After dealing with a ridiculous rebellion, Li Linfu was finally able to sleep peacefully, but he felt angry thinking about Xue Bai while dreaming and waking up.
He opened his eyes, sat up on the couch, and murmured: "Damn it, Shuzi. Once you return to Chang'an, you won't be able to live in peace."
Then, he realized that the matter had been resolved, the Wang Welding case was closed, and he was the winner.
It was already very cold in Chang'an in the winter, and it was snowing outside. Although the house was warmed by the fire, it was extremely dry after a night. Li Linfu asked someone to bring water, but he was still thinking about Xue Bai.
"Seventeenth Mother is in Wangwushan, why don't you write a letter to the family and come back?"
"Back to Alang, my husband and his ladies have piled up a lot of unread family letters. Could you please go and look for them?"
After searching, I found out that Li Tengkong had actually written two letters back. The first one said that everything was well in Wangwushan and asked his grandpa for Yunyun, and the second one said that Princess Yuzhen planned to return to Chang'an for a short stay.
Li Linfu originally wanted to scold his daughter. If she hadn't said nice things, he would have demoted Xue Bai to Lingnan for any excuse when Xue Bai was in Yanshi.
However, he also knew that the reason why Xue Bai was not demoted at that time was actually because Yang Qixuan did not have time to find this excuse.
When the servant started writing, Li Linfu slowly dictated: "I feel cold because of my father, and my strength is not as strong as before. There are fifty children in the family, plus the son-in-law and grandson, there are more than a hundred in total, and there is no one who can take up the family position. When I was dreaming late at night, I thought about what your brother said, and I was filled with troubles. I suddenly regretted that I didn’t practice Taoism with Master Huaiyun when I was young..."
When Li Tengkong was still very young, Li Linfu often told her a story, saying that when he was young, he was raising eagles, raising dogs, and hunting in Luoyang. He once met an ugly Taoist named Huaiyun and wanted to lead him to practice Taoism, saying, " I have been in the world for five hundred years, and I saw a man named Lang Jun. He has been registered as an immortal and ascended to heaven in the morning. If you don't want to, you will be the prime minister for twenty years, and the power will rest with you."
At that time, the young Li Tengkong asked, "Have you chosen to be the prime minister? What a pity it would be to not be a god?"
In order to comfort her, Li Linfu said: "Twenty years as prime minister, I have all the power in the world. I only need to benefit the people and accumulate merit. In this way, the Taoist priest can still lead me to ascend three hundred years later."
When he said this, he really wanted to bring glory to the world, and he also spread the story so that the world would know his name as "Immortal Official".
In the blink of an eye, he had forgotten his vision of accumulating merit. Today, he dictated a family letter to his daughter with sad words.
"For my father, I gave up my fate of immortality and fell in love with the human world. Today, my life is about to end, and my descendants are unworthy. I only leave a big disaster to the family. I regret it too late. I am tossing and turning, sleepless and worried."
The maid who was writing a letter heard something strange and couldn't help but take a sneak peek. She thought that Alang's expression would be very sad. However, she saw Li Linfu's expression was calm, his eyes were shining, and there was no trace of worry at all.
It's more like he is plotting against his daughter.
"By the way, one last thing to mention about Xue Bai's actions..."
After the letter was sent out, Li Linfu stood up and moved to the meeting hall to sit down. His aura was still so high and high, with the confidence of being in control of everything.
He recently asked Li Xiu to work by his side. Like him, Li Xiu was only the tenth among his brothers, but he was indeed the most talented one...comparatively speaking.
"Master, are you discussing the official position left by the king today?"
"Um."
Li Xiu was well prepared. He turned around and looked at the many officials and staff sitting in the meeting hall, talking eloquently.
"How about Ge Shuhan as the candidate for the imperial censor? I used the Hu people's tactics in border towns and promoted him as the governor of Longyou and Hexi. This year he defeated Tubo and built Yinglong City to make the Tibetan army unable to fight. If you dare to approach Qinghai, the saint is about to reward you..."
"If there is no controversy, talk a lot and do it." Li Linfu finally got impatient and interrupted his son.
