Feng Chu Chu paused, then sighed, "Madam, there's no need to persuade me. If the Feng and Liang families' conflict were a minor one, it would be different. But this is a matter of life and death, a blood feud. Even if I wanted to resolve it peacefully, would the remaining members of the Liang family agree?"
Xue Zi Ning sighed, "Then are you resigned to it?"
Feng Chu Chu paused, then answered directly, "I am not resigned, but what can I do if I'm not resigned? A son pays for the father's debt. My Feng family owes a blood debt, and someone must pay for it, right?"
"What if, I say, what if the Liang family forgives you?" Xue Zi Ning suddenly asked.
Feng Chu Chu was momentarily stunned, but quickly regained her composure. "Don't lie to me. How could anyone forgive such a deep blood feud? I can't even forgive myself."
"Do you have no regrets?"
Feng Chu Chu lowered her gaze and said, "How could I not have regrets? My only regret is not being able to grow old with Young Master Liang. However, I have no regrets. The time spent together has been the happiest period of my life, and I will never forget it."
"Miss Feng, you are understanding and kind, intelligent and wise. Heaven will not disappoint you."
Feng Chu Chu smiled faintly, "Is that so? Right now, I only wish for that moment to come slower, so I can spend more time with him. Then, I will have no regrets even in death."
After Feng Chu Chu left, Xue Zi Ning looked at the maid behind her and said, "Now that you have seen her, what are your thoughts?"
The maid behind Xue Zi Ning removed her veil. This maid was none other than Liang Yi Han.
She sat opposite Xue Zi Ning and asked, "Is she really Feng Chu Chu?"
"Miss Liang, are you doubting your own eyes?" Xue Zi Ning asked.
Liang Yi Han fell silent. She truly hadn't expected Feng Chu Chu to be such a person – understanding, wise, kind, and benevolent.
There was nothing of Feng Chang Shan in her. Even though she harbored some hatred towards Feng Chu Chu, she had to admit that Feng Chu Chu was very captivating. And what about her own brother?
She was silent, suddenly unsure of what to do. Before meeting Feng Chu Chu, she would have been the same, determined to see the Feng family dead. But now, having met Feng Chu Chu, she began to doubt her own judgments.
"Are you starting to doubt yourself?" Xue Zi Ning asked.
Liang Yi Han looked up at Xue Zi Ning and asked, "Madam, have I truly been wrong? Have I been resenting the wrong person?"
"Do you still resent Feng Chu Chu now?" Xue Zi Ning asked slowly.
Liang Yi Han blinked slightly and lowered her head. "I don't know." She truly didn't know.
Just a moment ago, she believed everyone in the Feng family deserved to die. But after meeting Feng Chu Chu, she was no longer certain. She had to admit that Feng Chu Chu was a good girl, and such a girl was more than a match for her brother.
But as Feng Chu Chu had said, the unfortunate reality was the blood feud between the Feng and Liang families.
"Miss Liang, this matter will likely require you to reflect on your thoughts and perspective. Hatred is an attitude, and it is also a way of life."
Liang Yi Han, not fully understanding, said, "I need to think about it carefully."
Upon hearing that his sister wanted to meet him, Liang Yi Zhi almost thought she had been kidnapped. After confirming multiple times, he finally realized that Yi Han was indeed inviting him.
Liang Yi Zhi wasted no time and rushed to the inn. Liang Yi Han had hired a carriage and brought him to a secluded spot.
"Brother, tell me honestly, have you fallen for Miss Feng?"
Liang Yi Zhi trembled all over. Seeing her brother's reaction, Liang Yi Han understood. Her brother had truly fallen for Miss Feng.
She never imagined that a scene she only read about in storybooks would now appear beside her, beside her own family.
"Yi Han, you..."
"Brother, there's no one else here. Can't you even tell the truth to your sister?"
Liang Yi Zhi heard her words and lowered his gaze for a long time before slowly speaking, "Yi Han, I'm sorry."
"Brother, you don't need to say sorry to me. The massacre wasn't your fault, nor was it mine. It was Feng Chang Shan's greed. He deserved his fate."
"But I fell for his daughter, I fell in love with the daughter of my enemy," Liang Yi Zhi said, word by word. At this moment, his expression was pained, as if he were suffering immensely.
"I know, I've known for a long time," Liang Yi Han looked up at her brother.
"Sister, I'm sorry..."
"I told you, you don't need to say sorry to me. You've done nothing wrong. The Feng family, Feng Chang Shan, owes us an apology."
"Yi Han, I might not be able to seek revenge." Liang Yi Zhi finished speaking and lowered his head very low. He didn't know what his sister would think upon hearing this, but he didn't want that evidence to implicate Feng Chu Chu. The only way to achieve that was to give up seeking revenge.
Liang Yi Han trembled, "Brother, what about Father's wrongful death? What about the blood feud of the Liang family? Are you abandoning it all?"
"But should I just watch Chu Chu die? Yi Han, I can't bear to do it."
"Brother, you've disappointed me. I thought you would find a way to resolve this when faced with such a situation, but now I realize you are simply a coward. If you won't seek revenge, then I will."
"Yi Han, you are no match for Feng Chang Shan."
"So what? I'm not like my brother, who can watch our parents and father die tragically, nor can I watch all the Liang family members perish without a survivor. You can forget this blood feud, but I cannot."
"Yi Han..."
"You should leave!" Liang Yi Han turned her face away. She truly hadn't expected her brother to abandon their revenge. Perhaps she had been too naive.
Xue Zi Ning looked at Liang Yi Zhi's bewildered expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"Madam, has Yi Han met anyone recently?" Liang Yi Zhi asked.
Xue Zi Ning paused, "She met Miss Feng yesterday."
Liang Yi Zhi's gaze fixed, "Why... why did she meet Chu Chu?"
Xue Zi Ning frowned, "Liang Yi Zhi, aren't you being a bit too sensitive? Why did she meet Chu Chu? It's because Yi Han felt she should get to know the Feng family beyond Feng Chang Shan. Liang Yi Zhi, your sister is trying to change herself, and you've started to doubt her?"
Liang Yi Zhi trembled, "Then what your sister said today..."
"What did Yi Han say?" Xue Zi Ning asked.
Liang Yi Zhi recounted everything.
Xue Zi Ning frowned and said coldly, "Liang Yi Zhi, your sister is already compromising with you. Don't you understand?"
"But she said we cannot let the Feng family off?"
"Feng Chang Shan certainly cannot be let off."
"Then doesn't Chu Chu still have the possibility of being implicated?" Liang Yi Zhi asked, confused.