Fate Trading System – Chapter 113

Plan A

Rise in Another World 25

Sacrifice

“Mother, can you accept becoming an ordinary person?”

Wasn’t it said that leaving this place would gradually turn one into an ordinary person?

“Of course!”

If it meant being able to leave this place and no longer having one’s heart tormented, losing power wasn’t a big deal.

“I don’t know when Father will come out of seclusion, and… Ranran, are you confident?”

“I’ll know when I see the person.”

Even with a mindset of certain death, we must rescue the person.

By that time, this place will surely be in chaos. It doesn’t matter if we become enemies with the entire eighth floor. We’ve already come this far; at worst, the mission will fail.

Su Xin looked at Yu Si sleeping on the bed. If the mission failed, they must protect them first.

“Furan, what are you thinking about?”

Nan Cheng tightened her arms around Su Xin, her voice tinged with unease.

She had just been watching Su Xin deep in thought and had a bad feeling. When Su Xin glanced at Yu Si, she knew what Su Xin was planning to do.

To die together.

With Su Xin’s current strength, stirring up the entire eighth floor would be like an ant trying to shake a big tree. Although her burst ability was not to be underestimated, fighting against a hundred would still exhaust her.

Unless she chose… sacrifice.

Sacrifice was a self-destructive forbidden magic, essentially exchanging one life for another.

It would link one’s life with another person’s, sharing equal damage, absolute control, and impossible to undo.

Once, when Su Xin was reading about this in the magic academy’s library, Nan Cheng was lying on her shoulder, reading along with her.

Thinking about it now, it seemed Su Xin had planned this for a long time.

“Nothing. Sisi should wake up soon. After she wakes up, can you take her to the sixth floor first, and then wait for me there…”

“Wait for you to come back? Are you thinking of using sacrifice?!”

Nan Cheng almost violently interrupted Su Xin’s words, raising her voice in accusation.

Su Xin’s expression froze for a moment. This was from so long ago, and at that time, Little One shouldn’t have had memories yet. Why would she still remember?

Seeing Su Xin’s reaction, Nan Cheng knew she had guessed correctly. Suppressing the violence in her heart, she lay on Su Xin’s back, arms around her, her voice almost pleading.

“This time, don’t leave me behind, okay? Every time, I had reasons I couldn’t avoid that kept me from being by your side, but this time I absolutely won’t leave!”

“If I leave, I’ll never be able to find you again, right?”

“I don’t want your life to let me live. I still have seven lives, I can still take six hits for you. Don’t leave me behind… don’t…”

Hot liquid soaked through the clothes on her back. Su Xin sighed, feeling that everything she had said to Nan Cheng before had been useless.

“Mother, do you have any medicine? Can you bring some for me? My friend is injured, and the magical elements in her body are in disarray. She needs some treatment.”

Su Xin looked at Ruyi Si. Ruyi Si nodded, knowing that Su Xin not only wanted her help in getting medicine but also wanted to send her away to talk.

“Alright.”

The door closed, and Su Xin looked at the nine-lives cat crying with tear stains still on her eyes, pressing her forehead against hers.

“It’s not that I want to abandon you, nor that I’m seeking death. But I’m not someone who only needs to rely on others. Nan Cheng, do you understand? I’m not afraid of death, nor do I seek it. I just want to use the weapons in my hands, all my strength, to accomplish what I want to do.”

“I know you’re willing to sacrifice for me. If it comes to that point, I won’t hypocritically refuse. But right now, I don’t need you to give your life for me. I only ask one thing of you.”

Su Xin used the word ‘ask,’ which made Nan Cheng’s body tremble.

“After I kill the person imprisoning my mother, take her away. Or rather, before I take action, take her away. You must, must get her out.”

“Is she more important than your life?! A mother who hasn’t even been with you for long! Why? Is it worth it… worth giving up…”

Nan Cheng took a deep breath, avoiding saying something unpleasant.

“It’s worth it.”

It’s worth it. That was a task more important than death, it was the life value she needed to obtain.

It’s worth it. That was the only beauty in the original host’s memories.

“If you don’t take her away, my death will be meaningless. It’s really important to me.”

Nan Cheng pursed her lips, unable to say the word ‘okay.’

Why force her like this… how could she bear to watch Su Xin die… but… but her wish.

A moist sensation came from her lips. Nan Cheng stared blankly at Su Xin.

“I’m sorry, I can’t give you the feelings you want, but you really are the most important, most important person to me in this world.”

“But her leaving is more important than me, is that it?” Nan Cheng said.

Su Xin was silent, then shook her head.

“It’s different.”

“Alright, I’ll help you.”

Nan Cheng didn’t know how she managed to say these words. She only saw Su Xin’s relieved expression, feeling heartbroken but unable to cry anymore.

“Thank you, really, really thank you. If we can meet again…”

Su Xin shook her head. How could that be possible?

Ruyi Si knocked on the door and handed over the medicine.

The medicine was very effective. Yu Si woke up soon after, and Su Xin briefly explained the situation.

“Where is he in seclusion?” Su Xin asked Ruyi Si.

“I’ll take you there when it’s time.”

“Mm, when I tell you to leave, follow Nan Cheng and don’t look back.”

