Chapter 44、At least not in vain

The conversation between the two immortals in the sky, Pan Long naturally couldn't hear it.

After he returned to the ground, he watched the people of Nanxia City gradually recover from the panic, but they still ran home separately, not daring to stay outside, the originally prosperous city suddenly became empty, and the street market was like a ghost domain, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"No wonder those decent masters like to go out into the wilderness to fight. It's too easy to implicate the innocent when the strong clash with each other!"

He and the three masters of the Cang family were already deliberately avoiding harming the innocent, even if the three of them attacked him before, they also deliberately avoided unrelated people nearby. Later, they went to the heavens to fight, at least two hundred feet above the ground.

The distance of 200 zhang is really not close, but this distance is still not far enough.

Although when they fought before, they didn't have the slightest impact on the ground, but when Pan Long unfolded the Golden Crow Flame Banner and released the sun flames that had accumulated in this treasure flag over the long years, it immediately enveloped Nanxia City in the attack range.

If it weren't for Pan Long's efforts to reverse the direction of the attack at that time, he was afraid that the pillar of fire that penetrated the sky and the earth would have exploded in Nanxia City!

Of course, judging from the later situation, it is estimated that the "drunken immortal" Chen Yan has long been secretly protecting to prevent the battle between the two sides from affecting the innocent. Even if this pillar of fire really bombarded down, he would definitely be able to block it, so that it would not burn a few streets or even half of Nanxia City into a sea of fire.

But recalling the thrilling scene just now, Pan Long was still a little afraid.

"If that one goes down...... The people of this Nanxia City are inevitably too wronged!"

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized something.

Is his ancestral thief really suitable for living in Gyeonggi for a long time?

If one day his identity is revealed, and he starts with the masters of the Great Xia Dynasty here, he is afraid that in the blink of an eye, he will be ruined, and he doesn't know how many people will die!

At the beginning, the teacher Bi Lingkong deliberately led the emperor firmament into the wilderness to ambush, not only to ensure success, but also to avoid too many accidental injuries, right?

If they fought in this area of the Divine Capital, when Emperor Cangqiong went all out, even he who was watching the battle from a distance felt that his blood qi vibrate, and he needed to suppress his blood qi with his true qi in order to avoid being affected. If there were ordinary people nearby, the blood would be sucked dry and turned into a dried corpse at the first time.

If Bi Lingkong and Emperor Cangqiong had fought with all their might in the Divine Capital, I am afraid that the residents of the four satellite cities in the southeast, northwest, and northwest would all have become dry corpses...... That scene, tsk.

Pan Long thought about these things, sat in the empty hall of the inn, shook his head and sighed.

At this time, he heard Gu Wen's voice: "You killed the famous 'Divine Gluttony' with one enemy and three enemies, and beat the ancestors of the Cang family and the Qingxu Dao people to flee in the wilderness, it can be said that the first battle has established yourself as almost the top in the real person level, and even the status of the Heavenly and Human Grandmaster." You should be happy, why sigh?"

Pan Long was stunned for a moment, looked left and right, only to find that Gu Wen had pushed the cart into the inn at some point, just like a very small number of people who were frightened but could not go home for the time being, hiding in the corner and shivering.

The strange thing is that everyone can be regarded as close at hand, but he didn't see it just now!

The skills of the Mo family masters are really wonderful!

It is no wonder that the imperial court sent so many people to track down the remnants of the hundred families, but until now there has been no decent gain.

He thought for a while, and said in the method of sound transmission: "I just think that it is too easy to harm the innocent when the masters fight. ”

"That's what it is. That's why there is a saying that 'soldiers are hoodoos'. But even if it will hurt the innocent, it is still necessary to fight when it is time to fight. Because when you choose to fight, the reason for your fight must be more important than 'harming the innocent'. ”

“...... Really?"

"If you don't have such determination, then it's better to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and never step into the red dust. ”

Pan Long sighed, smiled bitterly, and didn't say anything more.

His battle, to put it mildly, is to maintain the law, but in the final analysis, he just wants to help Cangyuan, whom he admires, complete a marriage.

