Chapter 410 Secret

On the way back to the inn, Xu Han's expression was exceptionally gloomy.

Aowu and Xuan'er, who had always been uneasy, seemed to have sensed the young man's mood at this moment. They rarely followed behind him quietly and did not make any sound.

And Zhen Yue did not say a word. Everything she had seen before far exceeded her understanding of Dark Asura Palace. She suddenly understood that she seemed to have been involved in a terrible conspiracy. This was not a good thing for her.

In silence, the two of them walked out of the dilapidated alley and arrived at the already bustling street.

At that time, there were still people coming and going in Heng Imperial City, and the talkative customers in the tavern at the corner of the street were still gushing endlessly.

However, Xu Han stopped at that moment.

Zhen Yue, who was thinking about something behind Xu Han, accidentally bumped into Xu Han's junior. She touched her slightly painful forehead and asked, "What's wrong?"

At that time, Xu Han turned around and looked at Zhen Yue. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Do you still want to follow me?"

Zhen Yue, who was also pondering this question, couldn't help but be stunned. It was as if she had been poked by someone. Her expression was somewhat embarrassed, and she also had some hesitation.

Such hesitation undoubtedly gave Xu Han an answer.

He took a deep look at Zhen Yue and said, "Follow me to save my life, and now I can guarantee that my Yuan cultivation ability is enough to relieve the Dark Asura Palace's pursuit of you. In that case, following me will no longer be of any benefit to you … Just treat it as for your loyal brothers, let's go."

After saying that, Xu Han no longer had the mood to listen to Zhen Yue's response. He turned his head and walked away.

Zhen Yue subconsciously wanted to catch up, but for some reason, the footsteps that she had just taken suddenly stopped and hung in the air. In the end, she did not follow Xu Han's footsteps anymore.

She suddenly understood that the difference between her and this youth was not only in cultivation, there were also some things that she could not explain but did exist.

It was a heavenly chasm that she could never overcome…

…

The two of them returned to the inn one after the other.

Hu Ma and the others, who could not find Zhen Yue, could not sleep peacefully. They had been waiting in the lobby of the inn. Naturally, they did not dare to provoke Xu Han. They surrounded Zhen Yue one after another and were about to say something.

Zhen Yue's mood wasn't gloomy at all. She shouted back and looked at Xu Han's back. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't. She could only silently return to her room. Hu Ma and the others looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

Xu Han did not return to his room to rest.

He came to Master Wei 's room and hesitated at the door for a while before knocking on the old man's door.

"Come in." The old man seemed to have anticipated Xu Han's arrival. The moment the door was knocked, the old man's voice sounded.

Although Xu Han was surprised by this, he still stepped into the room.

Master Wei was still half lying on the bed, but his expression seemed to be much better. When he saw Xu Han enter the room, he pointed at the wooden stool beside the bed and said with a smile, "Sit down."

Xu Han answered and sat down, but he did not make a sound at the first possible moment.

But how could he conceal that little thought from Master Wei? The old man sized Xu Han up and down before asking again, "What's wrong?"

'"Sir" Xu Han pondered for a while before raising his head to look at the old man. "I'm puzzled. I can't help but vomit."

The old man looked at the frowning youth with a rare look of affection on his face. He said, "Let's hear it then. Although the old man doesn't have much knowledge, he still lives longer. Perhaps I can give you some advice."

But even so, Xu Han still pondered for a long time before saying, "If I harm many people in order to save one person…"

"Then, should I save this person?"

The old man smiled. He did not answer Xu Han's question directly. Instead, he asked, "Then, does this person you want to save have a reason that you have to do so?"

"Yes." Xu Han gave his answer without thinking.

"Do you know those people who will die because of this?" The old man asked again.

Xu Han thought for a moment and replied, "I may or may not recognize you."

"So the person you want to save is more important to you?" The smile on the old man's face grew a little heavier.

"Yes." Xu Han nodded again.

"So your hesitation is not whether you should be saved, but whether such a price is worth it for you?" The old man asked.

Xu Han was stunned, but he had no choice but to nod again.

"But you don't have to pay the price. As you said, you don't know the people who will die because of this." The old man was still asking.

This time, Xu Han did not agree with the old man's point of view, but he did not refute. It was not because he did not want to, but because he did not know how to accurately express his feelings.

