Cui Wenjing did not answer the question directly. Instead, for the first time, he took his eyes away from the running water and turned to look at Zhao Changhe.
Zhao Changhe said, "When my uncle looked at the flowing water before, I thought he was trying to intimidate me. But when I looked at the flowing water today, I felt that it had some meaning. Can you tell me about it?"
Cui Wenjing asked: "Why don't you feel that I am also trying to intimidate you today?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Because apart from the unknown gods and demons, there are no known humans in this land who can intimidate me."
Cui Wenjing twitched his lips: "I hope you haven't been blinded by the progress you've made in the past two years."
"My son-in-law has always been arrogant, and there is no need to hide it... And what I said is not just targeting my uncle, but also includes all the Heavenly Rankings. For example, the grassland shamans and the Golden Horde Khans, maybe I am not their opponent yet, but I can guarantee that if they want to kill me, they will have to pay a considerable price, and they may not be able to afford it because of their own concerns."
Cui Wenjing: “…”
Not their opponent, not "you guys", means you are already my opponent, right
He didn't say this, but just said: "Even with Xia Longyuan's strength, he couldn't withstand the hunting of the heroes. Are you so proud of your ability?"
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "So, my son-in-law is here to break the siege? At least I definitely don't want my uncle to be my enemy."
Cui Wenjing burst out laughing.
Zhao Changhe said, "This may not be so pleasant to hear, but I still want to tell you, uncle - Old Xia's target is gods and demons, and so am I. Uncle thinks that those people's starting point for speculating about Brother Yuan Yong and his wife is very low-level, but forgive me for being frank, uncle, whose vision is only limited to his own little piece of land, is not that high-level."
Cui Yuanyang grinned from the back.
Cui Wenjing turned his head and took a look. Cui Yuanyang put away his smile and sat up straight.
"Just like when I was facing my uncle, I was sweating profusely. You led me into a trap and made a three-year agreement... But not now. People will only be in awe of things that are too different from them, and worship them. When they reach a similar level, this awe will gradually disappear." Zhao Changhe asked: "So I find it hard to understand why you, my uncle, who is almost a master, still fall for the gods?"
Cui Wenjing was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "If I had been fooled by the gods, I would not have resolutely resisted the Sea Emperor."
Zhao Changhe said: "So now uncle thinks that other gods will not be like the Sea King, and will not have the same conflict of living environment between us and the sea people?"
Cui Wenjing said: "So far, no such situation has been found."
Zhao Changhe thought for a moment, pointed to an ant nest beside the pavilion, and turned to ask Cui Yuanyang: "Yangyang, if you could hear those ants calling your name and asking you to do them a favor, would you help them?"
Cui Yuanyang smiled and said, "If the ants called my name, I would definitely go and see what they were saying. If I could, I would definitely help. A group of ants called you, wouldn't you be happy?"
"If there is something that needs to be done by ants, they will find one or two suitable ones to do it, right?"
"Yes. I will also reward it with a piece of candy!"
"But if your house is full of ants and they crawl onto your cakes, would you spray some medicine to get rid of the ant nest?"
"meeting."
Zhao Changhe said: "This is the relationship between gods and mortals."
Cui Yuanyang: "..." "You think Lao Xia is an evil dragon, that's because Lao Xia's thinking is similar to those gods, they all look at people in this world from another dimension. He didn't care about accidentally hurting my uncle when he attacked. It was with this mentality that he finally caught the most annoying ant, and he just pressed it down with one finger. How could he care about identifying another ant in the field that was closer to him?" Zhao Changhe said: "I am closer to Lao Xia personally, but I also understand people's opposition to him, especially my uncle's anger, so I don't want to dispute this matter."
Cui Wenjing remained silent, he knew what Zhao Changhe was going to say.
Zhao Changhe asked, "But the question is, if that's the case, why did you rebel against Old Xia and willingly face another more serious one? Then why did you risk the failure of killing all nine clans and fight to the death to slay the dragon? Why not switch to a more ruthless one? Are you kidding me?"
Cui Wenjing smiled but still said nothing.
Zhao Changhe continued, "To restore your sword? Let's not talk about whether He has the ability to do so or whether He is just hanging you up with empty words. Even if He really can do it, have you ever thought that since He can help ants build nests, He can also destroy them at any time?"
