Chapter 487 - Discussion (1/2)

“Heartless Palace was destroyed.”

Xiao Chen’s body trembled as if he had been struck by a sudden cold lightning. He looked a little dazed. Qingluan whispered to him, “Except for a few disciples of the Heartless Palace who were on a mission outside, all of them were killed and the Grand Defensive Formation was completely destroyed. From the means, I can infer that they were either Xuanxu Zi or the Mo Clan. The probability of the former is very high, and of course, there is also a possibility of them joining forces.”

Xiao Chen clenched his fist and said with a cold face, “Okay, I know. You can leave now.”

“I’ll take my leave.” Qingluan and Ziyun’er arched their hands. The two of them walked out of the courtyard together. Xiao Chen looked at Huangfu Xin’er and said softly, “Xin’er…”

Under the twilight, Huangfu Xin’er’s shadow was pulled long. She walked to the stone table and sat down slowly. She looked blankly at the narcissuses beside the pool. Xiao Chen did not know what to say. He walked over and sat beside her. He said softly, “Xin’er.”

Huangfu Xin’er still did not look at him. After a while, she suddenly leaned on the stone table and cried without warning. The crying was sad and heartbreaking. Xiao Chen’s heart seemed to be stung by ten thousand needles. It seemed that countless holes were opened in his heart in an instant as if he was about to be dried up. He had never seen Huangfu Xin’er cry so badly since he was a child.

“This, this is the only, only one thing that the master has left to me, but I, I can’t protect it. I’m so useless…” Huangfu Xin’er said intermittently as she cried.

On this day, it seemed that she was going to shed all her tears of the rest of her life, then she would never cry again. She would never cry again, and would never again have any feelings.

Xiao Chen listened to her heart-wrenching words at the moment, as if tens of thousands of arrows had penetrated his heart. At this moment, he realized how much pain he felt in his heart. He gently rested her head on his shoulder and gently stroked her back. This was the only thing he could do at this moment.

“Brother Xiao Chen…” Huangfu Xin’er continued to sob. His shoulder was soaked in her tears. Xiao Chen’s eyes gradually reddened. He gently caressed her back and said softly, “Xin’er, don’t cry. One day in the future, I will definitely rebuild a new Heartless Palace for you…”

Xiao Chen’s eyes gradually became fierce as he spoke. He looked at the narcissuses beside the pool. “Xuanxu Zi and the Mo Clan, no matter who it is, if I can’t take revenge, I swear not to be a human!”

It was not until the night fell and the surroundings became dark that Huangfu Xin’er gradually stopped crying. At this moment, Xiao Chen’s eyes were dull. He did not know when everything changed. Xin’er used to like to laugh, but now she never laughed again.

“When exactly did this happen? Since the day I stepped onto the path of cultivation, the Xiao family was in great danger at first, and then the Three Pure Sect was almost destroyed. The Teal Jade Sect in the Violet Manor was also destroyed, and Liu Fenghuang died for me. It was as if since the day I stepped on the path of cultivation, sorrows lingered layer by layer around me and refused to leave. But what on earth is the source of this sorrow…”

In the night, the moon was like an eyebrow, hanging in the sky. The wind blew gently, and the shadows of trees swayed slightly. People were still awake, and their minds were hanging high.

The candlelight in the hall flickered, and everyone looked melancholy. Gui Xian took a deep breath and asked with a straight face, “Kid, what are you going to do next?”

Xiao Chen’s expression was solemn. His eyes were as sharp as blades with cold radiances. He said coldly, “I must take revenge for this.” He clenched his fists so tightly that his bones creaked as he spoke.

Everyone fell silent. The 12 people of Levitating Dark Fragrance were all in the hall, so was Yang Qing and the rest, as well as Yi Tong, None-flower, and Su Lianyue. Huangfu Xin’er was so heartbroken that she had already been arranged to rest in the attic.

“You won’t be able to defeat them now.” Su Lianyue said without hiding anything. She paused for a moment before continuing, “Xuanxu Zi has 3000 disciples, and there are countless experts in the Mo Clan. Even the weakest Order of the Divine Fire has already set up numerous traps. If you go now, it will be like throwing yourself into a trap.”

Sitting in the front of the hall, Gui Xian said seriously, “Fairy Su, you’re right. Doing it alone with brute courage is the lowest strategy. To defeat others without fighting is the highest strategy. Let them kill each other, watch the fire across the shore, and then annihilate them all at once. That’s the best strategy.”

Xiao Chen remained silent. Indeed, he was too weak on his own. Whether it was Xuanxu Zi or the Mo Clan, the Ling Family and Zuoqiu family were no match for them. Moreover, he had ultimately relied on Bai Susu’s help in the last battle against the Zuoqiu family. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. Thus, he could no longer act recklessly like before. At the very least, he needed to create a force that could stand up against them. However, if he was to establish a force, the Immortals’ League would definitely intervene and stop him.

Yi Tong frowned and said, “Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and heroes are everywhere calling themselves kings. The Immortals’ League is no longer able to manage this turbulent situation.”

Speaking of this, Yi Tong paused for a moment, and None-flower Dust continued, “Most of those people who set up their own forces have a criminal case, but it’s not because the Immortals’ League doesn’t want to govern it, but because they won’t choose to set up their own sects in the mountains. Instead, they will occupy a city and then become the City Master.”

Gui Xian stared intently at Xiao Chen. “Do you know why, boy?”

Xiao Chen nodded and said, “There are many civilians in the city. If the Immortals’ League or the Orthodox Path attack, the civilians will inevitably suffer. Then, that will go against their rule of ‘never hurt a civilian’. Therefore, they won’t do what the world is against.”

Gui Xian stroked his beard and nodded, saying, “Exactly. Right now, the devil and the Orthodox Path are in a turbulent state. The world is in chaos, and war is raging everywhere. The starving people are everywhere, and the civilians lost their homes. Those people take them in to protect the people in the city. In fact, they take them as shields. The Immortals’ League has scruples and dare not to act rashly.”