Chapter 115: Trade-offs
After falling out with Fengjun at night, the generals of Bingcheng each switched to other cities. Although many friendly soldiers persuaded them to take a step back after hearing this, and still put the unanimous confrontation against Group B first, these trialists who were aroused to be really angry insisted that unless Feng Junye apologized to them first, he would never go back!
"I said a long time ago, none of the people in the Nine Shades Hall can make people feel at ease!" Yan Yueque leaned back on the recliner, snorting coldly as if he was both disdainful and expected, and now he was already a frequent visitor to City B. Sitting with all the people in charge of the city is not against the peace. raised his chin and beckoned Wen Zhichen, who was sitting at the bottom: "Then what are your plans next?"
Wen Zhichen drooped his head, his hands habitually flipped over the jade slip, and his face was depressed: "I don't plan to go back for the time being, the atmosphere is too weird." The city lord is determined to go his own way again, and continuing to cooperate will only cause disputes. β
"However, C-Cheng is in such a state now, the generals are not compatible, what should I do if I let Group B take advantage of the situation?" Tang Dui muttered.
"Hey, you're on the point!" Yan Yueque's eyes obviously flashed with joy, sat up straight, raised the handle of the fan, and said in a long voice: "Since the city lord is incompetent, it is naturally - abdicate and make way for Xian!"
Everyone in Group A knows that Yan Yueque wanted to be in charge from the beginning. Although he and Feng Boliang are both leaders now, if they have one more city of soldiers and horses in their hands, their status will inevitably be raised to a higher level. Now Feng Junye took the initiative to make mistakes, and it was really a good opportunity for him.
"I'd better go and persuade him. Although everyone knew that this was inappropriate, no one was willing to directly contradict Yan Yueque. After being silent for a long time, Rong Xiao was the first to dissuade him.
"This kind of thing of changing hands before the battle, unless it is a last resort, it can still be avoided. β
Yan Yueque glanced at him, sneered and hooked the corners of her lips: "You really should persuade him! Anyway, isn't your task to help that demon girl clean up the mess?"
Rong Xiao had no intention of arguing with him, so he didn't pay attention to it, got up and walked out. Before he was about to go out, Yan Yueque called him again.
"You'd better pray that he will listen to you! Otherwise, for the sake of the whole army, I will take over all his forces. β
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When Rong Xiao came to City C, there were no more trialists in sight. On the huge school field, only a group of virtual soldiers are running with weights. Their movements are standardized and capable, whether it is the swing of the arms or the spacing of each step, they can always maintain a neat and consistent position.
At the same time, because they are virtual soldiers, they have no personal consciousness, no joy, anger and sorrow, and after the coach has given instructions, they will only follow the established procedures to execute, without complaining about hardship or tiredness. Perhaps only such a warrior can become the ideal soldier of Feng Junye.
Rong Xiao silently walked to Feng Junye's side, sometimes looking at the group of running virtual soldiers, and sometimes turning his head to look at him. Now he is like a different person compared to the young man he first knew, who would test himself in the ring, had a good demeanor, and smiled at success or failure. The more serious his current attitude towards training is to train the troops, the more chilling it becomes.
Because...... Can you imagine how weird the situation is now? He will treat the virtual soldiers as real trialists, shouting at them, or complimenting them, or encouraging them...... It's like a soldier who has been hit on the battlefield, hiding in a small courtyard and fiddling with a group of wooden people to enjoy the scene of self-satisfaction!
"I'm here to see you. Rong Xiao finally spoke, his eyebrows gradually tightened, "What's wrong with you lately?"
Feng Jun turned his head sideways, as if he had just seen him, he was stunned for a moment, the muscles on his face automatically adjusted, and he soon squeezed out an exaggerated smile.
"I don't have much! don't listen to their nonsense, I'm very good!" Feng Junye's voice continued to rise, and the corners of his grinning mouth were like broken pockets that could no longer be closed.
