Chapter 417

Because Jing Ke did not die while attempting to assassinate the King of Qin, and even the Mohists had defected to Qin, Gainie logically lost the reason to betray Qin, and things like betraying Qin for Jing Tianming as in the original work could not possibly happen.

As a result, Su Xuan never expected that Gainie, who was usually silent and reticent, would have more issues than anyone else if there really was something on his mind.

He still harbored the idea of leaving Qin.

And the cause was that the process of Qin unifying the world was too smooth, and in this process, he had done nothing, making him, a Guigu disciple, seem to have no sense of presence, so he was very frustrated, thinking that this new world no longer had a boat to carry a Guigu disciple, so there was no need for him to continue staying in Qin.

After knowing Gainie's true thoughts, Su Xuan didn't know what to say for a moment. Should he call Gainie pretentious? Because for this reason, preparing to leave Qin was indeed a bit pretentious.

But he also had to admit that Gainie was indeed willing to let go.

One must know that he was now the Sword Saint of Qin, deeply trusted by Emperor Ying Zheng, possessing both fame and wealth, and fame and wealth were things that many people always flocked to, yet he said he would abandon them.

But because he was an old acquaintance of Gainie, even if Su Xuan didn't know what to say, he still forced himself to speak. He looked at Gainie seriously, "Gainie, have you thought it through?"

"I..." Gainie fell silent.

If he had thought it through, he wouldn't be confused, and he wouldn't be drinking.

It was precisely because he hadn't made up his mind that he was trapped in confusion and had invited Su Xuan to talk here after seeing him.

Compared to himself, this successor of the Guigu Vertical and Horizontal school, in his view, Su Xuan was actually more like a successor of the Guigu Vertical and Horizontal school.

Living in seclusion behind the scenes, acting several times, each time influencing the situation of the world and stirring up mighty winds and clouds; in the process of Qin destroying the six states, Su Xuan's existence was indispensable.

Perhaps without Su Xuan, Qin could still destroy the six states, but it would definitely not be as smooth as it was now.

Because of this, Gainie guessed that Su Xuan might be able to give him an answer.

This was also the reason why he decisively invited Su Xuan after seeing him.

Even if he hadn't happened to run into Su Xuan, he was prepared to seek Su Xuan out alone.

"Looking at you, it seems you haven't thought it through yet!" Su Xuan said indifferently.

He asked Gainie another question, "In your view, what is the destiny of a Guigu disciple?"

"Is it to make the feudal lords fear with a single rage, and to make the world rest when living in peace? To be a so-called man of the hour, to be above others, and to exist purely for war? Or to exist for the sake of the world?"

"The world?" The confusion in Gainie's eyes gradually dissipated as he looked at Su Xuan, waiting for Su Xuan's answer.

Su Xuan not only didn't explain to him what the world was, but instead asked him a question, "In your view, what is the world?"

"The six directions of heaven and earth, the universe in all four directions, the place where all the people live—that is the world!" Gainie was silent for a while before giving his answer.

Su Xuan said indifferently: "Not bad, this land where all the people live is the world. I have some understanding of your Guigu Vertical and Horizontal school. The Vertical and Horizontal school is good at using interests to persuade and using clever words to convince people. From ancient times to the present, the Vertical and Horizontal school has wandered between states, realizing their political ambitions by lobbying various states. After the world was unified, the Guigu Vertical and Horizontal school lost its target for lobbying, and it can indeed be said to have lost its meaning for existence."

"But you only saw the surface!"

"The Vertical and Horizontal school, and even the hundred schools of thought—the meaning of their existence was, from the very beginning, for this world!"

"The world has been in chaotic war for many years, and the people are living in misery. To change this world, various schools and factions have put forward their own views and philosophies, and the Guigu Vertical and Horizontal school is the practical faction among them. They didn't just talk without acting, but personally threw themselves into the torrent of the era. It seems they existed for war, but in reality, the main purpose was to change the world!"

Gainie kept recalling Su Xuan's words in his mind. He had to admit that what Su Xuan said made some sense. Just in terms of sophistry, Su Xuan was actually a bit better than him, this contemporary successor of the Vertical and Horizontal school.

After coming back to his senses, he said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because the world has been unified that the Vertical and Horizontal school has lost the soil for its existence!"

"The Central Plains land is indeed unified, but the land outside the Central Plains is still drifting outside!" Su Xuan said in a deep voice: "Does Mr. Gainie still remember the world map I unfolded in Zilanxuan back then!"

Gainie was stunned and also fell into deep thought. Soon, he remembered.

Years ago, when Su Xuan and Ying Zheng first met at Zilanxuan, even though Su Xuan had killed Xuan Xuan Jian and revealed incredibly powerful strength, it was after all his first meeting with Su Xuan, and he didn't know whether he was a friend or an enemy, so he had been guarding Ying Zheng's side, protecting Ying Zheng's safety, even though the reality was that he was just accompanying Ying Zheng, and if Su Xuan really wanted to make a move on Ying Zheng, there was nothing he could do.

After all, he was no match for Xuan Xuan Jian, and Su Xuan was an expert who had killed Xuan Xuan Jian with ease.

Su Xuan at that time chatted with Ying Zheng about the pattern of the seven states in the world, pointed out the drawbacks of the six states, pointed out the advantages of Qin, and even gave a conclusion: Qin destroying the six states would be easy.

And the facts were indeed so.

Today, Qin destroying the six states and unifying the world could be considered as confirming Su Xuan's argument.

And besides that argument back then, Su Xuan also spoke about the situation outside the Nine Provinces land.

As a bystander, Gainie had also listened to those words Su Xuan said back then.

Recalling it slightly now, he immediately remembered.

"Even if there is a vast world outside the Nine Provinces, so what?" Gainie looked at Su Xuan and said in a deep voice.

Su Xuan smiled indifferently: "The ambition of our Emperor is much greater than Mr. Gainie imagines. Destroying the six states and unifying the world—does Mr. Gainie think this is the end? No, everything has just begun!"

"When the situation in the world stabilizes, it will be the time to march into the land outside the Nine Provinces!"

"In the process of Qin destroying the six states, Mr. Gainie indeed didn't contribute much, and it can even be said that the Vertical and Horizontal school had no place to use its skills, but when Qin sends troops abroad, it might not be the same. The vast world has much to offer!"

"Mr. Gainie, you have plenty of opportunities, and the Vertical and Horizontal school also has plenty of opportunities to show itself!"