"Oh, what's the point? How can you kill a chicken with a big knife? Just leave such a small matter to Lu Ping to handle it." Fang Yizhu was suddenly called upon, but he didn't panic and answered calmly without any stumble.
"What a talent!" Long Wei exclaimed, "Fang Yizhu, right? Are you interested in joining me? I'll guarantee you a fifth rank in three years, a fourth rank in five years, and a third rank in ten years."
"Thank you, we'll chat privately later." Fang Yizhu nodded.
Everyone's eyes have been focused on Fang Yizhu, but he remained calm and looked at Chu Min and said: "Teacher Chu Min, don't you have anything to say?"
Chu Min thought for a while and then said: "Everyone, come and sit."
Everyone moved back to their seats from the window and looked at Chu Min.
"It's a thing of the past." Chu Min said. She had always been firm and decisive, but when she started to recall this past event, her face showed a bit of pain. She raised her glass and drank it down.
"I don't want to tell the story, you tell it." She said to Long Wei.
"Okay." Long Wei nodded and received everyone's gaze.
"Twenty-eight years ago, the three empires were not in the stable and peaceful situation they are now. Conflicts and disputes continued among the three countries. Taxes and labor were extremely heavy in each country, and civilian life was miserable. There were eight young men who were just starting out. Because they had the same mind, they We became friends and determined to do something big in this troubled time and change the world. Is it okay for me to say this?" Long Kuo asked hurriedly after opening his head.
Chu Min waved her hand to show that she didn't care. She picked up the wine glass with her other hand and drank another glass in one gulp.
"Let me put it briefly... In short, the eight young men have gradually made a name for themselves. The three major empires and the four major academies all want to recruit them. Among them, your teacher Chu Min is the most outstanding. Awakening, a genius cultivator who is said to be born once in a thousand years, was approached by the four major colleges, but she was rejected unceremoniously."
"There should be applause here." Fang Yizhu shouted and clapped a few times, but then he saw that no one responded, and Chu Min was not in a good mood, so he put down his hand and shouted at a circle of people. He nodded and said: "That's enough." It was as if everyone was clapping along with him but was stopped by him.
"It's a pity that not everyone is as loyal to their original aspirations as Chu Min. I remember at that time, we had been together for eight years, right?" Long Wei said.
"Yes." Chu Min nodded and drank another glass of wine.
"In eight years, everyone has changed a lot. Some people have encountered bottlenecks in their cultivation, some have made new friends, some have developed ambitions, and finally one person has taken the lead in choosing to leave." Long Wei said.
This time, when Chu Min raised his glass, Long Wei simply lifted the wine bottle in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
"That person is me," he said. This should have been the most touching place for him, but his expression became particularly calm at this time.
"To change the world, the strength of the eight of us is not enough. To change the world, we need not only strength, but also power. So I accepted the invitation of the Xuanjun Empire and became their minion. Over the past twenty years, I have spared no effort. I climbed up and finally got to where I am now. I think I have done a pretty good job, and although I am sorry for my brothers, I am worthy of my choice," Long Wei said.
"I understand." Chu Min said.
"But they can't..." Long Kuo said, picking up another bottle of wine, but without drinking it, he poured it slowly towards the ground.
Everyone was silent and listened to the sound of the drink falling to the floor.
"Don't pour too much, Xiao A doesn't drink." Chu Min said suddenly.
"It doesn't matter, Suishan will help him drink it." Long Wei said.
Talking about the two former friends, there was a smile in both of their eyes. But as the full jug of wine was poured out by Long Kui, the smile in their eyes also disappeared.
"If it weren't for him..." Long Wei said, looking at the empty seat on the table. If it weren't for him, these positions wouldn't be empty now. Long Wei wanted to say this, but finally didn't say it.
"The other person who chose to leave is named Lei Baichuan." Long Wei continued, "You may not have heard of this name, but you should have heard of Zhongzhuyuan."
The Xuanjun Empire has the Protectorate Council, the Qingfeng Empire has the Juefengtang, and in the Changfeng Empire, the corresponding institution is the Central Academy.
