Chapter 185: Deep Reflections

After Huang Ji was knocked unconscious by Wang Ersheng and Wang Sansheng, he was temporarily unconscious, and the whole person lost his consciousness. The noise in his ears disappeared, and he didn't know if his body was forcibly dragged away by the people of the government, and he couldn't even figure out whether he was dead or alive......

Huang Ji, who was in a coma, didn't know where he was, his consciousness was constantly drifting, and his mind was full of memories in the clouds. Pushing aside the clouds of the dream, Huang Ji seemed to have returned to that familiar place......

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This is a remote village, Huang Ji walks on the winding path, followed by a burly man. The man had a strong physique, dressed in a patched outfit, which did not match the white robe on Huang Ji's body at all. Huang Ji's whole scholarly temperament gives people a gentle and elegant feeling, but the people around him give people a sense of "wild man", with rough stubble on his face, giving people the first feeling of a reckless man in the mountains. No one would believe what kind of relationship these two people would have when they came together.

However, the man standing next to Huang Ji was none other than Huang Ji's father-in-law, Ge Wei, the leader of the beggar gang and one of the seven heroes of today's martial arts.

"Ji'er, Bianliang City is not far ahead...... Ge Wei walked to the edge of a mountain and pointed to the city in front of him that was obscured by clouds and mist, "My father-in-law used to be chivalrous in Bianliang City when he was young, and Zuihou was appreciated by the former leader of the beggar gang. Now that the father-in-law has become the new leader of the beggar gang, the father-in-law wants Ji'er to have the same experience as your father-in-law, so let you experience the experience in Bianliang City......"

Huang Ji walked behind Ge Wei, but he carried a salute with calligraphy and painting on his back. Then he said slowly: "Hey, after walking so far, Bianliang City has finally arrived......"

Ge Wei looked at Huang Ji behind him with a somewhat dragging look. turned around and shouted: "Ji'er, you are my righteous son, I grew up in the environment of a beggar gang since I was a child, why are you still different from us, and you are interested in the poetry, calligraphy and painting of these literati...... Hey, it seems that Ji'er, you really inherited the character of your biological parents......"

However, when Huang Ji's biological parents were mentioned, Huang Ji's expression was a little sad. Ge Wei saw Huang Ji's thoughts on the other side. knew that he shouldn't mention this, so he comforted: "Ji'er, I know." After you know about the death of your parents, you still can't let go of ......"

"Father-in-law, you told me that the enemy who killed my biological parents was the Ghost King Master......" Huang Ji's immature eyes suddenly became a little more murderous. Huang Ji said in a deep voice. "Now that you have taught me martial arts, one day I will kill the ghost king master with my own hands, and avenge my father and mother and the dead people in our family!"

Looking at Huang Ji's killing intent protruding, Ge Wei closed his eyes and sighed, and then said softly to Huang Ji: "Ji'er, you come to your father-in-law first, your father-in-law has something to tell you......"

Huang Ji has always listened to Ge Wei's words, although he doesn't know what his stepfather wants to say to him. But Huang Ji still followed what Ge Wei said, and walked in front of Ge Wei first.

"Father-in-law. What do you want to say to Ji'er?" asked Huang Ji suspiciously.

Ge Wei opened his eyes, patted Huang Ji's shoulder, and then said calmly: "It is indeed natural to avenge your parents, but when a manly husband is alive, he must have the world in mind and his heart for the common people, and he can't be blinded by hatred...... Ji'er, you still know the purpose of your trip to Bianliang, right?"

"Of course Ji'er ......knows," Huang Ji nodded and replied, "Ji'er has learned the world's medical skills, and he must use medical skills to treat the poor people in the city and solve problems for them, which is also a chivalrous way, which is what your father-in-law told Ji'er personally." ”

Ge Wei paused for a moment and continued to ask: "Your father-in-law has taught you a lot of martial arts, and you have even learned the beggar gang's peerless 'Eighteen Palms of Dragon Descending', so it can be said that you are not a problem with Ji'er, an ordinary martial arts master." But at the moment, the world is in chaos and thieves are numerous, Ji'er, do you know why your father-in-law let you practice medicine instead of eliminating violence?"

