Lin Yu was stunned by the sight of such a perfect body.
He quickly turned around, waved his hand, and draped the thin robe back over Murong Heshu's body.
Murong Heshu's lips curled slightly. "What, am I not beautiful? Don't you even flinch?"
"You may be a saint, but you are not a saint. Martial arts and Confucianism are two different things! If you are truly unmoved, I'm sure you're practicing the Sunflower Manual! Hehehehe!"
Murong Heshu burst into laughter, laughing so hard that her body trembled.
At this moment, she had completely succumbed to this man.
A martial arts master in his twenties is more than a match for her, let alone the young lady of an ancient martial arts clan.
Lin Yu turned around and said calmly, "I'm taking you on a drop tower ride late at night not for thrills. You should know what kind of strength I've demonstrated! How about we cooperate?"
Murong and Shu Ling took two steps in mid-air, as if stepping on an air cushion. She knew that this was Lin Yu's sacred domain enveloping her.
She brazenly approached Lin Yu, stroked his shoulder, and said in a sweet, fragrant voice, "You've already won me over. You can cooperate however you want, however you want to go deeper!"
These words are incredibly seductive, especially for a lone man and woman; they are extremely provocative.
Lin Yu shoved her hands away. "Although a martial monk is not a Confucian sage, he can still sever his desires in an instant. Your seductive arts are useless against me!"
"Let's get down to business. I'll help you seize the position of heir to the Murong family. However, from now on, you will no longer be allowed to pay tribute to the Murong clan. Instead, you will have to obey my orders and serve me completely. How about that?" Lin Yu said calmly.
Murong Heshu was slightly taken aback, and frowned as she said, "Do you know what you're saying?"
“If I stop paying tribute to the Murong clan, my status as a relative of the Murong family will be meaningless, and the Murong clan will not tolerate me. Furthermore, if the Murong clan stops paying tribute, the Shen family will also stop paying tribute. I have offended four powerful families. If things come to this, where will I find refuge?”
Although Lin Yu was powerful and had a strong background, in her opinion, his foundation was insufficient and he was absolutely no match for the four upper families. If she really did this, in the end, Lin Yu could escape unscathed thanks to his superior cultivation, while she would be nothing more than a sacrifice!
Even if this Lin fellow has a conscience and takes her away too, she will no longer be the young lady of a powerful family with a long history of martial arts. If she loses her power and status, what is the point of living?
Besides, she didn't trust this lousy man. She had known since she was a child that she should never place her hopes on a man, especially a capable and handsome man like Lin Yu, whose mouth was as deceitful as a ghost.
Lin Yu saw through her thoughts and said calmly, "I can assure you that I will give you a bright future, because my goal is not so-called power and money, but the entire ancient martial arts world!"
"What? You want to make an enemy of the entire Ancient Martial Arts?" Murong Heshu thought she had misheard, then chuckled. "Brother, don't joke around, okay? What makes you think you can? You need to know that the Ancient Martial Arts have more than one Saint. Even if your master is a martial arts master, a mere rogue cultivator can't do whatever he wants! Not to mention, if the Ancient Martial Arts give an order, the Arbitration Court's army will march on, and you and your master will have to pack your bags and run!"
Lin Yu's lips curled slightly as he continued, "What if we add the Divine Blood Family?"
"What??"
Murong Heshu looked incredulous, but then, as if remembering something, her expression gradually calmed down, and her beautiful eyes sparkled.
"I understand! No wonder you were so confident, it turns out you have divine blood behind you..."
Throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty, the only thing that ancient martial arts practitioners could be wary of was divine blood.
The two are age-old rivals!
For thousands of years, divine blood has consistently outpaced ancient martial arts, firmly controlling the affairs of the world.
Throughout history, emperors and kings who wished to secure their rule needed the approval of divine blood.
The emperor guards the nation's gates, and the divine blood flows to the north!
Ancient martial arts practitioners can only use their brains in economic matters, but when it comes to the imperial court, they can only bow down to the divine blood.
Perhaps, it will only emerge to wreak havoc on the court when it is in decline.
For example... right now!
"So, you've come representing the bloodline of the gods, to establish your authority in the south!" Murong Heshu said calmly, his eyes even carrying a hint of hostility.
Because, in principle, the two belong to opposing factions.
Lin Yu smiled and said, "The term 'establishing authority' is inaccurate. To be precise, it's 'rectification'!"
"Reorganize?" Murong Heshu sneered, "How? The development of things has its own laws, and decline is a natural phenomenon. As the saying goes, 'No destruction, no construction.' Don't you understand this principle, Shenxue? In the past, they never interfered!"
Lin Yu shook his head. "Peace is hard-won, and we can't let things continue to descend into chaos! Moreover, the situation is different now than in the past. A hundred years ago, the Great Xia was always in flux, with its divisions and reunions, but now, foreign powers are eyeing us covetously, the Japanese are ambitious, and imperialist wars are raging. Our Great Xia is besieged on all sides. Under these circumstances, we must unite as one and ensure that the people live in peace and prosperity in order to stabilize the entire Great Xia empire!"
"Moreover, according to the principles of the I Ching, we are currently in the final stage of the Nine Great Cycles, and the nation's fortune is at its peak. There is no question of decline yet, so we cannot simply let nature take its course. On the contrary, the Great Xia Dynasty is currently on the verge of collapse, ready to take the plunge! It requires human effort!"
"Once the problems are solved and the deep-seated issues are eliminated, it will be time for the dragon to soar into the sky!"
"We, the people of high aspirations, should follow the will of Heaven and act in accordance with the trend!" Lin Yu spoke righteously, his voice resounding throughout the heavens.
Murong Heshu was stunned, and his mind was thrown into turmoil. In a daze, he was somewhat moved by Lin Yu's impassioned speech.
Deep within the human heart lies something called conscience. This is what Wang Yangming referred to as the investigation of things to attain knowledge; that original mind is the one that knows good and evil.
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