Personal Feelings and Righteousness
In the courtyard of the City Lord's manor in Pool City, the atmosphere in the courtyard turned strangely heavy and oppressive after Qiu Yuan finished speaking.
Ye Zichen sighed. It wasn't that he couldn't understand Qiu Yuan's thoughts. If they were discussing it from the perspective of a friend, then he didn't want Qiu Yuan to get involved.
But more importantly, he wasn't trying to comfort Qiu Yuan as a friend.
Ye Zichen scratched his head, then subconsciously took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Green smoke floated into the sky along with the dim moonlight. Qiu Yuan also clenched his fist as he sat on the gravel in the courtyard.
Neither of them spoke, and only the faint sighs of the two could be heard.
"Not worth it, indeed not worth it." Hearing that, Qiu Yuan couldn't help but explain, "Boss Ye, I'm not targeting you, I just …"
"Understood."
Ye Zichen raised his hand to stop Qiu Yuan, then put down the cigarette in his hand and stood like a statue in the not-so-quiet night.
"I won't force you. Since you think it's not worth it, then it's not worth it."
That was what Ye Zichen said after thinking about it for a long time. Actually, there were countless righteous words that he could say in his mind.
Worth or not wasn't that one-sided. What's more, there were some things that shouldn't be used to determine whether you should do it or not.
Instead, you had to do it at a time like this. There was no time to consider the pros and cons. As for the outcome …
Who cares if it's worth it or not.
It was just like how Qiu Yuan's older brother's death wasn't worth it to Qiu Yuan. What he didn't know was that it was worth it to Qiu Yuan's older brother.
Quelling the war and protecting his beloved little brother and family, he had no regrets even if he died.
That was worth it.
At the end of the day, worth or not was based on the person's thoughts. If it was very important to him, then even if it wasn't worth it, it was still worth it to him.
Conversely, it was the same.
Now that Qiu Yuan already felt that participating in the demon-slaying war wasn't worth it, so what could he say?
If it was worth it, then it was worth it. If it wasn't, then it wasn't.
The cigarette in Ye Zichen's hand fell to the ground. Ye Zichen put it out with his foot, then walked into the city lord's manor.
Qiu Yuan stood there in a daze. His lips moved, but he didn't say a single word.
"Failed?"
The white-robed man smiled the moment Ye Zichen entered the room.
Ye Zichen nodded noncommittally, then sat down on a chair with an indifferent expression.
City Lord Qiu's expression froze when he heard their conversation.
"Sir, didn't you say that my son would definitely …"
"Is there really a father like you?" Before City Lord Qiu finished, Ye Zichen suddenly got angry. "Qiu Yuan didn't want to participate, so why did you force him to participate? As a father, I shouldn't protect my son. He's your only son. What if he dies in battle? "
"My Qiu Family has protected the Celestial Realm for generations. Regardless of life or death, even if our family is destroyed, we will still not hesitate!"
City Lord Qiu's expression was filled with righteousness, but in Ye Zichen's eyes, it was indescribably laughable.
Humans are selfish, especially in this chaotic world …
Who was he trying to impress by putting on such a righteous expression?
"What a good 'no matter what'. Then don't force Qiu Yuan to fight. Why don't you take the lead? "
"Why not?"
City Lord Qiu's expression did not change at all. Seeing that, Ye Zichen's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled wryly.
Indeed, a "fool" like City Lord Qiu was needed at a time like this.
Otherwise, if everyone was in danger and didn't want to stand out, then how was the Three Realms supposed to be protected?
Ye Zichen didn't retort. The white-robed man also smiled, then apologized to City Lord Qiu, "Ye Zichen might have gone overboard.
I hope City Lord Qiu doesn't mind, "the white-robed man smiled and apologized to City Lord Qiu.
"How could I? It's true that idiots like me are hard to find in this chaotic world," City Lord Qiu laughed in self-mockery. "But the one I care about is Qiu Yuan. To be honest, I really don't want him to participate in this selfishly. It's just like how his older brother shouldered everything in order to keep him away from the chaos of war. After what happened to Boss, I really don't want to see him die before me. If it wasn't for the current crisis, I really wanted him to continue being a spoiled brat. But right now, I need his strength. "
City Lord Qiu's expression was conflicted. It was clear that he was conflicted.
In the current situation, he had to give up on either his personal feelings or the greater good. After countless conflicts, he chose to give up on his personal feelings.
Although his heart hurt, he remained resolute.
"Let him think about it."
The white-robed man smiled, then signaled City Lord Qiu to calm down, then stood up from his chair.
Qiu Yuan, who had been eavesdropping outside, hurriedly dodged. The white-robed man also looked at the sky outside with a smile.
"Guests are here!"
…
Black Dragon and Qiu Hai stood side by side in the sky above Pool City.
"Senior Qiu Hai, how is it?"
Black Dragon looked over. Qiu Hai squinted his eyes and frowned, "It's a very strong pressure.
It seems like it's normal for your subordinate to be so heavily injured. "
"There are a total of four people in the city. The complete stage Sky Immortal and mid-stage Sky Immortals are nothing to worry about. What I'm more concerned about are the two presences."
Black Dragon frowned. He had been famous for a long time …
No ordinary person was able to make him feel pressured.
"One of the other two should be the Immortal King who just ascended," Qiu Hai smiled.
"Just ascended?" Black Dragon's eyes trembled. "How can a newly ascended Immortal King feel such pressure? This feeling is at least that of a late-stage Immortal King, a rank 7 Immortal King."
"Enlightenment," Qiu Hai smiled.
"Didn't Mount Supreme appear in the Immortal Region a while ago? That's the inheritance of Duan Gu from the God Realm. Duan Gu wasn't weak back then, and he was rather famous in the God, Yao, and Demon Realms. This young man should have received his inheritance. He's quite lucky. Duan Gu has been dead for thousands of years, and countless people from the God Realm and Yao Realm have wanted to obtain his inheritance. I didn't expect it to fall into this young man's hands. "
"I see. Then …"
Black Dragon nodded in understanding, then asked with a frown.
"As for the other pressure, you should have seen him before," Qiu Hai smiled.
"I've seen him before?"
Black Dragon was confused. When had he ever met such an expert? That deep pressure was suffocating him.
Just as he was trying to recall when he had seen such an expert, three figures suddenly flew out of Pool City.
The one at the front was a white-robed man. His clothes were whiter than snow, and he had a warm smile on his face.
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