What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Impossibility!

“Hmm?!”

Upon hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Yan quickly turned his head and saw a familiar figure in white walking towards him.

Dashing and graceful, with a handsome face that instantly garnered favor, her red pupils carried a hint of playful arrogance.

A relaxed smile played on her lips as she toyed with a folding fan in her hand. It was Yun Ying, whom Xiao Yan considered a true friend.

“Brother Yun!”

Seeing Yun Ying, Xiao Yan’s expression instantly brightened with joy, while Yao Chen’s face in Xiao Yan ring turned dark.

It’s this girl again… so persistent…

Yun Ying opened her fan, squinted slightly, and tilted her head with a light laugh.

“What a coincidence. I didn’t expect to see you here, Young Master Xiao.”

This was a lie.

Since the Snake-People Tribe incident, she had never left Xiao Yan’s side, so this wasn’t a chance encounter at all.

Yun Ying then glanced at Xiao Yixian.

“Miss Xiao Yixian, how have you been?”

“Mm.”

Xiao Yixian nodded lightly, not saying more.

To be honest, she wasn’t very familiar with Yun Ying, and for some reason, deep down, she felt a strong aversion to him.

This aversion grew stronger with each meeting.

It wasn’t like other women approaching Xiao Yan, fearing something might happen between them, because in Xiao Yan’s understanding, Yun Ying was a man, and Xiao Yixian didn’t think Xiao Yan had a taste for men.

But Yun Ying inexplicably gave Xiao Yixian a very fake feeling.

What kind of fake, she couldn’t pinpoint.

Especially when he stood with Xiao Yan, this feeling intensified.

On the surface, they seemed like like-minded friends, getting along well, and Yun Ying appeared to agree with Xiao Yan’s righteous path in words and actions.

But in Xiao Yixian’s eyes, Yun Ying seemed like Xiao Yan’s opposite, extremely pure in the other direction.

So far, no one else she’d met stood in such complete opposition to Xiao Yan.

Perhaps Yun Ying didn’t truly agree with Xiao Yan’s righteous path, but was merely interested in it.

This feeling had no evidence, just pure intuition, so Xiao Yixian couldn’t bring it up to Xiao Yan.

Putting aside Xiao Yixian’s thoughts, Xiao Yan had no doubts about Yun Ying’s words. He stepped forward, his face showing even more happiness.

“I didn’t get a chance to thank you properly for your help last time. I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

“Haha, Young Master Xiao overestimates it.” Yun Ying squinted and waved her hand, smiling, “With my little strength, I didn’t help much during the Snake-People Tribe incident. There’s no need to thank me.”

“Brother Yun, your willingness to risk going to the Snake-People is the greatest kindness to me.”

Xiao Yan said earnestly. Sincerity was easy to show when one had strength, but someone like Yun Ying, who knew he was weak but still willing to risk his life for a friend, was much more valuable in Xiao Yan’s eyes.

Yao Chen, hearing Xiao Yan’s thoughts, couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Weak? If she’s weak, then there’s no strong person on this continent.

Forget about the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Tribe, even the entire North Western Region combined might not withstand a casual swipe from this girl.

But because of Yun Ying’s earlier threat, Yao Chen could only keep these thoughts to herself.

It’s really stifling…

At this moment, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow, looking at Yun Ying in surprise.

“Brother Yun, you’ve advanced to a Da Dou Shi?”

Xiao Yan’s eyes were filled with shock.

Last time he saw Yun Ying, he was only a 5 Star Dou Shi (Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level).

In just a few days, he had become a Da Dou Shi?

“I just used some family secret medicine. It’s not real ability.”

Yun Ying lightly shook the folding fan in her hand, her face showing no pride, only a hint of helplessness.

No choice, Xiao Yan’s combat strength had far surpassed Yun Ying’s expectations.

With Xiao Yan’s Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) strength able to instantly kill Dou Ling (Battle Spirit, 5th Level) and even rival Dou Wang, Yun Ying had to raise her strength to keep up.

If it weren’t for fearing Xiao Yan’s suspicion, Yun Ying would have raised her strength directly to Dou Wang.

Thinking of Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, Yun Ying’s eyes showed some complexity.

The Xiao Clan, long in decline, produced someone with such extraordinary combat strength like Xiao Yan, which was already surprising.

She didn’t expect Xiao Yan’s elder sisters to be equally impressive.

