Liu Xun nodded upon hearing this, and said, as if he understood, "I think I understand. The awakening of your superpowers is random! So it is very likely that they will awaken in the direct lineage, but it is also possible that they will awaken in the collateral lineage! This means that the current direct lineage and collateral lineage are only temporary!"
"Yes, you can understand it that way. To be honest, I have always been curious about your Chinese culture." A hint of approval appeared in Catherine's blue eyes, which was her recognition of Liu Xun's words.
When Liu Xun heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, showed a confident smile, and said: "Well...it's inevitable that the princess is curious. In fact, our Chinese culture is profound and extensive. Even I, who was born and raised in China, cannot fully understand it."
"Are you bragging? Although the international community says that you Chinese are humble, it seems now that you are an outsider." Catherine looked at Liu Xun with a smile. Her smile was so beautiful that it seemed that one could fall into it unconsciously.
Liu Xun shrugged, raised his glass again, and said softly: "Two thousand two hundred years ago, there was an imperial dynasty in China, which was later called the Qing Dynasty! They did not know how to be humble, were arrogant, and closed the country to the outside world, so that they were divided up by the eight Western powers and almost perished, leaving a heavy mark in Chinese history!"
"Two thousand and one hundred years ago, the tiny country of Japan actually wanted to get a piece of the pie, but the sleeping lion had awakened at that time. Although it was still a thin lion, it was not something that a dog could bully! After the civil war and foreign wars, the People's Republic of China was established. Its tough measures and unyielding military spirit made the whole world tremble!"
"Two thousand and fifty years ago, China stood firm on the world stage. They were humble and tolerant, and took peace as their mission, but in return they were provoked by Japan, Vietnam, India, the United States and other countries!"
"Two thousand years ago, the world war broke out. A war broke out between the nuclear powers. The world was almost destroyed. Humanity faced the biggest crisis in history. The United Nations rose because of this. Many small countries perished because of this. This left a sad mark on the history of the earth!"
"Two thousand years later, that is, sixty years ago, another world war broke out. Ancient warriors and supernatural beings appeared together, but it ended in the end due to the deterrence of the United Nations' nuclear weapons. However, the global death toll in that war reached 80 million!"
"Sixty years later, China, the United States, Russia, Britain and other countries have become the world's economic powers. After thousands of years of war, although a lot of heritage has been lost, the bloodline is still there!"
After Liu Xun finished speaking, Catherine frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Liu Xun, why do I feel that what you said is contradictory? As you said, the Qing Dynasty was arrogant and almost lost the country, and China was humble and tolerant. Although it did not lose the country, it caused a world war, so that the war continues to this day."
"Two thousand years ago, our country was not called Huaxia. At that time, Huaxia was just a title, a title for all Chinese people! At that time, we were called the People's Republic of China, which is China in history! But the compatriots who died in the world war at that time changed the country's name to Huaxia! In fact, the reason I said this is, first, to satisfy your unknown about Huaxia, and second, to explain that excessive arrogance is self-destruction, but blindly being humble and forbearing is not a solution. When necessary, we still have to be tough to the end! If Huaxia had maintained a tough attitude more than 2,000 years ago, the world war might not have broken out!"
Liu Xun smiled at Catherine and continued, "Princess Catherine, wars are caused by human hearts. People's desires will expand. No matter which country it is, there are leaders who make mistakes. But we should not live in the past now, but face reality! So... Can I ask you to dance?"
After that, Liu Xun bent down, made a gentleman's salute to Catherine, and extended his hand to invite her. Catherine looked at Liu Xun's confident face, hesitated for a moment, and then put her white palm in Liu Xun's hand and said softly: "You are the first person who really invites me to dance."
"Huh?" Liu Xun was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "Don't you hold dances very frequently in the UK? Have you never danced with others before?"
"Our direct line is different from the collateral line. The collateral line is in charge of the royal family, which means everything in this country, while the direct line needs to go abroad for experience. In fact, like my brother, I left England at the age of sixteen! As for where we went, I won't tell you, but don't worry, I have studied the dance steps and I won't step on you." Catherine crossed her fingers with Liu Xun's and placed the other arm on Liu Xun's shoulder.
"It doesn't matter if I get stepped on. It's a blessing to be stepped on by a beautiful woman like you." After what happened with Ryan, Liu Xun saw the world clearly. So in the future, he would speak differently to different people, even if it was a little hypocritical, at least he could survive.
With his arms around Catherine's waist, Catherine was wearing a white long dress. She was 1.80 meters tall and a few centimeters taller than Liu Xun in high heels. However, when Liu Xun thought of Hell's 2-meter height, he felt relieved.
There were already quite a few people dancing around, so Liu Xun and his partner were not considered the odd ones out. After dancing for about a minute, Catherine's high heels suddenly stepped on Liu Xun's leather shoes.
"..." Liu Xun took a breath, but didn't say anything. Catherine looked embarrassed and said softly: "I'm sorry, I only studied the dance steps when I was a child, and now I'm not very familiar with it..."
"It's okay, just practice more and it won't hurt at all." Liu Xun said while enduring the pain. No pain? Are you kidding
Two minutes later, Catherine accidentally stepped on Liu Xun again, and in the same place. At this time, her expression was extremely embarrassed, and she took off her arm from Liu Xun's shoulder. Perhaps because she was embarrassed for stepping on Liu Xun, she coughed lightly and said, "I'm tired, I won't jump for now..."
"Uh... Actually, I'm tired too. Let's go have a drink?" Liu Xun made up an excuse to cover up Catherine's embarrassment.
"Okay, what would you like to drink? I'll get it for you." Catherine felt a little guilty, probably because she stepped on Liu Xun a few times.
"Forget it. I'll get it for you. Otherwise, if your brother sees it, he'll say I'm not a gentleman by letting a woman get me wine." Liu Xun pretended to be helpless and walked towards the wine table.
Liu Xun casually poured two glasses of red wine and walked towards Catherine, but at this moment, Hell and Alice also walked towards them. When he walked in front of Liu Xun, he said, "How is it? Did you have fun?" (To be continued)