Is a person's marriage really more important than the people of this Nanxia City?

(If I had taken a step back just now and only insisted on taking Bai Yingxuan away, the ancestor of the Cang family would have nodded, right?)

(In that case, wouldn't this crisis in Southern Xia City be avoided?)

(Cangyuan's marriage must be in vain, but as long as Bai Yingxuan does not die, they will always have a day when they will meet in the future.) The ancestor of the Cang family can never live forever, and Cangyuan will always become the head of the Cang family one day. When the time comes, they can still ...... )

He thought silently, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with his choice just now, and he shouldn't be so tough. I feel that my mood is getting lower and lower, and my spirit is getting worse and worse.

Just when he was thinking wildly, his heart suddenly moved, and the voice of Lanling rang out.

"The most important thing in the world is not outside, but inside, not in things, but in me. 'I' is the root of all thought and will, and a strong person must assert his ego, his will, and his position. Because if he can't persevere, he will become as rotten as grass and trees, and there will be no chance to move forward. Therefore, 'the rope of the world, my law of the common people' is not to put one's own interests above all things in heaven and earth, but to adhere to one's own will, firmly believe that the path one chooses is correct, and never waver!"

Then, his own voice rang out.

"But what if I make a mistake myself?"

"In life, you always make mistakes. If you make a mistake, just correct it. ”

"So how can we talk about 'sticking to your will'?"

"Sticking to one's will is not a matter of not admitting one's mistakes. It is just that you have to assume that you are right, and only in the face of undoubted facts can you confirm your mistakes and correct them. ”

"Haha, look, this guy is running out of words!" the teacher's voice sounded, "Let me tell you, he relied on this fallacy to fool a lot of people back then. As a result, when the problem appeared, he himself was at a loss, and finally shrank in Guangling Academy depressedly, and he didn't go out for hundreds of years...... I don't have a face!"

"There is no theory in the world that is absolutely infallible. Lan Ling said, "If you don't presuppose that you are correct, then how can you stand in the world?

"What's the use of arguing with me? Tell your students who went mad and died, and even drew their swords and wiped their necks!" The teacher's voice was quite malicious in his voice, "Our Confucianism was surrounded and suppressed by others before it was destroyed, but your Legalists are invincible in the world and then perished by themselves, which is much more face-saving than us!"

Lan Lingqing's voice suddenly deepened, revealing a lot of helplessness and pain: "Life between heaven and earth is not a perfect thing after all. This is true of people, and so is theory. But if I don't insist on my own rightness, how can I stand on my own feet?

"The Master said that a gentleman should be cautious in his words and deeds, keen to learn, observe and think, and if he finds that he has a sign of a mistake, he should stop and think about it carefully, and then do it—isn't it good?"

"Come on, Master, he sits on the pulpit and gives a lecture, of course he can speak so slowly. But there are all kinds of encounters, all kinds of opportunities and dangers in life...... Even if it is himself, when the enemy stabs him with a sword, is it possible that he still thinks about 'who is right and who is wrong?'

"I'm just a bird, you don't have to argue with a bird. The teacher's voice was relaxed and pleasant, "Master and you are both people who are in harmony with each other for immortality, as long as you wait slowly, you will always wait until the Master returns to the world." Then you can discuss it with him. I'm just telling students right now, your suit looks good, but it's not reliable at all!"

"Logically speaking, my set of theories is obviously much more reasonable than what the master said!"

"Huh. ”

Pan Long slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of deep thought.

Just now, he recalled a dispute between the teacher and Lanling when he was in the "World Outer Building" a few days ago.

At that time, the two sides discussed the rights and wrongs of one of the fundamental mental methods of the Legalists, "Rope Law World", and in the end, in terms of victory or defeat, it should be regarded as the teacher who had the upper hand. But when he asked himself, he felt that Lanling's situation was very reasonable.

If you can't default to being right, how can you live in the world?

The teacher did not answer this question.

And now, he has to face this problem.