According to her subordinates’ reports, other younger members of the Xiao Clan were similar.

Even if the Xiao Clan’s bloodline hadn’t declined, their combat strength might not be so exaggerated. How did the Xiao Clan train?

These thoughts quickly passed through Yun Ying’s mind, and she put aside the Xiao Clan’s extraordinary combat abilities.

Initially, her interest in Xiao Yan was due to his extraordinary combat strength.

But now, her focus had shifted to another quality Xiao Yan possessed.

What kind of environment could cultivate someone as uniquely righteous as Xiao Yan?

Despite reviewing all of Xiao Yan’s history, Yun Ying couldn’t find an answer.

In the end, Yun Ying could only attribute Xiao Yan’s righteousness to being innate.

Perhaps, this was Xiao Yan’s unique talent.

“By the way, why are you here, Brother Yun?”

Xiao Yan asked softly, spreading his hands.

Normally, only high-level alchemists could enter this gathering. Although he valued Yun Ying, he shouldn’t be able to enter here.

Yun Ying had already prepared an answer.

“My family has some influence, and I came here out of boredom.”

“I see.”

Xiao Yan nodded, then extended an invitation.

“I’m looking for something I need. If Brother Yun doesn’t mind, would you join me?”

To be honest, Xiao Yan’s attitude towards Yun Ying had far surpassed mere enthusiasm.

This was natural. Since deciding to follow the righteous path, Xiao Yan had never met anyone who showed such interest and recognition in his path. He highly valued Yun Ying.

Knowing Xiao Yan’s thoughts, Yun Ying sighed inwardly.

It seemed no one had truly recognized Xiao Yan’s righteousness before her.

Otherwise, Xiao Yan wouldn’t be this enthusiastic.

With these thoughts, Yun Ying closed her fan and smiled.

“With such a kind invitation, I gladly accept.”

Afterwards, Yun Ying wandered around the gathering with Xiao Yan, Xiao Yixian, and Qing Lin, engaging in conversation.

The main topic of discussion was Xiao Yan’s righteous path, and most of the questions came from Yun Ying.

It was evident that Yun Ying was genuinely interested in Xiao Yan’s righteous path.

However, the more interested Yun Ying appeared, the more Xiao Yixian, who was following behind with Qing Lin, felt something was off.

Could Xiao Yan’s righteous path really intrigue someone to this extent?

Xiao Yixian understood that many people had come to appreciate Xiao Yan because of his righteous path.

But those people appreciated Xiao Yan as a person, not necessarily his righteous path, including herself.

Yun Ying was the only one who explicitly wanted to deeply understand Xiao Yan’s righteous path, which explained Xiao Yan’s enthusiasm towards him.

If Yun Ying was purely interested in Xiao Yan’s unique righteous path, Xiao Yixian wouldn’t be worried.

But she feared Yun Ying might have other motives.

“By the way, Brother Yun, what does your family do?” Xiao Yan asked curiously, glancing at Yun Ying. “You’ve mentioned it before, but could it be that your family holds great power in the Jia Ma Empire?”

Normally, Xiao Yan wouldn’t pry into someone’s family background.

But Yun Ying was too special to Xiao Yan, and he couldn’t suppress his curiosity.

He wanted to know everything about Yun Ying, including what kind of family could make such a distinguished noble interested in his righteous path.

“My family’s business is a bit complicated to explain…” Yun Ying lightly tapped her beautiful chin with the folding fan. After a moment, she opened the fan and covered half her face. “In simple terms, we handle funerals.”

“Funerals?”

Xiao Yan was puzzled.

There were indeed funeral businesses on the Dou Qi continent, but how big could a funeral business be?

It wasn’t that Xiao Yan looked down on the funeral industry; he had great respect for death.

Death was equal for everyone, marking the end of a life.

But typically, how significant could a family involved in funerals be?

“Ha~ It seems Young Master Xiao is slightly misunderstood.” Yun Ying squinted and smiled. “Handling funerals is a very general way to describe my family’s business. To be more precise, our family specializes in arranging funerals for powerful individuals across the continent.”

Yun Ying’s words confused Xiao Yan even more.

Specializing in funerals for powerful individuals?

Typically, powerful individuals had their own forces to handle such matters.

Did they really need a dedicated family to help with funerals?

Xiao Yan was merely puzzled by Yun Ying’s words, but Yao Chen in the ring felt a chill in her bones.

