Chapter 533 A Heartless Man might not be A True Hero (2/2)

Lei Jing had no reason to reject but as she saw the steam coming out of the tea, she knew that it was boiling hot. Luckily her body was not afraid of the heat which would burn her throat and hence Lei Jing swallowed the tea quickly. Surprisingly, the tea in her mouth was indeed cold. It flowed through her body like a comfortable cold stream.

Looking at Lei Jing's stunned expression, Shen Lian smiled, ”Don't be surprised, hot and cold are felt by the external sensory organs. In reality, there are a lot of ways that can help reverse the feeling. I will teach you the techniques later, but I know you're not interested in it yet.”

Lei Jing nodded. After a while, she then asked, ”Sir, can you tell me why the High Priest died, just like that?”

”Since you've asked, I won't be talking about junk like humans have to die. In reality, when you reach a certain level, it is as hard to die as to stay alive. The High Priest could survive since the Xia Kingdom was formed, it is definitely possible for him to live for a few years more. If Taiyi and I help out, we can even help him get rid of the root of the sickness but you have to know that while survival is an instinct, there are certain things in life which are more precious to these people than living. They are willing to give up their lives for it.” Shen Lian sighed as he thought about Zhang Ruoxu.

Shen Lian admired someone like that but he could not do it himself. This had nothing to do with cultivation state.

Lei Jing bit her lips, ”So the High Priest wished to die himself? Why did he do that?”

”Because Tianyi and I did not save him and because he wanted Emperor Xia to be the real Emperor Xia.” Shen Lian suddenly replied in a severe tone, like a sharp knife.

Lei Jing said, ”I still don't understand. I can understand why you and Tianyi did not save him but isn't uncle already the emperor?”

”Xia Kingdom is a strictly hierarchical country. It is a tower from the bottom to the top and Emperor Xia is at the top. Do you know that the people at the top not only get to enjoy the most beautiful scenery, they too have to withstand the strongest storms? If they are not careful about it, they can soon be blown off to dust. At that spot, you can't afford to be weak, and you can't afford to have any weakness. The truth is, the High Priest has become his weakness.” Shen Lian said.

Lei Jing understood now, despite how strong uncle was, he still had a soft spot and it was the High Priest. If the High Priest was no longer there, he would have no weakness. A person in power who had no weakness was hard to be beaten.

If Emperor Xia never lost, Xia Kingdom could continue to exist even for a thousand years.

This was an extremely good thing but she still felt painful for the High Priest. Why must he die?

”Why must he die...” She did not just think about it, she actually said it.

Shen Lian spoke as soft as the night breeze. It was cold, but it would not hurt. He said, ”He doesn't have to die but dying is the easiest way. He let you play the zither to help you calm down but as he died, it made you feel disturbed. This is to make you understand one thing.”

Lei Jing did not ask, she replied, ”The High Priest wanted to tell me that the heart is not at the human's will. Emotion is not something that can be controlled easily and it will be affected by the outside world but we can make use of the power of emotions. Sir, you taught me to summon wind and rain was because that when the thunder roared in a quiet place, the wind and rain will follow. The more peaceful one is, the more powerful the emotions. It is right for me to be calm but what I was working towards was wrong.”

Shen Lian smiled, ”I don't need to teach you more. Follow me until three days later. You can't say no.”

Lei Jing had some grudge against it. She wanted the teacher to explain why he had to treat father that way but as it was the first time Shen Lian acted dominantly, she could not resist.

She felt wronged. She did not know who she was to Shen Lian. Perhaps she meant nothing. She too lost her strong personality, she was way different from before.

Lastly, Shen Lian looked at the sun outside the window as he spoke in a low voice, ”A heartless man might not be a true hero.”