My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 404 - 237: Daoism Adrift Through Half a Lifetime...

Chen Lusi heard Lin Ying’s words and turned around wanting to leave.

But Lin Ying grabbed his clothes, stopping him from leaving. Lin Wan, hearing her sister’s request, reacted just as quickly and also reached out to grab Chen Lusi’s clothes.

"You said you’d compensate."

Lin Ying looked at Chen Lusi, who wanted to leave, and couldn’t help but laugh, saying: "How can you go back on your word."

"I didn’t say I would compensate like this."

Chen Lusi looked at the two sisters expressionlessly but didn’t forcibly leave.

"But I want you to compensate like this."

Lin Ying straightened her posture and said confidently: "If you don’t agree, you’re lying."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"And."

Lin Ying’s tone shifted, and a smile appeared on her alluring, fair face: "It’s just pretending to be sisters, letting your hair down as a disguise; I’m not asking you to wear a bikini. If anyone’s wearing that, it’s me..."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"Come on, say you’ll agree."

Lin Ying tugged on Chen Lusi’s clothes, pulling him closer to her.

Lin Wan imitated her: "Right, say you’ll agree."

Chen Lusi looked at the two sisters, who were standing tall with confident chests: "..."

...

Finally.

Chen Lusi still found Ji Xin.

"Have Shan Li accompany?"

Ji Xin had just come out of the meeting room when she saw Chen Lusi.

Chen Lusi nodded: "Yes, sorry for the trouble."

The two sisters act on a whim... initially saying they didn’t need it.

But then they said they wanted to go shopping.

And they specifically said they didn’t want Chen Lusi to accompany them, but rather needed an outstanding woman who could provide reasonable suggestions.

Chen Lusi thought about it and decided Shan Li seemed suitable.

Primarily because the image of her in her maid outfit had left a deep impression on him, and she seemed quite capable.

"It’s no trouble, but what about me?"

Ji Xin was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at her own wheelchair: "I’m a disabled person... even though you speak highly of me, claiming I’ve conquered the world, the reality is, what do I do without someone to push my wheelchair?"

"..."

Chen Lusi looked at Ji Xin, who had been running around alone since morning, somewhat speechless. A Celestial Strategy Mansion Celestial Strategy surely wouldn’t be unable to do anything without Shan Li.

And previously, when Shan Li had stayed in the Imperial Capital alone to greet him, it proved the same point.

However.

Chen Lusi didn’t have related experience. Hearing Ji Xin’s words, he didn’t refute, but merely abandoned the thought and prepared to find someone else.

"Sorry." But just as he was about to turn around.

"However."

Ji Xin’s tone suddenly changed: "If someone can replace Shan Li, I can agree to your request... if you help push my wheelchair for a day."

Chen Lusi was slightly stunned, then asked: "Today?"

Ji Xin calmly replied: "No, keep it for later."

Chen Lusi: "..."

Can this be stored? And if not today, then what for replacing Shan Li?

Ji Xin seemed to know what he was thinking and directly said: "It can be stored."

Chen Lusi thought about it, then agreed: "Okay."

Mainly because, besides Shan Li, it seemed there were no other suitable women to accompany the sisters.

Xia Panqiu wasn’t quite suitable.

Although Chen Lusi couldn’t immediately figure out why, intuition told him.

It just wasn’t suitable.

Ji Xin nodded: "Then I’ll contact Shan Li in a bit."

"Thanks."

Chen Lusi nodded and thanked her, then prepared to return to the meeting room.

"Chen Lusi."

But Ji Xin suddenly called out to him.

Chen Lusi turned around curiously.

Ji Xin slightly lifted her snow-white chin, her clean and fair face showing no expression: "With the value you’ve shown, you can actually straightforwardly make any requests of me, and in public affairs, I would try my best to meet your requests anyway.

And privately, if I were an ambitious person, with Xia Yue eyeing us from the sidelines, I might do more to gain your support and pull you over from the third team... you should be very clear about this, even if you’re not, the attitudes of those Daoism leaders have already made it all obvious."

"Mm."

Chen Lusi slowly nodded.

"So why?"

Ji Xin pursed her red lips, suddenly asking: "Why are you still discussing with me in a negotiating tone? You could completely just tell me, that you would drop it if I didn’t agree, so why make an equivalent exchange and agree to one of my requests?"

"..."

Chen Lusi thought for a moment and replied: "Probably because I feel that wouldn’t be right."

Ji Xin continued to ask: "Not right?"

Chen Lusi calmly replied: "Because power often represents responsibility, and I don’t want to bear too much responsibility. If I really can’t find someone later, I’ll just drop it... without any psychological burden.

But if I make you do something because of what I did, then the corresponding responsibility would be hard to shed."

"..."

Ji Xin was silent for a moment: "Have you ever thought that doing something comes with rewards? That you can ask me for corresponding rewards for what you’ve done? And this doesn’t require bearing any responsibility."

"Although my parents died early, I was raised with a normal education."

Chen Lusi thought about it, then continued: "I feel that in this situation, asking you for corresponding rewards is almost like a threat, and I don’t like to threaten people who are kind to me. As for rewards... actually, most of the things I’ve done were because I was pushed to do them, and partly because I was interested myself.

Of course, I’m actually also waiting for the Celestial Strategy Mansion’s rewards."

"... A threat?"

Ji Xin continued to tilt her head upwards: "Even if I’m the Celestial Strategy Mansion’s person in charge? You still think it’s a threat?"

"How old are you?"

Chen Lusi did not directly answer but suddenly threw out another question.

"24..."

"You’re younger than me."

"But I’m with Celestial Strategy Mansion..."

"So what? Even if you’re with the Celestial Strategy Mansion, even if you’re sitting in a wheelchair with a disabled body, are you not 24 years old?"