Chen Chang Sheng had never seen Qiu Shan Jun before, he could only guess what kind of person Qiu Shan Jun was through the retelling of Gou Han Shi and the others and the praises of the common people. Gou Han Shi, Guan Fei Bai, Qi Jian, and the others, in his eyes, were all very impressive, each of them had their own areas of respect and learning, but every time they talked about Qiushan Jun, they would very naturally reveal that kind of absolute trust.
This is a very scary thing. Now, Su Li actually believed that as long as Qiushan Jun was present, the chaos in Mount Li should be fine. This sort of trust was even more terrifying. It must be known that no matter how outstanding Qiushan Jun was, he was still a young man not even twenty years of age. How could Su Li be so sure that as long as he was present, Mount Li would not fall into chaos? He didn't understand, or rather, he didn't have confidence in himself at the beginning.
Wang Po looked into his eyes and said very seriously, "Qiushan Jun is really not bad."
The entire continent knew about the engagement, and even he found it interesting. A lot of people wanted to know, what kind of story would Chen Chang Sheng, Xu You Rong and Qiu Shan Jun, the three most outstanding figures of the younger generation, develop in the future. Wang Po really admired Chen Chang Sheng, so he wanted to remind the youth of how amazing of a person his future opponent would be.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know how to respond.
Su Li replied, "He's not as good as Qiushan, at least not right now."
Wang Po replied, "Although it's not as good, it's not too far off. Besides, whether it's better or not has never been our problem."
This sentence had a deeper meaning, but Chen Chang Sheng understood it clearly.
On a certain level, he and Wang Po could communicate, even though they were still strangers.
Wang Po and Chen Chang Sheng clasped their hands in greeting, then bid farewell.
Su Li suddenly said, "Why do I feel somewhat unhappy?"
The Holy Maiden looked at him and asked with a smile, "Jealous?"
Su Li said, "What are you saying?"
The Holy Maiden said, "Chen Changsheng and Wang Po are the same kind of people, but not you."
Su Li said somewhat helplessly, "That child Qiushan doesn't really resemble me."
The Holy Maiden said, "There is a young man who looks like you."
"Who?"
"The Tang Old Master's grandson, Tang Tang."
Su Li said in disgust, "I hate the people of the Tang clan the most."
The Holy Maiden said, "People often hate themselves the most."
Su Li sneered, "Junior Sister has lived on Holy Maiden Peak for too long, and your conversation is getting more and more boring."
The Saintess smiled and said, "Then, Senior Martial Brother, can you take me to travel around the four seas?"
Thus, there was nothing to say.
Wang Po had nothing more to say. He turned and walked out of Xunyang City, his tall and thin body slightly stooped. He didn't seem like an expert of the Proclamation of Liberation at all, didn't seem like a brave warrior who had just fought a magnificent battle. He only seemed like a shabby accountant.
Looking at his back, Su Li asked, "Do you know why he's called Wang Po of Tianliang?"
This question was obviously directed at Chen Chang Sheng.
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I don't want to know."
Su Li was rather surprised and rather annoyed.
Chen Chang Sheng was more concerned about something else. "Why does it seem like he doesn't want to talk to you?"
Su Li was even more annoyed. "This kid has never liked me, so naturally he won't talk to me."
Wang Po's blade cultivated the straightforward path. If he did not like Su Li, he would not care about Su Li. Regardless of whether Su Li was Su Li, if he wanted to save Su Li, he would come to save Su Li, even if Su Li was Su Li. Just as he had once said, he always treated matters and not people.
Just when Chen Chang Sheng was prepared to say something, he noticed that the Holy Maiden had been quietly standing at Su Li's side the entire time. She did not interrupt, nor did she make any movements. She was just like a little bird resting on a wutong tree. Who would have thought that the Junior Martial Uncle of Mount Li, famed for being cold-blooded and murderous, would actually have this sort of relationship with the Holy Maiden of the south, famed for her purity and holiness?
Su Li knew what he was thinking and said, "No one is truly isolated, except for that Empress of yours."
This was already the second time he had mentioned a similar conclusion. It was unknown if there was some deeper meaning hidden within it.
The Holy Maiden had been watching Chen Chang Sheng the entire time. She felt that compared to Su Li, this youth seemed a little too dull, and could not compare to Qiushan Jun's elegant bearing. He could only barely be considered satisfactory. But she then thought, could this be the obsession in her heart causing mischief? Could it be affecting her own judgment? As a result, she had never expressed it.
The so-called obsession was something that could not be desired.
Back then, for all sorts of complicated reasons, she and Su Li could not be together, and it was impossible for them to be together. In these past few years, they did not even have any contact on the surface, such that no one in South Stream Temple or the Mount Li Sword Sect knew. As a result, she had always had thoughts about Xu Yourong's marriage. She wanted Xu Yourong to marry Qiushan Jun.
Because Qiushan Jun truly was outstanding enough, even perfect, completely worthy of her female disciple. Moreover, the entire continent knew that, although there was no official title, Su Li's true successor in Mount Li was Qiushan Jun.
Hoping that the next generation could complete the task that she had not completed back then was also a kind of obsession.
With this thought, she subconsciously glanced at Su Li, her eyes still as complicated as the sea of stars.
"Although I don't like this kid, I have to admit that he's not one bit inferior to Qiushan." Su Li looked at her and smiled. "Just now, I was intentionally bickering with Wang Po because I couldn't bear to see his lifeless appearance."
The Holy Maiden said, "Qiushan is your successor."
Su Li looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "On the way here, I also taught him a few things."
The Holy Maiden was very clear on how proud Su Li's personality was and how high his standards were. She could not help but be somewhat shocked. She looked at Chen Changsheng and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then I need to treat you even more seriously."
