Youth Song: Leijiabao Thunder Emperor

"Senior brother, is Xiao Se really Prince Yong'an, Xiao Chuhe? Then we'll really leave Xiao Se alone from now on."

Following behind Lei Dong, Lei Wujie hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

Seeing Lei Wujie's conflicted expression, Lei Dong found it amusing.

Indeed, true love lies in the untamed and desolate. Ruoyi Qianluo's only purpose is to continue the family line.

Lei Dong forced a laugh and spoke.

"I don't care. Who is Xiao Chuhe? Do I know him?"

His uncle is so powerful, why should we care about him?

Don't forget, when the Tang Clan attacked Lei Family Fortress, a large number of experts from the Dark River were sent by his own brothers to intercept and kill us.

I didn't kill him out of consideration for our past acquaintance.

After saying that, he ignored the stunned Lei Wujie and quickened his pace.

Lei Wujie reacted quickly and immediately caught up with Lei Dong.

"No. They want to kill Xiao Se too. Xiao Se is with us."

Seeing Lei Wujie's anxious expression, Lei Dong nodded seriously.

"Yes, Xiao Se is in cahoots with us."

"Well, well, a lot of people want to kill him. We really won't help him."

"Who wants to kill him? How come I don't know? Aren't they all here to kill us? What does it have to do with him?"

Lei Wujie didn't understand Lei Dong's meaning at all, and didn't even hear what he said.

Seeing Lei Dong's indifferent attitude, she became even more anxious.

"Isn't Xiao Se our friend?"

He hasn't recovered his strength yet; if we don't help him, he's doomed.

That's Xiao Se! How can we just watch him get killed? Senior Brother, didn't you say you'd help Xiao Se?

Seeing Lei Wujie pacing anxiously around him, Lei Dong raised his hand and slapped him.

"Silly boy."

Remember, those assassins are here to kill you. We don't know any Xiao Chuhe.

He is Xiao Se, the owner of Louxue Mountain Villa.

From now on, whenever he uses the name Xiao Chuhe, we will not participate, understand?

"Ah. Oh. Senior brother, I understand."

We can help Xiao Se. We can't help Xiao Chuhe. We can't get involved in court intrigues.

"After what you said just now, I thought you really weren't going to care about Xiao Se anymore."

Lei Wujie looked at Lei Dong with a resentful expression.

"He was just trying to scare that Marquis Lanyue. He's even trying to show off in Lei Family Fortress. He doesn't even know his own limitations."

If we can't subdue, frighten, and intimidate the Xiao family this time...

If we don't let them understand our Lei Men's stance, trouble will come knocking on our door again in the future.

We'll deal a heavy blow to the Dark River.

Lan Yuehou, please relay what I just said back to us. From now on, no one will dare to touch the people of Lei Family Fortress. Do you understand?

"Silly boy, learn from this; it's all knowledge."

Lei Dong patted Lei Wujie's head and patiently explained.

"Ah, is that so?"

That Marquis Lanyue is quite domineering, but he is indeed a bit pretentious.

Senior brother, I'm not stupid.

Lei Wujie was still a little confused after hearing Lei Dong's explanation, not understanding why.

However, he understood Lei Dong's last sentence, and he slapped Lei Dong's hand away, protesting in dissatisfaction.

"If you're not stupid, why are you still coming with me?"

General Ye is leaving soon. If you don't see him off, you won't leave a good impression.

Whether you can marry Miss Ye depends entirely on General Ye's word.

"Okay. I'll go right away."

Lei Wujie tried to run away as soon as he heard that, but Lei Dong grabbed him by the back of the collar.

"Soldiers love good wine. Take a few jars of the best wine from my cellar to General Ye."

Seeing Lei Wujie's energetic and impulsive behavior, Lei Dong, as his senior brother, was extremely worried.

"Thank you, senior brother."

……

"Ye Xiaoying is gone."

Upon seeing Lei Dong return, Xie Xuan couldn't help but speak.

"Not yet, Marquis Lanyue has arrived. I had a bit of an argument with him, so I left first."

Lei Wujie and Xiao Se were there to entertain them.

The group was speechless upon hearing this.

In Lei Family Fortress, you had Lei Wujie and Xiao Se entertain the guests, or rather, the General and Marquis Lanyue? How could you even think of that?