(If I assume that I'm right, then even if I might hurt the innocent, I'm still going to fight.) Because my concession will give power to those who are accustomed to oppressing the people, and when they gain an advantage, they will surely do more evil. )

(Therefore, from the perspective of the Legalist mind, if you stick to your beliefs, you can't worry too much.) Even if it will harm the innocent, it will be the same!)

(But from the Confucian mind, benevolence is the foundation of a person's life.) The reason why I am chivalrous is because I have a loving heart. If I give up my love for the sake of chivalry, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?)

(Both of these ideas have their own merits, which one should I choose?)

He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't find an answer that satisfied him.

Little by little, the sun gradually turned west. When the sun was about to set, Cangyuan suddenly ran in in a hurry, saw him sitting here, and hugged him.

"Brother Pan! Thank you, thank you!"

Pan Long came back to his senses and looked at him in surprise.

The short period of thinking just now seemed like a long time had passed for him, and for a while, even his thoughts were a little sluggish.

"My ancestor has agreed to my marriage!" Cangyuan said happily, "He said, 'You bastard, you are very blind. But the blind man is lucky, and he even let you meet a reliable friend. Your marriage is up to you.'...... Brother Pan, it's all your credit!"

Pan Long immediately understood what the ancestor of the Cang family meant, shook his head, and said, "If it weren't for your own insistence, there would be no such result." I can only be regarded as pushing the boat with the current. ”

He put aside the chaotic thoughts just now, and looked at Cangyuan's joyful appearance that he almost jumped up, and his mood gradually calmed down.

In any case, at least to help Cang Yuan complete this marriage, it should be done right!

Cang Yuan said a few words, then rushed upstairs step by step, and went to Bai Yingxuan to report the good news. He was originally a polite person, but at this moment, he even broke into the female guest floor.

Soon, Bai Yingxuan's exclamation came from upstairs, the conversation between the two was heard, and there was a happy laughter.

After a while, Cang Yuan and Bai Yingxuan came down from upstairs to thank Pan Long.

But they didn't see Pan Long, they only saw the words "I'll go" written on the table in the corner.

"Brother Pan is really a chic person!" Cang Yuan sighed sincerely, "Come chic, go chic." He was a man, as the sages had said, roaming freely in the red dust on a boat without a rope - what an envy!"

"Pan Daxia is certainly free and easy, but you work hard every day for the common people, which is even more admirable!" Bai Yingxuan said, "Maybe some people appreciate this kind of ranger who fights the sword in the world, but I like the walker who carries the world even more." ”

Cangyuan grinned, and couldn't help but be happy.

"Yingxuan, in the past few days, the imperial court has been in autumn, and all civil affairs have been suspended. When the autumn season is over, it will be another moon viewing ceremony - August 16, we will get married!"

Bai Yingxuan nodded, smiling a little shyly.

Cangyuan said again: "But...... August 16 was still a little too late. Why don't we go to a distant town first and get the household registration done?"

"The concubines all listen to Lang Jun. Bai Yingxuan whispered.

Cangyuan smiled more and more happily, like a happy antelope, running freely in the wilderness.

At this time, Pan Long had already left Nanxia City.

"Gyeonggi is a prosperous place, but it's not really for me. He dressed like an ordinary passer-by, silently walking on the road, "There are too many people here, there are too many disputes of all kinds, I stay here, just to cause all kinds of troubles in vain and mess up my own mind." ”

"People like me are still suitable for wandering among the people. Stay away from politics, away from things that make it hard to choose...... At least, the farther away from them is the better until I can figure it out. ”

"Let's leave for the time being, and when the Mid-Autumn Festival moon viewing conference comes, let's join in the fun. ”

"It's not an escape, it's prudence. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly smiled slightly, remembering the smile of Cangyuan just now.

"Anyway, my trip has at least led to a marriage. Cangyuan is a good person, Bai Yingxuan is also a good woman, the two can get together for a hundred years, and it is always a happy ending. ”

"Being able to change fate, turn bad things into good things, and let lovers eventually become married, my trip was not in vain. ”

"In life, if you can have such a result every time, then there is no need to think about it so much......"

"Oh, I hope so......"