Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 358 Bet
Outside the northwest, there is a vast desert with yellow sand and ancient towers standing sideways.

In front of this slanting, dilapidated ancient tower, the head of the Quanxing Sect, Wu Gensheng, was wearing a tattered green robe and sitting on a huge rock. The slanting ancient tower behind him formed a scene of the tower slanting but the person standing upright.

Wu Gensheng had a calm expression, and his naturally bright and introverted, obsidian eyes looked at Wang Yi who looked up at him.

Wang Yi did not have a Zen-like background like Wu Gensheng. He stood with his hands behind his back. Behind him was endless yellow sand, and above his head was a huge sun. There was no way back, and no end to the road.

Between the two of them was Jin Feng, a little girl from Quan Xing who admired Wu Gensheng. Looking at Wang Yi and Wu Gensheng, who she was protecting behind him, Jin Feng inexplicably felt that she was a little redundant.

After staring at each other for a long time, Wu Gensheng finally responded.

"Boss Wang is really fast. You have arrived in just a few days. It is really a disgrace to pass on the Master's Golden Escape to you. You have worked hard all the way here. Why don't you come up and rest? Jin Feng, please step back. If Boss Wang really wants to kill me, it will be useless for you to stand there."

"it is good."

With a light leap, the telekinesis mastered by Jin Feng, the innate extraordinary person, was useless to Wang Yi. Wang Yi just jumped over him and landed on the huge rock next to Wu Gensheng, sitting cross-legged with Wu Gensheng looking at him.

"Okay, Boss Wang, you're here now, and I'm here too. If you have anything to say, you must talk to me face to face."

"How long have you been in this desert?"

"Almost a month."

"You can know the changes in the outside world."

"Before I accompanied Mr. Mo Ming to the desert for retreat and cultivation, I heard that the Japanese were attacking the capital. Since you are here, Boss Wang, the capital should have been taken by the Japanese, right?"

"Yes, after the fall of Pingjin, the Japanese occupied the main transportation routes between Pingjin and Pingjin, and connected them with the areas outside the Great Wall that they had taken over before."

"Wow! During this period of seclusion, the world has changed drastically. The northwest must be in trouble too."

"Since the Qing dynasty, the northwest has been in turmoil for more than a decade. Isn't this tower the best proof? From now on, the entire Chinese land will not be at peace."

Wang Yi said a few words to the dilapidated and tilted ancient tower behind Wu Gensheng, which also mentioned some of the immoral things the Japanese did in the northwest before the Republic of China.

During the period from 1902 to 1914, a so-called expeditionary archaeological team headed by Japanese Ōtani Mitsuru conducted three so-called "investigations" in the northwest under the pretext of "expeditionary archaeology."

Tomb robbing, excavation, and robbery were all laid bare. This leaning, dilapidated ancient tower was just one of the many acts of these guys stealing Chinese cultural relics.

Wu Gensheng naturally didn't know as much about this history as Wang Yi, but he didn't care too much about it.

"So at this critical moment when the entire Chinese land is going to be in turmoil, why did Boss Wang come all the way to see me?"

"This month, Mount Longhu will hold the Luotian Grand Ceremony, inviting the world's extraordinary people to discuss state affairs. Since it is state affairs, and you are the head of Quanxing, you should have a seat at this Luotian Grand Ceremony. Once you finish your business, follow me to Mount Longhu."

Wang Yi was also straightforward, and there was no hint of negotiating with Wu Gensheng in his words, which made Wu Gensheng look stunned. Even Xia Liuqing and Jin Feng, who were listening below, were so shocked by Wang Yi's words that their expressions went out of control.

Wu Gensheng touched his bald head and said simply.

"Boss Wang, you are quite direct. I will give you an answer as well. I won't go!"

"This is not up to you. I know what you are worried about. Since I want you to go to Longhu Mountain with me, I will naturally protect you. Don't worry."

"Boss Wang, you are very resourceful and always keep your word. You said you would protect me, and you will definitely protect me. I also understand why you want me to go to Mount Longhu with you to participate in the Luotian Grand Ceremony. It is nothing more than using me, the acting head of Quanxing, to hold back these self-proclaimed noble and upright sects, so that they can temporarily put aside their disputes with Quanxing and face the national crisis together. But Boss Wang, aren't you taking it for granted?"

"Appreciate further details."

"In your opinion, I am the acting head of Quanxing. Although there is only one word difference between me and the head, I think there are many people in Quanxing who obey me. Even if I can convince this group of Quanxing disciples, it would be great, yes and no."