Seeing the intense looks on everyone's faces, they also felt that this matter was indeed somewhat ill-considered. What about Ye Xiaoying? It wouldn't be good if he left.

However, Lei Dong had no intention of contradicting himself, so he looked at Li Hanyi.

"Ahem, Second City Lord, everyone says that an elder sister is like a mother. Ye Ruoyi's biological father has come, why don't you go and see him?"

This concerns Xiao Jie's happiness for the rest of his life. I'm just an outsider, but you're his own sister.

Li Hanyi was speechless after hearing Lei Dong's words.

You really care about our family; I can't find a reason to argue against it.

"Brother Lei is right, you should go and meet him."

Just as Li Hanyi was utterly speechless, Xie Xuan spoke up.

"Second Master, shall I go with you?"

Tang Lian also felt that Li Hanyi should step in on this matter, but considering that Li Hanyi was not good at socializing, she spoke up instead.

"It's not impossible for me to help you entertain the guests from Tianqi."

"Second City Lord, please state your request."

Upon hearing Lei Dong's words, Li Hanyi's eyes darted around, revealing a playful expression.

"You have to call me 'sister' just like Xiao Jie does."

"Why should I? That's your family's business, what does it have to do with me?"

Something's not right. Something's not right about you.

"This is absolutely not something Li Hanyi would say. Who exactly are you?"

Lei Dong instinctively retorted, and immediately stared at Li Hanyi with wide eyes.

Li Hanyi, who always acted like a man and even Sikong Changfeng had to call her Second Senior Brother, actually asked him to call her Sister. Is that right? It's definitely not right.

Everyone else looked at Li Hanyi, and Xie Xuan's eyes widened even more as he stared at her with his mouth agape.

Tang Lian was dumbfounded.

"You're asking for it. Cough cough. I'll go check things out up ahead first."

Upon hearing Lei Dong's words, Li Hanyi was about to make a move. Seeing everyone staring at her, she felt embarrassed and got up to leave.

Xie Xuan didn't realize what was happening until Li Hanyi left the house.

"I haven't seen her like this in over a decade. I remember she was quite amusing when she was little. She trained her sword for years and became quite fierce. This is her true self."

Lei Dong seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing Xie Xuan's words.

"It must be that her mindset has changed. Before, she sealed her heart and walked the path of ruthless swordsmanship."

But she was not a heartless person to begin with, nor did she know what heartlessness was, which is why she made herself so brave and fierce, just like someone who had practiced the Wrathful Sword Style.

Three months ago, she began to cultivate the Sword of Sentiment, entering the half-step Divine Realm.

There was no further progress after that, and I was never able to fully open my heart.

Judging from her behavior just now, she must have regained her true self and abandoned the ruthless sword path.

"What's with all this talk about feelings and indifference? Is sword practice really that complicated?"

Lei Dong asked, "What is the ruthless sword path? And what is the compassionate sword path?"

Hua Jin was confused by what the two said, so she asked curiously.

"The so-called ruthless swordsmanship advocates severing emotional ties, not being disturbed by external things, taking ruthlessness as the way of cultivation, and pursuing the ultimate rationality and power."

Extremists even personally kill their relatives, friends, parents, and lovers, all in pursuit of their own swordsmanship.

The Way of the Sentimental Sword is the exact opposite of the Way of the Heartless Sword. It advocates preserving emotions, believing that emotions are part of human nature. Joy, anger, sorrow, love, hate, and grudges can all unleash terrifying power, and one can strengthen one's resolve through emotional attachment.

Many swordsmen now follow this path, but this path also has its drawbacks. If a major mishap occurs, they may at least stagnate, suffer from qi deviation, experience a drastic drop in cultivation level, or have their Dao heart shattered—such cases are commonplace.

"Ah. That's so dangerous. Then, you're not allowed to practice swordsmanship. It's too dangerous. You should focus on cultivating your lightning magic."

Hua Jin shuddered upon hearing this and immediately grabbed Lei Dong with her small hand.

"I advocate controlling the sword with qi, and what I pursue is self-cultivation."

It's not like those sword cultivators only cultivate the way of the sword.

Even without a sword, I am still me, just lacking one more means of attack. Those situations they encountered won't occur.

Moreover, I will practice the Way of Nature, for everything in the universe has its own way. To comprehend its rules and understand the laws of nature—that is the true path.