"With all due respect, this matter is a bit too big..."
Xu Xiaoshou thought about it for a while and still felt that it was a bit irrational to interfere in the slaughter of the saint.
He sincerely advised: "Perhaps the best choice for seniors is not to directly intervene and target one of the parties, but to let them fight on their own and watch the fire from the other side."
"You are the only one who is smart, right?" The water ghost shook his head and laughed for a while, and said, "But the Half-Saint is already trying to drag me into the water. Do you think there is any way for me to watch the fire from the other side without getting burned?"
"That's true..." Xu Xiaoshou rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.
When was the time when I was involved in a whirlpool that I couldn't help myself?
I have experienced this feeling deeply.
"Xu Xiaoshou...
"Actually, your temper is quite to my liking."
The water ghost suddenly jumped away from the topic, looked at the young man in front of him up and down, twirled his fingers and said: "If I calculated correctly, the time Wu Xiu taught you should not be long, and then he left soon?"
Gone... Xu Xiaoshou was speechless for a while, but he nodded: "That's right, what do you mean, senior?"
The water ghost shook the sea-controlling halberd in his hand, a flash of memory flashed in his eyes, and said:
"Although Wu Xiu and I were in the same Saint Slave, we actually didn't have much interaction. He left long ago and I was basically not part of the organization.
"The only relationship between us was the early games of chess."
"With his character, if he were still by your side, you would be more at home. Of course, you would be more courageous and not be as hesitant as you are now..."
The water ghost said, glanced at Xu Xiaoshou, and said meaningfully: "He will teach you how to gain greater benefits for yourself between life and death, because this is his strength."
What's the meaning?
Xu Xiaoshou didn't understand this sentence.
The water ghost smiled and said: "If it were him, he wouldn't advise me on how to curl up in the semi-saint situation.
"Because he knows that the so-called 'self-protection', in the eyes of the semi-holy, is nothing more than 'waiting' to delay death.
"On the contrary, he would say..."
The water ghost paused for a moment, and then said: "The Half-Saint is looking for you, but the target is not you, so you can make connections among them, fan the flames, and wait for opportunities to make profits.
"'Watching the fire from the other side' is never the best way for spiritual alchemists like us to strive for the greatest benefits for ourselves, but 'when the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman will gain' is.
"So, not only can you not retreat, you have to face the difficulties and use the hands of both parties to kill each other. In the end, you, the only one who survives, will be the winner of all the benefits."
Xu Xiaoshou was stunned when he heard this.
this……
Isn't this the way of thinking of "Lao Liu"?
I understand the logic, but how can you guarantee that you will be the one who survives in the end?
"Senior's lesson is correct, but I have a little question..." Xu Xiaoshou could see that the water ghost wanted to teach him some ways of survival from the side, but he didn't agree with it that much.
"I know your question." The water ghost interrupted with a smile and said:
“What you are thinking is nothing more than ‘how to ensure that you will be the last one to survive’?
"Or 'If one of the two parties survives and learns of your actions here, all the conflicts will be transferred to you, how will you protect yourself in the future'...
"Or maybe it's, 'Why do I have to get involved when I can obviously choose to retreat?'"
Xu Xiaoshou nodded, confirming that this was indeed what he had just thought, and it was even more comprehensive.
The water ghost explained patiently, as if teaching a junior whom he admired very much:
“You have forgotten the ‘battle of great avenues’, you have forgotten ‘one general’s success will lead to the death of thousands of bones’, and you have even forgotten ‘even if you don’t move now, they will move you one day in the future’…
"Because there is a direct conflict between you and them.
After a pause, he sighed:
“On the road to spiritual refining, if you don’t advance, you will retreat.
"Perhaps it would be a wise choice for you to retreat and protect yourself when you encounter danger in the early stages of your cultivation.
"But on the throne, or in other words, you are now a grandmaster, but you are directly involved in the 'Great Dao Battle' and other things that belong to the throne level.
"The idea of 'retreating when trouble comes', or 'just seeking self-protection when trouble comes, not maximizing interests' is always the worst policy."
The water ghost's voice suddenly became faint, like a bell ringing in Xu Xiaoshou's heart:
"You are already considered very radical now, but this is only for your peers.
"Your opponent will never be your peer! Wu Xiu chose you, and Ba Zunzhen chose you, so it is destined that you have to be very advanced to be considered barely qualified.
"And since you have participated in various chess games between the Holy Emperor and the Half-Saint, your ambition at the moment is not enough, far from enough!"
The water ghost stretched out his finger and pointed it in the deep sea.