"nature."

"Then do you know why I can become the acting head of the sect that they recognize me? It is because I never use this identity to ask them to do something. They come to me to solve their doubts and I help them. After that, whether they do good or evil, whether they receive the fate or the result, it has nothing to do with me. If I followed you to Mount Longhu, and used the identity of the acting head of Quanxing to hold these famous and upright sects in check, the first one to attack you and me would definitely be Quanxing, believe it or not.

In addition, Boss Wang, do you really think that this Luotian Grand Ceremony, which gathers extraordinary people from all over the world to discuss national affairs, can really make all the families and factions put aside their disputes and face the national crisis together?"

"Haha, of course I don't believe it. Right now, the Japanese only occupy the areas outside the Great Wall and Pingjin. North China is in danger, and their troops are heading straight for the whole of China. But in the end, they are only heading straight for the whole of China. It's not to the point of destroying the country, the race, the family, and the lips and teeth being cut off. There is no way they will join forces. I can even assert that the final result of this Luotian Grand Ceremony will end in vain."

"Then I don't understand why Boss Wang insisted that I go to Mount Longhu with you."

"Wu Gensheng, now that you've finished your story, listen to mine."

"I'm all ears. I really want to know how Boss Wang can persuade me."

"Let's give it a try. After all, what I want to talk about is your original intention of becoming the head of Quanxing Sect."

Facing this all-powerful succubus, the culprit behind the Thirty-Six Thieves Oath of Brotherhood in Jiashen, Wang Yi, a time traveler, finally showed his strengths.

What he had to do was to repeat Wu Gensheng's view of dividing all living beings into four categories and add some of his own insights.

The first category is the majority of ordinary people who go with the flow. They go with the flow, take things as they come, and live passively in this world. They are whatever the world is like.

But they are also the foundation of everything, because depending on their personal circumstances, they can become the following three categories of people at any time.

The first category is those who have skills but no morals. They stand out under the rules of this world. Although they are limited by the rules set by the world, they live better than most people. However, they are also fragile and weak and can be bullied. Because once the rules of the world they follow change, they will lose their direction and will be knocked down to the dust and become the majority of people in the first category again.

The first category is people who have the skills and know the way, but they do the opposite. They have mastered the skills and know where the way is, but this way is not what they want. As vested interests, they collude with each other, fight with each other, and constantly devour their own kind. They use the means of production in their hands to fool the people, gather the second category, prevent the fourth category of people with skills and ways from being born among the first category, and guide the first category, which is the majority of the world, to pursue the true way of the world with themselves.

Quanxing is the gathering place for the third type of people. Quanxing's disciples are a mixed bunch. There are disciples who come from famous and upright sects but have betrayed their masters, and there are also those who embarked on the path of cultivation by chance but sneered at the unspoken rules tacitly followed by many practitioners, even though they also understand that it is because of these unspoken rules that they have the luck to embark on the path of cultivation.

Therefore, this third type of people is often the biggest source of disasters in this world, and they can never be killed or eliminated.

"Wu Gensheng, you should be about the same age as me. I think you know as much as I do about the world. You can see clearly what Quan Xing is, but you still chose to join Quan Xing and took the position of acting leader. Since you took the position of acting leader, Quan Xing has not been as chaotic and evil as before.

I think you should be like me, wanting to do something for this broken world, but you and I made different choices. I entered the world of mortals, while you entered Quanxing to practice, solving doubts for many Quanxing disciples and bringing them results. That’s why I want you to go to Longhu Mountain with me for this Luotian Grand Ceremony. It’s not for anything else, but to help those Quanxing disciples who want to solve doubts and bring them results.

"Haha, so I have to thank you for that."

"You're welcome. It's just what you should do."

"I didn't expect that you, Boss Wang, know me so well and have your own unique insights into the four categories of people. But from what you said, it seems that you don't think highly of what I'm doing."

"Sort of. The road is right, but also wrong."

"Why?"

"Quan Xing, are those who openly declare that they have joined Quan Xing really the only ones who are Quan Xing disciples? There are so many disputes in the world today, and the people are living in misery and in chaos. Aren't the culprits those who have mastered the worldly arts but are unwilling to follow the great path of the world? Aren't their actions not Quan Xing?"

These words also made Wu Gensheng re-examine Wang Yi in front of him.

"Boss Wang, this is not something you would say."

