"Besides, because I can handle it this time, Elder Chen will not pursue me, and will even give me some compensation to cover up the truth for me. After all, his martial arts hall is also responsible for the security of the sect. If Elder Chen connived at his own son and did something in this regard, the other elders would definitely use this excuse to make trouble, and even take action against his son. So, even if I am wild in front of him now, he has to pinch his nose and admit it. He has a deep family background, and I am barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, I will be expelled from the division at most, and he will lose more than that. I can afford to lose, but he can't afford to lose. Ying Si pondered, and there was a sly glint in his dark eyes.

Bai Qianqian was a little happy, she didn't expect that Ying Si had grown so much. This child, who is regarded as a younger brother, has finally grown up and can take charge of himself on his own. Ha, perhaps, his future really depends on his help.

At this time, suddenly a young man with long blue hair pushed the door and walked in. The young man's face is like a crown of jade, his green robe flutters slightly, and he has a warm smile on his face, like a spring breeze, which makes people feel good.

"Senior brother, why are you here?" Ying Si was slightly startled in his heart, he knew this young man. This person is the adopted son of the sect master, the senior brother who should think about it, Nie Qingheng, who had an elder cultivation two years ago, can be said to be young and promising. And this Nie Qingheng's relationship with himself, because he seems to have affection for his senior sister, so he has a good relationship with himself.

"Why are you here?" asked Bai Qianqian, hiding the joy in her eyes, with a face like frost. "Our Nie Gongzi, how can he have such leisure and elegance to visit us? I remember that Nie Gongzi is very busy. ”

Qian'er laughed, but I didn't come to you this time, I came to find Ying Si's junior brother. Nie Qingheng touched his nose, quite embarrassed.

"Hmph, then you two have a good chat, I'll go. Goodbye!" Bai Qianqian saw that Nie Qingheng didn't explain anything, stomped her feet hatefully, and left.

Nie Qingheng was unaware, poured a cup of tea by himself, and said, "Okay, think about it, your senior sister is this temper, don't worry about her, let's talk." ”

"Ah, this. ”

Ying Si wanted to complain, this Senior Brother Nie Qingheng seems to be too straight.

"You should think about it, junior brother, you can tell me honestly, is this so-called "Demon Dao Thief" invasion an excuse made up by you to kill those house slaves for yourself?" Nie Qingheng suddenly said seriously.

"Well, that's right, I killed it, what's wrong?" Ying Si glanced at Nie Qingheng, and played with the bamboo chopsticks in his hand nonchalantly. "What's the matter, Senior Brother, is it serious? It's just the lives of a dozen mortal warriors, it's understandable, what is there to say?"

Nie Qingheng frowned, and stopped talking: "You are right, in my eyes, the lives of those mortals are not as good as you, junior brother. But junior brother, it still depends on the owner to beat the dog? If you are like this, isn't this an obvious slap in the face of Elder Chen? Can he let you go? Listen to Senior Brother's words, let's go with me and go to Elder Chen to apologize. ”

Ying thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Senior brother, why should I apologize to Elder Chen?

"Senior brother, I know what you have in mind. Indeed, for the sake of his position, Elder Chen will not only not retaliate against you, but will even give you something. However, for the sake of our sect, this matter still needs to continue to ferment. Now, life is too comfortable, and many elders in the sect have lost their blood and ambitions. We took this opportunity to knock them on and reinvigorate them. In this way, it will be of great benefit to you, to me, and to the entire sect. ”

Ying Sili finally understood that this senior brother of his had made this calculation. "Hahaha, so, my dear senior brother, are you going to ask me to correct Elder Chen for dereliction of duty? If my guess is correct, it was the order of the sect master, right? In this way, even if Elder Chen cannot be removed from his position, it will still allow him and the other elders to wake up in peace. ”

"No, this is absolutely not good! You are pushing Senior Brother Si Liang into the fire pit!" Bai Qianqian, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, couldn't help but push the door in.

"Senior sister, you didn't leave?"

"Qianqian?"

Bai Qianqian slapped the table and said coquettishly: "If this matter is big, it can indeed deter other elders and break their comfortable life." But have you ever considered what other people would think about the little junior brother who caused this incident? Hehe, can you protect him?"

Nie Qingheng was a little embarrassed, and he said slowly: "These are all for the sake of the sect, and some small sacrifices are inevitable. Moreover, we are all members of the same sect, even if those elders have complaints in their hearts, they will not do too much. Therefore, I still hope that my junior brother can help rectify the atmosphere of the sect. ”

Bai Qianqian sneered: "Hehe, it won't be too much? How can it be counted? Could it be that the hands and feet have been broken, but if you still have a breath, it doesn't count? It's not that there have been no examples, there are some things, we all understand it ourselves, why deceive the junior brother?"

