The Demon Soul is Coming

() Liu Sang took a step forward and took Xia Yingchen's hand, Xia Yingchen didn't refuse, just let him continue.

The two looked at the stars in the sky together, the battle had not stopped yet, but the night at this moment was exceptionally peaceful, as if all the disputes had been far away from the world.

Xia Yingchen said: "Husband, what is a saint?"

Liu Sang was stunned and said, "Why do you ask this, my lady?"

Xia Yingchen said: "I just think back in the past, the ancient masters who created the method of burning women, the method of Yinglong Bajiang, and the method of Kuafu splitting the sun once asserted that above the great masters, there is a 'sage's realm', and Golden Crow Valley, Toad Palace, and Star Gate are also so obsessed with creating 'sages', so I want to know, what is a 'sage'?"

Liu Sang said: "If you say 'sage', the Confucian definition is 'the ultimate in human relations', that is, the most perfect person without any flaws. In the eyes of Confucianism, Confucius is a sage, and every word a sage says is absolutely perfect. That is to say, 'Small words but big righteousness'..." . .

Xia Yingchen said: "I know my husband doesn't have much affection for Confucianism, presumably he doesn't agree with this interpretation of Confucianism?"

"Cough," Liu Sang said, "I just don't like people who wield the big stick of righteousness and ethics to criticize others from time to time, and Confucianism has always had this habit, but this does not mean that Confucianism is necessarily wrong. 'Teaching without class', 'People can let them know what they can do; if they can't, let them know', restraining the world with a unified moral education will indeed help reduce disputes and maintain the most basic order."

"The people can, let them know; if they can't, let them know?" Xia Yingchen said, "How can I remember that someone broke these two sentences into 'the people can let them know, but they can't make them know'?"

Liu Sang said: "The sages and sages in ancient times are lonely. If the old master Confucius climbed up from the ground and knew that his words were misinterpreted by future generations, he would be pissed off again. Just like the current Confucianism always says that Mrs. Kong advocates 'repaying grievances with virtue' '. But come on, what he said is 'to repay grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue', okay? Others have enmity with me. I repay with kindness, so what should I use to repay when others have kindness to me? In this question On the contrary, Confucius and the Mohists have the same meaning... Repay grievances with straightness, and repay virtue with virtue."

Xia Yingchen said: "So Husband respects Old Master Confucius... But why do I feel that's not the case?"

Liu Sanghan paused: "I agree with some ideas of the old master Confucius, but the more people say he is a sage with both virtues and virtuousness, and no flaws. The more I hate him, the lady treats me as a second-year student... ...It's fine when I'm mentally dark."

Hearing what he said, Xia Yingchen also found it funny.

Xia Yingchen asked again: "What do Taoists think of 'sages'?"

Liu Sangdao: "Speaking of Taoism, Laozi and Zhuangzi have their own views on 'sages'. Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" says: Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and everything is a humble dog. Sages are not benevolent, and people are humble dogs. What is a humble dog It is a dog made of papyrus, used in sacrifices, and thrown away after use. This is not to say that the saint is really unkind, but that the saint is ruthless. If there is love, there will be selfishness. If there is selfishness, it is difficult to be fair. A sage must be impartial and selfless, but what Lao Tzu really advocates is "governance by doing nothing" and "no contact between old age and death". Yu, people are simple, it feels like he is using the mouth of a "sage" to promote his own ideas. The "sage" in his mouth is not a human being at all, as long as he is a human being, it is impossible to do it. Taoists generally do not call their patriarch, Lao Tzu, a saint, because Lao Tzu’s original intention is to “absolute sage and abandon wisdom”. There is no reason for the great thieves, and the world is flat! The sage does not die, and the thieves will not stop'."

Xia Yingchen said: "How do you say that?"

