The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 213 Self-exposure
As evening fell, the group arrived at a small town.

Aside from Lin Shiyin, who was fully appreciating and enjoying the local scenery, everyone else seemed somewhat distracted.

After everyone had tasted the earthen pot chicken, Fang Yunhua and Bai Xiaosheng went to the local Tianji Tower branch. In preparation for the Battle of Tianshan, he needed to make arrangements in advance.

The rest of the group returned to the inn they had booked.

A rather excited Ding Baiyun held Lin Shiyin's hand tightly, discussing with her what they should talk about with Fang Yunhua that evening.

Lin Shiyin, as a caring older sister, also offered a lot of advice. Of course, she was also aware that even the best plan would fall apart to an unbearable degree once this silly beauty started implementing it.

They've been traveling for over two months now, and Ding Baiyun's way of addressing Fang Yunhua has only progressed from "Master Fang" to "Young Master Fang." She knows that Sun Xiaohong seems to have started by calling him "Brother Fang."

In the time before she left, she called Yunhua "brother" in a sweet and affectionate way every day.

Looking at Ding Baiyun's shrewd face, she sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead.

"By the way, Shiyin-jie, have you noticed that guy surnamed Fu? He seems a bit off today."

Lin Shiyin shook her head. She hadn't paid much attention to Fu Baifeng and Fu Tong, because Li Xunhuan had told them beforehand that the other party was up to no good. She also knew that as a weak woman who didn't know martial arts, she could easily become a weakness that the other party could exploit.

Although she didn't quite understand why Fang Yunhua wanted to bring the two of them along, she kept her distance from them to avoid causing unnecessary trouble for her group.

Over the past few days, I've only exchanged fewer than three sentences with that young master Fu.

"What happened to them?"

"I can't quite put my finger on it, but that guy surnamed Fu seems to be in a bad mood." As she said this, Ding Baiyun's lips curled up. She didn't know why she just couldn't stand Fu Baifeng.

But if the other person is in a bad mood, then she will naturally be in a great mood.

"You're a little too concerned about him. It seems a bit much for a woman to pay too much attention to a man..." Lin Shiyin teased.

"Oh dear! Sister Shiyin! You're really making me angry!" Ding Baiyun seemed to have been smeared with something dirty, and started shaking her sleeves. "You know perfectly well that I hate him!"

"But why is that? I at least exchanged a couple of words with him, but it seems like you didn't have any interaction with him at all."

"I don't know either. Maybe his name has the character 'white' in it. White wind and white cloud, don't you think that's a bit like natural enemies? Because the wind can blow away the clouds, which is really annoying!"

"Okay." Lin Shiyin yawned. She was really a little sleepy, and as the only traveler in the team who would take the time to appreciate and enjoy each place she visited, she had also expended a lot of energy.

Although Ding Baiyun is a bit of a fool when it comes to love, she is still quite perceptive.

"Shion-nee, you should rest now. Wait for my good news tomorrow~"

"Then the good news is..."

"I've decided to try calling him Brother Fang tonight!"

Lin Shiyin felt even more sleepy. Sun Xiaohong's achievements in a day were compared to what this silly girl had been working on for more than two months, and she was still just trying. She suddenly understood why Lin Xian'er was so relieved when she left Xingyun Manor.

"Then come on."

"Okay! ヾ(°°) Keep it up! I'll go back and catch up on some sleep first. I secretly asked Senior Li before, and he said that Young Master Fang doesn't sleep every night and substitutes sleep with practicing martial arts. He's not back yet, so I'll go find him after midnight!"

"Don't oversleep." Lin Shiyin genuinely believed that Ding Baiyun was capable of such a thing; anything related to romance would turn the other person into a little scatterbrain.

Ding Baiyun clenched her fist with confidence, then returned to her room.

By the time Fang Yunhua and Bai Xiaosheng returned to the inn, it was nearly midnight.

Just as he was about to step into the inn, Fang Yunhua noticed the lone figure sitting on the roof.

He then used his light footwork, lightly tapping the air three times with his toes, and appeared beside his opponent.

At the same time, he also noticed that the other person seemed to be a little temperamental, deliberately turning their head away.

Don't you want to know my answer?

Hua Baifeng turned her head back with a pitiful look on her face.

