Chapter 217

Lin Fan felt a bit listless and said casually.

"And you say that's not strong? You're joking!"

Fu Junzhuo was helpless. Her master was only a Great Grandmaster. If Great Grandmaster martial artists weren't strong, what kind of strength was considered strong?

Of course, she knew she couldn't compare to Lin Fan, but who had his strength? Lin Fan's strength was considered top-tier even among the older generation.

"Give it up. If you continue, you will only die in the Central Plains. It would be a pity for such a peerless beauty to perish like this!"

Lin Fan naturally knew that Fu Junzhuo would die at the hands of Yuwen Yuwen Huaji, so he tried to persuade her.

"If I give myself to you, will you help me kill Yang Guang?"

Fu Junzhuo suddenly stared at Lin Fan and said.

"No."

Lin Fan replied concisely.

"Why? Am I not beautiful?"

Fu Junzhuo was surprised. Although Shi Shi Qingxuan and Wei Wei Zhenzhen in front of her were peerless beauties, she felt she wasn't bad herself.

"That's not it, but I think Yang Guang is right. Those who are not of my race must have a different heart!"

Lin Fan suddenly said with a serious expression.

"Why? Do you have to have such prejudice? We just want to live a good life. Can't everyone live in peace? Why must there be suffering, waste, and war?"

Fu Junzhuo was hit hard. She didn't expect Lin Fan to have such a view. Knowing that Lin Fan never interfered in imperial affairs, she felt a bit tired.

"In the eighteenth year of Kaihuang, Goguryeo forced the Mohe, imprisoned the Khitan, and sent troops to invade Liaoxi, while secretly contacting the Eastern Turks to resist the Sui Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Yang Jian, wanted to send troops to attack Goguryeo, but they encountered floods and plagues on the way, with eight or nine out of ten dying. That was why Yang Yang Jian had to give up."

"After Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang, ascended the throne, during his northern tour in the third year of Daye, he ordered King Gao Yuan of Goguryeo to come to court, but Gao Yuan ignored him. His revealed disobedience and restless ambition completely enraged Emperor Yang. Settling old and new grudges together—that is the reason he wants to attack Goguryeo."

"You think you love peace, but it's just an illusion you see. Even if you go to the Qin Dynasty, which was most keen on war, and find a remote mountain village, the villagers there also yearn for peace. You can't generalize. Politics is never as simple as you see it. As long as those in power have ambition, the people cannot live in peace. So instead of assassinating Yang Guang, you'd better go back and assassinate the King of Goguryeo, find someone without ambition who is willing to submit to inherit the throne. That is the only way to save your tiny country!"

Lin Fan spoke eloquently to Fu Junzhuo, completely shattering her beliefs.

She had always thought the people of Goguryeo loved peace and wanted to live well, and that the Sui Dynasty was always restless and wanted to invade, so she wanted to kill Yang Guang, the war criminal, to stop the war. She didn't expect the Goguryeo royal family to be the ones causing trouble and enraging the Sui Dynasty.

"Impossible! You're lying to me!"

A patriotic nationalist, hearing Lin Fan's words, felt her beliefs collapsing, so her emotions became somewhat out of control.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. If assassinating Yang Guang could solve the problem, why wouldn't Fu Fu Cailin come himself? Don't say you can't kill Yang Guang; even if you did, as long as Goguryeo still has wolfish ambitions and wants to invade Liaodong, then without Yang Guang, there will be Li Guang, Zhang Guang, Wang Guang. Can you kill them all?"

At this time, the waiter brought the food and wine, and Lin Fan said no more, picking up food for Shi Shi Qingxuan and Wei Wei Zhenzhen.

Fu Junzhuo fell into silence, suddenly not knowing what to do.

Meanwhile, Kou Zhong and Xu Xu Ziling discovered a dying person in the dilapidated temple where they were staying.

"Wow, Zhong Shao, there seems to be a dead person over there!"

"I'll go take a look, you be careful!"

