Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 388 The Importance of Life, the Way of Immortality

"Brother Zhao."

Time flows like water, it is night and the moon is bright in the sky.

A girl with heterochromatic eyes came out of the bamboo house and came to the beach, where there was a bonfire and a young man sitting there.

"Qianluo!"

The person who came was Sikong Qianluo, and the one on the beach was Zhao Shouyi.

"You guys should be leaving tomorrow, right?"

Although it was a question, Zhao Shouyi's tone was very certain, as if he had already determined that Xiao Se and others would set off back to Tianqi tomorrow.

"Brother Zhao, how did you know?"

Sikong Qianluo did not deny it and sat down next to Zhao Shouyi.

Xiao Se and others had come to see Zhao Shouyi before, and Tang Lian told her everything Zhao Shouyi said word for word, including the current situation of Tianqi, the many secrets of the martial arts world, and the trip to the East China Sea. Up to now, she has experienced too much, more than what she encountered in the years in Xueyue City.

After experiencing a life-and-death catastrophe, a person's mood will naturally fluctuate. However, before that, Sikong Qianluo had no one to talk to, so some emotions were always suppressed in his heart and could not be vented.

Today, as soon as she had time, she thought of looking for Zhao Shouyi, the Taoist priest who had always been omnipotent in her mind, to ask for an answer.

"Xiao Se's injuries have stabilized, or in other words, he has recovered without any medicine. What remains is just a matter of time. When the time comes, he will be able to return to Xiaoyao Heaven Realm. The purpose of your trip has been achieved."

"The situation in the Central Plains is so tense, especially when it comes to the court. You don't have much time left, so you can't delay any longer."

Zhao Shouyi did not reveal the fact that Emperor Mingde was about to die, but he guessed that Emperor Mingde had already sent people to wait in the town in the East China Sea. This time, perhaps the one who came would not be the Sword Master, but the empire's iron cavalry.

Emperor Mingde knew in his heart who was the best person to govern the country and maintain its security. He had always known it.

"Qianluo came here today, so you shouldn't be saying goodbye to me, right?"

"When we left Snow Moon City, Senior Gun Immortal asked me to look after him. If there is anything, just let me know."

Zhao Shouyi lay casually on the beach, with his hands folded under his head, looking at the moon in the sky. His tone carried a reassuring tranquility.

"Brother Zhao, do you think Xiao Se will succeed in the end?"

Sikong Qianluo hugged her knees with her hands and rested her little head on them. Her tone was a little lonely, and she seemed to have some doubts and confusion.

"Qianluo, what do you think is success?"

Zhao Shouyi was silent for a moment before he spoke.

"Will Xiao Se be able to return to Tianqi safely and clear the name of the King of Langya, or will he be able to fight his way out of the competition between the White King and the Red King and finally sit in that position, or will it be that under his rule, the world will be peaceful and the people will be healthy."

Sikong Qianluo's eyes fell on the dark sea, wandering aimlessly, seeming a little absent-minded.

After hearing what Zhao Shouyi said, she retracted her gaze, which finally fell on the fire in front of her. She replied softly: "I don't know!"

“I just want everyone around me to be alive and well.”

"When Mo Yi attacked earlier, it was the first time I felt that Xiaoyao Heaven Realm was like a blank sheet of paper that could be broken with just one poke. Sister Ruoyi would die, Lei Wujie would die, Senior Brother would die, Xiao Se would die, and I would die too."

"Before, I always thought that death was something far away from me, and that people in the underworld should not care about life and death, but should care about loyalty and integrity. But at that time, I felt that our understanding of life was so superficial."

Zhao Shouyi frowned, and then slowly relaxed his brows. Between life and death, there is great terror, but also great fortune.

Originally, he thought that only Lei Wujie and Tang Lian gained some insights from that life-and-death duel and then achieved a breakthrough, but he didn't expect that the girl with more delicate cognition was actually the biggest beneficiary.

