Chapter 31 Monks Are Human
"Xiaofu, calm down."
The displeasure on An Xiaofu's face was not like pretending, and An Wen was a little confused: "What do you mean when you say that I am inferior?" β
"That Li Fourteen, and that village chief, they are obviously all mortals who have no cultivation!"
An Xiaofu looked angry: "You want me to go to the academy, just take me to that village directly!" If you don't know the way, let them show us the way! β
"Uh-huh..."
An Wenjian's face was subtle: "What if they don't want to?" β
"How dare a mortal rebel against a monk?"
An Xiaofu took it for granted: "If there is really that kind of situation, just kill a few." β
"And then?"
An Wenjian frowned and continued to ask, "If everyone in the village is unwilling to take us to the academy, will you kill them all?" β
"That's not going to work."
An Xiaofu looked serious: "Before killing, first use the soul searching technique to find out how to get around the village where the school is located." β
"Alas... You say you're a little girl, why are you so murderous? β
An Wen saw a sad face, pinched An Xiaofu's little face with both hands and pulled it to both sides: "If you don't agree, you will kill, that's how I taught you?" What have you learned from me over the years? β
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An Xiaofu resisted weakly, it was useless, and finally covered her red face with her hands, sullen.
"Xiaofu, remember, although we are monks and have the ability to determine the life and death of people with a single thought, that does not mean that we have the right to decide the life and death of others at will."
An Wen saw unprecedented seriousness: "Whether it is a mortal or a monk, even if the power they have is very different, the weight of each person's life is the same. When you treat mortals as ants and let your thoughts decide whether they live or die, your own life will become equally insignificant to you. β
"Isn't the monk just looking down on life and death?"
An Xiaofu said sullenly: "How can you practice if you are afraid of death?" β
"I'm scared of death."
An Wenjian took himself as an example: "But my cultivation is higher than you." β
"Hmm...... Then you don't have to use that attitude towards them! β
An Xiaofu was powerless to refute, turned her head, and her tone was full of unhappiness: "Especially the village chief, a little thing is still good for you!" That kind of greedy guy, it's not a pity to die! β
"I'm also greedy."
An Wen saw that he was holding An Xiaofu's head with both hands, forcibly turned back, and looked at himself: "Do you think it's not a pity for me to die?" β
"How can they compare to you!?"
An Xiaofu looked at An Wenjian's face close at hand, and her eyes kept moving: "I smell that you are different from them!" β
"Same!"
An Wenjian raised his voice, and his eyes met An Xiaofu: "I'm the same as them!" We are all human beings, we are all greedy, we can act, and we are all biased towards the people and things we care about! Except for cultivation, mortals and monks are no different! We are the same! We are all human! β
"JustγEven if you think so, mortals won't appreciate it."
An Xiaofu whispered slowly: "As long as they know that we are monks, we must have the final say." β
"What others think, it's someone else's business, I don't care."
An Wenjian let go of his hands: "But I care about you, and your thoughts." I don't want anyone to take your life lightly β including yourself. β
An Xiaofu felt that the temperature of her soul was rising, and her head was dizzy: "I know, I know, I won't despise life anymore." β
"If only you could understand."
An Wenjian's expression and tone slowly eased: "But like you said, when I faced Li Shishi and the village chief, my posture did lower a lot, but it was purposeful. β
"Purpose?"
An Xiaofu's attention shifted, and the temperature of her soul did not continue to rise: "What is it?" β
"Letting you into the academy is just one thing."
An Wenjian gave a thumbs up, followed by an index finger: "Second, get as much outside intelligence as possible without attracting more attention." You know, I don't know anything about other practitioners. If I leak my own information too early, I will be very passive if I encounter a hostile cultivator and my hard power will not be able to control the opponent. β
"We're not going to be that bad, are we?"
An Xiaofu blinked: "I heard that you just said that monks are also human beings, and they will not be hostile to us for no reason." β
"Not for nothing."
An Wenjian shook his head: "There are many reasons for hostility. β
An Xiaofu couldn't think of it: "For example? β
"Like you."
An Wenjian pointed at An Xiaofu: "Your talent in cultivation is very good. If any powerful monk takes a fancy to your talent and wants to take you as a disciple and take you away..."
"I don't want it!"
An Xiaofu said categorically: "I don't go with that kind of monk." β
"So I'll try my best to resist and not let you be taken away, won't there be a conflict?"
An Wen saw that An Xiaofu's face gradually deteriorated, and knew that she had listened, so he continued: "The worst-case scenario, that powerful monk's thoughts are similar to your before, despise life, kill me casually, and then use a spell similar to soul searching to erase your memory, and you will completely forget about me and become the other party's disciple." β
An Xiaofu knew the monk of this world better than An Wen, and the situation described by the latter was not only possible, but quite likely. Just thinking about that scenario gave her the urge to kill all potential enemies.
"It's good to know that you're afraid."
An Wen thought that An Xiaofu was afraid, stroked the top of his head, and comforted: "Don't worry too much, as long as we take countermeasures, we are still very safe." You're going to the academy in the next few days, and the monks there should be testing your spiritual roots. If the monks of the academy invite you to join, you can use me as an excuse to ask for my opinion, and then I will negotiate with them. β
"I... Got it. β
An Xiaofu lowered her head and replied, deciding not to let her spiritual root be detected when she tested it in the academy in the future.
"Remember to study hard in the school."
An Wenjian smiled and said, "I still expect you to teach me what you have learned." β
"Okay."
An Xiaofu agreed and asked, "When you entered the village today, did you deliberately get close to that Li Shishi?" β
"See?"
An Wenjian narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I have been secretly observing this village for more than a year, and there are dozens of people in the village, who are what personalities, and I have long been able to figure out them." β
"I didn't even know that you still had so many medicines in your bag, and Li Shixi's mother suddenly fell ill after we came......
An Xiaofu's eyes slowly widened: "It shouldn't be you who did it, right?" Or did you expect his mother to get sick? β
"None of them are right."
An Wenjian denied: "Before we came, the river was flooded due to heavy rain. The sanitation in the village is not good, and after the floods, the villagers are already susceptible to diseases, so I brought medicine just in case. What happened later, we can only say that the timing of Li Shishi's mother's illness was too good, and we were lucky. β
"No wonder you always say be prepared."
An Xiaofu sighed with emotion: "But when you hear it, you keep thinking about it so much, don't you feel tired?" β
"Absolutely. But there is no way, life has to go on, you can't die because you are afraid of getting tired, right? β
An Wen did not forget to preach: "In life, you must either try to live or die, and this is true for both mortals and monks." β