43. Chapter 43
"What are you doing here?"
Where did Shen An dare to accept his courtesy, and immediately stepped forward to help Song Guangling.
Song Guangling, although he is the eldest son of the Song family, has no false frame as a disciple of the family on weekdays.
When they met for the first time in Xiacheng District, Song Guangling was in Shen Anxin, leaving only the impression of a weak scholar with no ambitions.
Even if he returned to the upper city of Gongyang, he watched Song Guangling put on the luxurious clothes that the Qin Immortal Song family liked to wear most on weekdays, representing noble status; Even at the Asking Conference, it was learned that Song Guangling had won the position of "Tanjun" of the third Wenwu; In Shen An's opinion, the clear, steady, modest and indifferent smile on the face of this fair-skinned young man still hasn't faded away, and only the scholarly disciples among mortals will be infected with ambition and hard reward.
However, I don't know if it's because of his previous life, even if Song Guangling sacrifices his life to explode the pill, the memory of dying with himself is too deep, Shen An has always felt that Song Guangling's unobedience is just engraved in his bones, unrealistic ideals and romance, destined to be high and low, and depressed all his life.
Shen An admits that he is not the same kind of person as him.
Therefore, he really didn't understand what kind of virtue and ability he could have allowed Song Guangling to give such a big gift.
"This worship is to thank Brother Shen for finally making up his mind-" Song Guangling's voice was radiant, and his eyes flashed with scorching light, dazzling: "In the next place, the Gongyang confinement will be broken, and the upper and lower cities will be combined into one." β
"Do you know what you're talking about?" Shen An's eyes widened in surprise: "Xiacheng and Shangcheng are integrated into one city?" That's impossible! Dividing cities and districts is a century-old rule set by your Song family, and it is impossible for the head of the Song family to allow it! β
"The wrong rules are destined to be broken." Song Guangling said with a smile: "The enclave in Xiacheng District was originally a problem left over from our Song family's move-in. Originally, in order to fight the ghost clan, it was cut off by the ancestors as a buffer zone. After the end of the war, it was abandoned for a long time, and since then there have been displaced people moving into it. Our Song family has occupied this place for a hundred years in vain, but we have never planned to govern and rectify. β
Song Guangling paused and continued: "So far, the Song family still regards it as a barrier to deal with the ghost clan in the future, and is ready to abandon it at any time, so they continue to let the mortals who live in Xiacheng City go unchecked, and even watch the sins and misdeeds there. So there it ...... It's gradually becoming what it is now. β
"What does the head of the Song family say? Even if you're his favorite grandson, I don't think he'll agree to your request. The integration of the twin cities is a completely thankless task. If you know why it's been discarded, why bother? Shen An frowned and dissuaded.
Reminiscing about the harsh living conditions there, the narrow and gray streets. Shen An could understand Song Guangling's plan: if he wanted to get out of the current situation in the lower city, he had to intervene, replan the street buildings, and integrate with the upper city, so as to improve it as much as possible.
However, this kind of artificial intervention is bound to meet with a huge backlash, and the monks and nobles in the upper city are disgusted with the mortal poor, and the outcasts in the lower city may not be grateful.
The most important thing is that the old thing of the head of the Song family doesn't care about the life or death of mortals from beginning to end.
Song Guangling's move was tantamount to convincing the tall giant elephants to care about the death or life of the ants in their eyes.
Song Guangling's move was a little more stupid than in his previous life!
Song Guangling smiled slightly: "The reason why I want to do this should be the same as Brother Shen, the reason why you left that demon girl behind." β
- Because I can.
Shen An opened his mouth for a long time, not knowing how to answer.
"It's different." Shen An's face was slightly red, and he frowned to hide the faint sense of shame in his heart, and retorted vigorously.
He knew that Song Guangling had "misunderstood" himself, and he would save Zhao Hu, not because of "kindness", but because he had a selfish intention to build a line with the Demon Domain. He is just using Zhao Hu to explore the way, and he is definitely not the "benevolent and benevolent" that Song Guangling thought.
When he went evil and fell into the devil, in order to avenge his personal revenge, he destroyed people, Song Guangling was still in Xiacheng District, stupidly reciting "etiquette, righteousness and honesty", and being a teacher for others.
Shen An knew what would happen in the future, he knew that the mortal realm would go to war with the demon domain, and he knew that the demon domain was likely to win a big victory again.
He knew that the family's fears about Gao Wanshou were all real - the Demon Domain would invade sooner or later, and all they could do was to exclude dissidents as much as possible.
However, he still chose to help Zhao Hu, because he knew that sooner or later he would be forced to exile to the Demon Domain by the prophecy, and because Shen An was extremely disgusted with the mortal realm family and waited to see their jokes.
