Chapter 59: Reserve the way back and conquer the master and apprentice
Li Ruocheng said: "We were kicked out of the situation and fled in disgrace. We had no choice but to change our plans! Moreover, we now have to face a big problem."
The wizened old man asked: "What's the problem?"
Li Ruocheng said: "Li Xiu always wants to do something for the common people. In addition to finding that there are many things in the common people that are worthy of his study and beneficial to our practice, there is another reason. He is not a
People who like to kill.”
"I've seen this a long time ago! Especially towards the human race, he has always been lenient, but not vice versa. When dealing with foreign races, his methods are much more decisive!" said the wizened old man.
Li Ruocheng said: "I want to take away these troops and people, which is also in line with Li Xiu's way. So the question is, have you discovered that if we want to win a battle, it actually has nothing to do with them, at least for now.
We don't need any help from them at all. It's okay if they don't do us any harm. Just like now, Mr. Hu Da was originally asked to gather men and horses to attack the city, but now Guyang Pass has been defeated by itself, and instead we are asked to settle it.
Where they go, this is true for the army, let alone the civilians. Haven't you discovered this?"
The wizened old man said: "I just happened to discover this."
Li Ruocheng couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the withered old man like this.
The wizened old man said seriously: "Of course I understand what you mean. In fact, Li Xiu has always wanted to find a method in the human world, so he wanted to give something back to the public, but he ignored that the people in the world need a god to lead them forward.
People in many places even support evil gods. It can be seen that as long as they can achieve some of their goals, it is not difficult to make them do bad things! Look at the hundreds of thousands of troops, even the Tianshui Army. For us, if we want to be in one
There are many ways to kill them all at night. In other words, if we want to kill them, the possibility of failure is almost zero, unless they have monks to stop us!"
Li Ruocheng frowned and said, "What do you want to express? Are you sure you understand what I just said?"
The wizened old man said: "I understand very well what you are saying, and I also understand very well what I am saying. I feel that what the ancestor of the Ma family said actually makes sense. We have already stood at a higher level, and are no longer
Ordinary human beings. Although we don’t necessarily need to be aloof and feared by everyone to oppress others, if we want to have our own territory, and even want to take over a territory like Guyangguan, we must have someone as a leader. But currently
No one in our team has this ability, not even Li Xiu can reach that height, or prestige! Frankly speaking, your ideas are still too conservative. Since you don’t agree with some of Li Xiu’s practices, why should you cater to him?
?The idea behind putting those hundreds of thousands of people in the Milky Way Diagram is not to let them contribute, but to raise them up first, raise them up and fatten them up, and in return, let them work hard when they are successful, right?
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Li Ruocheng said: "Not bad!"
"The time has not come yet! And there are hundreds of thousands of mouths!" The wizened old man curled his lips and said directly: "I don't agree with your approach, let alone the daily use of such a group of ragtag people to eat, drink, have sex and cultivate resources.
The problem, what I just want to say is that we still have fundamental problems that have not been solved. You have seen these monks in Taiqing Palace, and they may not obey us from the bottom of their hearts. The group of people who wanted to learn martial arts that Mr. Hu Da brought before
The little kids don’t have a backbone. Even if they do, it’s not us, but him, Hu Da. To be honest, we don’t even have the ability to run a small team well. Now you make a decision and bring in dozens of people.
Ten thousand people think that they will practice Li Xiu's method honestly. Isn't it too hasty and naive? And I never understand why Li Xiu has to get involved if he wants to make a name for himself.
Ordinary people? Is it possible that he still wants ordinary people to become immortals? I know that he has great abilities and has done many extraordinary things, but I don’t think he can do this. Let’s face reality.
So good!”
Li Ruocheng was silent for a moment and then said: "The fact that you can say these words shows that you are worthy of being Li Xiu's friend! At least I dare say that! Wherever there are people, there will be conflicts, and friends and brothers are no exception. But Brother Dao, you have to
Understand, I am no different to Li Xiu than you are to Li Xiu. You should know that I have already understood what you said. But the problem is that giving up these armies is equivalent to giving up Mr. Hu Da. Giving up Mr. Hu Da.
It's equivalent to giving up everything in Guyangguan. At this time, what we should consider is not to pull up the mountain, but to do our best. If it really doesn't work, that's another matter. It's hard for me to imagine that if we just do this
What would Li Xiu think if he gave up his population and army?"
"Uh!" The wizened old man was stunned for a moment.
Li Ruocheng said: "I won't say any more. Zhu Menghai should have dealt with his army. It's time for us to collect the people!" After saying that, he turned around and walked in the direction of the rebels.
The wizened old man wanted to follow, but hesitated. He found that Li Ruocheng actually had no intention of taking away these elder disciples of Taiqing Palace. Just now in Guyang Pass, when this group of monks attacked the city lord's palace, they were very surprised.
So you don’t want it anymore? But then the wizened old man understood what Li Ruocheng was thinking.
Wasn't this the reason why Li Ruocheng was suspicious of what he just said?
In this case, let's just see how many of these people are sincere!
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and the withered old man was ready to leave.
But he had just taken a few steps when someone behind him shouted: "Fellow Taoist, please stay!"
