"What are you doing?"
'Right, what am I doing?'
Ali hesitated. She had just lashed out and injured Bai Yino, and it was only after Bailuo's shout that she realized she shouldn't have done so.
Even if she managed to beat Bai Yino and kill her, though the latter could resurrect, Ali might lose the opportunity for a contract and would have to spend the rest of her days alone.
'No, I can't do this.'
She had been alone for too long and really yearned for a quiet and peaceful haven.
The hand holding the Heaven-slaying Bone Axe wavered slightly, and at that moment, Uncle had a glint in his eyes as he murmured softly, "Xiao Bai has won."
The internal hesitation caused a lapse in Ali's previously surging momentum.
She was meant to be brave and unmatched, but uniquely couldn't bring herself to strike at the weaker, constantly pushing Bai Yino to her limits and even offering her heart as the price for Bai Yino to pierce through it.