Chapter 3

  While attending an English class, Koizumi patted and looked out of the window at Ming Xiao Xi: "Hey, what are you thinking about?"

  Ming Xiao Xi snapped back to reality: "Nothing."

  Forget it, it's been over a week already. As long as no one notices you, you look worried and concerned; but as soon as you realize someone is paying attention to you, you immediately pretend to be carefree and happy. How tiring, so hypocritical." said Koizumi with disdain.

  Ming Xiao Xi was nervous: "Really? Was I that obvious? Can everyone see it?"

  Koizumi nodded: "Yes, I don't know about others, but I figured it out at a glance."

  "What's wrong? What to do?" ; Ming Xiao Xi cried with a sad face: "I thought I was pretending to be very successful."

  Koizumi looked at her curiously: "Do you need to go lie to someone?"

  It's not that; Ming Xiao Xi lowered her head: "Only sometimes, I hope my emotions won't be so obvious, making people who see me unhappy."

  It's very simple! Koizumi said with a smile: "Ask me, and I can tell you a secret that will make your acting skills rival those of an Oscar-winning actress!"

  Want to hear it?"; Ming Xiao Xi was very excited.

  "This..."; Koizumi thought for a moment: "You can use the fantasy method, for example, you're clearly very sad now but have to pretend to be happy, so you can imagine - Ah, I just picked up 100 million dollars and am about to marry the person I love the most! Thinking like this, your expression will naturally become happy. Lying is also the same, when telling a lie, don't think in your heart - Oh no, I'm going to deceive people! That way, only fools would believe the lie you tell."

  Ming Xiao Xi listened with relish: "What can be done about it?"

  Koizumi smiled complacently: "First of all, you have to believe that what you're saying isn't a lie, but the truth. For example, take this teacher Yamaguchi who's teaching us now, his lessons are really bad, aren't they?

  That's right.

  You don't like her at all, right?

  That's right.

  But if you want to lie to her and say "Teacher, I like you" but think in your heart "I hate you", then the expression on your face will be very fake. You must make yourself believe that you really like her, so that the expression on your face will be real.

  Ming Xiao Xi was surprised: "It seems very difficult."

  Koizumi Maki said with a smile: "It's not difficult at all, watch me. First, recite it three times in your heart, 'Teacher I like you', 'Teacher I like you', 'Teacher I like you'."

  After finishing this sentence, Koizumi suddenly burst into an expression of admiration on his face, staring at the teacher with shining eyes...

  Mr. Yamaguchi had never seen a student gaze at him with such reverence, and he couldn't help but feel delighted, saying loudly: "Classmates, look how serious Koizumi is in class! Her eyes are so focused! Everyone should learn from her!"

  Koizumi looked at Mingxiaoxi with a pleased expression: "How's that? Have you learned it?"

  Ming Xiao Xi hesitated: "I don't dare to be certain..."

  Try it out. Come on, let's say "Teacher, I like you", "Teacher, I like you", "Teacher, I like you". Okay, start!

  Ming Xiao Xi immediately used her full strength, mobilizing her whole body's emotions, and stared at Teacher Shan Kou with a rich expression...

  Ming Xiao Xi, Mr. Yamaguchi pushed his glasses with a gloomy expression: "You look so painful, do you want to go to the bathroom?"

  Ming Xiao Xi's head buzzed...

  Koizumi quickly said: "Yes, she has a severe stomachache. Let me help her."

  Mr. Yamaguchi looked at Koizumi with satisfaction: "After all, Koizumi has a kind heart, you can accompany her. Ming Xiaoxi, remember to go to the bathroom during class breaks in the future, don't wait until class starts to think about solving problems..."

  After leaving the classroom, Ming Xiaoxi asked Xiaoquan with a desire to cry but no tears: "Is my expression really that painful?"

  Koizumi jeered at her: "This is still a polite way of putting it by Mr. Yamaguchi, if it were me I would ask 'Ming Xiaoxi, did you just wet your pants?'"

  Good heavens, how terrible?

  Koizumi sympathized with her: "I think your acting skills will never be honed in this lifetime... However, you don't have to be too disappointed. Your terrible performance means we don't have to attend classes anymore and can hang out on campus instead. It's a loss for one thing but a gain for another."

