Chapter 1133 Secret Thoughts (Part )
"Where to go?"

Xunzhen looked up and down at Liu Xunyi's confident words, pondered for a moment, and asked in a puzzled tone: "If I remember correctly, from the moment you amazed everyone at the anti-traitor conference, Lord Xie, Lord Xiao and Chief Teng have regarded you as the only choice to inherit the hegemony, and even disregarded decency to compete for you openly and secretly. I guess it was from that moment that they had planned your next step in detail. Xie Xuan even thought of your title, something like 'Young Sage King'? It seems that there are already many big names in the world rushing to build bridges and pave the way for you. Even if you do nothing every day and indulge in luxury, it is no big deal. When the time comes, you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Why bother yourself?"

"Are you making fun of me?" Liu Xunyi said unhappily, "Palace Master Xie is Palace Master Xie, and Chief Teng is Chief Teng. Whether they want to revive their empire or take the lead in the martial arts world, it's ultimately their own thoughts. What does it have to do with me?"

"You're making fun of me? You're clearly a man who is full and doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man." Xunzhen snorted coldly, his words becoming more and more sharp. "Do you know how many heroes in the world can't be looked at by big figures like Xie Xuan and Teng Sanshi in their entire lives? How many people with lofty ideals are trapped in the lack of food and clothing and have to be content with mediocrity? Even at this moment, there are still countless people outside who are trying their best to get into the gate of Danfeng Garden. They are all salivating over your life experience, and they only hate why they are not the illegitimate son of the Northern Sage King, so that they can ascend to heaven in one step?"

"You think so too? Never mind! I don't want to say sarcastic words, but my fate is not determined by me." Liu Xunyi waved his hand, his brows more tangled, as if eager to express his true wishes, "Do you believe it? If I were to choose, I would not want to be the young virtuous king. I would rather be a child of ordinary people, just like my past..."

"What? Do you think that your past self really had nothing to do with the Northern Sage King and Valley Master Xiao?" Xunzhen sneered and reminded, "You are wrong! In the past, you just didn't know your life experience, but it doesn't mean that you were not affected by your life experience, nor does it mean that your fate is in your own hands. Don't forget that you were rescued from the streets of Han Dong by Zhao Yuan and brought back to Tianji Pavilion not because of good luck, but because of Yun Zhuiyue's secret plan..."

"Stop talking..."

"Which of your intelligence and martial arts talent didn't come from Luo Tianjin and Xiao Zhirou?" Xunzhen ignored the confused Liu Xunyi and continued to speak in rapid succession, "You were able to rise rapidly in Tianji Pavilion and succeed repeatedly in your errands for the court because of the secret help of the masters of Longxiang Mountain, otherwise you would have died long ago. You were sent by Zhao Yuan to be a spy beside Luo Tianjin, so why did Luo Tianjin prefer to die to protect you at the last moment? It's because you are his own flesh and blood! And us, the young king of Qin sent us to rescue you from Lin'an, took you to exile regardless of the danger, and tried every means to help you heal your wounds, because we value your extraordinary background..."

"I know all this, no need for you to remind me!" Liu Xunyi seemed extremely reluctant to recall the past. He waved his hands repeatedly in annoyance, trying to interrupt Xunzhen's "kind reminder".

"The fact is, your fate was determined from the moment you were born." Xunzhen stared at Liu Xunyi, as if forcing him to accept the fact he was unwilling to admit. "This has never changed from the beginning to the end. The only difference is that you knew nothing in the past, but now you know everything, that's all! Liu Xunyi, you must admit and accept your fate! What's more, those people would not harm you in the past, and they will not harm you now! You have suffered so much, and now you finally see the moon through the clouds. Why not enjoy yourself and accept their help happily? What's wrong with that?"

"boom!"

Before Xunzhen finished speaking, Liu Xunyi became furious, contrary to her usual behavior. Her eyes flashed a frightening red light in an instant. She suddenly swung her palm, and a fierce and sharp energy rushed straight to Xunzhen's face. Her three thousand black hair flew up into the air, flying in disarray.

