"Senior Sister Jinhua was worried that you might encounter unpleasant things while traveling to Luojing alone and being unfamiliar with the place, so she gave me some instructions this time."
"Because you are quiet and don't like to talk much, this is certainly not a bad thing, but in the aristocratic circles who usually idle and have fun, they will think that such people have no ability, so they will think that you are easy to bully."
"What's the benefit of bullying me?" Loran Hill's pupils swayed like water under the reflection of the lantern beside him.
"Of course, that's their bragging rights. These people themselves have no real abilities, so they can only assert themselves by stepping on others. Otherwise, how can we, the children of noble families, cope? They may be of noble birth, but their abilities aren't as good as those of the students at the Jixia Academy, and their transcendental strength isn't as good as our disciples. They can only seek other means, such as playing with birds and insects, forcing themselves to compose poetry, or seeking entertainment on the streets."
"The dynasty has flourished for a thousand years, and its royal family has expanded countless times. Now it has become too big to be eliminated."
Gu Lie stood up, drank the wine in the glass, put it down, and watched the breeze blowing outside the window.
"So, up to this day, the current emperor rarely gets the title of king. He has over a hundred sons, but only four of them have actually been given the title: King Dai, King Huainan, King Xuesong, and Princess Qingbo."
"Before this, only King Dai had his own fiefdom. He was considered the candidate for the crown prince, and all the officials followed him. It was not until now that King Huainan was granted a fiefdom as well, that he was able to compete with King Dai."
"Perhaps this is also the mindset of an emperor. He doesn't want to be alone, and hopes that the two of them can compete with each other and observe their strengths and weaknesses at the same time."
"Luo Lan, when you go to Luojing, you'd better be careful and don't get involved in the fight between the two sides."
"As long as our Xiangyu faction doesn't surrender, they won't dare to escalate the war and bring it upon you."
"After all, a thousand years ago, the Scarlet Phoenix made an alliance with all the immortals in the world. All sects respected the dynasty, each fulfilling their own responsibilities to suppress the vortex seals in the world, and the dynasty was not allowed to interfere too much in the private affairs of the sects."
"Thank you for the reminder, senior brother." Loran Hill blinked and nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, at the fence of the restaurant, the two chatted about some trivial matters in the sect, and Gu Lie also talked about the scene when he entered the Xiangyu Sect to study as a child.
"Come to think of it, Senior Sister Jinhua was just like you back then. She liked staying indoors and didn't want to go out and play. No wonder she loved and cared for you so much."
As he spoke, Gu Lie's laughter echoed in the night of the mountain stream, startling a flock of birds, which then disappeared into the woods.
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