Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 461 The overall situation is important.

"Why, you don't look happy."

Xiao Se returned to his Luoxue Villa and looked at Ji Xue leaning against the doorstep without saying anything.

Ji Xue saw that the other person seemed a little depressed, so she greeted him.

"Nothing, I just suddenly felt that the Taoist's idea might be right. What does the life and death of others have to do with us? Let's just watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, and watch his building collapse."

Ji Xue was stunned. Xiao Se gave her the feeling that she had lost all her motivation at once. However, previous intelligence showed that Emperor Mingde seemed to be quite optimistic about him. In other words, Xiao Se should be the one who could break the impasse for the other party.

"The Emperor has something against you?"

Then Ji Xue looked outside and saw Tang Lian, Sikong Qianluo and others arriving late. During this time, Lei Wujie seemed a little indignant.

"I don't know, but I think it should be a little bit!"

At this time, Tang Lian and the others had already walked over. Seeing Xiao Se, Tang Lian couldn't help but persuade him, "Xiao Se, you were too impulsive just now."

Sikong Qianluo also shook her head. She had seen clearly what had happened just now. The Grand Tutor had been trying to find a way out for Xiao Se, but Xiao Se never chose one. In the end, the situation got so bad that it couldn't be resolved and they ended up parting on bad terms.

Xiao Se was normally the one who was most capable of weighing the pros and cons, but today he seemed to have lost his mind and was confronting the emperor.

"Yes! Xiao Se, we have already come to Tianqi. What's the point of worrying about those things? We might as well take this opportunity to stabilize our foothold and find other options."

"Many times, we have to make sacrifices for the sake of the overall situation. This time, I'm afraid our days in Tianqi will not be easy."

Ye Ruoyi shook her head and looked at Xiao Se with a look of surprise. She couldn't figure out what Xiao Se was thinking no matter how hard she tried.

"Yes! Xiao Se, it has come to this. We adults should not bear grudges. There is no need to fall out with the emperor over these things."

Lei Wujie scratched his hair. He didn't fully understand what had just happened. From the overall perspective, Xiao Se's approach was indeed lacking and he lost a precious opportunity. But from their point of view, this matter seemed to be nothing wrong.

"The greater good is more important, and sacrifice is necessary."

Xiao Se was silent for a moment and then spoke slowly.

He didn't look up at anyone, and his voice became deeper.

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if one day, the people who sacrificed themselves were not those soldiers who met by chance, but ourselves?"

"I give in today, and I will give in tomorrow. In the end, even if I really sit in that position, do you think that dynasty is still the dynasty you want to see?"

Ye Ruoyi was speechless for a moment. This incident had happened once on Penglai Island, and Xiao Se at that time did not choose to sacrifice her to fulfill his own wish.

She was happy and relieved at that time.

Ji Xue glanced at everyone in the room, as if she had guessed something. She looked at Xiao Se, with a trace of helplessness in her eyes, but it seemed natural. If Xiao Se was really that kind of person, would she still follow him wholeheartedly like she does now?

She didn't know the answer to this question, but there was one thing she was sure of: people are all made of flesh and blood. If one day Xiao Se really did this to her, then from then on, she and Xiao Se would become strangers.

People have seven emotions and six desires, so they are not saints.

"I sometimes wonder that compromise is not something that can be achieved overnight. Just like when my father and my uncle supported each other in the snowstorm, when did they start to go their separate ways?"

“I don’t want to be that person.”

Ye Ruoyi comforted him softly, "No, haven't we always been with you?" Xiao Se suddenly spoke again, "Of course, I did this on purpose."

Everyone was stunned. It seemed that this matter was not as simple as they had imagined.

"I'm not that stupid."

Xiao Se raised his head and looked out the window. He didn't know when it started snowing outside. The snowflakes were like goose feathers, light and floating, swirling outside, and soon formed a layer on the ground.

"The emperor's welcome banquet is not as simple as it seems. I don't deny that he does have some preference for me, but more importantly, he cares more about whether Beili's kingdom is stable. This can be seen from the incident with Langya Wang Shu back then."

"Before we came back, my father and my two brothers were in a three-way balance of power, checking each other. Now that I'm back, my father wants to take the opportunity to withdraw from the three-way balance of power and support me to fight against Xiao Yu, Xiao Chong and the others."

Xiao Se's words were orderly, as if the person he was talking about was not him.

Ye Ruoyi and Ji Xue frowned and sighed in their hearts at the same time. On this point, their thoughts were consistent with Xiao Se's.

"But does this make sense?"

Xiao Se suddenly asked back another question.

The current situation of Tianqi is precarious. Does it make sense to compete with Xiao Chong and Xiao Yu again?
The answer is no.

Because the current situation is that the arena is about to collapse. What’s the point of who wins in the end?

"So I took the opportunity tonight to get myself out of this situation. If my father wants to continue to compete with my two brothers, then let him do it. Our main goal is to solve the problem of Apocalypse."

"But what difference does it make?"

Sikong Qianluo was puzzled. Wasn't Tianqi's current problem caused by the problems within the Xiao royal family? In the end, Xiao Se still had to face Xiao Chong, Xiao Yu, and even Emperor Mingde.

"No, there is a difference!"

Ye Ruoyi opened her red lips slightly, her tone carrying a hint of caution.

"indeed!"

Ji Xue also nodded.

"How do you say that?"

Lei Wujie simply couldn't understand all this, so he decided not to think about it and just asked directly.

"Tianqi City has two biggest problems. The first is the change of imperial power and the turmoil in the court. Xiao Chong and Xiao Yu have evil intentions and their own ideas."

"The second is those who wander in the mysterious realm."

Speaking of the second thing, Ye Ruoyi's heart sank. If Xiao Se hadn't pointed it out, she would not have been able to fully understand how big the difference was between the two!
"The difference lies in the power of the court and the power of the martial arts world. In the past, the power of the court had an absolute advantage over the martial arts world. Even the swordsman of Western Chu died under the siege of Beili's army. But now, who dares to say that the power of the court can still suppress those martial arts forces?"

"So here, things are differentiated. What is important and what comes first is a science."

"But, I'm afraid those two wouldn't think so, right?"

(End of this chapter)