The man in white sat on the chair, tapping the armrest of the chair lightly with his fingertips. His voice was very soft and very rhythmic, he was not in a hurry to speak, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry for Luo Tu to explain anything. Luo Tu had already retreated to the door, and then he realized that he had nowhere to retreat. This person appeared in front of him, even if he retreated to the ends of the earth, so what
"I… "
Luo Tu opened his mouth, his throat was so sore that he couldn't utter a second word.
"I like young people with ideas."
The rhythm struck by the fingers of the man in white seemed to have magical powers, gradually calming Luo Tu's beating heart. His eyes involuntarily stared at those slender fingers bouncing on the armrest, as if attracted by something beautiful, and it was difficult to look back.
"The leading role in this world seems to have always been a group of old people. Only when they are old can they reach the pinnacle of life. It is undeniable that people will have enough experience and wisdom to lead some things after they reach a certain age. , but it is inevitable that there will be a lack of courage and courage to change."
The man in white said slowly: "Because they are very old, they feel that they have finally reached this point, and finally have the opportunity to have the final say. Why don't they live this kind of life for a few more years? Change... leave it to the next group of people Let’s do it. Then when the next batch of people come up, they will already be old. This kind of thinking has been reincarnated from generation to generation, and there is no change in the end.”
He looked at Luo Tu and said, "That's why I like troubled times very much. There will always be a group of young people who will rise up in troubled times. They are determined, dare to fight, are not afraid of death, and can change..."
"you… "
Luo Tu asked cautiously, "What do you want me to change?"
The man in white shook his head: "If you change something because I want you to change it, why don't I kill you?"
His rhetorical question made Luo Tu tremble with fright, not knowing how to answer.
"You're pretty smart."
The man in white knocked on the armrest and said: "I thought that when I appeared in front of you, you would take a risk and fight hard. But you didn't. From the very beginning, you can find out how you should choose. It's good. Such a temperament , can allow you to avoid many dangers. Back then you were always favored by Luo Yao's subordinates, that's why, right?"
The corner of Luo Tu's mouth twitched, not daring to deny it.
"You laughed all night when you heard that the academy was destroyed by Yang Jian. You just sat on the chair in this room and kept laughing. It was so noisy that I didn't sleep well all night."
The man in white pointed to the bed in the room: "comfrey is added to the pillow, which can soothe the nerves. Don't tell me you haven't been able to sleep well? You are young, if you haven't been able to sleep well, it is because you have ghosts in your heart, which is not good. In addition ... Your pillow is a little higher, and it's uncomfortable to lie on."
After saying this, Luo Tu seemed to froze!
Now, he finally knew what was so terrifying about this man in white! When I heard that Tonggu Academy was destroyed by Yang Jian that day, I was really happy, so happy that I was a little carried away. So he didn't fall asleep all night, he didn't remember whether he was giggling all night or not. But he did sit in that chair and think about a lot of things. And this man in white was sleeping on his bed!
And he didn't notice it.
So, if the man in white wanted to kill him, he would have been dead that day, no... a long time ago.
"You thought the academy was defeated and gone, but no one came to you so you were happy, you were always worried that the academy would come to trouble you because you avoided Yang Jian's matter, so you were always worried, even if you put so many purple The smell of grass is so strong, it still makes you unable to sleep."
The man in white sighed softly: "If I were you, I would be very happy... However, some people's fate is destined to be determined by others forever from the moment they are decided by others. Some people don't Similarly, once you break free, you will never be determined by others again. From the moment you accept the academy's Heaven Swallowing Skill, you are no longer qualified to escape."
These words seemed to announce Luo Tu's fate.
"What the hell do you want me to do!"
Luo Tu asked.
"Do what you have to do."
"No!"
Luo Tu suddenly burst into anger: "You are so powerful, why didn't you go to find Yang Jian yourself? With your cultivation, it would never be difficult to kill Yang Jian, why did you choose to let me go! If you want, Yang Jian can't kill Yang Jian. It is impossible to destroy the academy! But you just watched the academy disappear, and now you are forcing me! What are you planning to do!"
"The academy is mine. I created it because I thought it would make changes faster. That's why I told you before. Old people are always lazy and greedy. They are greedy for what they have and don't want to. Let go. Those seats in the academy, a group of people died and a group of people sat on them, and they were still some old people. Their greed is that they think that is already good, and they don’t want to change anything.”
The man in white was a little disappointed and said: "So the academy is useless. Since it is a useless thing, why do I keep him? I stopped asking about the academy many years ago and let them fend for themselves. Yang Jian destroyed the academy, and it has nothing to do with me. Those people in the academy took the benefits I gave and did things for me for hundreds of years. How can I let you avoid the benefits I have given you?"
He stood up and was about to leave: "Between Yang Jian and you, only one can live. If you don't want to die, work harder."
"why me… "
Luo Tu murmured a little stupidly.