Ge Wei had never asked Huang Ji this question, and Huang Ji himself had never thought about it. He shook his head and said with a blank expression: "Ji'er is puzzled, and I still hope that my father-in-law will teach-"

Gervay continued: "Many people in the world have been blinded by hatred and have lost the values of life that they should have. Ji'er, you yourself have a family feud, you are young, if you can't take hatred correctly, it will only increase your anger and make you reckless. Your father-in-law taught you so many peerless martial arts, just to let you have self-defense in troubled times. The reason why my father-in-law asked you to practice medicine is to let you know the truth of 'chivalry and goodness'. The beggars came up and down to advocate the way of chivalry, the so-called way of chivalry, that is, the heart is placed on the people and the world is good. It is not possible to punish the evil world with the power of force, if the hatred is blinded and the anger is too heavy, it will only kill people and endanger the world, which is also a loss of chivalry. However, only its medical skills can save people's hearts, and the world can understand the goodness of the best, and the root of this so-called 'chivalry' is also the first to promote the good, and the second to punish the evil. ”

Huang Ji seemed to understand, and continued to nod and said: "Oh, Ji'er understands, Ji'er will definitely do what his father-in-law wishes, promote medical Taoism, treat diseases and save people." ”

"That's good, I hope Ji'er you can help all living beings in Bianliang alone in the future, and you must not use the beggar gang martial arts until the critical moment-" Ge Wei continued.

"Ji Er understands that Ji Er must live up to his father-in-law's ......expectations," Huang Ji first replied, and then seemed to think of something again, and continued to ask, "But then again, if my father-in-law can tell Ji Er such a truth, he should also have his fundamental experience or what he has seen, right?"

"What do you want to ask?" Ge Wei seemed to have remembered something himself, and asked Huang Ji again.

Huang Ji continued: "Although I have heard so many great truths from your father-in-law since I was a child, I haven't heard much about some of your deeds. Father-in-law, you said that you have walked the rivers and lakes for many years, and you can summarize the big and small truths of life from many things, so what did you just say, what deeds have you ever done?"

Ge Wei listened to Huang Ji's question and was stunned for a while, then he smiled lightly, and then said, "It seems that Ji'er looks honest, but your brain is not stupid...... Yes, my stepfather did experience something like that. It's just that...... My father-in-law didn't want to reminisce about that kind of thing......"

"What the hell is going on, can't you tell Ji'er?" Huang Ji asked again.

"It's not that I can't, I just don't want to mention it again. But if Ji'er wants to know. It doesn't hurt to tell you......" Ge Wei straightened up and began to describe, "When my father-in-law was very young—you weren't even born at that time—I was already an elite disciple of the Beggar Gang, and my martial arts could basically defeat all the disciples except the Gang Master. Once, during the Chinese New Year's holidays, I went back to the countryside alone to reunite with my father and mother, who had not passed away at that time. However, when it came to the township pass. But I happened to meet the government to collect the grain tax in the village. As the court began to be in turmoil and the tariffs were scarce, the officials in the border areas intensified their efforts to loot taxes. ”

"At that time, the imperial court began to pay heavy taxes...... Huang Ji sighed.

"Yes. The Mongols unified the Central Plains, and we, as Han Chinese, were treated as the lowest human race...... "But that wasn't the point, because the government was very oppressive at the time. It's just in time for a natural disaster. Food shortages. As a result, the people in the village failed to pay enough food taxes on time, and the people in the village were severely beaten by the officials...... But the father-in-law happened to pass by the village pass and saw this scene. I tried to go up and persuade him, but the frenzied officials took the people of the village hostage with knives. At that time, with my martial arts, I could solve those miscellaneous pieces in less than two clicks. But my father-in-law didn't do that at that time, because the officials could kill the hostages at any time. Later, my father-in-law and I held back, and let them beat me with a rod and a hundred rods before they would leave. From beginning to end, my father-in-law and I endured it. Didn't return the hand once. Afterwards, the father-in-law did not go to those officials privately to settle accounts because of his grudge, because the father-in-law knew it. If you settle accounts with them again, even if you can get out of the way, Zuihou will be implicated by the people in the village......" Speaking of this, Ge Wei choked up a little, maybe he also thought of his father and mother, who had passed away for many years, and felt something in his heart.

