Chapter 285: Wei River Lord
But Li Yunxin thought, perhaps this was the difference between a god and a human. Everyone he had seen before was human. Their lifespan was limited, and they were plagued by birth, aging, sickness, and death. The only difference between them and ordinary people was the power they held in their hands. But power was not Spiritual Power or magic. It could change a person mentally, but it could not change a person physiologically.
—It should be so.
Therefore, Li Yunxin pretended to hesitate for a moment, then let a fleeting look of panic and surprise appear on his face. Then he "forced" himself to calm down. He cautiously walked two steps forward again and whispered: "I do not understand Your Excellency's words. You first trespassed into my Cultivation Place (Daochang), and then killed my spiritual creature in the lake. And now you question me for a crime—this is not the manner of a well-cultivated master."
The True Dragon stared calmly at Li Yunxin for a moment and said indifferently: "Since you wish to submit to me, why do you not confess your crime? Now you have added another one. Clearly knowing in your heart that it is me, yet you display your cunning and pretend to be ignorant—be careful that cleverness does not outwit itself (Cōngmíng fǎn bèi cōngmíng wù)."
Upon hearing her words, Li Yunxin's face instantly showed astonishment—as if the True Dragon had truly exposed his inner thoughts.
He stood in the hall, slightly flustered, and opened his mouth, seeming to want to argue something. But he quickly lost his calm composure under the True Dragon's slowly intensifying gaze.
He then took a deep breath, lowered his head, clasped his hands in a deep bow, and remained so, saying: "This humble one... was rude, reckless, and absurd. This humble one is guilty. But only..."
He paused here, looked up at the True Dragon. But the True Dragon's face was devoid of emotion, profound and inscrutable. Li Yunxin quickly withdrew his gaze. He lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and thought for a moment, finally gathering his courage.
He looked up again and stood straight, saying with a desperate, all-or-nothing momentum: "Only to seek a path to survival, not wishing to turn into a handful of yellow earth in this world!"