Before Xunzhen could make any reaction, a breathtaking sharp whistle of wind rang in her ears, like a huge wave passing by and exploding on the Ningcui Lake about ten feet behind her.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Loud and earth-shaking noises shook the night sky, and the water of Ningcui Lake surged and boiled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, waist-thick water columns shot up into the sky, spreading from the pavilion in the middle of the lake to the shore. Like a blue dragon emerging from the sea, the water columns shot straight into the sky, bursting and scattering in the deep night sky, turning into a drizzle that drifted down, smashing the originally smooth and mirror-like Ningcui Lake into thousands of holes, creating ripples that collided with each other, intertwined with each other, merged with each other, and annihilated each other.

Obviously, although Liu Xunyi was angry, he had no intention of hurting Xunzhen. He just showed a little intimidation to force him to shut up.

Although Liu Xunyi was only threatening, it was enough to scare Xunzhen who was caught off guard so much that his face turned pale and his body trembled uncontrollably.

By the Ningcui Lake, Tang Afu and Abaolu were both startled when they heard the noise and their faces changed suddenly.

Abaolu, who was concerned about Xunzhen's safety, cursed angrily and wanted to jump into the lake, but was stopped by Tang Afu again.

The two men argued endlessly and drew their weapons, almost facing each other.

In the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Xunzhen, who was still frightened, looked pale, but he suppressed his inner anxiety and continued to accuse Liu Xunyi of being hypocritical. However, his tone was much more restrained than before, and his voice was much lower, more like muttering to himself: "In such a big world, how many people can do whatever they want? You, me, or the passers-by in the rivers and lakes of the mountains and mountains, how many of us don't passively accept the arrangement of fate? How many of us are not pitiful people who let others manipulate us? Why can we bear it, but you, Liu Xunyi, can't?"

Listening silently to Xunzhen's questioning, Liu Xunyi, still angry, sat in silence.

"You are angry because you think I am belittling your suffering and ignoring your efforts." Xunzhen slowly raised his voice and said solemnly, "But I can swear to heaven that I, Xunzhen, have not belittled or ignored anyone... especially you, Liu Xunyi. Your efforts, your desires, your expectations, your tribulations, your blood, your injuries, your suffering, your tribulations... I can see them all, and I see them more clearly than anyone else." Xunzhen spoke from the bottom of his heart with tears in his eyes, which made Liu Xunyi's heart feel like it was hit hard and he couldn't help but be moved.

"Palace Master Xie, Valley Master Xiao, Clan Leader Teng, they are them and you are you, how easy is it for you to say that? But you clearly know in your heart that you and they are inseparable, otherwise why would you painstakingly mediate between Valley Master Xiao and Palace Master Xie? Why would you rack your brains to deal with the major sects? And why... continue to stay in this Danfeng Garden?" Xunzhen appealed to their emotions and reason, his words becoming more and more sincere, "I'm afraid that you can't even convince yourself of the words 'what does it have to do with me' just now?"

“I…” Until this moment, Liu Xunyi finally regained his sanity, and the look he gave Xunzhen became complicated and melancholy, “You’re right, I can’t even fool myself…”

"Leaving the court and losing Zhao Xin, the former in public and the latter in private, both made you disheartened and lost all faith." Xunzhen sighed, "As for the fighting and killing in the martial arts world, the winners are kings and the losers are bandits... As I expected, you have never really cared, because you grew up in Tianji Pavilion since you were a child, immersed in the elegant hall of 'the emperor's grace' all day long, and 'the martial arts world is full of bandits' has long been an obsession engraved in your bones. You may never despise people in the martial arts world, but you have always regarded yourself as the orthodox of the temple, and you are used to standing on the sidelines, so you can't adapt... and you can't integrate into it. In the past, you ate the emperor's food and did the emperor's work. All the orders from the court were the will of heaven. Anyone who defies the imperial court is a traitor. So you don't care whether it's dangerous to lurk around Luo Tianjin, and you don't care how many martial arts forces you offend. You don't even care whether your opponent is a good guy or a bad guy. You only know that you are a soldier and they are thieves. It's natural for soldiers to catch thieves. It's that simple. You dare to go to the Western Regions alone and snatch the Jingfenghuayu Tu under the nose of Tianshan Yulong Palace. You also dare to travel north and south and turn the Central Plains martial arts world upside down. In the final analysis, it's because you have always kept yourself out of the martial arts world, and you are sure that sooner or later you will be able to retire and return to the imperial court for a higher position, so you watch the fun... and don't mind the trouble."

