Volume 9, Chapter 15: Maniac? Sages?
An hour passed quickly. The surprise in Xiao Qian's heart deepened. I thought I had given the wrong medicine, so I stabbed Ning Caichen a second time, but the effect of the medicine could only last for half an hour, and it only stopped until now, which fully explained the problem - Ning Caichen stubbornly carried the pain of two parts and Pansan.
"Whew...... Ha ......" Ning Caichen was gasping for breath, his lips were chapped, the corners of his eyes were bloodshot, and as the effect of the medicine ended, his nerves that had been tense gradually relaxed.
At this time, Xiao Qian's voice came from his ear: "You just ...... What kind of mantra are you chanting? ”
"Spells?" Ning Caichen was puzzled.
"It's those very strange words, what is Shiyun ......," Xiaoqian said in a low voice.
"Oh. That's the words of a saint, not a mantra. Ning Caichen wanted to get up, but after Fang Cai and Pansan tossed, he didn't have much strength, and after a slight struggle, he fell back again.
At this time, a delicate little hand gently supported him, helped him lean on the wooden basin next to him, and looked up, Xiao Qian nodded lightly at him.
"The words of a saint? Is it the words of the saint you are afraid of? Xiao Qian was thoughtful. What exactly are the words of a saint?
It can make people like him scared.
"Afraid?" Ning Caichen smiled dumbly: "I'm afraid that the words are not accurate, but I am in awe." ”
"Is there a difference?" Xiaoqian was puzzled.
"Fear comes from fear, just like you are afraid of grandma because she is cruel, and you have to listen." Ning Caichen explained: "Awe is different, awe comes from recognition, just like the words of a sage, it persuades people to be good, teaches me morality and etiquette and the foundation of being a person, so I respect it from the bottom of my heart, and thus I dare not blaspheme the psychology, which is awe." ”
"A few simple words can make you resist the toxicity of dispersion?" Xiao Qian said this question that she couldn't figure out.
"It's nothing." Ning Caichen shook his head, and then looked up at the sky with a yearning in his eyes: "Don't underestimate these words, they contain infinite power and can change the whole world." "Change the world?
This word is very unfamiliar to Xiao Qian, in her world, there are only two things to do things for grandma and practice, from grandma's words, she knows that there is a big, big world outside, but she has never seen it.
"The world, the world...... What is the world like? She muttered. Ning Caichen said without hesitation: "In addition to the fourteen states of the world of Great Qin, there is the Wild Wolf Country in the northwest, the grassland tribes in the northeast, Liaodong in the northeast, Miaojiang and Nanzhao in the southwest, and the land of Baiyue in the south...... Each has its own scenery, but it is difficult to summarize it in a few sentences. ”
"Is the world big?" Xiao Qian's eyes showed yearning. Ning Caichen thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever ridden a horse?" Xiao Qian nodded.
Ning Caichen gestured with his hand: "You ride the fastest horse in the world, start from here, go in any direction, and walk for half a year, I'm afraid you won't reach the end." ”
"Such a big place, can be changed by a few words?" Xiaoqian really didn't believe it. Ning Caichen sighed: "This is exactly the wish of all our scholars, and those who can do this are saints." ”
"Saint, saint ......" Xiao Qian lowered her head and pondered, and then she suddenly asked Ning Caichen: "What did the words of the saint say?" ”
"Said a lot of things," Ning Caichen straightened his sitting posture slightly: "As small as the principles of life, such as integrity, morality, and etiquette, to the governance of the country, it is the so-called governing the country and leveling the world......
"What do you mean by integrity?"
"Integrity, that is, people to be honest and abide by credit, integrity is a virtue, sincerity in the heart, sincerity in the heart, sincerity and people, Zi said, 'words must be done, deeds must be fruitful', this is the truth."
"And morality again?"
"Tao is the law and direction, virtue is a beautiful quality, morality, is ......" Ning Caichen gushed endlessly, as if he had returned to the former school, where he had enlightened many children, but this time the students were only Xiaoqian opposite.
In the middle of the night, in an underground area unknown to the world, a down-and-out scholar covered in bruises was teaching the Four Books and Five Classics to a beautiful demon girl.
This scene is a little weird and strange no matter how you look at it. But the son said again
"There is no class in education", I think he can be very relieved to come to his old man's house to see this scene. It's been a long time.
“…… Mencius said, sacrifice life to take righteousness, do you understand this truth? Xiao Qian is really a qualified student, although she has no culture, but she is thirsty for knowledge, not only listening attentively to Ning Caichen's talk about the way of sages, but also asking questions from time to time, often asking the point, which makes Ning Caichen very pleased.
