Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 245: Is this really true?

"The Heavenly Blade is rare, and your Shattering Star Technique is even more unique, possessing irreplaceable value."

"With your assistance, we can better control the situation in the other world."

"You can make any requests you may have."

After the pale-faced man finished speaking, his expressionless face and eyes showed no emotion whatsoever.

Lin Xiufeng was very familiar with this look; his father sometimes had this look when he was contemplating philosophical questions.

It is said that only by detaching oneself from personal emotions can one eliminate biases and prejudices and get closer to an objective perspective.

Lin Xiufeng looked at the pale-faced man and smiled, the emotions in his eyes becoming even more intense.

When communicating with someone in a calm and objective state like a "white face," the most effective approach is not through language, but through emotion.

Seeing his emotional state, the pale-faced person would know that there was no need to say anything unnecessary.

Lin Xiufeng spoke with intense emotion:

“We have no interest in being assassins. There’s nothing we want, and the offers you can make aren’t attractive enough to pique our interest.”

The pale-faced man continued, "From a sense of social responsibility, a sense of responsibility to the blue planet, a sense of responsibility to humanity?"

Lin Xiufeng laughed in anger and said:

"Did Azure Star give me justice?"

“If my father hadn’t talked to me about the relationship between the collective and the individual from time to time, I would never have been able to rationally distinguish between individual experiences and collective will.”

"When justice is needed, attributing blame to personal fortune or misfortune doesn't represent the collective will, no problem; but when you need it, you come to me to talk about responsibility?"

"Are you scientific?"

The pale-faced man nodded, leaned back in his chair, and looked regretful.

"Your illegally obtained money will not be investigated. This includes the illegal gains of those people who transferred money to you through the Renxing, Fangyuan, and Fantian organizations."

“In fact, if investigated, a small additional fine would be enough to wipe out all of your family’s original assets.”

Lin Qiru's eyes flashed with anger, and Lin Xiufeng held her hand to help her calm down.

Lin Xiufeng smiled instead of getting angry, but controlled her emotions and said calmly:
“My father used to teach me that if you have to make a choice, you have to think it through before you do.”

"If there is a compelling reason to accept it, then accept it when discussing the benefits."

"If the other party threatens you with immunity from harm, then don't accept it; mutual destruction is the best option."

"Because the party exercising the right to harm has not actually paid anything, agreeing to the threat at this point means that they are someone who can be controlled at zero cost."

"I didn't really understand or agree with it before. I always thought it was better to live a miserable life than to die a good death."

"Now I suddenly understand that even if I am powerless to resist, as long as I prevent the person who has the right to harm from achieving their goal, I have actually caused them a loss."

"It's like this: if you can't beat someone and are about to be killed, at least you can bite off a piece of their flesh before you die. It's better than being enslaved by them for the rest of your life."

Lin Xiufeng paused here, then suddenly smiled. "What do you think?"

The pale-faced man sat up straight again. Clearly, Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru possessed considerable destructive power.

The failure to reach an agreement is not the worst outcome, because there is always another day.

But a breakdown in negotiations is definitely not the outcome either side desires.

"You only need to assist the Heavenly Martial Group in eliminating one person."

Lin Xiufeng repeated her previous statement: "No interest."

"If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave."

Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru stood up, their faces pale, and looked at them, saying:
"I forgot to tell you, your family visit leave has been involuntarily extended."

"How long it will be extended is still unknown."

Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru exchanged a puzzled look. Could they really be using the threat of preventing them from returning to Dream Continent as leverage?
Besides, can the Heavenly Martial Corps handle this matter?

Besides—can letting them stay on Tianlan Star indefinitely be considered a threat?
They should be celebrating with a big meal!

Therefore, the Heavenly Martial Group couldn't possibly be acting so ridiculously. Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but ask the pale-faced man curiously, "What happened?"

"I don't know." The pale-faced man's expression didn't seem like he was joking at all.

"You say you don't know?" Lin Xiufeng was even more puzzled.

"You are not the only ones whose family visit leave has been involuntarily extended; all the Heavenly Warriors from the Tenth Otherworld who returned to Tianlan Star this time are also affected."

"All the Heavenly Martial Realm entrances to the Seaside Home branch of the Dream Continent will disappear one by one after you return."

"The people sent in by the Heavenly Martial Group to investigate did not come out, because the exit for the Heavenly Martial Realm to return has also disappeared."

"What exactly happened is unknown."

"Perhaps we will only know the reason when the Dream Continent connects with the Great Otherworld two years from now."

"Your wish to live on Tianlan Star has been passively fulfilled."

"However, the planet Tianlan is becoming increasingly unstable, so please contact me anytime if you change your mind."

The pale-faced man left behind a holographic contact diagram and exited the door before Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru, who were originally going to leave.

Lin Qiru stared at Lin Xiufei until the pale-faced man went downstairs and was far away before she was about to speak.

But Lin Xiufeng blocked him in an instant.

Lin Xiufeng's miniature robot recorded the white-faced man's contact information, and the two left together.

On the way back, in a secluded section of the road, Lin Qiru spoke again:

"Could it be related to clones?"

"If so, I really don't know how they did it." Lin Xiufeng had long considered that the clones might cause trouble, but after thinking it over, he realized that causing trouble was pointless.

They returned to the Dream Continent, and the clones had to return to Mirror Lake.

Now look what's happened! The clones are causing trouble, making it impossible for them to return to the Dream Continent!

Yes, only when they can't go back can the clones gain true freedom.

If Lin Xiufeng were a clone, he certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to cause trouble if such a method existed.

Lin Qiru looked at Lin Xiufeng, seemed to remember something, and said:
"Maybe I do."

"After I brought Zhao Canghai into the Heavenly Martial Realm, he cried and cursed me as a murderer."

"I was very emotional at the time, and my power got out of control, triggering the Heavenly Martial Realm passage."

"For a moment, I felt that if I released more power, it would cause the Heavenly Martial Realm passage to collapse."

Lin Xiufeng suddenly realized and said with a smile:

"I see. The clones were just waiting for us to come back for a visit."

"Your clone possesses the power of the Heavenly Blade, destroying the entrance and exit of the Heavenly Martial Realm and severing the passage between Azure Star and Dream Continent."

"So, the clones are free, which actually fulfills our wishes."

"Good thing!"

Lin Qiru thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.

It's just... tough on many people in the Dream Continent who planned to come back to visit their families.

However, there's nothing we can do about it; we don't know how to restore the entrance and exit to the Heavenly Martial Realm.

"In two years, the Dream Continent will connect to the Great Otherworld. What will we do then?"

Lin Xiufeng pondered and said:
"Things that far away are no use thinking about. If we really have to go back, then these two years of vacation will have been wasted!"

"Why should we be sad? We should only be happy about the free vacation we got!"

Lin Qiru listened and laughed, then took Lin Xiufeng's arm and said, "Well, how should we plan?"

"Let's play!"

(End of this chapter)