One person: I am Li Buren, I cannot bear to do anything!

Ma Xianhong silently looked at Wang Ye, then glanced at Li Buren behind him.

"Where is Master Li?"

"I want to know what you're thinking?"

Li Buren stood behind and shook his head.

"I heard there's someone here named Chen Duo. I need to talk to her about something, that's all."

"As for my junior brother... you know what I mean, I'm his senior brother."

Wang showed no intention of backing down and blocked the way, causing the Qimen formation beneath his feet to open up instantly.

Just then, a loud shout rang out from afar.

"Master, Master, a huge group of strange people have arrived at the village entrance!"

...

Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and the group of temporary workers appeared at the entrance of Biyou Village.

This also sparked a lot of discussion among the residents of Biyou Village.

"Who are these people? They all look so fierce!"

"Not entirely. Look at that handsome middle-aged man with a square face and glasses. I feel like he's quite cultured and reserved, not like a bad guy."

"And that girl with the blonde hair, she looks so kind, she must be very innocent."

"Yeah, yeah, and that uncle who looks so honest, he doesn't seem like he's going to be a threat."

Wang Ye and Li Bulian watched Zhang Chulan and his group with reluctance.

Wang Ye: "?"

Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao: "!"

"How come we run into you two again?"

"Old Wang, Old Li! What are you guys doing here?!"

While the two were still exchanging pleasantries, Ma Xianhong suddenly asked a question.

"What brings you gentlemen to my Biyou Village?"

Wang Zhenqiu, who was the most polite among them, responded very courteously.

"Who are you?"

"Village Chief, Ma Xianhong."

"Oh, Village Chief Ma, we've heard so much about you! We've had nowhere else to turn, so we've come here to seek your help. We hope you'll take us in."

Ma Xianhong had just finished listening to his subordinates' report and now knew that Zhang Chulan and the others had not come here to seek refuge.

But he still didn't directly refuse.

He looked at the large group of people.

"None of them seem like nice guys..."

After thinking for a while, Ma Xianhong waved his hand, signaling the several high-level cultivators who had come to confront him to make way for him.

"Let them stay."

...

Zhang Chulan, Li Buren, and Ma Xianhong sat together.

Although they didn't know why Li Buren insisted on coming over, neither of them had any intention of getting Li Buren away.

Of course, the main reason is probably that even if you wanted to get him away, you couldn't...

"Since you're here, don't hide anything. If you have any purpose, just say it."

Ma Xianhong put down his teacup and spoke directly.

Seeing that Ma Xianhong was straightforward and outspoken, Zhang Chulan didn't beat around the bush either.

"It's simple, Chen Duo. Don't interfere. Hand her over, and we'll leave now."

Ma Xianhong picked up his teacup again.

"We only have this one request. If you can agree to it, then we can still talk."

"If that doesn't work, then there's no need for us to talk about anything else..."

Bang.

Ma Xianhong slammed the teacup onto the table.

"Zhang Chulan, would you abandon your companions and stand aside?"

Zhang Chulan raised his voice.

"She killed someone! She killed someone from the company! She broke the law!"

Ma Xianhong remained calm.

"Breaking the law? If it's illegal, then call the police and have her arrested."

"What is the company doing sending you guys to do this? Is it for revenge? Or to cover up something ugly?"

Li Buren silently walked behind Ma Xianhong without anyone noticing.

Zhang Chulan was somewhat speechless.

"If you won't talk about the law, then I'll talk about morality!"

"Chen Duo lost her parents at a young age and was tortured and kept in captivity by the Medicine Immortal Society for so long, and then turned into a weapon."

"Tell me, what wrong has this person done?!"

As Ma Xianhong spoke, he could hardly contain his anger.

"You claim to be the righteous path, so by what right have you bound her for so long?"

"Just because she claims to be too harmful?"

"You could have killed her back then, but you didn't!"

He pointed at Zhang Chulan's nose and cursed.

"You are all greedy! Because of her power and value as a Gu-body Holy Child!"

"But you've been betrayed! You've been hurt by your own greed! So you're going to destroy her now?"

Ma Xianhong waved his hand.

"I admit that we don't have that much power or energy."

"But I can at least guarantee that Chen Duo has the right to choose here!"

"She can choose her own life, no longer just a tool, no longer just a weapon, no longer just a Gu-body holy child."

"She can also be an ordinary, beautiful, and kind girl."

"I promised to give her this chance, even if it meant losing the so-called Gu-body Holy Child."

Zhang Chulan looked grim.

Things are going in the direction I least wanted.

Li Buren stood behind Ma Xianhong.

Simply put, they want both.

"They want to use Chen Duo for their own purposes, but they completely disregard Chen Duo's feelings as a human being."

"We can't even completely control Chen Duo, not even as a tool."

"In my view, this is not only a lack of morality, but also a serious lack of competence."

Li couldn't help but smile.

"I am neither a saint nor a savior."

"But I also have my own thoughts and wishes, just like my junior brother."

"I don't care if she's a Gu-infected Holy Child or a biological weapon, I just want to give her a chance."

"An opportunity to choose whether to become the Gu-body Saint Child or Chen Duo."

Li said calmly, "I can't bear it."

Ma Xianhong looked at Li Buren with some surprise, seemingly astonished by his reaction.

Li couldn't bear it and gently patted his shoulder.

"Old Ma, people are multifaceted, and there are some aspects of you that I really admire."

"There's no real reason behind it; I just do what I feel like."

"There's only one condition: if someone wants me to be unhappy, I can make them unhappy first."

Ma Xianhong glanced at Li Buren, his expression somewhat complicated.

Li Buren quietly walked to the side.

He knows what kind of person he is and what he is doing.

If one's heart is not in control, how can one's body be in control of one's own?

This is what the old master once said about Xia He.

"But if I can do that—to act according to my heart's desires while adhering to my bottom line, to have a worldly heart—how could I be unable to control my own destiny?"

Ultimately, it all comes down to his immense strength.

Li couldn't help but think back to his brief encounter with Ding Shian, one of the "two heroes".

"Ding Shian studied a variety of martial arts, while I have always focused on cultivating my life force and simple Wudang techniques."

"My weakness is that I don't adapt much; my approach is forceful but lacks variety."

"If I can master the second stage of Feng Hou Qi Men and truly understand change, my cultivation will manifest in that mysterious way."

"In that case, it might be like multiplication; the deeper my foundation, the better the effect of practicing Feng Hou Qi Men."

Li couldn't bear to think about it slowly.

"Ding Shian will not give up on challenging someone who has no challenges."

"If we meet again next time, perhaps I can give him a serious try."