"Didn't you agree with my point of view at the beginning? That exorcist named Wen Jiubai is a very dangerous person." Shi Yitong wasn't blaming or blaming me, on the contrary, I could see concern in his eyes, " Let me tell you, the reason why you have encountered so many dangerous things is because of your relationship with that man. Even if my family does funerals, I have never encountered a big black-haired monster that eats people since I was a child. .”
"Nonsense, your logic doesn't make sense." I rolled my eyes.
"Shi Yitong, Gu Yu!" At some point, the teacher came to the podium and knocked on the podium, "Class has already started!"
Now we all shut up and stopped talking, and turned around quickly.
In the evening, I came to the old house on the mountain behind the school again. Bai is here this time, which is quite rare. In the past, it was always difficult to see him, either to steal drinks or to find food.
And Wen Jiubai was sitting upright behind the desk, writing something with a brush on the rice paper.
"You've come here quite often recently." Seeing me coming, Wen Jiubai stopped writing, and squinted at me.
"I can't help it. I still owe someone 10,000 yuan for no reason. So don't I have to work and study to pay off the debt?" I replied shamelessly.
"Why haven't I seen you be so proactive before?" Wen Jiubai said helplessly.
I don't know if it's my illusion, but Wen Jiubai seems to be in a good mood today. I leaned over to read Wen Jiubai's handwriting, and vaguely recognized it as a "Preface to the Lanting Collection". Although I don't know calligraphy, I can still see that Wen Jiubai's calligraphy is very beautiful.
"Your sex is really too elegant." I was speechless.
"Huh?" Wen Jiubai said absently, "It's just killing time."
"Stop playing your games?" I asked curiously.
It's okay if I don't say it, but Wen Jiubai frowned when he said this, "Don't mention it, what happened today is too annoying."
"What?" I laughed, "It's more annoying than your full-level Seimei who abused my team's shikigami?"
Wen Jiubai said to me with great resentment, "Today I went to fight martial arts, and I met a man, and there are five Shuten-douji in the team."
Wen Jiubai stretched out five fingers towards me, "Five Shuten! I can't even draw a Shuten Doji!"
Hearing this, I couldn't help laughing. Bai on the side interrupted, "Don't you already have a team of SSRs, why are you complaining?"
"That's different, the meaning of Shuten-douji is different!"
The two chattered like children.
Strange to say, playing mobile games and writing calligraphy are so different that you can hardly put them on the same person. But Wen Jiubai is different, no matter whether he is writing calligraphy quietly or playing games noisily, he has no sense of disobedience at all.
No matter how many times I still want to sigh, Wen Jiubai is really a magical person.
"Okay, you weasel." Wen Jiubai looked at Bai condescendingly, "As a servant, I still doubt your master, I don't even have the heart to write."
"What? Be careful I will bite you!" Bai immediately shouted.
"Okay, you two." I was angry and funny, interrupting the quarrel between the two, "You two are only ten years old?"
"That weasel is only ten years old." Wen Jiubai said as he put down his pen.
I couldn't help but think of the question I discussed with Shi Yitong this morning, and asked it unconsciously.
"Speaking of which, Wen Jiubai. I have a question for you."
"Huh?" Wen Jiubai picked up the half-written rice paper and shook it lightly in mid-air, as if looking at his work with satisfaction.
"In the legends of the ancients, monsters seem to be evil." I thought, "Like the stories in Liaozhai, monsters either seduce people or harm people. Even if there are monsters that are not so bad, they are just not so bad. That’s all. Does that mean that all youkai are really bad?”
"Of course." To my surprise, Wen Jiubai answered without thinking at all, making me at a loss as to what to say.
"Yes, is it?"
"But before asking this question, I have to ask you a question." Wen Jiubai looked at me leisurely, "How do you define the word 'bad'?"
"This..." I was stunned for a moment, but I still tried my best to think, "For example, robbery, murder, or anything that would infringe on the interests of others. People who can do these things should be bad people in the usual sense."
Wen Jiubai nodded and agreed with me, "However, human beings have been violating the interests of other creatures, such as breeding pigs and cows in captivity, and raising cats and dogs as pets. If you look at it according to this standard, aren't all of you human beings? 'Bad guy'?"
I retorted subconsciously, "But, how can it be the same? Animals like pigs and cows are originally used for..."
"No creature is born to be another creature's pet or food, Gu Yu." Wen Jiubai interrupted me calmly, "The so-called good or bad is just a definition made by human beings based on their own interests. , doesn’t apply to other creatures other than humans, does it?”
... It seems that it is not unreasonable to say so. I nodded confusedly.
"That's why I said, there is nothing wrong with the saying 'all monsters are bad'. That's because from a human point of view, it is indeed the case." Wen Jiubai smiled, "Humans define good and bad based on Self-interest, as well as the 'rules' set by human beings. Family rules, school rules, and social rules, it is these rules that have made human beings prosperous and mature, and also made human beings unparalleled virtue and education. But don't Forget one thing, monsters don't have what humans call 'rules'."
"Rules?" I repeated.
"That's right, there are no rules for monsters." Wen Jiubo said with folded arms, "To give you a simple example. When you grow up in human society, your parents will tell you that stealing is wrong. Then, when you grow up When you grow up, you will know in your heart that stealing is not something you can do. Even if one day you really start stealing, but due to the "rules" of human society, you will still understand in your heart that what you are doing is wrong, yes How about this?"
I nodded.
"But look at Bai over there." Wen Jiubai raised his chin at Bai, "He was born in nature, absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon, and gradually became a monster. Although he has the same wisdom as humans, he doesn't have a family." 'There is no 'society' in his mind, and there is no concept of 'stealing is shameful'. That's why he often goes to different people's houses to steal wine. You said, for those people whose wine was stolen, this weasel Isn't it just a bad monster?"
"That's how it is, that's how it is." I suddenly realized.
"Hey! I'm still here!" Bai was indignant, "Don't use me as a negative example!"