After a long while.
Liu Xiaojiang finally managed to send Liu Yanyan away. Then, he turned to Hu Li, who was sitting on the sofa, and shook his head.
"Other than Lu Liang, Duo Er is about the same age as Yanyan. But among the three of them, only Yanyan is like a child."
"Oh? I don't think so. " Hu Li removed the pipe in her mouth. "I think Duo Er is about the same. She's just a little quieter than Yanyan."
"Even though I heard you guys say that she's much stronger than before, but in my opinion … She's not that much more mature than Yanyan. It's just that she's not good with words, which makes it easy for people to overlook her feelings."
"As for Lu Liang …"
"Yes, indeed. Compared to Duo Er and Yanyan, he's much more mature psychologically. But … I don't really like a heartless child like him."
As the elder of the elves, apart from the survival of the children around him, Hu Li didn't care about anything else for many years.
She was even willing to sacrifice her precious life for the sake of a future for the children by her side.
Hu Li and the Elves weren't from a family, but their feelings were stronger than the so-called family ties.
Compared to the Humans,
One could say that Hu Li and the Elves were 'huddling together for warmth', but it was undeniable that this wasn't a one-sided opinion of Hu Li. The Elves in the mountains also treated Hu Li as a close elder.
These strange creatures who weren't favored by the Heavenly Axiom ever since they were born, even if they only hid in the mountains and licked each other's wounds together, the feelings they developed during this period were far beyond that of ordinary human families.
Even though they didn't experience 'glory and splendor' together, they shared the same piece of bread through hard times. Such feelings were exceptionally precious no matter when.
Besides, they weren't Humans. While they were wild, their nature was also purer. The probability of 'forgetting one's roots' happening to the Elves was far lower than that of Humans.
Liu Xiaojiang understood why Hu Li didn't like Lu Liang. It was because Lu Liang, as a member of the Lu Family, allowed Liu Xiaojiang, the Sect Leader, to kill everyone in the Lu Family and even worked for Liu Xiaojiang as though nothing had happened.
If this situation were to happen to the elves or Hu Li, the elder, they would definitely end up as' foolish 'in the eyes of ordinary people … It was better to die in glory than to live in dishonor!
"He has his own reasons. After all, not all so-called families can treat each other as family like you do."
Although Liu Xiaojiang didn't like Lu Liang's' loyal 'subordinate because of his foolish actions on Mount Longhu, he still explained.
"Lu Family …"
"This is a family where even the word 'family' is just a kind of fetter. To the Lu Family, the members of the Lu Family are perhaps just a tool to maintain the family's inheritance."
"Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?" Holding the pipe, Hu Li frowned and said, "Families exist to protect their family members. Family members are the cornerstone of a family's existence. How can we treat our family members as tools in order to maintain the family?"
"That's why I said …" Liu Xiaojiang shook his head and said, "Not all families in this world can value each other as much as you do."
"The Lu Family is one of the so-called four families after all. Perhaps in the eyes of the Lu Family, the family is the guarantee of their interests and honor."
"Including the position of the Ten Great Leaders …"
"I'm afraid it's precisely because the Lu Family is one of the four families; it's precisely because this kind of family has a long inheritance; and it's precisely because the Lu Family has a foundation of inheritance that it will eventually fall on the heads of people like Lü Ci."
"They benefit from the word 'family' and not a specific person in the family. How can the Lu Family not value the things that the family inheritance can bring? Perhaps their cruelty and indifference to their family members now is also for the sake of the future descendants of the family."
"After all …"
At this point..,
He leaned his elbow on the armrest of the sofa and held his chin with his hand. He said without any emotion,
"Humans and elves are different. Although they have the favor of the Heavenly Dao, they don't have the long lifespan of elves."
"Seize the day and live in the present …"
"If these words are used in other aspects such as relationships, it might not be a big deal. But if it's used in the problem of human survival, to the point that they don't consider whether tomorrow or an accident will come first … then there will be many tragedies."
"Moreover, it's a family. In a place where many mouths have to eat together, they always have to consider whether there will be food for the future generations. It's impossible for them to only care about whether they can eat their fill and smash their rice bowl into pieces."
"Perhaps it's because of this …"
"That's why the land we're standing on has lasted for thousands of years, unlike the barbarians outside, who knows when they'll disappear."