"I know I'm wrong." Li Xiu suddenly felt embarrassed, reorganized his thoughts, and said: "Then, Jing Zhaoyin, the Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as the positions of transportation, sex service, peace and purchase envoys, renting Yong, casting money and other envoys... …”
Before he finished speaking, Miao Jinqing, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, spoke up and said: "Right Prime Minister, I heard that Shihu has been asking to see the saint. Not long ago, the saint summoned him."
Li Linfu said: "Shihu made a big mistake this time. Do you think the saint can still reuse him?"
Miao Jinqing stroked his beard and muttered: "The sage has always known that spitting on a pot has neither talent nor virtue. However, looking at the ministers that the sage has relied on over the years, Pei Yaoqing, Wei Jian, Yang Shenjin, and Wang Xi are all good at managing money and handling cases. Although he is in a mess, when it comes to money, no one in the government can be better than him."
"There are no tigers in the mountains."
"Yes, for a while, it will be difficult for the Prime Minister to find someone who is better at managing money than a spitting pot."
Li Xiu couldn't say anything for a long time. In the gap between their thoughts, he said: "As far as I know, the reason why Shihu is dealing with Wang Xian is because he is eyeing the position of Jing Zhaoyin."
This is nonsense.
He found that if Miao Jinqing said it, the candidate he had drafted for Jing Zhaoyin was simply not qualified, so he had no choice but to shut up.
Li Linfu thought deeply and said: "We don't need to be a financial minister, but a border general. Abusi has made great achievements in the western expedition to Tibet with Ge Shuhan this year, so he can be promoted to Jing Zhaoyin."
"Absi? He is a barbarian with a vulgar temperament. How can he serve as Jingyin?"
"Soon he will return to Beijing with his brother Shu Han to perform his duties. Then the prime minister will have his own plans."
In this way, Li Xiu couldn't use the words he prepared, and could only stand aside and listen with his hands down.
Li Linfu glanced at him dissatisfied and decided to leave the remaining official positions to him for discussion, but there was one thing that had to be discussed first.
"Xue Bai, the captain of Chang'an, didn't know the general situation and was messy, so he was sent away because of the truth."
Miao Jinqing said: "This time he is also considered to have made meritorious service. If he is promoted, he can be released to other places, just like the magistrate of Jiyang County in Yazhou is leaving."
Li Linfu knew that Yazhou was impossible, and Xue Bai still had some background, but that was pretty much what he meant, he had to be kept far away this time.
While they were talking, someone hurried over and whispered: "Alang, there is important news in the palace."
"What's the matter?"
Li Linfu waved his hand and allowed the visitor to speak, and then he heard unexpected news.
"Not long after Yang Guozhong entered the palace, Chen Xuanli also entered the palace."
Li Linfu couldn't help but be furious. He thought the Wang Welding case had been settled and hated it if the matter stirred up again.
But obviously, there is someone behind it.
~~
Xue Bai walked into Shangshu Province and was led by officials to Chen Xilie's apartment.
"I've met the left prime minister."
"After Xue Lang returned to Chang'an, is this the first time you come to me?" Chen Xilie smiled kindly and said, "It has been a mess since you came back. It is rare to have a chance to have a good talk."
As the left prime minister of the court, he was a little too enthusiastic about a minor official like Xue Bai. At the end, he stroked his beard and said, "I think it was so good to have me in the Secretary's Department back then."
"I should thank Zuo Xiang for taking care of me all the time." Xue Bai said, "I came here today because I thought that there were a lot of problems in the court after the death of Wang Xian. I was a little confused and wanted to ask Zuo Xiang for advice."
This is where we get to the point.
Chen Xilie has been a coward for a long time and is not used to this kind of rhythm. He lamented: "The king had so much power for a while, and now that he is dead, there is not even a single person to help collect the body. It is disappointing."
"That is to say, those who were forced to have their families destroyed by him are already dead. Otherwise, I would be afraid that countless people would share his flesh and blood, and there would be no need to clean up?"
"Xue Lang is still as straightforward as ever." Chen Xilie said, "Straightforward."
Xue Bai said: "Let's talk about business. Don't you want the Prime Minister to take charge of this official appointment?"
Chen Xilie did not doubt that he had the qualifications to say such a thing. He pondered and said slowly: "Xue Lang is forcing me to turn against you?"
"Am I the one who forced you to do this? People all over the world have been waiting for Prime Minister Zuo for a long time."