Liu Sang said: "The sages make laws for the world. Because they are ruthless, they are impartial and selfless. Therefore, the laws of the saints are also impartial and selfless. But the sages are ruthless. Under the rule of this 'extraordinary law', how can the people live well?" Whether it is good or bad, does the sage really care? This is like the heaven and the earth nourish all things, but among all things, the weak and the strong prey, do the heaven and the earth care? The sage formulates selfless laws, and then treats them like dogs. , The fighting dendrobium, balance, talisman, benevolence and righteousness set by the sage are all stolen by the big thief. What is a "big thief"? Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be punished. I took away the laws set by the saints, and then used them to do evil and harm the world. The people suffered unspeakably, but because of the laws set by the saints, I couldn’t punish the robbers. The laws of the saints should be used to restrain the robbers, but the robbers are safe. If virtuous people like Long Feng, Bigan, Chang Hong, and Qu Yuan died because of the sage's law, are the things the sage did good or bad?"

Xia Yingchen said: "But it's not the saint's fault..."

"Whether it is right or wrong, why do saints care? Saints are not benevolent, and treat ordinary people as dogs!" Liu Sang said, "Of course, it would be a good thing if saints could be replaced, but there are so few saints and so many thieves, so saints The law is always stolen by the thieves. The thieves pretend to be saints and use the "benevolence and righteousness" of the saints to do harm to the world. Therefore, "the saints are not dead, but the robbers will not stop" and "the saints are dead, the robbers can't afford it, and the world is flat without reason. ’, that’s the truth.”

He laughed again: "But in essence, Zhuangzi and Laozi are just metaphors. Laozi used the 'sage' to talk about his personal ideas, but Zhuangzi secretly criticized the Confucian 'sage' and the 'three cardinal guides and five constants' and so on. In fact, the kind of "selfless" sage they talk about has never existed, but the "big thief" mentioned by Zhuangzi has never stopped."

"That's true!" Xia Yingchen sighed softly, but then said, "'Saints are not benevolent, they regard the common people as dogs', where did this sentence first come from?"

Liu Sang said: "Of course it is the Tao Te Ching."

Xia Yingchen said: "Is there no earlier record?"

Liu Sang said: "Should it be?"

Xia Yingchen said: "But I saw this sentence in Li Yu's cave. Do you still remember the last night of the Seven Nights of Yunji, when Tushan cracked and the tenth Yu Ding flew out? I fell on this Yu in that day. In the cauldron, there are many illusions. I saw this passage in it. The whole sentence is: seize its lair, burn its darling. Swinging spears for thousands of miles, teaching the people to be cruel, and the saints are not benevolent. Treat the people as straw dogs. But when Tu Shanliu The nine-tailed fox among the demon gods returned Tian Tian's body, and once said, "Da Yu, Da Yu, what is the difference between you and those emperors and saints you despise who regard the people as dogs?" .”

Liu Sang was taken aback.If what the lady sees is just a phantom in her imagination, then the Nine-Tailed Fox is the Nine Demon God in the Great Desolation Period.Even it has this sentence... Could it be that there was a "sage" at that time?

Liu Sang asked, "What else did she say?"

Xia Yingchen said: "She also said, 'People's desires are endless, and they can kill each other for a little profit. The saints bind people's hearts with rituals and music, and are admired by all peoples, but how many people know that the saint's Yu Wang is also endless. Ordinary people swing their blades three feet and bleed five steps for Yu Wang. For Yu Wang, emperors have millions of soldiers. They cover and kill thousands of miles. For Yu Wang, saints create gods and destroy gods. Yuwang, the world is created and destroyed, and the common people are like ants.'”

Liu Sang was stunned: "Creating gods and destroying gods, turning into demons?" He pondered: "The nine-tailed fox is the demon of people... in the Great Wilderness Period. Since she said so, it is natural that there were 'sages' before the Great Wilderness." According to the customs of various families in the pre-Qin period, those who were recognized as saints were nothing more than Nuwa, Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Zhuanxu, Diku, etc., and sometimes Yao, Shun, Yu, Shangtang , King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou..."

Xia Yingchen said: "They are all emperors who rule the world."

Liu Sang said: "Isn't it an emperor, is he qualified to be a saint?" He also said: "However, the nine-tailed fox was originally one of the six demon gods of Tushan under the seat of Dayu. Before her, there were probably Nuwa, Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao and Shun. Then again, before the Spring and Autumn Period, there was the theory of "Three Sages", and these "Three Sages" were Nuwa, Fuxi, and Shennong. Take it down and put it on the Yellow Emperor."

