Guo Hongyan turned to look at Xu Ren next to him, "Mr. Xu was also unknown when he was in Songzhou County. It was not until he came to the side of the wise king that he became successful and famous, becoming the representative of countless counselors. I, Guo Hongyan, am confident that I still have some talent, at least an above-average talent. However, I am not valued in Nanyang County, and my talent cannot be fully utilized, so I am unknown."
"Then can you tell me why you are not valued in Nanyang County? I only want to hear your reflection on yourself!"
When Guo Hongyan heard this request, he looked at Li Xian with surprise - he was indeed a wise king, and the questions he asked were so unique, yet overwhelming.
After thinking for a while, Guo Hongyan said, "There are two points. First, my talent is not outstanding. Second, my origins have not been disclosed to the Kong family of Nanyang County. Moreover, I dare not rashly disclose my identity to the Kong family."
Li Xian smiled: "Not bad, being able to position yourself shows that you are a very smart person. I wonder where Mr. Guo is from?"
As soon as the three words "Mr. Guo" came out, Guo Hongyan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The word "Mr." is not used casually, it is a respectful title. Of course, Guo Hongyan also understood that at the moment, Li Xian was just showing a "respectful" attitude, and he should not take himself too seriously.
The more important test is yet to come.
"I come from... Lingnan. In the south of Yingzhou, there is a mountain range that is more than 300,000 miles long, called Nanling. Nanling isolates the south of Yingzhou into an independent world. There is about one-tenth of the area of Yingzhou, with high mountains and dense forests, and few plains. There are many ferocious beasts and poisonous insects in the mountains, and the direction of people's cultivation is mostly weird and evil. Even the demons in Yingzhou are a little scared when they mention Lingnan. This is my cultivation magic power, Yin Fire, or more precisely, Yin Fire with some characteristics of Hell Fire."
As he spoke, a flame the size of a candle appeared in the palm of Guo Hongyan's right hand.
But this flame was not red, nor was it the bleak color of ordinary Yin Fire, but light gray and almost invisible, like a shadow; but as soon as this flame came out, the entire hall of the City Lord's Mansion was filled with a faint chill and coldness, and some guards with low cultivation even felt a little bit of fear.
Guo Hongyan quietly stretched out his right hand, and this little bit of Yin Fire lasted for a cup of tea before being slowly retracted by Guo Hongyan.
“This is where I come from.”
Li Xian retracted his gaze and his mind, "Why do you dare to say it now?"
"Because of the magnanimity of the wise king, because of the laws of the Shang Kingdom, and because of the countless masters of magic and evil ways who now live freely in the Shang Kingdom."
"Why did you leave Lingnan? With your Nascent Soul cultivation, you can be of great use anywhere."
"In order to find a future, in order to find a glorious path! Lingnan's cultivation is an evil path. The so-called evil path is a crooked path. In Lingnan, people pursue power, not ascension! I cannot approve of this way of cultivation. Moreover, because they do not pursue ascension, but only pursue power one-sidedly, Lingnan area... ghosts are rampant, and people are living in poverty. Lingnan is a world with no future! After my relatives died in the war, I decided to leave Lingnan and look for opportunities."