Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation
Chapter 1132 - Chapter 1132 Chapter 768 The Fall of Ghostface

Chapter 1132: Chapter 768: The Fall of Ghostface Chapter 1132: Chapter 768: The Fall of Ghostface And in his mind,

if he could easily help without affecting himself, of course, he would help the Zhou Family avoid a disaster.

But if it would affect He Song himself and put him in jeopardy,

then naturally, the Zhou Family would have to fend for itself.

However, even though He Song had ideas in his mind,

it was absolutely impossible for him to agree right away.

After all, the Zhou Family was a Foundation Establishment Clan.

Such Foundation Establishment Clans could attract enemies that likely had very powerful backers.

In that case, no matter whether the Zhou Family’s enemies were another Foundation Establishment Clan or a Golden Elixir power,

these forces would also have their backgrounds.

And once He Songzhen really offered his help,

he might face a situation where fighting a minor power would lead to facing a major one, and defeating a major power would bring an even greater power.

And that was the situation He Song least wanted to see.

Although his cultivation had reached the Later Stage of Golden Elixir, and he was no longer a weakling in the Cultivation World,

facing such a situation would still make his scalp tingle.

What if, in the end, the enemy managed to bring an Ancestor Yuanying into the fray?

Thus, regarding the Zhou Family’s affairs,

He Song felt it was better to hold the decision-making power as to whether or not he would assist them in his own hands.

Otherwise, if the Zhou Family relied on his current words to request his aid,

and He Song, due to his earlier promise, was compelled to lend a hand,

if he then provoked some formidable enemies, he feared he might not walk away with his life.

Such an outcome

was naturally not something He Song wanted to see.

For He Song, situations that could leave him open to criticism, have others morally coerce him based on his own words, or tarnish his reputation

are better off not happening.

After all, if He Song agreed to Zhou Ruo today, saying that if the Zhou Family was in trouble he would definitely help,

then in the future, there could certainly be those who would foolishly wield his words to morally coerce him into protecting the Zhou Family.

Similarly, if after making such a statement, He Song chose not to help the Zhou Family when they faced trouble,

people from the Zhou Family could also use it to ruin his reputation.

Therefore,

as long as He Song agreed,

the risks it brought to him would not only be reputation damage and moral coercion.

If He Songzhen really couldn’t resist the persuasion and chose to help the Zhou Family,

he might face a situation of battling lesser powers and then greater powers, and after defeating the greater powers, even greater ones still.

For He Song, such a situation was already endangering his very life.

This kind of matter

was definitely not something He Song would agree to.

Therefore, even when faced with Zhou Ruo asking in person, He Song didn’t agree right away, instead saying he would consider it later.

And because of this,

as long as He Song didn’t verbally agree to this matter, if the Zhou Family encountered trouble in the future, he could naturally watch without feeling any hesitation,

without the scenario happening where, having made a promise, he was obligated to take action.

As long as He Song did not verbally agree to this matter,

no matter whether the Zhou Family’s enemies had powerful connections or not,

He Song would be able to make his own choice.

He could choose to help decisively when he saw that the opponent had no significant background

or decide to give up on the Zhou Family decisively when he saw the powerful connections behind the opponent.

The power to decide these two courses of action was actually in He Song’s hands.

As long as he didn’t agree,

He Song couldn’t possibly be morally coerced by the Zhou Family,

nor could the Zhou Family tarnish his reputation using his own words.

After all, He Song had never committed to definitely helping the Zhou Family; he merely stated he would see later.

Under such circumstances, the situation He Song would face was much more relaxed than if he had readily agreed to help.

Given a choice,

He Song would naturally weigh his options thoroughly before choosing the one most advantageous to himself.

As ideas flashed through his mind, He Song looked at Zhou Ruo with a very calm gaze.

Now,

it was the Zhou Family seeking his protection,

not He Song asking to protect the Zhou Family.

The initiative in this affair was in He Song’s hands.

And because of this, He Song was naturally very calm.

He dismissed Zhou Ruo’s request as if refusing a trivial matter.

However, for Zhou Ruo,

this was a significant issue.

When Zhou Ruo heard He Song’s rejection, her expression fluctuated several times.

But in the end, she could only force a smile and gave He Song her thanks with a bow.

On this occasion,

He Song had given her an extremely precious Foundation Establishment Elixir,

as well as quite a few low-grade spirit stones.

These spirit stones were given to Zhou Ruo by He Song previously, to buy information from the Treasure Pavilion every few days.

But now,

He Song no longer needed her to go to the Treasure Pavilion every few days to purchase news about advanced tunneling skills.

And because of this, those spirit stones He Song had given her naturally remained in her hands.

When He Song summoned her this time, he did not intend to ask for those spirit stones back.

Therefore, in addition to the several thousand low-grade spirit stones that He Song had just given her,

Zhou Ruo also had several thousand low-grade spirit stones that He Song had given her earlier to buy information from the Treasure Pavilion.