He will help Zhao Hu, and because Shen An once promised Zhao Hu that he would help her take revenge.
In the end, perhaps because he saw a trace of his own shadow from Zhao Hu.
He saved Zhao Hu for various reasons, but not because he was a good person.
"It's different." Shen An repeated again, this time he calmed down.
Shen An hoped that his blushing appearance just now was not seen by Song Guangling, in this way, his stern tone at the moment, and Yan SΓΉ's expression could probably persuade Song Guangling to dispel that crazy thought: "I will leave Zhao Hu, because for me, hiding her identity is just a gesture." Even if I return to the Su family this time, I will be punished the heaviest, and I will only be whipped a few times, or locked up for a few years. However, merging the two cities may be more difficult for you than ascending to the sky. Shen An paused and said: "If you offend the interests of the family when you migrate and integrate, your identity as the eldest son of the Song family will be nullified." β
Practicing the path of ascension is the "way of heaven". In this vast life, do nothing, go with the flow, and find the road to immortality.
All cultivators understood this truth, but from a very early age, from the day Yuan Hui wanted to enter this "game", the gate of the Heavenly Dao was completely closed. In the eyes of the monks, all they could see was the fact that no one had succeeded in flying immortals for thousands of years.
They can only struggle with regrets and illusions in the way of survival in the mortal realm.
However, the way to survive in the mortal realm is humane. Between chasing fame and fortune, if you want to protect the interests you have gained or have not obtained, you must take the road of hidden and the world for the public.
When you stand on the opposite side of "humanity", "kindness" and "benevolence" will be "punished" by everyone and excluded by those who have benefited in the name of ignorance and naivety.
Therefore, even if he saved Zhao Hu from doing a good deed, he couldn't even say the names of Su Wuwu and Master Qingyu, but resisted this "crime of colluding with demons" alone.
And the fusion of Miyyo Castle...... Shen An could well imagine how vehemently the people of the family would oppose this Jianyi, which allowed mortal pariahs to integrate into the life of the upper city.
"Have you ever wondered how to balance the interests of the family? How many silver spirit stones do you need to melt the city? How do you guide them in their lives after they integrate? Have you ever wondered if the people from the lower city are willing to go up and flow into the city? The gap between the two cities of the Song family is huge, not only the gap between the monks and mortals in strength and wealth, but also the gap between customs, how do they adapt to the new changes? If the two regions are compatible, there will be conflicts, and how can the tranquility of the two regions be resolved? Shen An kept a straight face, kept questioning, and tried to dispel Song Guangling's naΓ―ve thoughts.
In his previous life, Shen An was always caught in the intrigue of major forces, and he thought a lot, however, the disciples of the real immortal cultivation family were mostly dedicated to practicing and cultivating, and all kinds of small things such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation were planned and arranged. Therefore, many disciples of the family, in addition to the Taoist ** is not good, they are not familiar with other people's feelings. It's not willful, like a spoiled giant baby; It is that he has not entered the WTO deeply, is too naΓ―ve and noble, and does not know the suffering of the world.
Song Guangling is clearly the latter.
Especially the head of the Song family, he looked forward to Sun Jackie Chan, so he counted on Song Guangling, the most talented child of the Song family in the past hundred years, feathered and ascended to immortality, deliberately raised him to be a desireless and pure person, and rarely let him get in touch with the overall situation disputes. Song Guangling is pure-hearted, and for things that benefit the Quartet, he can only think of teaching and educating people to contribute, and how can he ever think about how to deal with family disputes?
Being questioned by Shen An in person, Song Guangling was stunned for a moment, and then gave another big gift: "I hope Brother Shen will teach me." β
What does this seat teach you? Do you want to make people disgusted by your Song family?
Except for Song Guangling, a freak, who in the Song family would agree to such an idea? Perhaps, he will think that Shen An is trying to trick him into doing this thing that costs people and money. Moreover, Shen An's identity is embarrassing, if he divulges his identity as a "Tiansha Lone Star" before Rongcheng is completed, Song Guangling will be controlled everywhere in the future.
In the final analysis, Song Guangling has no talent for strategists, so he shouldn't have taken over this matter at all!
Shen An shirked and said: "Brother Song, I can come up with 10,000 reasons for this matter, but the way to succeed is that I can't help." β
"There is no elder or younger, and those who reach are the first. Brother Shen can think of a specific obstacle that can't be realized, and he is already a hundred steps deeper than me. Song Guangling's expression did not show the slightest frustration, but became more and more solemn: "It is indeed a misthought of me to not be able to figure out how to deal with the family, however, Brother Shen reminded me to return the problem to the source, and ordered that Zai Xia would not get lost in it, which is already a good thing for Zai Xia." β
No, you just find a disciple of the Song family and tell him what you plan to do at the moment, and they can also give you 10,000 reasons for not being successful, but they are taboo about your status and don't say it in front of you.