The deep sea turned into a chessboard, with more chess pieces on top, constantly moving, shattering, and reborn.
Pointing to the chessboard, the water ghost looked directly at Xu Xiaoshou, looked at his thoughtful expression, and continued:
"In such a big game of chess, which chess piece is useful, which chess piece is disposable, which chess piece may not seem important now, but you must keep it, because it will play the role of God's hand in the future...
"This is all within the consideration of the chess player.
"Don't worry that they are not smart enough and will kill you, because you are just a chess piece and have no right to think about things outside the chessboard.
"Any chess player who is not qualified enough will be eliminated early; as long as you are of some use, you will be seen by other smarter chess players, and finally be saved and used by them."
The water ghost cleared his throat and continued without giving him time to breathe:
"What is the reason why a chess piece is outstanding and can be reused? Is it because it is strong enough and has great enough use value?
"Yes! But it's not enough.
“It has to grow so that it won’t be abandoned midway;
"It has to have its own ideas and show enough ambition before it can be moved from the position of soldier to general;
"It must also emit light on its own at a certain point in time, in a certain corner, so that the confused chess player who is at the end of his rope can clearly see... This is the opportunity of 'God's Hand'!"
"At this time, your opportunity will come.
"Can I escape from this game of chess, be collected by the chess master, and use it for the next game of chess, and even start over and over again, using chickens to lay eggs to grow, and finally escape the control of the chess master and become a chess player...
“It all depends on whether you want it or not, and whether you can take advantage of it.
"In other words, whether the ambition is big enough and whether the ability is strong enough... to be able to forcefully influence the behavior of the chess player in the chess game!"
There was a pop sound.
As soon as the water ghost finished speaking, he tapped his fingers and shattered the underwater chessboard, leaving Xu Xiaoshou alone, lost in thought.
"What you said makes sense..."
"But you don't agree, right?" The water ghost snatched Xu Xiaoshou's words and added, "In other words, this is a little different from what your master taught you before, right?"
Xu Xiaoshou raised his eyes and stared at the water ghost's face seriously for a long time.
It wasn't until he saw that this guy was really acting as a guide as a senior, and not just a child's play, that he became serious and replied: "He said that as a chess piece, you must have the consciousness of being a chess piece, and do your job well.
It's enough to do what you're responsible for."
Surprisingly, the water ghost did not refute, but followed the trend: "So if you can read this sentence and live until now, it is reasonable."
"Isn't it reasonable?" Xu Xiaoshou felt that this sentence could be slightly modified, but it could already be used as a life-saving charm and was very useful.
As for other things besides this sentence, well, just leave it to the chess masters to solve.
"Wuxiu is right, and his words are also right, but people meet because of fate, and words are spoken at the right time. You have to see whether these words can match the time now, don't you?"
Smile.
"What do you say?" Xu Xiaoshou took a handful of water and listened attentively.
"If I were Wuxiu, I would tell you the same thing when you were an acquired, innate, grandmaster...here I mean an ordinary grandmaster, and when you were unable to participate in the 'great battle'.
"Because you were too weak at that time. It was not easy for you to survive even though you were a member of the Saint Slave who was a mortal member.
"But now, the time is different."
The water ghost shook his head and chuckled:
"You have become a grand master, and can still control the situation of the throne battle and the battle of the avenues, so you have to have ambitions that you should not have had before.
"If you still stick to the past and don't seek change amid stability, then there will definitely be a catastrophe in the future that will either make you die in despair or make you reborn in despair...
"But at that time, after rebirth, you will lose even more!"
The water ghost stopped talking and his voice became much darker.
"To give some examples, your master is like this, the Eight Masters are like this, I am like this...
"Among the hostile forces, Gou Wuyue is still like this, and he is even worse. Whether he will live or die in the future is still unknown."
Xu Xiaoshou was so smart, he understood a lot at once.
Ambition...
It is indeed the driving force for one's growth.
The words of the water ghost are nothing more than a variant of "Be prepared for danger in times of peace".
It would certainly be irrational to listen to these words in peaceful times.
But in this era of soul refining where people eat people, animals devour animals, and either you die or I live, it fits perfectly.
Xu Xiaoshou couldn't understand most of the examples given by the water ghost.
After all, he still doesn't know what happened to the water ghost himself in the past, and Bazun is familiar with the truth behind the "fall".
But Sang Lao was arrested and Gou Wuyue was imprisoned. This fits the theme very well.
What's more, Xu Xiaoshou thought of more.
Isn't the change in Lei Xi'er just due to the impact of reality after leaving the spiritual palace where there was only innocence and romance?