After a moment of celebration and self-talk, he pulled him to look at the virtual army in the distance, "You see how hard they train, as long as I give me a little time, I will definitely be able to train them into a first-class army! When the time comes, they will be able to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield!"
"Do you really think so?" Rong Xiao sighed and asked lightly.
It was as if a needle had easily punctured a balloon that had inflated to the limit.
Feng Junye's expression suddenly stiffened, and the exaggerated smile retracted minute by minute, and every muscle that was holding each other was trembling. The eyes gradually covered with a layer of deep fog from a confused hollow, where there was pain, resentment, and real cruelty. Like a child who has just woken up from a dream, watching the beauty he longed for be shattered in front of his eyes one after another.
The next moment, he staggered back a few steps, raised his hand sharply, and erected a layer of soundproof barrier. When he made sure that his embarrassment would not be spied on by the outside world, it was as if he had finally entered the safe zone, removed his disguised shield, and broke down and shouted.
"Then what else can I think? What do you want me to think?! In our Nine Shadows Palace, the pressure of competition is too great for you to imagine! Every move we make now, the hall master is watching from the outside, once you make a mistake, you may never be able to get out again! Behind our superficial scenery, you don't know how much darkness is hidden that you can't see!"
"The people of the Nine Shadows Hall must not lose to Tianxiao Pavilion, this is an iron law! At this point, Feng Qiwu has done a good job, he is on a par with Yan Lilin, and he has not been suppressed by him at all...... And I'm ...... I'm becoming a loser......"
Feng Jun smiled bitterly at night, and his body was also shaking uncontrollably. Suddenly, he froze his steps, holding his violently undulating chest with one hand, and his voice became more and more poignant.
"After leaving here, who else will remember me Feng Jun Ye in this mission? No, it can't go on like this...... I have to do something, I have to be worthy of who I am!"
ββ¦β¦ And you!" After venting to himself for a while, Feng Junye raised his hand again, his fingertips straight towards Rong Xiao, "The relationship between you and Yan Yueque has become more and more harmonious! Let me tell you, this is very dangerous! It doesn't matter who Sister Bo Liang wants to get close to, she is her, but as an outsider, you have to correct your position! Nine Shadows Hall and Tianxiao Pavilion, you can only choose to stand on one side!"
Rong Xiao could see that he had been holding back these words for a long time today.
Perhaps, the defeat in the battle was just a fuse, and what really made him lose control was the heavy pressure that had not been vented for a long time.
Growing up in such an environment, under his gentle appearance, there are also unknown wounds. If a person's spirit is tense all the time, and every time he succeeds, it is like walking through the line of death, then once he encounters failure, it is like falling into the abyss. It's no surprise that he would have the kind of reaction he had today.
These successful people in the eyes of the world are few in heaven, but in fact, they have no courage to face failure at all. Because of their family, they will not be given a chance to fail.
At that moment, Rong Xiao let Feng Jun roar again and again at night, shouting out all the buried hearts, until he was exhausted and his hand was on his chest and gasping for breath, Rong Xiao indifferently raised his hand and lifted the barrier that made him feel safe.
"I speak these words to everyone. He looked up at the sky. If the audience is watching, let them watch, and if the Lord of the Nine Shadows is listening, let him listen. He lives a frank and unrestrained life, with nothing unpleasant in his words and deeds!
"I'm willing to make some sacrifices to be with Ryoko, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on myself completely, and I don't think Ryoko wants to see me like that. β
"I only do what I think is worthwhile, make the friends I want to make, and I don't get involved in any factional strife at all. Whether it's Tianxiao Pavilion or the Nine Shadows Palace, I don't think I'm a subordinate of either side, and I won't be an enemy of the other. I can't give up another group of people for the sake of one group of people. β
In the past, when he subdued the subordinate cousins, some people also told him that his own forces and another gang are mortal enemies, and if you want to recruit us, you must not recruit them again, or if he destroys the opposing gang on his own behalf before he is willing to surrender, etc.
If it is replaced by someone else, it may be from the perspective of interests, choose a stronger gang to form an alliance, and for this, even if it is at the expense of another weak gang, it is not hesitating.
