"Since we're competitors, why are you competing all the way to his hotown?"
"..."
After taking a deep breath, Zhao Yi replied, "In competition, there is also cooperation. There are tis when I need him, and he needs !"
"Hmm, he called you to his hotown, had you kneel down, and beg you for sothing?"
"He's young, hasn't practiced martial arts, and is physically unfit. I'm an adult, my skills are decent, so naturally, I have to handle more of these tiring tasks. This is called caring for the young."
"Very self-consistent."
"I never truly submitted to him, nor did I ever follow him."
"They seem to treat you quite well, just like one of their own."
"It's my personal charisma that won them over and gained their approval."
"Because you're useful."
Zhao Yi: "..."
"Just like back in the day, I was useful too."
"Senior, you can't be like this, at least show so respect." Zhao Yi pointed at himself and then at the front, "We are both people who have fallen on hard tis, it's not right to stab at each other's hearts."
"Buzz!"
A peach blossom pierced through Zhao Yi's heart.
Zhao Yi looked down in disbelief; the blossom had penetrated his body, leaving a narrow slit but perfectly avoiding critical areas.
For Zhao Yi, whose heart could withstand much more severe wounds, this was nothing.
What Zhao Yi couldn't believe was why the injury was made so shallow; he wished it had been a gaping wound like a large bowl.
Such a crude thod often leads to greater subsequent benefits, helping to break through.
The gentler the other party's hand, the less willing they are to spend much effort on you.
A voice ca from deep within the peach forest:
"Let's speak openly."
Zhao Yi licked his lips, nodded, stood up slowly, and spoke, "Since you let in, it can't just be to mock , right?"
"Exactly."
"So, after the mockery?"
"That's it."
"So you're just..."
"Bored."
"Are you really content?"
"Content."
"If heaven could give you another chance, wouldn't you want to..."
"Even if I lived another life, I couldn't surpass him."
"So what are you doing now, Senior?"
"Waiting for death."
Zhao Yi was speechless, then a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.
He finally understood that his ticulously crafted performance had been nothing but amusent for the other.
From the beginning, they were just playing with him for fun.
Zhao Yi: "I admit, I'm a bit inferior to that Li, but why could he get benefits from you while I was just a joke from the start?"
"You and he are different."
"Different in family background?"
Zhao Yi knew that such a terrifying existence was not sothing he and the current Li Zhiyuan could contend with, and cooperation could only be ford through external factors.
"Family background is his shackle."
"That's easy to say when it doesn't hurt you."
"Is it?"
"You're so sure that without the support of the two Dragon King's Court families, he would fare better?"
"Sure."
"Why?"
"Because I've seen it."
"Then why do you treat Li and differently? You've already said that we're fellow sufferers, sympathizing with each other."
"I didn't treat him differently, nor did I intentionally help him, he's always been making deals with ."
"Deals?" Zhao Yi laughed, "Then tell , whatever he can obtain, I can also get for you. Heavenly and Earthly Treasures? Murder and revenge? Or information and clues?"
"This kind of deal, you can't do."
"No..."
"You have a face, he doesn't."
The sa deal had to be done by soone like Wei Zhengdao, otherwise, you couldn't entice its emotional value.
Zhao Yi: "Ha, ha ha, ha ha ha, hahaha!"
"You don't believe it?"
"I do!" Zhao Yi patted his chest, "From the first ti I saw that kid, I felt sothing was off, very off, because I like to probe people's hearts. Several tis when I tried to probe him, I got a result, but I found that the result seed like sothing he deliberately showed ."
"Indeed."
"Alright, I'm greedy and sentintal. When I first ca here and saw an altar on the dam, with many offerings of alcohol below, I brought so of my homade wine this ti, not much, but you can have it all.
Rest assured, there's no other intention, I don't expect benefits from you, just consider it a consolation since we're in the sa situation."
"If you'd been so carefree from the start, I might have regarded you more highly."
"Seems aningless."
After bowing, Zhao Yi turned to leave.
"Wait a mont."
Zhao Yi stopped and turned back: "If you still want entertainnt, I'll continue to perform, I just ask that you let leave this peach forest alive."
"Buzz!"
This ti what flew was not a peach blossom but a book with a black cover.
Zhao Yi caught it.
It was a new book, with a cover made of smoked black peach wood slices, and the inner pages were made of peach wood pulp, the text dyed with petals, emitting a fresh peach blossom scent when held.
Zhao Yi: "This is..."
"The Supre Secret Technique."
"For ?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because of our shared empathy."
Zhao Yi's emotions began to stir, he first pinched a spell with his fingertips to seal the book's fragrance, then tucked the book into his pocket.
After bowing again, Zhao Yi walked out of the peach forest.
A mumbling ca from deep within the peach forest:
"Because, we're all the sa."
...
"Mr. Zhao, how was your harvest?" Tan Wenbin took the initiative to greet.
Zhao Yi: "We had a delightful conversation and regarded each other as confidants."
Tan Wenbin: "Congratulations, congratulations."
Zhao Yi said to the Liang Sisters, "Offer all the wine we brought."
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