Chapter 614 Keep it Simple (2/2)
Wuding had given up on persuading Shen Lian. He wanted to tell Shen Lian about the girl in red but just could not bring himself to it. He hated the fact that he was weak and incapable of influencing them.
He sighed, ”To be frank, I knew and understood completely of what you are going to do next. There is nothing that I could hide from you.”
Shen Lian smiled, ”For the very first time, the Lady Mother of the Chariot violated the divine commandment and came to Zhaoge to teach me a memorable lesson. It would be rude for me to just leave without satisfying her. Whatever objectives we have, it is best to just settle the score once and for all and everyone would be happy. Isn't this simplifying complicated matters?”
Wuding questioned, ”Do you really have the confidence to retreat in one piece?”
Shen Lian answered, ”Frankly speaking, I am not familiar with the means of the Lady Mother of the Chariot. If there was a clash, I am uncertain what would happen. But it does not matter as she too does not know about my abilities. But before that, I am more interested in Zhaoge's Queen Mother Wu's Vessel.”
”The Queen Mother Wu's Vessel is also known as the root of the earth and is the hard work of Zujia. Why must you involve Yinshang's lineage? Looks like you are willing to forgo the relationship that we had. I really do not understand. Do you have to give the ultimatum? I have always thought that you are not this type of person.” Wuding responded after taking another shot of wine.
Shen Lian fixed his gaze on the willow trees along the river. The willow trees were then rejuvenated and started to bloom in this cold winter. The willows danced with the wind and landed in the peaceful river. It was a beautiful scene and it attracted onlookers to stop and watch the scene.
He then said, ”That is not the ultimatum. I started too late and the only way to go around is to do something extreme, take the drastic path and obtain the utmost achievements. Actually, you are not aware that Tianyi does not want to simply replace Xia. In this battle, both of us are not willing to play a safe game of chess. We would rather be radical or even flip the chessboard over. Eventually, everyone would be satisfied.”
Wuding could not fathom Shen Lian's analogy but he could tell that Shen Lian did not do it out of hatred towards Yinshang. Shen Lian's purpose was something beyond his ability.
This was sufficient to comfort him a little.
As Shen Lian ended his sentence, he lifted up the cup of wine. This was his first and also last cup of wine for the day.
Shen Lian was not exactly honest when he told Wuding that he had no other purposes besides wanting to drink. It was unfortunate that Wuding was the influencer of Yinshang's fortune. In other words, this murder plotted against Shen Lian would definitely need to borrow Wuding's Qi of fate.
During their conversation, Shen Lian was able to pick up a lot of information from Wuding.
Actually, he knew that he had fallen into a killing formation the moment he entered Zhaoge. He would have been doomed if his Qi dynamics revealed its flaws.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Wuding became his cover.