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"Master, apprentices often hear people talk about dragons, what does a dragon look like?"

"The master has never seen it, only his portrait. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" The jade head shook his head lightly, but his voice was subdued: "Appearance, snake body, lizard legs, eagle claws, snake tail, antlers, fish scales, whiskers at the corners of the mouth, and beads under the forehead." ”

"Ho, it looks weird! There are such animals in the world...... By the way, how big are they?"

"This ...... Not very clear. I heard that it can be big or small, visible or hidden, can swallow clouds and spit fog, and call for wind and rain......"

"How is that possible?...... It's a fabrication again!"

"Ahem...... "Ahem," the jade master smiled bitterly, "That's what the ancestors said...... Perhaps, the skill should not be so great. ...... However, this animal, there should be ......"

"I'm willing to believe this," Dongfang Zhen tilted his head and thought, "Master, do you say it will ...... Is it getting more and more wrong?"

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, that's what the apprentice thinks," Dongfang Zhen looked like he had come to a conclusion after careful consideration, "Dragons are 'big and small', not 'big or small'. As for 'visible and hidden'?...... I think that some people should live on land, which is of course 'visible', and some live in water, which is naturally 'hidden'...... Master, are you right?"

"Yes!" Jade Master agreed, "Not only that, but there are also dragons who live in the sky!--some dragons have wings and can fly." ”

"Oh, I see! Dongfang Zhen said excitedly: "Those dragons who can fly, who can fly into the sky and break through the fog and clouds, are not 'swallowing clouds and spitting fog'!"

"It should be like this!" said the Jade Master smiled.

He liked this apprentice very much, not only was he smart, but he was also very filial. The most gratifying thing for him is that he has the spirit of daring to doubt everything. -- It's a sign of self-confidence. -- The size of a person's achievements often depends on his or her level of self-confidence. He believes that in the future, whether it is in martial arts or career achievements, he will far surpass himself. This is not only his pride, but also the pride of the entire Kunlun faction.

"Master, you said that they once ruled the world, how long did they rule?"

"Hmm...... This one is not clear. It should be a long time!" The jade master lightly kicked the snow on the ground with his foot, "Back then, they were majestic! Not to mention animals such as cattle, sheep, and elk, even water and land overlords such as lions, tigers, rhinoceros, crocodiles, whale sharks, etc., they would be unable to avoid them when they saw them......"

"What? Are they bigger than whale sharks or something?"

"Well, I don't think it's going to be too big. ...... But they are smarter, they are more ferocious, and they often go out en masse to forage for food. Do you think, for such a terrifying team, who else in the world can compete?...... They dominate the world, and all living beings tremble, and they take what they want......"

"Yes...... But how did they perish again?"

Later, as the dragons grew in number and the rest of the animals became scarce enough to feed their bellies, they began to kill each other, grabbing territory and preying on the strong...... They are greedy, murderous, demanding, and never give...... The so-called 'Heaven has the virtue of a good life', they have no virtue and do not understand the way of heaven, so they are condemned by God and perish. ”

"Why aren't people?" Dongfang sighed softly.

"But we human beings have a degree. Our ancestors understood the way of heaven: they advocated benevolence, righteousness and morality, restrained greed, killing, and aggression, regarded good as beautiful and ashamed of evil, and lived in harmony with their neighbors......

"Master, what you said is not entirely right!" Dongfang Zhen said: "For thousands of years, China has also undergone countless changes of dynasties, and its territory is also constantly expanding; among them, is there no greed, aggression, and killing?"

"This ...... Of course, there are. The head of the jade sect was slightly embarrassed, "However, there have been many times when foreign races have tried to rule our China, but as a result, they have been assimilated by our powerful Chinese culture......;

"Hahaha! This is really: stealing chickens can't be done, and a handful of rice has been eroded!" Dongfang Zhen interjected with a smile.

"Not exactly. The head of the jade said: "What's wrong with joining the big family of our Chinese nation?...... Most of China's kings were kind to their neighbors and did not want to bully the weak. Those neighboring countries only need to send envoys and bring some local products to the capital to worship and respectfully call 'big brother' at the time of the New Year's festival. This is the demeanor of a great power, and this is the state of etiquette......"

Dongfang Zhen didn't want to listen to the master's far-flung topic anymore, and interjected and asked: "By the way, master, after the destruction of the dragon clan, it will be us humans who rule the world, right?"

"Yes. ”

"In the time of the dragons, did we humans exist?"

"Of course it exists!" "Our ancestors may be earlier than the ancestors of the dragon!"

"That'...... How do they live?"

"Hunting. ”

"If you compete with dragons for food, you will be killed by them, right?"

"It should be. ...... However, because our ancestors were small compared to them, they also had small bellies, so they could not share much of their soup, and besides, our ancestors were very clever and never fought with them, but with wits. ”

"Fighting wits, what kind of fighting method?" Dongfang Zhen rubbed his nose lightly and looked at the master puzzled.

"To be precise, it's not about fighting, it's about currying favor. They learn how they walk, how they walk, how they walk, how they speak, how they live......"

"How to learn?" Dongfang Zhen's curiosity grew.

"Well, let's say, no longer walk upright, but crawl, get some snakes and beasts, wrap your waist and legs, and drag a long tail to become the body of a human head and a dragon, often go to them, learn their language, find out their preferences, and then do what they like, and become friends......"

"This ......" Dongfang was dumbfounded, "Master, you made it up, right? In this way, our ancestors are also ...... It's too spineless, too ...... That one...... Shameless!"

"Hey, how can you say that you are spineless and shameless? Knowing that you can't fight, but you still have to fight hard, isn't that self-defeating?......"

