Chapter 997: Chapter 997: Heavenly Dao Values Life
Su Lifan couldn’t help but cry out loud.
Guo Ji also lowered his head.
Seeing this, Jiangli looked at Guo Xuwu, “If you want to kill Guo Xuwen, do it quickly. You can just use this to take revenge on your parents. At their age, losing two children is enough for them to suffer for a lifetime. This is indeed a good revenge.”
Guo Xuwu, hearing this, was taken aback, and the flames on his body suddenly receded a little.
The painfully convulsing Guo Xuwen suddenly lay flat on the bed, breathing with difficulty. Visibly, his condition improved much compared to just now.
Seeing this, Jiangli seemed confused, “Why let him go?”
Guo Xuwu pursed his lips and said nothing.
Guo Ji and Su Lifan looked at him involuntarily, both shedding tears like an old rainstorm.
The tears they shed today were more than they had shed in all the days before combined.
“Xuwu, it’s Dad and Mom’s fault. Neither of you is wrong. If we had resolved your conflicts sooner, things wouldn’t have turned out like this. It’s our fault…” Guo Ji said, trembling all over.
Su Lifan nodded while crying, “Yes, it’s all my fault. I should have called the police earlier… No, I’ll call now. It’s not too late to call the police now, right?”
Guo Xuwu stared at them dazedly, seemingly not expecting them to say such things.
Su Lifan frantically took out her phone, “I’ll call the police right now. I’ll make up for the past mistake. I’ll turn myself in. It’s my cover-up. It’s all my fault…”
Upon hearing this, Guo Xuwu opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.
He turned his head to look at Jiangli.
“You don’t want me to kill.”
He had realized that Jiangli had seemingly been speaking on his behalf but was actually poking at his heart.
She knew Guo Xuwu’s nature; no matter how fierce his words, he couldn’t really bear to watch his parents grow old alone.
Earlier, he was just blindsided by hatred, and Jiangli lifted that veil, forcing him to face the consequences of killing Guo Xuwen.
Upon hearing this, Jiangli said calmly, “There’s nothing wrong with killing for revenge. But you yourself have merits, and you died unjustly. In the future, you could still reincarnate well. But if you kill him, you’ll face eternal damnation, unable to even maintain your current form. Why bring such suffering upon yourself?”
Guo Xuwu frowned, “They say an eye for an eye, a life for a life, but the Heavenly Dao is not fair at all.”
People can kill and avoid responsibility, but when vengeful spirits seek revenge, they are punished. Why is that?
Jiangli snorted at his words, saying something very ironic, “The Heavenly Dao values life.”
Guo Xuwu sneered, “The Heavenly Dao values life… So, the dead don’t count as living, and the Heavenly Dao only protects the living, is that it?”
Jiangli chuckled lightly, “That’s not it either. The Heavenly Dao is inherently unfair; it protects whatever it wants. You don’t need to resent Guo Xuwen anymore. If your parents don’t call the police, I will. The police will thoroughly investigate this matter and provide you justice. Mortal affairs are handled by mortal laws, and when he dies and enters the underworld, there will be those who pursue justice as well. You don’t need to sacrifice everything for him.”
Guo Xuwu knew Jiangli was considering his feelings and turned to look at Su Lifan and Guo Ji.
In the end… He couldn’t bear to see Su Lifan and Guo Ji live out their days in loneliness.
He hadn’t considered this before, but now that the ‘future’ was laid out before him, he couldn’t go through with it…
Guo Xuwu took a deep breath, and the Karmic Fire on his body completely vanished.
Guo Xuwen finally felt a hint of coolness, as the scorching heat on his body seemed to dissipate little by little.