Lin Yue's eyes were on her master as the man landed in front of her and crouch to her height. His thumb was cold as it caressed her cheek lovingly.
His eyes held many emotions, the kinds that Lin Yue didn't like on his face; bitterness, mockery, hurt, pain, and heartache.
And after a long time, he finally took out the space ring on his ring finger, he look at the ring for a long time and then, opened her palm and placed it in, before closing her palm on it.
"Ma–Master, what are you doing?." Lin Yue's voice trembles as she looks at her dear master.
Lin Huang shook his head, trying to hold back the tears that were about to gush out from his eyes, he look up at the girl who has started crying as if she knew what he was going to do.
He sighed softly and suddenly, the girl jumped into his arm, her head in the crook of his neck, and her hands wrapped around his neck.
"No, no Master, you can't leave me! Master, you can't leave Yue'er." Lin Yue was crying really hard, hugging him tight.
"I am sorry Yue'er, Master is sorry. Master can't teach you anything anymore, and Master can't correct you anymore. You are always a good girl, and... I had already regarded you as my daughter. Even though master doesn't want to leave, it is master's responsibility to protect the lives of the family members. And Yue'er, always be prepared for the worst."
He felt the girl in his arm tremble greatly, and then she pulled away from the hug and look at him, Lin Huang felt heartache for the girl, her eyes were wet with tears, her face was even paler than white, she only look at him, tears streaming down.
Then she said nodded. Wiping the tears that had trailed down her cheeks with her sleeves, she went on her knees, kowtowing three times, and look at him, before saying hoarsely.
"Master, thank you."
Lin Huang pulled her into a last hug and flew away, he didn't want to see her face again, or his decision that was beginning to waver will finally disappear.
Lin Hue stared dazedly at the figure in white that just flew away.
Lin Yu felt immense pity for her, the girl was only seven months old yet she has to witness the death of her master.
Even he, that didn't have any close relations with Lin Huang except for being a disciple and he being the family head, felt that it was a big loss for a great man like him to be dead.
Lin Yue looks at her master, her teeth chattering, she has never felt this utterly weak, sad, and helpless.
It was only now that she knew how insignificant her life was on this land.
Even though her father once claimed that Emperor Wu is powerful, the man wasn't as powerful as her master, but in the end, he can actually control her master's life by finding a person as powerful as him.
From this moment on, Lin Yue swore she wouldn't rest until she was powerful enough to destroy the whole Imperial family!
Her eyes traced her master who was now saying something to her mother, then she saw her mother nod, the woman then bowed deeply, and after that, she turn to Bai Yueran who smiled at her and pulled her into a hug.
After that, her mother walked to where her father was and joined him in ending the battle, then she told him something and both of them walked to where she was, killing at least five grandmasters before reaching her.
Her mother carried her into her arm, Lin Yue only stared dazedly, she can't cry anymore –tears refused to come out.
"Yue'er..." Her father voice trailed her name for a long time before opening his mouth.
"Yue'er, Father can't watch you grow up." He swallows his saliva, seeing the girl finally look at him, fear and panic in her eyes.
Then tears poured out again from Lin Yue's eyes.
He was silent again before saying. "You have to live well, and, father is deeply sorry for losing you in the private training ground."
"Go." He said to her mother.
Lin Yue finally hold onto his hand and shook her head.
"Fa–father, can you not go? Will you not go if I forgive you? Can you also not leave me?! Master is gone and now... and now... you also want to leave!" Tears poured down as she talked, showing how much pain she was feeling.
"Yue'er, you have to understand." Her mother said softly, causing Lin Yue to snap.
"Understand?! understand what?! That my father is going, and we're leaving him here! Tell me, mother! What the hell are you asking me to understand?!" Lin Yue buried her face in her mother's neck, crying.
"Lin Yue, promise me you will leave well." She heard her father say.
"No... no Father, I wouldn't live well if you left and Mother took me away. And I wouldn't cultivate anymore! I will be disobedient, and when I come of age, no, when I grew up and look like 15, then I will work as a courtesan in a brothel. My beauty will surely allow me at least 10 men a day, right?"
"No, Yue'er, you can't do that, okay?." He said, knowing that she can't really do that.
He look at Xie Mingzhu and the latter nodded.
Then, Lin Yue felt she and her mother flying in midair, the woman was holding Lin Yu's hand.
And turning back to take a last look at the battlefield, what Lin Yue saw, she was sure would haunt her for the rest of her life, it is not the scene of her father waving at her, but the shocking scene of her master self-destructing!