The Reason

The sunset glow, refracted by the thin film of ice crystals, was dazzlingly beautiful in her dark pupils.

Xu Yuan paused for two seconds, then continued to ask softly:

Are there any other reasons?

"Other reasons?" Ran Qingmo asked.

"Other reasons for wanting to protect the sect, such as for the sect itself, or for the fellow disciples within it?"

Ran Qingmo's beautiful eyes glanced around, a hint of doubt in them:

"Senior brother and sister?"

After a moment's recollection, she gently shook her head:

"I've been on Heaven Peak Mountain the whole time, so I rarely see them."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan seemed to realize something, his gaze towards her gradually becoming strange, and he asked:

"Ran Qingmo, how did you get through your childhood and adulthood?"

Ran Qingmo's answer was very simple:

"Cultivation."

"Besides cultivation?"

"Practice swordsmanship."

"Besides sword practice?"

"Yes, they used to sleep and eat."

"Anything else?"

Does practicing calligraphy count?

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Well, no wonder this Big Ice Block has this kind of personality.

Xu Yuan coughed lightly, took a breath, and asked again:

"You're doing this just because you'll be the future leader?"

Ran Qingmo looked puzzled.

"... Otherwise what?"

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Xu Yuan lowered his eyes and remained silent.

A reason that is pure and without impurities.

It wasn't because of a sense of belonging, nor because of camaraderie with my master; it was simply because I'd been like this since childhood.

Ran Qingmo was born for the Tianyuan Sword Sect.

Ran Qingmo looked at Xu Yuan, her eyes flashing with a certain light, and cautiously probed:

"Xu Yuan, you said you could help me, is that true?"

Xu Yuan did not answer this question immediately this time.

The destruction of the Tianyuan Sword Sect was a major event in Cangyuan, but the plot of Cangyuan had long since deviated from its predetermined course, galloping wildly in Xu Yuan unknown direction like a runaway horse.

Now, Xu Yuan's only advantage lies in those unseen fortuitous opportunity and the personalities and pasts of certain people.

He no longer had the same confidence as before in saving the Sword Sect.

Ran Qingmo watched him lower his eyes and remain silent for a long time, the light in her beautiful eyes gradually dimming:

"Is that not allowed?"

"It's not impossible."

"." Her beautiful eyes widened slightly.

Xu Yuan looked up at the other person and smiled:

"I want to travel now, and one of the reasons is to help you."

Ran Qingmo subconsciously took a step forward and grabbed the blood-red hem of his robe, which was adorned with gold patterns:

".. real?"

Xu Yuan glanced at the hem of his clothes that was being pulled, looked up to meet her eyes, and asked in a serious tone:

"But do you believe me?"

Can she trust him?

He is now the Third Young Master of the Prime Minister's Estate, a key figure in the force that is about to destroy the Tianyuan Sword Sect.

If he chooses to deceive her, the Tianyuan Sword Sect will only perish faster under the influence of various misleading messages.

Ran Qingmo was stunned for a moment, staring at Xu Yuan for several breaths:

"But you are Xu Yuan."

"I am also Xu Changtian." Xu Yuan.

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Ran Qingmo bit her lip lightly, her eyes lowered in silence for a long time, but she did not let go of the hem of his clothes:

"I... I have no other choice."

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Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan sighed softly, raised his hand to brush a strand of her dark hair behind her ear, and smiled slightly at her:

"Ran Qingmo, I can try my best to provide you with an opportunity, but I can't be sure if I can get it. And even if I do, it will ultimately depend on your master's decision."

"Of course, his decision may not necessarily count."

The name of the Prime Minister's Estate implies that all power is concentrated in the hands of his father, but the sect leader does not have the final say in a sect.

After thousands of years of evolution, sects have long since become a complex entity of interests.

When the council of elders, the various powerful Aristocratic Clan under its command, and even emerging grassroots factions are at their peak, they can influence the final decisions of a sect.

Xu Yuan could do was ask that old man for a chance on Ran Qingmo's behalf.

Whether the deal will ultimately be reached remains to be seen.

Hearing his ambiguous answer, Ran Qingmo nodded without hesitation:

"Okay!"

Xu Yuan withdrew his hand, chuckled, and shook his head.

It seems this Big Ice Block was truly desperate; she had probably tried every possible method she could think of before coming here.

Since the promise has been made, he needs to know the corresponding information.

Xu Yuan asked:

"Ran Qingmo, I have a question for you."

"What?" Ran Qingmo's mood clearly improved.

Xu Yuan asked calmly:

What have you been doing since we last parted ways?

"I went to Green Blade Mountain and Azure Fall Valley, and I also went back to Heaven Origin Mountain." Ran Qingmo truthfully explained his itinerary.

A brief recollection,

Xu Yuan remembered that Green Blade Mountain and Azure Fall Valley were the locations of the two major sects within the territory:

"Are you going there to persuade them?"

"Yes, but they don't believe what I say."

Xu Yuan was speechless.

It would be a miracle if these people believed it.

During these days, Xu Yuan learned a lot of things through his family's internal reference materials.

The relationships between the Prime Minister's Estate, the imperial court, and the sects differed from what he knew in his previous life.

The State Preceptor didn't believe the Prime Minister's Estate wanted to destroy the Sword Sect, not because of the superficial reason that the old man and his father were friends, but because such things had happened in the past.

It's about the Tian'an Martial Hall that Zhou Chen mentioned.

This was a preliminary attempt made jointly by the Prime Minister's Estate and the current Emperor, but the sects were not fools and reacted extremely strongly.

At the height of the tension, the Imperial Capital's City Protection Array was activated, and Marquis of Martial Achievement received orders to lead his troops back to the capital at any time.

However, a fight did not ultimately break out.

Because the emperor is ill

Because the president of the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce passed away.

Since then, over the years, the Prime Minister's Estate has indeed submitted memorials to rectify the sects, but in reality, they have all been all talk and no action, and have all ended hastily and ineffectively.

The sects are not open to compromise; the only way to reform them is through military force.

But who dares?

Today, the sects' influence is deeply entrenched, having penetrated almost every vein of the Great Yan Dynasty.

At this time, anyone who dares to launch a military attack would be defying the will of the people.

Under such circumstances, if Xu Yuan were a member of these sects, he would only take it as a joke if Ran Qingmo suddenly came to him saying that the Prime Minister's Estate was going to attack the Tianyuan Sword Sect and all the sects in the world. He might even think that Ran Qingmo was trying to scare him and sow discord.

After all, there is no harmony between sects.

Therefore, Xu Yuan was very Ran Qingmo was so certain of this matter, and what her source of information was.

This matter had been weighing on his mind for a long time.

Thinking of this,

Xu Yuan no longer hesitated and asked directly:

"How did you learn that my Prime Minister's Estate intends to destroy the Tianyuan Sword Sect?"

Ran Qingmo's expression changed slightly. After a two-second silence, he tentatively asked in a low voice:

"Can we not talk about this?"

"No," Xu Yuan replied decisively.

Ran Qingmo asked in a low voice:

"Is this matter very important?"

Xu Yuan's answer was ambiguous, "It might be important, but it might not be."

Ran Qingmo stared at Xu Yuan for several breaths, and finally said softly:

"Okay, I'll say it."

"Yes, it was a little girl named Tianyan who told me."