Chapter 996: Chapter 996: A Wrong Decision
Guo Xuwu still remembers that he was afraid something had happened to Guo Xuwen at that time. He searched everywhere for Guo Xuwen, his throat was burning, but he refused to stop.
It was only after much difficulty that he saw Guo Xuwen by the riverbank, standing in the river, and Guo Xuwu was so frightened he couldn’t breathe, fearing what he might be up to.
Guo Xuwu rushed over directly, wanting to pull Guo Xuwen up, asking why he couldn’t discuss things properly and why he wanted to end his life.
But just as he went over, he saw that Guo Xuwen seemed to have gone insane, suddenly holding him down in the water, strangling his neck and refusing to let go.
Guo Xuwu was somewhat stunned at that moment. He couldn’t swim at all. After choking on a few mouthfuls of water, he didn’t even have a chance to speak. He desperately slapped at Guo Xuwen’s hand, hoping that Guo Xuwen would let him go.
Guo Xuwen seemed to remember he was afraid of water, and for a moment, he loosened his grip.
But before Guo Xuwu could get up, Guo Xuwen suddenly pressed his head down again, this time with more force, holding his head firmly in the water.
Guo Xuwu has already forgotten what it felt like at that time, he only knows the bloody taste of water quickly made him lose consciousness.
Later, he doesn’t know how much time had passed when he saw Su Lifan coming over. He thought his mother would come to save him and that Su Lifan would stand up for him.
But he heard Su Lifan say to others that he had accidentally fallen in by himself.
He could guess why Su Lifan said that, but he couldn’t understand why Su Lifan did so.
These people didn’t know how much hatred and confusion he harbored inside.
He tried so hard to make the family harmonious, being good to everyone, so why did they want to kill him?
“Why did it have to be like this?” Guo Xuwu asked, looking at Guo Ji and Su Lifan, still unable to comprehend.
The flames on his body continued to assault Guo Xuwen.
Guo Xuwen screamed in pain.
Su Lifan, seeing this scene, clutched her chest, “No, don’t! Xuwu, if you must kill, kill Mom instead, kill Mom… I beg you, forgive your brother, it’s all the parents’ fault, it’s all my fault…”
Guo Xuwu stared intensely at her without speaking, but the flames on his body did not cease.
Clearly, he had no intention of letting Guo Xuwen go.
Xia Xin and Master Wu stood at the doorway, looking worriedly at Jiangli after seeing Guo Xuwu’s appearance.
Jiangli stared at Guo Xuwu, expressionless, and said, “Do you really want to kill Guo Xuwen?”
Guo Xuwu looked at him, warily responding, “Do you want to stop me?”
Jiangli replied indifferently, “Not at all; every grievance has its debtor. If you want revenge, I support you.”
Guo Xuwu was stunned.
Everyone present was taken aback.
No one expected Jiangli to say such a thing.
Su Lifan couldn’t help but widen her eyes, “Abbot, how could you say such a thing?”
Jiangli looked at her, “And why not? It’s only natural that murderers should pay with their lives and debts should be repaid. If he has grievances and can’t forgive, must he swallow his anger to fulfill your family? Then who will fulfill him, who will speak his grievances?”
Su Lifan was stunned.
Jiangli continued calmly, “You only think that now that you’ve lost one child, the dead are not as important as the living. You’ve never thought about giving justice to this child. Just now Guo Xuwen said you all liked the eldest brother, but I really couldn’t see that.”
Su Lifan and Guo Ji stood completely rigid.
Jiangli said, “Actually, you say you know you’re wrong, but you don’t know where you went wrong. You were wrong from the very beginning, and the mistakes only grew bigger. If you had called the police and told the truth back then, this wouldn’t be happening now. Guo Xuwen wouldn’t be dead, and Guo Xuwu wouldn’t be consumed with unresolved grievances. In the end, all this resulted from your poor decisions.”
She had seen good parents but also many bad ones and even experienced what it’s like to be abandoned.
Looking at Su Lifan and Guo Ji, she no longer had any emotional fluctuations.