Chapter 89: The Price of a Lie

Some naive and foolish soldiers were almost swayed by this ‘heartfelt display,’ believing You to be a good brother who deeply valued his sister.

Whether to believe her brother’s confession, the decision naturally rested in Cai’s hands.

The conditions You offered seemed tempting at first glance.

Cai only needed to draw closer, allowing her brother to confirm she hadn’t been mentally controlled by the demon race. Afterwards, the siblings could reminisce.

Should she agree, the encirclement spread across the battlefield would be instantly lifted, and Wang’s personal safety would be guaranteed.

With her gaze lowered, Cai pondered for a long time.

At a certain moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

That bright spark then quickly extinguished, her eyes returning to their original steady calm.

Her personal will was beyond anyone’s comprehension.

Since the siblings had acknowledged each other, Wang had never spoken up, nor had she intended to intervene.

Wang left the choice to Cai, hoping that no matter what decision the foolish woman made, she would remain safe and sound.

Time dissipated like flowing sand, leaving no trace.

The moment Cai turned around and faced Wang directly, the latter understood her resolve was set!

“I can doubt anyone, but I must trust you! And you, in turn, can trust me unconditionally.”

Cai remembered the assertive words Wang had spoken a few days prior, and she believed them implicitly.

Her voice faded with the wind as she walked straight ahead.

Her steps, as she advanced with her sword, were swift. To be safe, You made an additional demand:

“Leave the sword behind. A meeting between siblings isn’t a battle.”

If the broadsword wasn’t discarded, the shield-bearers protecting You would certainly not withdraw their guard.

Cai didn’t overthink it. Just before reaching her brother, her right hand relaxed, and the gleaming broadsword plummeted to the ground.

At the same time, You pushed aside the shield-bearers on both sides with his hands and stepped forward.

He intended to seize her the moment he made contact with his sister, then force Wang to commit suicide with her own sword.

The instant You moved away from his subordinates’ protection, exposing his body to Cai, a sudden change occurred!

The falling broadsword hadn’t even touched the ground when Cai’s eyes abruptly brightened.

Drawing upon her extensive sword experience, she had executed a feigned discard. In reality, the moment You let down his guard, she reacted with incredible speed.

Cai lifted her right leg, bending her calf to make contact with the broadsword. As her knee rose, she struck the sword upwards.

The spinning blade ascended to Cai’s chest, where she quickly extended a hand and gripped it firmly.

Her clasped hands simultaneously ascended the hilt. Driven by her fingers and the forward lean of her body, the sword transformed into a flashing streak of light, thrusting out fiercely.

*Pfft!*

Because You had moved away from his soldiers’ protection, he was just now stabbed directly in the abdomen.

Because he had planned to scheme against his sister, he inevitably fell victim to his own machinations.

It wasn’t from the moment blood dripped that Cai suspected her brother was lying.

Rather, Cai had never believed her brother in the first place.

She had been compliant, a genuinely kind person not long ago, but that absolutely didn’t mean she was easily deceived!

As she subsequently declared, Cai emphasized her personal will with utmost clarity:

“Your sister is gone. The person who just stabbed you is named Cai! That’s the name that person gave me…”

The blade twisted, plunging further into You’s body until only the hilt remained visible.

Cai vaguely recalled a saying:

A person’s entire life can only choose one identity and adhere to it consistently.

When first asked this question, Cai couldn’t provide a precise answer.

But the moment she chose to stand by Wang, and the instant she thrust her sword, she finally understood:

She had only one identity in this life.

She was Cai, the human girl who cared the most about that person…

“You did this for her!”

You erupted in instant rage, his hysterical roar tearing through the air, creating a harmful shriek that assaulted the eardrums.

Through her sudden attack, Cai had already inflicted sufficient damage on the ‘stranger’ before her.

However, it was clearly impossible to kill You with just that single, less powerful sword thrust.

You was still alive. He wrapped his left hand in necromancy, strengthening it as he tensed his palm and fingers, clamping down on the broadsword.

The deeply embedded blade swiftly retreated under the immense force.

Eventually, the broadsword’s tip was once again exposed to the air.

Hovering before the blade was a fresh, crimson bloodied wound.

In his current state, You would never show Cai any mercy.

Deep within the heart of this obsessive man, only one logic emerged:

If it were his true sister, she would never treat him this way. Therefore, the girl before him was an impostor.

Since she was a fake sister, only one outcome suited her best:

“Die!”

You savagely swung his blade, aiming directly for Cai’s vitals.

Even though she gripped the sword hilt with both hands, adopting a defensive stance, she was mercilessly struck back in a direct collision.

*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*

Upon landing, Cai’s body scraped along the ground, sliding for over half a meter.

The broadsword supported its owner’s body, helping her struggle back to her feet.

Just then, a light cough escaped her, and sweet-tasting blood gushed from Cai’s mouth, thick and viscous.

Hatred, it seemed, did not adhere to a ‘tit for tat’ philosophy.

Since Cai had stabbed You once, he would not display a gentlemanly side by merely returning a single strike.

Hadn’t You made it perfectly clear earlier?

He truly wanted his sister dead!

The intense hatred drove the berserk man, causing him to lose his most crucial rationality.

If one were to understand it as:

Before being stabbed, You had only maintained a slight distance from his surrounding guards.

Then now, he was undoubtedly moving further and further away from the safe zone with each subsequent step…

The blade was raised fiercely, then brought down with a powerful chop towards its target!

Cai, still reeling from her previous injuries, was suddenly faced with another deadly attack.

In her current state, she couldn’t dodge, nor could she block.

Fortunately, the reality was that she didn’t need to dodge or evade now.

Seconds earlier, Wang had squeezed out the last ounce of strength from her body, leaping forward and covering a distance of more than ten steps in a few strides.

There had been soldiers attempting to block her path.

However, they were swiftly overwhelmed by an unprecedentedly fierce sword strike, their encirclement formation shattered, forcing them to clear a path.

Just as You’s blade was about to strike, Wang had already arrived, flashing in front of Cai to shield her, embracing the girl as she faced her.

Wang exposing her back to the lethal range of the blade was by no means allowing her opponent to strike.

In that split second, Wang wielded the longsword in her hand, bending her right arm behind her back, and maneuvered the blade to trace a circle in the air behind her.

Wang didn’t need to see with her eyes. Relying solely on her combat intuition, she accurately predicted the blade’s point of impact and parried it just before it descended.

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