Nicole is the original name of the female demon general who possesses the body of Dugu Ningke. She is one of the heroines in the main story of Xuanyuan Sword Three: The Other Side of Yunhe Mountain...
Today's Nicole has not yet undergone Fu Xiqin's 99-year soul purification, and is a ruthless pioneer of the Western Demon Tribe.
As long as there is a chance, Lu Xiao will never show mercy to her.
"Do you like standing on the roof so much?"
The sudden female voice from behind made Lu Xiao, who was a little distracted, regain his energy. The person coming was Tuoba Yu'er.
Yu'er stepped on the tiles of the roof and walked to Lu Xiao, and together they looked at the Dugu County Prince's Mansion in the northwest corner of Daxing City.
She didn't have Lu Xiao's clairvoyance, so she could only vaguely see the outline of the county prince's palace.
The structural map of the county prince's palace that Lu Xiao gave to Yu'er was very detailed, and even his route suggestions were recorded, like a fool's sneak teaching.
Moving her gaze towards the majestic palace of Daxing City, Yu'er's eyes became a little complicated.
"Still can't let go?"
Lu Xiao followed Yu'er's gaze and looked towards the palace. With his eyesight, he could clearly see the brightly lit Tai Chi Palace even at night.
Lu Xiao took out the hidden sword arm armor that was specially made for Yu'er from the portable space, and threw it to Yu'er.
"If you want to sneak into the palace and assassinate Yang Guang, I can make a sneak plan for you and provide you with the most suitable weapons for the assassination, but... are you sure you really want to do this?"
Yu'er hurriedly caught the arm armor thrown by Lu Xiao and asked in confusion: "What is this? Arm guard?"
"Ha~"
Lu Xiao chuckled, stretched out his hands to signal Yu'er, shook his arms to trigger the mechanism, and popped out a pair of Uru Hidden Swords from the arm armor.
"This is the sect's inherited weapon that I obtained when I traveled around the world in my early years - the Hidden Blade."
"Because it is highly concealed and causes very small wounds, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most suitable weapon for personal assassinations."
After Aletheia's analysis and explanation, Lu Xiao was already familiar with the mechanism design of the Hidden Blade.
He explained to Yu'er in detail how to pop out the Hidden Blade, and the girl quickly became interested in this novel weapon.
"According to your personal usage habits, various matching folding pocket weapons can also be installed in the Hidden Blade Set."
Lu Xiao showed Yu'er the folding crossbow and the folding longbow made by Leonardo da Vinci. Since firearms had not yet appeared in this era, it was very inconvenient to supply gunpowder and projectiles, so Lu Xiao did not show Yu'er the hidden gun.
Yu'er excitedly popped up and put away her hidden sword. Before she learned how to use the hidden sword skillfully, she did not plan to add too many weapons to the arm armor for the time being.
After playing around for a while, Yu'er complained to Lu Xiao speechlessly: "You changed the subject this morning, can you tell me now, how old are you?"
Lu Xiao smiled and shrugged: "Who knows, maybe 30 or 40? I can't remember."
Time flows at different speeds between worlds, and Lu Xiao himself can't remember exactly how many years he has experienced in each world.
As he travels through more and more worlds, Lu Xiao's concept of age becomes more and more blurred. Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen, who have gained immortality due to the materialization of their souls, cannot tell their actual age at all from their appearance.
Yu'er shook her head helplessly and did not pursue the issue further.
"Forget it, tell me about your sect."
"What kind of organization would need to make a weapon like this specifically for assassination?"
Lu Xiao: "You have accepted the inheritance of the Hidden Blade. I originally planned to tell you the sect's beliefs and ideas before departure."
"The sect I belong to is called the Assassin Order. Judging from the name, you should be able to understand what this order represents on the surface."
The Sui Dynasty was in the 6th to 7th centuries AD, and the Assassin sect, which was active during the Crusades, was far from established.
Considering this, Lu Xiao did not explain the origin of the sect clearly, but vaguely ignored it, and directly told Yu'er about the purpose and philosophy of the sect.
"The core philosophy of the Assassin's Order is only 8 words long."
"All things are false, all things are permitted."
"But it's not that easy to understand these eight words. Depending on different experiences, everyone's Assassin's Creed will be more or less different."
Waving to Yu'er to sit down on the roof of the inn, Lu Xiao explained to her the general understanding of Assassin's Creed face to face.
"Everything is empty."
"Everything in the world is impermanent, and even the same thing will not remain in the same state forever."
"Assassins should not be bound by formal things, nor should they be limited by inherent ideas."
"All things are permitted."
"Dogma is just an instruction and cannot be blindly regarded as a code of conduct. Each person's creed must be explored and perfected by himself."
"The Order of Assassins has three principles."
"First, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately."
"Two, hide your whereabouts in plain sight and become a member of the crowd."
"Three, never endanger the Brotherhood."
After speaking seriously about the three principles, Lu Xiao deliberately spread his hands to relax: "Although there are these three principles, you don't have to rigidly regard them as iron laws."
"As I taught you before, the core concept of the sect is to liberate the free will of the world, and at the same time use appropriate order to effectively guide people's behavior."
"If one day you find that the organization's philosophy goes against the original intention, you can make your own decision after careful consideration whether you want to continue to follow the rigid dogma."
"There was an assassin in history who betrayed the organization, but he did not violate his creed and implemented his own ideas from beginning to end."
"This is also one of the ways of interpreting everything is allowed."
Seeing the confused expression on Yu'er's face, Lu Xiao smiled and rubbed her head: "It may be a little too early to tell you this now. You are not a real assassin yet. Try to act according to the assassin's philosophy first.
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"If you can meet my standards before the operation of repairing the sky mark is completed, as the mentor of the Assassin Order, I will formally invite you to join the organization."
"Now, let me ask you again."
Lu Xiao regained his composure: "Tuoba Yu'er, what is your decision? Do you want to sneak into the palace and assassinate Yang Guang to avenge the murder of his parents?"
Yu'er's eyes were very tangled, and she subconsciously popped out and retracted her hidden sword. The quiet sound of the mechanism on the top floor of the inn was constantly heard at night.
"Hey~"
After hesitating for a long time, Yu'er finally sighed: "Forget it, what if I kill Yang Guang? My parents still can't be resurrected after all."
"Yang Guang's death will only intensify the already turbulent situation and make troubled times come earlier. There will definitely be more people like me who lost their parents in the cruel war."
Lu Xiao nodded noncommittally and said, "I respect your decision. This is the conclusion you reached after independent thinking."
Standing up from the roof and stretching his body, Lu Xiao continued to say to Yu'er: "Remember the hesitation and hesitation when you made an important decision today, and don't let the cruel troubled times paralyze your senses."
"When you become numb because you have seen too many joys and sorrows, recall today's experience and re-examine yourself."
"Are you still acting according to your own will? Or are you unconsciously drifting with the tide under the influence of troubled times?"
People living in this era will inevitably make choices in troubled times. Lu Xiao hopes that Yu'er will always remember her original intention to forgive Yang Guang, which is a symbol of her benevolent heart.
[Xinbiquge www.xsbiquge.info] 'Feel free to be confused and hesitant. This is the privilege of being a young person. These difficult decisions will surely become an important cornerstone for your continued growth.'