"Cailing, have you ever thought about leaving the Asuka Dynasty?"

Night.

in the room.

Xia Fan asked this question seemingly casually while reading a book.

As for the others.

Needless to say, Peaches and Ah Supernatural.

If Xia Fan proposed to leave, the two had no opinion at all.

Only Dong Cailing is different.

After all, she is the owner of Linwu Villa, and Linwu Villa is her family's ancestral inheritance.

And will she leave everything and follow Xia Fan away?

Maybe.

But what Xia Fan hopes is that she can follow her willingly, not reluctantly.

“...... Why do you ask such a question, ......husband?

Xia Fan was reading a book.

Dong Cailing was fiddling with the female red on the side.

After all, it's still early.

Usually, if Xia Fan stayed in the house, they would chat with each other for a while before resting.

When Dong Cailing heard Xia Fan's sudden question, the embroidery needle in her hand almost pierced her fingers.

"I don't want to hide it from you, there may be big things happening in the Flying Bird Dynasty in the future, if you continue to stay in the Flying Bird Dynasty, not only you and Lin Wu Villa, but even us may be involved in this right and wrong ......"

Xia Fan put down the book in his hand and looked at Dong Cailing Dao with a rare seriousness.

“...... Can you tell Cailing what a big deal deserves your attention?"

Dong Cailing was silent for a moment, biting her lip and said.

"I got a piece of news, in the future, the demons may officially start a war with the human monks, and the Asuka Dynasty will inevitably be involved, with the overall strength of the Asuka Dynasty's cultivation world, it will definitely not be able to resist the invasion of demons, so ......"

Xia Fan said without concealment.

"So...... Is the husband going to seek good fortune and avoid evil?"

Dong Cailing's face changed when she heard this, and she immediately understood what Xia Fan meant.

"Yes, I don't deny that I do have this idea, after all these years of getting along day and night, you must also know that I am a person who likes stability and does not like trouble. ”

Xia Fan said bluntly.

"But I have my thoughts, and you have your thoughts, out of respect, that's why I want to ask for your opinion, and you don't have to have any worries, just say what you think. ”

“...... Husband, Cailing really doesn't have to have any worries to say whatever she wants?"

Dong Cailing stared at Xia Fandao in a daze.

"Of course, I know that you always have to be softer in front of me, and many times, you don't dare to tell me what you really think in your heart, precisely because you have too many concerns in your heart. ”

Xia Fan said softly.

“...... Since this is the case, then Cailing said. ”

Dong Cailing took a deep breath and airway.

"Husband, I don't know if you've ever thought about a question, once the demons start a war with us humans, can the world really have a place for us to live?"

"At least some places will be a little better than in Asuka Dynasty. ”

Xia Fan thought for a while.

Similar to a super sect like the Martial God Palace.

Where these great sects are sheltered.

The safety factor is definitely more than a step higher than that of the Asuka Dynasty.

Conversely.

If a war breaks out between a big sect like the Martial God Palace and the demons, the intensity of the war will also be even more tragic than that of the Asuka Dynasty.

The choice is up to the individual.

"Yes, maybe other places are indeed safer and more stable than the Asuka Dynasty, but if everyone in the world thinks like you, then who else can protect our own hometown. ”

Dong Cailing seemed to have plucked up great courage and looked directly into Xia Fan's calm eyes and said.

"Husband, Cailing doesn't think it's a bad thing for her husband to pursue a stable life, and even Cailing also likes this kind of life, the problem is that we are not ordinary mortals, we are cultivators, and we are cultivators who have been supported by countless ordinary mortals in this land, when demons are at war with us humans, in the face of the life and death of human beings, do we want to abandon these ordinary mortals who have been supporting us? Do we have to retreat in front of demons? Without our protection, where should these ordinary mortals go? Are they going to let the demons kill and devour them......"

Maybe too many words are held in my heart.

This time.

Dong Cailing said a lot, a lot.

From her standpoint, from the standpoint of the practitioner, from the standpoint of humanity.

Her statements were beyond reproach.

"I can't see that Cailing is such a responsible person. ”

After listening to Dong Cailing's speech, Xia Fan seemed to know Dong Cailing again.

Although he could not empathize.

But he could feel her strong sense of responsibility from Dong Cailing's words.

