At midnight, the West City was full of people.

The Yunlong Martial Arts Pavilion, which had been entrenched in Bagua City for nine years, all withdrew, and at the same time, there were also the children of the four inner sects and the affiliated sects. The newly established Ancient Heavenly Kingdom, like a government in exile, died down and withdrew from the stage.

Yun Chengshu only withdrew important materials and manpower, and most of the things remained in Bagua City as they were.

For him, this is just a strategic shift, and for a maximum of five days, this will still be his territory.

The mood of the children of the Guwu clan was depressed.

The rebellion of the rebel king, at the beginning, brought them an excitement that destroyed a strong faith, but as time passed, this unfounded excitement would always slowly dissipate. What's more, since the incident, it has almost never had any upper hand, and this momentum has dispersed faster!

Looking back, the patriarch in his own door was dead, and his head was hung on the Phoenix King Banner, and there was an indescribable desolation.

The inner eight sects, every core disciple, on the day they step into the Dark Jin Grandmaster, will enter the ancestral hall of the clan and solemnly kowtow to the ancestors. That is, to make it clear to the ancestors that from today onwards, step into the martial arts and become a true warrior in the clan. At the same time, it is also to inherit the inheritance of the ancestors!

"Defend the road with your fists, Yongzhen Guwu!"

Among the martial artists present, which one is not a master above the dark energy? And who didn't kowtow in front of the ancestral tablet?

What is the way of the guard?

The children of the gossip ancient frame, enlightened from the age of four, learned the first article, which is called "martial training".

Enter the Tao with martial arts, follow the royal family, conquer the world, and protect the temple.

These are the sixteen words of the opening title.

From the day they chose to rebel against the king, they could no longer find peace of mind, no longer their faith.

Such a team, in the frenzy of winning all the time, may be able to advance wildly, but once it suffers successive setbacks, it will inevitably fall into confusion.

What are they fighting for now? Why did their patriarch die?

They died at the hands of the king's warriors, and they made another great story of the king's invincible prestige. Their deaths mean nothing to themselves!

In every war, someone always mentions the four words that the division is famous.

In order to find a value for death. Even if the seven spirits die out and the twin souls of heaven and earth dissipate, the only human souls left behind will be forever in the grave, waiting for the reincarnation of the next life!

And those who lose their faith will truly become lonely ghosts!

Many martial artists of the inner four sects have begun to despair, such a death, can their souls still find a way back?

I heard that the green devil Pei Qingzhu, every time he kills someone, he will play a song for the souls that have not yet dissipated, wash away their sins, and guide their souls home!

They suddenly began to envy those martial artists in Qiantianmen.

Not so long ago, they were still laughing at them, not seeing the situation clearly, stubborn and pedantic. But at least, if they die in battle, they don't need human guidance at all, and the Phoenix King is the place where they gather their souls!

In the next life, they will still be the king's most loyal warriors. They can still fight on the battlefield for the Guwu clan. But what about them?

This kind of thinking, perhaps in Yun Chengshu's view, is completely incomprehensible. After all, since the day the Huatian Kingdom was founded, it has already shattered its faith for more than 400 years!

Atheism does not talk about the afterlife, nor about cause and effect, let alone retribution. They only know that the immediate interests are everything! Almost everyone, especially the founding fathers of the Northern Capital, have the same mind.

It's as if they had tampered with the famous words of Louis XV of the West, "When I die, I don't care if he floods!" (For details, see: Note 1)

It is precisely this spirit that makes them fearless, carry out all reforms without verification, and carry out their own dirty ambitions in the name of the righteousness of the world.

As for the white bones that are trampled under their feet, they will only raise the red wine glass in their hands and say, "One will make ten thousand bones dry!" ”

In this ancient martial arts world, the belief has been inherited for thousands of years, and if it is said that morality has declined, it is just that the old king is in decline and the new king has not been on the throne for decades.

Yun Chengshu had never truly integrated himself into the Guwu clan, so he naturally couldn't experience the turbulence of this kind of wind and waves. But the wind and cold forest were different, and he had already begun to tremble.

But he didn't want to wake up from a dream he had made!

When all the forces of the Ancient Heavenly Kingdom withdrew from Bagua City one after another, the most prosperous city in the Ancient Martial Arts World fell into a dead silence in an instant.

More than sixty percent of the population escaped from Bagua City.

Among them, there are not only die-hard loyalists of the ancient heavenly kingdom, but also people who are afraid of being implicated and want to be alone.

Anyone can see that Bagua City will soon become a real battlefield.

The night is getting deeper.

The seven-man squad, after a brief union, each returned to their positions.

Tian Qingrong, to accept the defense of the empty city, the manpower in his hands is insufficient, and he is a little anxious. But his heart is hot. Fight for the king, fight for the clan! The piece of "martial arts" that has been imprinted in his heart since he was a child still seems to be loud and reverberating in his mind.

Lin Ruochen returned to his Dark Dragon Martial Arts Gym.

In the small courtyard, Gongsun Yue was holding her chin and sitting at the stone table.

She returned here early, waited until now, and finally waited for Lin Ruochen, who was full of murderous energy, to push the door and enter.