When she heard the part of "Fish I Want", Xiaoqian asked, "Sacrifice your life for righteousness?" Is there really such a person in this world? ”
"Absolutely." Ning Caichen nodded firmly: "There are ancient people who sacrifice their lives and forget the dead for the righteousness of the world, not to mention us scholars, that is, among your martial arts practitioners, Yue Wumu who is loyal to the country, Guo Daxia who defends Xiangyang, and King Xiao who died to stop the war...... People like them have existed since ancient times, and there will be more in the future. ”
"But why are they so stupid, they don't even have their lives, and what's the point of taking righteousness?" Xiaoqian was puzzled.
Ning Caichen shook his head: "No, life is a big dream, Shaohua is white, but in an instant, a hundred years later, it will all return to dust, in the face of time, everyone's lives are no different." Then, Ning Caichen stood up strongly, and his eyes burst out with dazzling brilliance.
At this moment, he seemed to be standing with those sages, his arms waved vigorously with excitement, and he said loudly: "Therefore, if you can leave a blessing for future generations and do something for all the people of the world, you will pay with your life, and you will not hesitate to do it." This is what it means to sacrifice one's life for righteousness. Xiao Qian shook her head, although she listened to many of Ning Caichen's words, she still couldn't understand this sentence.
"It's been talking for so long, you see," Ning Caichen pointed to the hourglass on the table: "It's about to be time, it's almost dawn." "When the time comes!
Xiao Qian's heart was shocked-according to the usual practice, grandma would immediately send someone over to get the information from last night's interrogation, and Ning Caichen would be executed immediately.
She turned her head and found that Ning Caichen was groping in her arms, and she asked, "What are you doing?" Ning Caichen took out the "Three Character Classic" from his arms: "Little Miss Qian, I don't have anything valuable, the only thing I can get my hands on is this enlightenment book." Xiao Qian took the book in a daze: "What do you mean?" Ning Caichen said sincerely: "Miss Xiaoqian, come with me." Xiao Qian was shocked: "What did you say?" Ning Caichen said: "I am not mistaken, you are a good person by nature, and you are a good material for reading, after you go out, if you don't give up, I am willing to continue to be your teacher, this is your enlightened gift." Xiao Qian looked at the dumbfounded Ning Caichen, glanced at the hourglass again, and suddenly a burst of anger rose, and she smashed the book on Ning Caichen's face: "What do you say to teach me to read in the future?" Grandma is going to take you over soon, and you're going to die, don't you know? Idiot! Ning Caichen was stunned for a moment, then leaned over and picked up the book, smiled freely, and handed the book over: "It's okay, it can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune to have a smart student like you before you die." Xiao Qian looked down and saw the pinholes on the "Three Character Classic" - those were the traces left by her previous stabbing.
The kung fu of this poisonous needle was passed on to her by her senior sister, and the first time she used this kung fu, she was persecuted by her grandmother.
The senior sister is three years older than Luo Wenmei, and she is the first person to follow her grandmother, she is very good to herself, in addition to teaching martial arts, she also takes care of her on weekdays.
But later, she couldn't stand her grandmother's various behaviors after all, and escaped at night, but was soon caught by her grandmother, who tied her up in front of all the disciples, and then forced herself to torture the senior sister with a poisonous needle.
Xiaoqian didn't dare to start, but after being forced to break three fingers by her grandmother, she couldn't stand it and finally stabbed it out.
Xiao Qian will never forget the eyes of the senior sister at that time - despair, pain, sadness...... She couldn't forget the fear in her heart when her grandmother forced her to drink the bowl of soup later: "Xiaoqian, come, smell it, how fragrant is your senior sister?" She's really gentle, I'm afraid that you won't be able to eat enough at this time, I'm almost going to cry, woo...... Hahahaha......"
"Ahh
When she came to an intersection, she stopped, she lowered her head and asked, "Ning Caichen, what are your last words?" Ning Caichen shook his head: "I'm just a scholar, I don't ask about the past, I don't ask for the afterlife, where did I get any last words?" Xiao Qian thought for a moment and asked, "Is there anything else you want to say to me?" Ning Caichen nodded: "Thousands of classics in the book are worth saying, but maybe time is not allowing." Then let me give you a piece of advice. Xiao Qian motioned for him to continue.
Ning Caichen lowered his voice: "That devil hates me very much, after I am sent over, she will definitely torture me, she will definitely not care where you go, if you have the opportunity, you can escape by yourself." Xiao Qian was shocked: "Don't you know what the consequences will be if you are sent to grandma?" Ning Caichen smiled slightly: "Open the intestines and dissect the belly, cut out the heart and liver...... It sounds like a catastrophe, but in fact, it's just a death, if I can get the girl to escape from the devil's cave in exchange for death, I will not live up to the heavens. His voice was very soft, but it hit Xiao Qian's heart hard.
Xiao Qian finally couldn't hold it back, and tears burst out of her eyes: "Crazy! Ning Caichen, you are a madman! Ning Caichen scratched his head in embarrassment: "Many people are ......"
"Shut up!" Xiao Qian cried, and then she untied the ropes from Ning Caichen's body, pulling him and running wildly towards another way—a secret passage that few people knew.