After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 217 A Mistake Made in the First Year (2)

Xia Li still smiled, "Girl, we're camping and having a barbecue here today, and you just happened to pass by and joined us. Who knows which path you'll take or which path we'll take? Even if you pass by, will you definitely sit with us? We don't know either."

Su Yao: "That's true. But how do you know about our past?"

Xia Li: "I guessed."

Su Yao asked suspiciously, "A guess?"

“Yes,” Xia Li said, “I guessed the truth from the moment I asked you whether you had killed Lin Yu.”

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"He killed the person you love, so why can't you bear to kill Lin Yu? I guess it's because of the deep friendship you two had in the past, right? It makes you unable to bring yourself to kill him, proving that he was a good person or someone who was good to you. Since he was good to you, how could you kill him for your own selfish desires?"

Su Yao said, "Perhaps he just wanted to create the scene of Chen Feng dying at the hands of bandits..."

"If he wanted to make a move, he would have many meticulous methods to do so without anyone noticing. How could he possibly leave such a big flaw for you to discover? Wouldn't that mean he would lose you outright?"

Su Yao was shocked and confused: "..."

Xia Li looked into her eyes: "Think about it carefully. You've had such a long relationship, so many years of spending every day together. How could you not know what kind of person he is? Do you really think he would do that?"

"...But I definitely saw him kill him with my own eyes..."

Is everything you see with your own eyes necessarily true?

Xia Li stood up and gave Tao Yao a hard shove, but then reached out to grab her as Tao Yao stepped back.

"Look, aren't my actions of pushing her and pulling her very similar? Similarly, without knowing the cause and effect, how can you know if he is killing someone or saving someone?"

Su Yao's face turned deathly pale: "No, no way, right?"

"You are all ordinary people. It's normal for you to suffer casualties when fighting bandits. Suppose, and I mean suppose, if Chen Feng is seriously injured by the bandits, but Lin Yu is struggling to protect him while fighting the enemy, and Chen Feng doesn't want to be a burden to him, or if Chen Feng feels that he is worse than dead and wants a quick death..."

After careful consideration, Su Yao realized that it was indeed not impossible.

Her pale face was now completely devoid of color: "So...so I've wronged him all these years?"

To everyone's surprise, Xia Li replied, "I don't know, these are all just my guesses."

Su Yao: ? ? ?

Everyone: ? ? !

No, you've been talking for so long, and then you say you don't know?

“But,” Xia Li looked at a tree, “I think you could ask the person involved; perhaps he also has a story to tell.”

Su Yao: "He...yes, I need to see him, I need to get to the bottom of this!"

Xia Li nodded to the tree: "Come out."

Just as everyone was looking on in confusion, a man jumped down from the tree.

"Lin Yu? What are you doing here?"

Lin Yu said anxiously, "Yao Yao, don't send me away, I can explain..."

Su Yao: "You were following me?"

"I'm worried about your safety out there alone..."

Su Yao paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll listen to what you have to say this time."

Lin Yu was lost in memories.

During that fierce battle with the bandits, swords flashed and shouts of battle were deafening.

Chen Feng charged left and right, desperately resisting the bandits' attacks, but unfortunately, the enemy outnumbered him. In a moment of carelessness, he was slashed by the bandits' long sword, and blood instantly stained his clothes.

He clutched his wound, staggering backward, each step landing in a thick pool of blood.

Seeing this, Lin Yu was extremely anxious and did his best to rush to Chen Feng's side, wanting to get him out of danger.

However, Chen Feng's injuries were too severe, and he could no longer support himself to continue fighting, let alone escape.

He looked at Lin Yu, his eyes filled with determination, and said with his last breath:

"Brother, I can't go on. Give me a quick death, don't let me fall into the hands of these villains and be humiliated!"

Lin Yu's eyes widened, tears instantly blurring his vision. His hands trembled, and the sword in his hand shook as well.

"No, Chen Feng, let's think of a way together, we can definitely survive!" he shouted hoarsely.

But Chen Feng just smiled bitterly and pleaded again, "Lin Yu, please, I'm in so much pain right now, I don't want to be tortured by them!"

Lin Yu felt as if a thousand needles were piercing his heart, his reason and emotions locked in a fierce battle.

Looking at Chen Feng's pained expression and then at the approaching bandits, he knew that Chen Feng had no chance of survival.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, and slowly raised the sword in his hand.

Just as the sword was about to pierce Chen Feng, Su Yao rushed over anxiously...

Hearing the truth from his own ears

Su Yao took two steps back, her eyes filled with shock and relief: "Is...is that really true?"

Lin Yu: "Mm."

Su Yao felt guilty as she recalled all the harm she had caused Lin Yu over the years.

She looked at Lin Yu, wanting to apologize and make amends.

But when she saw Lin Yu's haggard face and empty eyes, she knew it was all too late.

"Sorry……"

The damage has been done, and those painful memories are like indelible scars, deeply etched in their hearts.

Lin Yu's eyes flashed with endless sorrow and helplessness.

The two apologized to Xia Li and the others, then turned and left.

Xia Li sighed as she watched their lonely figures disappear into the distance, as if their hearts had died along with them in that tragedy.

Once childhood sweethearts, they can only walk alone through the long river of time, carrying a heart full of sorrow.

With tears welling in her eyes, Tao Yao threw herself into Xia Li's arms: "Master, I don't understand, why did it end up like this?"

Xia Li quickly pushed the person away: "Hey! Don't be too empathetic! It'll hurt you!"

Tao Yao said aggrievedly, "Master..."

Xia Li looked into the distance, thinking about misunderstandings...

"Perhaps I trusted my eyes too much, perhaps I didn't trust the other person's character, perhaps it was just a transference of pain... who knows?"

Zhao Jihua said, "Tell me, how can misunderstandings exist between people?"

Xia Li said, "Because they don't have mouths!"

"..."

That makes so much sense!

Wow! It smells so good!

Just then, a sweet, girlish voice rang out.

"Who?"

A vibrant young girl and several young men walked over.

Xia Li silently moved in front of the two of them and whispered, "They don't seem to have good intentions. Be careful."

The excessively beautiful girl sat down in front of them and started stuffing a skewer of grilled meat into her mouth.

With an innocent and carefree expression, she asked, "It's so delicious, sister! What kind of meat is this?"

When Tao Yao saw the beautiful woman call her "sister," her eyes practically sparkled. She quickly handed her another skewer: "Eat! This is a wild animal we just caught in the forest. The meat is delicious."

The girl looked at her, her expression ambiguous, and asked, "Really? Is the meat from the forest delicious?"