After Huang Ji listened, the whole person was also shocked. Ge Wei looked at Huang Ji's somewhat understanding appearance, and continued: "If it is for personal grudges and goes to the officials for revenge, maybe the result will be even more serious. Sometimes for the sake of other people or things, you have to learn to let go of hatred and understand the true meaning of its 'chivalrous way', Ji'er, do you understand?"

Huang Ji nodded slightly, and then said: "Ji'er understands, after Ji'er goes to Bianliang City, he will definitely devote himself to treating the sick for the people, and he will not send too much hatred in his heart, nor will he be desperate to fight injustice because of the oppression of the government, thus harming the innocent people...... Don't worry, father-in-law, Ji'er has remembered what you said - the real 'way of chivalry'......"

Looking at Huang Ji's confident eyes, he nodded with satisfaction......

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After wandering in the dream for a long time, that familiar place was gradually covered by the clouds. Gradually, Huang Jimo vaguely felt that his consciousness was gradually recovering, and his body slowly had a feeling of pain from shallow to deep. The clouds in the dream are getting brighter and brighter with the light, but they are getting more and more blurred, and the reality in front of them is getting clearer and clearer, but the light is getting darker and darker......

Finally, a sharp pain in the bruise on his body woke up Huang Ji, who was still in a coma in his dream. Huang Ji suddenly opened his eyes, but he didn't scream in pain. He lay in a room surrounded by stones piled up into a wall. The ceiling is dim and invisible, but tangled spider silk can be seen. There was a skylight on the right, and the desolate moonlight was reflected from outside—it seemed that it was already night.

Huang Ji's hand touched the ground, and the ground was full of damp hay and other things. Huang Ji seemed to realize something, and looked to the left again, and on the left side was the cold and dark iron gate fence, and sure enough, the place where Huang Ji was lying now was a prison.

Huang Ji wanted to get up, but as soon as his waist was forced, a sharp pain suddenly filled his whole body--after he was handcuffed by Yuan Chong at the moment of Shen Shi today, Wang Ersheng and Wang Sansheng obviously did not lose "fists and feet" on Huang Ji's body. The handcuffs on Huang Ji's hands were still there, and through the broken pants that had been stained red with blood, he could see the bruises and purple scars on his legs.

Huang Ji lay on the ground, used his internal force to help him heal his injuries a little, and then sat up from the ground with a bang. Huang Ji sat on the damp ground, with his back to the moonlight reflected in the skylight, and looked at everything outside the iron gate of the prison with numb eyes, thinking a little in his heart: "I actually dreamed of the conversation with my father-in-law before coming to Bianliang just now...... It seems that my experience this time is very similar to my father-in-law's experience in the village, but this time I faced it. But the general of the town guard of Bianliang City...... But since my father's wish and my heart is in the people, no matter what fate awaits me next. I also have a clear conscience......" Huang Ji laughed to himself a few times as he said that.

However, this soft laughter, reverberated in the damp dungeon, was heard by the two guards guarding the dungeon. The guards were subordinates personally sent by Wang Dasheng, and they also knew that the person who was smiling inside was Huang Ji, who had just woken up from a coma, so one of them smiled and said, "Hmph, people are about to die." The dignified 'Bianliang Doctor' still has a casual chuckle......"

"That's right......" another guard followed closely, "I really admire this buddy, he actually offended the people of the Bianliang Prime Minister's Mansion and the Nangong family at the same time." He thought he was the emperor......"

However, he didn't care about Huang Ji outside, he just continued to think silently alone, thinking about what he said to his father-in-law in his dream just now......

