Chapter 364 Yin Li's Past

There was a heavy storm outside, but the fire in the Wanjuan Pavilion emitted a warm glow. It burned quietly, making crackling sounds from time to time.

Yin Li's expression was neither sad nor happy, as the story continued: "The young man was conceited and wanted to lead the tribe that raised him to a life of glory and prosperity. So he made a contract with the emperor, who decided to appoint him and his tribe as protectors..."

They were called Dharma protectors, but in fact they were subject to the emperor and became his subjects.

The boy was very smart. Although he had lived in the backward and remote southern Xinjiang since he was a child, he was keenly aware of the richness of the Central Plains.

He was a kind man. Unlike other tribesmen, he did not choose to plunder the Central Plains. Instead, he went directly to the emperor and chose to coexist peacefully.

This decision also brought temporary glory to his tribe. After becoming the protector, the tribe began to exchange what they had with the Central Plains, and their lives became prosperous.

The reason why the emperor took a fancy to the young man from this small tribe was, of course, because the young man possessed the blue fire technique.

The tribesmen were just ordinary people, but the young man was extremely intelligent. After he had figured out his blue fire method, he taught it to his tribesmen.

At this point, Yin Li chuckled, "When they left the mountains, the world was awed by their magic. The emperor was delighted and bestowed upon them the name 'You'. But the complacent young man didn't know that the wickedness of human nature far exceeded his imagination..."

This tribe is what people later called the You tribe in legends.

The naive young man was bewitched by the emperor and became the leader of the Shadow Guard.

The emperor said that there were many corrupt officials in the court, but due to various reasons, he could not get rid of them quickly.

So he needed to borrow the power of the young man to make those people "die suddenly" so that the people could live a better life.

The boy naively believed it.

He helped the emperor eliminate corrupt officials and became the most useful knife in the emperor's hand.

The emperor instructed him to wear a mask before killing anyone, and to move quickly and decisively, preferably killing with one strike to avoid exposing his whereabouts.

The young man agreed. He felt that the emperor was very kind. Not only did he care about the common people, but he also always took care of him and allowed his tribe to live a good life.

But the officials in the court are different. They exploit the people and always wear hypocritical masks, which makes people feel sick.

So he always killed people in the dead of night, taking advantage of the target's deep sleep before taking action.

But later I learned that killing with one blow was to leave the dying person no chance to explain himself.

Things took a turn for the better when, on a seemingly peaceful night, he came to the yard and saw an old man drinking.

The young man knew him. He was Chu Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. He often pretended to be friendly to the people when dealing with them, but the emperor already had evidence of his corruption.

Minister Chu was just a civil official, powerless, but he seemed to have anticipated that someone would want to kill him.

"Come out," he said.

The boy was discovered for the first time and walked out with a puzzled look: "How did you find me?"

Minister Chu laughed. Recently, many important officials in the court died suddenly. He knew that his life was coming to an end. He drank every night and asked this question every night.

After learning the truth, the boy turned into a fireball with a cold face and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

But Minister Chu shook his head and told him about the current political situation.

The boy didn't believe that the emperor was a bad person, and he didn't believe that he was aiding and abetting the evil.

He wanted to confront the emperor, but he heard a "bang" behind him.

It was Minister Chu who committed suicide by hitting his head against the wall, and before his death he left him a secret letter on the stone table.

"Why do you want to die?" The boy widened his eyes in disbelief.

Minister Chu forced a smile and said, "If the king wishes for his subject to die, then he must die. Your Majesty, I have served my country faithfully!"

Hearing this, Hu Xin'er couldn't help but be moved: "This Minister Chu is too..."

He had done nothing wrong, but he died just because the emperor wanted to kill him?

Yin Li rarely showed a look of disappointment: "If it were me, even if I died, I would stab that bastard emperor to death before dying."

Hu Xin'er agreed deeply: "He could obviously persuade the boy with emotion and reason, and make him believe him. That way he wouldn't have to die, and he could slowly uncover the truth with the boy."

Yin Li's story continues.

Before his death, Minister Chu warned the young man not to tell anyone about this matter, otherwise he would be in danger of death.

The boy sat in the yard for a long time, not knowing who to believe.

But he finally put the secret letter on the table, secretly learned the Central Plains characters, and understood the contents of the secret letter.

And the fact is just as Minister Chu said, most of the people killed by the teenager were not unforgivable criminals, and there were many honest officials among them.

He was removed only because he was in the way of the emperor.

Hu Xin'er suddenly had a bad feeling: "He wouldn't..."

Yin Li forced a smile and said, "It's just as you imagined. The hot-tempered young man had a falling out with the emperor and wanted to take his people away, but the emperor became enraged and slaughtered their entire tribe."

How can a small tribe, even if it has special skills, resist the army of a big country?

The boy was originally killed, but he didn't realize that he still had the ability to be immortal until he woke up in a mass grave.

When he looked at the corpses of his tribesmen piled up in the mass grave, he realized that he had made a terrible mistake.

"From then on, he found a place to hide, never to see the light of day again, and vowed never to trust others easily again." After Yin Li finished speaking seemingly lightly, the Wanjuan Pavilion fell into a long silence.

After listening to this, Hu Xiner understood that Yin Li was the young man.

No wonder his face looked so ugly when the prince tested him with the You clan.

After learning about his tragic life story, Hu Xin'er couldn't help but feel guilty: "I'm sorry, Yin Li, I really didn't mean to hurt you. You know me well. I do a lot of stupid things when I'm emotionally aroused."

"It doesn't matter. I'm immortal anyway. Even if I get hurt, I can recover on my own." Yin Li smiled and showed Hu Xin'er his arm as if showing off. "Here, it's healed."

"But it still hurts." Hu Xiner said in a low voice.

Yin Li lowered his eyes upon hearing this, his expression unclear in the firelight. "In the past two hundred years, I have witnessed the vicissitudes of life, the ever-changing world. I have died and lived countless times. Immortality is a punishment for me."

He raised his head and looked at Hu Xin'er steadily: "It wasn't until I met you that I felt like a ray of light had appeared in my endless days."

Unfortunately, life is like a picture book, and the order of appearance is very important.

The fate between him and Hu Xin'er only lasted until they met.