With doubt, Mu Rongyun looked toward Xiao Lin, his eyes filled with complexity and disbelief.
"This na has been forgotten for a long ti." Mu Rongyun blinked his long eyelashes; without glasses to hide them, he looked more somber. "Did you co here just to ask this?"
"I know you are looking for Hong Lian; I want to ask if you would like to work with ."
Mu Rongyun shifted his legs; he was unaccustod to soone sitting on their knees beside him. "You saw earlier, you're no match for that person."
"I want to know what really happened ten years ago and why you want the Rose Staff so badly."
"Would you give the Dharma Seal if you found out?" Mu Rongyun bent down, squinting his eyes to look directly at Xiao Lin, the sa dark eyes, yet the person before him was clear and filled with a sense of justice. Suddenly thinking of the shadow legend, he realized that he and he were always two focal people, walking on parallel lines, able to imagine but always diverging, the demon-like fellow today made him understand such a truth.
"Is power so important? Even if you gained control over the world's gangs, you couldn't escape the Xiao Family's pursuit. Why forsake being part of the Xiao Family and plunge into darkness opposing them?" Xiao Lin felt a bit agitated; subconsciously, he had already identified this person as his elder brother, his kin, soone he could trust, even if the idea seed ridiculous, that's how he felt.
"It's not that I forsook the Xiao Family; it's that you abandoned ." Mu Rongyun stood up, his organs grinding against each other repeatedly, yet he didn't want to stay a second longer beside this person. The crisis of assimilation was more threatening than the prior coldness; his heart was ruthless, his blood cold, he shouldn't have blood and warmth, he was just a puppet.
"What do you an?" Hearing Mu Rongyun affirm this fact was more shocking to Xiao Lin than the suspected truth; he was clear as a mirror about the Xiao Family's usual thods, but every secret hidden had a reason. "The Xiao Family doesn't do things without reason; what happened at that ti?"
Xiao Lin was two years apart from Mu Rongyun, but from the day he was born, he never heard the na Xia Ya; neither his father nor his mother, no one in the family ever ntioned this person, as if he existed like air.
If not for Wu Shuang, he wouldn't delve so deeply; but when the information he investigated was laid bare before him, he couldn't deny this might be the start of a conspiracy. Information kept hidden suddenly beca so easily accessible that it must hide sothing unspeakable.
Xiao Lin increasingly felt the matter was unusual, like a lurking power approaching step by step, yet he wasn't certain that person was another Mu Rongyun; perhaps it was two factions, or maybe just one person.
"I don't care what the Xiao Family does; the Rose Staff and Dharma Seal are my ambitions, and don't mistake previous events, you and I are not partners, we are enemies. Anyone from the Xiao Family is my enemy."
"Xia Ya!" Xiao Lin called out, causing Mu Rongyun to frown. "The Xiao Family would never give you the Dharma Seal; only the supre ruler can possess it, the true superior."
"Aren't you one? If you truly value family ties so much, you could consider giving it to , I'd be very grateful." Mu Rongyun looked teasingly at Xiao Lin. What is purity, that soone with hands stained in blood can have such an aura of purity, making one want to destroy it recklessly.
"I'll take you to the Xiao Family!" Like making a rash decision, Xiao Lin stood up, knowing anyone could be cast aside by the Xiao Family, a principle of the previous generation, but he wouldn't let his family be abandoned.
"Afraid I'll beco your number one enemy? Or worried those old guys will go all out against ?" Mu Rongyun asked back. "This war won't change because of you; in fact, it's unclear who's fighting for whom. Are you sure that one day in the future you'll still stand on the Xiao Family's side to tell these grandiose words?"
Unintentional gaze made Xiao Lin feel afraid! Yes, this word is seldom used on him. He feared when he lost Xia Xue, feared when faced with Liang Hu and the resurrection of Hong, never in front of an opponent, yet now, in front of Xia Ya, when he wanted to understand the facts, he was scared!
Maybe it should be this opposing state, eventually eradicating this person, sitting in the Xiao Family's seat, everything could happen naturally, but why would he feel afraid of this person now? The words just spoken were definitely not intimidation, they certainly held unknown truths.
"I promised never to be your enemy, nor to kill you with my own hands. If power is your ultimate goal, I'll give it to you, but the Dharma Seal is the symbol of the Xiao Family, I won't give it to you."
"Hahaha!" Mu Rongyun suddenly laughed, the vibration causing him to spit out clotted blood. "I'm very excited to see how you'll hand power over to , my dear brother. If possible, convey my greetings to our lovely mother when you see her; ask her to always await my return."
"Xia Ya! This has nothing to do with mom, you can't..." Xiao Lin looked defensively at Mu Rongyun, unclear what he ant by this, but involving family even promises would be broken.
"Is it wrong for a son to visit? Is family sentint just an adornnt for your speech? You are the one who wants to bring back."
Xiao Lin contracted his pupil, Mu Rongyun seed changed, the heavy dark aura emanating from him made people want to dodge. "I know what I should do! If you wish to be a puppet, then I'll crush the person pulling your strings."
Surprise? Not shock! Mu Rongyun hid in the shadows, like seeking shelter, no longer standing in the light. He suspiciously watched Xiao Lin's shining back as he stood, determined and unwavering. "Do whatever you want; I absolutely won't push you to cooperate with . I'll send Hong Lian's information to your email, but I have a condition: I need Hong Lian alive. The events of ten years ago, I must know." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welco to Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation tickets, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)
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