154: Please don't hate me, I will atone for my sins.

“What’s wrong with everyone…?”

Jun Siyu gradually retreated from Lin Qingxi’s terrifying gaze, eventually stumbling and falling to the ground.

Although anyone could see that she was extremely weak at the moment, not a single person stepped forward to help her up.

It was only when she lay on the ground, looking up at everyone, that Jun Siyu vaguely realized that the way people were looking at her was wrong.

She instinctively looked around, taking in the expressions of everyone watching. Their eyes were filled with an anger and a sense of injustice that she didn’t understand; it was a look that genuinely wished she would die outside.

‘I have Divine Authority now, I’ve become very powerful and can help my brother, but why is everyone…’

‘Why are they looking at me with such expressions…?’

Jun Siyu couldn’t understand, truly couldn’t understand. It should be a good thing, but why did everyone look as if they wished she would die?

She was, after all, not a member of the Jun Family, so she didn’t understand.

And in the next moment, Lin Qingxi enlightened her.

“You often say you had a bad birth, but look, you actually had a very good birth. You don’t have to do anything, you don’t even have to be diligent in Cultivating. After Cultivating for a few days, without even needing to make any contributions, you can easily sit in the same position as Your Highness, and even comfortably enjoy this gift from the heavens.” Lin Qingxi’s face held a look of deep hatred, extremely fierce.

Among everyone, she was arguably the most enraged.

“I have always watched Your Highness. From the age of three when he began to Cultivate, he has never been negligent, which is why he achieved what he has today, and was fortunate enough to be chosen by Divine Authority. He is our pride, and he deserves this power. But now, the daughter of a mistress, who came here without proper standing, in front of him, after Cultivating for a few days, has achieved the same as him. How utterly ironic!”

“But that’s fine. Senior Jun Siyu, as you wish, from now on, no one will dare to look down on you again. No one will call you a mistress’s child, a bastard, or a demoness anymore. Instead, they will humbly lower their heads and call your name, Senior Jun Siyu… and then, avoid you like the plague.”

After speaking, Lin Qingxi, unwilling to say more, turned and left directly. Even as she departed, her eyes were filled with disappointment.

She had even considered entrusting Jun Lingxiao to Jun Siyu; thinking about it now, it was indeed too naive.

‘Indeed, only I, only I can protect him.’

Lin Qingxi thought, her eyes gradually becoming resolute. She used to think that if she wasn’t worthy, then she should find someone else who was worthy to take care of him, but at this moment, her mindset and thoughts had changed.

“Ironic…?”

Jun Siyu looked blankly as Lin Qingxi departed. She kept mumbling these two words, gradually grasping some of the reasons.

That’s right, Divine Authority. This was the most powerful force between heaven and earth. Her brother had worked so hard to finally obtain this power, but now… she had obtained it so easily. Looking at it this way, her brother’s efforts had become a huge joke.

At this moment, Jun Siyu thought of the past. Once, she had worked hard for a long time to get a gift from her father. Just as she was holding the gift, feeling pleased with herself, her father suddenly took out an identical one and gave it to a well-behaved child next to her. The child had done nothing but smile at her father, and had easily received the same thing as her.

At that moment, her mood plummeted, and she didn’t even want the gift in her hand anymore. She felt it was utterly tasteless, even somewhat disgusting.

Was this what her brother was thinking?

As Jun Siyu was thinking, the malice around her helped confirm this idea.

“Can you compare to Your Highness? Look at you, you have everything: a father, a mother, a Perfection Family, and now, even Divine Authority. How disappointed Your Highness must be…”

“Your Highness worked so hard, we all saw it. Now, both Your Highness’s efforts and ours have become a joke. Now, everyone doesn’t need to work hard anymore, just wait like you.”

“You came into the Jun Family and did nothing but steal everywhere like a thief. Seeing that Your Highness didn’t care, you even gloated. How noble you are, Your Highness Jun Siyu~”

“Yes, presumably it won’t be long before the title of Divine Son falls upon you, but I… will not kneel! You are simply not worthy!”

The members of the Godslaying Division were still there. Although no one dared to act, saying a few words was fine, and… the Godslaying Division members looked down and away, tacitly agreeing.

This malice sounded particularly harsh in Jun Siyu’s ears. Before, she might have blamed Jun Lingxiao in return: this was power she had gained, what did it have to do with him? Besides, she hadn’t even wanted it.

But now, she didn’t think that way.

“I stole my brother’s things again, making him a joke… Will my brother be disappointed… Am I really… a thief…?”