Xia Yingchen said: "So, the earliest saints were actually Nuwa and Fuxi?"

Liu Sang pondered: "The human heart is endless, and the desire of a saint is also endless... What Jiuweihu said is a bit strange. The world belongs to saints. What desire do saints have, so that they want to 'create gods Extinguish gods, turn into demons'?"

The two looked at each other...

***

at the same time.

In the camp twenty li to the north of Youyi City, soldiers were patrolling, and there was the sound of horses crowing from time to time.

On the mountain in the distance, Xuanyu Plum Blossom and Yinyue Xuanxuan led a group of Xuanyu troops to hide there, Xiaoying also accompanied them.

The stars are dotted, and the moon is dim.

Xiao Ying raised the Sky Sakura Sword in his hand high, and an astonishing black vortex gathered on the sword.

Suddenly, she swung her sword, and the black vortex pierced the night like a shooting star, rushed towards the camp, hit the piles of grain and grass, and the grain warehouse caught fire immediately, the flames were blazing, but what came out was dense chill.

Xuanyu Meihua and Yinyue Xuanxuan were a little surprised. If such an astonishing sword energy hit them, they would definitely die.

Following Xiaoying's sword swing, behind her, more than 100 Xuanyu female soldiers also shot arrows in their hands. The arrows were destroyed by the curse, and they flew out of the camp in turn, and all of them exploded. They took the spells and combined them together to form a more powerful spell formation. All of a sudden, the fire billowed and engulfed all the food and grass. Those soldiers would run around, but they couldn't be rescued at all.

Among the mountains on the other side, a girl with blind eyes was sitting on the ground.

The cold winter has passed, and the new grass is extremely soft.

Listening to the crackling fire in the distance and the desperate cries of those soldiers, a happy smile appeared on the corner of the girl's mouth.

The grain and grass were attacked, and Jin Jian had no other choice but to retreat. Then, Dad could integrate Nanyuan smoothly.

Those who dare to fight against father, all of them should die...

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Fire, all fire!

The raging fire, the endless fire.

The fire that destroys everything.

Qingying Qiu Yuxiang woke up from her sleep, covered in cold sweat.

It seems to remember something, but always forget it.

Who am I?Why did I come here?

I always feel that there is something very, very important, and I always feel that there is something I must do.

But I can't remember anything.

Putting on a dress, she came to the window and looked at the night scene outside the window. <Ji's unique floral fragrance permeates the entire garden, refreshing.It makes people intoxicated.

Can't help but let out a sigh.

What's wrong with the beautiful scenery on a good day, whose family's business is pleasing to the eye?

It turns out that the flowers are blooming everywhere, like this.All paid to ruined wells...

……

***

Across Mount Yu, further north is Lingwu Mountain.

At a glance, Lingwu Mountain is full of old trees and withered vines, but there are misty clouds inside.The scenery is beautiful, and there are several pavilions inside, which appear and disappear at night.

A beautiful girl.Holding the sleeping pillow, sleeping in the pavilion, tossing and turning, dreaming a beautiful dream.

In a few days, it will be March [-]rd.

Will my brother-in-law come to see me?

Hugging the sleeping pillow, he rolled over and almost fell onto the couch.

at the same time.Outside the pavilion, there is a towering tree, but Mrs. Yue is standing on the branch, her colorful dress is swaying with the wind, and her cloud sleeves are fluttering slightly.

Blossoming colorful butterflies.It flew out of her sleeve and flew into the night sky, as if it was accompanied by stars, dotted with colorful colors.

……

***

On the Star Observation Tower, Liu Sang and Xia Yingchen were still watching the night scene.

Xia Yingchen said: "Aside from the Confucian and Taoist views on 'sage', or the 'sage' mentioned by the nine-tailed fox, I don't know how my husband understands the 'sage's realm' mentioned by Master Chuangu. of?"

Liu Sang sighed: "Why does my lady always ask me such profound questions tonight?"

Xia Yingchen said: "I just want to know my husband's opinion."