  It's just consolation for myself...

  Ming Xiao Xi and Xia Quan were wandering aimlessly around the campus.

  Suddenly, Koizumi seemed to have discovered a new continent: "Akane, look over there, it seems like your intimate lover is talking to another beautiful girl..."

  Ming Xiao Xi looked over and saw that in a corner of the campus, it was indeed Mu Ye Liu Bing. In front of him stood Bai Qing Tong with a pale face, along with several large men who looked flustered.

  A bad premonition suddenly gripped Ming Xiaoxi tightly, nothing would happen, right?

  Ming Xiao Xi rushed between Mu Ye and Bing Xue Tong: "What's going on? Tong, why are you here? Why do you look so out of sorts?"

  Hyōga's eyes remained fixed intently on Mokuren no Ryū, her voice trembling slightly: "Mokuren-sama has been caught in Akame's ambush and is severely injured, it's extremely dangerous."

  Makino's icy expression was indifferent: "His life or death, I don't care."

  Ming Xiao Xi's whole body felt a chill: "Tong, you said it was true? Mu Ye Xiong's injury is very serious? He... will he die?"

  Bing Ji Tong painfully closed his eyes: "Shot eight times, currently undergoing emergency treatment."

  Makino Ryuhyo suddenly smiled: "Eight shots? One shot a year, that's just right."

  Makino young master!

  Makino Ryu Hyo!

  Bing Yujian and Ming Xiaoxi both shouted at him in dissatisfaction at the same time.

  His eyes seemed to have two clusters of flames burning: "Pastoral young master! Before the emergency rescue, Pastoral told me to bring you here, he wants to see you! Today, no matter if you're willing or not, I'll tie you up and take you to the hospital!"

  Makino's icy gaze was sharp: "If you've got skills, come on then."

  Ming Xiao Xi grabbed his arm: "Ice, don't be like this, go to the hospital and see how Mu Ye Xiong is doing. You're not afraid of seeing him, are you?"

  You!

  Even if you don't like him, even if you don't sympathize with him, your life is still connected to his after all. No one can deny this!"; Ming Xiao Xi firmly grasped his arm: "Go take a look at him. If he's fine, you can turn around and leave, continue hating him. If he's really in serious condition, you can also consider whether you can put down the hatred in your heart and end everything from before!

  Makino Ryuhi didn't say anything.

  Go then." Ming Xiao Xi said softly: "Even if it's just to understand the situation a little.

  Makino Hideo's situation was much more serious than what Ming Xiaoxi had imagined. He was shot a total of eight times, with two bullets hitting his legs, two hitting his shoulders, one hitting his waist, and three hitting his chest. In the eyes of the doctors, he was already a dead man.

  Ming Xiao Xi saw the heroic Mu Ye, but he had completely lost his former overbearing and severe appearance. His entire body was wrapped in bandages, with tubes inserted all over him. He lay quietly on the hospital bed, like a broken wooden puppet, without any signs of life.

  The ward was packed with people, and the first thing Ming Xiao Xi noticed was Mu Ye Liu Bing's grandfather. He seemed to have aged many years in an instant, staring at Mu Ye Ying Xiong without blinking, as if his son's life would slip away lightly if he wasn't careful. At someone's reminder, Mu Ye Grandfather saw Mu Ye Liu Bing. He nodded to Mu Ye Liu Bing and then leaned over to whisper the news into Mu Ye Ying Xiong's ear.

  Makino Hideo suddenly moved!

  His movements were so big that they startled everyone around him.

  The doctor shouted in panic: "What are you doing? Don't move!"

  Pastor Makino stopped the doctor: "Let him do what he wants to do, how many chances does he have like this?" He sighed: "Except for Li Bing and this little girl, everyone else get out."

  The large intensive care unit was left with only Makiya Hiro, Makiya Rui Bing and Ming Xiao Xi.

  Ming Xiao Xi glanced at them and smiled unnaturally: "Uh... I'll just go out for a bit, you guys take your time talking."

  Makino Ryūichi grasped her hand: "You stay."

