Chapter 128: Heretical Reasoning

  Under the starlight, Su Yan sat in the courtyard, her delicate face filled with a painful expression.

  "Qing Shuang..." He tilted his head back and drained the remaining wine from his cup. Su Yan put down his cup, muttering to himself.

  "Last time Qingfeng went to Lin's place, this time Lin went to Qingfeng's place, the two of them..."

  The wine in the pot had long gone cold, but Su Yan's heart was even colder!

  He was the young master of Qingyan Castle, and although he was not very old, he had several beautiful concubines in Qingyan Castle. However, since seeing Fang Qingxue on the test grounds, he has been deeply attracted to her.

  But Fang Qingxiang never looked at him more than once from start to finish. She liked Lin Feng, and she had never concealed this liking.

  And this was naturally extremely painful for Su Yan!

  "After all, it's just that I'm not strong enough!" Su Yan sighed.

  He knew that Fang Qingfeng was single-mindedly pursuing power, wanting to become a true strongman. She was attracted to Lin Feng precisely because of Lin Feng's strength. And he, Su Yan, had no power compared to Lin Feng, not even comparable to Fang Qingfeng, how could Fang Qingfeng possibly look up to him?

  Su Yan's only hope was that Lin Feng might not necessarily like Fang Qingyan, and with time, he might be able to move Fang Qingyan's hard heart. But now...

  Lin Feng was not someone else, they had met for the first time when he saved his life, now they were even more like brothers who shared life and death. He couldn't hate Lin Feng, all he could do was hate himself.

  "Strength, I need strength!" Su Yan roared in his heart.

  If I had enough power, Qingfeng might look at me straight in the eye!

  …………

  The courtyard gate of Fang Qingxue opened silently, and Lin Feng strode out.

  That blue-robed, absolutely beautiful girl stood at the door, her eyes extremely bright under the starlight, with a happy smile on the corners of her mouth, deeply gazing at Lin Feng's departing back. Only when Lin Feng walked back to his own courtyard did she smile happily and quietly close the courtyard gate.

  "Lin big brother..." In the dark of night, a soft whisper echoed, filled with infinite sweet sorrow...

  Lin Feng walked back to his own room, a bitter smile also appeared on his handsome face.

  Could it be true as Qin Hao said, that I myself am afflicted with peach blossoms?

  Fang Qingxiang's joy was evident in her eyes. Apparently she had already regarded this evening as the night when they would become a couple.

  From start to finish, in order to avoid hurting this woman he cared about, Lin Feng didn't dare to clarify things.

  He couldn't refuse her, because that would necessarily involve his unique relationship with Ye Zi. Lin Feng was a very proud person, and before he had the power to protect Ye Zi, he absolutely wouldn't shamelessly say that he liked Ye Zi.

  "Lin, don't worry, we're still young. Qingfeng will keep our matter as a small secret hidden in her heart. I'll treat you the same way as before, won't let others notice, and won't make you feel uncomfortable."

  Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh as he recalled Fang Qingxiang's parting words.

  "Heh heh, kiddo, got a crush now?" Old Zhuang's laughter rang out.

  "Doesn't my heart move you, don't you know?" Lin Feng hummed.

  "Hmph! I naturally know." Zong Lao chuckled, "You have feelings for Ye Zi. You have desires for this little girl. Although she doesn't have a place in your heart, you still think about what happened on the snowy plain, and even want to go further, exploring her entire body, isn't that right?"

  Lin Feng's face suddenly turned red, for the first time he felt that having a spiritual body inhabiting his own was an extremely annoying thing.

  "I was just thinking about it, I didn't actually do it." Lin Feng said with a red face.

  "That's you holding back!" Old Zhuang laughed, "How hard it is for you to hold back, don't you know yourself? Such a good opportunity, you can actually hold back and let go of such a tender little girl, what a pity, what a pity!"

  Lin Feng's face turned even redder, and he lowered his head, no longer speaking for half a moment.

  After a long while, Lin Feng raised his head and said softly: "Old Zhuang."

  "What's wrong, young one?" Old Zhuang chuckled and asked.

  "With your vast experience, I sincerely ask for your guidance, how should this matter be resolved?"

  "Huh?" Zhuang Lao was taken aback.

  Lin Feng said: "I know you're all good to me, after Father left, only you are my reliance. In my eyes, you are my respected elder, so don't tease me anymore, please tell me what I should do?"

  "Oh, you little scamp!"

  Zhuang Zhou sighed and said: "The word 'emotion' is the most difficult to understand. If I, an old man, could see through it, how could I have ended up in this situation?"

  Zhuang Lao's voice sank: "Even if I have fallen to this state today, I still can't bring myself to hate her or resent her. I'm barely holding on to this half-dead life just to find an opportunity to ask her one question - why did she treat me like that?"

  "So you're a sentimental person too!" Lin Feng was taken aback and said softly.

  "Who in this world is not foolish? The word 'love' has no escape. Those who claim to be unfoolish are just those who haven't met the one that drives them crazy yet!"

  "I see." Lin Feng nodded.

