"Oh, that's right, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Just leave such a small matter to Lu Ping. "Fang Yizhu was suddenly pointed out, but he didn't panic and calmly replied.
"Talent!" Draconis exclaimed, "Fang Yizhu, right? Are you interested in working with me? I guarantee you'll reach the fifth grade in three years, the fourth grade in five years, and the third grade in ten years. "
"Thank you, let's talk privately later." Fang Yizhu nodded.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Fang Yizhu, but he was still calm. He looked at Chu Min and said, "Teacher Chu Min, do you have anything to say?"
Chu Min thought for a moment and said, "Everyone come and sit down."
Everyone moved back to their seats from the window and looked at Chu Min.
"It's all in the past." Chu Min said. She had always been firm and decisive, but when she began to recall the past, her face showed a bit of pain. She raised her glass and drank it.
"I don't want to tell a story, you tell it." She said to Draconis.
"Okay." Draconis nodded and received everyone's gaze.
"Twenty-eight years ago, the three empires were not as stable and peaceful as they are now. There were constant conflicts between the three empires, and the countries imposed harsh taxes and forced labor. The lives of the common people were miserable. There were eight youths who were inexperienced. Because they were like-minded, they became good friends. They were determined to do something big in this chaotic world and change the world. "Is it alright for me to say it like this?" Long Xing hastily asked.
Chu Min waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care about it. She picked up her glass with the other hand and drank it again.
"I'll also say it briefly … In short, the eight youths gradually made a name for themselves. The three empires and the four academies all wanted to recruit them. Among them, your Miss Chu Min is the most outstanding. She has awakened the Soul of Qi, and is known as a genius practitioner that only appears once in a thousand years. The four academies are fighting to recruit her, but she has rejected all of them. "
"There should be applause here." Fang Yizhu shouted and clapped a few times, but then he saw that no one responded, and Chu Min's mood wasn't very good, so he put down his hand and nodded to the people around him, "Okay." It seemed like everyone was clapping with him, but he stopped them.
"It's a pity that not everyone is like Chu Min, who doesn't forget her original heart. I remember that we had been together for eight years at that time, right? "Draconis said.
"Yes." Chu Min nodded and poured another glass of wine.
"Everyone has changed a lot in the past eight years. Some people encountered bottlenecks in their cultivation, some made new friends, some developed ambitions, and finally, one person chose to leave, "said Draconis.
This time, when Chu Min raised her cup, Draconis simply picked up the wine pot in front of him and drank it in one gulp.
"That person is me," he said. This should have been what moved him the most, but his expression became exceptionally calm at this moment.
"To change the world, just the power of the eight of us isn't enough. If we want to change the world, we need not only strength, but also power. So I accepted the Black Army Empire's invitation and became their minion. After twenty years, I spared no effort to climb up and finally reached this position. I think I did a good job. Although I let down my brothers, I didn't let down my choice, "said Draconis.
"I understand," said Chu Min.
"But they won't ….." said Draconis. He picked up another pot of wine, but didn't drink it. Instead, he slowly poured it on the ground.
No one said anything, listening to the sound of the wine falling on the ground.
"Don't pour too much, Little Ah doesn't drink," Chu Min suddenly said.
"It's okay, Sui Shan will help him drink," said Draconis.
Speaking of their former friends, a trace of a smile appeared in their eyes. But as the wine pot was emptied by Draconis, the smile in their eyes also disappeared.
"If it wasn't for him ….." said Draconis as he looked at the empty seats on the table. If it wasn't for him, these seats wouldn't be empty. Draconis originally wanted to say this, but in the end, he didn't say it.
"The other person who chose to leave was called Lei Baichuan." Draconis continued, "You might not have heard of this name, but you should have heard of the Middle Courtyard."
The Black Army Empire had the Protectorate, the Green Peak Empire had the Extreme Peak Hall, and in the Chang Feng Empire, the corresponding organization was the Middle Courtyard.