At this moment, it seemed that someone had entered outside the prison gate. alarmed the two guards at the door. The man seemed to be coming in. I only heard him say: "Two brothers, can you admire your face and let Ben Gongzi see one of the friends inside?" As he spoke, the man took out two copper coins from between his cuffs and stuffed them into the hands of the two guards.

When the two guards saw that the man was generous, they immediately smiled and flattered: "Yes, yes, yes, Childe, please here-"

After the man entered the prison, he walked straight in the direction of Huang Ji's cell. It seems that he was going to come to Huang Ji from the beginning. Finally came to the front, Huang Jipan sat on the ground. When I looked up, the person who came was actually Nangong Zhun.

Huang Ji seemed to understand the purpose of Nangong Zhun's trip, so he asked with a smile: "Yo, how Yaxing is Nangong Gongzi, he actually came to this dungeon at night, and made a special trip to see the situation below, it is really bitter Nangong Gongzi You......" Huang Ji's smile was obviously disdainful of Nangong Zhun.

"Hmph, tomorrow at noon, your dignified 'Bianliang Medical Selection' will be beheaded on the street in Jixing District. Death is approaching, you can still laugh?" Nangong Zhun retorted.

"I'm not laughing at fate, I'm laughing at you-" Huang Ji looked at Nangong Zhun with his eyes and chuckled, "In order to settle accounts with me, you tried your best and did a lot of evil, and you also took the life of your third uncle Nangong, do you think it's really worth it?"

As soon as he heard Huang Ji mention "Nangong Yong", Nangong Zhun immediately became angry, and he looked at Huang Ji with resentful eyes and said, "Hmph, let me tell you, it is because you killed my third uncle that I will do everything possible to put you to death, you know?"

"In this way, you did all kinds of things...... Huang Ji seemed to understand a little, and continued, "I finally understand, since Nangong killed Xiao Yun's girl's house on the night, in order to avoid the inspection of the government, you, Nangong Zhun, have been helping your third uncle 'give advice', including the former prefect of the county government who bought you, and the unreprehensible defense in the court, even ...... There was even the murder of the former prefect, maybe it all had something to do with you......"

Nangong Zhun understood, Huang Ji basically knew everything he had done, so he sneered a few times, and then continued: "Hmph, you can only live tonight anyway, I might as well tell you everything...... That's right, the original things, that is, the things you just said, Huang Jigongzi, were all planned by me, including hiring a killer to attack you on Liang Weng Mountain that night...... It's just that there was a little deviation in the middle, Huang Ji, you killed my third uncle. Since then, I have treated you like a thorn in the flesh, and I will not miss the opportunity to take revenge on you for a moment. Now the opportunity has finally come, and I don't have to do it myself, the people of the government will send you to the guillotine openly, you just wait to see the king of Hades, no one can save you now!"

"I didn't plan for anyone to save me, the matter is still done, I have a clear conscience, no matter what fate awaits me tomorrow, I have accepted it silently......" Huang Ji just said softly.

"Hmph, when you die, you still have a hard mouth-" Nangong Zhun continued to say ruthlessly, "The reason why I didn't kill you directly doesn't mean that I don't have the ability." It's just that I want you to be caught by the people of the government, and then watch you die on the guillotine openly, so that you can die a thousand times worse than my third uncle in front of the public!

However, Huang Ji obviously ignored Nangong Zhun, but said silently: "Nangong is used for evil, I killed him and stopped the further deterioration of things in time, it is already reasonable, and I don't have anything else to think about." As for Nangong Gongzi, how do you want to take revenge on me, I don't care about it anymore......" Huang Ji's whole person looked very calm, and it seemed that he had silently accepted the arrangement of fate.

"Hmph, death is approaching, and I still have the heart to talk about the philosophy of life. When I arrive at the execution ground tomorrow, I must use the blood of your head to pay tribute to my third uncle!" Nangong Zhun Zuihou said a cruel word, then turned his head and left.

Huang Ji didn't say anything, his eyes were still very flat. At this time, he seemed to feel that the matter had come to this point, and there was no more nostalgia...... (To be continued......)