When such a warm feeling sprouts a little, it is like a crack in the ice, which can no longer be hidden.

Regarding He Manzhou's consistent character, after such a long period of contact, Bai Yi has known a little bit from a long time ago. Since the meeting, she has been talking non-stop with a small mouth, no matter what she says, it always seems to be very reasonable, even if it is unreasonable, she will never say it in momentum, and she completely responds to that sentence without being straightforward and strong.

It's just that she is so delicate and cute, and even when she brainwashes people like a pyramid scheme boss, she has a bit of unique cunning, which makes people completely angry, and she will be soft-hearted for no reason, and she is willing to sell her face.

There is no other reason, the girl is too likable.

These are all experiences that Bai Yi has personally explored, and many indulgences in He Manzhou have also become natural, he used to be the most unwilling to deal with girls, but as long as the problems can be solved at the level of business, he is not willing to mix any personal feelings. After all, in Bai Yicong's view, "feelings" are, from a certain point of view, nothing more than something that affects judgment.

What he needs is absolute calmness, decisiveness, objectivity and rationality. Whether it was the grandfather's commission back then, or the current situation of the Bai family, or the secrets and conspiracies involved in the treasure of the king, or even the sudden death of his father and the unintentional ...... of his brother What the Bai family has encountered over the years is too thought-provoking.

Before solving the cancer of the Bai family, Bai Yicong needed to focus all his energy on serious things, and he was not qualified to consider personal emotions at all. Rationality is like him, if emotions will become his shackles, then he will kill the sprouts before feelings germinate.

But why was an exception given when dealing with He Manzhou?

Bai Yixian has thought about this question more than once.

The girl's feelings are direct and pure, she is never different from Bai, she has never fallen into the quagmire, and all she sees is the good side of things. Before He Sheng disappeared, she was so well protected, like an elf who was not stained with dust, and was not contaminated with a little dirt and smoke in the mortal world, so she had a purity that did not go through the world.

But Bai Yicong is different, he is a person who comes out of the shadows.

Just because I don't believe in the sun, I don't care about embracing the sun. For him, it was never the dawn that ended the long darkness, but the longer night, which was even colder. There are too many things in this world that do not shine brightly, just like relying on feelings alone cannot change any chaos and power.

The law of the jungle, day after day, is no different.

Probably because he has seen too many joys and sorrows since he was a child, Bai Yizi has never known the helplessness and bitterness behind the warmth and coldness of human feelings, and he is used to seeing the calculations and schemes in the deceit. In the face of absolute interests, even blood and family ties are not strong enough, just like the so-called "most ruthless emperor family" in ancient times, this sentence is no different in the Bai family.

"The good things in the world are not strong, and the clouds are easy to disperse and the glass is brittle. ”

Bai Yicong knows better than anyone else that people's hearts are not credible, and feelings are the most unreliable things. All the ways out were found by himself, the situation of the Bai family was suppressed by him with an iron fist, and all the maintenance of the status quo and the slightest sense of security were earned by him little by little.

Talking about feelings...... How much is a relationship worth?

Bai Yicong still remembers how Bai Mu, as a brother, put on a face when Bai Yan's bones were not cold. He almost did not hide his sanctimoniousness and hypocrisy, and ate human blood steamed buns mercilessly, even if that person was his biological brother, Bai Mu did not hesitate to obtain his greatest benefits from it, where is the so-called blood and family affection at all.

Then Bai Yuqiu took over the Bai family, but he suddenly suffered an accident in just a few years.

Regarding the ups and downs within the Bai family, the circle is full of emotion and regret on the surface, talking about scenes such as "since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world", the more powerful people are, the more inevitably they will have some regrets, but there are also a lot of rumors behind the scenes, and behind the many suspicions of those bystanders, it is nothing more than pointing to the civil strife of the Bai family.

This is something that outsiders can see, how can Bai Yi never doubt it.

How can there be so many coincidences in the world, is it really a curse to be the head of the Bai family?

If his father's matter just left a question mark in Bai Yicong's heart, then his brother's accident completely confirmed such a question. After all, everything is explained by just coincidence, which is obviously too ridiculous, especially the obscure points about the treasure of the relict king and the twelve concubines who can't find the clue, which makes everything even more confusing.

Until this time, Bai Yicong had to confirm that there was indeed a problem within the Bai family.

Since Bai Mu knew the secret of the treasure of the relict king, he began to be ready to do something behind his back, Bai Yicong has always wanted to investigate, this is for the Bai family, for his father and brother, and in order not to let the secret of the treasure of the relict king be exposed, fall into the hands of people with intentions, and become a thunderbolt that explodes in the flat ground.

And in the process of investigating these, purging the Bai family little by little, and suppressing Bai Mu, Bai Yicong obviously consumed too much effort. Those speculations were too uncomfortable, and every time he verified a little more, his heart cooled down a little. It was only then that he gradually recognized the truth and erased the softness and compassion in his heart.

If you don't have enough strength, you will only be swallowed up by the cannibalistic situation, and in the end, there will be no scum left.

