Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 170 Xue'er, I love you

"It's alright. Even if she really doesn't like me, I still have you." The little angel's voice was a little bitter. "Once I regain my tangible spiritual power, or even advance further, we can appear at the same time. At that time, you can control the physical body, and I can appear in my spiritual form."

The little devil was taken aback; she hadn't expected the little angel to say that.

She suddenly grabbed the little angel's arm fiercely, leaving her claw marks on her fair skin: "Let me tell you, we are all her daughters. Don't try to escape reality, and don't give me those sentimental speeches!"

"I didn't want to spell it out before, but the only reason you wanted to save her was because she shielded you from a fatal attack, making you feel indebted to her," the little devil said viciously. "But the truth is, it's not that complicated. She was willing to die for you, and so am I. Do you know why?"

"Because we are family, we are all family!" The little devil's voice began to tremble. "You are always like this, always valuing profit too much, seeing everything as a transaction, including Teacher Ye Xishui and Xue Di in this era."

"If I hadn't been subtly influencing you, you would still see them all as tools, as tools to achieve your goals. You're the one who's lost the ability called 'love'!" The little devil's voice struck the little angel's heart again and again. "You really make me laugh. You're the angel, yet your heart is harder than mine, the devil's!"

The little angel stared blankly for a moment, then immediately retorted, "No, how could that be? My feelings for them are all genuine!"

"Oh? You dare say you didn't have any feelings for Xue Di from the start?" The little devil sneered. "You dare say you had a crush on Shen Yuanyi from the beginning? I'm telling you, that little fox is just like your fan. You could even have her ghostwrite your autobiography later?"

"Isn't that obvious? How can you open up to someone you just met?" Even the little angel couldn't help but chime in. This was probably the first time in history that someone had ever argued with themselves.

"Fine, even if what you said makes sense, what about your family?" The little devil looked at her. "I know you suffered injustices when you controlled the body, you witnessed one of the cruelest aspects of human nature in the world, but what about me? Haven't I seen it?"

The little angel fell silent. Yes, the little devil was the one who had witnessed the cruelest aspects of human nature.

"We know each other too well, so well that we can know each other's thoughts with just a glance. But there's one thing I don't agree with you about," the little devil said in a low voice. "I am the dark side of Qian Renxue, but that's precisely why I understand the darkness in people's hearts better than you, and I know better how to suppress people's malice."

"Of course I...know..." the little angel said weakly. "I certainly didn't do as well as you. I did prioritize personal gain in many things. But you can't deny that there's malice in everyone's heart, just as I can't deny your existence. So..."

"In this world, I dare not completely trust anyone but you!" the little angel cried out at the end.

The little devil was stunned.

She slowly opened her hand that was holding the little angel's arm, revealing it covered in bright red fingerprints.

The little angel's meaning was clear: she didn't distrust her mother's attitude towards her; it's just that everyone has malice in their heart, and Bibi Dong was no exception.

There will always be times when Bibi Dong truly feels disgusted by Qian Renxue's existence.

When was it? Was it when Qian Renxue was a child? Or when Qian Renxue confronted her? Or... when she was pregnant?

"I'm sorry, I got a little excited just now," the little devil said softly. "My birth originated from her. I existed when Qian Renxue was born, but because the bloodline of the angel was too strong, I never awakened. So, I don't know anything about what happened before my martial soul awakened."

"It wasn't until I fully awakened and processed all our memories that I learned about the injustices and cold stares you endured." The little devil's voice remained low.

The little angel pulled her back: "I'm the one who should apologize. Some of my words and actions caused you to misunderstand. I have indeed suffered injustice, but I saw everything that happened, and it's not like what some outsiders think."

"She never actually spoke harshly to me. All the rumors that she called me a 'bastard,' that she beat and verbally abused me, and that she mistreated me when I was little... are all false, just hearsay. She once slapped Hu Liena, sending her flying against the wall of the Papal Palace, because of Hu Liena's failed mission, but she never punished me for failing to hunt down Tang San..." the little angel said bitterly.

"I once said that relationships in this world are mutually replaceable; if you're gone, someone else will fill your void," the little angel said. "But later I realized that there is no such thing as replacing another person; the so-called replacement is just the previous person being forgotten."

"Mother has never forgotten us." The little devil nodded.

"Speaking of which, the biggest problem was my fault in the Spirit Hall's failure back then." The little angel's voice was also low. "If I hadn't been so arrogant and made those astonishing moves time and time again, perhaps many tragedies could have been avoided."

"Including when I was in the divine exam, I suppressed you so you wouldn't bother me..." The little devil stepped forward, hugged the little angel, and interrupted her: "It's all in the past. Now we have a chance to start over because of special reasons, isn't that great? No matter what we're experiencing now is real or not, we must succeed, and then..."

She carefully considered her words: "So that the mother, who cares about us more, can also see all of this."

The little angel also hugged the little devil: "But I am indeed shallow. Compared to this world, I only know that you are more important."

The little devil tightened his grip on her arm: "Tell me, is this world beautiful?"

"Maybe it's not good, but it's because of your existence, and those grandfathers, elders, uncles... the teachers of this era, Ice and Snow, Little Fox, Uncle Dragon and the others... and her." The little angel whispered in the little devil's ear.

"They proved to me that this world may not be perfect, but it doesn't seem so bad either. Do you still remember my angelic sword? One day, I will use the flames on this sword to purify everything that makes them unhappy..." the little angel whispered, "and then, cut open the path that belongs to us—home."

"What if you fail?" the little devil whispered in her ear.

"I will not fail." The little angel trembled, but her voice was firm, "Because... I have you."

"I was always the one making stupid mistakes, and you were always the one cleaning up my messes," the little angel said.

"If there were no more troublemakers in the world, wouldn't the people responsible for cleaning up the mess be lonely?" the little devil said.

"However, you're wrong." The little devil grinned wickedly. "It should be, I, I'm here."

In that instant, a storm and waves surged in Qian Renxue's spiritual sea. All the spiritual power was simultaneously stained with two colors. Like a waterspout brought up by a storm in the sea, they twisted into a dragon soaring in the sky. In the middle of them, two figures appeared and disappeared.

All the dragons roared at this moment, a jubilation of the spiritual sea. At this very moment, the little angel and the little devil in Qian Renxue's heart completely merged their hearts, like a grand hymn, declaring their vow to the whole world.

Their heartbeats pounded like drumbeats, pulsating at the same frequency and rhythm. The angel's holy feathers covered her pure white body, while the azure bone armor twisted dramatically on the other's body. Their paths intersected, traversing countless waves.

"Xue'er, I love you."

Hmm... I actually revised this chapter repeatedly while writing it, several times.

I tried my best to express something, but when I looked back at it, I always felt it wasn't enough. Maybe it's because of how I wrote it; I was always influenced by my own thoughts.

I wrote it about two or three times. The first time I wrote it too lightly, using a witty and joking tone throughout. The second time I wrote it too heavily, so heavily that it was almost like the scars left after being whipped.

Later, after a break, I simply rewrote the chapter. This time, there were no obstacles, and I finished more than two thousand words in one go. I dare not say that it is well written, but I have managed to express some of the things I wanted to say.

Try putting yourself in that situation, imagining another version of yourself silently supporting you in life, cleaning up your messes when you get into trouble, reminding you when you're feeling lost, or even scolding you awake.

Even couples can have conflicts. When two people are too familiar with each other, there are things they find difficult to say. If it's something like twin personalities, it's a good thing if they don't end up fighting.

When the little angel and the little devil truly understand each other here, their future journey will be elevated as a result.

(End of this chapter)