Chapter 4820 crossing the river by feeling the stones
The night in the Western Region is very beautiful and quiet.
Ye Xiaochuan and Shang Yongye sat on the wall in the north of Hanhai Ancient City, looking at the countless lights in the darkness in the north, drinking wine one sip after another.
That is where hundreds of thousands of disciples of the Holy Religion are stationed.
They were still confronting each other in the air last night.
Now both sides knew that it would be difficult to fight again, so they set up camp on the ground twenty miles apart.
Ye Xiaochuan drank another glass of wine, looked at the Holy Cult disciples stationed in the north, and said, "Brother Yongye, what are you thinking when you see the one hundred thousand monks in front of you?"
Shang Yongye also looked to the north, and after a long while he slowly uttered two words.
"that power."
Ye Xiaochuan didn't speak, just said softly.
Shang Yongye continued: "Power is a good thing, and it is what many people pursue throughout their lives.
Including what we are doing now, in the final analysis, it is to gain greater power."
Ye Xiaochuan still didn't speak.
However, Ye Cha in his mind and Ye Tianci deep in his heart seemed to agree very much with Shang Yongye's words.
The reason why the one hundred thousand disciples in the north are here is because Tuoba Yu has the power in his hands and can mobilize them at will.
The reason why Ye Xiaochuan occupied Poison Dragon Valley and those holy sects was to expand his territory.
But the core of expanding territory is to obtain higher power.
Ye Cha likes Shang Yongye more and more.
He said: "Boy, you are lucky. This Shang Yongye's wisdom is definitely not inferior to that of Longtian Mountain. The pattern in his mind is much greater than that of most people."
Ye Xiaochuan agrees with this point.
If Shang Yongye didn't have a big picture, he wouldn't have suggested that Ye Xiaochuan solve the issues in the southern part of the Western Region through a battle to determine the outcome.
Ye Xiaochuan said: "Brother Yongye, what do you mean by power? What is the standard for power?"
Shang Yongye was silent for a moment, then shook his head gently.
Of course he knew what power was, but he didn't know how to describe it.
Ye Xiaochuan is his young master and an extremely wise man.
Shang Yongye could talk nonsense in front of other friends, but in front of Ye Xiaochuan, he cherished his words like gold.
He would never say anything he was unsure about, lest Ye Xiaochuan think that he was a stupid person.
Seeing that Shang Yongye was silent, Ye Xiaochuan stood up and stood on the earth city wall.
He slowly raised his head and said: "Power is not a piece of paper, nor is it the pleasure of realizing the value of life.
The essence of power is to see the extent to which you can influence and control others, which is the spiritual life of the entire world.
You just said that power is a good thing. Yes, I agree with that.
The reason why my first half of life was miserable and the reason why my mother died tragically in Cangyun Mountain was because I had no power.
Therefore, I swear that my goal for the rest of my life must be to obtain greater power by any means necessary.
Power is like a piece of naan. The pinnacle of power is to own the whole piece of naan.
Now this piece of naan cake in the human world is divided into two pieces, which are in the hands of Tuoba Yu and Yu Jizi respectively. Among them, Yu Jizi holds a large piece in his hands, and Tuoba Yu holds a small piece.
The decision-making power of other forces lies with these two people.
Now I pulled out my sword and struck it on the small half piece of naan cake in Tuoba Yu's hand."
Shang Yongye is a smart person, he knows the meaning of Ye Xiaochuan's words.
He could no longer remain silent at this time.
Shang Yongye said slowly: "But the naan in Tuoba Yu's hand is just a small piece after all. Even if half of the naan is taken from his hand, the naan in your hand, young master, is just a piece of naan in the world."
Just one tenth of the bread.
Moreover, in addition to naan cakes, there are also the Goddess Sect, the Goddess Division, the Six Divisions of Heavenly Beings...
If you go at the current rate, it will take a long, long time for you to obtain the entire naan pancake, and it may even take hundreds of years.
However, the current situation in the world is unstable, and there is not so much time left for the young master."
Ye Xiaochuan looked at Shang Yongye with a surprised look and said, "Go on."
Shang Yongye said: "I have an idea in my mind recently, which is not yet mature, but it is somewhat consistent with the current topic.
Young Master, I think that although the strategy we decided before is correct, it is too time-consuming, and what we lack now is precisely time.
Young Master, you are still young, and your future is still long. Back then, Patriarch Ye Cha only unified the Holy Religion when he was more than three hundred years old. Young Master, your pace is much faster than that of Patriarch Ye Cha.
In the past peaceful times, the young master could have spent fifty years unifying the Holy Religion and another three hundred years to unify the human world.
But now millions of heavenly monks are watching the world. If we continue to follow the previous strategy, the best situation for Gui Xuanzong is to defeat Tuoba Yu, unify the holy religion, divide the world with Yujizi, and then unite good and evil to fight against heaven.
I know that this is not what the young master wants. What the young master wants is to hold this worldly cake in his hands.
I think it’s time to change our strategy.”
Ye Xiaochuan stared at Shang Yongye, his expression slightly changing.
To be honest, Ye Xiaochuan was quite surprised.
Because Shang Yongye and his ideas coincided with each other.
The reason why Ye Xiaochuan drew the dividing line thousands of miles south was because he was brewing a plan in his heart.
Tuoba Yu is now firmly seated as the acting leader of the holy religion. Ye Xiaochuan's refusal to accept the order from the leader will have very limited impact on Tuoba Yu's status as acting leader.
Even if Gui Xuanzong gains a foothold in the southern part of the Western Region, it will be difficult to compete with Tuoba Yu within three or two years.
So Ye Xiaochuan was wondering if he could take another path.
But no one has ever walked this road before, and there is no experience to draw from. It is completely a matter of feeling the stones to cross the river.
Crossing the river by feeling the stones is a very scary thing. You don't know whether the river is deep or shallow under your feet, whether there are undercurrents, or whether there are man-eating water monsters in the water.
Ye Xiaochuan has been very disgusted with tactics since he was a child. Recently, Ye Cha has been teaching him some tactics and ways of dealing with the world from time to time. But it is only at the entry level.
Compared with the scheming Yu Jizi, Guan Shaoqin, Gu Jianchi... he is inferior to his nose.
Although Ye Xiaochuan had some unconventional ideas about the future, it was difficult to connect these ideas into a straight line, let alone formulate a complete plan.
What Shang Yongye said tonight shocked and surprised Ye Xiaochuan.
He didn't expect that Shang Yongye also had this idea.
Just when Ye Xiaochuan wanted to discuss this issue in depth with Shang Yongye, the magic sound mirror in his arms reacted.
Ye Xiaochuan stretched out his hand and took out the magic sound mirror. With a burst of strength, the white mist in the mirror dispersed, and Long Tianshan's figure appeared in the mirror.
Ye Xiaochuan had never seen Long Tianshan, who had always been wise and steady, with such an eager expression. His heart sank, knowing that something big must have happened.