Every word Xunzhen spoke was as sharp as a knife, every sentence as sharp as a sword, and each and every word pierced deeply into Liu Xunyi's increasingly excited heart, so that his eyes became more and more entangled, his breathing became more and more rapid, and even his hands and feet began to become confused and at a loss.

"In your heart, the throne of the leader of the martial arts world is probably not as reliable as the official seal of the young protector of the Tianji Pavilion. It's a pity that your temperament is too upright. Although you are in the court, the blood of the children of the rivers and lakes flows in your bones. This is fate. It is destined that you will never be able to make contributions to the court. Falling into the rivers and lakes is your final fate." Xunzhen said, "You can go through mountains of swords and seas of fire to do your work for the court, and you don't have to avoid life and death. But asking you to fight openly and secretly as a river and lake... I'm afraid it's not what you want in your heart. It's just that the Lord Xie, the Lord Xiao, the Chief Teng and others People, maybe... including the Young Qin King and me, because we are close friends, we share weal and woe, or we are inseparable, so you have to go with the flow and face things you don’t need or care about. What’s more helpless is that in the battle of rivers and lakes, you will inevitably encounter ruthless enemies like Jin Fuyu. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. Not only may you die, but you may also implicate innocent people. This deal is a loss no matter how you calculate it. Naturally, you are extremely confused and don’t know where to go. "

Xunzhen's blunt words made the gloomy Liu Xunyi feel a little uneasy. He couldn't help but clench his sweaty hands tightly together, and the hesitation and struggle in his heart bloomed between his brows. Even Xunzhen, who was confident, couldn't help feeling a little surprised when he saw this.

It seemed that Liu Xunyi's inner ties were more complicated than she had expected.

"Liu Xunyi, you..."

"I have kept these things in my heart. Not only did Palace Master Xie, Valley Master Xiao, and Patriarch Teng know nothing about them, but even Big Brother Su, who I swore a blood alliance with, and Tang Afu, who is always with me, never saw a single thing." Liu Xunyi said in a trembling voice, "Xunzhen, you are really amazing."

"It's hard for them to see, not because they are stupid or numb, but because you... don't want them to be disappointed, so you deliberately hide it."

"The one who understands me is Zhen Zhen..."

"I'd rather not know!" Xunzhen's eyes darkened, and his tone was inexplicably sad. "You're afraid of disappointing them, but aren't you afraid of disappointing me?"

"I……"

"Liu Xunyi, don't think I don't know what you're thinking?" Xunzhen snorted and sneered, "I can guess your secret thoughts tonight, not because I can see through them, but because you... deliberately revealed your flaws. You let me know on purpose to show that you have no ambitions, hoping that I and the Young Qin King will let you go and let you draw a clear line between you and Xilu Wuzong, right?"

"You have placed so many bets on me, how can you let me go?" Liu Xunyi said bitterly, "Whether I am willing or not, I have no choice now. Whether it is Xilu Wuzong, Xianwang Mansion, Jueqing Valley, or Xiangxi Teng Clan, they have all left an indelible mark on me, and I am afraid I can't let go of them in this life. Since it cannot be changed, why should I sigh in front of them and add to my worries?"

"Then why did you tell me?" Xunzhen was skeptical about Liu Xunyi's explanation, "Or, why didn't you continue to hide it from me?"

"First, I want to show you my sincerity, hoping that I can treat you with sincerity in the future." Liu Xunyi said righteously, "Second, you are very smart and stay out of the matter, so you can see through many things, so I hope... you can help me."

"Help you?" Xunzhen was stunned. "Help you with what?"

"Help me show the way."

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(End of this chapter)