A sense of responsibility as a practitioner.

In a way.

Practitioners are like soldiers.

In the face of demon invasion, each other will not hesitate to stand up to defend their homes and people from cruelty.

Just as the Wuhua Sect sacrificed one by one Jindan Realm monks and martial saints to eradicate that demon.

Are they there to eradicate demons for themselves?

There's no denying it.

There is indeed an element to this.

But more often than not, they both know the dangers of demons.

It endangered not only them, but also countless ordinary mortals.

Not long since.

They are also ordinary mortals among all living beings.

It's just that life has its own chances.

They will embark on the path of asceticism.

It boils down to the bottom line.

They are still human.

Demons, on the other hand, are the mortal enemies of mankind.

If you don't eradicate the demons for a single day, humanity will always be threatened by them.

Dong Cailing spoke throughout.

Although Xia Fan was not said a word on the surface.

But how could Xia Fan not hear the off-string sounds?

She's blaming herself.

accuse him of wanting to be a selfish deserter who retreats from battle.

Obviously, he has such a strong strength, but in front of the demons, he first considered leaving, not for the people of this land to resist and fight against the demons.

Although she Dong Cailing does not have Xia Fan's strong strength.

But she has the courage to fight the demons to the end.

on this.

Xia Fan can't say.

Excuse me.

I'm not from your world.

It doesn't matter to me whether the people of your world are dead or alive, right?

This will only make Xia Fan more cold-blooded and disappointing.

"Husband, you are wrong, not only Cailing, this is the common responsibility of my generation of monks. ”

Dong Cailing said with a serious expression.

"Cailing knows that his strength is low, if he faces a large-scale invasion of demons, Cailing may not be able to play any role, but this does not mean that Cailing will retreat and escape, as long as every monk can do his best to make a contribution, send a light, why are we afraid of demons?"

"I see. ”

Xia Fan sighed lightly.

The words fell.

There was a long silence between them.

"Shopkeeper, did you have any conflict with Sister Cailing?"

After this day.

Xia Fan and Dong Cailing rarely interacted with each other.

And Peaches and the others naturally noticed something unusual.

When Xia Fan was about to lie in the rocking chair in the courtyard as usual and close his eyes to recuperate, who knew that Peaches did not continue to cultivate, but came to him nervously and asked cautiously.

"Don't think about it, I don't actually have any contradictions with your sister Cailing, but we have differences on some ideas. ”

Xia Fan showed a gentle smile and comforted Momoko.

"Disagreement? Can the shopkeeper talk to Momoko about any disagreement?"

Momoko said with a worried face.

"Momoko, you know the demons, right?"

Xia Fan looked at the blue sky with a distracted gaze.

"Yes. ”

Momoko nodded inexplicably.

"If the demons invade the Asuka Dynasty in a big way, do you think we should leave the Asuka Dynasty?"

Xia Fan asked again.

“...... If the Asuka Dynasty is capable of resisting the demons, we naturally don't need to leave, but if not, Momoko doesn't think it's a bad thing to leave. ”

Momoko hesitated for a moment to give her answer.

"This is the difference between me and your sister Cailing. ”

Xia Fan sighed lightly.

Momoko has only been a practitioner for a short time.

And he has never received an orthodox cultivator education, and the concept of demons is still stuck in ordinary people, so he doesn't have the sense of responsibility of a monk like Dong Cailing.

In the eyes of ordinary people.

Don't say it's a demon.

Even if it's a war on a mortal earth.

Once it affects them, they will judge the situation and avoid the disadvantages.

In other words.

If they don't have any confidence in the people who are protecting them at the moment, those who can afford it will flee with their families.

The same is true on the issue of demons.

Let alone.

If she had seen the brutal and powerful demons with her own eyes, it was estimated that she would want to flee as soon as she heard about the demons' large-scale invasion.

This is a normal thought of ordinary people.

But Dong Cailing is not an ordinary person.

Practitioners are also not ordinary people.

"Shopkeeper, what does this mean?"

Momoko said in confusion.

"The demons may be at war with the human monks, and the Asuka Dynasty will inevitably be involved at that time, so I had the idea of leaving the Asuka Dynasty, but your sister Cailing disagrees. ”

Xia Fan explained directly.