Anyone would feel proud to receive these words from the Holy Maiden. Moreover, if Chen Changsheng wanted to marry Xu Yourong, the meaning hidden in the Holy Maiden's words would make him even happier. But now, when he saw the Holy Maiden's white clothes, he subconsciously thought of the white clothes in the Garden of Zhou, that young girl. As a result, his next words blurted out.
"My lady misunderstands. I have no plans to complete the engagement."
After saying this, Chen Changsheng's mood became somewhat strange, as if he had returned to the Divine General of the East's estate a year ago. He relaxed a little, but for some reason, he also felt somewhat disappointed and frustrated.
Perhaps he no longer needed to bear any burden. It had always been these two diametrically opposed emotions.
When the Holy Maiden's attitude had just changed, he had brought up the matter of annulling the engagement. The Holy Maiden would definitely be angry, and he did not dare to face it directly. He looked at Su Li and said, "Senior, after returning to Mount Li, I must trouble you to quickly take care of that matter."
He was naturally speaking about the matter of Liang Xiaoxiao using his death to accuse the three of colluding with the demons.
Su Li said nothing. Qi Jian was his daughter, so he would naturally take care of this matter.
Chen Changsheng suddenly thought of another matter. He looked at Su Li and said seriously, "Senior, I won."
After returning to the human world from the snowy plains of the land of demons, he had suffered an assassination in the military stronghold, and then he had been pursued by the cavalry of the Great Zhou in the snowy forest.
At the time, Chen Changsheng and Su Li had had a conversation, and there had been a few more conversations afterwards — about this world and the hearts of people.
Su Li believed that this world was ice-cold. Chen Changsheng believed that this world was warm. Su Li believed that the hearts of people were sinister. Chen Changsheng believed that not everyone's hearts were like this. They did not make a bet, but they both knew what the other was thinking. At the end, in the beautiful spring sunshine of Xunyang City, Chen Changsheng pushed open the window, yelled out those words, and opened the lid of the dice cup.
Chen Changsheng believed that he had won.
Su Li said, "Just like Zhu Luo said, in the entire world, there is only one idiot, one youth, and one ghost that cannot see the light."
Chen Changsheng said, "But in the end, there is still one idiot, one youth, and that ghost that cannot see the light. In the end, it really did appear in the light of day, standing in front of you."
That assassin that had followed them for several dozen days, in Chen Changsheng's view, was a very beautiful matter, a very heartwarming story.
He said, "The facts prove that human nature is good."
Su Li shook his head. "I still don't think so."
Chen Changsheng said, "But at least there is a good side. Just like how Senior is decisive in killing and looks down on the world, but there is also a good side."
Su Li arched his brows. "It's not like you're frying a pancake, so where did you get so many sides? Do you want to add an egg?"
Chen Changsheng asked, "Then in the hot spring in the snowy mountains, why did Senior lie to me at the very beginning? You didn't hesitate to play the role of a villain to infuriate and frighten me so that I could leave? Senior could have just said it. "
He had asked Su Li this question at the very beginning, but Su Li had never given him an answer.
Su Li looked into his eyes and said, "It's not because I'm a good person, but because you're a good person, a real person. So if I had directly told you to leave, you wouldn't have left."
Chen Changsheng fell silent for a while, then said, "But Senior still wanted me to leave, not wanting to drag me down."
He believed that this was the best proof.
Su Li was a good person.
For some reason, he was especially obsessed with proving this point.
Su Li was somewhat annoyed by his pestering. He said, "I'm not a good person. I just believe that you young people will definitely be stronger than my generation in the future, so I don't want you to die too early."
"Ah?"
"Humans are a very interesting kind of life. They always like to reminisce about the past and retro, thinking that the old is good and the past is perfect. But I don't think so. I believe that each generation will always be stronger than the previous. My master was stronger than the founder of the Mount Li Sword Sect, and I am stronger than my master, so I have to be stronger than old man Yin, Zhu Luo, and the rest of them. Wang Po and the rest of them have to be stronger than my generation, and Qiushan and your generation have to be stronger than them. Only by believing in this point and fighting for it can humans continue to live on the continent, and even live better and better. "
The setting sun was about to completely sink into the ground. Xunyang City was rather dark, but it did not make people grieve. On the contrary, it was very much like early morning, just like Su Li's words, brimming with the vitality of life.
"So Senior has always been helping me, teaching me."
"Yes, compared to those old things, I like you young people even more."
"So that year, Senior didn't kill Liang Wangsun and Liang Hongzhuang, Liang Xiaoxiao even entered the Mount Li Sword Sect, and in that dangerous inn, Senior's final strike did not fall on Xiao Zhang and Liang Wangsun?"
"Perhaps, but who told you that was my final strike?"
"But, why don't Senior like those old people?"
"Those old people … they're old, decaying, lifeless. They don't seek to advance, only know how to scheme and scheme. They're not honorable, not upright, not open, so they don't have a sharp edge. A strength without a sharp edge is meaningless to humans, so I will continue to watch over them, but you all have to quickly prop it up."
"Prop it up?"
"Yes, prop it up with an indomitable spirit."
Saying this, Su Li and the Holy Maiden walked side by side out of Xunyang City.
Chen Changsheng stood behind them.
Hua Jiefu and the priests stood even further away.
The setting sun was like the morning sun, the night breeze was slightly cool like the morning breeze, and the remaining drops of rain on the street were very much like dew. From the Garden of Zhou to Xunyang City, the things he had experienced were not like a dream. They were as real as the wounds on his body, but he could faintly sense that he had forgotten something very important.
He did not know that a storm was currently waiting for him in the capital.
He only wanted to remember that matter.
And then, he remembered.
He yelled at Su Li's back in the setting sun, "Senior … that umbrella is mine."
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(The second volume, Lord Mo's Journey Long Ago)
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