Xing Jin said patiently to her, "It has been twenty or two years since Gu Men's decline. I have been trying to find out why Gu Men suffered those pains back then. Taking this opportunity to make the conditions, I asked Xingkui a lot of things.

He only admitted one thing. It was Minister Yuan Qing who proposed that Shuchuan Academy students go to the battlefield. I asked from Yuan Qing that the reason why he proposed this was that he was in response to the request of the Duke of Fengzhou. The Duke of Fengzhou wanted Xingkui's reputation to be broken. What did you hear from it?"

Xi Huanyan was suddenly asked, but she was not panicked. She thought for a few moments and replied, "Xingkui had murderous intentions towards Gumen, so she would accept the proposal. The students of the academy can be said to be the new force of the empire's future. He gave up his life to send them to the battlefield. Although he destroyed Gumen, it also made people see his cruelty. I am afraid that neither the source master nor the martial artist would believe him anymore."

"You are right. This is also one of the reasons why the number of warlords has increased dramatically in the past twenty years. However, it was not only Xingkui, Yuanqing, the Duke of Fengzhou, but also many people who agreed with this proposal at that time. They might cater to Xingkui, maybe they wanted to divide the Gumen, or maybe they were like the Duke of Fengzhou, who wanted to push him high and fall down. Can you say they are innocent?"

Xi Huanyan shook her head.

Xing Jin said again, "In the final analysis, where is his murderous intention towards Gu Sect?"

Xi Huanyan didn't answer.

Xing Jin replied for her, "Gu's party involves military, business and politics. The big tree attracts wind. Xingkui covets Gu's wealth. My existence is probably one of them."

"The glory of his funeral Gumen, those who support him in real or falsehood, are also taking away the ladder under his throne."

"The most terrifying thing is the heart of the people, and the most dangerous thing is politics. If one day you can fully understand this history, it means you can survive in this circle of fame and fortune. There are no good people or bad people here, only a group of selfish beasts, and I am the same."

Xing Jin touched her head, "Actually, I don't want you to touch these things. I don't need the next generation to inherit my glory or downs. I will handle the affairs of the previous generation well.

However, no matter whether you are a leader, a subordinate, a hero, or a civilian in the future, you must understand the situation and learn to protect yourself in this situation."

A new door seemed to be opened in Xi Huanyan's mind. The opposite side was not only his complicated background, but also a cold world with countless traps hidden.

Suddenly, a thought flashed across her. Xing Jin gave her the position of Dongjun. Maybe she had never thought about what to take on, just to give her the most appropriate environment and conditions to help her survive.

"I still have a doubt. We have a relationship, so why do you want me to be your daughter?"

"I have taken you to seek medical treatment in the past two years. If you can't hide it from those who are interested, they will definitely check your origin." Xing Jin's expression was slightly soft, "Do you remember what I said about the rebel army robbing Jin Shengde Money House?"

Xi Huanyan nodded.

"In that protracted chaos, the Empire believed that the rebel army took away the wealth from the money house and the old house of Gu clan, and tried every means to make them spit it out. The rebel army thought that it was a local official or a Duke who robbed the things from the money house, and the Duke and Majesty believed that it was confiscated by the Empire. After many years, they recovered. Gu's huge wealth was gone."

"They turned to suspect that your mother had taken away the wealth." Xing Jin said, "I know my grandfather had plans to transfer Gumen's property underground, but I didn't know what it was if I was not in Gumen later."

Xing Jinsan said, "No matter other wealth, Jinshengde Money House mainly engages in currency exchange, mortgage loans, and also absorbs a large amount of merchants and government deposits. The disappearance of these money has caused the imperial market to collapse, and once made the rebel army and local officials the targets of the people's anger. All of this eventually turned into the people. Gonghou Bo condemned the empire, and the empire forced the country to take out the treasury to fill these accounts."

"If your mother appears, the Empire will probably ignore it and take the deposit receipts collected and ask for money."

Xi Huanyan felt that the new world she had just met was broken again, "How could Gumen transfer property while fighting? Unless they had already planned to break with the empire, but if they wanted to break, how could they go to the battlefield?"

"In terms of business, Gumen has always been known for their integrity. It would be fine to transfer their own property, but they would not touch the customers' deposits. If Gumen really did it, I think... Maybe your mother predicted that Gumen soldiers on the battlefield were in desperate situations, Gumen was about to lose, so she decided to take revenge on the empire and ordered money houses in various places to destroy their deposits."

"destroy?"

"From the prefectures to the counties, from the imperial capital to the fiefs of Gongbohou, there are shadows of Jinshengde Money House. It is impossible to transfer the funds inside quietly in a short period of time. They can only be destroyed immediately, and they are stolen by the rebel army and the government office, which will intensify civil unrest."

Xi Huanyan hugged her knees, "Why are there such speculation?"

Xing Jin also sat like her, "There are many news that the heads of Jinshengde Money House and the boss were killed by the rebels, and the so-called corpses appeared. However, I have carefully investigated them and most of them disappeared rather than died."

"You don't even know about this matter. You should have many Gu family members around you."

"Students who graduated from Shuchuan Academy, retired old subordinates in the Gu family army, relatives from Gu clan, and friends from Jinshengde Money House can all consider themselves to be children of Gu family, but the core is always the Virtuous Pavilion. Most of the members of the Virtuous Pavilion died on the battlefield, but only a few Money House owners have no whereabouts. I would rather believe in which corner they still live."

Xing Jin said, "Everything in Gumen is too heavy. The person who stares at it secretly still exists. But if you only think of me as my daughter, you are just Tongzhou Dongjun, and those things will not affect you."

"Will you go out to fight wars, too?"

Xi Huanyan didn't know why she said "yes". This word made her feel sad about losing something.

"You will definitely fight, but it's not that fast. At least you have to drag the entire capital to complete the construction. Let the imperial army carry it on the front line first."

Xing Jin took her blanket and urged her to go to bed, "You should go to bed. You must remember what I told you today, but you don't have to take it seriously. You have to be yourself before it is done."

Xi Huanyan lay on the bed, straightened her body again, and asked with the pendant on her neck, "What are the words displayed in the pendant? What does it mean?"

Xingjin held it in his palm and rubbed it for a moment, "I have searched for collections related to the Source God. This is not a word, but a life map."

"Fate Map?"

"The life map containing the end of death." Xing Jin pointed to the pattern on the far right of the pendant, "What I saw from my grandfather was it. Many years ago, I drew it based on my impression and used it to explain it to the life master. The life master revealed the fate of the Gu clan being slaughtered in the prophecy in one sentence, and told me that some fate can be changed, and some fate cannot be changed, and the fate of death will be plagued by temporary changes.

Xi Huanyan was very calm, "Mother, is it because of this that she believes in her life?"

"It's better to believe that it can compete."

"Who's the second picture?"

"It's your mother's." Xing Jin touched her cheek with deep eyes, "Some time ago, I sent your life map to the life master. The life master said that there is still a possibility of a complete reversal of your life."

"Did you also know the way of dying my mother in the foreshadowing?"

"Your mother died for the justice and love in her heart, and there is no regret."

Xi Huanyan had been hearing this for so long and was so sinister that when she heard this, she suddenly realized that her mother was the light of the world and finally closed her eyes and went to bed. There was no messy figure in her dream.
Chapter completed!