Generally speaking, such an understanding would only be achieved at Qi Tianchen's age, so Qi Tianchen would take such actions. He respects the way of heaven and also respects life.

"Qianluo, it is remarkable that you can have this realization. In my opinion, even Xiao Se and the others cannot reach this level of awareness."

There was a hint of solemnity in Zhao Shouyi's tone, which also showed his respect for life.

"Fighting between the Jianghu and the country, wars between nations, these things have always been repeated throughout history. Even if people know the lessons of the past, they will still do so."

"Those who lost their lives on the battlefield at a young age, or those who are full of passion in the martial arts world, in my opinion, they themselves do not know the weight of the word life."

"Of course, sometimes we have no choice, but more often, it is desire that is at work. Some people forget their surnames and gain fame before and after death by stepping on the lives of others. Some people step on the mountains of bones to become the greatest emperor in the world. But is this ending right or wrong? There are always two voices."

"The immortal way values ​​life, the ghost way values ​​death. The Taoists say, 'Look carefully at this body, it comes from nothingness, gathers karma, accumulates essence and gathers qi, descends to the gods by karma, is born in harmony, follows the laws of heaven and earth, contains yin and exhales yang. The five elements are divided to respond to the four seasons. The eyes are the sun and the moon, the hair is the stars, the eyebrows are the canopy, the head is Kunlun, the palaces are arranged, and the spirit is placed. Among all things, humans are the most spiritual. Nature and life are in harmony with the Tao, so we should protect and love them.'"

Sikong Qianluo was a little confused about these things. Normally, she would just read some martial arts secrets and listen to some storybooks. She always rejected scriptures and the like.

"Brother Zhao, I don't understand."

Sikong Qianluo still speaks out honestly about things he doesn't understand, which is of course a good thing.

Zhao Shouyi thought for a moment and explained, "Humans are the spirits of all creatures, and the leaders of all spirits. Human emotions and desires only occur between humans, and not between humans and other species."

"It's like an emperor in the world. His sense of achievement only comes from how much territory he has, how many people he has, how many armies he has, and how many beauties he has under his command."

"Instead of saying how many tigers, horses, sheep, or other species he has under his command."

"Human beings are the boundary of all emotions in human society. From ancient times to the present, all things are discussed within the boundary of human beings. The target of people's show-off is always themselves, and they will not show off to lions and tigers how powerful they are. That would be like playing the lute to a cow."

"We like to keep small animals, such as cats, dogs, monkeys or eagles. Generals like horses. We always say that they have spirituality, but compared with us humans, those spiritualities are really nothing, not even a drop in the bucket."

"The most ordinary people in the world are ten thousand times more spiritual than the best things. In a battle, people are willing to spare the life of a horse but not the life of the enemy. If you think about it carefully, it is putting the cart before the horse."

"Buddhists often say that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Sometimes I think it is true. The master who said this may have truly understood the importance of life, the importance of human life."

"Try to think about it. If you were the only one in the world and everyone else was a different species, and you said something and no one understood what you meant, then you would understand that humans are a treasure, an irreplaceable treasure."

“The weight of life is not as flimsy as people imagine. Without people, society will even stagnate, and the world will lose its color. Heaven has no relatives, but it favors the good.”

Sikong Qianluo understood this time. It was the first time she had heard these words. They talked about the importance of a person's life from another angle she had never thought of.

"Brother Zhao, what do you mean?"

"Now that you know the importance of life, next time you take action, ask yourself whether the other person is truly hopeless. Forgiveness is always harder than killing, but it can bring peace of mind to a person."

"Of course, this also has a prerequisite, that you are strong enough, both in strength and wisdom."

"I see."

"After you return to the Central Plains, you should go back to Xueyue City first! Maybe that person will like you very much now. If he can teach you a few tricks, you will be able to help Xiao Se more when you go to Tianqi again."

(End of this chapter)