Faint clouds and smoke, murmuring ~ gurgling water, summer flowers are secluded.

Shen Lian was still in the mountains, Ruoxi was not beside him, but waiting for him in the distance.

A stream emerges from a crack in the mountain, and the gushing water forms a waterfall, splashing like pearls in the sky. In the end, most of the stream water gathered in the clear pool in front of Shen Lian, and then slipped away smoothly from the mouth of the pool.

The flying stream above Qingtan forms a contrast with the tranquility of Qingtan, and it seems that the beauty between movement and stillness is vividly interpreted by this scene.

At this time, there was already a trace of sunset on the horizon, and twilight was coming.

In the twilight, in the clouds and smoke, a light rain slowly appeared, still white.

Shen Lian had been standing here for a while, and he was really not surprised by the appearance of Chao Xiaoyu, this Holy Maiden of the Nine Lotus Secret Sect was the biggest opponent of the Empress in this game of chess in the Divine Capital.

Chao Xiaoyu gently plucked a pale yellow wildflower by the stream, put it on the tip of the flawless nose and sniffed it, its moving beauty is enough to teach any man to be fascinated by him, and not think about tea and dinner.

Her facial features can be said to be impeccable, even the most clever craftsmen may not be able to fully reproduce her beauty, even the most talented painters, it is difficult to catch her smile.

She seems to be above all beings, so she is flawless.

Of course, there is no perfect person in the world, and Chao Xiaoyu is no exception, but she can give people this feeling in an instant, which is already amazing.

Every practitioner's cultivation process is by no means smooth sailing, but people who stand on high places often only see their glossy appearance and forget the hardships behind them.

Shen Lian said softly: "When you pick up flowers, it is very beautiful. "This is from the bottom of my heart, since I am not blind, I have to face up to the beauty of Chao Xiaoyu.

"It seems that you are in a good mood today, and Your Majesty has not embarrassed you. Chao Xiaoyu casually threw away the wildflowers that were still glued to her hands before and put them on the tip of her nose to smell the fragrance. The kind of nature that abandons the things you love reveals a god-like indifference.

Heaven and earth are unkind to all things as dogs, which means that for heaven and earth, other things are no different from dogs.

For Chao Xiaoyu, there seems to be no difference between the things he likes and the things he hates.

This is what makes her different from ordinary people, and it is also the most terrifying place.

"I'm guessing you want to know what I think of you and Your Majesty, and to be honest, the entire Divine Capital, and only I am qualified to comment on you. Under Shen Lian's relaxed and freehand appearance, he has a strong self-confidence.

"Every time I see Shen Jun, I have different feelings, that night's indifference, today's arrogance, all made Xiaoyu leave a deep impression, I really don't like worldly men to judge me, but Shen Jun is definitely an exception, I would like to know your opinion. Chao Xiaoyu was in the dreamlike haze, but her voice was extremely soft, like white clouds and catkins, gently echoing in Shen Lian's ears.

"I once heard the saying that a person who can create an organization is a hero, a person who can create a kingdom, a king, a person who can create a religion, a saint. What kind of person does Xiao Yu think you can be?" Shen Lian did not directly express his opinion, but instead said such a sentence like a brick.

Chao Xiaoyu chuckled and said, "I didn't create the Nine Lotus Sect, and I won't create other sects, it seems that I can't afford to be a Sage." I don't know how to build a country, organize some ordinary people, compete for fame and fortune, and it is not my interest, and it seems that I am not a kind of person. ”

Shen Lian sighed deeply and said: "You don't want to do any of them, because you don't want to be a human being at all, there was a god in the beginning, God and the Tao are together, they are all eternal, watching the rise and fall of civilization, your ambition, I deeply admire." ”

In Chao Xiaoyu's quiet eyes, there seemed to be an undercurrent, but it was suppressed, Shen Lian was really a special person, a particularly terrifying person.

This kind of person should be like-minded with her, but she clearly knows that Shen Lian is definitely not like her who can give up her emotions and chase the ethereal Heavenly Dao.

This is also the reason why Shen Lian still has Ruoxi by his side, in the eyes of outsiders, for Shen Lian, no matter how clever Ruoxi is, it is just a burden.

She could feel a terrifying power lurking in Shen Lian's body, and the feeling of that power was like the Tao she had been pursuing, cold and eternal.

It is also the most attractive thing about Shen Lian, so she feels that Shen Lian has flaws. Because she can't tame that power, because he can't be as selfless and ruthless as his peers.

The way of heaven is constant, and it will not exist because of anyone, nor will it be abandoned because of anyone.

She didn't believe that Shen Lian couldn't understand this truth, but why did he insist on not giving up those ridiculous and useless emotions of human beings.

Her senior sister is also such a person.

For such a person, she always has a feeling that she can't speak.

When Chao Xiaoyu's heart was rising and falling, Shen Lian's gaze passed through the aura that was invisibly protecting her body, and he looked directly at her, and Chao Xiaoyu saw himself in Shen Lian's eyes.

The shadow of the pool is long, and the reflection of the two can also be seen.

Shen Lian continued: "But Your Majesty is different from you. ”

Chao Xiaoyu said an appropriate 'oh', and at the same time hid his own deep thoughts, and the undulating Dao heart was as quiet as water.

"What's the difference?"

"The first time I saw her, I knew that she was not a person who cared about success or failure, and that her practice was about doing things that others couldn't do, not to prove how great she was, but just wanting to do it. Shen Lian's words, if the empress heard this, he would definitely feel like a confidant, but unfortunately Shen Lian did not say these words to the empress before.

Chao Xiaoyu is to give up 'sex', so he seeks the ultimate 'vacuum' of Luojiao. Asexual self-emptiness, of course, there is no need to see the clarity of the mind.

The empress is willful, from the fact that she changed the dynasty and system as a woman, and Jianyuan became the emperor, she knew that she was a character who could break the convention.

And these are not satisfying for her, the meaning of life, for her, must require endless exploration, so that she does not get bored with life.

Shen Lian could understand the two of them, so naturally he had some similarities with the two.

He is indifferent by nature, so many things are not too important, and he can give up, but he is not afraid of any difficulties, and from his choice of too vain strategy, it can be proved that he does have a kind of adventurous spirit in his bones to cut through all obstacles.

It's not that he combines the advantages of Chao Xiaoyu and the empress, but this is the contradiction in his life.

At the beginning, Zhang Ruoxu ordered Gu Caiwei to send a message to him, saying, 'His difficulty is in his own ears', which is indeed true.

After a period of precipitation, and then through contact with the two of them, Shen Lian discovered this point, and compared it with the words of the master.