The tranquility of Wudang Mountain always makes people feel cool in their hearts, but Zhang Yiyang's heart that has been cool for so many years can't calm down at this moment. The man in white talked a lot, and he also thought a lot. Only then did he realize that there are really many things in this world that are hard to explain.
He didn't understand why the man in white said that anyone could do it but he couldn't, and he didn't understand what the man in white was trying to explain by using his own dog as an example.
But he understood the worry of the man in white.
"Can it be stopped?"
Zhang Yiyang couldn't help asking: "In any case, the emergence of practitioners is a progress of human beings, not a regression."
"Why stop it?"
The man in white said with some regret: "Is the progress made more than a thousand years ago the same as progress all the time? I understand what you are thinking now, just like the deep reluctance in my heart when I first thought about it. But some things cannot If it is blocked, the change will come back sooner or later. Instead of passively accepting it, it is better to find the path of change.”
Zhang Yiyang said: "Did you find it?"
The man in white nodded: "I found it."
He glanced at Zhang Yiyang: "I said just now that there were two people who made me think that they were the end of the era, and then I found out that I was wrong. But now there is another person who makes me have to look at him with admiration. Most people here are really different. So I went to meet him and told him, don’t just think about how to adapt to this era, there are so many ideas in your mind that transcend this era, why don’t you dare to display them?”
Zhang Yiyang was slightly taken aback, and then asked, "Fang Jie?"
The man in white nodded: "A very strange little guy... He has never been to the other side of the sea, but he is keenly aware of the crisis. I can't understand how he thought of developing firearms in the first place. I went to see him In the workshops built in the Zhuque Mountain camp, I also saw the weapons and troops he prepared, and I can say that if there is someone who can change this era and protect it as much as possible, then this person is Fang Xie."
"So I don't want to see him die."
Zhang Yiyang said: "I never thought about killing him. If I had thought about it, I would have killed him in Yongzhou a while ago."
The man in white shook his head: "Where do you have the chance to kill him? If you had thought of killing him when you were in Yongzhou, you and I would not be sitting here today talking about these things."
Zhang Yiyang was shocked: "You were there at that time?"
The man in white didn't answer, but he had already answered.
The turmoil in Zhang Yiyang's heart was churning again, and he finally understood where his fear came from that day. He retreated that day, and he himself always thought it was because he was not sure of defeating Xiao Yijiu. But later on, why didn't he think about the need for him to be afraid of Xiao Yijiu? It turned out that the fear was because of the man in front of him.
As for myself, it was just the fear in my heart, but I didn't notice the existence of the man in white at all.
"Be a spectator."
The man in white said: "This is the reason why I came to you. I know that you have always had a defense in your heart, so you will stand on the side of the royal family of the Sui Kingdom at the most critical time, and that's why you will fight against Yang Puhu." Let's start, but from today onwards, no matter how chaotic the world in the Central Plains is, you don't want to interfere, just watch."
Zhang Yiyang was silent.
The man in white got up and was about to leave.
"No matter what happens in the future, there must still be something admirable in the rivers and lakes. Wudang Mountain is a good place. Even if there are few practitioners in the future, I hope this place will become a holy place in the hearts of the remaining practitioners. Xiao Yijiu Staying in the grasslands to the west, the barbarian tribe may be another holy land... If you really feel reluctant, then guard it."
"And you?"
Zhang Yiyang asked.
"I?"
The man in white looked a bit lonely: "I have no goals anymore. Thinking about it, I am actually more pathetic than Dalun Mingwang. He is actively seeking a way to live forever, no matter how disgusting or vicious he is, he will not resist. And I … A long, long time ago, I didn’t know what I wanted to do.”
"I have been wandering all these years, and maybe I will wander farther and farther."
Zhang Yiyang said: "You have been looking for someone who can change the world. Isn't that your goal? In fact, I want to ask, why do you keep keeping yourself out of it? Whether you want to drive the development of the Central Plains Firearms, or the greedy desire to kill foreigners, no one can stop you, but you choose to do nothing."
He asked, "You are like this, isn't it painful?"
The man in white shook his head: "You are not me, so you can't understand me."
After saying this, he turned and left.
Zhang Yiyang stared blankly at the back of the man in white, and he still didn't really understand what he was going to tell himself, whether to tell him that the end of the practitioners was coming, or to tell him to stick to the Wudang Mountains. Pure Land? Or tell him not to kill Fang Jie
He didn't understand, but how could Fang Jie understand
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Fang Jie has actually been thinking these days, thinking about the meaning of what the man in white said that day. That guy just appeared so abruptly, and then drifted away after saying a lot of vague words. Fang Xie was sure that his cultivation level surpassed any practitioner he had ever seen, and he was also sure that this person must know something about himself.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to say that.
