The slightly regretful murmur passed by the rising incense and disappeared, leaving the elegant and unique river-view attic silent for a moment.

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and glanced upward, the corners of his lips slightly raised:

"Since Your Highness is already here, why don't you come down and have a chat?"

There was a moment of silence, and a sound like a quiet lake suddenly sounded above the angled eaves outside the window edge:

"The Third Young Master can actually discover this king?"

"Don't underestimate the soul-condensing realm of the innate Taoist body."

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Wow——

The white clothes beat the snow, and the black-patterned cloud sleeves floated down to the east window edge of the attic.

A white belt tied her black hair behind her back. She took a step forward, and her long satin-like hair swayed and fell to the ground silently:

"Really, I am offended by my clumsiness."

Xu Yuan's voice was full of laughter: "It's not an offense, but I didn't expect that His Highness the Second Highness would actually have the grace to listen to the corner."

Li Zhaoyuan's eyes showed no sadness or joy, and he said calmly:

"We said goodbye to Hou Ting. We haven't seen each other for several months. I watched the third brother leave, so I came over to see the third young master."

"It doesn't matter, it's okay for Your Highness to listen."

Xu Yuan shook his head, without any intention of getting up to greet him. He raised a hand to indicate to the other party to sit opposite him: "As a strong person in the Mortal Transformation Realm, even if there is a closed sound array built into the attic, it should be easy for Li Yunqing and I to listen."

Speaking of this, Xu Yuan stared at the other party's deep sword eyes illuminated by the fire lamp:

"So since I have said it, I am not afraid of His Highness hearing it."

Li Zhaoyuan stepped closer, straightened his robes meticulously, leaned over and sat down, smiling slightly:

"That's a pity. I only heard the young master's words of 'what a pity' after the third brother left."

Xu Yuan crossed his legs, leaned forward slightly, and asked with a smile:

"Then, Your Highness, do you want to know why I said that?"

Li Zhaoyuan's sitting posture is graceful and elegant, even on a comfortable soft couch, he still sits with his back straight:

"If the Third Young Master wants to say something, I will naturally be willing to listen."

Xu Yuan casually picked up a fire peach on the table, took a bite with a "click" sound, chewed it, and said with a smile:

"I'm sorry that Li Yunqing is too smart."

"My third younger brother has been extremely smart since he was a child."

"No, no, no, I mean, he is smarter than smart people."

"Oh?" A flash of interest flashed in Li Zhaoyuan's deep eyes.

Xu Yuan took two and three mouthfuls to swallow the pulp in his hand and wiped the corners of his lips:

"Your Highness, have you heard a sentence?"

"Want to hear the details."

"All capable people die because of their own abilities."

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Li Zhaoyuan's eyes flashed with just the right amount of surprise when he heard this, but he didn't answer.

Xu Yuan played with the moist core, flipping it dexterously between his fingers:

"Ordinary smart people will fail to recognize themselves because they are smart and stubborn, and then die on the road to pursue something that does not match their own capabilities."

Li Zhaoyuan pondered slightly, and his steady low voice sounded:

"So Yun Qing, he could have pursued but gave up. Is this considered smart?"

Xu Yuan shook his head when he heard this and threw the fruit core into the slag bucket:

"Your Highness, are you pretending to be confused again? What I mean is that he can recognize himself."

"That's it."

Li Zhaoyuan showed surprise, and then asked softly with slight interest:

"Then based on what the Third Young Master has seen, do I recognize myself clearly? What should I do, Young Master himself?"

"Me?"

Xu Yuan leaned back on the soft couch, smiling but not smiling:

"My reputation is known all over the world, but I am just a playboy. As for you, Your Highness

"... His steps seem a bit too conservative. With a little help from outside, His Highness should be able to recognize it."

Li Zhaoyuan's eyes flashed with a faint light, and he sighed:

"It's just a pity that no one can provide this help to me for the time being."

Xu Yuan burst into laughter:

"Your Highness also knows that it is only temporary. Once the time has passed, does Your Highness have a complete plan?"

Li Zhaoyuan stared at the man in front of him, counting his breaths, and gently shook his head:

"Third Young Master,

"We both know that there is no retreat from this road, so these words seem a bit boring."

Xu Yuan took a deep look at the man in front of him and suddenly said quietly:

"Indeed, any threat to a person who is already prepared to die is ridiculous, but"

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Li Zhaoyuan frowned slightly when he heard this.

Under his gaze, Xu Yuan took out a sealed porcelain pot from the Sumeru Ring and placed it gently on the table:

"Your Highness, since you were willing to embark on this road of no retreat, there should be something in this world that makes you care, right?"

The bottom of the porcelain pot has a fire spirit pattern to maintain the temperature inside, and bursts of meaty aroma can be heard from inside.

Li Zhaoyuan clenched his fingertips slightly and looked at Xu Yuan, with an expression on his calm face for the first time:

"Third Young Master, I wonder what is in this porcelain pot?"

Xu Yuan raised his eyes, and the light of the fire lantern outlined a shadow on his face:

"Does it smell good?"

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Li Zhaoyuan stared at Xu Yuan without saying anything, his fingertips under the desk trembling slightly.

Xu Yuan took care of himself and opened the top of the porcelain pot. It was dark inside and no light could enter:

"There are good things in here. I brought them here specially to share with you, Your Highness."

Li Zhaoyuan took a deep breath and said softly:

"The relationship between me and the Third Young Master should not be able to bear such a valuable thing."

"Did I say what's in this?"

Xu Yuan glanced at him strangely: "And His Highness's words are obvious. After all, you are also Qing Yan's royal brother. We are a family. How can a family not be able to bear this?"

Said,

Xu Yuan took out a porcelain bowl, held up a porcelain pot with a diameter of about a foot in both hands, and poured the warm soup into it:

"This is something Qingyan and I would like to express to you, my dear brother. I hope you won't reject it."

Wow!

For a moment, the huge attic fell into silence, with only the sound of soup pouring into the bowl.

"Boom!"

After Xu Yuan placed the porcelain pot heavily on the table, he pushed the fragrant soup in front of Li Zhaoyuan:

"This soup is a great tonic. Even if you are half-transformed, my dear brother, it should be of great benefit."

Li Zhaoyuan sat on the soft couch, staring at the aroma of meat from the porcelain bowl in front of him, without saying a word.

Xu Yuan sat opposite and looked at the other person's expression.

To be honest, he doesn't like people like Li Zhaoyuan.

All his emotions are hidden in his heart, and it is impossible to tell what he is thinking, and there is no sense of revenge at all.

A long while,

Li Zhaoyuan raised his fingers and gently rubbed the porcelain bowl:
To be continued...