"I'm afraid the time hasn't come yet."
Chen Xilie probably wanted to wait until Li Linfu was beaten to death before taking power, but he couldn't help but be eager to make a move and refused firmly, otherwise he would not agree to see Xue Bai.
After sighing, he looked at Xue Bai and observed his reaction.
Xue Bai calmly asked: "How about joining forces with Yang Guozhong?"
"Yang Guozhong was too eager to take action against Wang Fei and fell into the trap. The current situation is not good."
"It is precisely because he is in a bad situation that he can ally with us."
Xue Bai actually thought about killing Yang Guozhong if he had the chance to eliminate future troubles. However, the situation in the power arena was changing rapidly. When Wang Welding stood on the Hanguang Gate of the Imperial City and shouted the phrase "Qian Que", Yang Guozhong became a target to win over.
He is still young, and now he must have one or two important ministers who can compete with Li Linfu and give him room to grow his strength. However, Chen Xilie is not strong enough in terms of ability or courage.
"Yang Guozhong betrayed the right prime minister, took action in a hurry, and caused a big disaster." Chen Xilie said: "Can a saint forgive him?"
"He also felt that he was doomed." Xue Bai said, "But I was just scaring him. The saint was reluctant to kill the king's bird, not because of old feelings, but because of the king's strong recruiting ability. The saint was used to earning money every year. There are tens of billions of money and treasures stored in the inner treasury for banquets in the palace. But in the court today, the only person in the court who can shamelessly say, 'This is a perennial extra', like the king, is Yang Guozhong."
Chen Xilie was not convinced, but after thinking about it carefully, he really couldn't do it.
As soon as the saint issued the decree to exempt the people from taxes, the king immediately sent a petition to collect the foot money; he levied rents on the soldiers who died guarding the border; he transferred the goods but they were soaked, and then levied the devalued money from the local government... All these things, he really He didn't have the guts to do it, for fear of causing trouble and killing him.
Xue Bai continued: "Wang Fei and Yang Guozhong are the same kind of people. The saint cannot do without them. Otherwise, will the banquet cost be reduced? Go to Luoyang to eat? Now that Wang Fei dies, the saint will definitely not be willing to kill Yang Guozhong, but will reuse him. . But, Yang Guozhong couldn’t understand this, and he was frightened. What will he think when the saint teaches him a lesson and forgives him? "
"What do you think?"
"He will only think that Zuo and I saved him."
Chen Xilie raised his eyebrows and murmured: "Shall we join forces?"
"The Prime Minister Zuo is highly respected, Yang Guozhong is managing the internal funds, and the imperial concubine is taking care of him in the palace. Can't he still compete with Ge Nu?" Xue Bai said, "By the way, I also invited General Chen to expose An Lushan. This wolfish ambition is the first step for us to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Tang Dynasty."
"I..."
Chen Xilie stood up, almost taking on the important task and saying a few bold words, but he hesitated again when a bit of cold wind seeped in through the crack in the door.
There was no other reason than that he was afraid of Li Linfu and planned to wait until the matter was confirmed before making a decision, so he slowly sat down again, whispered a few words to his confidants, and asked them to find out the news.
With just this action, the left prime minister's weight in Xue Bai's eyes became lighter.
Normally, all the tough people in the court had been swept away by Li Linfu in more than ten years, and there were not even many personable and talented people. No wonder Wang Wen thought that they were all weak and had the courage to rebel.
Xue Bai was not in a hurry. If we form an alliance today, whoever is more cowardly will have a lower status in the future. He then smiled and waited with Chen Xilie.
The two chatted casually, and not long after, an official came over to announce the matter and handed an official document to Chen Xilie's hand. It was the candidates for various positions drafted by Miao Jinqing, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Among them, the official written below by the Jiyang County Magistrate It's the word "Xue Bai".
Chen Xilie's eyelids twitched, knowing that this was the Right Prime Minister's move to suppress Xue Bai. He couldn't help but be shocked. He turned his head to glance at Xue Bai and found that the young man's face was still very tender, too tender to conspire with him.
"Oh, where were you talking about?"
"When it comes to good people being bullied, sometimes if you take a step back, you may be beaten to the point of being unable to stand up. You must fight resolutely and never give in."
