’So, that means when Shen Yue severed the tendons in her hand just now, Bai Chaosi suffered the exact same pain.’
’When I was scratched by the Lizardman and afflicted by the heat poison, was Bai Chaosi suffering just as much?’
’But he didn’t show it at all...’
Jue Ying found it hard to imagine how Bai Chaosi could have acted so normally while enduring such extreme pain...
He didn’t even let anyone notice.
’Even back when I was bitten by a poisonous snake and had little time left, did he really endure excruciating pain and jump into the Snow Cave to find the Snow Ginseng that saved my life?’
A Cheng thought of this as well, and his face filled with pity as he looked at Bai Chaosi.
’The Young Master has endured so much.’
’And I, his subordinate, didn’t notice a thing.’
He had never imagined that back then, the Young Master had endured the pain and dragged his poison-ravaged body to find the Snow Ginseng for Jue Ying.
He didn’t dare to think about how the Young Master had survived down in the Snow Cave.
But he knew the Young Master had a reason he had to live.
His Father and female mother still needed to be found. He couldn’t die.
After all, they had left Snow Ridge without a trace after giving birth to the Young Master. It remained a knot in the Young Master’s heart that he couldn’t untangle.
The Young Master had also been secretly investigating the truth of what happened back then all these years.
At this moment, Jue Ying, still on the ground, understood everything. Her whole body began to tremble.
"So you’re saying... all these years, you protected me with all your might... just because of the Symbiotic Life Technique between us?"
Just because if she was hurt, he would feel pain too.
If she died, he couldn’t live either.
So, everything that happened tonight... he only saved her from Shen Yue because of this Symbiotic Life Technique.
It wasn’t because he cared about her or liked her at all...
Even though the pain in Bai Chaosi’s hand was a hundred times more intense than hers, his formidable willpower and years of forbearance made it impossible to see any sign of weakness.
His handsome face had long lost its usual gentleness, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness.
"What else?"
The last thread of hope in Jue Ying’s heart snapped.
She collapsed onto the ground again.
At this moment, she completely understood her situation.
’Bai Chaosi could ruthlessly throw away a subordinate who had followed him for over a decade, sending him to the Snow Cliff.’
’So what did that make her?’
’Besides, tonight she had insulted and slandered his son and Shen Yue...’
She knew he had only stopped Shen Yue to prevent others from discovering their secret.
He wasn’t really saving her.
Instead, he understood that if Shen Yue’s needle had struck and made her mute, he would have instantly become mute as well.
He could force himself to endure the pain of having his tendons severed, hiding it so well that no one could tell.
But if he suddenly became mute and unable to speak, it would be discovered immediately.
Then their secret would also be exposed at once.
She, his weakness, would become his death warrant.
And although Bai Chaosi had held the position of Young Master securely for years, Snow Ridge was divided by warring factions. Countless people wanted him dead.
She knew there had been several assassination attempts just in the past few months.
Not to mention, the law of the jungle was the rule of this Beast World.
Moreover, she could tell that Shen Yue’s Beast Husbands were not simple characters. They were already Bai Chaosi’s rivals. If they learned this secret and decided to act maliciously, they could get rid of Bai Chaosi just by killing her.
No matter who it was, as soon as this secret was leaked, anyone who wanted to kill him would seize the opportunity.
Killing him might not be easy, but killing a mere female like her would be simple.
As long as they captured her, his death was certain.
Thinking of this, Jue Ying finally understood what the man before her had endured.
She also realized just how deep his schemes ran.
Beneath that gentle, jade-like face was a cold, ruthless man who had to be cautious and cunning just to survive.
At this moment, she was afraid.
More than the fact that Bai Chaosi didn’t love or care for her, she was afraid for her life. She feared what he might do to her... to get revenge.
Terrified, she ignored the pain in her hand.
"Young Master, I know I was wrong! Since... since we have the Symbiotic Life Technique, you can’t hurt me..."
"Af-after all, if you hurt me, you’ll be hurt too! You’ll feel pain! Let me go. Don’t worry, I’ll go back and beg my Father to... to remove the Symbiotic Life Technique..."
Bai Chaosi looked down at her, his eyes devoid of any warmth.
It was as if those cold eyes only held light when looking at Shen Yue; everyone else was treated with the same detached indifference.
No one knew how he had survived so many years of constant scheming.
He not only had to protect his own life, but this woman’s as well.
He couldn’t trust anyone in all of Snow Ridge except himself.
So, every time Jue Ying was injured, he not only had to endure double the pain from the Symbiotic Life Technique, but he also had to prevent anyone from discovering the secret.
Having his life held in the Great Elder’s hands was painful enough. If even one more person found out, he couldn’t afford to gamble on whether they would betray him.
It was impossible for him to watch Jue Ying around the clock, protecting her from harm day in and day out. He could only pray that she got injured less often.
He had always lived on edge. Only this past month, after leaving Snow Ridge and coming to Wilderness Mountain, had he truly been able to relax.
But he never expected this woman to leave her quiet life in Snow Ridge and find her way to Wilderness Mountain.

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