Xiang An was stunned. He took a step back and looked down at Chu Qingxiao.
There was a hint of scrutiny and sizing in his eyes.
It seemed that he was weighing the state of mind of the young man who said these words.
And soon, he got the answer from the other party's determined eyes.
He laughed.
"Chu Qingxiao."
"You really haven't changed at all."
He said this, walked from Chu Qingxiao's side, came to the opposite side of Chu Qingxiao again, and sat down.
And when he sat back in his seat and looked at Chu Qingxiao again, the warm look between his brows had dissipated.
At that moment he seemed to be a different person.
Becoming cold, unfamiliar, even dangerous.
The corners of his mouth turned up and he smiled again.
But it was different from the warm and excited smile before.
This time.
There was a hint of contempt in his smile.
Looking at Chu Qingxiao's eyes, it was like looking at a child who had never experienced anything in the world and was acting willfully.
"justice?"
"Chu Qingxiao."
"What do you think is justice?"
Chu Qingxiao read the contempt in the other party's eyes.
He was not surprised by Xiang An's change.
He said calmly: "Pay debts to pay, kill people to pay for life, this is justice."
This answer made Xiang An stunned, and then he shook his head and smiled: "Then the justice you want must go to the ancient god Zhuyin. It was he who besieged Wuling City, and it was he who killed Jianjia and the people of Wuling City. "
Chu Qingxiao also shook his head.
"Zhuyin owes us his life, and I have already asked for it back on their behalf."
"What I want now is the debt owed to us by Da Xiaxia!"
Xiang An asked: "What debt do I owe you?"
"We are the subjects of the Great Xia court. We have never defaulted on heavy taxes, and have never evaded military service. We have fulfilled our obligations, and the Great Xia court should protect us, right?" Chu Qingxiao asked.
Xiang An said: "But twelve years ago, the world was in chaos, rebellions were everywhere, and the court had too much time to take care of itself. How can we blame this?"
Xiang An's words make sense.
At that time, the Daxia court had too much time to take care of itself, and its decrees did not reach southern Xinjiang at all. It was difficult to organize troops and horses to support it, and it was also powerless.
But Chu Qingxiao's answer was more reasonable.
He asked rhetorically: "If we don't blame the court, can we blame ourselves?"
Xiang An was stunned and speechless for a moment.
But soon he said again: "Okay, even if you want justice, then the chaos in the world was also caused by those rebels."
"Now that these rebels have been wiped out, the fair court has been returned to you. What are you still dissatisfied with?"
Chu Qingxiao looked at him and said quietly: "Then... what about justice for Song Guicheng and the others?"
Chu Qingxiao's eyes were clear and stubborn.
Such as the spring pond in March.
Spotless.
Xiang An's body trembled obviously at that time.
He didn't like that look.
That look made him feel like he was seeing his past self.
He was also the same as Chu Qingxiao.
Stubborn and naive.
In the days when I first came to Tianxuan Mountain.
He also kept his mission in mind and ran for Wuling City.
But what can an eighteen or nineteen-year-old child do?
Not to mention conveying the crisis situation in Wuling City to the imperial court, it was even more difficult to meet the guards of Shenfeng.
He could only watch Wuling City step by step towards the abyss in isolation and helplessness, until the news of its demise came.
The nightmare-like past came to mind.
The great disciple of Ganquan Peak, who was armed with two royal swords, couldn't help but avoid Chu Qingxiao's appearance.
"Chu Qingxiao."
"It's complicated here."
"You do not understand……"
He said this, but his voice was a little dry.
"Mr. Wei once said that the best way in the world is nothing more than four words."
"Unity of knowledge and action." Chu Qingxiao said solemnly.
"Maybe I really don't understand what happened back then, but I want to take a trip and give it a try."
Xiang An shook his head: "You still don't understand what's hidden behind that matter. If you insist on going your own way, you may..."
"It's nothing more than death. Maybe you don't know that I have died many times in Wuling City." Chu Qingxiao interrupted the other party.
His tone was still calm, but the determination wrapped in the calm was as solid as stone and unshakable.
Seeing Chu Qingxiao like this, Xiang An's face gradually turned cold.
He calmed down the slight ripples that had just appeared in his heart.