"Or are those so-called many people a number that you can't afford?"

"Something's wrong." This time, Xu Han shook his head decisively. He looked straight at the old man and said with great certainty, "This has nothing to do with how much."

"I was given a decree of righteousness, and I was petitioned to die by ten thousand men. They said that as long as I die, the world will be peaceful and the people will not be left in distress."

"I don't know if this result will really be as they say, but I feel that it's wrong whether it's true or false. Why should I die for those people who are not related to me?"

Xu Han paused for a moment before a rare look of confusion appeared on his face.

His thoughts seemed to be a little confused, so he quickly reversed his previous statement: "Or rather, I just don't like to be killed by those people for such a grand reason. I don't think anyone can decide the life and death of others. At least for someone who hasn't made a mistake, that should be the case."

"That's why I hate them…"

"But if I save Ah Sheng and kill other people, even if I don't know them, I still feel that it's inappropriate. Because then, I'm no different from them, and I hate them."

However, the old man did not seem to feel the puzzlement in the youth's heart at this moment. He stared at the youth for a while and said somewhat helplessly, "In that case, the only thing you can do is not to save that Ah Sheng?"

However, Xu Han shook his head again, "I can save him, but if I don't save him for the sake of the so-called righteousness, then I'm still no different from them."

Xu Han said with a frown, as if he was also confused by his own logic, so much so that his brows furrowed even deeper.

"So this is a dead end?" The old man asked.

Xu Han nodded, but shook his head again, not knowing how to continue the topic.

The old man looked at Xu Han again. He suddenly put away the playful or relaxed expression on his face. He unexpectedly stretched out his hand and gently stroked Xu Han's head, as if an elder was stroking his grandson.

Xu Han was surprisingly not surprised by Master Wei 's actions. On the contrary, he was extremely relieved.

"There's never been a lack of people in this world who tell you that you can't have both fish and bear paws, or that you can't have both loyalty and filial piety. Of course, some of them may have experienced helplessness in one way or another, but most of them just use these as excuses or reasons for self-stability."

"I can't sympathize with your helplessness, but I think, since you're so hesitant, why don't you think of a way to do both?"

"This may be very difficult, or both ends may be empty."

"But living in this world, living in this world, dying in this world, an immortal who has lived for more than a thousand years is fine, but a mortal who has lived for a hundred years is fine. I thought that I came to this world not to taste these helplessness, but to change these helplessness."

"Even if I have nothing in the end, I have come, fought, and truly lived. Only then will I be worthy of the experience of the human world…"

Hearing the old man's words, Xu Han could not say that he was suddenly enlightened, but he had some enlightenment in his heart.

He stood up and looked at the smiling old man. In the end, he cupped his hands and bowed to the old man. However, he felt that something was wrong and was about to bow down.

But at that time, the old man reached out his hand and stopped him. "This is not a good idea. The old man is talking nonsense. If you want to thank him, you should wait until you succeed in doing so before thanking him."

Xu Han didn't understand why Master Wei cared so much about this matter, but he didn't mean to go to Old Man Fu anyway. Thus, he only thanked him before turning around and leaving.

…

When Xu Han left the room, a white light suddenly lit up in the wooden box beside the old man.

A handsome man with furry ears suddenly appeared beside the old man. He looked in the direction where Xu Han left and whispered, "Didn't you already choose him? Why are you still hesitating at this time?"

The old man didn't show any surprise at the man's appearance. He turned to look at the man and said, "I just can't bear to part with him."

The old man sighed. He looked at the wooden chest that he had carried with him for hundreds of years and said, "This burden is too heavy for him."

"This … let's do the final test …"

The man curled his lips slightly at the old man's exclamation and didn't refute. He only smiled and said, "Perhaps you should take a look at what I found. This way, you might change your mind."

When the old man heard this, he was stunned. He turned to the man and asked, "Did you find out?"

"Not yet." The man shook his head, "But it's not far from the truth…"

"That guy's background is even more terrifying than you think…"

After the man finished speaking, he took out a yellowed ancient book from his bosom and handed it to the old man. The old man took the ancient book and opened it. When he looked at it, his expression suddenly changed and his pupils dilated.

The man looked at the shocked old man, shook his head, and sighed.

"There are too many secrets in this world. I think we might have to meet the surveillance man."

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