"Can we meet later?"

I heard Xi Shenlian's words which tended to be self-questioning and self-answering.

Although the other party has not yet directly answered whether they will accept the recruitment.

But Tian Yuanli still keenly understood the other party's thoughts.

And the result was exactly as she expected.

After Xi Shenlian finished his sigh, he looked at her seriously and said frankly:

"Although your conditions are very tempting, and can even be said to be extremely sincere, I still have to reject them."

Tian Yuanli was a little puzzled:

"Why?"

She didn't understand why the other party refused so decisively.

There is no intention to hide anything.

Xi Shenlian’s outspoken sermon:

“The reason is simple.”

"The me now, or the me after awakening, has no intention of being someone else's subordinate or working for them."

Having said that, he stretched out his left hand and poked his temple with his fingers.

He said in a calm but unquestionable tone:

"I am who I am, and I have my own ideas and concepts."

"When I was young, I didn't mind compromising, cheating, working for others... doing things I didn't really want to do."

"Because people with insufficient abilities need to be like that in order to survive, they can only go with the flow. This is the natural law of the world and belongs to heaven."

"But after I gain power, I will only act according to my own ideas, so I don't need a so-called boss. Similarly, joining a force that will affect my freedom is also something that I don't need at all."

"Order?"

"No one has the right to give me orders."

Xi Shenlian looked directly into Tian Yuanli's icy blue eyes and spoke word by word:

"My actions have a basic premise, which is that they must be based on my will!!"

"Whether it is full of good intentions towards others or full of malice towards others, whether it is profitable or completely illogical and harmful to others and oneself."

"My will is my heart and soul. I don't need to care about right or wrong. Whether I am willing or not is everything!!!"

Listening to what Xi Shenlian said, looking at that extremely serious expression, gazing at those deep purple eyes that faintly revealed a sense of madness that was usually invisible, as if they were ready to devour someone.

now.

Tian Yuanli finally understood what his ancestors had said to him about the "strong self"...

That is an unshakable belief from the bottom of your heart that everything you do is the right path!

It will not be shaken, it will not be changed.

For example, for Xishenlian.

The reason why he does various things often has nothing to do with interests, gains and losses, good and evil. It is very likely that he does it simply because he is willing to do so!

When a person makes up his mind to do something, why is there a chance that he can be persuaded?

The reason is simple.

It is nothing more than that the person feels that the persuader's advice makes some sense, so the person's behavior becomes hesitant, and eventually he is persuaded to stop.

However, if the actor sincerely believes that what he does is absolutely right, who can persuade him to stop?

The answer is no one.

No one can persuade with simple words a person who thinks that what he does is absolutely right.

Even if God appeared, even if Sakyamuni was still alive, it would not work.

Even if you talk eloquently about the golden lotus falling from the sky, the other party will just think you are talking nonsense.

The other person believes deep down that he is absolutely right and you are ridiculous and unreasonable.

What can you use to persuade?

Same moment.

Tian Yuanli also understood why his ancestors had said that guys like Xishenlian would easily cause a big stir after their rise, and might even directly lead to something like a world war.

This kind of guy...

Once you have the idea, you really dare to do it!

And no amount of persuasion would work.

The problem can only be solved through real fighting.

Then, the high-level awakeners started fighting desperately... God knows how many people will die.

A bad one.

History will enter the next era, and everyone will return from modern society to ancient society!

In the end, Tian Yuanli, who had been thinking for a long time, chose to sigh deeply.

"Okay, I think... I understand your idea."

"From now on I should not try to recruit you again."

"However, the people from the other two families will probably come to you in the next few days. You will probably have to refuse them a few times by then."

Then, she glanced at some guys in the cafeteria who were quite interested in Xi Shenlian.

There was a hint of sarcasm and disdain in his eyes.

"Of course, in addition to the big crocodiles, there are also temptations from other small fish and shrimps."

The three major families try to win over the newly awakened ones mainly to maintain their own rule and the stability of their own society, while the other forces try to win over the newly awakened ones simply to climb up the ladder.

This has led to many forces using whatever means necessary to successfully attract new awakeners...

Xi Shenlian shrugged his shoulders.

"It doesn't matter."

"I am more or less curious about what price they can offer."

In his opinion, those things have become part of his own fun.

For Tianyuanli.

If Xi Shenlian hadn't felt that the other party was indeed sincere and had given him enough face, he would not have bothered to say so much.

…

Half an hour later.

The last half hour of lunch break.

In the office of the president of the Student Union, Tian Yuanli dialed the same number he had called a few days ago.

"I'm sorry to bother you so often."

"But the recruitment failed. The other party frankly said that he didn't want to obey anyone's orders at all..."

Wait until she finishes explaining the general situation.

A sigh with a hint of smile soon came from the other side of the phone:

"Regardless of right or wrong, gain or loss, are you willing to act according to your own ideas?"

"He is indeed an arrogant or extremely paranoid guy."

"Ego, stubbornness, neurosis..."

"What a familiar yet strange taste..."

"It smells like a madman."

Then, the other party continued:

"In that case, just follow what I said before and interact with him normally. There's no need to try to please him or offend him. Just let everything take its course."

“I am looking forward to his future performance.”

There was no trace of surprise or anger in his words at Xi Shenlian's rejection.

Some people just have a kind of calmness that comes naturally after being well-informed.

However, later on, he changed the subject and said to Tian Yuanli:

"Of course, if you can use the romance between a man and a woman to get him to our side, that would be great for me."

"But no one can predict such things. It all depends on fate. You can give it a try. Maybe you can succeed..."

These somewhat inappropriate words made Tian Yuanli silent on the spot.