Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

"The most rational move is for you to kill me. And for someone like you who had been living on the edge of life and death for so many years, shouldn't you know that better than anyone?"

Chen Yuan was silent for a moment.

"Your protection towards Chi Song Lian is a hassle. No matter how many people you sent to protect him, you won't be able to fully protect him when I decide to make my move. Why do you even bother to waste your time trying to protect someone you're not even close?"

Why?

Nan Hua herself didn't know. She looked at Chen Yuan and slowly said, "He's still from Fei Yang Kingdom."

"He's from Zhang Xu Kingdom." Chen Yuan sneered. She didn't care about her image in front of Nan Hua anymore. Even though she used to be paying close attention to the way her other seniors and juniors saw her, she no longer had any qualms right now.

"Do you really think that someone like him will stay loyal to Fei Yang Kingdom when he's from Zhang Xu Kingdom? His father even contacted his wife secretly from time to time in order to send money for their children. What's so good about these two?

They're nothing more than traitors who didn't deserve to be treated as part of Fei Yang Kingdom! Betraying their own kingdom and curried favor from another kingdom, why did they even want to try acting like a good person?

They're just trying to make use of Fei Yang Kingdom!"

Nan Hua didn't say anything and only looked at Chen Yuan, who was venting her anger.

The two of them were similar in the matter of hiding their real feelings.

No matter what they actually felt internally, they would never truly show it on the surface. For reasons only they knew, they would never reveal it to other people as it would also reveal their weakness.

"They're just people who are pretending to be on your side when they're still in Fei Yang Kingdom. But when the situation really calls for it, they'll turn their backs against you." Chen Yuan took a deep breath. The next moment, her fingers flicked without any warning.

Swish!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Several needles fell between the two of them. In terms of speed, power, and control, the two of them were matching each other well.

Chen Yuan lowered her hand. "You should have killed me. Why are you so stubborn? Even if you kill me, Master will understand. Why are you being so stubborn, Hua'er? You know that I'll never stop."

"You're not alone, Senior Sister Chen."

Chen Yuan was silent.

The same sentence she had once said to Nan Hua was now given to her.

At that time, she sensed a sense of loneliness from Nan Hua and the great distrust she had towards the world. It reminded her for the time when she felt that the world was so against her and that there was no hope at sight.

This was why she said that her junior sister is not alone.

But no matter how similar that senses were, their past experiences were completely different. They were still ultimately different people with different value and way of life.

She looked at Nan Hua as the corner of her lips curled up to form a sad smile. "We're different… Hua'er. "

It was because of this differences that Chen Yuan didn't want to involve her junior sister anymore.

They were standing at the opposite side.

Just because of their background.

But because of their relationship, they really couldn't truly hurt each other. It might be their weakness because they still cared for the so called feelings even after so many years of brutal experiences.

Neither one of them wished to hurt the other party.

Not in the slightest bit.

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<Chen Family, 12 years prior>

Chen Yuan was the main daughter of Chen Family and lived somewhat a happy life. Everyone from Chen Family had to learn medicine, be it son or daughter. They would be trained ever since they were young and would then have trial to demonstrate the inheritance technique.

And when it was her turn, the young Chen Yuan performed the best and even able to do it perfectly. She was the next successor of the Chen Family as it was written in the rules of their family that whoever mastered the technique would be the next head.

"Brother, brother, I succeeded!" the young Chen Yuan ran towards her half brother.

"Mhm." Chen Ye, Chen Yuan's brother, looked at his younger sister and nodded faintly. He looked a bit similar to Chen Yuan but a few years older and more masculine. He had also learned the same technique, but his result was far worse than his half sister. Though, he was still better than their other siblings.

Their father had several wives coming from various background.

Every single of them would be competing against each other and it was not uncommon to see them scheming against each other. But when it came to this inheritance technique, there was no tricks.

It was simply whether they could do it or not.

The young Chen Yuan was only 13 years old, still somewhat naïve and ignorant of the world. She only knew that with her able to perform the inheritance technique, it meant that she would finally be able to lift her head high.

"Hehehe, if you want to, I can teach you, Brother!" The young Chen Yuan looked at her older brother smugly.

Chen Ye looked at his naïve younger sister and shook his head. He raised his hand and rubbed Chen Yuan's head. "Don't be so proud of yourself. I'll surely surpass you soon."

"Hmph! That's what you always say, but didn't you also want to participate in the military?" the young Chen Yuan tilted her head curiously.

If the member of Chen Family couldn't achieve the standard, they would be allowed to pursue different life in accordance to what they want. Of course, it was only limited to boys.

The women would be married away.