Isn't it true that the difficulty of vigil is just that after growing up to a certain stage, he still has no clear understanding, and finally his personality is completely changed by a catastrophe that belongs to him?
Staying safe, or...ambition?
The front and back of the road require corresponding mentality, which is indeed different!
"I seem to understand what senior said..."
Xu Xiaoshou was sincerely grateful.
If it weren't for the water ghost's words, if he had to continue using Sang Lao's creed, he might have encountered something difficult to solve in the future.
But at this moment, the words of the water ghost changed his mentality, and also nipped in the cradle the future disaster that might be like a vigil.
"I just taught you what Wu Xiu has not taught you before. After all, you are also my... descendant." The water ghost stared at Xu Xiaoshou with soft eyes, like an old father.
As he watched, his eyes became trance-like, and the person in front of him seemed to have become another person.
"Calculate your age..."
He hummed, and the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up, not playfully, but very warmly.
But something suddenly occurred to him, and the water ghost suddenly woke up and did not continue.
"What?" Xu Xiaoshou raised his eyes and didn't hear what Qing Shui Gui said behind him.
"Nothing." The water ghost returned to his normal smile.
"..."
This is what you see!
Don't you think of me as your deceased son or daughter?
Xu Xiaoshou squinted his eyes and thought silently in his mind. Finally, after thinking about it, he bowed sincerely: "More."
"You're welcome." The corners of the water ghost's lips curled up again, and he joked, "I just wanted to trick you into doing me a small favor. If you want to be so grateful to me, I will feel bad about it."
Xu Xiaoshou: "..."
You are so candid!
I have never seen such a frank person in my life!
"Tell me what I need to do! But let's agree first, even if I am involved, at least you must ensure that I will not die."
Xu Xiaoshou shrugged and said helplessly: "It is undeniable that what you just said is too confusing, but my life is important and I cannot die. This is the lowest bottom line."
The water ghost was too frank, and his frankness was chilling. He said clearly: "I can't guarantee whether I will die or not. Even I am not completely sure whether I can succeed in the semi-saint situation. But if a person has no ambition, what's the point of being a salted fish?
The difference? If you don’t fight now, a lot of people will want to take away your way!"
Xu Xiaoshou rolled his eyes, but he knew this was the truth.
His current way has not yet been fully formed, but it is offending even the Holy Temple, let alone the future?
"So?" Xu Xiaoshou raised his eyebrows.
"Haha..." Seeing that the young man was finally moved and willing to help, the water ghost smiled in relief, "The Jiang family's half-sage wants the King of Hell, so I will find the King of Hell for him. If he wants the Tong from the Lei family, I will find him the Tong from the Lei family. You
It’s very simple to do…”
"You won't let me pretend to be Huang Quan, right?" Xu Xiaoshou frowned and interrupted.
"Smart!" Water Ghost snapped his fingers and said in an appreciative tone, "I just like chatting with smart people."
You are so smart, you big-headed devil, if you become a direct target like this, I will die... Xu Xiaoshou cursed in his heart, and suddenly his eyes rolled, and he thought of something.
"Don't say that I have all these things. You asked me to help you, and you also know how much I weigh. You must have thought about my escape route before you said this."
Xu Xiaoshou was very clear, and smiled with a crooked mouth, "Since you are so honest, I will not beat around the bush. How can I survive in this matter? What can I get afterward or beforehand? Guarantee me
Xiao Ming, help me grow?"
Since we want to talk about ambition.
Xu Xiaoshou's biggest ambition now is to become the throne.
He doesn't need anything else. As long as the realm can be crossed smoothly and smoothly, his combat power will soar directly. With the help of the holy statue, I am afraid that even the semi-saints can walk sideways as long as they don't encounter the level of the Eight Masters.
The water ghost clicked his tongue in surprise and sighed: "You are a bit too clever. You can even figure out what I am plotting against you. After you figure it out, you can still negotiate terms so calmly... You can't be too clever!"
"Pull the flag, pull the tiger's skin, catch the snake on the stick, and the fisherman will benefit... aren't these all what you just taught?" Xu Xiaoshou laughed happily.
The water ghost was stunned.
How could those words just now be summarized into such evil ways?
But he didn't care, and shook his head with a smile: "Very good, that's very good. I can't guarantee your life or death, but if you, a little grandmaster, are to intervene in the holy situation, how can you not give me any means of self-defense?"
Want to give something?
Xu Xiaoshou's eyes lit up.
The water ghost, a person who even the Eight Masters love birds over birds, and even the semi-saints dare to talk about blasphemy and slaughter, will the things he wants to give be low-grade?