"Prime Minister Nan!" When Blind Liu raised his foot, all the objects in the room outside moved, startling Xiong Er so much that he shouted. Before he could react, white mist filled the air in front of his eyes, enveloping Blind Liu and Wu Yunzhu.
"Hmph, you're just showing off your meager skills in front of me!" Wu Yunzhu raised her wrist to dissolve the white mist, and Blind Liu said, "Master, are you afraid that your disciple will change your mind?"
"What a joke! I can help whoever I want, but how can you persuade them to do that?"
"If that's the case, Master, why don't you dare to speak with me for a moment? Are you afraid that I might lead you to see the remains of the soldiers being transported back to the capital?"
Blind Liu still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. Wu Yunzhu had adopted three of his fellow disciples in the past. He was willing to believe that she was kind by nature, but was just blinded by love for a while. He was unwilling to break up with her unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Master, Pei Xiyuan..."
"Shut up! It's not your turn to criticize him, and there's no need to waste your time on him. Those people will die even if they live to be a hundred years old. If you think I'll be condemned by my conscience and change my mind because of this, then you're wishful thinking!"
"Master, he is not the same person as before. Could it be that in Master's heart, he is more important than the two disciples?"
"Two? You and Wuya? Aqing and Xin'er are gone?"
Blind Liu knelt on the ground, kowtowed to her, and briefly told her what had happened. "I had no choice but to do it that day, but I believe I have done it in good faith, and I believe I have done it for the sake of my conscience, and for the master's careful cultivation and teaching.
"Master once said that disciples should not bully the good and fear the evil, and should stand upright between heaven and earth. My three brothers and I have no relationship with Master, yet Master still treats us like his own children. Why would he now aid the wicked and bring disaster upon the people? I really don't understand. Even if he is truly the one Master once loved, would Master really rather be cursed by the people of the Central Plains and bear the eternal infamy for him?"
"An eternal infamy?" Wu Yunzhu looked as if she had just heard a huge joke. She threw her head back and burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face.
After laughing, she leaned over to look at Blind Liu, who was still kneeling on the ground. "Do you know what's more terrifying than eternal infamy? Let me tell you, it's obscurity! What's the point of eternal infamy? At least there are still people who remember who you are and what you did. But if no one remembers you, what do you mean?"
Straightening up, she continued, "Don't try to persuade others to do good without experiencing their suffering. If you had lived for over a thousand years like me, you would have seen through the impermanence of the world! Whether you're cursed for eternity or remembered for eternity, people's busy lives are ultimately just for a few ounces of silver. Who can truly remember whom? The only people who can truly remember you are those who once cared about you, like you three brothers. Even if I live another thousand years, at least I'll still remember that you were once my disciples!"
Speaking of disciples, Wu Yunzhu's mind flashed back to the three young men who had practiced martial arts with her all day long on the top of Yunwu Mountain. In fact, the reason she accepted them as disciples was because Feng Qingzi looked a bit like Gu Guangming's grandfather, which was also the reason why she was sometimes cold and sometimes warm to Feng Qingzi.
The reason why she chose Liu Xiazi and Hua Xinzi was that they both resembled Gu Shuyu to some extent, except that Liu Xiazi was similar in spirit while Hua Xinzi was similar in appearance. Therefore, Hua Xinzi was the one she liked the most among the three.
Time had passed, and after listening to Blind Liu's story about the three of them, she felt no emotion at first, because they were all a thing of the past to her. But Blind Liu's words, which would be cursed for eternity, aroused a lot of thoughts in her. Now she thought of Hua Xinzi, who had a pair of clean and bright eyes like Gu Shuyu, and died at the hands of Feng Qingzi. She felt a little angry.
"Ah Qing is truly not a good person. He actually dared to harm Xin'er. He deserves death! As for you, you killed your fellow disciples. You are not a good person either. I am letting you go now because we are our master and disciple. If you still insist on staying and ruining my mood, and if you make me angry later, don't blame me for being ruthless! Get out!"
"Master, no matter what your disciple says, you are determined to help Pei Xiyuan attack the Central Plains, right?"
"Hmph, how foolish! What Central Plains? What Moon Country? To you, it's a war between nations, but to me, it's just a change of regime. If he wants it, I'll help him get it. What's wrong with that? But you, for your foolish loyalty, are willing to turn against me. Who will remember you in a thousand years? What are you trying to achieve? How ridiculous!"
"No! I was born a citizen of the Central Plains, and I will be a ghost of the Central Plains after my death. I am not here simply to serve the king, nor for fame and fortune. If the Central Plains invade the Moon Kingdom this time, I will definitely not participate. Before I leave, I have something to ask Master: If Pei Xiyuan really takes over the world, how do you think he will treat you?"
Wu Yunzhu's face darkened: "Are you going to force me to kill you right now?"
Blind Liu sighed inwardly, then kowtowed to her three times. He then stood up, looked at her, and said, "From this moment on, the relationship between you and me as master and disciple is severed, but I will still offer three incense sticks to my master every day for the rest of my life!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his long sleeves, and the white mist lingering around him and Wu Yunzhu dissipated instantly. Pei Xiyuan bowed to Liu Xiazi and performed the Central Plains etiquette, "Uncle, how are you?"
Blind Liu went to the Moon Kingdom to repay Princess Minhui for saving his life. When he helped Pei Xiyuan ascend the throne of the Moon Emperor, he asked Pei Xiyuan to just call him uncle. Now he was not happy to hear him calling him that. He rolled his eyes and said, "I, an old blind man, am not worthy of your uncle. Just call me old blind man!"
Wu Yunzhu glanced at Blind Liu, then turned to look at Pei Xiyuan and said, "Isn't he the Prime Minister of Yan Dynasty? What's going on? Are you still friends with him?"
"I'll tell you in detail later." Pei Xiyuan still respected Blind Liu very much and wanted to win him over. He secretly winked at Wu Yunzhu, hoping that she could convince Blind Liu. He had heard Blind Liu calling Wu Yunzhu "Master" before, and he had long believed that Wu Yunzhu had really lived for thousands of years and came from another time and space like Jian Ning.
"He won't stay, forget it." Wu Yunzhu flicked her sleeves and walked towards the backyard, saying as she walked, "What's the use of a guy who harmed his fellow disciples and betrayed his master? As long as I'm here, you don't need anyone else. Get out!"
Pei Xiyuan's eyes darkened. Just as he was about to say something, Blind Liu waved his hand and said, "No need to say more. Remember what I, an old blind man, said. Don't go against the will of heaven. If you want to rule the Central Plains, all the men in the Central Plains must die!"
After saying this, Blind Liu walked away.
"Here he comes, Master is back!" Outside the Qishan camp, Ding Youtian and Jian Ning, wearing cloaks, had been looking at the night sky through telescopes. When fast-moving light and shadow appeared in the lens, Ding Youtian put down the telescope with a sense of relief, and smiled at Jian Ning sideways.
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