As Jun Siyu spoke, her eyes gradually fell into a trance. In a daze, time seemed to go back to just now. What kind of look did her brother have when he left just now? Was he happy? Or… was he disappointed?

It should… be disappointment.

As soon as she thought of this, Jun Siyu’s heart ached as if pierced by needles.

“Am I going to be abandoned again?”

The previous dream was beautiful and illusory, but now, the dream was over.

Jun Siyu looked at everyone in front of her, full of malice, as if waking from a dream. Under this malice, she lowered her head and fled in embarrassment, stumbling and pushing through the crowd, running into the distance. She dared not look at anyone along the way, rushing frantically into the distance.

All she could think was:

“I cannot disappoint my brother, my brother cannot leave. I am a thief, I must! I must atone for my sins!”

A few people standing on the eaves in the distance watched the small figure running desperately through the crowd with cold eyes, unmoved.

“Man at birth is like unpolished jade. If jade is not polished, it cannot become a vessel. Even the most powerful force is useless in the hands of someone who has not experienced hardship.” These words were spoken by Lan Xue. If she had such power, would anyone dare to say a word of criticism? She would turn their ashes to dust!

As she spoke, she glanced at Jun Hongxuan, who was sitting beside her, and teased with a hint of interest: “I thought you two had a good relationship. I thought you would go help her.”

“…”

Jun Hongxuan heard this and fell silent for a moment, then looked steadily at Jun Siyu, speaking with a touch of melancholy: “As a child, she has had it very difficult. If she weren’t Jun Lingxiao’s sister, I would indeed help her, but…”

“During the time I was in despair, the one who accompanied me… was not her.”

“Pitiable as she is, Jun Lingxiao is my brother.”

Jun Hongxuan’s words made Lan Xue pout. She didn’t quite understand what brotherhood meant.

Thinking, she looked behind the two of them, where the Jun Family’s two Dao Children were.

The first and second, Chu Yuxi and Jun Wenhan.

Jun Wenhan looked up at the sky. He didn’t know where things would go, but seeing that the Elders above were all motionless, he could only watch. However, Chu Yuxi next to him… “You seem to know what will happen next?”

He asked.

Chu Yuxi chuckled upon hearing this. Her eyes were not on Jun Siyu, but had been fixed on the direction Jun Lingxiao had just left, her expression subtly excited.

“Of course. He will ascend to the Divine Throne, as always.”

In her previous life, she was not in the Family at this time, so she hadn’t witnessed that inspiring scene, but now… she had the chance.

Next, she would witness a myth that would be passed down for a hundred generations!

Jun Wenhan nodded, somewhat at a loss, but subconsciously, he thought of a strange event recorded in ancient books, concerning Divinities.

‘Divine Authority cannot be seized, nor can it be taken away by any form, or even any power, whether by coercion, inducement, or suppression by strength. This is an absolute and self-aware power, but… there is one exception.’

‘Voluntary bestowal.’

‘It is not a superficial, simple giving away, but requires a willingness to sacrifice with the resolve to die.’

‘Generally speaking, every Divine Authority Holder has countless powerful forces backing them, so it is naturally impossible for them to sacrifice themselves to fulfill someone else. This rumor, whose origin is unknown, and whose truth is unverified, cannot be confirmed, however…’

Thinking, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Jun Siyu, who was stumbling and running without stopping, a possibility arising in his mind.

Below, Jun Lingxiao also noticed something amiss at this moment and looked back, just in time to see that small figure pushing through the crowd and rushing towards him. Although he didn’t know why she was in such a hurry, since he saw her, he simply stood still and waited for her.

With a gust of wind, Jun Siyu crashed into Jun Lingxiao’s arms.

Before she could even look up, Jun Lingxiao first felt a warm dampness on his chest. Pulling her away, he saw that Jun Siyu’s mouth was overflowing with blood, but her eyes lit up.

“Brother, please don’t hate me… I will atone for my sins…”

She choked out, and Jun Lingxiao took a step back, only then seeing the full picture.

Jun Siyu’s five fingers forcefully pierced her chest, and dazzling blood splattered. Her hand trembled as she dug out a lump of flesh, bone, and blood, offering it to Jun Lingxiao as if to show goodwill.

At this moment, she stood in place, blood spilling from her mouth, smiling, her eyes half-open. She continuously spat out blood, and in the bloody mess of her chest, one could even see her constantly beating heart.

Jun Lingxiao did not look at the blood splattered on him, but looked down at this scene, which was like Hell, sighing softly in his heart, his emotions more complex than ever before.

“Jun Siyu… what do you want me to… do now…”