Going back to the roots, what is a person most afraid of
Everyone may be able to tell a different answer, but most people have only one answer.
That is the fear of death.
Afraid that life will come to an end, afraid that time will take away everything about you.
Whether it's a mortal or a warrior, fear of death is the biggest fear of intelligent life.
Compared to mortals, warriors who have reached the master level are more afraid of death. Thousands of years passed, allowing them to see a lot more clearly, but they also faced their inner fear of death more directly.
Some people practice hard for this, because as long as they reach the pinnacle of martial arts, their longevity will increase again. Even becoming a celestial being, evolving in life levels and becoming an almost immortal existence.
Only in this way will they not let time and death take away what they have.
Xiao Dingyi is such a person.
The more you have, the more you fear death and the coming of the underworld.
However, Lu Li frowned and looked at Xiao Dingyi's extremely thin arm, as if he was thinking about something.
"It seems that you are surprised?" Noticing the expression on Lu Li's face, Xiao Dingyi said with a smile: "As you think, I am a grandmaster who has lived for a long time. Even Chen Yang of your tribe may not have I live longer.”
"Before the Tianbu was established, I was a spy in charge of intelligence work. The ancestor opened up the Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom and established the Shenwei Department, so I naturally became the person in charge of the Tianbu."
"Until today, I have lived for so long that I have forgotten why I embarked on martial arts in the first place and why I pursue this longevity."
At this moment, Xiao Dingyi is like a dying old man, starting to recall his past.
But the information revealed in his words was really shocking.
According to his statement, he is actually a warrior older than Chen Yang
"Are you surprised?"
Xiao Dingyi smiled and said: "Actually, the Heaven-Swallowing Holy Kingdom and this ancient world are supported by old people like me. Do you know why the ancestors established the Tianbu?"
Lu Li shook his head, "I guess it's to monitor the entire ancient world."
In fact, why the ancestors established the Heavenly Department and the Shenwei Division had nothing to do with Lu Li, and Lu Li didn't care about these issues at all. But since Xiao Ding wanted to say it, he didn't mind listening to the old man's story.
After all, I have heard too many stories recently.
One more thing and one less thing will not change anything.
Xiao Dingyi seemed not to notice Lu Li's disapproval, and quietly explained: "It is true to monitor Huanggu, but the real purpose is to carry secrets."
"There are too many secrets in this world, enough to drive a heaven-level expert crazy. Even if Huangu can only occupy one percent of this world, the secrets born in this land are beyond your imagination. of."
"These secrets need to be carried and covered up by someone. Even if it is a curse, this curse must be carried on someone's shoulders until death comes, and then this secret can be passed down from generation to generation, never ending."
"Does it sound familiar?"
Xiao Dingyi laughed: "This is the true face of Tianbu inheritance. Tianbu is actually an organization that exists to cover up those secrets. This curse was originally borne by me alone. Unfortunately, as time goes by, I have grown old. , there are many things that I can’t remember clearly, so I divided the secrets of the Tianbu into three parts, and they were passed down by me, the second leader, and the third leader respectively.”
"But what's in my mind is actually the real secret." Xiao Dingyi tapped his temples with his fingers quite proudly, "What you got from Xue Zhi is only an insignificant part. Even if you have killed the three leaders now and taken away the part that belonged to him, the two parts combined are still less than one-tenth of what I have in my mind."
"Now do you understand why I said you are young?"
"Because you don't even know what a day part is."
When Xiao Dingyi said this, he pointed at himself and said word by word: "I am the Tianbu."
"As long as this secret is still in my mind, Tianbu and I are one. No matter how hard you try, how many people you kill, how many useless guys you instigate, what you end up with is an empty shell riddled with holes. .”
Xiao Dingyi is like a chess player who controls the overall situation. At the end of the game, he reverses everything and can't wait to share his far-reaching layout with others.
His pride was almost written on his face.
"oh."
Just when Xiao Dingyi thought that Lu Li would definitely look annoyed, or simply become angry and take action, Lu Li just responded lightly, and then asked: "So?"
Xiao Dingyi's complacency instantly froze on his face.
He stared at Lu Li, trying to see a hint of bravery in Lu Li's expression.
To his disappointment, Lu Li had no expression at all.
Instead, he seemed a little impatient.
"Do you still have a backup plan?" Xiao Dingyi said in surprise as if he had thought of something: "Is it Xue Zhi? I know that he has made many arrangements in the outside world in order to deal with me over the years, but those..."
"I think you made a mistake."
Lu Li raised his hand and interrupted Xiao Dingyi. "From the beginning to the end, I never said that I must get the complete Tianbu back, right?"
"What has Tianbu become like, does it have anything to do with me? I just don't want the Divine Religion to have its wish."
Xiao Dingyi opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but Lu Li interrupted again: "Now that the divine sect has made it clear that it will give up the Tianbu, in fact, I wanted to let you go. If it weren't for Fang Yin's mood, I wouldn't have I don’t want to waste this time playing guessing games with you. But I still want to see you in person.”
"Before this, I imagined many scenarios, but I never thought that you are just a fool."
Fool
Xiao Dingyi's eyes widened.
This was the first time he heard someone dare to use such a description to describe him.
As the leader of the Tianbu, the most powerful spy in the history of the Holy Kingdom, and the guardian of ancient secrets, Lu Li actually turned into a fool
"Stop refuting, Xiao Dingyi, you have said so much nonsense, but you are only right about one thing."
Lu Li stood up and said calmly: "You are indeed old."
"You're too old to tell what's true and what's false."
"The secrets in your head are important? Maybe, but I'm not interested, and I have no intention of exploring those secrets. I know too many secrets recently, and I have no interest in knowing more secrets that can drive people crazy. .”
"So, enough nonsense, can we start the fight?"
Having said this, Lu Li took out the sword box and patted it gently, as if he was asking about something ordinary.
Xiao Dingyi was stunned for a while. When he saw Lu Li's sword box, he suddenly realized it and said mockingly: "Yes, not knowing the heights of the world is also a shortcoming of young people."
"You think you can defeat me?"
"No." Lu Li opened the sword case with a snap of his fingers and said calmly: "Idiot cares about victory. I just want to kill you."
"Is that so?"
Xiao Dingyi stopped talking nonsense, "I understand."
Then he covered his arm like a dead wood, coughed a few times, and said with great effort: "Then let me, as a senior, teach you another truth."
The atmosphere was so quiet that it was a little strange. Xiao Dingyi stood up slowly, like a real old man, hunched over his body, slowly looked around, and said: "Never fight on someone else's home court."
"This restaurant is the largest restaurant in the imperial capital. It has a history of more than a hundred years. A hundred years ago, everything here was decorated by me."
"Why do you think I deliberately exposed my location to Wanshitang?"
Xiao Dingyi raised his hands and held them in the void.
This magnificent and luxurious restaurant began to tremble from the depths of the earth, as if something had been opened and was awakening.
"Because, this is my home court." After murmuring, Xiao Dingyi suddenly stood upright, and his aura rose again and again, from a state of almost silence to a terrifying level like an abyss. !
During this process, Lu Li stood in front of him and waited quietly, with no intention of stopping him at all.
Until the shaking of the restaurant stopped, Xiao Dingyi's breath reached its peak.
But there was a look of confusion on his face.