Many people hurriedly shouted in a rather painful voice: "Brother Tiger, please go slowly, I have something to say!"
The wizened old man turned around and looked at the elders and disciples of Taiqing Palace who were paralyzed on the ground. He felt quite touched in his heart, but he said lightly: "I have been with you for several years and I have benefited a lot, but there is no one in the world who is not helpless.
Let’s break up the banquet. After all, we are all on the same path but in different ways. You have been away for too long, it’s time to return to Taiqing Palace!”
"This..." Someone immediately hesitated.
An old man said: "Brother Hu is profound in Taoism, upright and upright, and hates evil. I have been practicing for half my life in vain, and I regret meeting each other late. The contributions I have made for the sect and the injuries I have suffered are enough to repay the kindness of Master. I want to
He is under Jiuquan, and he will not blame me for my choice today. What's more, if Brother Tiger's little brother hadn't shown mercy three years ago, we would all have died. Now we have turned to other methods and benefited for life. If Brother Tiger hadn't given up,
, voluntarily worship under your sect and listen to your teachings religiously. If there is any use for me, I will definitely point my sword at you and kill the enemy five steps away!" After saying this, he struggled to stand up, then knelt down on his knees and bowed.
Make a bow.
This is a sensible person, the wizened old man said to himself. They did not avoid this group of people in their conversation just now, which shows that some people heard it and took it to heart.
"Xiang Baiquan, if you dare to betray the master, you will die badly!" an old man scolded.
"Whoever dares to stop me, don't blame me for not cherishing my old feelings and risking my life!" Xiang Baiquan said coldly.
Many disciples of Taiqing Palace were angry, but of course, most of them remained silent. Only a short young man behind Xiang Baiquan struggled on the ground for a long time, trying to get up. He was also an early stage Jindan
A strong man who looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, which showed that he was very talented. He finally stood up reluctantly, shook his heavy head, and asked weakly: "Master... are you... are you serious?
Is it?"
Xiang Baiquan said: "In my life as a teacher, there are rare moments when I am so serious. Why, have you figured it out?"
The young man forced a smile and said: "I have indeed figured it out. It is indeed interesting to eat at the same table and have classes at the same class, at least it is not boring! What's more, if the headmaster blames me, you, the master, will support me. I at least have to escape more.
It’s not the right time? What am I afraid of?”
"Very good! Just do it if you want to. Practice and practice are more important than words. If you don't know how to adapt, when will you be able to achieve the true meaning?" Xiang Baiquan was very relieved. He seemed to have been used to the disrespectful words of his disciples. No.
As expected.
"Practice? Master, you keep talking about this kind of thing again. How can I understand? You also know that I am just a fool. My practice so far has been completely wrong!" The young man shook his head like a rattle.
The wizened old man interjected: "Brother Taoist, there is no need for customary etiquette. You can abandon the sectarian views and stay here for a while. Let's practice Taoism and discuss together, just like my generation's practice of seclusion for further study is the same principle. One month in the cave,
Three years outside the cave is a common thing. You are just here to practice, there is no need to see outside! What's more, since we have abandoned the sectarian view, all Taoist people in the world are one family. We accept those with good intentions, and expel them with bad intentions. What's worse?
If we just kill him directly, how can we talk about betraying the sect? That’s too strong a statement!”
There was gratitude in the depths of Xiang Baiquan's eyes, but he did not show it. He was happy and cheerful. Instead of being verbose, he stood up and looked cheerful and said: "Then thank you for staying. This is my disciple, named Xiaozhi."
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The wizened old man smiled and said: "Brother Xiaozhi is no stranger to me. Brother Taoist practices law all day long, but I don't know that this brother Xiaozhi has become a minor celebrity. In the past three years, who else doesn't know his name?"
"Uh-huh, Master, didn't you just say that the most important thing in practicing spiritual practice is a word? This disciple agrees! He has been practicing it and doing such things!" Xiaozhi, the young man, was afraid that Xiang Baiquan would blame him, so he quickly explained.
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Xiang Baiquan said angrily: "You brat, didn't you just say you don't know how to practice? How can you use this to teach the Dharma now?"
The wizened old man ignored the bickering between the two and took the lead, quickly rushing down the mountain. Master Xiang Baiquan and his disciples also supported each other to keep up. Some of the remaining elders and disciples of Taiqing Palace had vicious faces and thought they were betrayed.
Among the teachers, some had their eyes flickering, while others were bowing their heads in silence.
"Take the elixir, recover from the injury, and quickly return to the sect to report. I don't know where this person came from, but there is such a powerful void treasure. Even the treasure of my Taiqing Palace's sect is greatly affected."
It’s not as good, and we have not gained anything this time. You all have gained something from your practice. Return to the sect and write down all your experiences in memory and give them to me, and I will hand them over to the sect!
Only in this way can we atone for our sins, otherwise the headmaster of Chang'an will not give everyone good things to eat, remember?" The old man who scolded him before explained it, and everyone had to respond, but there were mixed feelings in their hearts.
Let’s not express it for now!
Li Ruocheng looked at this scene and became thoughtful.