"I have had three masters in my life. Wang Yaozu and Zuo Menchang of Sanyi Sect taught me the art of cultivation, but they were only my second and third teachers. The one who taught me how to practice cultivation was my first teacher. He was the fourth type of person you mentioned, who has both skills and principles. He saw through the view that all living beings are divided into four categories earlier than you did, and he also knew better how to eliminate the third type of people and guide the first and second types of people."

"Oh? Can you tell me more?"

"Tens of millions of willow trees are swaying in the spring breeze, and the six hundred million Chinese are like Yao and Shun."

With just fourteen words, Wu Gensheng already knew what the skills and principles of this teacher Wang Yikou mentioned were, and his expression was full of awe.

"This is a great aspiration, like Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's vow not to attain Buddhahood until hell is empty. Boss Wang, your teacher is an expert, an extremely expert."

"Yes, so I am following in your footsteps, so I am doing the right thing?"

"Well, everyone in the world can take this path, but whether everyone in the world can successfully follow it is another matter."

"The Tongtian Avenue has no end. It is wide and broad. Whether it can be passed is not up to you or me. It is up to the next generation. I just want to ask you, does my words match your original intention of joining Quanxing and wanting to be the leader of Quanxing? Can I convince you to follow me to Longhu Mountain?"

"It is in line with that. I entered Quanxing and became the acting leader. I aspire to be the leader of Quanxing. This is not only to help these headless people in Quanxing solve their doubts, but also to cultivate myself. But that alone is not enough. I don't have to go to Longhu Mountain to help them solve their doubts and find the way. If they don't come to me for help, I won't take the initiative to find them."

"How about we make another bet?"

"What are you gambling?"

Wang Yiyao pointed at the dilapidated, leaning ancient tower.

"I'm betting on this unknown Buddhist monk Wu Man who is practicing in seclusion. I heard that this Buddhist monk Wu Man became a monk three times and returned to secular life three times, but he never found the great way of the emptiness of the five aggregates. After that, he joined Quanxing and used this as an excuse to stir up trouble. He has a lot of blood on his hands. This time he is looking for you, and he also wants to try whether he can realize the state of the emptiness of the five aggregates. I'm betting that he can succeed, reap the results of the cause, and liberate himself.

If you win the bet, you will go with me to Mount Longhu. You don't need to do anything. I will arrange everything. If you lose the bet, I will turn around and leave. I will not bother you about this matter anymore. I don't care what you and your Quan Xing want to do in this world in the future, unless you are blocking my way. "

"Boss Wang, you seem to be so sure of victory. Are you so confident that the layman can break through and attain enlightenment? He has already made it three times and returned three times. The number one and three is the most important in Taoism. If three times out of three didn't work, how can he succeed on the fourth time?"

"The truth changes with time. Not all truths in this world are right. When you didn't know, my teacher broke through the situation with four points and won a glimmer of hope and a broad world. I only ask you, do you want to gamble or not?"

"Since Boss Wang said so, I will make a bet with you."

"Okay, you and I will wait and see. You two, go to the city and buy some clothes and bring them back. Then you can go and stay as you like. I won't do anything to your leader."

Wu Gensheng accepted the bet, and Wang Yi took out a few silver dollars from his pocket and threw them to Jin Feng. He also untied the restraints he had put on Xia Liuqing, and after giving some instructions, he simply crossed his legs, closed his eyes and entered into a state of meditation, paying no more attention.

As soon as the king entered into a state of meditation, Wu Gensheng also did the same.

Looking at the silver dollars in her hand, and then at Wu Gensheng and Wang Yi who were sitting and looking at each other in meditation, Jin Feng could only help Xia Liuqing, who was cursing and unconvinced, and walked towards the town, looking back every few steps.

Soon, several days passed and there were less than ten days left before the Luotian Grand Ceremony at Mount Longhu.

That night, the desert was starry and cold.

Xia Liuqing and Jin Feng sat by the campfire to keep warm, and from time to time they looked at Wang Yi and Wu Gensheng who were sitting quietly like stone sculptures, and the dilapidated and tilted ancient tower where the mysterious monk Wu Man was meditating.

Just when the two were doing nothing, suddenly, the wild laughter of the unknown monk Wu Man was heard from the ancient pagoda.

The laughter continued, echoing across the desert, startling Jin Feng and Xia Liuqing, and also waking up Wang Yi and Wu Gensheng who were meditating with their eyes closed, and they looked in the direction of the ancient tower.

"Wu Gensheng, I won the bet."

(End of this chapter)