Outside the simple farmhouse courtyard, the willows were still green, and a young man in white stood leaning against his horse, a faint smile on his face and deep eyes.
The girl in colorful clothes gazed at him silently for a long while before saying, "You guessed right—she really did leave just like that, without a sound."
“She has simply learned to let go. If I were her, I would have done the same…” The young man in white stepped forward and gently took her hand, then suddenly released it, his eyes flashing as he asked, “What are you hiding in your hand?”
The girl in colorful clothes opened her palm, revealing a small white jade bottle in her hand, and blinked, saying, "Guess!"
The boy in white glanced at it only once before saying indifferently, "You got the antidote but didn't take it; all you do is play. You really are a child."
“You’re the child!” The girl in colorful clothes spat at him lightly, then smiled. “Yes, it’s the antidote. She left a letter saying that since she couldn’t kill me, she might as well grant my wish.”
"Oh, what else did she say?"
"She also said that ambition was something she was born with and that she couldn't get rid of it. Therefore, she couldn't come back to the Gong family with me."
"She's afraid she won't be able to control her growing ambition and will try to kill you again, is that right?"
"Perhaps..." Before she could finish speaking, the girl in colorful clothes let out a long sigh.
"Why are you sighing?" the white-robed youth said calmly. "She has truly learned to let go, which is a good thing."
“I know. I just don’t understand, so many people died along the way, just for the sake of ‘ambition’?”
"These two words may be simple, but their meaning is probably the most complex in the world." The young man in white smiled bitterly. "Not to mention that we don't understand them, we're afraid that our next generation and the generation after that will never understand them."
The girl in colorful clothes peeked at him from under her eyelashes, hesitated for a long time, and then asked through gritted teeth, "Do you think she did something wrong?"
"In terms of ambition, she wasn't wrong. She's the most intelligent and composed woman I've ever met, and she deserves a better, more colorful life than she already has. However, it's wrong to hurt others for her own ambition..."
The young man in white paused, his expression more serious than ever before, and said, word by word, "No one has the right to harm others, especially their lives."
"So that means you won't forgive her?" The girl in colorful clothes asked, her voice becoming even more cautious.
The young man in white lowered his head, staring at the beautiful face before him, which couldn't hide the anxiety in it. His gaze became intrigued. "What are you worried about?" he suddenly asked with a smile. "If I truly wanted to avenge Chen Feng, how could I have let her leave without saying goodbye?"
"So you've forgiven her? You won't send disciples from Baili City to hunt her down?" The girl in colorful clothes breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly. "That's right! If I can forgive you, what can't you forgive her for, right?"
The young man in white gave another bitter smile: "You forgive me? What have I done to offend you that requires your forgiveness?"
"You didn't? You dare say you didn't!" The girl in colorful clothes immediately glared at me, put her hands on her hips, and shouted, "You clearly knew all along the secrets of the den of ghosts in the mountains, but you didn't tell me a word, causing me to suffer so much, and you still dare to say it!"
As she spoke, she raised her fists, about to punch the white-robed youth in the chest, but then she heard him suddenly sigh and say softly, "It's my fault. I should have told you sooner, but I was afraid you were too innocent and would let it slip. Who knew I would almost hurt you... If you had really been hurt by that brat last night, I'm afraid I would never forgive myself for the rest of my life."
“You…” The girl in colorful clothes looked up into his eyes, which were filled with guilt and regret, and suddenly felt a pang of pity. She stammered, “Actually, it’s nothing. Didn’t you arrive just in time? Besides, it’s right that you were on guard… Not to mention you, I have my own secrets too…”
"A secret!" the white-robed youth suddenly exclaimed. "You have a secret? One I don't know?"
Seeing her nod, he immediately put on a suspicious look and asked in a low voice, "You wouldn't already be engaged to someone, would you?"
"Nonsense!" the girl in colorful clothes shouted. "I was already engaged? If I was already engaged, why would I be with you... with you..."
The sound grew fainter and fainter until it was barely audible, almost like a mosquito's murmur.
The boy in white deliberately moved closer and shouted, "What are you talking about? What are you talking about?"
"I've gotten entangled with you, you bastard!" The girl in colorful clothes raised her hand and punched him fiercely, but then couldn't help but burst out laughing. She then grabbed his sleeve and pulled him over, saying, "Do you still want to know this secret? If you do, you're not allowed to interrupt anymore. Come here..."
As she spoke, she leaned close to his ear and began to whisper.
The white-clad youth's face grew increasingly surprised and incredulous. By the time the girl in colorful clothes finished speaking, he was completely stunned, standing there speechless.
The girl in colorful clothes ignored him, turned around, mounted her horse triumphantly, and then lightly flicked him with her whip, giggling, "How about that? Young Master Xiao, you're not the only one in this world who can put on an act, are you?"
After speaking, he raised his hand, cracked the whip, and spurred his horse to gallop away.
The white-clad youth snapped out of his daze as he hurriedly spurred his horse on, shouting, "What did you say? How could the Transformation Lock be fake!"
"Fool! Don't you even think about it? How could such a magical treasure exist in the world?"
"But you used it to cure the maid's poison at the exhibition, everyone saw that, didn't they?"
"That's because I applied the antidote to the Hualin Lock beforehand. Once the antidote dissolves into the blood, the poison is neutralized!"
Where did you get the antidote?
“Sister Qiansu has been practicing poison for many years. How could my father not be wary of her? He prepared the antidote long ago. Before he died, my father told me that one should always be cautious. That’s why I came up with that chain to make Sister Qiansu think twice.”
"My God! A fake chain, and you dare to ask for 100,000? Now I finally know how your Gong family made your fortune!"
"Aren't you impressed?"
"Yeah, right!" The white-robed youth gritted his teeth in anger. "You little brat, you kept this from me for so long! Just wait till I catch you and I'll teach you a lesson!"
Upon hearing this, the girl in colorful clothes turned around and smiled, "Let's talk about it after you catch up with me!"
"Alright! That's exactly what I need to do first, catch up with you!"
"Then let's go!"
"drive--"
"drive--"
Two people and two horses, dressed in colorful clothes like butterflies and white clothes like lightning, galloped one after the other across the vast Qin Chuan Plain.
In the distance, the green mountains are faintly visible, the white clouds drift lazily, and the smoke and dust have dissipated.