Cui Wenjing finally laughed out loud: "You shoot arrows very fiercely... but it seems that you don't realize a problem."
Zhao Changhe was stunned: "What?"
"How can you guarantee that you are different from them?"
Zhao Changhe opened his mouth and choked for a moment.
Cui Wenjing smiled and said, "Judging from the current state of the Four Symbols Sect, you are already the reincarnation of the Night Emperor in the eyes of many onlookers, you know... Even if you are not, you are still the Night Emperor's agent in the human world. You are indignant and speak from our perspective, but why don't you think that if everyone needs to be on guard, you are also one of them? Don't you think that people believe you? Your cultivation speed, apart from the innate gods and demons who were said to be created at the same time as the heaven and earth in the last era, are there any other precedents? Xia Longyuan is not as bizarre as you."
Zhao Changhe: “Fuck.”
"The current situation is nothing more than the chaos of demons after Shenzhou lost Xia Longyuan's leadership. The tentacles of gods and demons have begun to penetrate all over the country, but they don't seem to want to be the first to emerge and become the target of public criticism. They are all supporting agents to act." Cui Wenjing said: "Therefore, for each family, there is only the consideration of which one to choose, there is no difference as you said."
After a pause, he continued, "You want to say that I rebelled against Xia Longyuan but chose another similar one, which is taking off pants to fart. I can only say that people have tempers, and no one has a mind as cold as a sword. If he had killed you at that time, you would have rebelled even more fiercely. Don't I know your temper? Would you still swallow your anger for the sake of the overall situation? The fist didn't hit your head, but you advised others to be magnanimous. How ridiculous."
"Well… "
"Of course, you saved me at that time." Cui Wenjing's tone softened: "Whether it is the relationship between you and Yangyang, or the fact that you saved me, emotionally, the entire Cui family is more inclined to you. Unfortunately, in this matter, emotions can't determine too much... We know that you don't like the aristocratic family, and we are in conflict. You said that others can build nests for ants and destroy them in the future, but Changhe, you are destroying nests now, what do you want the Cui family to think? As long as you can promise that everything will remain the same, even without the Qinghe Sword, the Cui family will follow you without saying a word, but I have waited for so long, and you didn't show such an intention, not even a trace."
Zhao Changhe thought for a long time, and finally said: "The promise I can make is, first, I can recast the Qinghe Sword. Although it is impossible to restore the original meaning of representing the mountain and river energy, it can support the inheritance needed by a family and the power value of the clan's magic weapon. Excuse me, the god who made the promise can only do this level at most. It is impossible for him to restore the meaning of the mountain and river energy. He is just fooling you."
Cui Wenjing asked: "Why do you think so?"
“Uncle knows better than anyone what kind of master the majestic purple aura of the Qinghe Sword recognizes… There is no such thing as the aura of mountains and rivers in the world; it is the embodiment of the hearts of all people. The hearts of gods and demons cannot possibly forge such a sword. If there is anyone in this world who can reforge the original Qinghe… it can only be you, Yuan Yong and Yang Yang who have been fully recognized by Qinghe.” Zhao Changhe said, “If you can really do it, I’ll be happy to see it happen, and I’ll help provide the capabilities needed for forging. The other party can only do this at most, and my promise is harder than His.”
Cui Wenjing's heart moved slightly.
In fact, as long as Zhao Changhe has this promise, it can almost cover everything. Even if it is just empty talk, isn't the other party the same
Zhao Changhe's promise is indeed stronger than others. As long as there is a real possibility of fulfilling it, he will not go back on his word.
He asked calmly: "This is the first one, what about the second one?"
"Secondly, I don't agree with this kind of family monopoly that lasts for thousands of years. It's a step backward for the whole world. The Qinghe Sword itself wouldn't agree with this. Even if it's recast, it will fall asleep again. I think when uncle looks at the flowing water, he's watching the passing of time. The past is the past. The flowing water in front of you may still look the same, but it's no longer the original flowing water." Zhao Changhe looked at Cui Wenjing and said slowly, "Uncle has already prepared for the change in his heart. He even had this idea when he lent Qinghe. Why did he hide it from me?"
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PS: Sorry for being late~ I'd still like to ask for a monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)