  Makino Hideo struggled to sit up straight. He stared directly at Makino Ruki: "You... came."

  Makino Ryuichi averted his gaze: "I came to see if you were dead."

  Makino Hideo wryly smiled: "Soon, just wait patiently for two more days..."

  Makino Ryuhyo's lips were tightly closed.

  "Kid, you still hate me, don't you..."; Makihiro said weakly: "I've always known you hated me... despised me... I thought you were born that way... it's because of my own karma that I have a child like you... I never would have thought... that you could remember so many things..."

  You must think... I'm the most shameless person in the world... That's right... Now, I also think I'm the most shameless person in the world... I killed my father-in-law who trusted me so much... I killed my elder brother who was so kind to me... But at that time... I thought it was the right thing to do... To be successful, one must sacrifice some things... So I sacrificed them...

  I finally took over the "Makino Group" ... I had the largest gang... I thought I was successful... But... I found out that I was just a puppet... All my actions were controlled by Akame Daika... He kept blackmailing me... Wanting my territory... My loyal subordinates... My power... Later, they wanted you too...

  Makino Ryu's icy smile: "He wants it, so you'll just give it to him?"

  Makino Hideo laughed more miserably than crying: " Framing your grandfather... killing your uncle... were all done by Akame Daika to help me... If he spills the beans... I'm finished..."

  Makino glared at him with disdain: "You're really a waste of space!"

  I'm a piece of trash...; Makino Hideo's cold sweat flowed freely: "I'm greedy... and stupid... but..."

  He glared at Makino Fuyu: "Your mother's affair... wasn't me who did it... I may be despicable, but not to the point where I'd lose all face... It was Akame Daika who drove me away... I really didn't know anything... You believe me... By the time I knew, everything was already too late..."

  Makino Ryū glared at Makino Hīrō, his furious eyes only half a foot away from the other's shrinking ones: "What are you telling me this for?! Do you want me to sympathize with you?! Do you want me to forgive you?! Do you want me to say that you also have your own circumstances?! Spit!!

  He forcefully lifted the chin of Muye Yingxiong: "I really despise you! I originally thought you were a ruthless and cunning butcher, but now I know you're just a spineless and shameless coward! You said something about your mother's affairs that you only knew afterwards, so what if you did? Didn't you still go lick the ass of Chiming Dabanner like a dog?! You sold out your own mother, and now you want to sell me too?! Are you saying these things because you want me to pity you, and then I'll voluntarily surrender myself to Chiming Xing, and at the same time kneel on the ground and beg Chiming Dabanner to spare your life?! Forget about it!"

  "Ah... My child..."; Makino Hideo's turbid tears rolled down his eyes: "You are my only child..."

  "Shut up! I'm ashamed of you!" Pastorino roared.

  "Ah, child... I'm your shame, but you're the only pride of my life... You've been outstanding since you were young... When standing in a crowd, people always notice you first..."

  You've always treated me like an enemy... Do you know how hard it is for me?... I'm a beast... I admit it... But even beasts care about their own flesh and blood, don't they?

  "You're not even as good as a beast." Mu Ye's voice was icy cold.

  "Child... I don't expect you to forgive me... You can't possibly forgive me..." ; Makino Hideo begged, looking at him: "I'm about to die... My only wish is for you to appear before my spirit... Let me see you one last time before my soul disappears..."

  Dream on.

  Makino Hideo reached out and grabbed him: "Promise me! ... Didn't you say that your greatest wish was for me to fall from grace, die without a place to be buried? ... You can cremate my body... I've fulfilled your wish... Grant me one last request too... Don't let me die with no one to see me off... I'll be scared...

  Makino Ryu pulled his hand out of her palm and turned away without a word.

  Makino Hideo saw Makino Ryuhyo didn't refuse, and a weak smile gradually appeared on his face.

  He saw Ming Xiao Xi and beckoned her over: "Miss Ming..."

  Ming Xiao Xi slowly walked over and said: "Uncle."

  Makino Hideo's face was very pale, and his strength seemed to have been exhausted just now: "Miss Ming... I was very rude to you before..."

