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Chapter 168 Wife's Regret
The room quickly became quiet.

Everyone looked at Shao Hongbo lying on the hospital bed.

Shao Hongbo’s next words will determine the future direction of the Red Fire Sword Sect.

Shao Hongbo simply held Liang Jin's hand, then looked at everyone.

He tried to speak in a weak voice:
"After I die... the position of the head..."

"Pass it on to... the Great Sage Master."

Shao Hongbo had just said this when the whole room was suddenly in an uproar.

During this period, although Shao Hongbo has shown some friendly interactions with the Taiping Dao and has also vaguely revealed some information, everyone has been mentally prepared.

But when this decision was announced, the senior leaders of the Red Fire Sword Sect could not help but be shocked.

At once, many people spoke up:
"Master, how can this be possible?"

"The Great Sage Master is not from the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect, so how could he pass the position of Sect Leader to an outsider?"

"This goes against the ancestral precepts of the Red Fire Sword Sect. Master, please revoke your order!"

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Everyone was talking at once, expressing their incomprehension of this matter.

Shao Hongbo ignored everyone's opinions and just glanced at Jiang Lengxue.

Jiang Lengxue was seen standing aside wiping her tears, with no intention of participating in the discussion of the matter.

This made Shao Hongbo sigh.

Then he continued:
"Ancestral precepts...are just rigid rules..."

"I do this... so that... the sect can be preserved."

"There is no one in the sect who can carry the entire sect..."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the disciples of the Red Fire Sword Sect showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

The Sect Leader hasn't let them try, so how can he be sure that they can't shoulder the responsibility of the sect?
But Shao Hongbo had already made up his mind. He tremblingly took out the seal of the headmaster from his arms and handed it to Liang Jin's palm:

"Great and virtuous teacher, from now on... please treat everyone well..."

Liang Jin took the seal of the headmaster and promised:

"The Red Fire Sword Sect will surely develop even better under my control."

"Master Shao, please rest assured."

When some high-ranking members of the Red Fire Sword Sect saw this, they could not help but snort coldly, turned around and walked out of the room.

The leader is about to die, and his wife no longer cares about worldly affairs.

At this point, they no longer cared about etiquette.

Seeing this, Shao Hongbo couldn't help but sigh again.

When a person is about to die, he hopes that everything will go well for him before he dies.

But things in the world often don't go as we wish.

Then, Shao Hongbo reached out his hand towards Jiang Lengxue again.

Liang Jin stood up and made way, while Jiang Lengxue came to the bed and held Shao Hongbo's hand.

Shao Hongbo just said:

"After I die... you don't have to observe mourning for me..."

"You can find another good partner... and marry someone else..."

Having said that, Shao Hongbo glanced at Liang Jin.

Liang Jin also looked at Jiang Lengxue.

Jiang Lengxue's face was calm and cold, and she simply replied:
"I have decided to observe three years of mourning for my husband."

"This determination is as firm as a rock and will never change!"

These words obviously exceeded Shao Hongbo's expectations.

It was clearly agreed before that Jiang Lengxue would marry Liang Jin after his death and help Liang Jin stabilize the sect.

But he never expected that at this moment Jiang Lengxue actually said that he would observe mourning for three years.

It was obvious that Jiang Lengxue had changed his mind.

She won't remarry!
In other words, she would not remarry for the time being, nor would she marry Liang Jin.

She had always been docile and obedient, but she actually showed disobedience for the first time before her death!
"Jiang Lengxue! How could you..."

Before Shao Hongbo finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help coughing violently.

Seeing this, Liang Jin reached out and pressed his hand on Shao Hongbo's chest, using his internal energy to help him breathe smoothly.

Jiang Lengxue wiped the tears from her eyes. Although her voice was gentle, her tone was full of determination:

"My dear husband, I have obeyed you for more than ten years."

"But this time, I want to make the decision myself!"

When Shao Hongbo heard this, he was so angry that his whole body trembled.

Being betrayed by anyone was far less surprising and painful to him than being betrayed by his wife.

At this time, Liang Jin said:
"Mrs. Shao is also a living person. She has her own thoughts and considerations."

"Master Shao, there's no need to force it."

Liang Jin really doesn't care.

If Jiang Lengxue is willing to marry him, then he is willing to marry her.

But since Jiang Lengxue doesn't want to get married, Liang Jin doesn't care.

Originally, this marriage was a means to seek greater benefits, and there was no affection between both parties.

As for what Jiang Lengxue was thinking.

He is too lazy to care.

When Shao Hongbo heard this, he sighed helplessly again.

If he were still healthy, he would definitely force Jiang Lengxue.

But now, he is almost dead.

He no longer has the ability to change anything.

He just didn't expect that when he was about to die, he would discover that many people were not what he thought they were.

The high-ranking officials of the Red Fire Sword Sect, whom he treated well, would turn against him in the blink of an eye.

He thought that his wife, who always obeyed him, would play a trick on him at this time.

When he was young, Shao Hongbo thought he was omnipotent. At the peak of his career, he even thought he could help the prince regain his throne.

However, as he grew older, his ambitions faded and he began to become mediocre.

But he still thought everything was under his control.

It was not until he was about to die that he realized that many things had already been out of his control, he just hadn't realized it yet.

He couldn't catch anything.

We come into this world with nothing and leave with nothing in the end.

At this moment, Shao Hongbo just felt very tired. His entire spirit dropped a lot.