Liu Sangdao: "I think that when considering this issue, we must first consider the martial arts of this era. It is undeniable that the current major martial arts are all based on the Taoist Tianhuazi's "man follows the earth, earth follows the sky" foundation." In fact, of course we now know that the so-called "Tianhuazi" is actually Zhao Gao beside the first emperor, and the reason why the martial arts in the pre-Qin period was interrupted was because the first emperor spent a full 300 years burning books, burying Confucianism, destroying laws and destroying Taoism. The division of the so-called master and grand master is also a matter after the gradual development of martial arts based on the principle of 'people follow the earth, and the earth follows the sky'."

He also said: "In this case, we might as well understand it this way. The so-called 'grandmaster' means 'people follow the earth', and the so-called 'great master' means the earth follows the sky. Every great master can see through part of the mysteries of heaven and earth. , so as to use the power of heaven and earth for your own use, this is the ultimate of "human beings follow the earth, and the earth follows the sky". After thinking about this, the rest can be easily deduced. The "sage's realm" in the mouth of the ancient masters , and above the "great master", and "people follow the earth, the earth follows the sky", there are two sentences behind it, that is, "the sky follows the way, and the way follows nature". The so-called "sage's realm" probably refers to It is the level of 'Heavenly Law and Taoism', and 'Taoism' has always been the highest state respected by Taoism..."

Xia Yingchen said: "Since 'heaven follows Tao, Tao follows nature', shouldn't the highest state be 'nature'?"

"My lady, the four characters 'Tao follows nature' should be read separately, that is, 'Tao, law, nature, nature'," Liu Sang said, "What is 'natural'? 'Self' is the self, and 'ran' is the form. Human beings The law of the earth, the law of the earth, the law of the sky, and the law of the sky, but the Tao is only in accordance with its own form. But the "Tao" only abides by its own laws, lonely, du li does not change, circles without perishing, no matter how the world changes, it will not affect it in the slightest."

Xia Yingchen sighed lightly: "Like a 'saint'?"

Liu Sang said: "The sage I mentioned is based on the "Tao" as the criterion, and I think the sage should be like the "Tao", ruthless and unrighteous, and the Dao is forgetful. If the sky has love, the sky will also be old. The sage is selfless because of his ruthlessness. Because of its inhumanity, it is fair. I guess, the "sage's realm" mentioned by the ancient masters is about like the "Tao", which is not affected by the world. The most basic shape of the "Tao" is "all self-sufficient". , does not rely on external things, so it does not seek external things, and because it does not seek external things, everything in the world is just like ants in its eyes."

He laughed at himself again: "Of course, this kind of thing means that as long as it is a human being, it is impossible to do it."

"Looks like this," Xia Yingchen turned around, "Then what does the Yinyang family want to create as a 'holy'?"

"I really don't know about this," Liu Sang said with tears in his eyes, "Miss, I'm not a god, I can know everything."

Xia Yingchen said: "Don't you know how to 'pinch your fingers and count'?"

Liu Sang sweated a little.

Xia Yingchen's gaze seemed to have penetrated the boundless night and shone into the deep distance.The sun is gradually rising, and the stars and the moon are slowly dimming, as if they are symbolizing something. The sun rises and the stars die, which is an eternal truth in the world, just like when a saint comes out, all heroes die.

The city wall in the distance is still shining with swords, soldiers will come and go, and the sun will shine on the iron armor.

She sighed lightly: "I don't know when this war will end?"

Liu Sang also sighed: "After the great chaos, there will always be a wise master, just like the death of a saint, there will always be millions of corpses. The hero is unfortunate, born in troubled times, with swords and swords, and I don't know if he can survive tomorrow. Fortunately, the hero is born in troubled times. Singing high with the sword, show off your ambition." Looking at Xu Ri who was gradually coming out: "Recall, until now, I don't know whether it is right or wrong to join this war."

"Husband, don't worry," Xia Yingchen held his hand, "Whether it's right or wrong, I will always walk with you."

"Well," Liu Sang turned around and held her tightly, "it's the same for me."

The stars brighten, and the stars dim again; the moon rises, and the moon sets again.It was dawn, it was dark again, the enemy army came, and the enemy army retreated again.Just as flowers fade and bloom, flowers bloom and fade, life is short and time is impermanent, however, no matter how the world changes, they have decided to hold each other tightly ever since.

They thought... they could do it...

(End of this volume)

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