  Ming Xiao Xi hastily shook her head: "I have nothing to do with it, Uncle."

  Makino Hiro made an effort to smile at her: "I know... Ryūichi really likes you... and you're good to him too... it was always me who wronged him, making him suffer a lot... but I'm about to go soon... without the ability to make up for anything... from now on, please take care of him more... be tolerant of him..."

  Don't worry......"; Ming Xiaoxi's heart felt a pang of sourness.

  That... thank you then......; Makino Hideo slowly and powerlessly slid down: "I'm too tired... need to rest a bit..."

  The ward was as quiet as death.

  Makihiro Hiroshi lay on the hospital bed like a dead body, only the breathing apparatus made a "beep" sound to remind Ming Xiao Xi that he was still alive...

  Two days later, Makino Hideo passed away.

  Ming Xiaoxi was worried about Muye Liu Bing. Because from the day he saw Muye's hero, he didn't say a word. His expression was very indifferent, as if everything that happened had nothing to do with him. But this indifference made Ming Xiaoxi feel that even the whole world seemed to have nothing to do with him. He didn't shed a single tear, nor did he show any sorrowful expression or gesture of grief.

  He was like a silkworm, wrapping himself tightly in the center of his thick cocoon, where no one could see him, and he didn't want to go out and see anyone either.

  However, Makino Ryuhyo still appeared in the mourning hall of Makino Hiro. Although he was wearing a very casual coat and not the proper black attire, his appearance still made Makino's grandfather let out a sigh of relief.

  Ming Xiao Xi stood among the guests who came to pay their respects, keeping a distant eye on Mu Ye Liu Bing's every move. His spirit was still in a daze, standing in front of Mu Ye's heroic coffin, like an inanimate object, without any reaction to everything around him. No matter what actions or words the guests who came to mourn made, he remained unmoved.

  Ming Xiao Xi sighed. What else could she do besides sigh?

  As she watched, she suddenly felt something was off. With the influence of "Pastoral Group", it's impossible that only these few dozen people came to mourn Pastoral Hero... nothing will happen, right?

  Her worries soon became reality.

  Bang! A loud crash...

  The main gate of the temple was smashed by someone with an iron rod, and the glass on the door splashed in all directions!

  Hahaha! Under the escort of more than 40 tall and sturdy men in black, a short and ugly man with a big flag, Akame no Chō, walked towards them with a big smile on his face, his yellow hair messy and without eyebrows.

  "Ah-Dai Qi!"; The ice-blue pupils of Bing Ji glared at him fiercely: "What do you want to do!"

  "Akane Daqi" muttered to himself, "What's the big deal? My little brother, Makiya Hiro, has passed away. As his older brother, I have to come and pay my respects." He slowly walked up to Makiya Hiro's coffin and said, "Alas, alas! You left us too soon, leaving behind your elderly father and young children. How will they go on living?"

  Pastor Makino furrowed his brow: "Akana Daqi, thank you for coming to see my grandson. However, there's no need for you to worry about our affairs."

  Akane Daiki seemed to be shocked after hearing that: "How can that be?! Nakahara is my sworn brother, and since he's not here, I naturally have the obligation to take care of you all!"; He pondered for a moment: "Alright, this way... 'Nakahara Group' cannot do without someone in charge, although our 'Nissei-kai' also has many things to attend to, but who made me so sentimental? From now on, I'll be responsible for everything related to the 'Nakahara Group'!"

  Pastor Mu smiled instead of getting angry: "You're too worried, although the young master is not here, our Pastor Mu family still has an eldest grandson. The affairs of 'Pastor Mu's group' don't need outsiders to intervene."

  Haha! Who are you talking about? "; Chi Ming Da Qi burst out laughing: "You can't be referring to that little punk Makiyuki Hyōga, what could he possibly do?!

  "Don't worry about it." Grandfather Makino said in a cold tone.

  Haha, Red Flag Commander walked up to the icy surface of the pasture and carefully examined him: "Youngster, what can you do? You haven't even shed your baby hair, your milk scent hasn't faded, and you look like a delicate-skinned and tender-fleshed woman! However... this face of yours is indeed quite handsome, qualified to be a pretty boy and swindle food to eat!