"Li Zaishan, you killed him, right?" He suddenly asked.
Li Zaishan's death was not a good thing for Chu Qingxiao.
He nodded and said in a dull voice: "Yes, I killed him."
"Do you think he was wrong?" Xiang An asked again.
"..." Chu Qingxiao was about to explain.
Xiang An continued: "He escaped from Wuling City, but do you know what he went through?"
"He wanted to ask for help for Wuling City, but what he got in exchange was a jail sentence."
"He was imprisoned in a dungeon and suffered every day."
"No matter what choice he makes, Wuling City is destined to be difficult to save."
"Yes! In the end he compromised!"
"But even if he doesn't compromise, the outcome of Wuling City will not change."
"He survived, but he did not sell out Wuling City to enjoy the glory and wealth. If you have been to Shuiyang City, you can ask the people there what a good county magistrate Li Zaishan is!"
"Isn't such a person worthy of living? Must he be buried with Wuling City to be considered a good person in your eyes, Chu Qingxiao?"
Xiang An became more and more excited as he spoke, and his face became flushed. He had not been so out of sorts for many years.
"If in your heart, Li Zaishan deserves to die!"
"Is that me, Xiaozhu, should we all die!?" Xiang An asked angrily.
"And Zhao Nianshuang, you want to kill her too, right?"
Chu Qingxiao suddenly fell silent. His expression, which had been calm since he saw Xiang An, finally changed a little at that moment.
"I……"
"I don't hate you."
"I know what happened back then, and you were also victims. I never thought of embarrassing you." Chu Qingxiao's voice softened a bit.
"It's true that I killed Li Zaishan, but he asked for his own death. I..."
"You still don't understand!" Xiang An interrupted Chu Qingxiao again.
"There was a big shot behind the scenes that happened back then. Your inquiring into the details was the root cause of his death."
"Most of the people who survived Wuling City are now anonymous. If you continue to trace them like this, more Li Zaishan will die because of you!"
"But they are innocent! They did not besiege Wuling City, and they did not kill Jianjia!"
"They were just helpless and told some lies after Wuling City was destroyed."
"Chu Qingxiao! Whether it's Jian Jia or the people in Wuling City, they are already dead!"
"Dead people, no matter what you do, you can't bring them back to life!"
"But we're still alive!"
"Shouldn't the living be more important than the dead?"
Xiang An's series of questions made Chu Qingxiao fall into silence.
He had imagined the scene when old friends met countless times.
It should be a scene that brings tears to your eyes or ecstasy.
But whether it was Li Zaishan before or Xiang An in front of him, in their eyes, he seemed more like a trouble.
An evil ghost crawled out from a nightmare twelve years ago and demanded his life.
But he didn't understand what he had done wrong.
He just wanted justice for Jianjia and Wuling City.
This is just the simplest and most reasonable request.
"I..." After a long time, Chu Qingxiao said again: "I will think of a perfect plan to try not to affect you and Nian Shuang. I am not here to drag you down. I just want to see you and then leave. …”
Chu Qingxiao's answer did not satisfy Xiang An.
Xiang An stood up and looked down at Chu Qingxiao with pity in his eyes.
"Qingxiao...Chu Qingxiao!"
"Do you think I'm telling you this because I'm afraid you'll get me into trouble?"
"Haha...you think too highly of yourself."
"You are a warrior who has just stepped into the Four Realms, what can you do?"
"Even if you present everything you know to the emperor of Tailin City now, the emperor will just pretend that he didn't see anything!"
"Your stubbornness can only harm yourself. I am saving your life!"
I thought that such words would make Chu Qingxiao angry or ashamed.
But what Xiang An didn't expect was that after hearing what he said.
Chu Qingxiao breathed a long sigh of relief.
"That's good."
"If it really won't drag you down, then I'll be relieved."
Xiang An never expected that Chu Qingxiao would respond like this. He couldn't help but be startled, looked at him in astonishment, and asked: "Chu Qingxiao, you finally made it out of Wuling City alive, do you really want to die that much?"
Chu Qingxiao also looked at Xiang An seriously and said.
"If I can seek justice for the Sword Armors."
"What's wrong with my life?"