Nie Qingheng explained: "This is also a matter of no choice, and sometimes we have to sacrifice personal interests for the sake of collective interests. After all, with the future of the sect, there will be our future, and if the sect is strong, we can live a better life. ”

"Nie Qingheng, is this the reason why you don't care about my marriage?"

"It's not that I don't care about it, I'm waiting for the opportunity, if the marriage contract is suddenly canceled, it will make the Liuhou family of the Nansheng Dynasty lose face, and they may make enemies with our sect because of this, which is not in the interests of our sect. ”

"What does it mean to wait for the right time, you just don't like me. ”

"No, how can you think that? Really, for the sake of the sect, we have to focus on the overall situation!"

"What sect, what is the overall situation, you will find a reason! Could it be that our feelings are really not as good as those of the so-called Liuhou family? After all, they are foreigners, and they are not the same dynasty as us, how can we trust them?"

"I know, but this is indeed the most in the interests of our sect. There is nothing wrong with us sacrificing for the sake of the sect for the time being. After all, we are part of the sect, and it is right to take responsibility for the sect. ”

The quarrel between these two young couples made Ying think very big, and the issue they argued about was also a question worth pondering. Is it the interests of the collective or the interests of the individual that are important?

The reason for the formation of the collective can be traced back to the era when the human race was weak and weak, and in order to hunt large beasts and survive better, many people gathered together to form a collective. The collective continued to develop into villages, towns, dynasties, and sects.

But in the final analysis, a collective is called a collective because it connects the interests of all those involved and can guarantee the interests of all. Therefore, everyone must also pay for the good of the collective.

But in this way, there is also a problem, if sometimes, only one or two sacrifices can be sacrificed to protect the interests of the collective. Of course, in fact, these sacrificed people basically have no choice, whether they want to sacrifice or not, the collective will help them. However, there is another point that is often overlooked, the people who can be sacrificed by the collective have always been the vulnerable group in the collective, in essence, just like the wolves will sacrifice the remnants of the wolf and the old wolf in order to survive. Sacrificing this kind of thing, from ancient times to the present, from beasts to human races, has never been equal. Everyone is selfish, and there are many people in history who sacrificed themselves for the sake of the collective, and the list of such people is very admirable. But there are also people who disregard the overall situation because of their own selfish desires, like Wu Sangui, who was forced too ruthless by Li Zicheng and directly betrayed his own nation and let the army enter the customs.

In Wu Sangui's eyes, there is no problem with his own approach, and his own interests cannot be guaranteed by Li Zicheng, is it necessary for this collective to be effective and loyal? The collective exists only to ensure the interests of everyone involved in it, and if it cannot guarantee its own interests, is it necessary for him to guarantee the interests of the collective? This may be a bit selfish, but it is the essence of the organization. Some sacrifices are necessary, such as the survival of the nation. Some sacrifices are completely unnecessary, like defending the interests of the collective leader, everyone is a member of the collective, even if it is the leader, he is also a human being, and there is no reason for others to sacrifice. For example, Yue Fei during the Song Dynasty, the emperor of the dynasty completely disregarded the national righteousness and the people, and for his own selfishness, led to the failure of the Northern Expedition to the Jin State and gave up halfway. Such a sacrifice, whether for the nation or Yue Fei himself, is completely unnecessary and a great loss.

Therefore, no matter what Nie Qingheng says, he will never listen to it. Whether it was in the original memory or now, Ying Si felt that Nie Qingheng had completely become a slave of the collective system. There is nothing wrong with loving the collective, but why say it? People like Nie Qingheng will indeed be favored in the organization, but if it really comes to a critical juncture, they will definitely be sacrificed. Because, he couldn't tell the difference between himself and the organization, and he couldn't figure out what he joined the organization for. Only a few people can distinguish the difference between themselves and the collective, and these people are all princes and generals, grandmasters and immortals.

When he died, it was all over, nothing was taken away, nothing was left. The only thing that can prove his existence in this world is the tombstone erected in the cemetery, every time his sacrifice day, other people still eat, drink and have fun, still drunk and obsessed, even if they can remember him, their feelings will slowly fade because of time. When the leader's enemy, or someone else is elected leader, there will be new victims, and new tombstones will be erected. And his tombstone will gradually be forgotten and abandoned, and he will be buried in the ground with the honor given by the leader, "happiness".

In the end, Ying Si still didn't agree to Nie Qingheng's request, but Nie Qingheng just felt a little pity, but had no other reaction.