"Speaking of this?" Chen Xilie kept his expression calmly, put the official document into his sleeve, and said, "Mr. Zhang is going to the funeral, so Xue Lang will also go to express his condolences, right? You are also serving as Tai Lecheng."
"Yes, you should go."
"The saint is very sad this year. First he left Yang Gong and then Zhang Gong." Chen Xilie said, "They are all younger than the saint."
"I was not able to come back when my brother left, but I was present when Zhang Gong left. The tribute Hu'er left in the capital made him wild and ferocious, which is rare in Chang'an."
"you really……"
Seeing Xue Bai bite An Lushan so hard, Chen Xilie couldn't help but be frightened when he thought about the official document in his sleeve.
Only then did he have an inclination, and a close official rushed over and whispered a few words to him.
Just these two sentences made Chen Xilie's eyes filled with turmoil.
"A decree has been sent from the palace to summon An Lushan to the capital to perform his duties. The imperial edict has been sent to Zhongshu's door for countersigning."
"Did An Lushan perform meritorious service? Did the imperial edict come directly? Does Mr. Right know about it?"
"I don't know."
"General Chen has come to the palace to pay an audience?"
"Yes, General Chen lost his son and was recuperating. Today he entered the palace..."
Chen Xilie was shocked and could not figure out the deeper meaning.
First, why did the saint summon An Lushan to Beijing? Was he persuaded by Yang Guozhong and Chen Xuanli to get rid of An Lushan, or was he simply offering his merits? Secondly, why was the imperial edict sent to Zhongshu’s family for countersigning?
According to the procedure, the imperial edict should be sent to Zhongshu for countersigning, but this involves the division of power between the left prime minister and the right prime minister.
The "left prime minister" known to the world is actually the official position of the minister, while the "right prime minister" is the secretary of the middle school. To put it simply, the Zhongshu Ling is responsible for handling government affairs, while the servants are responsible for sealing the order. The seal means review. If there is any problem, it will be returned or rejected. If there is no problem, it will be countersigned.
Nowadays, Li Linfu is the Secretary of the Central Committee, and Chen Xilie is the servant of the sect. There is basically no division of power. Chen Xilie is really just a seal.
But what happened today was wrong, because the process was so correct. The imperial edict was sent directly to Zhongshu's subordinate province and was countersigned by his subordinate, the minister. He, the left prime minister, actually had power.
"Quickly, bring it here. I want to countersign the truth!"
There was still no rejection or refutation, and Chen Xilie could not wait to stamp the saint's will immediately.
For him, this is a completely different power.
…
Seeing this situation, Xue Bai smiled.
No matter how much he said, it was useless. It was not as practical as giving Chen Xilie a taste of power.
Just a matter as small as stamping a seal can make Chen Xilie stand on the opposite side of Li Linfu, like two dogs, who can win over the owner to personally give orders.
"Left Prime Minister."
"Mr. This is the great fortune of the Tang Dynasty."
Xue Bai ignored Chen Xilie's lies and loudly said: "Ge Nu controlled the government and blocked the way of speech; Hu Er had ulterior motives and conspired to rebel. What does the Left Prime Minister think? Are you willing to put the country first?!"
He had to force him to express his stance, otherwise he would never be his ally.
Chen Xilie was in a dilemma. He was thinking about countersigning the imperial edict and trying to win over Xue Bai and Yang Guozhong, but he finally gritted his teeth.
"I am greatly favored by the country and am the prime minister. I vow to eradicate the evildoers such as Li Linfu and An Lushan!"
~~
Xuanyangfang.
Xue Bai returned home with a few boxes and smelled a fragrant breeze before entering the lobby. After that, Qinglan hurriedly ran to greet him, almost crying in her anxiety, and said a little aggrievedly: "Mr. Lang."
"Um?"
Qing Lan pointed to the lobby, and Xue Bai went over to see more than twenty young girls, Wanfu, calling out, "I've seen Xue Lang."
At a glance, they are all beautiful, but they are all different. They are arranged together, forming a very touching scene.
"Did Yang Guozhong send it?"
Xue Bai has not forgotten that Yang Guozhong said that he would give him some specialties.
"Yes." Qing Lan nodded obediently, but she was obviously unhappy.
