Chapter 727 - 728: Wait a Little Longer…

Chapter 727: Chapter 728: Wait a Little Longer...

Li Yingling held the jade token in her hand, passing it to Chen Baiqing with spiritual energy, then turned to Li Xingtian and said:

"Cangwu Kingdom has confirmed news. The chaos has already begun. People acting in the name of the Small Vehicle Buddhist Teachings have started raiding and slaughtering the great families. The families can no longer tolerate this, so they’ve applied full pressure. Cangwu Kingdom has classified this incident as a rebellion."

"Wu Wang has completely lost control without using his cultivation or Buddhist sect resources."

Li Xingtian stood up upon hearing this, his tone serious:

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

Li Yingling paused for a moment, looking at her second disciple for a while, then hesitated before speaking:

"Then I’ll trouble Second Senior Brother to notify Mr. Li. Prepare to depart for Cangwu Kingdom."

Li Xingtian was also taken aback, and after a moment he nodded gently:

"I’ll go right away."

Chen Baiqing watched Li Xingtian’s retreating figure without speaking. Only when Li Yingling also rose to leave first did she slowly say:

"Eldest Senior Sister, it would be better to wait a little longer."

Li Yingling’s movement paused slightly as she looked at Chen Baiqing, her tone puzzled:

"If we wait any longer, the situation will spiral completely out of control. If we really let them slaughter each other, it will truly be a massacre of innocents, and it will be difficult to resolve then."

"Besides, Master shares this view. Master should have discussed this with you."

"Master has always been soft-hearted." Chen Baiqing’s gaze was calm. "Senior Sister should actually understand. If we wait until Cangwu Kingdom erupts into irretrievable chaos, until most of the great families are slaughtered."

"Let the families see with their own eyes that blood is about to stain their throats. Let the common people discover that overthrowing the families will require them to pay an unbearable price."

"Only then will Li Xingtian’s rather moderate method truly be accepted."

"The families return the future to the common people, letting them see a glimmer of hope ahead."

"Right now, neither side thinks they will lose. If Li Xingtian departs now, he will likely not be the hope of either side, but an obstacle to victory."

"Senior Sister, the timing isn’t right. One misstep, and everything Master has painstakingly set in motion will be for nothing."

Li Yingling stopped completely, looking at Chen Baiqing as she asked:

"Then how many people will have to die?"

Chen Baiqing answered without hesitation:

"No matter how many die, that is Wu Wang’s responsibility, the Buddhist sect’s responsibility. We have even mediated the contradictions between both sides."

"I understand that Eldest Senior Sister is also soft-hearted. So for this matter, wouldn’t it be better for Senior Sister to pretend she doesn’t know? I’ll handle Second Senior Brother. For all the consequences, Baiqing will personally explain to Master."

Li Yingling looked at Chen Baiqing’s expressionless face and slowly said:

"If I hadn’t come, would you have done exactly this?"

Doing this didn’t even require extra arrangements—just naturally delaying a little.

But the results and consequences would be completely different.

Chen Baiqing nodded readily:

"If Eldest Senior Sister hadn’t come, I would have done exactly this. Whether it’s Sub-Sages or cultivators, our path forward was always going to be stained with countless drops of blood."

"Just like how the Eighteen Immortal Sects are called demon sects."

"Master understands everything. Master even understands me. At the most critical moment, he sent Eldest Senior Sister."

"It’s just that Master is always soft-hearted. But being soft-hearted comes at a price. Wasn’t Master nearly killed in the Southern Zhanbu Continent because of his soft-heartedness?"

"Like how Master’s cultivation dropped from Mahayana to Nascent Soul, and he was severely injured."

"If Master weren’t so soft-hearted, all of this could have been changed."

"Master’s inability to be hard-hearted can be left to Baiqing."

Li Yingling’s tone relaxed slightly:

"If that were really the case, I would have thought that with your thinking, you would most likely try to trick me into leaving."

Chen Baiqing lowered her eyes and said softly:

"It was Eldest Senior Sister who came. Baiqing understands—I can’t trick Eldest Senior Sister."

Li Yingling walked slowly to Chen Baiqing and gently reached out to touch her head:

"Eldest Senior Sister may be the smartest person in the world, but who told Eldest Senior Sister to care for you the most? Actually, Baiqing, you know you could have tricked me. You just didn’t want to."

"Some things—you’re right about them. Things should indeed be handled more steadily that way. But that’s not the right principle."

"If Master wanted us to do it at this time, there naturally is room to succeed. It’s just a bit harder."

"Baiqing has grown up too. Let’s both work harder together, and not let Master be sad, alright?"

Chen Baiqing fell silent for a moment, then slowly raised her head to look at Li Yingling’s gentle gaze.

Master always had an indescribable charisma.

Those who surrounded Master would be won over by this charisma, subconsciously learning from Master.

To be responsible like Master, to be soft-hearted like Master, to trust the people of their own sect like Master.

Even speaking like Master.

Second Senior Brother was like this, Cui Hao perhaps too, but the most extreme case was Eldest Senior Sister.

Eldest Senior Sister had become Master’s disciple during her most muddled and impulsive years.

She had watched with her own eyes as Master went from a cultivator who had to hide in ruined temples to someone the entire Central Continent could not ignore.

Eldest Senior Sister also watched with her own eyes as Master’s charisma attracted a flock of prodigies as disciples, and even former rising prodigies who could do laughable things with Master.

The Eighteen Immortal Sects even revered Master to the extreme, and the Buddhist honored Buddhas addressed Master as fellow Daoist.

Eldest Senior Sister also watched with her own eyes as Master accomplished nearly everything he set out to do.

Chen Baiqing looked at Li Yingling’s gaze that was almost as gentle as Master’s.

Perhaps in Li Yingling’s eyes, Master was nearly omnipotent and omniscient.

Although there were many costs, the results were tremendous.

Perhaps what Eldest Senior Sister wanted most was to become someone like Master.

But Eldest Senior Sister subconsciously forgot that Master could also be fragile, could also overlook things, could also fail.

Especially being soft-hearted—it had always been Master’s greatest weakness.

Although Chen Baiqing was warmed by Master and always remained closest to Master.

But she couldn’t be like Master. She had always been the person least like Master.

She wasn’t soft-hearted. She was pragmatic. She rejected all risk. She would transfer all risk.

Chen Baiqing could only mimic Master’s warm gestures and words, but in her heart she didn’t embrace Master’s ideals.

Eldest Senior Sister wanted to inherit Master’s character.

But Chen Baiqing only wanted to use every means necessary to protect Master.

After all, a person whose heart was already cold—if she even lost Master’s warmth.

Then everything would lose its meaning.

Master’s warmth was also the only warmth in her heart.

She understood that arguing about right and wrong at this moment was meaningless and wouldn’t change anything.

A smile appeared on Chen Baiqing’s face, as if she were truly moved by Li Yingling’s words. She nodded gently:

"Since Eldest Senior Sister has said so, I have no way to refuse."

Li Yingling smiled upon hearing this and reached out her hand to Chen Baiqing.

Chen Baiqing also took Li Yingling’s hand and was pulled up by Eldest Senior Sister.

"Let’s go." Li Yingling’s tone was confident.

Chen Baiqing nodded gently.

Unfortunately, she had followed Master for so long, yet still hadn’t truly taken Master’s words to heart.

For the people around her, she couldn’t be that sincere either.

Perhaps only she understood the cold emotions hidden in the depths of Chen Baiqing’s eyes.

But this version of her—the one who kept that coldness hidden—was the real her.

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