"Even if you die desperately, it is still ten thousand times stronger than living in such a humiliating way!" Dongfang was furious.

"Hmph, Zhen'er, the impulsive temper has recurred!" Yu Zhangmen sneered: "Fortunately, our ancestors are not your stinky temper! They can endure, grovel, and bear the burden of humiliation......"

"Cut! endure humiliation and bear the burden, what is the weight of the burden?!" Dongfang Zhen did not intend to save face for the master at all, and looked like he was stumbling to the end.

The head of the jade said calmly: "Ignorant children, listen: if it weren't for this, they would be able to save their lives?! An can leave these hundreds of millions of Chinese descendants? An can inherit this splendid Chinese civilization?!...... If it weren't for that, would An be able to have you Dongfang shocked to this world?!"

Dongfang Zhen was very frightened by this stern questioning, and said urgently: "Master is angry! ”

The head of the jade clan glared at him, his face was slightly gentle, and he said solemnly: "Zhen'er, a manly man, the precious thing is that you must be able to bend and stretch! You have to change your brave temper! Don't be impulsive in everything, you have to restrain yourself." ”

"Yes. Dongfang Zhen bowed his head and was trained.

As the saying goes, "The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change." "He is fierce and resolute by nature, how can he really do this? Unless he is no longer Dongfang Zhen. Having said that, if he hadn't had such a character, how could he have achieved the achievement that terrified the court and made the martial arts tremble in the future?

The head of the jade sect no longer reprimanded the apprentice, and continued: "Get down to business. Later, the animals and plants of water, land, and air were almost eaten by the dragons. The climate of the land has also changed, and it has become dry and cold, no longer warm and humid. When there were no other species to eat, they began to eat their own kind, and so the cannibalism began. I don't know how many years of fighting, the number of dragons has plummeted, and there are no old, weak, sick and disabled left, but only young dragons. ”

"One summer, the weather was unusually hot, the earth was unusually dry, there was no grass, and there were cracks several feet wide everywhere. Under the scorching sun, the whole earth is like a huge furnace, scorching all beings to death. At that time, only this sea area in the Kunlun Mountains was left on the land......"

"Sea, aren't we plateaus here?"

"Now it is. But at that time, it was at the bottom of the sea. ”

"This ...... It's incredible...... This is the legendary 'sea turns into mulberry field', right?!"

"Who's to say it isn't?"

The jade master grabbed a handful of snow, melted it in the palm of his hand, and dived his true qi, and after a while, wisps of snow fell on the snow from between his fingers.

"Water is the source of life. So, the dragons began to fight for this sea. At first, it was still enough to supply them, but then, due to continuous evaporation, the water area became smaller and could not be supplied. The dragons began to scuffle, dyeing the sea red...... Later, the sea was only enough to feed a few thousand dragons, and there were only a few thousand of them......"

The dragons wept and did not want to fight again. ...... But God's punishment is not over, and he vows to evaporate the last drop of water on the earth before he stops. ...... Eventually, the sea dried up......"

"Ahh

"It's not dead yet. The jade master shook his head, "They desperately dug into the ground to find groundwater to drink." ”

"That'...... And what about our ancestors, and if there is no water, will they die of thirst?"

"Not really. The jade boss looked excited, "Our ancestors are smart! At that time, they lived in caves. As early as they discovered the signs of the heavenly stem, they continued to dig the cave wider and deeper, and stored a large amount of water. Because the water is deep underground, it can't be evaporated because it doesn't get sunlight......

"But you can't just drink water...... Without food, you will inevitably starve to death. ”

How could they not have thought of this? They had long stockpiled large quantities of wild wheat, beans, nuts, and the like, and dried the wild beasts they had hunted to make dried meat. ...... As for eating, you have to wait until you are hungry. First it was eaten by the old, weak, sick and disabled, and then by the young and middle-aged. ...... Try to minimize your activities so as not to consume energy and get through the difficulties peacefully......"

"Heh, the ancestors are really amazing!" Dongfang Zhen stroked his hands in admiration, thought for a while and asked, "By the way, did those dragons find water to drink later?"

"Some of them found it and survived for a while, some of them did not find it and died of thirst, and some of them, although they found it, died of exhaustion before they could drink water...... As for those who survive when they find water, when they drink all the water there, they often die in search of the next source of groundwater......"

"Hey, it's really pitiful!" Dongfang Zhenyao thought about their miserable situation, and sighed with compassion on his face.

"Our ancestors were also the most conscientious. Master Yu continued: "When they saw the tragic situation of these surviving dragons, they couldn't bear it, so they took out the food and water they had stored and gave them food. ...... In fact, this is very dangerous: they will risk being robbed of by the dragons and starving to death, and even if they are not robbed, their appetites are so great that most of the food and water must be supplied to them. In this way, the rest of the food and water will not be enough for them to survive the famine......"

"Hey, why are they so kind?!" Dongfang Zhen shook his head and sighed.

"They always do. -- People in ancient times were very selfless. - What is like the people of today?" said the head of the jade family, and suddenly his face showed a look of relief, "Fortunately, this time, the dragons are no longer greedy and ferocious. After enjoying the food and water, they were so moved that they decided to become self-reliant and not ask them for it anymore. ”

"But how can you find so many water sources so easily? As a result, many dragons died of thirst. The ancestors couldn't bear it, and provided them with a lot of food and water. Seeing that they would not only not be able to survive like this, but also that they would not be able to escape this fate, the dragons made up their minds to sacrifice themselves to save them. ”

"As the saying goes: 'The grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring'. Before sacrificing themselves, they resolved to perform a great feat to repay our ancestors for their gifts......"