If you think Yang Guozhong's gift is just that, you would be looking down upon him.
One of the beautiful maids came forward and said softly: "I have met the husband. Not only the slave family and others have been owned by the husband, but also the ornaments on the body belong to the husband."
Xue Bai looked around and saw that the gold hairpin on her head was inlaid with turquoise, jade pendants hung on her ears, and an amethyst pendant hung on her snow-white neck.
Feeling Xue Bai's eyes falling on her chest, she smiled shyly and said, "Mr. Lang, I still have some treasures on my body. I need you to find them yourself."
"I know, do you know how to read?"
"I know how to play, play, sing, and sing poems."
Xue Bai nodded and said: "Then just keep them all. Later, hand over all the gold, silver and jades, and change into some plain clothes to work."
"Well, I'm willing to do anything for you."
Qing Lan couldn't help but frown and became even more unhappy after hearing this, until Xue Bai came out of the hall and whispered a few words to her.
"I brought back some files from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You can help them copy and organize them..."
"Mr. Lang is not afraid that some of them will spy on you."
While they were talking, the concierge came to report that Yang Guozhong had arrived, and Xue Bai invited him to meet him.
…
"I accepted the gift from brother, thank you very much."
"You and I are brothers, why do we need to say thank you? You can't be polite, hahaha."
Xue Bai asked: "What does the saint mean by calling An Lushan to the capital?"
Yang Guozhong had many things to ask, but Xue Bai asked first, so he had to answer: "Chen Xuanli is crying, and the saint has to give him face. I seized the opportunity and said that as long as I summon An Lushan to the capital, he will not dare to come. , which can prove that he has the intention to rebel."
"Smart." Xue Bai complimented casually.
It can be seen from this incident that Li Longji still believed in An Lushan in his heart.
It's just that I'm tired of being told that, so I might as well give it a try.
"The saint didn't look down upon me, but he didn't demote me either." Yang Guozhong asked, "Do you think I can survive this disaster?"
Xue Bai said: "I met Chen Xilie today. He will speak for you in front of the saint."
"is that useful?"
"If the fault lies with Ge Nu, then of course it does not lie with you."
"Then, Li Xiazhou, can Abai silence me for my brother?"
Xue Bai shook his head and whispered: "Of course I want to catch this witness to prevent my brother from betraying me again."
"Look what you said, you and my brother..."
"Let's get down to business, we have to fight for the official position left by Wang Zhi." Xue Bai said, "Do you want Jing Zhaoyin?"
Yang Guozhong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Is there still a chance?"
"Cheer up, it's not just Jing Zhaoyin. This is our opportunity to grow our power. The more official positions we can grab, the better."
"Okay, it's time for you and my brother to make progress."
~~
At night, you go to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Xiu was sitting in his study, still considering the list of officials. He had to understand the situation personally to avoid being unable to answer Li Linfu's questions.
His wife Lu came in.
"Actually, I don't think Wang He should be eliminated." Li Xiu sighed and expressed his opinion to Mr. Lu, "Wang He has always been the mainstay of the prime minister's office, holding more than twenty positions, and I have always been Suppressing talents, and now that I have broken my own arm, I am afraid that my vitality will be severely damaged."
"If you don't dissuade me, what's the point of talking now?"
"Can I persuade you?" Li Xiu asked, "Ever since Wang Zhen competed with An Lushan for the position of imperial censor for the purple robe, I have been jealous. In the past few years, Wang Zhun even dared to despise me..."
Lu suddenly interrupted him and asked, "Can Mr. Lang move my brother to another official position?"
Li Xiu frowned, hating the feeling of being interrupted. He was silent for a moment and said, "No."
"Why?"
"Your uncle has always been resentful because he was demoted from the position of minister of the Ministry of War to the position of minister. How can I support your cousin again?"
"Then why did your grandpa harm my uncle for no reason? Just because my uncle is so charming?"
"Hey, what's the use of talking about this anymore?" Li Xiu shook his head and said, "It's a troubled time right now..."
"Let's make peace."
"What?" Li Xiu suddenly thought that he had heard wrong and shook his head repeatedly, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"I'm not fooling around. Brother said that the Prime Minister is getting old, and the Li family may be in trouble in the future. In addition, the two families have a feud, so instead of being implicated in the future, it is better to end it first..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? The Lu family dares to have such an idea, are they not afraid of the disaster of annihilation? Let me tell you, my grandfather and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion are still in full swing!"