  Zhuang Lao's illusory figure appeared in the room, looking at Lin Feng with a serious expression: "Youngster, I won't tease you anymore. Let me tell you the truth! The word 'emotion' is a great harm to the strong! If there is emotion in one's heart, it means being tied down. Even if your power can move mountains and fill seas, but with just a smile from the other party, you can fall into an endless abyss!"

  "Is it that serious?" Lin Feng frowned and said.

  "Of course! Young one, I'll ask you, if Ye Zi were in trouble and needed you to die for her, would you be willing?" asked Zhuang Lao.

  "Agreed!" Lin Feng said without hesitation.

  "What if she's deceiving you?" Old Zhuang said again.

  Lin Feng shook his head and said: "Ye Zi... will definitely not deceive me."

  "Haha! What if she really deceived you? You almost died nine times and narrowly escaped death, after knowing the truth, would you go blame her?"

  Lin Feng thought for a moment and said softly, "Such things will never happen - if they really happened, I won't blame her either. She must have had her own difficulties."

  "Hahaha!" laughed Zhuang Lao Da, his laughter as desolate as can be.

  Obviously, this remark also stirred up Zhuang Lao's painful past.

  After laughing for a while, Zhuang Lao looked at Lin Feng and said with ridicule: "Lin Feng, you see, even if you become the strongest on this continent, but with just one frown or smile from her, you can be destroyed forever! That's why I say that love is a great harm to the strong!"

  "But since two people like each other, and are willing to give everything even their lives for each other, isn't that what they should do?" Lin Feng asked in confusion.

  "The difficulty lies in the fact that we both like this thing! "Zhuang Lao sighed, "The person you are infatuated with naturally has an object of infatuation as well, but this object may not be you. How many people in the world have mutual affection? Therefore, love is a very dangerous thing."

  "Zhuang Lao, you're exaggerating a bit too much!" Lin Feng burst out laughing.

  "Alas, you young fellow!" Old Zhuang shook his head, "You've just experienced too little! Later on, you'll come to understand that what I'm saying is truly words of gold and jade!"

  "Zhuang Lao, you'd better tell me how I should deal with this situation now!" Lin Feng said.

  "If you want to avoid being trapped by emotions, then you must become emotionless!" Zhuang Lao said seriously, "Emotionlessness is the key! For example, this little girl tonight, if you follow your heart and do whatever you want, then in the future she won't be a burden on your mind. In the future, it will be her who suffers, not you."

  "But if I do that, how can I face her?" Lin Feng sighed.

  "She was willing in the first place, how could you owe her anything?" said Zhuang Lao. "Liking Ye Zi is your true heart, wanting to get this girl is also your true heart. Men are all like this. This is a very ordinary thing. Following your true heart and moving forward, you will be carefree, and you can become stronger!"

  Lin Feng bitterly smiled and said: "Zhuang Lao, why do I feel that everything you're saying is twisted logic?"

  "My golden words, how have they become sophistry?" Zhuang Lao glared and said, "Only by following one's heart, doing what one wants to do, will one be free from worries and become a strong person faster!"

  "If you want to do something, just do it... If that's the case, what's the difference between humans and beasts? Wouldn't this world be completely chaotic?" Lin Feng said with a glare.

  "Ah, young one," said the old man with a smile, "humans are originally just members of the animal kingdom! And wanting to do whatever they please also requires conditions. Only those who are strong enough can do as they please. Why is it that on the Xuanwu Continent, everyone envies the strong and yearns to become stronger? Isn't it because only the strong can do as they wish?"

  "Kid, the most important thing in life is yourself. The word 'love' is even more illusory. Only when you've seen all sorts of beauties and tasted all sorts of flavors can you understand that the woman you're infatuated with may not be worth your infatuation! It's only then that you can discard this illusory word 'love' and reach a higher peak of power!"

  Lin Feng thought for a moment, and a hint of a smile appeared on his handsome face.

  "Heretical doctrine, all of it is heretical doctrine!"

  "You little scamp!" Old Zhuang glared, "I'm offering you good advice, how can it be twisted and perverted?"

  Lin Feng smiled and said: "Zhuang Lao, then I'll ask you, have you ever lived a life that was carefree and followed your heart's desires?"

  "Of course! I am strong enough, so naturally I have the qualification to do as I please. To say nothing of others, if I like a woman, I will use every means to get her..."

  Lin Feng interrupted Old Man Zhuang's words: "So you've become heartless? Have you forgotten that woman you were truly infatuated with?"

  "Me?" Old Zhuang's eyes widened in shock.

  "Haha! So I said, you're all talking nonsense!" Lin Feng laughed loudly, his words were also straightforward. "However, following one's heart, this sentence is not bad. In my heart, I like Ye Zi, this is my true intention. I am willing to abandon evil thoughts, this is also my true intention. I hope the world has order, no chaos, and civilians can live and work in peace, this is also my true intention!"

  "I've figured out what I need to do and how to do it. Thank you, Master Zhuang, even though your words were all nonsense. At least you made me think clearly about many things. From today on, my heart will be free of burdens!"

  "I am going to follow my heart, but what I follow is just my own heart!"