However, all along, Rong Xiao will not do this kind of either-or.
Each time, he is trying to untie the knot between the two gangs so that they can get back together and become his right hand and hand together. Although in the eyes of many people, his approach is simply thankless, but Rong Xiao still goes his own way.
He believes that friendship should not be either/or. It would be too unfair to give up one for the sake of the other.
What a person sees should not only be interests, but also feelings.
It is precisely because of his sincerity that the gangs that he adopted in the end also reciprocated his sincerity. They rallied closer to him, willing to die for him. It is this cohesion that also makes their team stronger.
Maybe for the bosses of other gangs, it's just a group of younger brothers who follow him. But for Rong Xiao, they are all his brothers.
"I'm going to be strong, strong enough to have my own voice. I think the hall master must also like a son-in-law who is strong enough to assist him, rather than a servant who is submissive. β
Feng Junye listened to these words, his eyes flickered sharply, as if he was re-examining him. The two opposing thoughts are also colliding repeatedly in his mind, dispersing invisible electric flints.
"No...... You don't understand!" However, the inherent concept still seemed to prevail, Feng Jun smiled bitterly twice in the night, and shook his head vicissitudes, "You haven't really entered our circle, so you really don't understand......"
How did he get the recommended quota at the beginning? It was from the competition among the internal disciples of the Nine Shadows Palace! To put it earlier, the competition he faced was more than once, here, if he wanted to get resources and want to live, who didn't have blood on his hands, and who didn't fight with those "brothers and sisters" until he was exhausted?
The Nine Venerables told them that the hall master hoped that they, the members of the special promotion, would be able to win the top ten in the assessment and completely trample the Tianxiao Pavilion under their feet. He also thought that he could, but in the end, it was Feng Qiwu who really made it to the top five, a younger brother he had never paid attention to.
"Then I'll start to understand from now on. Rong Xiao's expression did not change, the only difference was that his eyes were more determined.
"A person who truly desires to achieve something should be confident that he can change the world, rather than waiting to be changed by the world. β
"I used to be a very rebellious student at the academy. This time, it's probably going to be the most rebellious thing I've ever done. β
In the past, he, like everyone else, was in awe and awe of the Lord of the Nine Shadows Palace, after all, it was a big man who was too far away from him. To him, he may not even be as good as an ant.
But after knowing Ryoko's true identity, that fear disappeared strangely. He no longer sees the other party as an underworld overlord who kills and kills, but regards him as his father-in-law.
Since he is his father-in-law, the matter between himself and him is a family matter. If it's a family matter, why bother with life and death, and factional disputes?
Rong Xiao also knew that maybe in Feng Junye's eyes, he was very naΓ―ve. Only those who have not been exposed to real darkness will think that the area of light in which they are located is the whole world. However, no matter how dark the circle you want to enter is, as long as you can bring light into it, isn't that enough?
In the past, when he was in the gang, he could always adhere to the brotherhood, so this time, he wanted to change the future of the Nine Shadows Palace...... The same can be done!
"Even if it weren't for Ryoko, I would have regarded you as a brother a long time ago. Then, Rong Xiao solemnly raised his hand and put it on Feng Junye's shoulder, "If you figure it out sometimes, just tell me, and I will definitely help you." β
These good-looking people all have their own concerns. Those who have identity should take care of their own identity, and those who have the positioning of the masses should also consider their own behavior, and they cannot "collapse their personality" in the eyes of the public. Even in a trial mission, they can't be their true selves.
But it's much easier for me, I have neither an identity nor a person, and it is precisely because I have nothing that I also have infinite possibilities.
Rong Xiao left with such a mood, and today's conversation with Feng Junye still gained a lot from him. Not only did it not let him be shocked by the unknown darkness, but it made his heart more bright. Perhaps in this world, there is such a group of people who can see hope from a desperate situation at any time and can turn a crisis into a turning point. And they are destined to become the ones who will rewrite an era.
(End of chapter)