Chapter 9: The Punishment of Fate
Qingtang water demon, hide your face and retreat!
Humans may not be able to make such a decision, but they really dare not confirm it.
The two sides competed to see who could get out, and as a result, the Taoists won.
The demon clan gathered in Liupan City this time and returned with feathers, but it does not mean that human beings can really build embankments and waterproof.
Potential, if it really wants to be manifested, it is to try to see the dagger, unless one side completely falls, and now is obviously not the time for a showdown; Therefore, the Chong Ling Dao people no longer forced Liupan City to build an embankment.
It is equivalent to both sides taking a step back, Daomen gaining face, and killing an inconsequential shrimp general; The aquarium has got the lining, forcing humans not to dare to build embankments, as for the shrimp generals, there are countless in the Qingtang River, where is there less of this one?
Who takes advantage and who suffers, no one will say clearly, but they all know in their hearts.
In fact, the failure of Liupan also means the failure of building embankments along the Qingtang River, one place is empty, and it is not much interesting to build other places.
The four of them also no longer went to the next city, but went straight back to the Divine Capital, and all the ups and downs that happened along the way were no longer something that a cultivator of their level could handle, and they needed to take a real major repair idea.
The return trip was a little embarrassing, because even if it was the face of the Daomen, it was a sinner who helped to find it, which made the three of Chong Ling look very bad on their faces, obviously there were several layers of difference in the realm, but they were not as good as a beginner who could not be called a monk when they really encountered something, which hurt their self-esteem.
The embarrassing result was silence, the Taoists didn't know what to say, and they couldn't let him go privately; Hou Yu was also silent, he was not a person who coerced Ensuo to repay him, and he didn't feel that he was helping the Taoists, he was helping tens of thousands of people in Liupan City.
Hurry up all the way, Xiaoxing sleeps overnight, even if the Taoists have taken good care of him, Hou Yu still feels a little unbearable; Taoists have exercises in their bodies, and they can run all the way, but he can only carry his body hard, even if his body is as strong as him, he is obviously emaciated and depressed after more than ten days.
He didn't complain, because he knew that the Taoists could actually stay overnight and already took good care of him.
From the beginning to the end, he didn't wear a uniform, he didn't wear shackles, and the Taoists gave him enough respect, which was spiritual respect, and he couldn't ask for too much.
…… Shendu, where the Anhe Imperial Dynasty is located, is also the core of Anhe Daofu; In Anhe, the connection between Taoism and imperial power is still relatively close, which is also the norm in this world, it is difficult for practitioners to completely separate from the world, and there are not so many famous mountains and rivers for practitioners to escape from the world and practice, the living environment in this world is not very good, and there are too many threats to the existence of human beings.
Practitioners cannot distance themselves from mortals, because they have to protect mortals, unless one day, those threats no longer exist.
Shendu is a male city, different from the low Liupan, the city wall here is more than ten zhang high, which can not only defend against the armies of other countries, but also prevent most of the demon beasts that cannot fly, which is the last barrier of the imperial city of Anhe.
Xiao Song and Ji Yue walked in front, Chong Ling and Hou Yu dragged behind, realizing that the Dao Master had something to say, Hou Yu deliberately slowed down.
Chong Ling looked at the majestic city wall, and opened his mouth rarely after more than ten days, "Have you been here?" ”
Hou Yu shook his head, "No, everything is busy, there is no leisure." ”
Chong Ling nodded, and pointed at the horsewhip, "Take a good look, maybe it's the last look; Are you resentful in your heart, you didn't do anything wrong legally, but you just acted recklessly, but you ended up in this step, and you are unwilling? ”
Seeing that Hou Yu was silent, he said indifferently to the Lingdaoist: "This is because you don't understand the Daomen, for the Daomen, the first principle of our actions is to protect mortals, this is the core iron law, there is no doubt."
That's why there is a mortal government trial ruling, we only provide the root cause, but we are not responsible for doing it, just to avoid falling into the situation of killing at will. ”
Knowing that this punishment was a little unacceptable, he explained: "I know that this kind of restriction may not be able to be obeyed by every Taoist, outside the sight, there are many Taoists who are traitors and criminals, but within the sight of the Daomen, the principle must not be trampled on!"
When you kill someone in the court, what I care about is not whether the person you kill is important or not, whether you should kill it, but your dangerous ideological tendency, if no one stops it, I don't know how many people will be destroyed in your hands if it continues to develop!
There are many things in the name of punishment that are not absolutely good or bad, right or wrong, once you develop the habit of killing from the heart, the final result is to fall into the devil!
That's why you have to pay the price. ”
Thinking of something, he sighed, "In Liupan, you took the liberty of hacking the shrimp generals, did you ever think that they might not retreat?" But to be stimulated to ferocity and brazenly slaughter the city? ”
Hou Yu told the truth, "Since they gather on the water, they want to intimidate; If you really want to kill someone, you just rush in, so why give humans time to prepare? There is no perfect way to do it in this world, so you have to take some risks......"
Chong Ling disagreed, "So you killed Wang Jiazi like this?" The risk is taken, but what is the result? It's too reckless, it's not suitable for cultivation like you! If you gamble too much, you will put yourself to death at every turn, where are there so many opportunities for future life? ”
Pointing to the front, "In Liupan City, you solved the trouble for us, I am not a merciful person, and I will not turn a blind eye; I gave you a lot of opportunities along the way, exchanged horses with the two Taoists in front of me, and arranged for them to be monitored in the same room with you at night, and after more than ten days, you didn't get close to them at all?
Who do you think you are? Your so-called pride is nothing in front of strength, so you are not harmed by the rules of the Daomen, you are ruined by your cool character, and you think that if you are worthy of your heart, others should bow down and hand it over?
You know very well that we are not masters and apprentices, and what one person can do, three people can't do! ”
This is the way the Taoist behaves in the world, if he is patrolling alone, for the sake of solving problems in the six plates, maybe he will find an excuse to escape halfway; But now that it's three people walking together, it is necessary to ask for everyone's acquiescence, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
He is now facing the final hurdle of attacking the Tongxuan, and all kinds of resources are heavily dependent on the Dao Gate, and he will never allow any leaks to let himself lose points in the Dao Gate. So I deliberately gave this guy a chance to please the two juniors and brothers, but who knew that this person had elm lumps, and he didn't know if he was really stupid or fake?
Hou Yu shook her head slightly, "I'm not running!" Because as long as I run, twenty years of perseverance is a joke, and I am not me. ”
Why didn't he understand what Chong Lingdao meant? But if you run away like this, you can only wander around, die in the world, and hide from XZ all day long, what is the point of such a life?
After an encounter, he understood that his biggest problem was his ability! It's not that he did it right or wrong, but that he did something beyond his ability, it's as simple as that!
He has never been so eager for strength as he is now, if he wants to gain strength, he can only rely on Daomen, where can he find a way to catch this big boat as a small official in a remote town?
If you can't live and seek, then die!
The profession of cultivating the Tao, the older he gets, the more confused he becomes, he has no time, and if he becomes a fugitive again, there is even more hopelessness!
The body of the floating clouds is old, and it is not too early to visit the Tao and practice.