A family that specializes in funerals for powerful individuals… why did that sound so chilling?

Despite the chill, Yao Chen became more certain about Yun Ying’s identity.

To clarify Xiao Yan’s confusion, Yun Ying continued.

“No matter how strong someone is, death will come for them eventually. My family’s business provides some minor assistance in this regard.”

“However, many powerful individuals, even at the moment of death, struggle to find meaning in their lives. Simply relying on those around them to arrange their funerals often leaves them feeling uneasy.”

“My family emerged to help these powerful individuals willingly accept death and find meaning in their lives at the end.”

“Young Master Xiao should understand that those considered powerful often possess many rare items. Before accepting death, they willingly offer these items as payment for my family’s services, helping them accept death. This is how my family has grown.”

Yun Ying’s explanation made Xiao Yan nod in realization.

Yun Ying’s red pupils sparkled slightly.

I didn’t lie~~~

I just described my family’s business in a more pleasant way.

Of course, I might have slightly beautified what my family does, but the essence remains the same.

Yun Ying suddenly closed the fan and softly spoke to Xiao Yan.

“Having witnessed many meaningless deaths of powerful individuals, I’ve become interested in your righteous path, Young Master Xiao.”

“Your qualities are very special. In my short life, I’ve never seen any powerful individual with qualities similar to yours.”

“And these special qualities might stem from the righteous path you’ve always believed in.”

After hearing Yun Ying’s words, Xiao Yan’s eyes showed a hint of realization.

If Yun Ying’s family was as she described, Xiao Yan could understand why she was so interested in his righteous path.

Xiao Yan knew his righteous path was peculiar and extremely rare on this continent.

Yun Ying, having seen so many deaths of powerful individuals, hadn’t encountered anyone with a path similar to his.

Thinking about this, Xiao Yan’s brows furrowed, and a hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes as he asked Yun Ying.

“Really… not a single one? No powerful individual like me?”

“Yes.”

Yun Ying firmly responded to Xiao Yan’s question.

“I can be certain, not a single one.”

“I see…”

Hearing Yun Ying’s reply, the unwillingness in Xiao Yan’s eyes quietly turned into disappointment.

Deep down, Xiao Yan always hoped that among the many powerful individuals high up, there would be someone who followed a path similar to his own, even if not recognized, still steadfastly walking the righteous path.

Even if there was only one.

Yun Ying’s words shattered this fantasy completely.

But despite this, Xiao Yan only felt disappointment, not despair.

Xiao Yan always understood that his hope might eventually be shattered.

He took a deep breath, exhaling heavily.

If there’s no one, then so be it.

From the beginning, Xiao Yan never expected others to change the world.

The next second, determination flashed in Xiao Yan’s eyes.

If no one else will do it, I will!

I will persist to the end, making the entire continent recognize my righteous path!

Sensing Xiao Yan’s initially somber, then increasingly passionate soul, Yun Ying’s interest in him grew even stronger.

Yes, just like that.

Stride forward on your righteous path with all your might.

Let me witness what form your righteous path will eventually shape this continent into.

You only need to consider whether you can persist.

Don’t worry about dying in pursuit of your righteous path.

Since I’m here.

Yun Ying’s crimson eyes sparkled with starlight.

So long as your desire to spread your righteous path still exists, I will not allow anyone to kill you.

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Tn: Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian doesn’t know that Yun Ying is a girl, Xiao Yan think that Yun Ying is a man, and since Xiao Yixian got her knowledge regarding Yun Ying from Xiao Yan, also think that Yun Ying is a man.

The only one who knew the truth is Yao Chen, Yun Ying, and the reader.

Which is why sometimes Yun Ying would be referred as both [him] and [her].

If It’s Yao Chen who is thinking or talking about Yun Ying, she would think of Yun Ying as her.

Ex: Yao Chen, hearing Xiao Yan’s thoughts, couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Weak? If she’s weak, then there’s no strong person on this continent.

Forget about the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Tribe, even the entire North Western Region combined might not withstand a casual swipe from this girl.

Since Yao Chen know Yun Ying true identity, she called Yun Ying as a girl.

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Ex: Xiao Yixian nodded lightly, not saying more.

To be honest, she wasn’t very familiar with Yun Ying, and for some reason, deep down, she felt a strong aversion to him.

This aversion grew stronger with each meeting.

Xiao Yixian doesn’t know that Yun Ying is a girl, so she think of her as a man in her thought.