She had been exposed to the cold wind all night. Even in early spring, the morning wind was still biting. She had thought that the other person would explain to her during the day that they hadn't kept their appointment that night.

As a result of Ximen Rou's arrival, and for some unknown reasons, Fang Yunhua did not say a word to her.

She was truly heartbroken this time.

But there's nothing we can do but keep it to ourselves.

Turning her head away was her last act of defiance.

But because of Fang Yunhua's words, she had to turn her head away again, still thinking that it was all for my great cause of teaching.

And this reason did indeed convince me to temporarily suppress some of my negative emotions.

"Then tell me."

"First of all, the premise you asked me is, if I were the King of Wisdom, how would I lead the Demonic Cult to create a better future?"

Here I need to clarify one thing: I am indeed the King of Wisdom.

"Alright, so it is you." Hua Baifeng's expression was far from perfunctory; she was indeed no longer pretending, which made her outwardly disguised young master image quite alluring.

It's only because Fang Yunhua knew her true identity that he kept his distance from such an effeminate man.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Fang Yunhua smiled and continued speaking.

"Secondly, you must understand that the Heavenly King of Wisdom cannot lead the Demonic Sect. What I can do is influence the leader. But as far as I know, Hua Baikong is a very stubborn person, or rather, a swordsman, he has a bit of recklessness in him."

They all possess strong convictions and unwavering beliefs.

Therefore, my answer is that, as the King of Wisdom, I can only fill in the gaps for the leader; the overall direction remains in the other party's hands. Ultimately, the leader himself will be the one to decide whether the Demonic Sect's future is good or bad.

Hua Baifeng remained silent.

In fact, if we replace the identity of the King of Wisdom with that of the eldest princess, then this problem represents the predicament she is currently facing.

Fang Yunhua's answer was simple: her identity meant she couldn't control the future of the Demonic Sect.

"What if the future direction led by the cult leader is wrong?" Hua Baifeng looked at Fang Yunhua seriously.

"what do you mean?"

"Actually, I don't understand why the Demonic Sect keeps trying to invade the interior of the pass. Although the environment outside the pass is worse, it mainly affects ordinary people. In terms of benefits, there are inexhaustible resources and wealth outside the pass, and the Demonic Sect's influence outside the pass is completely dominant."

"You said yourself that you are the only dominant player. Now that you have become number one, you will naturally want to continue to expand your influence, which means you will acquire more resources and prestige."

Fang Yunhua then looked at Hua Baifeng seriously. “You need to know one thing: the Demonic Sect was founded by its first patriarch, Venerable Asura. Its slogan is ‘Heavenly Demon Without Form, Myriad Wonders Without Limits, Reaching Heaven and Entering Earth, I Alone Am Supreme.’ What does ‘I Alone Am Supreme’ mean?”

Hua Baifeng remained silent.

Fang Yunhua continued speaking.

"For the Demonic Sect, advancing into the Central Plains has become an inevitable goal."

You might think this goal is meaningless and will only increase unnecessary killing.

But in reality, it has accumulated the obsession of several generations, and it is this goal that allows the Demonic Sect to continue to sail forward as always.

As for Hua Baikong's thoughts, since he had made the Demonic Sect so powerful, he naturally wanted to seek more, so advancing into the Central Plains was a milestone that had to be achieved.

You should know that the strength of a true powerhouse is closely related to their ambition and desires, which in turn affect their own power.

Within the cult, this was seen as politically correct.

"Political correctness?"

"Yes, once the Demonic Cult has developed to the point of being invincible outside the Great Wall, it will inevitably march into the interior. This is an inherent understanding from top to bottom, and there is no need for much explanation or persuasion. Perhaps this is the destiny of the Demonic Cult."

Hua Baifeng stared blankly at Fang Yunhua.

The other person's handsome face, which used to make his heart flutter when he looked at it closely, now seemed utterly detestable to him.

Because of what he just said, his unrealistic fantasies were brutally shattered.

Then she let out a soft sigh.

"Then there's no solution."

"No, there is still a way."

"Hmm?" Hua Baifeng stared at Fang Yunhua with wide eyes again. At this moment, she thought the other party still looked quite cute.

"any solution?"

"As long as the people within the Demonic Sect think that they are not that powerful, there is really no hope for them to advance into the Central Plains."

