Chapter 39: Buying People's Hearts
The city lord's mansion, back garden.
Master Xingguang faced the young man in front of him. Although he was humble and had never seen any scenes, he seemed a little clumsy everywhere. However, when facing the people who could kill him at any time but did want to kill him and die today, he was still neither humble nor arrogant nor calm.
"To be honest, I admire you quite well. I performed well yesterday." Master Xingguang stood with his hands behind his back, his voice fluctuating at all, and he remained at the same level from beginning to end. "I know Yinyue's personality is more proud than Dong Guixue in her bones, but she has always had a good vision. People who can be favored by her will not be ordinary people."
Yunying said coldly: "So you want to kill me to silence me?"
"Yes, killing people like you is indeed the best choice." Master Xingguang was very calm and could not feel any murderous aura: "Because the matter of Yinyue is too involved, I have to do this in order to ensure the stability of Tianyun City. You don't know that the pressure and responsibility that a city lord bears, sometimes for the overall situation, we have to make some choices, or even things that go against our will, aren't it?"
Yun Ying raised his eyebrows slightly: "The overall situation? What is the overall situation."
"Don't you figure it out yet? Yin Yue ran to the wilderness alone to kill demons, and no one followed and helped her. Don't you think the whole thing is very strange?"
Yun Ying was already confused about this matter.
Xiyun Yinyue was born in such a noble family and was so powerful, and she almost controlled the power of most demon hunters in the Tianyun Divine Realm. How could they not give Xiyun Yinyue a little help and watch Xiyun Yinyue almost die? It is not an exaggeration to deal with such powerful characters, adding ten and twenty demon hunters.
Yunying was a little interested: "Why?"
"This matter is a long story. Because it is related to the reputation of the family, it should not be revealed. But now, it's okay for me to tell you." When Master Xingguang said here, Gujin Wubo's eyes showed a sad look for the first time. "My younger brother Juechen, who has been a talented person since childhood, has served as the president of the Demon Hunter Guild. He has a civilian demon hunter who has mastered the entire Demon Hunter Guild. He has a very good position in Tianyun City. He was originally a person with great prospects and a genius daughter. Unfortunately, in the later stage... he went astray."
Yunying didn't understand.
Xiyun Juechen is also a famous demon hunter. How could he go astray?
"You heard it right. Juechen is closely related to the demon race because he is privately close to the demon race, and even has to do with several tragedies in the Tianyun Divine Realm. The temple has solid evidence and wanted to investigate him. Juechen seemed to have noticed it and left the Tianyun Divine Realm alone. At that time, all kinds of signs indicated that he had defected to the demon race."
Yunying was shocked.
A demon hunter colluded with the demon clan and finally fled from the divine realm and defected to the demon clan? If this was true, Tianyun City should have spread all over the world long ago.
"As for what happened later, it has become an unsolved puzzle now. Perhaps he knew too much, which made the demons feel that it was a disaster, or he had a dispute with the demons. We only know that in the end, he was killed when he fought with the demons, and this is the cause of the matter."
Yunying found it a little ridiculous.
The wilderness created by Master Xingguang is too clumsy.
So, the real traitor is Yinyue’s father?!
Master Xingguang continued to say to himself: "Jechen is my brother, the pride of the Xiyun family, and a famous demon hunter all over the world. If the incident of his collusion with the demons spread, the sensation and consequences will be devastating. In order to maintain the stability of Tianyun City, we have external news that Juechen is chasing the demon hunter and fell into a trap and was killed."
Yunying was a little unbelievable.
Master Xingguang looked at him: "Please recall carefully some of the details of your contact with Yinyue."
Yunying frowned.
He still remembers that every time Yin Yue thinks of her father's death, she is not only full of hatred, but also full of great shame. If a demon hunter really died in the process of killing demons, not only is there nothing to be ashamed of, but it is the highest honor a warrior deserves. Why is Yin Yue so sad and angry that he violates the Tianyun Code and even the Demon Hunting Code, and even gives up his glorious past and takes all his vengeance?
Yun Ying didn't care much at that time. If you think about it carefully now, it must be this reason.
This kind of thing is stable. Ordinary civilians may not know it, but Yin Yue cannot know it. However, she does not believe that her father will betray her, and she is even more unwilling to bear this shame. Therefore, she is determined to go to the wilderness to investigate clearly and kill the demon who killed her father, and then announce the result in the divine realm.
The problem now is that the senior officials of the Divine Realm may have obtained conclusive evidence of Juechen's collusion with the demons, which is undoubtedly a matter of certainty. Yin Yue can no longer cleanse her father.
Therefore, she must not bring any news back!
