I looked at Liu Lan. "What about you? What do you think of this?" I wanted to hear what advice she had.
She thought for a moment. "At first, I really didn't know what the so-called Wordless Heavenly Book was for, but he just explained it. Now, I think you'd be better off giving up, following his advice, and destroying the book outright. Let Illusory Sea continue operating under its original rules. It isn't worth tying your fate to the fate of all Illusory Sea. It really isn't. As a member of Illusory Sea, I hope it can undergo tremendous change too, but I understand even better that doing so would come at an enormous cost. You never belonged to Illusory Sea in the first place. This has no meaning for you at all."
I said nothing and lit a cigarette.
Zhong Wuqi spoke again. "If I told you what the first step toward rebuilding Illusory Sea's new order would be, I doubt you'd insist any longer."
I asked curiously, "What is it?"
"Destroy that manor—the manor capable of controlling and ruling all of Illusory Sea."
The manor he meant was the one where I was currently living.
"Because Illusory Sea's current rules and order actually originate from that manor. That manor contains tremendous destructive power. It can even destroy all of Illusory Sea." Zhong Wuqi looked at me as he spoke. After a pause, he continued, "You destroyed the Liu family's gold mine, then destroyed the Liu family ancestral hall. If you wanted to destroy all Four Great Families, it wouldn't really be difficult for you either, would it?"
I gave a bitter smile. He even knew about that.
Still, that was only normal. The two small missiles had shown off their power long ago.
"So if you were