Chapter 156
After Lu Ming left, Shen Qianxue's expression turned somber again.
He also longed to trust Su Jinxia without reservation, just like Lu Ming, but he couldn't. He was the Phoenix Lord, and he had to put the collective interest before his personal interests.
He doesn't have the right to be willful.
After the New Year, Shen Xi wrote a letter and personally delivered it to Liuli Mountain. He wanted to meet Su Jinxia first and find out Su Jinxia's attitude.
However, the disciples of the Yamashita Ruri Society received the letter directly and drove Shen Xi away.
Do you think you can just see our Lord of the Glass whenever you want? What a joke!
These were the words spoken by a disciple of the Liuli Society to Shen Xi, which infuriated Shen Xi to the point of rage.
When Su Jin received the letter, she smiled like a flower, never expecting the opportunity to explain to come so quickly.
She hurriedly sent a reply, asking the Phoenix Lord to come to Liuli Mountain alone for a meeting.
When the message was sent back to Phoenix Pavilion, it was met with strong opposition from Yang Jiaoruo.
"Why did she send you alone? Isn't that like throwing a lamb to the slaughter? She definitely has ulterior motives!"
Shen Xi's expression was grim, and he disagreed: "We really can't be careless. Once we're in the mountains, the Liuli Society will have complete control, and we have absolutely no idea what's going on inside the Liuli Society. It's too dangerous!"
Shen Xi and Yang Jiaoruo argued back and forth, giving Shen Qianxue a headache.
"You two go ahead and get busy. I'll think about it," Shen Qianxue said calmly, appearing to have taken the advice to heart and was ready to think things through.
Shen Xi and Yang Jiaoruo then withdrew.
Before long, Yang Jiaoruo received the news that Shen Qianxue had gone to Liuli Mountain alone.
Yang Jiaoruo was extremely anxious and hurriedly went to find Shen Xi to ask him for a solution.
Shen Xi's eyes dimmed upon hearing this. It wasn't that he was worried about Shen Qianxue. Although Su Jinxia was a cunning woman, she wouldn't harm Shen Qianxue.
It's such a waste of his time to worry about something that was consensual between the two of them!
Shen Xi was tired and didn't want to care anymore, but he was very sad because Shen Qianxue had drifted away from him.
He sighed and said, "Young Master used to like to go out alone, but he would always tell me in advance that he wanted to go for a walk by himself, so that I would feel at ease. He has always been like this since he was a child."
“We grew up together since we could speak. Although we were master and servant, the young master never treated me like a servant. He always rushed to the front when there was danger. I thought I was the one who understood him the most and the one he trusted.”
“But recently, he has become even more silent, and now he doesn’t even tell me when he acts alone.”
Hearing Shen Xi say this, Yang Jiaoruo felt a pang of pain in her heart, a feeling she had already experienced, but...
"Now is not the time to talk about these things. What should we do?"
Looking at the agitated Yang Jiaoruo, Shen Xi suddenly felt a strange unease. "Why did you come to find me?"
What can I do?
Yang Jiaoruo looked at Shen Xi strangely, "Aren't you standing with me? If something happens, shouldn't I consult you?"
Shen Xi almost choked on her breath, exclaiming in surprise, "When did I stand with you?!"
Yang Jiaoruo was also puzzled, "You said my judgment of Su Jin was correct, but didn't you also target her? Didn't you also disapprove of her being with the young master? Don't we think the same way?"
A series of rhetorical questions left Shen Xi completely bewildered.
He suddenly realized why Shen Qianxue had drifted apart from him; he had unknowingly become just like Yang Jiaoruo!
This realization is like a giant wave crashing against the lost spiritual world.
He wasn't like this before. Shen Qianxue was a god in his heart, someone he had admired since childhood. He treated Shen Qianxue's words as sacred decrees. Even when he was worried about Shen Qianxue, he would choose to believe her!
Shen Xi has always understood that a man should have the courage to face the storms and move forward alone.
So, he's changed!
This change wasn't because Su Jin was capable, but because he had actually begun to distrust Shen Qianxue.
This left Shen Xi somewhat confused.
"Jiaoruo, do you believe in the young master?"
Yang Jiaoruo was stunned for a second, but then her expression became stubborn, and she was extremely unwilling to accept it.
"Don't blame me for not believing him, he's the one who disappointed me so much. He's been bewitched by Su Jinxia and has forgotten our great cause. Do you believe me or not, Su Jinxia is the one who caused our failure to win the Zhuanghe uprising!"
“Although I have no evidence, I know it must be her! She has the time and the ability; she is deceiving us! And the young master is always easily fooled by her, without the slightest vigilance. Now he has even handed over a world-destroying weapon. What is he planning to do!”
"I told him not to go. He's so old, why is he still so willful!"
Yang Jiaoruo became increasingly angry as she spoke, "Forget it, I can't count on you anyway. Since I, as his subordinate, am unable to persuade him, I will find someone who can control him."
Shen Xi was still pondering Zhuanghe when Yang Jiaoruo ran off. He hurriedly called out, "You're going to see the Seventh Prince again! Don't do anything foolish!"
He shouted loudly, but it had no effect.
As he watched Yang Jiaoruo's retreating figure, he suddenly realized that Yang Jiaoruo seemed to trust the Seventh Prince more.
Shen Xi was completely confused; he couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong.
Yang Jiaoruo arrived at the Prince's mansion as quickly as possible, requesting an audience with the Prince. She informed him of Shen Qianxue's visit to Su Jinxia and asked him to pursue and bring Shen Qianxue back.
However, the prince was not so obedient.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Ji said, "Su Jinxia and Qianxue are in love, so she wouldn't risk his life. Jiaoruo, there's no need to panic. Qianxue is a sensible person; she wouldn't joke around with her own life."
Yang Jiaoruo became anxious, "Your Highness, you don't know this, Su Jinxia has a deep influence on the young master. She has caused him to make mistakes more than once. Moreover, Su Jinxia is a deep and cunning person. Who knows what kind of tricks she has up her sleeve? Even if she doesn't intend to harm the young master, she may have other plans."
"What are your plans?"
Yang Jiaoruo said solemnly, "The Liuli Society and the Southern Kingdom colluded to attack our country. The young master and the prince are obstacles to them. If they control the young master, then no one will be able to stop them."
Zhou Ji smiled dismissively, "The Liuli Society is a neutral force. It doesn't necessarily have to cooperate with the Southern Kingdom. It can cooperate with us too. With Su Jin's help, there might still be room for maneuver."
"Any smart person in the Liuli Society would not impulsively harm Qianxue and provoke the entire Phoenix Pavilion, as this would do more harm than good to them."
"Don't worry, you should trust Qianxue. Qianxue is not someone who acts on emotions."
Yang Jiaoruo didn't expect the prince to think in this direction, but she didn't agree with it at all. The prince had no idea how much influence Su Jinxia had on Shen Qianxue. She was a vixen, and who knows what might happen if Shen Qianxue went there!
But Yang Jiaoruo naturally couldn't say such vixen-like things to Zhou Ji, because Zhou Ji was also a man and wouldn't approve.
Yang Jiaoruo thought for a moment and said, "It is a good thing that Your Highness wants the Liuli Society to cooperate with us, but you don't know that Phoenix Pavilion and Liuli Society have a blood feud. Both families have ancestral precepts to be enemies forever! Therefore, Liuli Society will never stand on our side, and Phoenix Pavilion will never accept cooperation with Liuli Society."
Zhou Ji was startled, and somewhat curious: "A blood feud? I've never heard of that."
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