"Ah, why won't Sister Cailing agree?

Momoko said stunned.

"No, your sister Cailing is not so superficial in her thinking. ”

Xia Fan shook his head and said.

Her refusal to leave was not because she couldn't give up the villa, but because her sense of responsibility as a monk prevented her from giving up her home and the countless ordinary people on this land. ”

“......”

Momoko fell silent for a moment.

Long.

She finally spoke in a harsh tone.

"Momoko feels that the shopkeeper and Sister Cailing are not wrong in this matter. ”

"Yes, we are not wrong, we just stand on different sides, so the ideas that arise are different. ”

Xia Fan said helplessly.

“...... What does the shopkeeper think now?"

Momoko hesitated.

"Momoko, are you worried that I will leave your sister Cailing and take you away?"

Xia Fan seemed to see through the thoughts in Peach's heart at a glance, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

"Shopkeeper, I, I didn't mean that......"

Momoko hurriedly waved her hand to explain.

"I know, so don't be nervous. ”

Xia Fan didn't continue to tease Peaches.

"In fact, I never thought of abandoning Cailing, anyway, she is still my wife in name, do you think I will be the kind of person who abandons his wife for the sake of his own life?"

"Of course, the shopkeeper is not such a person. ”

Momoko said firmly.

"I hate trouble the most, but I'm not afraid of trouble. ”

Xia Fan suddenly got up from the rocking chair and walked towards the courtyard.

"Where are you going, shopkeeper?"

Seeing this, Momoko hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Don't worry about me, I'll go to the lake to relax, and by the way, help me tell Cailing, if she wants to choose to stay, I will choose to stay. ”

After speaking.

His figure faded out of Peach's sight.

Peaches stopped.

After silently watching Xia Fan leave, he immediately turned around and walked in another direction.

Lakeside.

Xia Fan sat on a low stool.

The eyes silently looked at the sparkling calm surface of the lake.

"Aren't you going to leave?"

Long.

A cold voice rang in my ears.

"Are you so worried about me?"

Xia Fan didn't raise his head.

"I'm just a little curious about your decision. ”

The person who came was Ji Shang.

He stood beside Xia Fan with his hands behind his back.

If it seems from afar.

I will only find that Xia Fan is alone on the shore of the lake.

"There's no way, my wife doesn't want to leave, she wants to stay and resist the demons, as a husband, I can't just leave, right?"

Xia Fan said indifferently.

"I've been thinking about it for the past few days, maybe this is also part of my heart refinement. ”

"But you have no affection for this land and the people of this land. ”

Ji Shang shook his head lightly and said.

"What about you, I'm actually very curious about you, what is the reason why you have been staying in the territory of the Asuka Dynasty?"

Xia Fan shook his eyebrows and said.

"Repay the favor. ”

Ji Shang said succinctly.

"Repay the favor?"

Xia Fan said with interest.

"Many years ago, when I was at my weakest, the people here saved my life. ”

Ji Shang still said succinctly.

"So you've been staying in the Asuka Dynasty?"

Xia Fan pouted.

"To be exact, I only returned to the Asuka Dynasty more than 500 years ago, and have lived here in seclusion ever since. ”

Ji Shangdao.

"You're not just curious about my decision this time, are you?"

Xia Fan didn't ask any more questions, and instead diverted the topic.

"Yes. ”

Ji Shangdao.

"Tell me, what is it that deserves to be approached again and again by you, the god realm boss. ”

Xia Fan's eyes always fell on the fish drifting on the surface of the lake.

"I'd like to ask you for something. ”

Ji Shang said bluntly.

"Wow, I don't even know if it's time to feel honored, there is actually a god realm boss who came to ask me about something?"

Xia Fan's eyes flashed with a different color.

"If the demons start a war with humans in the future, I hope you can do your best to protect the people of this land. ”

Ji Shang did not explain, and said directly.

"Huh?"

Xia Fan subconsciously frowned.

"In the future, it may be difficult for me to stay on this land. ”

After leaving this sentence.

Ji Shang's figure suddenly disappeared.

What do you mean?

Is this to appoint Lao Tzu to succeed you?

Pity.

The other party did not give Xia Fan a chance to get to the bottom of it.

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