384 Lin Xintong’s wishes (2/2)

Lin Xintong gently held the Matriarch's old hand and carried on, ”When I was young, the Matriarch would tell me every time I felt hurt that the natural terminated meridians had a cure. She even said that if I were to join up my terminated meridians, then I would become a Great Empress that was strongest in the entire Tian Yuan world.”

”From then, I swore in my heart that I would definitely join up my terminated meridians in this life.”

”I was unwilling to accept the machinations of fate. I was not willing to let them look at me like that, or letting them looking forward to my death.”

”This thought began taking root, sprouting and growing from a very young age. Slowly, it has become the greatest thought and pursuit of my life.”

When Lin Xintong said this, Yi Yun recalled the words Lin Xintong said when they were in the Cloud Wilderness's Desolate Human Valley.

Back then, he only found Lin Xintong pure and determined. She was going against all odds, despite knowing they were against, but he never knew why Lin Xintong was behaving like that.

At that moment, Lin Xintong's grandaunt could not resist saying, ”Xintong, since you have thought it through, why are you in a dilemma? Now, the chance is right in front of you. As long as you nod your head, wouldn't the thought you had since you were young be accomplished? When you become a peerless Great Empress and live for generations, that would be something countless number of people would envy!”

”When you were young, indeed, I did not care for you enough, but… the family has so many children. Which elder is able to take into account every child's feelings? I gave you the cold treatment when you were young, but now, I have repeatedly appeared before you and persuade you with this old face of mine. I know that you do not have any good feelings for a snobbish person like me. In fact, your heart is filled with contempt and disdain, but you just do not say it.”

”However, whatever I say is reasonable. Xintong, I will not mention anything about the family. I know you don't like hearing about that. Then let me ask you, life and your innocence, which is more important?”

This woman indeed had good intentions and she was honest. Yi Yun had to admit that for her to say those words with her status, she was pretty to the point.

Life and innocence, which was more important?

Probably 99% of girls would choose the former.

Lin Xintong nodded, ”Grandaunt, you are right. I already understood all of these reasonings when I returned home two years ago and received the news.”

”However… I don't want to. It is not because I dislike the Shentu family clan, and it has nothing to do with the questionable character of Shentu Nantian. But… I do not want to use my own body in exchange for a martial path carefully paved by someone else.”

”The goals I set when I was young did not only include joining up the terminated meridians, it also included searching for the pinnacle of martial arts after I joined up my terminated meridians.”

”For martial artists, their martial path is embedded in their hearts. Practicing martial arts is to go against the Heavens. It is originally fraught with difficulties!”

”Joining up natural terminated meridians may be difficult, but can it be more difficult than exceeding a peerless Great Emperor? However, up to now, there has not been a person who has gone beyond the realm of peerless Great Emperor.”

”The practice of martial arts is perilous, it requires one to open up a new path forcefully on the way up the dangerous peak that has no path. If I were to sell my beliefs and body to exchange for this path, then, even though I become a Great Empress, so what? In my heart, there would be a seed of failure buried in. With my beliefs sold, it would never be restored. Then, I would probably not have any breakthrough after I became a Great Empress. I probably will never reach the realm of the peerless Great Empress from the past.”

”This is not what I want. My life has just begun. Although my lifespan may seem very short to you, but to a common mortal, it is already extremely long. Since I am determined to fight for my destiny, then my fight has just begun now. I still have nearly 500 years I can use. Why would I give up now?”

When Lin Xintong said this, everyone turned quiet.

Yi Yun drew in a deep breath. Lin Xintong's words really shocked him. Her determination was something he had never seen throughout his life.

The Matriarch's eyebrows ticked before she finally let out a long sigh, ”Xintong, you are still so stubborn. However, sometimes, some paths cannot be opened up just with faith.”

The Matriarch had ultimately experienced a lot. She was very awed of this world.

When people are young, they would often be arrogant and frivolous. They would often wish to challenge everything in the world, believing that they could defy fate. They believed that if they had the perseverance and ability, anything could be done.

However, compared to young people, older people tended to succumb to reality. In the end, the Matriarch still did not believe that by abandoning the opportunity the Shentu family clan provided, Lin Xintong would be able to defy the fatal fate that awaited her.

Often, reality was much more cruel than the ideal.

Beside Su Jie, Yi Yun could tell that the Lin family's Matriarch was most concerned about Lin Xintong's life. She did not wish to see her grandchild die before her.

Hence… she had already leaned towards accepting the Shentu family clan's offer.

Yi Yun suddenly said, ”Do you all think that the Shentu family clan can definitely heal Miss Lin?”