"Inheritance …"
"I'll say it again. There are good and bad things in everything, but in the end, what leads to destruction is always the extreme."
"Ah Li has learned something." Hu Li thought about it carefully and finally let it go. He did not continue to hold on to Lu Liang's fickleness. Instead, he picked up his pipe and nodded humbly at Liu Xiaojiang, he said,
"You are indeed my master. Please allow Ah Li to praise you from the bottom of my heart …"
"That's enough. Don't give me that nonsense." Liu Xiaojiang looked at Hu Li, who did not show much emotion in his eyes, and immediately spoke to interrupt the other party's flattery.
Then, he reached out and took out a handkerchief from his bosom, and flipped the contents upside down on the coffee table, he said,
"Ah Li, the reason why I want you to stay, you are so smart … You should have guessed the reason, right?"
"In addition to Madam, Duo Er, and Windsor, even the three all-rounded members that you don't trust the most have received a set of Eight Strange Skills that are suitable for them. They have been carefully edited by you." Hu Li gently exhaled a puff of smoke and said,
"Are you going to give Ah Li the rumored Wind Empress Qimen?"
"Do you want it?" Liu Xiaojiang looked straight at Hu Li and said calmly.
"Phew …" Hu Li looked at Liu Xiaojiang's calm eyes without any emotion. He could not help but nervously take another puff of smoke.
"To tell you the truth …"
"As a Qimen Warlock who studies algebra, it would be a lie to say that I have no interest in the Wind Empress Qimen. But if I have to choose for myself, considering the nature of the Eight Strange Skills, I would rather restrain my normal interest."
"However, if you insist on giving it to me and hope that I can use it to provide greater help for your plan, then … Ah Li will naturally not refuse."
"If you don't consider my relationship, you actually don't want the Wind Empress Qimen … right?" Liu Xiaojiang looked at Hu Li suspiciously, as if he did not expect that the other party, as a Warlock, would actually refuse the Wind Empress Qimen.
"After all, there is still a contract between you and me, so you can completely rely on it to confirm whether I am lying … Isn't that so?" Hu Li saw this and replied clearly.
"Yes …"
"I am quite interested in the Wind Empress Qimen, but for me to master a chaotic technique for this interest, especially with my special identity … This is obviously not appropriate."
"Very good …" Liu Xiaojiang followed Hu Li's request and silently confirmed the other party's statement through the contract. Then, a trace of relief gradually appeared in his eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking..,
He even took the initiative to shift his gaze to the paper on the table under Hu Li's slightly puzzled gaze. Then, he directly flipped it over with his hand, causing the Qimen Game drawn on it to be completely displayed in Hu Li's eyes.
A moment later..,
Confirming that Hu Li had a complete panoramic view of the Qimen Game,
Liu Xiaojiang even controlled the aura in his body, causing the paper to burn on the glass coffee table. Soon, without affecting anything, everything was completely reduced to ashes in the air.
Then..,
He finally raised his eyes to look at Hu Li, who was opposite the sofa and not deeply immersed in it. Instead, he seemed to be carefully considering something and said,
"As expected …"
"A person who doesn't have the slightest greed for the Wind Empress Qimen won't be pulled into the illusion of the interior like I was before …"
"Ah Li, with your warlock level, that short glance just now … How much have you grasped?"
"Ah?" Hu Li reacted when he heard the voice, but he still looked thoughtful. "Aren't you not good at Qimen Arts? Why did you think of mastering this kind of thing before?"
"… I'm not very good at it, but that doesn't mean I can't understand it," Liu Xiaojiang said.
"If I'm willing to patiently comprehend it, it's not difficult to learn ordinary Qimen Arts. After all, from the beginning, my cultivation of the interior state of mind has already surpassed most people in the world."
"So …"
"So you want to try to master all eight strange skills. After all, no one would dislike having too many powerful methods … right?" Hu Li's eyes were full of smiles as he spoke of Liu Xiaojiang's thoughts.
"…" Liu Xiaojiang.
"But unfortunately, I didn't manage to master the Wind Empress Qimen Arts, nor did I have the time to master the Daluo Cave."
"These two are relatively special skills. I'm afraid I'll never be able to learn one, and the other … I'll need a lot of time to truly master it. But if it's just a superficial mastery like the Gu Crooked Pavilion, it won't take too much of my time."
