"Why …" Ling Yunhe seemed to have lost all his strength. He didn't even summon his treasure. He stared blankly at the two people in front of him. "Yunfei … brother Tian … why …"
"Second brother, didn't you say it before?"
Ling Yunfei stared at him. His gaze was steady and unwavering. "In the face of profit, the feelings of fellow disciples and brothers are insignificant. Even if I'm not willing, I have no choice."
"..." Ling Yunhe stared at him without blinking. He said softly, "Then, are you willing?"
"..." Ling Yunfei's silence answered him.
Ling Yunhe sighed deeply. He hadn't been happy these days. But today, he felt despair for the first time.
"Brother Tian, what about you?
The conflict of our Jiuyan Sect has nothing to do with you, right? "
"Yes, it has nothing to do with me."
Tian Zhiqian still didn't raise his head. He lowered his gaze and looked at the jade plate in his hand. His voice was indifferent. "But Yunfei gave me reasonable conditions."
"Conditions …" Ling Yunhe muttered. He looked at Tian Zhiqian and then at Ling Yunfei. He revealed an expression that looked like he was crying and laughing. "What conditions?"
After a long silence, Tian Zhiqian took a deep breath. He raised his head and looked at Ling Yunhe calmly. "You don't need to know what the conditions are. You only need to know that Yunfei is more generous than you are."
"..." Ling Yunhe gritted his teeth and continued to ask, "I'm not generous to you?
We've known each other for a hundred years. When have I ever mistreated you? "
Tian Zhiqian sighed. He looked at him with a mixture of pity and sympathy. "Ling Yunhe, you've always thought that you were very successful, right?
You have talent, background, the respect and training of your elders, and the love and admiration of your peers … unfortunately, you never knew how much of a failure you are. "
"... I really don't know," Ling Yunhe murmured. "I really don't know how I've wronged you for you to treat me like this."
"Heh!"
Tian Zhiqian revealed a mocking smile. "That's right. You've always treated me as your closest friend. But you're always used to ignoring those close to you.
Just this time, how many treasures did you use to invite these people? What about me?
It's just one sentence.
You always let the people closest to you do this and that for you, but you never thought of giving us anything in return.
You are generous and trustworthy to others, but what about us?
I have never known how to give but to take. "
"…" Ling Yunhe stared blankly at the person in front of him, the person who was once his closest and most reliable friend, the person who was willing to leave his back to him without any hesitation, the person whom he relied on when he was in danger of life and death. Suddenly, he felt that he didn't know this person at all.
"Yunfei, what about you? Do you think so too?" He looked at Ling Yunfei and asked.
Faced with this question, Ling Yunfei finally didn't dare to look straight at him. He lowered his gaze and said, "… We are all from the side branches of the Ling Family. From the moment our Spiritual Roots were tested, we grew up together.
Second Brother, your Spiritual Roots are better than mine, your perception is higher than mine, and your cultivation speed is always faster than mine. As for me, my aptitude can only be considered not bad, and my perception is much worse than yours … It's been so many years. If it weren't for you, perhaps I would still be in the Foundation Building stage, and I wouldn't have been able to advance to the Core Formation stage before the age of two hundred. "
"If that's the case, why do you treat me like this?" Ling Yunhe stared at him. "Is what I've given you not enough?"
"It's not little." Ling Yunfei raised his head and smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. "But, Second Brother, I don't want to always follow behind you, waiting for you to give."
"…" Ling Yunhe stared at Ling Yunfei. He didn't even blink and didn't say anything.
Ling Yunfei sighed softly and continued to say, "Second Brother, you've indeed treated me very well, but you … have never put me on the same level as you.
For almost two hundred years, you've always treated me as the Little Six who followed behind you with snot dripping from his nose, calling me Second Brother … You didn't tell me anything. You didn't tell me when the price of the house fell, making me be kept in the dark like an outsider. You didn't tell me when you planned to come to Carefree Valley. If it wasn't for my strong request, you wouldn't have brought me here. You had the Soul-Restraining Bead and the Medallion of Repayment, but I didn't know anything … Am I really your most trusted brother?
You have so many secrets, but you've never told me. You've made so many decisions, but you've never asked for my opinion. "
At this point, Ling Yunfei laughed bitterly and looked away. His eyes were filled with determination and resolution. "It's been almost two hundred years. I don't want to be the Little Six who followed behind you with snot dripping from his nose, calling me Second Brother!"
Ling Yunhe closed his eyes. He only opened them when the corners of his eyes were no longer wet.
He said calmly, "I've told you before that in the Jiuyan Sect, in the Ling Family, it's a kind of happiness to be able to simply cultivate. Since you've hidden your strength and bided your time for so many years, don't you understand this principle?"
"That's your way of thinking," Ling Yunfei said coldly. "Second Brother, have you realized that you've made another mistake?
You've always imposed your own way of thinking on others, but you've never thought that other people's way of thinking is different from yours.
You're an influential person, you're favored by the heavens. That's why you can confidently say that you don't want anything, that you only want the happiness of simply cultivating. But have you ever thought that the reason you can be so sad and beautiful is because you have everything? "
His voice grew louder, and the muscles on his face twitched. He tried to balance his breathing before he continued to speak calmly, "You didn't ask me if I wanted it, but you decided for me what to give me. This is what you think is good for me …"
"…"
Ling Yunfei smiled coldly. "What, you have nothing to say, Second Brother?"
