Martial Arts: The Secret Villain Starting from Huashan

At this moment, the sunlight shines through the sparse clouds onto the land shrouded in emotional entanglements, but it seems unable to penetrate the haze in Xu Xingchen's heart. He stands quietly by the side, his eyes deep and complex, witnessing the heartbreaking scenes before him.

Gongsun Lu'e's figure appears particularly weak and helpless in the interweaving of light and shadow. She seems to be caught in a huge web woven by family grievances and betrayal of relatives. Every struggle is accompanied by endless pain and despair.

Her tears were like pearls that had broken off the string, constantly falling from her eye sockets, each drop carrying unspeakable grievance and sorrow, her pretty face that should have been filled with youthful vitality.

At this moment, she became pale and haggard due to excessive sadness, and her tearful appearance made people feel pity for her. Xu Xingchen knew very well that in this intricate vortex of hatred, Gongsun Lu'e was the most innocent and the most hurt one.

Her heart was now suffering from unprecedented devastation. Looking at the fragile woman in front of him who seemed like she would break at any time, Xu Xingchen felt an unprecedented desire to protect and pity her.

Xu Xingchen walked over, reached out and gently patted Gongsun Lue'e's trembling shoulders. When his hand gently touched Gongsun Lue'e's trembling shoulders, time seemed to freeze at this moment.

With this gentle touch, an invisible force quietly flows between the two people. It is a kind of comfort that can be deeply felt without words, and it is the most sincere emotional resonance in the depths of the soul.

It was a silent comfort and also a silent transmission of strength. Feeling the care and support from Xu Xingchen, Gongsun Lu'e's slightly trembling body relaxed involuntarily, and her small head naturally leaned against Xu Xingchen's solid chest.

This action is not only a display of trust, but also a reflection of the satisfaction of the deep desire for security. At this moment, Gongsun Lue'e seemed to have really found a harbor where she could let go of all her defenses and snuggle up in peace.

Tears still quietly rolled down her cheeks, but now there was a sense of relief and gratitude in her tears.

They are no longer symbols of loneliness and despair, but pearls that bear witness to this heartwarming moment.

For a moment, the entire hall fell into unprecedented silence and shock. All the people in Jueqing Valley, whether they were servants who were busy with various chores on weekdays, or guards with special skills.

After hearing these words that revealed Gongsun Zhi's true face, they all couldn't help but look at their valley master, Gongsun Zhi, with surprise and disbelief.

They looked at each other for a moment, their eyes full of astonishment and confusion, as if at this moment, their long-established perception of Gongsun Zhi's noble and majestic image collapsed.

In their hearts, Gongsun Zhi has always been the wise and brave valley master with good leadership, an object of respect and admiration by everyone, and every decision he makes seems to be full of wisdom and justice.

However, at this moment, these words were like a bolt from the blue, forcing them to re-examine the leader they once regarded as a role model.

"He actually...actually did such a heinous thing to his own wife, Qiu Ganchi, the one who was married to him in a grand ceremony with eight sedan chairs!"

Such thoughts lingered in the minds of all the people from the Jueqing Valley in the entire hall, making their mood become extremely heavy and complicated, and the atmosphere in the hall became depressing and tense.

Everyone was trying to digest this sudden truth. Some servants kept their heads down and remained silent, as if they were ashamed of having blindly worshipped the Valley Master Gongsun Zhi.

Some guards clenched their fists, their eyes revealing anger and unwillingness. They could not accept that the master they were loyal to was such a treacherous person.

Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling had never expected that Gongsun Zhi, who was so carefree and relaxed in his behavior, and whose every move, conversation, and laughter revealed an indescribable grace and elegance, would actually be such a person.

When I think back to the time when I first met Gongsun Ce, I was deceived by his appearance. His every move, whether it was the calmness revealed in the slight raising of his hand, or the natural elegance in his conversation and laughter, seemed like a literati walking out of an ancient painting, making it difficult to associate him with any dark side.

However, things in the world are often unexpected. Gongsun Zhi, the seemingly gentle and elegant master of Jueqing Valley, actually hides such deep scheming and cruel means.

Mu Wanqing was not as naive as Zhong Ling. When she thought of the cruel and ruthless person Gongsun Zhi, the leader of Jueqing Valley, her heart was filled with ripples and she began to doubt all the kind acts Gongsun Zhi had done before.

Are those seemingly selfless helps really as innocent as they seem? Or are all these just lies he carefully wove to achieve some ulterior motive? In this case, doesn't it mean that Gongsun Zhi was pretending to help himself and Zhong Ling before! !

When thinking about the kind of person Gongsun Zhi was, how he could do such a heinous and outrageous thing to his wife, who was married to him in a grand ceremony with eight sedan chairs, doesn't it mean that he must have had impure motives in bringing himself and Zhong Ling into this Unrequited Valley?

When Gongsun Zhi heard that his daughter Gongsun Lu'e had exposed the scandal that he had hidden for many years in front of everyone, his face instantly turned ashen and he was burning with anger. His eyes seemed to be able to spit out flames as he stared straight ahead, his voice trembling with anger.

"What have I done wrong? Why should I admit it? Why should I admit to those trumped-up charges?"

After saying this, Gongsun Zhi turned around abruptly, his face distorted as if a devil had crawled out of hell, his fingers almost stabbing Qiu Ganchi in front of him to death, and he continued speaking with gritted teeth.

"You know, the root of all this is you, this vicious woman! You were the first to do this to me, ruthlessly pushing me into the poisonous bush full of love flowers, making me suffer from the pain of thousands of needles piercing my heart, unable to live or die!!"

"What's even more hateful is that you actually soaked the antidote in arsenic, so that I would die regardless of whether I took it or not. That's not enough, you also forced me to personally...personally end the life of the person I love the most."

When he spoke of this later point, Gongsun Zhi's voice had become hoarse, his eyes were red, and the stern expression on his face became more and more intense, as if he wanted to pour out all his resentment and unwillingness.

The air around seemed to be frozen by this strong emotion, making people shudder.

"My daughter knows all of this. Moreover, she also knows that the person you are talking about is named Rou'er."

Gongsun Lu'e's face was covered with tears. Tears rolled around in her eye sockets and eventually turned into two lines of tears that slid silently down her cheeks. Each drop carried the helplessness of the past and confusion about the future.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gongsun Zhi's face was no longer as cold and indifferent as before, because the word "Rou'er", which had not been mentioned for more than ten years, was like a sharp blade, instantly cutting through the calm lake in his heart and stirring up layers of waves.

Gongsun Zhi's face turned pale and distorted in an instant, as if an invisible force was strangling his throat, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. His eyes, which were once full of majesty, were now filled with memories and pain of the past.

He suddenly looked up at the sky, and the boundless blue sky seemed to have become the object of Gongsun Zhi's confession.

"Yes, it's Rou'er, it's Rou'er!"

The mumbling voice echoed in the empty hall, and every word was filled with heaviness and regret.

These few simple words were like a key that opened the door to Gongsun Zhi's long-forgotten memories, making those blurred images clear again.

However, this emotional catharsis did not last long. As his emotions gradually calmed down, Gongsun Zhi's gaze fell on Qiu Ganchi again. His eyes became extremely complicated, showing anger, unwillingness, and an indescribable pain.

Gongsun Zhi's fingers were shaking violently, as if every nerve was telling of his inner anger.

His eyes were as sharp as torches as he stared at Qiu Ganchi in front of him. His voice became fragmented and intermittent due to excessive excitement, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

"It was... it was this... this cruel and vicious bitch who forced me to kill Rou'er!"