"Yang Jian reached the peak by devouring the power of blood, and you reached the peak by absorbing the internal energy of the victim. These are all things that are against the rules, so they shouldn't exist."
These words lingered in Luo Tu's ears, and the man in white had disappeared.
"Shouldn't it exist?"
Luo Tu repeated it, then turned around and roared outside: "If you didn't give it to me! How could I become someone who shouldn't exist!"
He was right, but the world is just so unfair.
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North Bank of the Yangtze River
Sitting on a big rock, Puhu looked back at the soldiers who were resting in the distance, many of them were injured, and the medical officers in the army were the busiest people at this time, running back and forth non-stop Treat the wounded. The wailing sound was so clear that even if the ears were blocked, it would penetrate into people's brains clearly.
But most of the soldiers were already numb, and no one seemed to be affected by the wailing. The war has been going on for several years now, from the initial rebellion in the Northwest to the war that spread to almost half of the Great Sui has made them numb, they opened their eyes and wanted to fight, but when they closed their eyes, they didn't necessarily fall asleep, but died .
After seeing too many bloody scenes, it can no longer stimulate people's animal nature. Now they are like a group of walking dead, where are they still fighting for some ideal? They didn't even fight to live, just looking at their sluggish expressions, they could feel that death was no longer scary in their eyes at this time, but it was a destination they didn't resist.
Jin Shixiong's troops continued to attack, and the defense line on the north bank of the Yangtze River was broken through again and again, but they were taken back again and again. See-saw fighting is going on every day. People rest, drink water, eat, and hear the sound of the horn with no expression on their faces.
How long can an army that has no goals last
Puhu felt a little uncomfortable.
He didn't want to understand at first, why the soldiers of the imperial court were not as fighting spirit as the soldiers of the rebel army
Now he understands that the reason why those rebel soldiers have fighting spirit is because the rebels have drawn them a particularly beautiful future, telling them that as long as they win the final victory, that beauty will be within reach. But the soldiers of the imperial court could not see any beauty.
"General!"
A personal soldier came over, and it was rare to see excitement on his face: "There is news that our reinforcements have already set off, and it will not take long to rush back from Jiangnan. As long as the reinforcements arrive, our hard days will come to an end." Jin Shixiong's men, horses, food and grass are insufficient, Jiangbei Province and Gyeonggi Province are full of dignitaries, even Luo Yao didn't dare to search for food excessively when he was in Jiangbei, and Jin Shixiong didn't have the courage, as soon as the reinforcements arrive, we can fight back."
"Counterattack?"
Luo Tu withdrew his thoughts from that particularly confused state, but was still a little confused: "What about after the counterattack? After killing Jin Shixiong, Wang Yiqu, and Gao Kaitai, even if they are all wiped out, there will be more The person who appears... When can we finish killing?"
When these words came out of the mouth of a coach, it was tantamount to a disaster for his army. Fortunately, he didn't say it in public, otherwise the morale of the army would collapse immediately.
"I have been wondering why so many people are desperate for a fabricated lie. Those rebels just painted a beautiful picture for their men, and let the soldiers die one after another. Even in the face of death , the soldiers did not flinch... Now I finally understand why they are so fearless."
"They...maybe it's not that they can't see through the lies made up by the leader of the rebels, it's just because the lies are so beautiful that they can't resist. To put it simply, it's because they desire to change. They have lived enough of that kind of life, so They don't want the court to win. If the court wins, they will go back to the way they were."
"Once upon a time?"
The soldiers did not understand the meaning of the tiger: "Isn't it beautiful in the past? There was no war in the past, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, and the people had ample food and clothing. Isn't this the most beautiful thing? Isn't it the most beautiful thing for those rebels to go back to the past? thing?"
Puhu shook his head: "Perhaps, it's just a kind of inertia. Since the war, people don't want to go back to the past. This is the difference between you and them. If I ask you, if you go back to Dahu Was Sui Taiping good? You must answer yes, you are willing to go back. If I asked the rebel soldiers if it was good to go back to that time, they would not say yes, and their answer would be... no going back.”
"So, they can only pin their hopes on the changes after the war to make their lives better."
The soldier still didn't understand the meaning of pounce on the tiger. He felt that what the general said today was a bit too profound.
"Then... are we just, or are the rebels just?"
He couldn't help asking, especially wanting to know the answer. If it was the early days of the war, the soldiers of the imperial court would definitely think that they were on the side of justice. But now, although he didn't understand what Puhu said before, he began to waver, whether he belonged to the party of justice
"hehe… "
Puhu smiled, and patted the soldier on the shoulder: "Of course you are on the side of justice."
The soldier smiled, very simple and honest.
Puhu walked into the distance, with a sad look in his eyes. He didn't want to tell this soldier that in war... especially in troubled times, there has never been any distinction between justice and evil. He just didn't want the beauty that supported him in the soldier's heart to perish. To live... there must be some beliefs to support him, even if it is false.