When Hu Chen's shoulders were pressed down a little more, the floor beneath his knees seemed to crack.

Hu Chen raised his head with difficulty and looked at A Lin, his ferocious face showing a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Zhao Yuanji immediately stepped forward, took out a gold ingot and stuffed it into A Lin's hand, then patted his head and said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, this is for your mother. I'm here to apologize for damaging the floor of the inn."

"My...brother?"

Ah Lin looked at Xu Qingyan, seemingly unsure of what to do now.

Xu Qingyan nodded, "Go ahead."

Ah Lin immediately turned around, hugged the ball and the gold ingot and ran away.

Xu Qingyan then loosened his hands.

Hu Chen was breathing heavily, feeling the pressure disappear, he stood up angrily and glared at Xu Qingyan.

But he didn't have the courage to take action. Xu Qingyan didn't even look at Hu Chen, but looked at Zhao Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, I think what you said makes sense."

"reason?"

What on earth was this young man saying? Zhao Yuanji was confused for a moment.

Xu Qingyan smiled and said, "Your Highness is working for the country and the people, and we are working for the stability of Donghaizhou. So we can indeed cooperate. Please make the arrangements, Your Highness."

Zhao Yuanji showed a happy expression on his face, "Master Xu, what do you need me to do?"

"Arrange for us to go to the palace to meet your father tomorrow."

Zhao Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly spoke.

"Father is not interested in the affairs of the court... I don't know if he will see me."

Xu Qingyan smiled and shook his head, "Just let people say that we are real immortal masters who are here to teach the way to immortality. Regardless of whether it's true or not, your father will always be curious to take a look."

"Ah... that's true. I'll arrange it right away."

After saying this, he led Hu Chen, who had come to his senses, away from the two men quickly.

When he left, Xu Qingyan could still see Hu Chen's resentful eyes, but he did not show any reaction.

Pei Yudao just watched everything quietly from the doorway without interrupting from beginning to end.

"Come in."

He walked into the room first, followed by Pei Yu, and then looked at the boy who was sitting on the chair and drinking tea again, as if there was no change in his emotions.

"Were you testing that man just now?"

Xu Qingyan turned his head and looked at him strangely, "What are you testing?"

Pei Yu frowned, and that pretty and charming face immediately became dissatisfied.

"So what were you doing just now?"

Xu Qingyan answered as a matter of course, "Of course I'm venting my anger on A-Lin. Is your hearing bad, or is your eyesight bad?"

"Fuck you!" Pei Yujiao yelled, then looked at Xu Qingyan with a look of confusion, "Don't tell me that you just attacked because you were upset by that scene."

Xu Qingyan immediately understood what the other party meant, and also knew how she viewed that scene just now.

He smiled and shook his head.

"Master Pei, don't think too much of me. I just didn't like what I saw, so I took action. I'm not as cunning as you think, and you don't need to impose your ideas on me and understand me like that."

What does it mean to impose my ideas on you?

What it means is that you are a kind-hearted person who sees injustice, and I am a cold-blooded and heartless femme fatale?

Pei Yu was very unhappy and looked at Xu Qingyan coldly.

"I don't need to understand you, and you don't need to mock me like that. What you did just now was very childish. Since you have decided to cooperate, then causing such trouble will only make people hesitate and cause other accidents. Besides, things in this world are like this, and the whole world is a world where the strong prey on the weak."

Xu Qingyan raised his eyes and looked towards Pei Yu.

"Master Pei is saying that people born in low social status should be bullied by people like this, right?"

Pei Yu replied coldly, "That's it. Is there any truth more real than this?"

In her opinion, there is no real useful truth in this world.

Only the strong prey on the weak.

The weak animals are hunted by the powerful beasts, and the trees that grow stronger can absorb more sunlight and rain.

Those who are in high positions and have great power will treat ordinary people as straw dogs and tools.

And those who say they want to change all this, and that the kings, princes, generals and ministers are of a different species, after they come to power, all they do is replace the old regime, over and over again.

Who can really change? Unless all human nature is annihilated, that's why she felt that if Xu Qingyan's purpose was really that simple, it was simply too ridiculous and childish.

Xu Qingyan smiled and said.

"I don't understand those things. I only know that when I was a child, if someone was so unreasonable and bullied me for no reason, I would have longed for someone to stand up for me. I don't think that because of this incident, a child like A-Lin can really change his life, but at least he still has good thoughts about the world and still thinks it is beautiful."

Pei Yu felt that this reason was hopeless.

Even this young man seems too naive, but... is he such a person?

He should be cunning and shameless, shameless, and willing to take advantage of others and not suffer any loss.

But now he said this.

She felt an indescribable contrast.

