"You... Su Chen, are you stupid?" Lan Ge couldn't help herself, staring at Su Chen. She could tell that Su Chen wasn't pretending; he really didn't want to learn. Honestly, there was an indescribable tremor deep in her heart.

She is the daughter of the master of Yanxu Palace, perfectly aware of the significance of a top martial skill in the world of martial cultivation.

Throughout War Ancient Sky, countless geniuses bang their heads trying to enter Yanxu Palace. Isn't one of the biggest reasons precisely because Yanxu Palace has many top martial skills?

A Mortal Shedding Level martial skill is enough to make many martial cultivators go crazy with longing. For such a skill, how many martial cultivators end up with siblings at odds, fathers and sons at odds, husbands and wives at odds, etc. She's seen too many.

Even within Yanxu Palace, there are numerous Underground Palace disciples who, for the Flying Spirit Sword Technique, abandon their dignity and martial heart to act as lackeys, even slaves, to Heaven Palace disciples.

In comparison, Su Chen...

Gave her a psychological shock.

In modern Chinese terms, Su Chen at this moment is like a breath of fresh air in her heart.

"Am I stupid?" Su Chen looked at Lan Ge speechlessly, "Between us, who's really the stupid one?" She's a silly girl.

"Aren't you stupid? Su Chen, do you even know what a Mortal Shedding Level martial skill is?" Lan Ge couldn't help but ask.

"I have a Lingji Token, I know what a Mortal Shedding Level martial skill is." Su Chen said seriously, the Lingji Token has all sorts of educational information you might want to know.

"Since you know, why don't you want to learn?" Lan Ge was curious.

"I have better martial skills," Su Chen said earnestly.

"Pfft..." Lan Ge was amused. She felt like Su Chen was definitely trying to make her laugh. A Mortal Shedding Level martial skill is not owned by many forces within War Ancient Sky, only First-Order Powers and a few Second-Order Powers have it.

Su Chen didn't seem to be a disciple of any major force; otherwise, he wouldn't agree to join Yanxu Palace.

A martial cultivator who remains unmoved by a Mortal Shedding Level martial skill is truly incredible.

"What's so funny?" Su Chen felt a bit exhausted; sometimes, telling the truth doesn't work either?

"Su Chen, you really are different," Lan Ge suddenly laughed, and the seemingly cordial distance vanished instantly: "From now on, I'll call you 'fool'. When we get to Yanxu Palace, if anyone dares bully you, I'll help you."

"...…" Su Chen was directly left speechless; so now he's become a 'fool'?

"Fool, you must maintain this state of mind." Lan Ge appeared relaxed, somewhat like a little girl now: "Such a fool is really really really good, far better than those filled with selfishness and greed."

Su Chen shook his head, understanding what Lan Ge was lamenting about, and continued walking with his head down.

"Fool, do you know? You should feel lucky. No one has ever seen the real me like this," Lan Ge pouted, unable to resist saying. Her gaze at Su Chen was as if saying, "You fool, you truly saved the world."

"The real you?" Su Chen curiously turned his head, glancing at Lan Ge: "Is this the real you now?"

Currently, Lan Ge indeed seemed like a young girl, lacking the aura of aloofness and mystery, without the seemingly warm but actually distant coldness.

"Due to certain reasons, ever since I was little, I've had so much! But for everything gained, something is lost. Others respect and fear me, but lack sincerity. When they approach me, it's more out of purpose. Over time, I've learned to disguise myself." Lan Ge said pensively: "If possible, I wish everyone around me could be like you, a 'fool'."

"I'm not a fool; you'll know later," Su Chen sighed.

"Let's walk slower," Lan Ge was silent for a moment, then suddenly said.

"Why?"

"After returning to Yanxu Palace, I can't be the real me anymore." There was a trace of sadness between Lan Ge's brows, and she gave Su Chen another deep look: "Moreover, I'm worried that once you go to Yanxu Palace, maybe, over time, you won't be as much of a fool as you are now."

She even somewhat regretted agreeing to take Su Chen to Yanxu Palace.

Yanxu Palace is a treasured land, a sacred place for martial cultivators, but almost everyone who enters changes over time, becoming selfish, becoming cruel, becoming fierce...

"Then let's slow down," Su Chen felt a bit of sympathy for Lan Ge. He could see that she seemed to be living with many burdens and disguises, forcing herself to be strong.

"Thank you." Lan Ge's mood turned low again; a woman's face changes quickly, and she slightly lowered her head.

"If you have any pressures and want to vent, you can talk to me; I'm a great listener," Su Chen thought for a moment and said. He was a bit curious about Lan Ge.

"Really?" Lan Ge's beautiful eyes lit up.

"Really."

"Can you keep a secret? Even after going to Yanxu Palace, you can't tell anyone about me."

"I can keep a secret," Su Chen nodded.

"I'm Lan Ge, the daughter of the master of Yanxu Palace," Lan Ge was silent for a moment before finally saying that line.

As she finished saying it, she watched Su Chen closely, observing his expression. If Su Chen showed signs of surprise, awe, unease, or flattery, etc., she wouldn't continue talking.

Fortunately, she was relieved that Su Chen's expression didn't change.

Su Chen wasn't surprised; through the previous conversations with Lan Ge, he had already vaguely guessed.

"Everyone respects and flatters me, whether it's the elders, stewards, or teaching masters of Yanxu Palace, or the Heaven Palace disciples, Underground Palace disciples, etc. They always wear a smile when speaking to me, always deliberate over their words, and never reveal their true selves."

"I've lived in such an environment since childhood. Others envy me, but I loathe it. That's why I often leave Yanxu Palace and go out on my own for training."

"From childhood to adulthood, I have no friends, not a single one. Those so-called friends are either interested in my status or pursue me with selfish motives."

Lan Ge said quietly.

Su Chen listened silently.

"If it were only those things, I could endure it. But even my father..." Lan Ge shook her head, somewhat self-mockingly: "When I was young, I didn't have any talent for martial cultivation because of my special physique. While my special physique remained inactive, my dantian was closed. Before I displayed any talent for martial cultivation, I remember clearly, in those fourteen years, my father visited me only three times. After I turned fourteen, my special physique activated one day, and from then on, my father treated me completely differently. Nearly every few days, he would show concern, bring me many treasures, and would even smile at me."

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