When Fang Yizhu and Mo Lin heard their story, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, there was no need for Long Wei to continue talking. Although they didn't know the details, they could already guess the general development of the matter.
Lei Baichuan's departure was definitely not like Long Wei's. His departure may have had a great impact on this group, directly or indirectly killing the rest of the group except Chu Min. I'm afraid this is the person Chu Min is looking for.
And this person now seems to be related to the Central Academy, so Fang Yizhu, Mo Lin, and the others are not nervous at all.
The highest combat power organizations of the three empires are roughly equal in strength. The Xuanjun Protectorate has just been half defeated by Lu Ping. Can the Zhongzhuyuan of the Changfeng Empire still be considered a threat? It can't be!
So when they heard that the final background of this goal was the Central Academy, Fang Yi, Zhu and Molin both had the thought of "no more than that" in their hearts, and the relief was also reflected on their faces.
"What?" This look made Long Wei feel confused.
"Oh, it's okay, go on." The two looked at each other, straightened their expressions, and said hurriedly.
"Let me tell you here, you were no longer here by then." Chu Min took over at this time.
"Okay, you tell me." Long Wei nodded.
"I underestimated Lei Baichuan and overestimated myself." This is what Chu Min said. It was because of this sentence that she had been depressed for twenty years. The once-in-a-millennium genius cultivator who was once sought after by the four major colleges, When he first met Lu Ping and the others, he was just a Sanpo Guantong who was intoxicated with alcohol.
"He deceived everyone." Long Wei said. He did not experience what happened back then, but he did an investigation afterwards and knew the whole story as clearly as Chu Min did.
"Lei Baichuan plans to join the Fengchang Empire. He hopes to directly enter the core of the Fengchang Empire. But we people are actually a scourge to the three empires. Rather than appreciating us, the empire wants to recruit us. . But for a person who accepts the scourge of recruitment, it is almost impossible to become a deeply relied on core figure. So in order to show his loyalty, Lei Baichuan betrayed us and betrayed his partners who had been with him day and night for eight years. " Chu Min said.
"But it's my fault too." When Chu Min said this, she suddenly shed tears. This scene frightened Lu Ping, Su Tang, Molin and the others. Teacher Chu Min, was actually crying?
"After Long Wei left, Lei Baichuan was actually a little restless. At that time, his time with us became less and less, and he spent more and more time missing each day. When asked about him, he always had various reasons. To explain. At first we didn’t doubt his presence, but as time went by, doubts gradually arose. Suishan told me about Lei Baichuan twice, but I didn’t take it seriously. Lei Baichuan has always been the weakest among the eight of us. , the most timid one, I thought that even if he wanted to do something, I could handle it. I told Suishan that even if something happened, I would definitely protect everyone. Suishan smiled and nodded, and he said, I didn't know what he was going to say to me, but he died in front of me..."
"There was no trap, no trap. All Lei Baichuan wanted was our heads, so he directly attracted Chang Feng's men and launched a surprise attack on us."
"Lei Baichuan knows us too well. He knows the strength and methods of each of us. He knows how to avoid our customization and our perception. He knows how to kill each of us most efficiently."
"In the end, all my partners died, and I was the only one who managed to escape. I always thought I could protect everyone. I always thought..." Chu Min's voice gradually became lower. This was a wound she had hidden in her heart for twenty years. Then he dug it out with his own hands and showed it to everyone. Her tears kept flowing, but there was no sound of sobbing. There was nothing more sad than heartbreak, and that was her current state. She is desperate for a past that cannot be changed. Self-blame was greater than the hatred for the betrayer, which was the reason why she sank for a time.
But Chu Min, who had stood up again, would not fall down like this again. She also picked up a full jug of wine, drank half of it in one gulp, and poured the remaining half on the ground like Long Kui did.
"That's it." She put down the empty wine bottle, looked at everyone, and said calmly. The tears on her face were swept away by her spirit as she raised her fingers.
