Su Ling'er slit Ye Qin's throat and dragged her body into a half-exposed cesspit from the explosion, worried the corpse would float up too quickly and arouse suspicion.
After all, the bodies in the courtyard had already been thoroughly cleaned by the people from Huaxia. So, Su Ling'er moved several large stones and threw them into the cesspit to weigh down Ye Qin's corpse. Once she was sure nothing could go wrong, she clapped her hands and turned to leave the courtyard.
"Knock, knock, knock..." Su Muqing was busy with the backlog of work when a knock sounded at the door. She assumed it was her subordinate bringing supper, as someone had delivered food around this time for the past few nights.
"Come in. Put the things down and leave, in a moment..." Su Muqing was about to say she would eat in a moment when she sensed something was off with the room's temperature. She looked up and saw that it wasn't anyone else holding the tray but Huo Qiyuan!
"You've been busy all day, you should eat something first!" Huo Qiyuan placed the tray on the table and walked directly to Su Muqing, sweeping her into his arms.
"Put me down, I'll eat myself..." Huo Qiyuan carried her over but refused to let go.
"It's so hot, I'll hold you while you eat! I'm cool..." Huo Qiyuan was also a little embarrassed, wondering if Su Muqing understood his conciliatory attitude.
She had only heard of eating while being held to stay warm, but this was the first time she heard of eating while being held to stay cool. However, Huo Qiyuan wasn't lying; his body temperature was always like an air conditioner, and sitting in his embrace was indeed quite cool!
Su Muqing ate her supper in Huo Qiyuan's embrace, feeling awkward. If she hadn't insisted on eating herself, Huo Qiyuan would have wanted to feed her every bite.
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have spoken to you like that that day. You've done so much for me over the years, and I never thanked you properly or repaid you. Instead, I said things that made you angry. Please forgive me..."
Huo Qiyuan tightly embraced Su Muqing's waist, burying his cool face into the crook of her neck. Though his voice was somewhat muffled, Su Muqing could still hear him clearly.
"Brother Huo, I didn't do those things expecting you to be grateful, nor did I think you'd repay me one day. I just hoped you could fulfill your wish and not have any regrets in your life. Besides being the ruler of Huaxia, I am also your wife!"
"I'm sorry! I just wanted to avenge my parents; I didn't consider your status or circumstances..." Su Muqing's words made Huo Qiyuan feel immensely guilty.
But he truly couldn't not avenge his family. He really hoped Su Muqing would still support him as she had before. Even if she couldn't support him, at least she shouldn't leave him; otherwise, he really didn't know what to do.
Su Muqing weakly supported her forehead. She hadn't intended to discuss this with Huo Qiyuan at this time. However, she had been busy for the past two days organizing the items to be traded to Ding Mo and his group, and coupled with the penalties decided for her space, she felt utterly drained.
It had taken her four days to complete the handover of over ten million units of supplies. What was most infuriating was that because so many people had died in Chehe City, not only was the experience gained by her space reset to zero, but all newly generated experience was also offset.
If not for the incident in Chehe City, her space might have already reached level seven! She could have cleansed Huo Qiyuan's marrow and completely changed his constitution!
But they were already engaged, and Huo Qiyuan's name for modification had already been submitted. Now, with the space starting its reckoning, and his parents' revenge not yet complete, if another Chehe City-like incident occurred on the path ahead, there would be practically no possibility of her space leveling up.
Su Muqing felt weary. After thinking about it, she decided not to tell him the truth, only hoping he would listen to her this time and act according to her instructions, striving to minimize the impact.
"I'm not trying to stop you from avenging your parents; I'm just afraid you'll create too much karma and then there will be no turning back. If that happens, then we..."
"Those people weren't killed by me; it was the Emperor of Dayu, he..." Huo Qiyuan tried to explain urgently. He hadn't ordered the destruction of the city; even if he hated the common people of the Dayu Dynasty, he would never do something like that.
Before Huo Qiyuan could finish, Su Muqing directly interrupted him, "I know it was Emperor Rui; I know it all! But the space's judgment doesn't care about such things. This time, tens of thousands of people died in Chehe City, and the space directly dropped to level six, starting everything anew. Do you know what that means? It means over a year of my efforts were all in vain."
Huo Qiyuan was stunned by Su Muqing's words. Wasn't the space a magical artifact given to her by her master? "What do you mean? What level six and starting from scratch?"
"Hoo~ Originally, I wanted to tell you about this after your parents' great revenge was settled. But with the way things are going, if I don't say anything now, the space will be completely reset to its original state." Su Muqing broke free from Huo Qiyuan's embrace and stood facing him.
"What's wrong?" Huo Qiyuan felt a pang of anxiety as she looked at him with a complicated expression.
"I'm sorry! I need to formally apologize to you!" Su Muqing said, then bowed sincerely to Huo Qiyuan.
"What are you doing? Get up quickly! You've helped me so much, and now you're bowing and apologizing to me. Should I then kowtow to you in gratitude..." Huo Qiyuan reached out to help Su Muqing up, but she skillfully dodged him.
"Brother Huo, please listen to me first. The reason why you and your family have become like this is actually inextricably linked to me..." Su Muqing stared at him for a long time before, with tears in her eyes, she finally made up her mind and spoke these words.
In reality, Su Muqing had been deeply conflicted over the years. She had worked hard to develop and strengthen her space, striving to help Huo Qiyuan fulfill his wishes. But while striving, she was also terrified of facing this day.
"What nonsense are you talking about? What do I, my family, have to do with you? Even if you were the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, you were still wandering outside at that time. How could it have anything to do with you? Please don't say things like that, okay?"
For some reason, Huo Qiyuan didn't want to hear Su Muqing continue. Although he didn't believe he or the royal mansion's current situation had anything to do with Su Muqing, he still didn't want to listen.
"I lied to you! The old immortal I mentioned before, and the young lady from the Duke's mansion, were all lies. I'm not from here at all; I don't belong here. I came to this small world to complete a mission, and you are my first mission!"