Everyone could feel that Shao Hongbo was surrounded by deathly aura.

I'm afraid he has reached his final moment.

At this point, Shao Hongbo spoke with difficulty:
"Great and Good Master... please stay..."

"Everyone...get out!"

In the room, everyone bowed to Shao Hongbo and then left.

As Jiang Lengxue was leaving, she couldn't help but glance at Shao Hongbo one last time in confusion.

She originally thought that as a wife, she would be the one to stay with her husband and accompany him through his last moments.

But in the end, the husband left a stranger whom he had just known for a short time by his side and did not want his wife to stay.

Jiang Lengxue's eyes were filled with tears, she knew Shao Hongbo was angry with her.

She did regret it.

But she really didn't want her life to be arranged like this by Shao Hongbo.

She also wants to live her own life.

She also didn't think Liang Jin could give her the life she wanted.

So she felt bad that her decision had angered her husband.

But I don't regret it.

Jiang Lengxue also walked out of the room.

Shao Hongbo and Liang Jin were the only two people left in the room.

Shao Hongbo held Liang Jin's hand tightly and said helplessly:

"Great and virtuous teacher... I feel so ashamed of you..."

"The promise... failed to be fulfilled..."

Liang Jinyun smiled calmly:
"Master Shao, don't worry about it."

"I really don't have any grudges against any of this."

"At this moment, I also hope that you can be at peace and not worry about the things that happened before you."

"If you have any unfulfilled wishes, please tell me."

Shao Hongbo's decadent face showed infinite loneliness.

He originally thought that what he cared about most before his death was that he could not see the liberation of Dayu.

However, when the moment really came, he found that this matter was not as important to him as he had always thought.

What he really cared about was something he thought he had long forgotten.

As he was about to die, this incident became particularly clear in his mind.

"The person I feel most guilty towards in my life... is... my senior brother."

"If I hadn't invited powerful reinforcements for my own selfish desires... the position of Sect Leader... would have belonged to Senior Brother..."

"I wonder... where Senior Brother is now... and whether he is still alive... and living well?"

"If I hadn't fought with my senior brother and let him take over as the sect leader... I'm afraid... the Red Fire Sword Sect wouldn't have declined to this point... It would still be... a prestigious sect."

Shao Hongbo's eyes were staring at the ceiling, but he didn't focus.

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin knew what Shao Hongbo was talking about.

His clone on Hualong Island had seen Shao Hongbo's detailed information.

Shao Hongbo did have a senior brother, and he was once the eldest senior brother of the Chihuo Sword Sect.

After the death of the previous leader of the Red Fire Sword Sect, the position of leader should have been passed on to the eldest senior brother.

However, Shao Hongbo invited the masters of Prince Dayu to help him seize the position of the head of the sect.

It is said that on that day, many people from the Red Fire Sword Sect suffered casualties.

Afterwards, the eldest senior brother left the Red Fire Sword Sect with a group of elite disciples and chose to leave.

After the split of the Red Fire Sword Sect, it quickly declined and eventually became a second-rate sect.

Liang Jin didn't expect that when Shao Hongbo was dying, the person he couldn't let go of the most was not his wife, but his senior brother.

Shao Hongbo's eyes began to focus, and he was obviously much more awake.

He turned his head slightly and looked at Liang Jin:

"Great and virtuous teacher, please do not underestimate the Red Fire Sword Sect."

"The Red Fire Sword Sect was once a major sect, establishing itself in the martial arts world with a ground-level martial art called the 'Red Fire Burning Heaven Sword Technique'."

"After I succeeded the headmaster, all I got was half of the secret manual of the 'Red Fire Burning Heaven Sword Technique'."

"I will now hand over the secret manual of the 'Red Fire Burning Heaven Sword Technique' to you."

"If we can find the other half of the secret manual one day, we will definitely be able to revive the Red Fire Sword Sect!"

His voice became less weak at this moment, his face became rosy, and he seemed to be in much better spirits.

But Liang Jin knew that this was just Shao Hongbo's last glimmer of hope.

Liang Jin then realized that Shao Hongbo had a trick up his sleeve.

The real good stuff has been hidden by him.

Liang Jin really doesn't have the earth-level secret book of swordsmanship.

If it can really be obtained, then combined with the "Ba Wang Xi Jia Gong", the power will definitely be astonishingly great.

Shao Hongbo took out a secret book and handed it to Liang Jin.

This secret book is very old and simple, and no one knows how many generations it has been passed down.

Liang Jin originally thought that this secret book was torn into two halves vertically, so at least he could still practice the first half.

But when he finally got it, he found that the secret book was torn into two halves horizontally.

In this way, even if you only have half of the book, you will not be able to practice it at all.

Although it is a ground-level secret book, it is of no use once obtained.

"Does anyone know the whereabouts of the other half of the secret book?"

Liang Jin asked.

Shao Hongbo replied:

"The other half of the secret book was taken away by my senior brother."

"I hated him for this for a long time."

"But now I feel nothing but guilt towards my senior brother."

"The facts have proven that I have great ambitions but little talent. As the Sect Master leading the Scarlet Fire Sword Sect for decades, I have not only failed to revive the sect, but have actually caused it to decline."

"Even I myself, who lived to be over ninety years old, could only reach the fifth level."

At this point, Shao Hongbo held Liang Jin tightly:

"If you can find my senior brother one day, please convey my apology to him..."

(End of this chapter)