  Hahaha! The big men of "Ri Xing She" laughed with their heads thrown back. In the mourning hall, the big men of "Mu Ye Zu" glared with round eyes.

  "Dad! Makino Ichiriki is mine!" Akane Akagami shouted.

  "Huh?"; Akane's big flag looked at her: ";What's so good about this kid? Look how infatuated you are with him!"

  Dad! I want him anyway!

  "Alright, he's all yours." Akane no Taika suddenly gave a lewd smile: "Kohaku, once you've been with him, you'll realize that guys who look this good are absolutely useless.

  Akane Akaneya looked up and said: "Then I'll try it too!"

  "A tall, thin man from the Makino group burst out: 'You killed our president and still dare to come to our territory and act wildly?! You think you can bully us, the Makino group, without anyone stopping you?! Today I'll teach you a lesson, you old dog!' He picked up a chair beside him and hurled it at Akana Daiki."

  Akane's large flag hastily dodged, narrowly avoiding the chair. He couldn't believe that the leaderless "Makino Group" still had someone who "didn't know the times", and he loudly shouted: "Cut off his arm for me!"

  Yes! The big men of "Ri Xing She" pulled out shiny long knives from behind their backs!

  "Ah?!" The guests who came to offer condolences changed their faces greatly, and they did not expect that the Red Name would really take action on the spot.

  "This is the territory of 'Makino Group', who dares to be presumptuous!" Bing Ji Tong's beautiful eyes gleamed with authority as she loudly shouted.

  She drew out a long whip: "crack" and hit the ground with a loud noise, sparks flying everywhere.

  Akane no Daiki sticks out his tongue and licks his lips: "Little beauty, why do you always get angry? Is it because Maki no Hiro died and there's no one to satisfy you, so your temper is especially bad?!

  Ah! Bing Ji Tong had never suffered such humiliation before, she raised her whip and lashed out at him!

  Akane's large flag flashed back, and the big men behind her charged forward seven or eight steps. Although some people were hit by Hyōga's whip, the remaining ones still approached her side. The big men of "Makino-gumi" wanted to take action in a hurry, but they suddenly found themselves surrounded by the people of "Nikkōsha" who had come unknowingly at some point, and they couldn't even help Hyōga.

  Bing Jue Tong struggled to support himself for over a dozen rounds, but ultimately, he was outnumbered and outmatched, his hands and feet restrained by the burly men of "Ri Xing She".

  Akane's large flag evilly smiled as he approached Hyōga: "Little beauty, do you know that I've had my eyes on you for a long time? Now that Makino no Yūsha is dead, what's the point of staying here? Why not come with me instead? I'll take good care of you."

  "Ptoo!" Ice Extreme Glare spat a mouthful on his face.

  Akane's face turned red with rage: "You dare to spit on me?! Take her away, I'll deal with her slowly when I get back!"

  "Yes!"; The crowd of Han people took out ropes and began to bind Bing Jing Teng.

  "Stop it!"; "Pastor Zhang is furious: "; "Chi Ming Daqi, don't be too arrogant, know when to stop!"

  Old man!"; Akame Daiki bursts out in a loud scolding: "Think you can teach me?! If you're smart, hurry up and hand over the 'Makino Group' to me, and you might just be able to keep your old life; if you don't know what's good for you, I'll take you down too!

  "You! You!" Grandpa Makino was so angry he couldn't speak.

  Akana Daiki continued to say with a swagger: "Let me tell you, the 'Makino Group' will be mine sooner or later. I'll take away Hyōga right now, and your precious grandson Makino Rūko will also become my daughter's plaything!"

  He looked up at the sky and laughed loudly: "Haha haha haha, there's nothing under heaven that I, Chi Yan, can't get with my great banner!"

  Pshaw! There's nothing more shameless than you waving the banner of righteousness under the sky!

  A loud curse was heard clearly by everyone present.

  "Who is it?!" Akana Daiki burst into rage.

  Ming Xiao Xi walked out of the mourning guests and stared at him: "It's me, what's wrong? Release Bing Ji Tong!"