Otherwise it will only make things worse!
Tianyun City has not even announced to the public that Yinyue went to the wilderness in violation of the Demon Hunter's Code, so until now, most people in Tianyun City think that Yinyue is just practicing in seclusion, or participating in training somewhere.
Yunying's return is undoubtedly full of instability. In order to prevent some bad news from leaking, is it killed? This explanation seems to make sense, but I always feel something is wrong.
"What you are very smart and lack is experience and hardship. With a little experience, you can stand alone." Master Xingguang showed his sincere expression: "Would you like to come to my subordinates to do things? What Beichentian can give you, I, Xiyun Xingguang, can also give you, and even more. I can train you to make you the best demon hunter in this city."
At this moment, Yun Ying was moved.
Can he not feel moved?
This elder, who was standing in front of him with a peaceful and wise face, is recognized as the number one demon hunter in the Tianyun Divine Realm. He cultivated a young talent like Dong Guixue. Yunying is also a human being. He also longs for having strength and he also longs for gaining abilities!
However, a few people flashed through Yunying's mind, the wandering wind, the Xiyun Yinyue, and Lao Jing and others.
Is this elder who can make people feel intimate and trust really trustworthy?
Yunying grew up in the wilderness and has never experienced any intrigues, but he has seen too many ugliness and bad human nature.
All appearances cannot be trusted easily.
The fate of the wandering wind is so miserable. Although it was not done by Master Xingguang, he also needs to pay the main responsibility. Yun Ying can never do anything that can cause the family to be destroyed without blinking.
"I am tired of these messy things. My biggest ideal is to be an ordinary person and live a peaceful life. So I appreciate the kindness of the city lord. I made an agreement with General Beichen that I will work for him for a while and I will give me freedom in the future."
Master Xingguang nodded slowly, wrinkles appeared on the corners of his eyes, and he sighed softly and said, "It is not a good thing for young people to pursue comfort. Some people are destined to be bumpy and tragic. You can escape reality but cannot escape fate. But I respect your decision, but if one day you are willing to change your mind, the gate of the lord's mansion will be open for you at any time."
Yun Ying felt a little moved at this moment.
Above all the people of Starlight City, the city people are so noble and great, they are simply the guardian saint of Tianyun City. Such a person with both strength, wisdom and power actually invited him with such a broad mind and patience, which is unimaginable for a small person like Yunying.
However, because the Lord of Starlight is too good at buying people's hearts and is too wise, Yun Ying felt a little scared. This fear is different from the previous fear power. The contrast of power is often very intuitive, but the gap in wisdom is always hazy. Yun Ying is worried that following the Lord of Starlight, he will be assimilated and brainwashed by him in a short time, and eventually becomes a loyal dog in the lord's hand.
Master Xingguang seemed to remember something again: "I have been honest with you about the matter of Yinyue, and I hope you can keep this secret. After all, everything we do is for the millions of people of Tianyun City. Although there are occasional sacrifices, it seems inevitable and necessary to trade as small as possible for the greatest prosperity and peace as possible."
Yunying certainly didn't want to cause trouble for himself: "I won't tell anyone."
Bei Chenxi found Yunying and was about to take Yunying away. She asked him as she walked: "What did that old fox tell you?"
Yun Ying just briefly said that Master Xingguang hoped that he would come to serve the City Lord's Mansion. Bei Chenxi's face, which was whiter than paper, suddenly became gloomy: "This guy is indeed not a good thing! Don't forget, you owe the debts of the Beichen family, don't want to leave before you pay it back!"
Master Xingguang stood alone in the garden.
At this time, a footsteps slowly approached. Dong Guixue came to Master Xingguang. He bent down very humbly and asked, "Teacher, the student has questions."
"You are trying to ask why you let Yunying go and why you try to win him over?"
"yes!"
"Even if Yunying is protected by the old man Beichentian, I have a way to bypass and solve him, but it is not worth the deterioration of the relationship with the Beichen family for the sake of Yunying. As for winning him over? You must remember that when you encounter an enemy that cannot be solved for the time being, the best way is to turn him into a friend."
Dong Guixue was a little uncomfortable.
Friend? Is it worthy of a humble and inferior person like Yun Ying?
Master Xingguang felt the dissatisfaction of his disciple: "I have told you many times. Never underestimate anyone, and never underestimate anyone's potential. In my opinion, Yunying's potential is not worse than that of anyone in Tianyun City. It's just that he was born a humble person and had no one to teach him. From today on, he is not allowed to trouble him."
Dong Guixue frowned tightly and finally whispered: "Abide by the order!"
Chapter completed!