was always invincible and ruthless. When she saw the guards begging for mercy, she simply cursed, “A bunch of useless things, since you want to die, I’ll grant you death!”
Saying this, she ordered the guards at the door to drag them all out and execute them. When the merciless bullets pierced through the bodies of these guards, they finally felt a slight shake to their loyalty to the Church Court. Is this the Church Court they are loyal to? Is this the Church Court they chose to be faithful to? Why is this the result? Shouldn’t they leave a way out for their own people?
The Old Madam’s anger even extended to the innocent guards, leaving many guards extremely dissatisfied. However, these people dared not speak their anger against the Old Madam or the Church Court. They all knew how formidable the Old Madam was, and also knew the Church Court’s might, where there were numerous assassins. If these people started hunting them, then… then… they feared escaping would be impossible.
The Red Robed Sect Leader and Brofei returned to the Church Court, both rushing back overnight. Once they arrived at the Temple of the Gods, they immediately knelt outside the Old Madam’s bedroom, refusing to stand. Both of them hoped the Old Madam would punish them. However, after killing dozens of guards, the Old Madam seemed to understand something, not blaming the two, but instead encouraging them. Then she said with a smile, “Yanzi, Brofei, you both stand up. Killing Ye Chen is not something that can be accomplished overnight, so we still need to strive, to work hard!”
“Yes, Grandma!” The Red Robed Sect Leader hurriedly knelt and expressed gratitude.
“Grandma, how about…” On the side, Brofei noticed that the Old Madam seemed in a good mood. She wanted to instill some different thoughts into the Old Madam, so she looked at her beseechingly and said, “There isn’t much hatred between the Luo Sijue family and us. Why do you insist on annihilating them entirely?”
“Then… what do you want to do?” The Old Madam looked at Brofei. The Red Robed Sect Leader next to her became nervous and hurriedly tried to signal Brofei, but unfortunately, Brofei didn’t see it. She faced the Old Madam directly, her eyes fixed on her, and noticing she wasn’t angry but rather amiable, she quickly said, “In my opinion, grudges should be resolved, not fostered. Why not just let it go? We might still find Ye Chen useful in the future!”
“Foolish!” The Old Madam suddenly exploded in anger, saying, “Brofei, I didn’t expect you to harbor such ideas in your heart; it’s simply disgraceful. How can you have such cowardly thoughts? Don’t you know the Church Court’s purpose? Have you forgotten the Church Court’s vow from years ago? We must unite the world and make the entire world bow at the feet of the Church Court!”
“Grandma!” Brofei was scared pale and hurriedly pleaded, “I… I certainly haven’t forgotten!”
“Then that’s correct, if you haven’t forgotten, then just fulfill your own promises diligently!” The Old Madam glared at her and then said, “You must remember, you are born of the Church Court, and you die a spirit of the Church Court. You spare your enemy, but your enemy will never spare you, understand?”
“Yes, Grandma, I understand!” Brofei nodded quickly.
“Hmph, you’re driving me crazy!” Saying this, the Old Madam swung her hand and left the bedroom, leaving the two women inside.
“Sister, have you lost your mind?” The Red Robed Sect Leader looked astonished at Brofei and said, “Did you actually plead Grandma to spare Ye Chen? Spare the Luo Sijue family? You’re simply daydreaming!”
“I… I thought Grandma might agree when she was happy, but I didn’t expect that it would end up angering her!” Brofei sighed.
“People Grandma wants dead have never escaped her!” The Red Robed Sect Leader said coldly, “Ye Chen has escaped the Church Court’s grasp time and again, of course, he’s become a thorn in Grandma’s flesh, a nail in her eye. And you want her to forgive such a person?”
“Wasn’t it this way when we were young? As long as we asked Grandma for something when she was happy, she’d agree?” Brofei shrugged, seeming a bit helpless; there’s nothing she can do, sometimes the world is just filled with such helplessness. Some things are truly out of one’s control.
“That was when we were young, it’s different now!” The Red Robed Sect Leader shook her head helplessly and said, “Sister, you’re too naive, it’s not the same as before. Do you still think you’re the same as when you were little? Is Grandma still the same as before?”
“Is there something different?” Brofei was stunned.
“Hehe…” The Red Robed Sect Leader laughed lightly and said, “Haven’t you noticed a difference since Grandma came out of retreat? She’s changed, hasn’t she?”
“Are you saying Grandma…?” Brofei gazed at the Red Robed Sect Leader in surprise.
“Shh…” The Red Robed Sect Leader quickly hushed her and said, “I didn’t say anything, just keep your understandings internal!”
“That’s impossible?!” Brofei found it hard to believe such a thing, but honestly thinking back on it, some things were indeed strange. For instance, the Old Madam used to be pretty good-natured, but now she’s changed, always ready to kill, always wanting to conquer the world. And lately, she’s become increasingly eager to start wars. Brofei recalled all these changes, which were quite different from the gentle, charitable Grandma she had known as a child. Could it be… could it be that Grandma has indeed gone off the deep end?
Impossible!
The first thought in Brofei’s mind was that it was impossible. How could a person who went off the deep end be so clear-headed and live intact in this world? This left Brofei somewhat puzzled.
“What’s impossible?” The Red Robed Sect Leader laughed calmly and said, “Think about it, Grandma claimed she succeeded in retreat, yet she constantly sends us and the Church Guards to Sunset City to assassinate Ye Chen. With Grandma’s temperament, if one attempt fails, she will definitely attack personally, but why hasn’t she acted even after so many failures?”
“Could it be…” Brofei was astonished.
“Hehe, of course, some of these thoughts are just my own conjectures, but I believe this possibility is significant!” The Red Robed Sect Leader looked seriously at Brofei and said, “Furthermore, Grandma has been retreating more and more frequently recently!”