  The little girl with yellow hair has a big mouth. The one who unexpectedly spoke up under the red flag was actually just a little girl.

  Ming Xiao Xi exclaimed: "I didn't expect you to not only have a bad heart, but also blind eyes. My hair is black and shiny, which one is yellow? Your daughter Chi Ming An's dyed blonde hair is truly a blonde!

  "Hmph!"; someone in the audience couldn't help but burst out laughing. Akane's hair was indeed thoroughly, purely yellow.

  "Ah! Ming Xiao Xi! It's you again, you stinky woman!"; Akane had just discovered her "arch-nemesis" was also there, and she pointed at Ming Xiao Xi to say to Akatsuki Daiki: "Dad, it's this stinky woman who won't let me get Mukoyoshi Ryuhyou, and she even shaved off my eyebrows!"

  "Oh? "; Akane no Taika gazed at Ming Xiao Xi with a gloomy expression: "Is it her?"

  "Dad! Kill her! I want her dead!" Akane Akatsuki shouted as she pounced on Ming Xiao Xi: "Now, who's going to come and save you? I'm going to kill you bit by bit! Shave off your eyebrows! Peel off your skin!

  Ming Xiao Xi sneered with a faint smile: "You think you can?"

  Akane's anger suddenly surged, she snatched the long sword from a big Han's hand of "Nikkōsha" and rushed straight to Ming Xiao Xi: "I'll kill you!!!"

  Dawn Creek! The Shepherd's Field flowed with icy air, and his body trembled violently.

  "Beware!"; "Ice Extreme Eyes" and all members of the "Pastoral Group" exclaimed.

  "Be careful!!"; This shout was even louder and came from all the "Nikkan Sports" people.

  Xiao Xing! Akane no Taika shouted with a trembling heart.

  A shiny long knife was placed horizontally on Akane Akatsuki's neck!

  Ming Xiao Xi grasped the knife handle, sneering at the pale-faced Akane: "You're really a pig! You still dare to move me? Which time did you ever get the better of me?!

  "What do you want?!"; Akane Daiji was furious and frustrated.

  It's simple; Ming Xiao Xi looked at him and said: "Release the Ice Extreme Pupil."

  Akane's large flag gave a signal with her eyes, and the big men bound by Ice Extreme's gaze hastily untied her.

  Bing Jue's eyes sparkled as he stretched his muscles and stood beside Ming Xiao Xi.

  Can we let go of Xing now?; Akame glared at Ming Xiao Xi.

  Ming Xiao Xi shook her head: "No way, you have to let your people throw away the things in their hands."

  "How can you ask for so much?!"; "Akane Daika roars:"; "What if I don't agree?"

  Ming Xiao Xi didn't say a word, her hand clenched into a fist. Suddenly, Chi Ming Xiang started wailing: "Dad! Save me! She's going to kill me!"

  Akane no Daiki gritted his teeth: "This should be your last request."

  Ming Xiao Xi did not express her opinion.

  The Makino group's big men picked up the various weapons that the Nikko Society people had thrown to the ground. Because it was the heroic spirit of Makino, most of the Makino group didn't bring any equipment, and facing the fully armed and more numerous Nikko Society, they undoubtedly suffered a great disadvantage. The current situation is very different from before, although the Nikko Society still has more people, but they have become empty-handed.

  "The Makino faction"; The big Han's emotions rose, they waved the new tools in their hands: "Kill the Red Flag! Avenge the President!"

  Akane no Taika hastily looked around: "Release An!"

  Ming Xiao Xi smiled lightly: "No way. Unless you take your people and leave here, two hours later, I will naturally release the person."

  Akane's great banner was furious: "You have repeatedly put forward conditions, but you are slow to release people! What kind of good man is this!"

  Ming Xiao Xi sneered and smiled: "First, I never agreed to release you immediately; second, my actions are nothing compared to the shameless Red Flag of the world's number one; third, now that the people of 'Pastoral Group' are furious, your hands are empty, and I let you go like this - aren't you grateful?"

  Don't let Akame's great flag fall! We must avenge our boss! The big men of the Makino group shouted.

  "Shut up!"; Bing Ji Tong shouted at them: "This is the spirit hall of Mu Ye Da Ren."