After a while, Ling Yunhe said softly, "I really have nothing to say. Yunfei, you're indeed no longer the Little Six who followed behind me with snot dripping from his nose and called me Second Brother. It turns out that I've never known you before.
I have nothing to say. "
"Alright, then you …"
"However," Ling Yunhe raised his voice and looked coldly at Ling Yunfei. "I want to know, what benefits does killing me bring you?
For you to painstakingly plan and spend so much effort to rope in Tian Zhiqian, there must be great benefits, right? "
Ling Yunfei smiled softly and said coldly, "You don't need to know this."
"Clang —" The longer sword of the Dual Flying Sword made a clear sound, flashed a snow-like light, and stabbed towards Ling Yunhe.
"Clang!" A crisp sound rang out. Ling Yunfei's sword was blocked by a spiritual aura.
Ling Yunfei's expression changed greatly when he saw the person who attacked. "You …"
Mo Tiange waved her hand and withdrew her Heaven and Earth Fan. She smiled slightly. "Fellow Daoist Yunfei, you're too impatient. How could you forget there are outsiders here?"
Ling Yunfei stared at Mo Tiange and Tiancan with a stern expression on his face. Fortunately, Tian Zhiqian pulled him back at that moment, so his expression softened and he said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, this is my Ling Clan's matter. I hope you won't interfere."
Mo Tiange said faintly, "I don't feel like getting involved in other people's business, but I have no choice but to get involved in this matter." Upon seeing Ling Yunfei's furious expression, she laughed. "Fellow Daoist Yunfei, have you forgotten?
I came here because I made a deal with Fellow Daoist Ling, and I haven't received the balance of the payment yet. How could I let Fellow Daoist Yunfei kill my debtor? "
By the time she finished speaking, Ling Yunfei's expression had become stunned. He was stunned for a moment then said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you've already taken the Repaying Kindness Medallion. What else do you want?
If you want something, just take the Repaying Kindness Medallion to Jiuyan Sect. Someone will take care of it for you. "
Mo Tiange's expression didn't change. She still said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Yunfei, what Fellow Daoist Ling promised me is a big secret. I don't want to tell another person about it!"
"…" Ling Yunfei was speechless for a long time.
"Yunfei, she just wants to help Ling Yunhe. She's just looking for an excuse. Don't be led by her," Tian Zhiqian reminded him seriously.
Mo Tiange just waved the Heaven and Earth Fan in her hand and smiled without saying anything. She neither confirmed nor denied it.
Upon seeing her behavior, Ling Yunfei's expression darkened. "Fellow Daoist Qin, you have to think it over. Do you really want to fight with us?"
Mo Tiange sighed. "If Fellow Daoist Yunfei doesn't kill my debtor, I also don't want to meddle in an outsider's business."
"You —" Ling Yunfei clenched his teeth and swallowed his anger. He then looked at Tiancan, who was standing to the side with his arms crossed as if he was watching a show. "Fellow Daoist Tiancan, what about you?
I can guarantee you that as long as you don't attack me, I'll fulfill what Ling Yunhe promised. I'll even compensate him. "
Tiancan lifted his bamboo hat, revealing a pair of pitch-black eyes. There was a hint of mockery in his eyes as he said, "Fellow Daoist Yunfei, how can I believe you'll fulfill your promise?
I can't do anything if you don't want to admit it later. "
Ling Yunfei's gaze darkened. "I killed Ling Yunhe tonight, and both of you are witnesses. Isn't that enough?"
"Hehe." Tiancan chuckled softly. His tone was frivolous. "What kind of leverage is this?
You killed Ling Yunhe. Will it affect you if word of this spreads?
You dared to kill your beloved brother, which means you have enough benefits. Besides, you've also found a strong backer.
At that time, even if the whole world knows you killed Ling Yunhe, what can they do?
Some people even say Ling Yunhe plotted against the young master of Ling Clan, who was also competing for the position of sect head. Wasn't he living well before? "
"…" Once again, Ling Yunfei was speechless. Tian Zhiqian looked at his expression and frowned. He then cupped his hands towards the two of them and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, please don't joke around anymore.
What benefits do you get from meddling in this matter?
On the contrary, if you promise not to meddle, then after we kill Ling Yunhe, the four of us will divide his belongings equally. What do you think? "
"This …" Ling Yunfei was about to say something, but he was immediately stopped by Tian Zhiqian's gaze.
Tian Zhiqian looked at them with a smile, waiting for their answer.
Mo Tiange tapped the Heaven and Earth Fan lightly. She didn't say anything for a long time as if she was thinking.
As for Tiancan, he raised his bamboo hat as if he didn't hear anything. He lowered his head and continued to watch the show with his arms crossed. He even changed his center of gravity to stand more comfortably!
"Divide equally …" Mo Tiange turned to Tiancan and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Tiancan, how about we join hands to kill them and then kill Ling Yunhe who can't fight back? Then we'll divide everything equally. What do you think?"
Tiancan seemed to think for a while then nodded. "Fellow Daoist Qin, that's a good idea. In this way, not only will there be two fewer people to divide the spoils, but we'll also have two more!"
"You …" Ling Yunfei couldn't help but sneer at them. "Do you really think you can defeat us if you join hands?"
Tiancan sighed and looked at Ling Yunfei sympathetically. "Fellow Daoist Tian Zhiqian, of course I know you hid your real strength, but are you really sure you and this person …" He raised his chin at Tian Zhiqian with a contemptuous look in his eyes, "can defeat us?"