Once they truly realize that their next goal is doomed to failure, and their initial enthusiasm cools, they will seriously consider whether this meaningless sacrifice should continue.

Of course, the prerequisite is that there must be a helmsman capable of steering the great ship of the Demonic Sect to a forced halt.

Hua Baifeng blinked. She didn't quite understand at first, but soon her gaze towards Fang Yunhua became strange again.

"I have a feeling that what you did was to stop the Demonic Sect's advance in advance, because the news of you killing the two Heavenly Kings has spread far and wide outside the pass. Even the disciples within the sect both hate and fear you."

After all, in their eyes, both the Great Joyful Bodhisattva and the Jade Flute Taoist were people of considerable strength and intelligence.

However, their plans always fail when they come to you. In addition, in the publicly available weapon rankings, their strongest leader is only ranked sixth, and the Bronze Camel, who is known as the First Elder, is only ranked thirteenth.

"It's still lacking now."

"We're still missing a new leader who can bring the big ship to a stop."

Fang Yunhua added the last sentence, and then began to admire the night sky over Yunnan. He knew that Hua Baifeng needed some time to process what he had said and to sort out her emotions.

Her words just now revealed that her relationship with the demonic sect was too close.

After all, how could a young master from a small family in Sichuan know the views of the Demonic Sect disciples on Fang Yunhua, or understand the changes in their mentality? Moreover, her behavior was far too eager when she inquired about matters concerning the Demonic Sect.

Logically speaking, the Demonic Sect should have been completely unrelated to her.

Even if the Demonic Sect chooses to enter the pass, the martial arts world of the North will be the first to face this impact.

At this moment, Hua Baifeng realized that she had spoken too much and made a mistake, but she did not panic as expected, and even felt relieved.

Perhaps Fang Yunhua had already told her many little secrets beforehand, so that if she were ever strangled to death by him, it would be a death that wouldn't be unjust.

Perhaps it was because of the other party's failure to show up last night, and the words of Tongtuo, that after a period of emotional turmoil, she chose to follow her heart.

More likely, she simply didn't want to continue deceiving people.

"actually, I"

"I've got something good to show you." Fang Yunhua interrupted the other person's words, which were about to be revealed after some internal deliberation.

He hasn't had enough fun yet. Once Hua Baifeng reveals her hand, she will inevitably have to make a choice. She can stay or leave, but it will make their relationship less interesting than it is now.

Fang Yunhua then handed over the intelligence information about the Battle of Tianshan that Bai Xiaosheng had compiled to the other party.

Hua Baifeng was secretly relieved. After all, it took courage for her to be honest. But once that courage was extinguished, it would take some time to build it up again. This made her comfort herself to wait a little longer.

Because she didn't know how the other person would treat her after she truly revealed her identity.

Perhaps we can still be friends.

It's also possible that the scene she least wants to see might happen.

Moreover, for her, this was undoubtedly a gamble with her life.

After the initial surge of impulsiveness subsided, she relaxed considerably and was somewhat grateful to Fang Yunhua for interrupting her. Then, she took the note, read its contents, and her body tensed up again.

"How is this possible! Has he gone mad?!"

Hua Baifeng's reaction was yet another self-incrimination, while the Master of Tianji Tower, praised by people in the martial arts world as resourceful, still pretended to be blind to Hua Baifeng's true emotional expression.

"I can confirm that the news is true."

Hua Baifeng began to pant heavily, while Fang Yunhua looked at her with some surprise at her still unremarkable figure. He knew that Tianji Tower had obtained portraits of these important figures of the Demonic Sect long ago.

Therefore, Fang Yunhua was well aware of just how voluptuous the princess in front of him truly was.

Combined with her naturally captivating fox-like eyes, she was simply a living enchantress.

However, this "An Eye for an Eye, Divine Dragon Formless Great Technique" completely transforms one into a different person from head to toe, which is far more profound and unpredictable than the Fang family face-rubbing technique he developed in his spare time.

This is a good thing; I must learn it if I have the chance.

Unfortunately, among the treasures of the Jade Flute Taoist, besides the "Soul-Hooking and Mind-Capturing Technique" which he had already obtained from the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, there was also a technique closely related to spiritual power called "Eye Waves and Heart Voices".

(End of this chapter)