  Akane Daiki still boasts: "We have a lot of people, it's still unclear who will win or lose."

  Ming Xiao Xi was too lazy to bother with him anymore. She pushed Akane forward: "Are you going or not?!"

  "Judging from your appearance, you may not dare to kill my daughter either."; Akame's eyes narrowed.

  Ming Xiao Xi laughed in surprise:

  Did you figure it out? Alright, I won't kill your daughter...

  Akana Daiki is delighted...

  But I might as well shave her hair off strand by strand and turn her into a shiny bald head!"; Ming Xiaoxi thought for a moment: "That's right, judging from the state of her eyebrows, even if she shaved her head, it would be hard for her hair to grow back out again, hehe, at least that saves money on shampoo.

  "Ahh!"; Akane Akakawa screamed in terror: "I don't want to! I'd rather die than be bald!! Dad, save me!!"

  Under the gloomy and depressed "Ri Xing She" big Han men's escort, the red mourning banner slowly walked out of the mourning hall.

  At the entrance of the Ling Hall, where a large banner with the name "Chi Ming" was hung, Chi Ming stopped in his tracks and looked at Pastor Ye Liu Bing, who had been silent all along, and said in a gloomy tone:

  Kid, don't block my way. "Makino Group" is mine, no matter what method I use, I will definitely get it. Just like the year I got that bitch mother of yours.

  Makino Ryu's whole body seemed to have been struck by a bolt of the most ferocious lightning, and his body began to tremble.

  He slowly raised his head, with a fierce anger in his eyes like an erupting volcano:

  Red name old dog, I want you dead.

  That night was like the coldest one in winter.

  In the living room of the apartment, Ming Xiao Xi forgot to turn on the lights, and the darkness slowly filled the space. She curled up her legs in a chair, hugging herself tightly with both hands, desperately trying to drive away the chill that had seeped into her bones. Through the gap under the bedroom door, she knew that Mu Ye Liang also hadn't turned on the light inside. He had been in there for five hours already, silent and still, without a sound. She had tried calling him out to eat, but his response was still the tightly closed door.

  The food on the table had gone cold, and Ming Xiaoxi knew that if she ate it now, it would definitely not taste good. So, she simply didn't eat either, stupidly curled up in her chair staring at the bedroom door.

  After who knows how long, that door suddenly creaked open with a "bang".

  Ming Xiao Xi jumped up excitedly, she wanted to rush over, but her legs that had been numb for too long made her fall to the ground in an instant.

  It hurts so much...

  She didn't know why, but this tiny bit of pain had dyed her eyelashes with tears.

  A cool hand lifted her up, followed by a gentle voice she hadn't heard in days: "Are you hurt?"

  Ming Xiao Xi bit her lip hard, forcing back the tears that were about to fall.

  She lifted her face, revealing the brightest smile: "How can it hurt? It's just a small matter... You must be hungry, I'll go heat up the dishes." As she spoke, she picked up the plates on the table and ran towards the kitchen.

  Never mind.

  No way, your stomach is not good, if you don't eat on time, it will hurt. Ming Xiaoxi didn't turn back.

  I'm leaving.

  Makino Ryuhyo finally said the words that Ming Xiaoxi feared most.

  The plate shook and the soup spilled onto her hand.

  Ming Xiao Xi slowly turned around, slowly walked back, and slowly put the plate back on the table.

  She quietly looked at Makino Fuyu's ice.

  His face was pale, but his expression was firm. Her heart slowly became as cold as a meal.

  Have you decided?

  It's settled.

  Are things packed up yet?

  It's all packed up.

  Won't you regret it?

  No.

  "How can you not regret? You must regret!"; Ming Xiao Xi burst out: "Do you know or don't you know what kind of path you are choosing!"

  Tears rolled down her face: "It's a bottomless black hole, once you step in, you can never climb out again... That black hole will ruin your whole life, it will bury all your dreams... You'll never have true happiness again, you'll never have true peace..."

  Makino Ryu's icy smile: "I never had dreams, no peace, what can I possibly lose?"