This is the truth that he finally figured out after countless cruelties and chills.

probably has experienced too much, and these pessimistic thoughts have been engraved in Bai Yicong's heart for a long time, and have gradually become his code of conduct, but the appearance of He Manzhou has changed all this. She is so enthusiastic, like a cluster of burning fireworks, and the scattered firelight illuminates the dark night of Bai Yicong, and also brings a completely different possibility.

Many changes change imperceptibly.

At first, she was willing to make concessions and was willing to break some innocuous rules, but later she began to give her exceptions and favorites, and subconsciously delivered care and care, pity and protection. And whether such behavior is because of He Sheng's relationship, or just because of his special affection for He Manzhou, Bai Yicong can't tell anymore.

All he knew was that his heart was softening a little.

It turns out that there are really so many uncontrollable changes that happen because of meeting someone.

Before He Manzhou made his words clear, Bai Yicong was just greedy for this warmth and gentleness, he didn't know how to give back, and he wasn't sure whether to accept it, or in a turbulent future, he could only think of how to protect He Manzhou, but he couldn't think of any reason to drag her into the quagmire and let her suffer the Bai family's impasse together.

Bai Yicong knew He Manzhou's self-contained polite words, and that set of almost similar skills was like a self-master, no matter what the situation, he would never let himself fall behind. Of course, he can also see He Manzhou's little cleverness, know her casual little habits, and even indulge in the daily edge balls under the banner of ambiguity.

Behind the unbearable refusal, I didn't want to see her disappointed, but I also couldn't bear it.

But what he said just now was too cautious, and together with the light in the girl's eyes, it scorched Bai Yicong's heart.

At that moment, he suddenly felt a little unbearable.

Bai Yicong looked at He Manzhou and didn't speak for a long time. On such a cold and rainy night, the cold wind that penetrated into the bones did not stop for a moment, many strange scenes and terrible thunderstorms were intertwined, and He Manzhou's hand was like an ice cube, and it was as cold as ice.

Bai Yicong lowered his eyebrows slightly and warmed her with his palm.

His eyes were fixed on He Manzhou's face, and he looked at her carefully.

The girl's delicate and beautiful cheeks, the pure and touching smile, the sincerity revealed in those clear and beautiful eyes, and the almost sweetness precipitated in the pair of small dimples looming next to the cheeks...... For a few seconds, he was reluctant to withdraw his gaze, as if he wanted to take He Manzhou's words and her appearance at the moment in mind.

And He Manzhou on the other side was looked at by Bai Yicong like this, and he couldn't figure out what he meant for a while.

When I said it, I didn't think it was completely because my feelings had reached that level, and I didn't think about it and said it naturally. However, those words had too much momentum, and he was still being watched by Bai Yicong like this, He Manzhou finally couldn't help but start blushing.

She deeply felt that her true feelings seemed to be a little abrupt, and she suddenly told him those words that were almost promised, as if she had pierced the last layer of window paper, it was too far to leave steps, so that He Manzhou's heart turned back and forth, and in the end there was only one wail left.

No way...... Don't stop talking, I can't help but think about it.

Fortunately, Bai Yicong quickly withdrew his gaze and quietly diverted the topic.

Fang Cai's page was turned so lightly, he didn't say anything, and he didn't even give any response, so that He Manzhou sighed for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, and he also wanted to complain that Boss Bai was too faceless: Of course I will feel shy if you really respond, but if you don't respond at all, it's too straight.

"To get back to business, I continue to answer your question - apart from the Wu people, the truly tragic ones are the saints who are sacrifices, who have lived in the deception of the High Priest all along, and have given their lives to open the so-called Tower of Babel when necessary. ”

"Holy Maiden?" He Manzhou came back to his senses, "What does it mean to give your life?"

"Literally, opening the Tower of Babel requires a suitable medium, and only the summoning of a special bloodline can communicate with the gods, which is a small number of extremely orthodox lineages of the Wu clan, that is, the heirs and close relatives of the high priests of the past generations. But after all, people are only human beings, and gods are myths that live in legends, and no one can confirm the truth of her existence. Therefore, the cultivation of the saint initiated by the high priest is nothing more than a blind man's attempt to touch the elephant, and no one is sure of the final result. ”

"To put it bluntly, it's looking for death, how can anyone be willing to do this kind of thing?"

"Because of the blessing of faith, even the sacrifice has a reasonable explanation, is such an explanation okay?" Bai Yicong's tone paused slightly, "If you don't think it's enough, you can understand that this is a deception under a big lie." ”

"What do you mean?"

He Manzhou vaguely guessed something, but he still couldn't help but confirm, and sure enough, what Bai Yicong said verified her guess.

From the very beginning, the high priest did not tell the truth, whether the gods came to earth or not, the sacrifices would not have a good death. Therefore, those saints are nothing more than carefully cultivated victims, and from the very beginning, everything they enjoy has a price, and all the splendor and glory is nothing but a magnificent death. There is no choice, because they have been kept in the dark from beginning to end, and have never learned the truth. ”

The latter words don't need to be said in vain, He Manzhou can also hear the deep meaning.

Those poor shrine maidens have been deceived and are doomed to die at that sacrifice, regardless of the outcome.

They were sacrifices, but they were only sacrifices.

In the end, he fell prey to lies.