She didn't know what she was waiting for, maybe she just had nowhere to go. Gongsun Yue could only find a not-so-clever excuse for herself and convince herself.

A smile appeared on the corner of Lin Ruochen's mouth.

This little girl is really stubborn. This kind of stubbornness has the brilliance of Gongsun Mingyan, but she is still too young, and I am afraid that she can't see through the chaos in this world.

"You see, many more people are dying at my hands today. There are the heads of famous families, and there are also unknown soldiers and dead soldiers. I was born a demon, and I killed all the way, and it wasn't a good idea for you to follow me. ”

Lin Ruochen smiled, raised his hand to lift the kettle on the stone table, and poured himself a glass of white water.

"Once you're in the mood for battle, aren't you going to fall into the devil? Why do you stay awake in tonight's fight? ”

Gongsun Yue seemed to be clear about the battle at night, and between the questions, she still pointed to the key point.

"When there is anger in the heart, the mind is lost. They're not enough to get me out of control. When I killed them, it was a foregone conclusion, and I was a little less angry. ”

Lin Ruochen savored the coolness in the cup, as if tonight's war was an insignificant matter.

"Killing the earth and the sky, you instantly fell into the devil, but tonight there is nothing abnormal. Could it be that in your heart, they have three, six, nine, and so on? Gongsun Yue frowned slightly.

This question has been suppressed in her heart for a night, and if she doesn't understand, I'm afraid she can't sleep well.

Lin Ruochen smiled, turned the wine glass in his hand in the direction of Gongsun Yue, and said solemnly: "Gongsun Yue, sooner or later, you will be in the position of the king now." I can't control my anger just thinking that you might become like them.

So, remember, stay away from me, or don't follow the same path as them! ”

Gongsun Yue's eyebrows wrinkled more and more obviously, and even among them, there was already a trace of anger: "The times are changing, and everything is changing." My ancient martial arts clan has been inherited for thousands of years, but they are trapped in this corner of the world, don't they need to change? Forerunners, maybe there are omissions, is it really damned? ”

"That's what worries me the most. I don't know what environment you grew up in, but I can assure you that you don't know what more than 90% of ordinary people in this world are doing and how they live. How do you be king?

The people who educate you and tell you that the ones who change the status quo are the pioneers. So, they can make mistakes with impunity, and they can trample thousands of years of inheritance under their feet at will. Because, if they fail, it won't be them who will die.

To judge a person's right or wrong, we must not only look at what he has done, but first know what kind of person he is.

A despicable person, even if he does a good deed, may be just a coincidence.

Those who have no faith will eventually be controlled by their ambitions and become real demons.

If you can look at Hua Tianguo, you will know that it is not how stupid their actions are, but that their hearts are not right. When the superior raises the knife, the inferior can only shut up.

If one day you become king, I hope you will not be like them, reasoning with your people with the sword in your hand. ”

Lin Ruochen shook his head, turned around and walked towards his room.

The topic is too heavy, and for a little girl who has never been in contact with people's livelihood, this is obviously not something she can understand now.

"Wait. I want to ask you, you came from Hua Tianguo, but you said Hua Tianguo so badly. However, why is Hua Tianguo richer than us? Stronger than us? ”

Gongsun Yue obviously didn't want to end this conversation like this, she quickly blocked her thin body in front of Lin Ruochen, stubbornly raised her head and looked at Lin Ruochen's eyes.

"Technology has changed people's lives! Little girl, you should also know that the world always developed earlier. To evaluate the gains and losses of a superior person, it is not possible to simply compare them vertically. If you feel that the country is richer than hundreds or decades ago, it is the success of those in power.

You have to judge whether the labor of the people is directly proportional to the income. That's the most fundamental thing.

I am in Huatianguo, known as the king of the dark city of Shengjing City! If you've ever been to the Dark City, you know that it's the people who make the country strong by the people who are almost at the bottom of society. But the country's strength has nothing to do with them.

They still do the heaviest work, eat the worst food, and suffer the worst sins.

I, Lin Ruochen, live for them and fight for them. And not for you.

The people around you will soon chase this place. So, I'll keep killing! Little girl, you'd better stay away from me until you have made your choice. Because, as soon as I find out that you are on the same path as theirs, I will not hesitate to cut off your head! ”

Lin Ruochen's voice gradually became cold, and there was a faint trace of blood flashing in his eyes.

The air seemed to be filled with a thick murderous aura again, Gongsun Yue stood in place in a daze, watching Lin Ruochen bypass her, go up the steps of the main hall, and never look back.

(Note 1: This famous saying is quite controversial.) It can probably be judged that it was the mistress of Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour, who said something to him. The original intention should be: when we die, there will be a flood! This is her assertion about the posthumous situation. The situation here is not only political, but also ideological.

Madame de Pompadour was a representative of the corrupt elite of her time, but she was also a pioneer of thought. While she enjoys the thrill of taking the political situation as a chess adventure, what is revealed is her deep fear, trepidation and uneasiness!

This paragraph is quite obscure, and there is a lot of controversy, and if I have the chance, I will post an extra paragraph to interpret this matter. Book lovers who are interested in the French Revolution can check the information or exchange it in the book review area. ）