Fighter of the Destiny

Chen Changsheng said: "I never thought of putting Nanxi Zhai in danger."

"Your Majesty, I know you. If it were three years ago, I believe you would never do this, but as I said before, time can change many things."

Huairen said with emotion: "You will be different three years later. If so many people had not died that night in Xueling, if the King of Linghai had not gone to Songshan Military Mansion, if you had not gone to Wenshui City, if If you are not standing by my side at this time, I might believe your words, but not now."

“The whole continent knows what you want to do.”

"From Songshan Military Mansion to Wenshui City, you just wanted to win over Dao Zun and the imperial court's support outside Kyoto. You even succeeded in changing the attitude of the Tang family, so how could you let Saintess' Peak go? Woolen cloth?"

"Have you ever thought about why Dao Zun didn't stop you even though everyone knew what you wanted to do? Because he didn't need to care, because when you tried to cut off his arms, his eyes were already counting It already landed here years ago, on the Saintess' Peak, which was supposed to be your strongest foreign aid."

Chen Changsheng listened quietly and said nothing.

"The student rebellion will take a hundred years. Even if you persist to the end, the human world will be divided and the demons will take advantage of the chaos to move south. At that time, how will you face the displaced and miserable believers, how will you face the bones beside the road, how will you face To the successive popes of the state religion? Give up. I talked with Tao Zun in Kyoto, and he promised me that as long as you are willing to give up your position as pope, you can practice as you like in Nanxi Zhai or Lishan, and I will keep you safe."

Huairen looked at him with the pitying eyes of a senior looking at a junior, wanting to hear the answer he expected.

Chen Changsheng said calmly: "I cannot agree to this request."

Huairen looked a little disappointed and said, "Why do you have to go against your teacher?"

From the moment he walked down from the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven with Holy Queen Tianhai on his back three years ago, this was the question that many people wanted to know.

The King of Linghai, Taoist Siyuan, the Congzhou Military Mansion and even the Lishan Sword Sect all had reasons to be wary or even hostile to the imperial court and Shang Xingzhou, but he did not.

Whether viewed from a historical perspective or from the perspective of ordinary people or officials, Shang Xingzhou does not have much to criticize.

Before and after the Tianshu Mausoleum Incident, the methods he used were very powerful, but anyone who wants to achieve great things would do this.

He did use Zhou Tong, but when Zhou Tong died, he issued an imperial edict listing more than ten crimes against Zhou Tong.

If there was bound to be a war between their master and disciple, Chen Changsheng could not say that he was on the side of justice.

Back then, he told Uncle Pope that the teacher would not let him live, so he had to oppose him.

Now as time goes by, many things have changed, but he knows that this thing has not changed.

The battle on Snow Ridge that night and the ruins of the lake garden were the clearest evidence.

If this is the only reason, then he is not qualified and should not drag the entire state religion, including Songshan Military Mansion, Congzhou Military Mansion, Tang Family, Lishan Sword Sect, Saintess Peak and even the entire continent into this inevitably tragic war. , just like Huairen said, even if he is the Pope, he is the most powerful person in the mainland.

Chen Changsheng certainly didn't want to see such a scene.

But he knew that if he didn't want that scene to happen, he had to be prepared for it to happen.

Concession and compromise cannot achieve true peace, that is surrender. The truth that has been reached after so many years of war between humans and demons seems to have been forgotten by many people now.

He is now the Pope, so he has to assume corresponding responsibilities for the state religion and even the entire human world.

"If this is what everyone thinks of me, then everyone is wrong."

In the distant wilderness, the lines drawn by Tongjiang became darker and darker. Chen Changsheng looked there and said calmly: "I am not doing these things to gain supreme power, nor am I thinking about it for my own safety. Kill him, even though he wanted me to die so many times, I still never thought about killing him. Not because he is my master, but because I know, like you said, if I want to kill him, Then the entire continent will fall into chaos. The reason why I do these things is just to ensure that the state religion has the ability to compete with the imperial court."

Huairen said: "In that case, why do you still need the state religion to compete with the imperial court?"

Chen Changsheng said: "Uncle Master once told me that kind people should be more vigilant... vigilance requires corresponding abilities, otherwise it will become a joke."

Huairen understood what he meant and sighed.

"The Holy Maiden's Peak is far away in Tiannan, but the Li Palace is in Kyoto, very close to the palace. We must shoulder this responsibility, just like when the Holy Queen Tianhai was in power. Without our uncle, no one knows how much the tyranny will overthrow. Many innocent lives were lost on the roof of the house."

Chen Changsheng said: "The current imperial court needs a force that can check and balance it. The current master needs someone who can threaten him. Otherwise, the imperial court will cause chaos, and the master will become a monster. The master chose me to be the master." The Pope, because he knows that only I can lead the people of the state religion to play this role well."

Huairen said: "But what you are doing now is more than vigilant, it is more like preparing to launch a war."

"Songshan Military Mansion and the Tang family are still just vigilant, or in other words, warning."

Chen Changsheng said: "If the imperial court and Master have made mistakes, if they cannot correct them themselves, the National Church and I will correct them for them."

Huairen said: "What you call correction is killing people to seize power?"

Chen Changsheng said: "The killings are because people like Ning Shiwei, Zhu Ye, and Tianhai Zhanyi deserve to die. The second master of the Tang family colludes with the demons and deserves to die. The reason for seizing power is because the state religion needs these powers. More importantly, , the imperial court and Master have proven that the people they selected are not qualified to hold these powers."

Huairen looked into his eyes and asked, "What if the court continues to make mistakes? What if Tao Zun insists on these methods?"

Chen Changsheng was silent for a short period of time and said, "Then I have to find a way to overthrow his court."

Huairen sighed softly and said, "I finally returned to this cruel old road."

Chen Changsheng said: "Different paths may lead to the same destination, but the reasons for embarking on the journey are different."

Huairen said: "If the ending is still the same in the end, does the cause matter?"

"There's a big difference between killing someone in self-defense and committing murder and robbery, and that's important. I had to believe that I was right."

Chen Changsheng said something that he had not said for three years: "Because I cultivate to follow my heart."

The sun has set behind the mountains, and the stars have not yet fully revealed their true colors. The mountains in the south have ushered in their darkest moment.

The flowers and trees on the cliffside swayed gently in the wind, seeming a little surprised why the place became so quiet.

I don't know how much time passed, but Huairen said softly: "This is the Tao you have cultivated. Do you have to drag Saintess Peak, which has been quiet for many years, into your war?"

Chen Changsheng said: "I think this should be decided by Yourong and the disciples of Nanxi Zhai."

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(This chapter is very important. I wish you all a happy holiday and grow up slowly. I went out drinking at night, and this is the chapter for today.)