"No one knows the worries of the prime minister's house better than you. Please spare me. You have never been short of women..."
Li Xiu pulled Lu's arm hard and said, "Don't you know that I want to pass on the family business to me? At this time, you want to make peace with me? What should I do? I know, you threaten me, and use this to Let me mention your brother’s position.”
As he spoke, he sneered.
"What a daughter of a well-known family, okay, take advantage of the situation, this is the relationship between you and me as husband and wife!"
Mrs. Lu pursed her lips, sniffed, and held back her tears as she said, "Then please ask Mr. Lang to help my brother. You can't do it, right?"
After saying that, she shook off Li Xiu's hand, turned around and walked out of the study.
Li Xiu was furious. He swept all the documents on the table to the ground, took off the Xingyang Centipede bag from his crotch and threw it into the stove.
"尻!尻!尻!"
He was really tired. Nothing went smoothly in cultivating himself, managing his family, and running the country. He felt that he could no longer hold on.
However, his grandfather is old, how long can he last? Five years? Eight years? ten years? He is only about to serve as a young prisoner now, and there is still a long way to go before he can support the family.
Looking around this huge prime minister's house, there are only prodigal brothers, unruly sisters, and incompetent brothers-in-law, and no one can help him.
Li Xiu sat on the ground for a long time, smelling the strange smell coming from the stove, and stood up reluctantly, hunched over and picked up the official documents he had swept through one by one...
~~
Xue Mansion.
At dawn, Qinglan gathered a group of literate maids.
She opened several large boxes, and dust rose up. She quickly waved her sleeves to block it, but she still choked and coughed several times, losing all her aura as a concubine in the family.
"Ahem... How are we going to organize these documents? Draw up a catalog based on these maps, and then list all the officials in the 360 prefectures, 1,557 counties in the 15 states of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, Lang Jun seems to be more convenient..."
Before Qing Lan could finish her words, a burst of tender shouts could be heard in the hall.
"How to finish recording this?"
"Hey, you guys, you still say that you are a husband, why can't you do such a light job?"
"I dare to ask Madam Huangfu, is it really the husband who wants us to do this? Could it be that Madam Huangfu deliberately diverted us?"
Qing Lan couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and said, "Why did I lie to you? It was just what Lang Jun ordered."
"After that, Mr. Lang, will there be...a reward?"
"Of course there is, let's all move."
The reason why Xue Bai did this was actually just making a copy of the document he borrowed from Chen Xilie.
But he did look at the official lists casually.
Others didn't know what was so interesting about this, but he would occasionally write down a few names while looking at them, and write them down in one of his books.
The first few pages of the booklet recorded the official positions to be arranged for Du Youlin, Yuan Jie, Du Fu, Huangfu Ran, Yuan Zai, Du Wulang and others. Among these people, less than half are really Xue Bai's confidants, probably only Du Wulang.
Xue Dang is still very weak and has not yet grown up under Yang Dang's wings, but now there is a small opportunity for development.
And the people who might be able to be recruited are still in their infancy according to Xue Bai's writing.
"Pei Chen, the Cang Cao of Jingzhao Prefecture, Liu Yan, the magistrate of Wen County, Wu Qi, the prime minister of Xujiang County, Yang Wan, the crown prince, and Yan Wu, the military officer of Taiyuan Prefecture..."
~~
Wangwushan.
When the messenger arrived at the foot of the mountain on a fast horse, he saw a large group of carriages and horses moving slowly on the mountain road.
"May I ask, who is Princess Yuzhen's ceremonial presence? I came here on the order of the Right Prime Minister to deliver a letter from home to the Seventeenth Mother."
When the news reached the middle of the team, Princess Yuzhen smiled slightly and said: "The right minister is short of a good horse? I won't get his reply until he returns to Chang'an."
After a while, the letter was handed into Li Tengkong's hands.
Li Tengkong opened the letter and read it for a long time. A look of melancholy gradually appeared on his originally calm face.
She could understand the meaning of her grandfather's letter, and knew that her grandfather and Xue Bai would probably fight again...
(End of chapter)
