"Brother Liandu, it is an honor for Beichen to have you here."
Seeing Lin Beichen slowly appear at the city gate to greet him, Yun Liandu's lips curled slightly.
"Brother Beichen's invitation is so sincere, how could I refuse?"
Yun Liandu's words caused the people from the Supreme Three Pure Ones Sect who were there to greet him to frown instantly.
To refer to oneself as "I" in front of one's own master is both a provocation and a sign of contempt.
Because "I am the one" is how he refers to himself in front of his subordinates, he immediately treated Daozi as his subordinate.
But Lin Beichen seemed oblivious to the meaning behind Yun Liandu's words, his smile unwavering as he gestured for her to enter.
"The tea is ready, Brother Liandu, please."
Yun Liandu nodded slightly with his hands behind his back, then stepped into Wuwei City with the two people following him.
"The Supreme Three Pure Ones Sect advocates naturalness and non-action, so it does not establish too many cities or recruit too many subjects. But in my opinion, this is putting the cart before the horse."
Yun Liandu looked at the rather simple streets and few pedestrians in Wuwei City and spoke again.
"No matter how much we admire nature, we are still human. As human beings, we must follow the principles of humanity and nature. Deliberately reducing the population and letting plants grow freely is not nature."
As she spoke, she turned to Lin Beichen beside her and gave him a faint smile.
"With people gone, the ideal of embracing nature and non-action will also be gone. This place will inevitably be occupied by others, and densely populated cities will follow. Brother Beichen, am I right?"
Lin Beichen chuckled upon hearing this.
“Brother Liandu is right, but what my Taishang Sanqing Sect pursues is the harmony between man and nature. I am the grass and trees, and the grass and trees are me. The Taishang Sanqing Sect has stood on the imperial land for ten thousand years, not because we are deaf to the affairs of the outside world.”
"If you want to embrace nature and non-action, you need to connect with the outside world. At the very least, you need to tell people outside the world, 'If you cut down my tree, I will dig up your grave.'"
As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other, and burst into laughter simultaneously.
Such is the nature of verbal sparring; seemingly casual conversation can conceal sharp wit, and from the moment they meet, the two engage in a fierce verbal battle akin to teetering on the edge of a precipice.
Yun Liandu told Lin Beichen, "Your Taishang Sanqing Sect may seem inactive, but in reality, your inner schemes are no less than anyone else's. In front of me, you don't need to put on that inaction and naturalness rhetoric anymore."
When all people die, your deliberately created system of inaction will vanish. Tell me what I want to hear, and perhaps I can consider leaving some plants and trees for you to continue your inaction.
If you try those tricks again, I'll cut down all the plants and trees you treasure.
Lin Beichen also told Yun Liandu in an almost straightforward manner.
If you cut down my plants, I'll dig up your ancestral graves.
The two walked side by side with smiles on their faces, but the two people following behind Yun Liandu and the people from the Supreme Three Pure Ones Sect were tense and ready to make a move at any moment.
Because such conversations can fall apart at any time, and when they do, it's time for a fight to break out.
“Brother Liandu, my Taishang Sanqing Sect cannot compare to the extravagance of the Celestial Dynasty, but this tea is unique to my Taishang Sanqing Sect.”
In the study, Lin Beichen sat down and gestured for Yun Liandu to sit down. Yun Liandu sat down with an air of nonchalance and then picked up his teacup and took a sip without hesitation.
"It's acceptable, and it's not poisonous."
Lin Beichen laughed heartily upon hearing this.
"Brother Liandu, you jest. Beichen truly cannot think of any poison in this world that could deceive you, Brother Liandu, or poison that could bring down a peerless genius like you from the Imperial Land."
Slowly setting down the teacup, Yun Liandu looked at Lin Beichen.
"They went to the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect?"
Lin Beichen put down his teacup and nodded, "I've been there."
"Have you seen that Boqi?"
Lin Beichen shook his head.
"It's a pity that he wasn't in the Dao Sect when I went there; I only met Senior Sister Feng'er."
When Yun Liandu heard the words "Senior Sister Feng'er," his eyes narrowed slightly.
"How is she?"
Lin Beichen smiled faintly upon hearing this.
"I asked her the same question when we met, and her answer was, 'It's great.'"
"Then they took my storage ring."
After saying that, she held up a finger to Yun Liandu: "I saved up my savings for ten years, and she took it all away with just a few words, and all I got in return was this."
As he spoke, he took out the small storage bag that had been prepared for him at the age of thirty and placed it in front of Yun Liandu.
She said she sewed it for me by hand, and that she pricked her hand several times while sewing it.
Looking at the small storage bag in front of him, Yun Liandu's eyes narrowed into an extremely dangerous arc.
He was very familiar with this kind of storage bag, and there was such a storage bag in the most conspicuous position of his storage ring.
When he first met Zhang Kaifeng as a child, she took his storage ring with very few words and then threw him a similar storage bag.
"I sewed this myself. I pricked my hands several times while sewing it. It's fair to exchange this for your storage ring."
At that time, Zhang Kaifeng said those words to Yun Liandu, who was lying on the ground.
He was easily defeated by that exquisitely beautiful little girl. What impressed him most was the sole of her shoe and the faint sound that was like heavenly music but terrified him.
He couldn't defeat her; even his most prized sword formation was useless against her. His despair reached its peak three years later.
When they met again three years later, he thought that his three years of hard work would surely allow him to avenge his previous humiliation.
However, he was defeated even faster and more thoroughly; he was completely crushed.
That time, he couldn't even get a small storage bag in exchange for his storage ring, because she said...
A piece of trash like you doesn't even deserve to have my storage bag.
Seeing Yun Liandu lost in memories, her expression constantly changing, Lin Beichen picked up his teacup, smiled slightly, and began to sip his tea.
As he put down his teacup, he subtly glanced outside Wuwei City.
A full quarter of an hour passed before Yun Liandu finally looked away from the small storage bag.
"She actually chose that Xiao Boqi; that was a foolish decision."
Lin Beichen smiled faintly and shook his head.
"I don't know why this is so, but based on my understanding of Senior Sister Feng'er, she is definitely not a foolish person, and she would never do anything foolish."
These words caused a cold, murderous glint to flash in Yun Liandu's eyes.
"You didn't see Ye Boqi, but you saw me. Do you think he's better than me?"
Lin Beichen didn't respond to this, but instead picked up his teacup and continued sipping his tea, which made Yun Liandu's lips curl into a smile of extreme anger.
Lin Beichen didn't answer him, which meant he thought he was inferior to Na Yiboqi, and that was what he couldn't tolerate the most.
Now, he has lost interest in playing along with Lin Beichen. He never came to discuss an alliance, but to annihilate the Supreme Three Pure Ones Sect.
He was confident, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to come here with only two people.
Outside Wuwei City, a large number of experts have already gathered.
His real target in his counterattack was the Supreme Three Pure Ones Sect.
Just then, Lin Beichen gently put down his teacup and looked at Lin Beichen before speaking.
"Didn't you want to see Yi Boqi?"
"He's here."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
