56 Qin Li comes clean (2/2)
Qin Li returned Hartley's stare with emotionless eyes. ”What are you talking about? This inn?”
”Don't act stupid.”
Hartley looked around and located a chair in the corner of the room next to an old table. Hartley sat down, looked straight at Qin Li and continued.
”Sometimes when you see something that looks like a fish and smells like a fish and guess what? its flapping around like a fish. It might just be a fish” Hartley stated as if he was now a wise old teacher who had seen the world many times over.
”So who's the fish?” asked Qin LI.
Hartley smiled ”You! It strikes me odd that someone who started out as a servant disciple in a foreign clan and worked his way all the way up to become a xiantian expert through pain staking dedication,just ups and throws it away to become a lowly carriage driver, sacrificing all that hard work..”
Hartley stopped and looked at Qin Li with a serious expression.
”The funny thing is after observing, you are still as dedicated as ever to cultivation, which means you did not actually abandon your cultivation, so that begs the question: Why?”
Qin Li replied ”I wanted to break the shackles of my upbringing and change my fate is that such a bad thing?'
Hartley mood changed immediately he had no more use for subtleword games right now.
”You turning on up the eve of my departure was suspicious enough but now we are in the central regions of the country, the stakes from here on are going to be high. I will not continue on with someone I don't trust, I was waiting for you to break and get tired of driving that carriage through all types of weather. I am impressed with your dedication towards your mission, but now this is where we part ways either as friends or enemies its your choice.”
Qin Li flashed a nervous smile. ”Its not what you think, I'm not on a mission” he paused, noticing Hartleys furrowed brows, he continued.
” After the mission in the Cosmos region, I was elated I got a bunch of clan points and had obtained more resources that I could ever have earned in five years, it was odd because the amount I got was way more than I was suppose to. Then Some higher ups in the clan who I have never seen before came to me and told me you were special and the future of the clan depends on you, because I have been so loyal to the clan the resources was for me to cultivate and accompany you on your journey through the country, my instructions was to just be a good friend to you. That's it...Just be a good friend.”
”Patriarch Lou” Hartley murmured to himself, why was it so important for them to anchor him to the clan he wondered. This was a ploy to somewhat ensure that Hartley would not turn his wrath onto the clan in the future but why did the Patriarch who was a half step saint think it so important to maintain some sort of influence over him. The gears in Hartley's mind was working overtime but he still could not figure it. He pushed the thoughts away and asked ”Then are you?” ”Yes, but not because I was instructed to, but because you saved my life twice. I will always show loyalty and gratitude towards those who have shown kindness to me.”
Hartley was a good judge of people and could tell Qin Li was being sincere. He left the room with a head full of questions.