<h4>Chapter 1277: Chapter 1585: Enlightening with Righteousness (1)</h4>


    "No, that’s impossible." Su Mei shook her head, her face full of disbelief as she said, "Grandfather would never do such a thing."


    "Facts speak louder than words. Miss Su, don’t you find it strange? You’ve been in charge of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion for so long and have never encountered any resistance. Even if there were opposition, those voices and forces would vanish immediately and never appear again." Ling Chen began, "Have you never investigated any of this thoroughly? Or perhaps... you always believed the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was perfect, so no one was willing to oppose it."


    "No... that’s impossible..." Su Mei murmured to herself, her head lowered, refusing to believe Ling Chen’s words.


    Seeing Su Mei in a distracted state, Ling Chen sighed softly and said, "Miss Su, I think you won’t believe anything I say; only evidence is the best proof."


    "Evidence? What evidence do you have?"


    "I don’t have any now. To be honest, I sneaked into the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion this time to find evidence of the Skyhawk Pavilion’s evil deeds. An insider told me that every task of the Skyhawk Pavilion is recorded and kept by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master. However, you’re just now learning about the existence of Skyhawk Pavilion, so the record certainly isn’t in your hands."


    "Then where is it?"


    Ling Chen shrugged, "I don’t know." Pausing for a moment, Ling Chen continued, "Based on my guess, the record is most likely in the hands of two people: your grandfather or Qin Chuan."


    "You mean Elder Qin?" Su Mei asked puzzled, "What does he have to do with this?"


    "Miss Su, you might not know this, but Qin Chuan is with Skyhawk Pavilion and holds a high position. Besides that, there’s something else I want to tell you. A while ago, when you met me in Beijing, I was attacked by Qin Chuan when I left." Ling Chen said, lifting his clothes to reveal a fierce scar.


    "This..." Su Mei’s face showed surprise.


    "This is Qin Chuan’s doing; he wanted to kill me. Luckily, my fate saved me, and someone rescued me. At the time, he thought I was surely dead, so he verbally revealed his rtionship with Skyhawk Pavilion. Miss Su, no matter whether you believe it or not, once you find that record, you’ll know if I’m telling the truth."


    Upon hearing this, Su Mei bit her lips lightly, her eyes flickering, and fell into hesitation.


    While Su Mei was hesitating, a ’knock, knock, knock’ sound suddenly came from the door, followed by Su He’s voice from outside, "It’s me, can Ie in?"


    Su Mei and Ling Chen’s expressions changed slightly; they hadn’t expected Su He toe by at this time. Before Su Mei could respond, a soft noise came from the door, apanied by footsteps approaching the bedroom.


    Damn! Ling Chen’s heart sank; Su He had directlye in. What should they do now? "Quick,e in." At that moment, Su Mei hurriedly climbed onto the bed, pulled the quilt over herself, and signaled Ling Chen to hide beneath it. Ling Chen looked around; the gap under the bed was too narrow, the cab against the wall too thin, all unsuitable for hiding. The only exit was the window, but Su He was outside the bedroom and coulde in at any moment. Escaping through the window in such a short time would undoubtedly lead to discovery by Su He.


    Thinking of this, Ling Chen disregarded any concerns about propriety and quickly slid under the quilt, pressing his body tightly against Su Mei’s delicate frame. Immediately, a faint virgin fragrance reached his nose, stirring his heart slightly.


    Just as Ling Chen hid, he heard Su He pushing the door open anding into the bedroom. At this moment, Su Mei turned on the bedsidemp, and under the dim light, the room was not particrly clear.


    Su Mei yawned, pretending to have just woken up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and asked, "Grandfather, why have youe sote?"


    "Just came to check on you." Su He nced around the bedroom, then pulled over a chair, ced it beside the bed, and looked at Su Mei, who was leaning against the headboard, saying, "Dear granddaughter, I know you have grievances against me. I didn’te to you these days because I hope you can think clearly; every decision I made was for the future of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."


    Su Mei fiddled with her fingers and replied softly, "Grandfather, everyone has their own ideas. I won’t force you, but you can’t force me to ept your thoughts either."


    "I just hope you can understand," Su He said, "Making you the Pavilion Master indeed put you in a difficult position, leaving you to bear such a heavy responsibility alone. As your grandfather, I want you to have an easier time, so I haven’t told you some things; I’ve been secretly resolving the crises the Heavenly Mechanism encountered."


    "I know, you don’t want my hands to get too bloody."


    Su He nodded, "You’re right! These days, I’ve thought repeatedly about what you said. Undeniably, you have a point, but now are extraordinary times, and we must take extraordinary measures. However, I promise you here, once I finish dealing with this, I’ll hand the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion over to youpletely, and I won’t interfere with whatever decisions you make afterward."


    Hearing this, Su Mei asked softly, "Then how many people need to die this time?"


    "As long as they are enemies of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, I’ll clear them all out."


    "A hundred people? Two hundred people? Do you need to kill three hundred people?" Su Mei looked directly into Su He’s eyes and said, "Have you ever thought about it? The martial arts world is slowly declining; if you kill so many people, the entire martial arts world will be finished. At that time, what’s the point even if the status of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion remains unchanged?"


    "That’s why you need to rebuild the martial arts world," Su He said with a smile, "Regardless of the future prosperity or decline of the martial arts world, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion must dominate everything. Well, I’ve said all I need to say; think about it, I’ll go now, you rest."


    After speaking, Su He stood up and walked straight towards the bedroom door. At the door, Su He suddenly turned his head, carefully observing Su Mei under themp’s light. He noticed that Su Mei’splexion, for some reason, had suddenly turned red, "Dear granddaughter, are you okay?"


    Su He returned to the bedside, looking at Su Mei with concern and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Come, let grandfather check you." Saying this, Su He reached out, intending to check Su Mei’s pulse.


    "No... I’m fine." Su Mei hurriedly said, "Grandfather, I’m really okay, you don’t need to worry about me."


    "But yourplexion..."


    "I’m just... just..." Su Mei bit her lip lightly, her body trembling slightly, and a trace of shame shed in her bright eyes, "Grandfather, please don’t ask, I... I want to rest."