In order to rush back to Xianyang as soon as possible, Gu Xun didn't bother to plan the route and just followed the shortest path.
The price of doing this is that whether you can encounter the city when it gets dark depends purely on luck.
On the first day of the journey, their luck was obviously not particularly good. They failed to catch up with the city and had to sleep in the wild.
But for the three of them,
This situation is completely common, and there is nothing uncomfortable about it.
Gu Xun lit up a bonfire and killed a rabbit. He cleaned it and put it on the fire for roasting.
His cooking skills are not very good, and he can't win the heart of a beautiful woman with roast rabbit, but because of his excellent control of the heat and the sufficient variety of spices he carries with him,
The finished product tastes pretty good.
The three of them had a delicious meal with dry food and water.
After the meal, Gu Xun asked Duan Murong, who had not spoken much all day, "Rong'er, you seem to be a little... dissatisfied with me, can you tell me?"
The knot in a young man's heart can only be untied, not to mention that she is the sword master she chose.
Duan Murong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when Gu Xun pointed out this matter.
Nianduan roughly knew the reason, so he didn't intervene and just watched silently.
Seeing that the master had no intention of stopping her from answering, Duan Murong hesitated for a moment and then made up her mind to speak clearly.
"I heard others say that you killed Brother Jingke..."
Master Nianduan knew Jing Ke,
The relationship was quite good. After Jing Ke died, Duan Murong learned the general story of the matter from the Mohist disciples.
"Jing Ke...it's because of him!" Gu Xun fiddled with the firewood and asked,
"Do you know why I killed him?"
Duan Murong lowered her head,
Nodded,
"Because of the assassination of Qin..."
Gu Xun spread his hands and said, "I am the master of the Qin State, so I must stop him and assassinate the King of Qin."
"But isn't that a good thing?" Duan Murong heard this and raised her head very excitedly and retorted, "If the King of Qin dies, won't the Qin State stop its aggression everywhere?"
"If it hadn't been for the war, how could Master...how could he have become seriously ill and dying?"
This last sentence is the most fundamental reason for Duan Murong’s resentment.
Before Nian Duan became critically ill, Duan Murong was only disgusted with the war and had some incomprehension towards Gu Xun.
I don’t understand why this miracle doctor, who once had a heated discussion with his master about medical skills, got involved in these things and even killed Jing Ke.
But after Nian Duan became seriously ill, Duan Murong began to hate the war extremely, and also hated the Qin State that started the war, and also hated Gu Xun, who sabotaged the assassination of Qin.
If Gu Xun hadn't stabilized Nian Duan's condition, Gu Xun would have become one of the people Duan Murong hates the most.
After all, for her,
The most important thing in the world is her master.
Duan Murong, who is kind-hearted, can treat many things with kindness.
Including that she doesn’t understand,
People and things you don’t like, except things that involve thoughts.
Gu Xun was a little silent for a moment.
Although Duan Murong's logic in considering the problem is a bit overly emotional and simplistic, for a young person, this is actually normal.
You can't ask a teenage girl to consider the benefits of a settled world, to understand that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, to understand what necessary sacrifices are.
Gu Xun thought for a moment, and after considering his words, he slowly replied:
"First of all, even if King Qin is assassinated, the war will not stop."
"Even if I ignore the inevitable revenge of Qin, I will continue to push Qin to launch a war and destroy the six Shandong countries."
"Why?" Duan Murong couldn't understand Gu Xun's reply, "You are obviously a miracle doctor, a miracle doctor who can help the world by hanging the pot, why do you push thousands of people into the flames of war?"
"Well... because medical skills can't save the world." Gu Xun looked at the excited and angry Duan Murong and replied.
Although there were countless people in previous lives who took Brother Xun's words as a joke, Gu Xun was extremely serious at this time.
Studying medicine really can’t save the world.
Only war can do it!
Duan Murong stayed where she was, half understanding what Gu Xun said.
Seeing this, Gu Xun continued, "Rong'er, you may not understand the truth now, but you must first know that few things can be simply classified as good, evil, right or wrong. There is often a hidden meaning behind them.
Many people have their own considerations and choices."
"Whether it was your master who risked his life to save the patient, or Jing Ke who sacrificed his life to assassinate the King of Qin, or whether I mercilessly killed Jing Ke, an old friend of mine, we cannot and should not call them good or evil.
."
"Your master did not save people for good reputation, Jing Ke did not think that what he did was a righteous act, and I did not kill people for the sake of saving people."
"This is just our own choice."
Duan Murong recovered from her dull thoughts and couldn't help but retort, "You don't have to kill Brother Jingke."
Gu Xun shook his head and replied helplessly, "No, from the moment Jing Ke walked into Zhangtai Palace, he was destined to die in Xianyang. The only difference was in whose hands he died and how."
"If I don't stop him, the Qin State will invade the Yan State in a more violent way, and countless people will be buried with the death of King Qin."
"And if I stop him but don't kill him, the Qin court will only make his death worse."
"So I made my choice."
"..." Duan Murong stopped talking.
She felt that Gu Xun's words were not unreasonable, but it was an indisputable fact that the murderer was Gu Xun.
Jing Ke died, but the war did not stop, and the master also...
Duan Murong still can't get rid of her past thoughts. The psychological shadow caused by Nian Duan's critical illness can obviously not be eliminated with a few words, not to mention that Gu Xun is not a psychiatrist.
Seeing her confused look, Gu Xun's tone turned gentle and comforting, "Don't rush to come up with an answer, you still have a long life, take your time."
Duan Murong glanced at Gu Xun, then at Nian Duan, then turned around silently and ran to the carriage.
Nian Duan glanced at Duan Murong's back with some worry, but did not follow her.
It's better to let her think about some things by herself.
Seeing this, Gu Xun comforted Nian Duan and said, "Don't worry, she is no longer a child. It's time to learn to understand the world on her own."
Today's Duan Murong, although Gu Xun regards her as a child, is actually older than Zhang Liang, who formed Liusha with Han Fei in the past.
In the ancient world, children were not considered children anyway.
Nian Duan nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Gu Xun's view.
However, she asked what Gu Xun had said before:
"Do you think... the war should not stop?"
Gu Xun looked at the hesitant Nianduan and asked with a smile, "Are you also opposed to the war launched by Qin?"
Nianduan shook his head, "No, I just hate all wars."