"This is a skill that I may never be able to learn. That glance just now … How much have you grasped?"
Hearing this,
Hu Li was silent for a moment, and then said truthfully, "You seem to have misunderstood something. Everything about the Wind Empress Qimen Arts has already been reflected in the Qimen Arts, so you only need to remember a few special parts of the Qimen Arts to completely remember the usage of the Wind Empress Qimen Arts."
"As for comprehension and research …"
"Perhaps it's necessary for people who aren't familiar with Qimen Arts, but for me … it's actually not necessary."
"Because as long as you remember the usage of the Wind Empress Qimen Arts, any Warlock can skillfully perform it. The difference is nothing more than the range of the Qimen Arts that can be opened. As for memorizing it … that glance just now was enough for Ah Li."
"… So, you've completely mastered it?" Liu Xiaojiang couldn't help but be a little confused by Hu Li's words. He didn't expect the difference between him and the other party to be so big.
He racked his brains to master the Wind Empress Qimen Arts, but he would always be pulled into an illusion to suppress the gradual fermentation of his desire. In the end, with Gabriel's help … he had no choice but to give up and escape with difficulty!
And the other party …
She had completely mastered the Wind Empress Qimen Arts with just a glance!
This damned Qimen Arts!
"Yes, I've completely mastered it. After all, it's just a few differences about the Qimen Arts. As long as I change my previous understanding of the Qimen Arts and arrange the Qimen Arts according to the Wind Empress Qimen Arts, it'll be fine."
Hu Li obviously noticed Liu Xiaojiang's displeasure, but she still opened her mouth to say some very offensive words. It was as if to her, the Wind Empress Qimen Arts was as simple as directly copying the correct answer during an exam.
She just casually changed the answers on her test paper that didn't conform to the correct answer, and easily turned her test paper into an answer with full marks!
After all, she was only learning the Wind Empress Qimen Arts, not creating such an unfathomable thing out of thin air.
But little did she know that right now, in front of her, there was a guy who directly copied the answer and was asked to leave the examination hall by the invigilator …
However,
Liu Xiaojiang was still Liu Xiaojiang, after all. He wasn't a proud existence like Yinggou.
Even when faced with the double 'ridicule' of Hu Li and the interior Gabriel, he simply wouldn't show any emotion on his face. At most, he would subconsciously twitch the corner of his mouth twice. If one didn't look carefully, no one would notice it at all.
"The range of the Qimen Arts that you're using now, including the one in the mountains before, can be used to set up multiple Qimen Arts in advance. What's the total range of coverage?"
"… It shouldn't be that big." When Hu Li heard this, she immediately understood Liu Xiaojiang's intention. Then, according to the actual situation, she said without any exaggeration.
"If you use all your strength and do nothing but maintain the normal operation of multiple Qimen Arts, and at the same time use some small tricks in the Qimen Arts, then according to the size of the capital … At most, it can only cover one street."
"Moreover, even if it's just that, it will consume a lot of Ah Li's energy. I'm afraid that after the matter is over, it will take a long time for her to recover."
"An entire street …" Liu Xiaojiang couldn't help but slowly frown. This was because it was impossible for a street to accommodate all the enemies, and once it couldn't accommodate all the enemies, it would be impossible to know everything that was happening on the battlefield at all times.
After all, in his original plan, unless there was no other choice, he didn't intend to use Er Zhuang, Chen Duo, Liu Yanyan, and Windsor.
This wasn't because Liu Xiaojiang was biased, but because the four of them basically didn't have any negative records in any files except for Chen Duo, who was' dead 'and wasn't recognized by the company. They weren't like the other all-rounders who had to work hard to show their worth.
Even for existences like Ma Xianhong and Hu Li, he didn't plan to let the two of them appear on the battlefield, in case some people with ulterior motives set their eyes on them and caused more trouble.
"It seems that for now, I can only prioritize the Mutants outside. Anyway, those ordinary people may not necessarily follow them into the battlefield …"
"Indeed, ordinary people are too fragile. Even if they have some special weapons, perhaps the most likely way to fight is to support the Mutants in the dark. Moreover … no one knows if they have truly eliminated the estrangement between them."
"This matter must never be told to Er Zhuang, and even more so to the four of them. I didn't include them in the plan."
"Yes, Ah Li understands. Please rest assured, Master."
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