When Fang Yi Zhu and Morin heard this, they suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
Actually, there was no need for Draconis to continue. Although they didn't know the details, they could roughly guess what had happened.
This Lei Baichuan's departure definitely wasn't like Draconis's. His departure probably had a great impact on this group, directly or indirectly causing the deaths of the remaining people besides Chu Min. The person Chu Min was looking for was probably this person.
And this person seemed to be related to the Middle Courtyard, so Fang Yi Zhu and Morin weren't nervous at all.
The three empires' highest fighting power organizations were roughly equal in strength. The Black Army Protectorate had just been half-destroyed by Lu Ping, so could the Chang Feng Empire's Middle Courtyard still be a threat? It couldn't!
So when they heard that the target's ultimate background was the Middle Courtyard, Fang Yi Zhu and Morin both had the thought of "it's only so-so", and their sighs of relief were also shown on their faces.
"What's wrong?" This made Draconis suspicious.
"Oh, it's nothing, continue." The two looked at each other, straightened their expressions, and hurriedly said.
"I'll say it here. You weren't here then." Chu Min took over at this time.
"Okay, go ahead." Draconis nodded.
"I underestimated Lei Baichuan and overestimated myself." This was what Chu Min said. She had been depressed for twenty years because of this. In the past, she was a genius cultivator sought after by the four great academies. However, when she had first met Lu Ping and the others, she had only been intoxicated by alcohol, and her Three Physical and Spiritual Bodies were all connected.
"He lied to everyone." Draconis said. He hadn't experienced what happened back then, but he had investigated afterwards. He knew the whole story as clearly as Chu Min.
"Lei Baichuan planned to rely on the Feng Chang Empire. He hoped to directly enter the core of the Feng Chang Empire. But we were actually a scourge to the three empires. Rather than saying that the empires appreciated us, it was more accurate to say that they wanted to recruit us. But for a scourge who accepted the recruitment, it was almost impossible for him to become a core member of the empire. So in order to express his loyalty, Lei Baichuan sold us out. He sold out the companions he had been with for eight years. "Chu Min said.
"But it was also my fault." As Chu Min said this, she suddenly began to cry. This scene frightened Lu Ping, Su Tang, and Morin badly. Teacher Chu Min was actually crying?
"After Draconis left, Lei Baichuan actually became a bit restless. At that time, he spent less and less time with us. Every day, he would spend more and more time without us knowing where he was. When we asked him, he would always have all sorts of excuses. At first, we didn't suspect him, but after a few times, we began to have our suspicions. Suishan told me about Lei Baichuan twice, but I didn't think much of it. Lei Baichuan had always been the weakest and most cowardly of the eight of us. I thought that even if he wanted to do something, I would be able to deal with him. I told Suishan that even if something happened, I would definitely protect everyone. Suishan smiled and nodded. When he spoke, I didn't even know what he was going to say to me before he died in front of me … "
"He didn't set up any traps. All Lei Baichuan wanted was our heads, so he directly attracted Chang Feng's troops and launched a surprise attack on us."
"Lei Baichuan understood us too well. He knew each of our strengths and methods. He knew how to avoid our traps and senses, and he knew how to kill each one of us most efficiently."
"In the end, all my companions died. Only I was lucky enough to escape. I always thought that I could protect everyone. I always thought that …" Chu Min's voice gradually sank. This was a wound that she had hidden in her heart for twenty years, and now she was personally digging it out for everyone to see. Her tears continued to flow, but there was no sound of sobbing. There was nothing more sorrowful than a dead heart. That was her current state. She despaired of the past that she could no longer change. She blamed herself more than she hated her traitor. This was the reason why she had sunk so deep into despair.
But Chu Min, who had already stood up again, wouldn't fall down like this again. She also raised a full jug of wine and drank half of it in one gulp. The remaining half also fell to the ground like Draconis.
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