Shen Anxin slandered in his stomach, but because of Song Guangling's innocence, inexplicable unhappiness and disgust surged in his heart.
"Even if this can be done, no one will necessarily appreciate it." Shen An stiffly spat out these annoying sentences, he knows the "future", he has seen the "truth", everyone is just a pawn in the "game", in this case, why should he care about the life and death of others?
Shen Anxin faintly enjoyed the pleasure of hitting Song Guangling, and said cynically: "The life span of mortals is so short, but in just a hundred years, all the good deeds you have done will be forgotten, but the long-lived disciples of the family will regard you as a thorn in the flesh, why do you bother?" β
"As I said, my reasons are the same as Brother Shen's reasons for saving that demon girl."
"It's different!" Shen An frowned again and retorted, he felt that his brows were about to wrinkle into two chopsticks on top of each other: "That's just ...... It's me for a while...... For a while...... On a whim......"
"Brother Shen, why do you always pretend that you don't care?" Song Guangling smiled bitterly: "If you really don't care, why save her, if you don't save her, she can't integrate into the life of a mortal person, at most she will only have a lifespan of two hundred years, hide, be alone, and be lonely all her life." But because you saved her, she had a chance to meet her biological parents. Although I don't know what will happen to her when she returns to the Demon Domain, whether it will be a blessing or a curse, but because of your thoughts, you have changed her life. I haven't been in contact with that child for long, but I know that she must be grateful to you. β
"There shouldn't be only one way in the world, and there shouldn't be only monks to walk, everyone is affected by the way, too much cause and effect exist in the way, how to find the way to coexist, maybe this is the path that we cultivators really pursue. At least this is the reason for my Song Guangling's immortality. Song Guangling smiled and said, "I know Brother Shen, you must understand, you just pretend not to understand." β
Shen Anxin became more and more annoyed, he finally understood how Song Guangling could be played by Shen Ping's little liar in his previous life, and finally almost gave up the entire Gongyang City. As long as you say a few righteous and awe-inspiring words in front of Song Guangling, and make a beautiful promise like a pavilion in the sky, he can follow you and be tricked by you, sold and count the money for you!
However, Song Guangling's words suddenly reminded Shen An.
ββYou changed Zhao Hu's life.
Shen An suddenly thought: His fate of being defeated by Yuan Hui may not be violated, but what about the fate of others?
He touched the track of his own destiny, and tried to correct it with force, but he couldn't do it, but what if he wanted to change the fate of others?
If the matter of Gongyang Rongcheng is successful, will it still happen if he burns down the city? Will Song Guangling still try to blow up the golden pill and die with him?
The customer service once said that only the fate of people who are closely connected with the same fate and wisdom cannot be changed, so what kind of chain reaction will change the fate of others?
Shen An was slightly excited, he wanted to defy fate, he should have explored different paths as much as possible, so it was not impossible to explore the fate of others.
"Brother Song, although I can't help you, I know that there is someone who can help you." Shen An's eyes were like torches and said: "- Disciple of the Ma family, Li Jiuyang." β
Li Jiuyang, the opponent who gave Shen An an incomparably headache in his previous life, should still be a young disciple who was excluded by the Ma family at this moment, even if Song Guangling begged Ma Changyu to come over, he should not be hindered.
This person is not good at Taoism, but he has the talent to strategize and win thousands of miles away, which made Shen An, who tried to capture the "copper wall and iron wall" of the Ma family, fall into a bitter battle and retreat. However, although he has the talent of the world, he could not tolerate people because of Ma Changyu's small amount of energy, and finally fell into Shen An's discordant plan and was killed by Ma Changyu.
I don't know how many obstacles that person added to Shen An's road to breaking the city in his previous life, if it weren't for the constraints of the slut system, Li Jiuyang would have been the object that Shen An wanted to kill in advance.
However, as Song Guangling said, there should not be only one avenue in the world, and there should not be only one way to change one's life.
Anyway, Shen An hates Ma Changyu, if Li Jiuyang can really help Song Guangling and integrate the two cities, it can be regarded as his previous life for slaughtering the sins of Xiacheng District.
If it doesn't work, there will be no loss for Shen An, but Li Jiuyang will be separated, and if the "copper wall and iron wall" are broken again, it will also be three points.
- Found ...... Is there a way to coexist?
While Shen An told Song Guangling about Li Jiuyang's talent, he calculated in his heart: after that, he would definitely go to Master Dingyan and ask him about Yuanhui. If cause and effect really can't be violated, then as long as you find Yuan Hui in advance and be a friend rather than an enemy with him, maybe your fate can still be changed!