I'm competing with the male lead for a woman[GL]

Chapter 157: Don't kill me, please... I beg you...

"But Chu Shao didn't do that. Instead, she withdrew her hand halfway, appearing to be weak and powerless. Then the palace maids held her hands and feet."

"Why?" the system couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Jin had gained some understanding of Chu Shao and answered, "It's obvious she was teasing Su Tan and finding pleasure in it."

The fact that Xiao Jin could observe so carefully in that situation surprised the system to some extent.

While surprised, the system still had to say, "Your speculation sounds reasonable, but it cannot be considered as strong evidence."

Xiao Jin asked, "Then do you think a young girl in her teens, even if she has been taught swordsmanship by Nan Jin for a few months, could draw her sword so quickly when it comes to killing? Moreover, her moves were too skilled. It doesn't look like the actions of a novice."

Recalling the strike where Chu Shao sliced open the eunuch's eye, even though Xiao Jin was currently sitting in the carriage, she could feel the chill carried between the sword's edge.

It was too fast and too decisive.

How could a young girl in her teens kill someone without the slightest hesitation?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jin felt a sense of reluctance in her heart.

After a moment, she mentioned the final piece of evidence.

"I saw that girl lying on the quilt with the wound on her back pressed against the bed board. The pain was beyond my imagination, it must have been excruciating. But she laughed and said to Su Tan..."

"I remembered it. I didn't bury that goldfish in the garden."

"But why would she use the phrase 'I remembered' to describe something that happened just a few days ago? It's as if, for her, a long time has passed, or rather, the concept of time has become blurred, unable to distinguish its boundaries."

Upon hearing this, the mechanical voice of the system displayed a strange fluctuation, as if it had glitched, its volume fluctuating up and down. It even gave Xiao Jin a sense that this inhumane system... was laughing?

After the system returned to normal, it said to Xiao Jin, "Host, I completely agree with your speculation, but as for the actual situation, I currently cannot disclose it to you."

Xiao Jin wasn't surprised and didn't bother to respond.

System: "But now, don't you already know?"

Xiao Jin was puzzled, "Know what?"

The system's mechanical voice stated a fact, "Host, you already know who is the one standing from the perspective of God. If you want to know the truth, you can simply ask Chu Shao herself."

Xiao Jin remained silent for a long time.

The system asked, "Do you think Chu Shao won't tell you?"

"It's not that she won't, but rather, she hasn't given me a reason to," Xiao Jin paused and said, "Besides, it's her past. At the very least, one shouldn't... probe into someone else's pain."

.... 

Chu Shao encountered a bright sunny day.

The sunlight was excellent, and after dealing with those spies, her mood became quite good. Even when she accidentally got her neck cut by the sword during the confrontation, she paid no attention to it.

Because she knew that Nan Jin had actually deceived her.

Nan Jin always said that no one would like ugly and dirty things, and people liked children because they were innocent, adorable, and had a beautiful smile.