"In fact, people have been changing the world. For example, if there were no people, there would be no fishing rods. It would be natural for people to go down the river to fish like bears, but it would be unnatural to fish with rods. Without people, there would be no There are weapons such as knives, guns, swords and halberds. Wild beasts bite nature with fangs and sharp teeth, but it is unnatural for people to use tools and weapons."
"You may have been thinking, let yourself adapt to this world as soon as possible. But the result of thinking this way is to make your determination less and less, just like when a piece of sharp edges and corners polishes itself more and more smooth to adapt to the current. So that he In the water, you can't even feel the water."
"You should have a lot of things here that don't belong to this world but transcend this world, but you don't dare to use them. Even if you use some, you are cautious and timid. But what you have been doing is following the rules of this world. .You are not using what you already have in your mind, but you are trying your best to learn what this world already has... Don’t you think it’s counterproductive?”
"You are still used to wrapping yourself up and hiding in a thick and strong heart. People like you will give others your true feelings, but you will not tell the truth. You will feel that only by hiding yourself best can you be safe , so that you will not be rejected by this world. So you desperately suppress the truths you already understand, but keep stuffing other people's truths into your mind."
Some of these words vaguely revealed that he knew Fang Xie's background. This is undoubtedly a very worrying thing, as if there is a person who knows all your secrets and can even see through your thoughts, but you don't know anything about him. If this person is your enemy, you've lost from the start.
Fang Jie didn't like this feeling.
Standing on the watchtower and looking at the cannons on the walls of Dali City with clairvoyance, Fang Xie suddenly thought of something. He lowered his head to look at the clairvoyance in his hand, and then looked at those cannons... Some things still appear in this world sooner or later, and he has been struggling with whether he should let his firearms battalion appear to destroy the original peace of this world . But now, just as he was hesitating, the firearm appeared.
Without his hands, the situation seemed even more difficult.
He suddenly felt a little guilty.
What the man in white said was actually very reasonable. He was always worried about destroying something, but was it destruction? It was just a development, an inevitable development. Even if I have been careful not to change anything, the change will come sooner or later. Just like he wrote three letters to Dongjiang to remind Mu Fu and Yang Shunhui, it was actually a kind of escape. If he used the firearm, he didn't need to remind anyone at all.
Anyone who has experienced the power of firearms will begin to change their minds.
What he didn't know was that it was because of his reminder that the people in Mu's residence began to pay attention to the foreigners on the other side of the sea, only then did they discover the power of firearms, and they ordered firearms with the rebels of the country of Ross... Fang Jie didn't want to change the world. He opened the door but refused to go in for a long time, so the thing in the door walked out by itself, how could Fang Xie stop it
Fang Jie let out a long sigh. At this moment, he felt that he was wrong.
He remembered what someone had said to him before, so sharply directed at people's hearts and cruelty, but with irrefutable truth. It's paranoid, but true.
"Only when the world feels pain, will they cherish peace."
Fang Jie came down from the watchtower, his eyes became relieved.
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In the camp of the Black Banner Army, the members of Huo Tong Tian Xing have their own camp. This is Fang Jie's respect for Huo Tong Tian Xing, and it is also a reflection of the current structure of the Black Banner Army. The current composition of the Black Banner Army is divided into three major parts, the first is naturally the army, the second is the transportation of goods to the world, and the third is the people in the control area. The army is in charge of the war, Hutong Tianxia is in charge of logistics, and the people provide money and food... These three parts are indispensable.
In fact, without the participation of Huo Tong Tian Xing, it would be impossible for Fang Jie to get on the right track so quickly.
In fact, it's not that Fang Jie hasn't thought about it, why did he choose himself after releasing Wu Yidao
Perhaps, the real answer and the answer he thought would never coincide.
Wu Yiyi looked at the dozens of people in front of him. Some of these people's faces were very familiar, and they were all people who knew everything in the world. Not long ago, these people were the generals of the Black Banner Army, but now, they have been completely separated from the Black Banner Army by Fang Jie, so everyone's face is not good, and they all know what they are going to face.
"Some of you have been in the world of goods for at least ten years, and the shortest has been six or seven years... I have to say that the Ouchi Guard Office really attaches great importance to the world of goods."
Wu Yidao was a little disappointed: "You are all smart people, otherwise you wouldn't be promoted by me. But at the critical moment, you were stupid and took the wrong path."
One of the people standing below raised his head and glanced at Wu Yiyi. After a moment of silence, he said apologetically, "Since Lord Hou has already said it so clearly, there is no need for us to argue. That's right, we are all senior officials." The guards. However, if it weren’t for the fact that we had this status before purchasing Huo Tong Tian Xing, we might really work hard for Huo Tong Tian Xing.”
"Keep it short."
Wu Yidao didn't seem to be interested in going around in circles: "Tell me, what is Luo Weiran's plot."
The man looked at his companion, then smiled: "What are you plotting? Don't you need to talk about it?"