Chapter 588

"I have to say, your breath-concealing skills are very powerful; for such a long time, I didn't discover your existence, but you moved that scroll of books. Every scroll of books has its own essence, energy, and spirit. You can hide your own aura, but you cannot hide the aura it emits."

Xun Zi spoke slowly, stating how he had discovered Su Xuan.

Upon hearing this, Su Xuan's eyes flickered. "Is this Xun Zi's path of cultivation? I have to say, Xun Zi, you are completely different from the other Heaven-Man I have seen!"

It could be said that Xun Zi was the first Heaven-Man to discover his existence through this method.

Earlier, after learning the location of the library from Han Fei, Su Xuan, holding the mentality that sooner is better than later, used the excuse of preparing to tour the Little Sage Manor to secretly and quietly come to the library, preparing to find something hidden within it.

As a result, he didn't find that Xun Zi was not staying in the bamboo forest retreat but was copying books here. Looking at the paper he used to copy the books, it was clear that this change was brought about by paper.

Su Xuan did not care.

Xun Zi was indeed very powerful; through his observation, he had even ascended to the "Heaven-Man" realm. But even as a Heaven-Man, he was still a long distance from the realm Su Xuan was in. He was confident he could deceive Xun Zi and find what he wanted in the library.

As a result, he hadn't expected Xun Zi to discover him in this way.

However, the method Xun Zi used reminded him of some things.

That's right, he could indeed hide his physical form, but he could not hide the aura emitted by all things in heaven and earth.

In a short instant, with the help of the deduction of the "Nine Breaths of Qi" technique, he had some ideas for modifying his breath-concealing technique.

Xun Zi did not know Su Xuan's thoughts. Upon hearing Su Xuan's words, he was also somewhat surprised. "Oh? You have seen many Heaven-Man?"

Su Xuan did not hide it. "Not many, just two: Donghuang Taiyi and Chu Nangong!"

"Both of them are known for their power, but in terms of the ability to see the small and know the big, they are not as good as Xun Zi!"

Su Xuan evaluated Donghuang Taiyi and Chu Nangong lightly.

Upon hearing these two names, Xun Zi's expression also condensed slightly. He said in a deep voice, "Earlier, Fu Nian told me that the leader of the Yin-Yang School had come to the Confucian school with my student, Han Fei. I wonder, is this Mr. Su, the leader of the Yin-Yang School, before me?"

While speaking, he stood up suddenly, expressing his respect for Su Xuan.

"Su Xuan, greetings, Xun Zi!"

Su Xuan also bowed to Xun Zi.

He bowed to Xun Zi not because of Xun Zi's strength. In terms of strength, even if Xun Zi was a Heaven-Man, even if he discovered Su Xuan, it was actually just that. If Su Xuan really wanted to kill Xun Zi, he could still do it easily.

Compared to strength, he respected Xun Zi as a person more.

Xun Zi said in a deep voice, "Mr. Su, no need for formalities. But Mr. Su, as the leader of the Yin-Yang School, why do you act in such a sneaky manner? Or is it that Mr. Su wants to know what choice Fu Nian will make? So as to make a decision in advance and move against our Confucian school?"

Xun Zi's nature was extremely straightforward; he said whatever he thought.

It was also because he was old now. When he was slightly younger, he was a famous "big sprayer" in the world. Not only had all the Hundred Schools of Thought been sprayed by him, but many factions of the Confucian school had also been sprayed by him one after another.

The key was that those people couldn't spray him back, which also led to the Confucian school's extremely high status among the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Facing Xun Zi's aggressiveness, Su Xuan was not angry. A faint smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Whether the Confucian school survives or not has never depended on me, but on itself!"

"Since Xun Zi said those words to Sect Master Fu Nian earlier, surely you also know this principle!"

Su Xuan had actually arrived slightly earlier than Fu Nian and Yan Lu, so he had heard the entire conversation between Fu Nian and Xun Zi.

Xun Zi was silent.

He naturally knew that the rise and fall of the Confucian school all depended on itself.

This time, the Qin Wang bypassed the King of Qi and directly issued an edict to Fu Nian, the Confucian Sect Master located in the State of Qi, just to make the Confucian school express its stance.

If Fu Nian refused, it would make the Qin Wang unhappy.

It might be that the Confucian school would be fine for a while, but as long as the State of Qi was destroyed one day, in the vast world, there would be no place for the Confucian school. At that time, the rise and fall of the Confucian school would all be in the Qin Wang's single thought.

Similarly, if Fu Nian accepted the Qin Wang's conferment and accepted that edict.

If this matter spread.

The entire Confucian school would fall into an extremely unfavorable situation in the State of Qi.

Even if the State of Qi and the Qin Guo were on good terms, that was the past. Now, the Qin Guo had already destroyed five of the six Shandong states. The remaining State of Qi could not survive just by being on good terms with the Qin Guo.

To put it bluntly, the current situation had already forced the State of Qi and the Qin Guo to move toward opposite sides.

There would eventually be a war between the two countries.

And before the war, if the Confucian school's defection was exposed, the entire Confucian school would be torn to pieces by the angry people of Qi and become the target of public criticism for the entire State of Qi.

The Qin Wang's edict was roasting the entire Confucian school on a fire!

That was why Fu Nian was in a dilemma and extremely conflicted.

Xun Zi could naturally help Fu Nian make a choice, but after thinking about it, he still threw the problem to Fu Nian. After all, Fu Nian was the Confucian Sect Master. To put it bluntly, he was old after all.

The Confucian school was not the Confucian school of this old man, but of the young people.

"The principle is indeed this principle, but if Fu Nian refuses, is Mr. Su preparing to use the means used against the Agricultural School to deal with the Confucian school?"

The affair of the Agricultural School had spread throughout the world and had passed for a not-short period of time.

Regardless of whether that matter was unbelievable.

But the rumor was that Su Xuan alone had leveled the six halls of the Agricultural School, and the masters of the six halls had all died.

The Agricultural School's Xia Kui had never shown his tracks from beginning to end; I am afraid he had already met with misfortune.

Su Xuan said faintly, "Where, I am a reasonable person. The reason I moved against the Agricultural School back then was because the Agricultural School was unwilling to listen to reason. However, I believe that the Confucian school are all people who know books and reason; reason, for you, must be understandable."

Xun Zi's brows furrowed, then relaxed again.

He sighed, "I seem to understand a little why the Yin-Yang School would work for the Qin Guo. Mr. Su is truly suitable for the Qin Guo."

"The Qin Guo uses powerful military force to intimidate the world, while Mr. Su uses martial force to intimidate the Hundred Schools of Thought!"

Su Xuan showed a faint smile, noncommittal. **Chapter 590: Discussing the Dao with Xun Zi**