Chapter 2387 - 2108: What I Can Do

"Wen Ru, have you been the only one handling official documents lately?" Chen Xi asked with a hint of curiosity as he looked at Li Youu seated at the head of the table.

"These tasks ultimately need someone to manage them. Zijing and the others have their own duties, so I am handling the documents," Li Youu paused his writing and looked up at Chen Xi, "Is the issue resolved?"

"It’s resolved. We’re planning to settle it on July 7th, which is considered an auspicious day, the Qixi Festival," Chen Xi said with a smile, "Facing the current situation, I strangely feel that we’ve won, yet I don’t know why there’s also a sense of loss."

"We’ve only conquered the Central Plains. Wait until we’ve conquered the world; then you can say that," Li Youu solemnly looked at Chen Xi, "The loss is because you won too easily. Though there were deviations in strategic planning, overall, it proceeded step by step according to your plan, winning naturally, without surprises."

"Are you ready?" Chen Xi inquired.

"I have no offspring, my only daughter has chosen the Western Regions, what qualifications do the others have to object?" Li Youu’s sharp voice stirred Chen Xi’s emotions, while also making him somewhat apprehensive.

If, during this period, there is anyone who can instill fear in Chen Xi, Li Youu is definitely one of them. Be it willpower, ability, experience, or resolve, they all evoke an inner shiver.

Intellect and capability comparable to Li Youu would pose a challenge in terms of willpower, resolve, and experience. Whereas, for those with resolved willpower, intellect and capability struggle to compete with Li Youu.

The smarter someone is, the more cunning they become. To be as intelligent as Li Youu and possess such willpower, Chen Xi had seen only one person, and that was Li Youu himself.

"Li Yuan has left," Chen Xi sighed.

Chen Xi clearly understood what it meant for Li Youu to send his daughter to the Western Regions. A romance with Zhuge Liang?

What a joke. Li Youu is telling all the officials under his administration, "Even I, as an Elder, send my only lineage to the Western Regions, what about you? Are you not even comparable to a woman? Or do you think your offspring is more precious than my precious gem?" What a terrifying mindset!

"She has the aptitude," Li Youu pointed to his head, "She’s more exceptional than I was back then. To be precise, among many young people I’ve seen, excluding incredibly talented ones like Kongming and Xiaoo Zhi, even second-tier talents like Jiangh Gongyan and Xu Yuanzhi, I am inferior."

"My aptitude is probably at the level of Wenn Manki and Liang Ziyu, but that’s just aptitude," Li Youu slowly explained, it seemed he had high hopes for his daughter.

Chen Xi didn’t know how to respond; Zhuge Liang is nearly a figure suppressing an era, even Lul Xun, a rare genius, is slightly less talented. This life, Fa Zheng abandoned many weaknesses, experienced much guidance, and missed those twenty wasted years. Impressive talent wouldn’t be an overstatement.

Figures like Jiangh Wan and Xu Shu are rare to see, they’re like pillars of stability in unstable times. Although settling the chaos themselves is difficult, stabilizing the Central Government poses no issue.

As for Wenn Hui, Liang Xi, and Zhang Jil, while they are also excellent, compared to the aforementioned figures, they’re lacking. They can stabilize one area, but still fall short of a unified arching perspective.

Other figures like Chen Deng are roughly at this level, their vision, outlook, and limits are set, and now Li Youu claims his aptitude equates to this.

"I once couldn’t even awaken my Spiritual Talent; this is about my level. But aptitude is just a rough assessment standard. In my view, many have the aptitude to awaken Spiritual Talent. Yet aside from myself, I’ve not seen a second one," Li Youu remarked with a certain irony, as someone standing at this height with such aptitude, he indeed has the qualification to make such a comment.

"I told Yuan’er she has this aptitude and I’ve told her that if she one day awakens her Spiritual Talent, she might have a thread of opportunity. If not, once there, even I won’t be able to protect her!" Li Youu said slowly.

Spiritual Talent is wisdom, experience, and the culmination of all learned knowledge. It’s an elevation of the spiritual thought realm, like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis, looking back from such a height at its past caterpillar self—what kind of mindset is that?

Chen Xi couldn’t help but reflect on his past thoughts about certain matters compared to his views now and laughed, "Today’s me is not yesterday’s me."

"You’re too cruel," Chen Xi said after a while.

"Since she chose to be my daughter, she should bear this responsibility and understand where her privileged life comes from," Li Youu said calmly, without the slightest wavering, leaving Chen Xi to reflect numerous times.

"If Li Yuan were a man, I’d have nothing to say about your actions, but she’s a woman; you’re being too cruel," Chen Xi shook his head and said.

"If she were a man, I might already be scheming for offspring like Jia Wenhe," Li Youu’s mood slightly dipped but soon returned to his usual demeanor.