What kind of person is he, what kind of mask does he wear, and which of his words really belong to him?

She couldn't help but snort coldly.

"You also know that this world is not a beautiful place. If you really suffer such an injustice, there is nothing wrong with it. It is only good for someone like him to mature earlier and realize the cruelty of this world."

Xu Qingyan drank a sip of tea, then stood up, opened the window in the room, and sat on the window.

Looking at the scenery outside.

The sun sets slowly, and the orange sunlight falls.

It fell on the uneven courtyard walls, on the creepers that climbed up the walls, and on the bricks on the road.

There is some smoke from cooking, and the sound of people laughing and walking side by side.

The fireworks of the world are all here.

He said calmly with a calm look in his eyes.

"Isn't it normal for people to enjoy their own moods and be innocent or mature at their own age? When you are a child, you should enjoy the happiness and carefreeness of childhood. Why force people to mature early? This is cruel."

Pei Yu's expression froze when he heard this.

She recalled some past events, some distant scenes that she thought she had long forgotten.

He thought he had become one of the mountain masters of the Eighteen Sword Sects, and an elder with high power and respect from many people.

You can forget about those things.

I can forget... that childhood which was not beautiful at all.

My father's struggle, my mother's tears... and the flames, seem to be vivid in my mind.

The corners of her eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly, and an indescribable anger and rage burned in her chest, and she almost suffocated for a moment.

That's right...

This world is always forcing people to mature. Too many people have always told me when I was young that I can only rely on myself, I can only become stronger as soon as possible, and I must understand the true meaning of this world as soon as possible...

Even the silver-haired woman.

When I rejected my feelings, I also said this to myself.

'Pei Yu, you are still young and don't understand many things. Grow up quickly... Then you will understand why I cannot accept you.'

yes.

As she became more mature and older, she gradually understood many things.

I understand that I can't blindly open my heart to others, and I understand that there are not many people in this world who are truly trustworthy.

I understand that all the beauty in this world is like a mirage, like the sun that Kuafu could never catch up to.

It just forces you to search for it, but you can never get it.

But...she understood it all.

But is there any happiness?

The only happiness I can think of is running over the hillside in spring, holding a kite, at the most naive age.

Pei Yu still remembers the laughter at that time.

So she didn't want to argue anymore.

Just sitting in a chair, drinking tea quietly, saying nothing.

She couldn't help but look at the boy by the window, he was leaning there, his eyes were distant and calm.

The profile is perfect, and under the setting sun, it looks like a sculpture with a touch of color.

He...seems to be different from what I thought.

When night fell, Xu Qingyan and Pei Yu encountered a new problem, which was also the first problem.

One room, one bed, two people. How to rest?

Although it is said that immortal cultivators do not need to sleep frequently, they can still maintain sufficient energy without sleeping once a day.

But you can't just sit in a room and do nothing, right?

They weren't that close, chatting by candlelight at night? It was impossible for them to go to that level.

Sitting and drinking tea all night seemed outrageous enough.

How about stacking people on one bed?

It would not be Xu Qingyan who would stab her, it would be Pei Yu who would stab this boy into a hedgehog.

"what's on your mind?"

Pei Yu also felt the subtle atmosphere, a man and a woman alone in the same room, even though there was a gap in age and status.

But he was also at the prime of his life, so it was inevitable that he would have some strange feelings, feelings that Pei Yu did not want to face.

Xu Qingyan turned around under the light of the candle.

"Nothing, I was just wondering if you should sleep or I should sleep?"

Pei Yu looked at Xu Qingyan coldly, "If you are really that sleepy, just go to sleep. No one will snatch it from you."

Naturally, I don't need to fight with a sect disciple for a bed.

Xu Qingyan smiled and said, "Why don't you let Master Pei sleep? After all, when you are away from home, it is my duty to serve you."

I have never heard Xu Qingyan say such words before, and now hearing the word "serve" seems particularly... awkward.

Is this service a proper service?

Even Pei Yu couldn't let him get close to him.

Pei Yu sneered, "No need. I don't dare to trouble you to serve me. Besides... don't think I don't know what you are thinking."

Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Yu curiously, "Master Pei, what do you think I am thinking?"

The woman turned away indifferently, "Lecher..."

Xu Qingyan smiled and said, "Lust is human nature, not just for men. Women also like colors, but they just express it in different ways."

Pei Yu couldn't help but sneer at the young man: "Is this the basis for you to make your despicable deeds sound so righteous?"

"When did I ever be obscene to Master Pei Shan?"

Xu Qingyan sat beside the bed and blinked at the woman.

Pei Yu immediately remembered the times when the other party approached him and even lifted his chin.

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