Chapter 675

Because Jing Ke did not die in the assassination attempt, and even the Mohist School defected to Qin, Gai Nie logically lost the reason to betray Qin; things like betraying Qin for Tianming as in the original work could not possibly happen at all.

As a result, Su Xuan never expected that this person, Gai Nie, who is usually silent and reticent, would have more things on his mind than anyone else if something were to happen.

He still harbored the idea of leaving Qin.

And the cause was that the process of Qin unifying the world was too smooth; in this process, he did nothing, making him, this Ghost Valley disciple, seem to have no sense of presence, so he was very depressed, thinking that this new world no longer had a ship to carry a Ghost Valley disciple, so there was no need for him to continue staying in Qin.

After knowing Gai Nie's true thoughts, Su Xuan did not know what to say for a moment. Should he call Gai Nie pretentious? Because for this reason, preparing to leave Qin is indeed a bit pretentious.

But one has to admit that Gai Nie is indeed willing to let go.

One must know that he is now the Sword Saint of Qin, deeply trusted by Emperor Ying Zheng, with both fame and fortune; and fame and fortune have always been things that many people flock to, yet he says he will discard them, and he discards them.

But because he is an old acquaintance of Gai Nie, even if Su Xuan did not know what to say, he still forced himself to speak. He looked at Gai Nie seriously: "Gai Nie, have you thought it through?"

"I..." Gai Nie fell silent.

If he had thought it through, he would not be confused, and he would not be drinking.

It is precisely because he has not made up his mind that he has fallen into confusion, and that is why, after seeing Su Xuan, he invited Su Xuan here to talk.

Compared to himself, this descendant of the Ghost Valley school of Vertical and Horizontal, in his view, Su Xuan is actually more like a descendant of the Ghost Valley 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 is now.

Because of this, Gai Nie 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 had not happened to run into Su Xuan by chance, he was prepared to seek out Su Xuan alone.

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

He asked Gai Nie another question: "In your view, what is the destiny of a Ghost Valley disciple?"

"Is it that 'with one angry shout, the feudal lords tremble; with one quiet stay, the world is at peace'? To be a so-called figure of wind and cloud, to be above others, to exist purely for war? Or is it to exist for the sake of the world?"

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

Su Xuan did not 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 the common people exist—that is the world!" Gai Nie was silent for a while before giving his reply.

Su Xuan said lightly: "Not bad, this land where the common people survive is the world. I have some understanding of your Ghost Valley school of Vertical and Horizontal. The Vertical and Horizontal strategists are good at the art of persuasion, moving people with benefits and harms and convincing them with clever words. From ancient times to the present, the Vertical and Horizontal school has wandered between various states, realizing their political ambitions through lobbying. After the world was unified, the Ghost Valley school of Vertical and Horizontal lost its target for lobbying, and it can indeed be said to have lost its meaning for existence."

"But you have only seen the surface!"

"The Vertical and Horizontal strategists, and even the various schools of thought, the meaning of their existence, from the very beginning, was for the sake of this world!"

"The world has been in chaotic war for many years, and the people are living in misery. In order to change this world, various schools and factions have put forward their own views and philosophies. The Ghost Valley school of Vertical and Horizontal is the practical school among them. They did not just talk without acting, but personally threw themselves into the torrent of the era. It seems they exist for war, but in reality, the main purpose is to change the world!"

Gai Nie kept recalling Su Xuan's words in his mind. He had to admit that what Su Xuan said made some sense. On the art of sophistry alone, Su Xuan was actually even more formidable than he, this contemporary descendant 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 strategists have lost the soil for their existence!"

"The Central Plains have indeed been unified, but the lands outside the Central Plains are still drifting outside!" Su Xuan said in a deep voice: "Does Mr. Gai still remember the world map I unfolded in the Zilan Pavilion back then?"

Gai Nie was startled and fell into deep thought; soon, he remembered.

Years ago, when Su Xuan and Ying Zheng first met at the Zilan Pavilion, even though Su Xuan had killed Xuan Jian and revealed immense strength, it was his first meeting with Su Xuan, and he did not know whether he was a friend or a foe, so he had always guarded Ying Zheng's side to protect his safety, even though the reality was that he was just accompanying Ying Zheng, and if Su Xuan really wanted to attack Ying Zheng, there was nothing he could do.

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

At that time, Su Xuan chatted with Ying Zheng about the pattern of the seven states of 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 has destroyed the six states and unified the world, which can be considered as confirming Su Xuan's judgment.

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

As a bystander, Gai Nie 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?" Gai Nie looked at Su Xuan and said in a deep voice.

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

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

"In the process of Qin destroying the six states, Mr. Gai indeed did not contribute much, and it can even be said that the Vertical and Horizontal strategists had no place to use their skills, but when Qin moves its troops abroad, it might not be the same. The vast world has great potential!"

"Mr. Gai, you have plenty of opportunities, and the Vertical and Horizontal strategists also have plenty of opportunities to show themselves!"