Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 565: Choice, Ending

"Wu Jingqi."

"Lee be careful."

Looking at these two names, Xiao Se was speechless for a moment.

These are the two most likely candidates chosen by his master Ji Ruofeng from among the students.

“Are you hesitating??”

Ji Ruofeng looked at Xiao Se sitting aside, not saying a word for a long time, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

Hearing this, everyone else in the room looked over.

Ye Ruoyi stood quietly aside with her hands on her waist, a very complicated look flashing across her beautiful eyes. Ji Xue, on the other hand, clasped her hands in front of her chest, her eyes flickering constantly, as if she was weighing the pros and cons.

Tang Lian, Lei Wujie and Sikong Qianluo came to the courtyard. From their point of view, this matter was definitely the fault of Emperor Mingde, but from Emperor Mingde's point of view, he did nothing wrong in this matter.

They didn't know which one was right, so they just adopted the out of sight, out of mind approach.

"If this happened in the underworld and they were the murderers, I would rather pretend not to see it."

When Ji Ruofeng heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"But this is Tianqi. You have to face not only those students, but also the officials in the court and your father, the emperor."

Xiao Se remained silent.

This is also where he hesitates. This matter started with cheating in the imperial examinations and the corruption of the court atmosphere. Too many people are involved. If he draws the sword at this moment, no one can be sure what the future will be like.

He suddenly remembered what Jun Yu said when he left. Now, looking back, Jun Yu might have known all these things. He had been wondering why Jun Yu and Xie Xuan, the Confucian Sword Immortal, who considered themselves scholars, were unwilling to serve as officials in the court. Now he might know the answer.

“Follow your heart.”

Suddenly, a voice seemed to come into his heart from the darkness, and a figure appeared in his mind.

"Stinky Taoist~~"

Xiao Se murmured, and for some reason, the figure of Zhao Shouyi suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Buzz~~"

Soon after, another round of sword sounds reached his ears. The Tianzhan Sword hanging on the wall seemed to sense its master's mood and began to vibrate.

Choice~~
This is the way of the emperor. What will Xiao Chong do in such a situation? Abandon the car to save the king, or endure the humiliation; what about Xiao Yu? Do you kill the murderer regardless of the consequences, or use this as a bargaining chip to arrange for your own people to enter the court? ?

In any case, neither of them would have so much hesitation and wavering.

What about Xiao Se?
Does he have the character of an emperor?
In fact, when Tian Zhan recognized his master, the answer was determined. Xiao Se had a scale in his heart, but his choice might be beyond everyone's expectations.

This is like a game of chess. The White King Xiao Chong will sacrifice the rook to protect the king and preserve the overall situation. The Red King Xiao Yu will take advantage of every opportunity to make himself stronger. But Xiao Se is different. Faced with such a chess game, he will not join the game at all, but choose to overturn the chessboard and start a new game.

This was a gamble. No one could be sure of what the future would be like, not even the founding emperor Xiao Yi. That was why he traveled thousands of miles to meet Li Changsheng. He hoped that his old friend could protect Xiao Se and start a new game.

"Master, I'm going out for a while."

Ji Ruofeng glanced at his disciple, and his eyes regained their previous determination and calmness. He knew in his heart that Xiao Se had made his choice.

"Do you want me to go with you?" Xiao Se waved his hand.

"I have now reached the realm of Divine Wandering, and I have the Heaven Slash to protect me. Ordinary Divine Wanderers are no match for me. The Wine Fairy, the Spear Fairy and the others are here, in the backyard. You may not have seen each other for many years, so it would be nice to catch up."

When Ji Ruofeng heard this, he suddenly raised his head and laughed twice.

"I haven't congratulated you yet! Your cultivation has been fully restored, and you have passed the trial of the Sword Pavilion, and have been recognized as the master by Tianzhan. Your realm has also been broken through to the Divine Wandering Profound Realm."

Ji Ruofeng was very devoted to this disciple, no less than he would be to his own child. He had even given Bai Xiaotang to the disciple before, but Xiao Se later passed it on to Ji Xue.

"It's good to have made a decision. No matter what your decision is, we will support you."

Xiao Se felt warm in his heart and nodded slightly.

"Brother, Qianluo, Lei Wujie, let's go out for a while."

Looking at the three people in the yard, Xiao Se's eyes became more determined. Young people have their own dreams, and middle-aged people have their own considerations. There are so many truths in the world, and he wants to give it a try.

The sky will not fall down after all. Even if they really break the sky, aren't there still the elders there? Aren't there still the little Taoist priest, Li Changsheng, and Jun Yu?
Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Ji Xue suddenly said, "Father, Xiao Chuhe passed the Sword Pavilion training. As the last level of the Sword Pavilion training, it was a test of conscience. After passing the test, he never told his answer to outsiders."

"I have thought about what Xiao Se said at that time to satisfy the founding emperor. Was it to put the overall situation first like Xiao Chong, or to use any means to achieve the goal like Xiao Yu?"

"Because as a ruler, you cannot be cautious, you cannot be soft-hearted, and you cannot have everything you want."

"But later, I still didn't guess the answer. These were not Xiao Chuhe's character. When facing a question of conscience, one's true heart was being questioned. Even if one said something against one's will, it would not escape the eyes of that person. But Xiao Se finally inherited the Heaven Slash."

Ye Ruoyi stood aside and sighed in her heart.

In fact, this is also what confused her. In her impression, Xiao Chuhe's temperament is not suitable for the court, but more suitable for the world.

Ji Ruofeng narrowed his eyes. Indeed, this answer was very curious.

"No, there is another option."

Suddenly a voice came into the ears of the three people, and the Drunken Immortal Baili Dongjun, the Spear Immortal Sikong Changfeng, and Tang Lianyue of the Tang Sect walked in from outside.

They had actually noticed it when Ji Ruofeng first came, but they did not show up. The problems exposed by the imperial examination were indeed very tricky, and they also wanted to see what choice Xiao Se would make.

"Oh~~"

Ji Ruofeng let out a light exclamation.

Then he clasped his fists with the three of them.

"Brother Baili, Brother Changfeng, and Brother Tang, I hope you are all well!!"

The three of them replied with a smile.

"We are fine, but you look like you are."

Ji Ruofeng smiled and shook his head.

"Fortunately, you guys came to support me in time, otherwise I might not have been able to hold on. My injuries were too severe, and I have only just recovered."

After saying this, Ji Ruofeng asked again: "Brother Changfeng, what do you mean by what you just said?"

(End of this chapter)