  But at least you still have hope... But as soon as you step onto that path, you won't even have the last bit of hope left..."; Ming Xiao Xi cried and said: "Do you know, as soon as you go to the Mu Ye family's mansion and take on that position, endless problems will entangle you like a devil without stopping! You'll find it harder to escape than ascending to heaven!

  Makino Ryu's eyes closed in agony: "I know."

  "Do you know why I'm still doing it?!"; Ming Xiao Xi rushed up and punched him with her fist: "Are you an idiot?! Are you a moron?!"

  Makino Ryu's icy gaze bore down on her, unflinching: "I have no other path to take."

  "What do you mean I only have this road to take?!" Ming Xiao Xi yelled at him: "You have many roads to choose from! You can go to college, become a doctor, a lawyer, a businessman, a scientist, or even a writer, a police officer! You can do anything! Why must you go down the dark path and become a big shot?!"

  "I won't be able to live on if I see Akame's flag fall!"; Mikaera Ryūhyō shouted, grasping her hand.

  Because I won't let the one who killed my grandfather, killed my uncle, killed my mother, killed my father and is going to kill my grandfather, even wants to kill my last name in this world continue living! Makiya Ruto's emotions started to lose control.

  His eyes stared crazily at Ming Xiao Xi: "Do you understand what hatred is?! Do you know how much pain and suffering hatred can bring to a person's heart?! This pain can make him not care about anything! Even if it means being torn to pieces, even if it means eternal damnation, it's still not comparable to one-thousandth, one-ten-thousandth of this hatred and pain!!

  Ming Xiao Xi shook her head with tears streaming down her face: "I don't know what hatred is, I only know that you're in pain. And I also know that revenge is a double-edged dagger that not only pierces your enemy deeply, but also pierces yourself deeply..."

  She sniffled, grasping his hand tightly: "Revenge is a one-way road, it's too dangerous and terrifying. To take revenge, you'll sacrifice many things, like kindness, like innocence. They will be swallowed up by ambition, cunning, and cruelty. I don't want to see you become that kind of person. I don't want your whole life to be ruined by hatred and revenge! And even if you succeed, others will come again to take revenge on you. When will the cycle of revenge end?"

  Makino Ryuichi pulled his hand away from her palm and gazed at her deeply: "I don't care about that anymore."

  Ming Xiao Xi's palm felt empty and hollow, her heart seemed to have left with his hand, a piece of it was gone.

  She used her last bit of strength to try and stop him: "We can let the police...

  "Police?!" Makino Ryuhi burst out laughing as if he had heard the biggest joke: "Hahaha, police?..."

  He sneered at her: "Don't you know that the police and gangsters are one family? Without the help of the police, 'Ri Xing Society' including 'Makino Group' would not have their current scale. Don't be foolish."

  Her tears have dried up, and her heart has begun to despair.

  Ming Xiao Xi's eyes stared blankly at the pale-faced but resolute young man in front of her, asking in a low voice: "Is it really only this way? Have you thought everything through?"

  Makino Ryuhyo gazed at the girl in front of him, her face stained with tears but her eyes shining brightly. He struggled for a moment before finally saying in a low voice: "Yes."

  That's it then.

  Maybe it's just meant to be this way.

  There was no glimmer of light in the small apartment.

  The air was eerily cold, and Ming Xiao Xi shivered violently, feeling her entire body's muscles contracting, especially the muscles and bones in her waist and abdomen strongly shrinking inward, shrinking to the point where she couldn't breathe.

  After a long time, Ming Xiaoxi tried hard to smile: "Since you've already made up your mind, I don't want to say anything else. However... before you leave, can you grant me one last thing..."

  "You said." Makino Rie's voice was very soft, so light it was like the chilly air that drifted through the house and couldn't be caught.

  Ming Xiao Xi smiled and said: "Eat the meal I made before you go... I put a lot of thought into making this meal... You eat this meal, then leave, okay?"

  There was a desperate look in her eyes.

  Ming Xiao Xi picked up the cold dishes from the table and headed to the kitchen, smiling as she said: "I'll just heat them up, it'll be ready soon."

  As she walked towards the kitchen, she heard Makino Fuyu say a sentence:

  Let's break up...