Supreme Divine Physician in the City Chapter 1515: Slay All Enemies Under Heaven

Li Xiyuan glared, her eyes burning with indignation.

What audacity to speak such blatant falsehoods!

This art of deception, Ye Xuan, you have truly mastered it to perfection!

"Is that so? That's truly wonderful!" Old Li exclaimed, his face lighting up with joy. He then turned his gaze to Li Xiyuan, "Yan'er, why are you still lingering? Come, sit down swiftly, right next to our Young Friend Ye Xuan!"

Li Xiyuan froze, her mind reeling. Sit next to him?

Grandfather, I am not some hired companion!

Of course, Li Xiyuan understood her grandfather's intentions perfectly. He was deliberately orchestrating moments for her to mingle with Ye Xuan, a rather transparent attempt at matchmaking.

Despite her profound reluctance, Li Xiyuan found herself compelled to obey her grandfather's wishes.

With a sigh of helplessness, she bit her lip, a faint blush coloring her cheeks. Her posture was stiff and exceedingly awkward as she finally took a seat beside Ye Xuan.

In their elevated social circles, tea ceremonies demanded great particularity. The act of brewing the tea was intricate, but even the simple matter of sitting posture, involving cross-legged seating, necessitated the removal of shoes.

Li Xiyuan settled into a cross-legged position next to Ye Xuan. Her delicate, pale feet seemed to hover perpetually on the brink of brushing against Ye Xuan's considerably larger, rather ungraceful ones.

Even with several centimeters separating them, Li Xiyuan felt a wave of indignant offense at the proximity of this scoundrel, Ye Xuan... May the heavens and earth bear witness, she, Li Xiyuan, had never been this close to any man before, not even her own brother, Li Tianhao!

The tea ceremony commenced.

Li Xiyuan maintained a profound silence, as if she were an unseen ghost.

Old Li, not wishing to impose unduly, personally poured half a cup of tea for Ye Xuan. With a gentle smile gracing his lips, he began, "Young Friend Ye Xuan's display of bravery last night was truly magnificent and worthy of the highest admiration."

Ye Xuan took a slow sip of the clear, fragrant tea and chuckled, shaking his head slightly. "Old Li heaps too much praise upon me. It was merely a desperate measure born of circumstance. If given the choice, I would have vastly preferred a tranquil existence."

Li Xiyuan couldn't resist a subtle glance towards Ye Xuan.

Last night, when you were slaughtering without the slightest hesitation, you hardly seemed like someone who would prefer peace.

"Alas, events rarely unfold according to our desires," Old Li sighed philosophically. "The world often presents us with such predicaments. Most individuals find themselves acting not out of their own volition, but out of necessity."

Ye Xuan offered a knowing smile. "Old Li speaks with the wisdom of experience."

"One cannot navigate a lifetime without gaining understanding," Old Li chuckled in response.

"Indeed, many traverse their entire lives without ever truly comprehending," Ye Xuan replied with a light-hearted, noncommittal laugh.

"There is a certain blissful ignorance in not knowing," Old Li mused. "At times, a lack of understanding may prove more advantageous than insight itself."

Ye Xuan countered, "But now that I possess understanding, I feel compelled to act."

"And how do you intend to act?" Old Li inquired.

Ye Xuan's gaze sharpened as he replied, "To live a life of true freedom, mere absence of desire is insufficient. The sole path lies within four simple characters."

Old Li leaned forward slightly, intrigued. "And what are these four characters?"

Ye Xuan's eyes narrowed, his voice resonant with conviction: "Peace Under Heaven."

Ye Xuan had always been a man devoid of grand aspirations.

Unlike the multitude, he harbored no colossal dreams or burning ambitions. His singular aspiration was likely to simply embrace a tranquil, ordinary existence – a state of peace under heaven.

What exactly constituted peace under heaven?

To gaze across the realm, from the northernmost reaches to the southernmost shores, and find oneself without a single foe, facing no peril or scheme at any given moment – that, indeed, was peace under heaven!

These four unassuming words sounded remarkably straightforward, yet their attainment was an endeavor fraught with immense difficulty.

In this vast world, who could claim to be entirely without adversaries?

Even the most unassuming individual, down to the humblest farmer tilling the soil, would inevitably encounter fellow villagers with whom they shared a mutual dislike.

As the ancient adage wisely states: where human presence exists, the way of martial arts flourishes; where martial arts thrive, rivals inevitably emerge!

Even Old Li, upon hearing Ye Xuan's declaration, was momentarily taken aback. A soft chuckle escaped his lips. "Peace under heaven, what a profound concept! Young Friend Ye Xuan possesses a remarkably astute perception for one so young. Truly commendable!"

"Old Li is too kind with his praise."

Ye Xuan responded with a light laugh,

After a brief moment of contemplation, Ye Xuan candidly stated his intentions: "We must obliterate the Wang Family, and in the grand scheme, advance into the Martial Arts world, crush Qingcheng, and eradicate the Zhao Family."

Old Li was utterly stunned.

Li Xiyuan, the granddaughter, was even more taken aback.

Both the grandfather and granddaughter fixed their gazes upon Ye Xuan, their faces etched with disbelief, their eyes wide as if witnessing some monstrous entity.

To annihilate Qingcheng and eradicate the Zhao Family!

It was far too audacious.

In this entire world, was there anything Ye Xuan feared, any word he dared not utter?

The Zhao Family needed no introduction; they were titans within the Martial Arts sphere.

As for Qingcheng Mountain, they were undeniably a preeminent force in Martial Arts. Had Qingcheng Mountain even provoked Ye Xuan thus far? Merely because they were a tributary of the Wang Family, Ye Xuan had already formulated such a drastic plan?

Upon deeper reflection, this individual was truly formidable!

Unperturbed by their astonished stares, Ye Xuan calmly took another sip of his tea and continued his discourse: "To achieve true peace across the realm, the sole path lies in eradicating all enemies.

Those who exist now, and any who might emerge in the future, every single one.

The Wang and Zhao families stand as my sworn adversaries; ultimately, one must fall, and the other cannot coexist.

Should these two families suddenly collapse, as their allied tribute providers, the Zhao Family and Qingcheng Mountain would inevitably suffer a substantial loss of annual tribute resources. This would cripple their vitality, leading to financial strain, and out of sheer spite, they would undoubtedly seek my demise.

These conflicts are unavoidable.

Conversely, given the current circumstances, the immense power of the Zhao Family and Qingcheng Mountain means that allowing the Wang Family to fall first, thereby weakening them, is also a strategic step towards their eventual destruction."

Old Li and Li Xiyuan exchanged bewildered glances, the shock evident in each other's eyes.

They understood that Ye Xuan's feud with the Wang family was irreconcilable and that he would undoubtedly seek to dismantle them. However, they had never anticipated that even before the primary conflict had truly begun, Ye Xuan was already setting his sights on the Zhao Family, and even Qingcheng Mountain.

What kind of foresight was this?

Was it merely being farsighted?

No, it was unshakeable confidence.

He possessed an overwhelming certainty that even if the Wang and Liu families joined forces for retaliation, they would ultimately perish by his hand. Thus, he effortlessly bypassed these immediate threats, directly targeting the Zhao Family and Qingcheng Mountain.

Such unbridled arrogance!

If the Wang Family were privy to Ye Xuan's dismissive regard, they might very well be driven to the brink of madness from sheer fury.