Yu Si was still a bit out of it, rubbing her forehead, wanting to say something but didn’t.

The disparity in strength would become a burden.

“Ranran…”

Ruyi Si’s expression was still hesitant. She did want to leave, but she didn’t want her daughter to pay the price with her life.

“Mother, you must live, live and get out. Don’t think about anything else.”

Su Xin was afraid she would hesitate. If she didn’t manage to leave, wouldn’t many things be in vain?

Su Xin wasn’t afraid of death. She had been through wind and rain, what hadn’t she experienced?

To have the courage to hold a gun, one must be prepared to be killed.

“There are people from the Lang family at the entrance. I’ll create a distraction then, you must leave.”

Everything had been quietly prepared. The people of the Ruyi family wanted to move against Su Xin and Yu Si, but Ruyi Si firmly refused. Plus, with Lang Xun’s reputation, no one dared to act rashly.

Yu Si and Su Xin followed Ruyi Si, standing outside the door of Ruyi Si’s father.

Nan Cheng had transformed into a cat in Yu Si’s arms, her blue eyes fixed only on Su Xin in front.

“Young Miss.”

The guards at the door bowed, seeing her action, and bowed in confusion.

“Before Father went into seclusion, he told me he could come out at this time. These two are gifts I’m presenting to Father for coming out of seclusion. Let us in.”

Ruyi Si found an excuse, her palms slightly sweating.

“Yes.”

The doorkeeper didn’t doubt it. The Young Miss’s status was naturally supreme, and there was no reason to deceive them.

The woman had been docile and obedient for too many years. No one had thought she would have the courage to harm someone.

Walking through the long secret passage, Ruyi Si turned the password on the stone door. The stone door opened.

Inside sat a middle-aged man, eyes closed, surrounded by air currents.

“Father.”

Ruyi Si suddenly spoke, but the person in deep sleep still didn’t open his eyes.

Su Xin approached, staying outside the safe range where the air currents could cut.

She muttered something, black mist mixed with her blood spreading towards the man. The man suddenly opened his eyes, moving his body aside, but it was a step too late.

“Go.”

Su Xin looked at Nan Cheng, her gaze determined.

The two people and the cat ran towards the entrance, running out.

The doorkeepers were stunned, and when they sensed something was wrong, they immediately ran into the secret passage.

Nan Cheng jumped out of Yu Si’s arms, her body changing from a small cat into a giant beast several meters tall, gesturing to Ruyi Si and Yu Si.

The two leapt onto Nan Cheng’s back. Nan Cheng moved very quickly, disappearing from the Ruyi Mansion in no time, heading towards the entrance.

A huge explosion sounded, and the secret room where the Ruyi family head was in seclusion burst open.

Su Xin and the Ruyi family head were facing off. Seeing that the people she cared about had disappeared without a trace, she felt relieved.

“What did you do to me?”

Ruyi Bei looked at Su Xin with a deep gaze, the distance between them only an inch.

“Something to take your life.”

Su Xin answered with a grin, looking not nervous at all. She swung the sword in her hand, looking at the surrounded environment.

“Tsk, so many people. Come on, come on. If you can hit me, I’ll admit defeat.”

Su Xin taunted, pointing her sword at Ruyi Bei.

“Ignorant child.”

Ruyi Bei raised his hand, sharp wind arrows flew towards Su Xin, carrying an unstoppable aura.

Before Su Xin could dodge, she found this attack had been blocked.

“Ruyi family head, this is my person. Why not be magnanimous and let me take her back for a good lesson?”

Lang Xun had appeared here at some point. He was still sitting in a wheelchair, but the wheelchair was suspended in mid-air. Lang Yan stood behind him.

Seeing these two appear here, the big stone in Su Xin’s heart finally dropped.

She was just afraid that Lang Xun would guard the entrance, which would make it extremely difficult for Nan Cheng and the others to get out.

“Lang Xun… Impossible!”

Ruyi Bei was wary inside, but still didn’t relent.

“Who’s your person? I’ve never acknowledged that.”

Su Xin sneered, denying it.

She would rather die here than be taken by Lang Xun to do those disgusting things.

“No need for useless talk. Let’s all come at once. I don’t take any of you seriously.”

Su Xin was provoking. The sacrifice makes people of the same root, but differences in strength between the two parties would cause a deviation.

In other words, Su Xin’s blood was thinner than Ruyi Bei’s now. Even if she took action to end herself, she wouldn’t be able to kill Ruyi Bei. So she needed to be hit by a stronger force that could kill Ruyi Bei.

“Arrogant.”

Ruyi Bei raised his hand, chanting, and attacked towards Su Xin.

Su Xin frowned and dodged. It wasn’t enough. It had to be a fatal hit to work. If Ruyi Bei noticed they were of the same root, it would be troublesome.

Su Xin thought for a moment, then aimed directly at Lang Yan, her killing intent obvious.

Lang Xun’s pupils constricted, and he instinctively released an attack. At this moment, there was also an attack from Ruyi Bei behind Su Xin, and attacks from all the people of the Ruyi family came one after another.

The huge impact force made Su Xin’s face twist in pain, feeling as if she had been pierced by ten thousand arrows, turned into a porcupine.

Ruyi Bei’s body suddenly fell, causing exclamations.

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