After the two walked closer, they realized the person seemed to be dead, and Kou Zhong accidentally touched the Longevity Scripture.

At this moment, the "dead person" suddenly spoke, telling Kou Zhong and Xu Xu Ziling that this was the Daoist treasure, the Longevity Scripture, both a health-preserving classic and a martial arts manual, but no one had been able to crack its secrets for over a hundred years.

After finishing, he handed the Longevity Scripture to them, and the "dead person" truly died.

"Ling Shao, the Longevity Scripture! A thousand taels of gold, a martial arts manual!"

Kou Zhong's eyes lit up as he looked at the Longevity Scripture. He had already imagined sending it to Lin Fan to exchange for the reward and the glorious life they would have as brothers.

"Zhong Shao, do you think that young master is a great philanthropist? Would he exchange a thousand taels of gold or a martial arts manual for this Longevity Scripture for no reason?"

Xu Xu Ziling felt uncomfortable because of the Shi Shi Qingxuan matter.

"Isn't he? He was willing to treat us to buns when we were strangers, he spent money to buy Sister Zhen when he saw injustice, and he's willing to exchange a thousand taels of gold or a divine martial arts manual for this useless Longevity Scripture. I think he is a great philanthropist!"

Kou Zhong said as if it were a matter of course.

As two wandering little punks, Lin Fan was the best person to them besides Wei Wei Zhenzhen.

"He bought Sister Zhen because he coveted her beauty!"

"Nonsense! Otherwise, would he buy an ugly woman back to annoy himself? The fact that he was willing to tear up her deed of sale and set her free before she even expressed her stance is already commendable. Ling Shao, don't demand saintly qualities from others!"

"Alright then, what you say makes sense, but can't we cultivate the Longevity Scripture ourselves? I think this martial art seems very powerful!"

"Do you know how to read? Do you know about meridians? We can't even understand the most basic martial arts, and you want to cultivate the Longevity Scripture that no one has been able to crack for a hundred years?"

Xu Xu Ziling was silent. He and Kou Zhong were just two little punks; it was hard enough to survive, let alone learn to read and write!

…

"You got the Longevity Scripture?"

Lin Fan looked at the panting Kou Zhong and Xu Xu Ziling thoughtfully.

After he finished eating with Shi Shi Qingxuan and Wei Wei Zhenzhen and was drinking tea, Kou Zhong and Xu Xu Ziling suddenly ran up to him.

"That's right, but young master, you told us to find you, but you didn't leave an address. You made us search through three whole restaurants to find you!"

Kou Zhong couldn't help but complain.

"Where is the Longevity Scripture?"

Lin Fan asked directly, noncommittally.

He didn't expect these two to be so lucky as to get the Longevity Scripture so quickly.

"Here!"

Kou Zhong quickly took out the Longevity Scripture and placed it on the table.

"The Longevity Scripture!"

Just then, a man dressed as a general walked up to the second floor with several guards and exclaimed when he saw the Longevity Scripture Kou Zhong had taken out.

Then, at the general's signal, a guard strode forward to grab the Longevity Scripture on the table.

"Subduing Dragon Regret!"

"Awoo!"

A golden divine dragon appeared from Lin Fan's hand, flew directly toward the charging guard, carried him into mid-air, and then pierced through his chest. When he landed, the guard was silent, clearly dead beyond a doubt.

"Who exactly are you, to dare kill my elite cavalry?"

"Yuwen Yuwen Huaji, it seems your man was the one who tried to snatch my Longevity Scripture first, right?"

Lin Fan looked at Yuwen Yuwen Huaji, who was accusing him despite being the villain, and wanted to laugh.

"You know me? Then do you know that I am here under the Emperor's orders to retrieve the Longevity Scripture? Shi Long was killed by me because he refused to hand it over. Although I don't know how you got it, I advise you to hand it over!"

Yuwen Yuwen Huaji was so polite naturally because he was scared by Lin Fan's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. He knew he was no match for him; otherwise, given his personality, he would have snatched it back long ago.