Li Xiuyuan knew that he could not control the world by himself, but although he knew it in his heart, he could not just sit back and do nothing if he encountered it.
Perhaps this is what is called kindness in the heart.
Sometimes kindness trumps reason, and you will naturally do things that ordinary people seem to be unable to understand.
For many people, everything they do is driven by interests. They will never do anything that is not profitable, and they will never touch anything that is harmful to their own interests.
Over time, people who only have interests in their eyes think that this is the only right thing in the world. They think that good people who do good deeds and accumulate virtue are fools. Only fools will help others and even harm their own interests, while they are smart people because everything they do is harmful to their own interests.
It's for myself, it's all for myself
Benefit.
But if the world wants to be stable and prosperous, what it needs most is not smart people, but groups of fools.
They may work hard all their lives and not be able to enjoy happiness, but future generations will have a happy life because of their efforts.
The predecessors planted trees so that future generations can enjoy the shade. But if the predecessors did not plant trees, how would the future generations enjoy the shade?
So sometimes Li Xiuyuan feels that he is a fool.
In fact, he can live a wealthy life with fine clothes, fine food, wives and concubines, and even become a righteous god in heaven after his death.
But he is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart. It's just that he was smart and chose a path that only a fool would take.
Three days later.
Li Xiuyuan rode a horse and came to a river.
The picture of dragon and horse was painted by Zhang Sengyao. He could not sink when he walked on water. He rode north along the river and caught up with two passenger ships.
As soon as he appeared near the passenger ship, the river water near the two ships was rolling, surging, whirlpooling, and undercurrents, as if there was some huge monster dormant under the water. At this moment, he was suddenly awakened by his arrival.
"Wow!"
The river surged, and a huge black rock covered with aquatic plants and river mud floated up.
Li Xiuyuan raised his eyes and saw that instead of a huge rock, there was a giant turtle floating up from the water.
In addition to the giant turtle, there was another huge splash of water rolling up nearby. A giant crocodile swam along like a dead tree. It raised its head slightly and opened its eyes. There was a hint of vigilance in the crocodile's eyes.
"The Eight Great Kings, King of the Yangtze River, how have you been since we haven't seen each other for a few months?" Li Xiuyuan greeted the two old acquaintances with a smile on his face.
"Meet the saint."
"I've met Mr. Li."
The Eight Kings and the Yangtze River King looked shocked when they saw Li Xiuyuan, and then they immediately transformed into an old man and a handsome young man. They stood on the river and bowed respectfully to Li Xiuyuan.
"No need to be polite." Li Xiuyuan said, "It's been a hard work for you two for escorting me for more than two months."
The Eighth King looked ashamed and said: "Although I tried my best, I still failed to live up to the sage's instructions. A month ago, the ship went north along the river. It encountered a storm on the way. I was unable to protect it and was overturned by a huge wave.
The two ships, Laoer and the King of Yangtze River tried their best to protect them.
Just two ships."
"Is it?"
Li Xiuyuan's expression changed and he looked at the passenger ship in front of him.
Indeed, there were four ships when we set out, but now there are only two left.
"What kind of spirit is causing trouble on the river?" Li Xiuyuan asked in a deep voice.
The ship was capsized by a huge wave?
It's simply ridiculous.
He was escorted by two thousand-year-old demons, and he even left three Thunder God Orders. There were two thousand elite soldiers on the ship, led by Han Meng and Wu Xiang.
If you encounter a spirit monster, you will be able to repel it with the skills of the Eight Great Kings and the King of the Yangtze River. If you really can't, call the Thunder God to help. Even the top-ranking Black Mountain Old Demon will not dare to attack.
If you encounter bandits, two thousand elites plus two strong generals, Han Meng and Wu Xiang, are enough to fight tens of thousands of troops.
It was precisely because of this lineup that Li Xiuyuan was willing to leave with peace of mind.
I didn’t expect that something like this would happen.
The King of the Yangtze River lowered his head slightly and said, "I don't know which big monster caused the trouble. The Eight Kings and I only saw the huge waves, but we didn't see the big monster coming out. But when we were protecting the ship, we noticed something in the water.
There is a demonic aura permeating the air, it is the aura of a water demon, but it cannot be determined
Where did it come from?"
"That is to say, there is a monster that hid your investigation, made waves on the river, and overturned two of my ships?" Li Xiuyuan said with a cold expression.
"Please ask the saint to punish you." The Eighth King said in shame.
Li Xiuyuan did not rush to ask questions, but asked: "How are the casualties?"
The King of the Yangtze River said: "Although the passenger ship was overturned, fortunately there were many descendants of the Eight Kings who were traveling along the way. They rescued people in time, and no one was injured or killed. Only some property was lost."
"If this is the case, then this result is acceptable." Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "Human life is the key, and losing some property is nothing. Eight Great Kings, your vigilance saved the lives of the people on the ship, not
You are not good at guarding because this matter should be beyond your capabilities.
Besides, I won't blame you."
To be able to do such a thing without telling two thousand-year-old demons shows that the enemy is unusually powerful.
When the eight kings heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I am extremely ashamed."
"Master Li, there is something I don't know whether to say or not." Suddenly, the King of Yangtze River said solemnly.
"Tell me." Li Xiuyuan said.
The King of Yangtze River whispered: "All the ghosts and gods in the world know that the saint is not close to ghosts and gods, and can avoid all means, but he is only afraid of water, fire and weapons. The huge waves encountered on the waterway this time are probably not directed at the ship.
But I came here for you, Mr. Li. Maybe the monster in the dark realized that you are not here, Mr. Li.
We were on the ship, so we quickly retreated. As for the fact that the sailors on the ship were not drowned, it was because there was no need."
"The lives of ordinary people are nothing in the eyes of such monsters. Drowning all the people on the boat will only attract the anger of the saint. This is a thing that is not worth the gain."
"I spared the lives of the people on the two ships just to avoid offending Mr. Li. Even if Mr. Li finds the evil demon, you won't be able to find a crime to kill him."
Li Xiuyuan pondered after hearing the words: "So, the enemy is not only ferocious, but also cunning? With his ability, he can overturn two ships in front of you, so it is also easy to drown the people on the two ships? Why not?
Just do it because there is no need and there is no need to do it for two ships
Take human life to anger me?”
"That's right." King Yangzijiang nodded.
Li Xiuyuan's expression became solemn. It seemed that it was his absence that prevented a catastrophe. If he had been on the ship at that time, the situation would have been different.
Maybe you will be in danger yourself.
"There are not many spirits in the world who can do this. Who do you think is the most suspicious?" he asked.
The King of the Yangtze River said: "The waters of the official road extend in all directions, connecting the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, as well as various large lakes. Many spirits are suspicious, such as the ghost foreman of the Yellow River, the river god of the Yangtze River, the Dragon King of the major rivers, and the Lord of West Lake who holds the book of life and death.
.These are all great demons and great gods. They
They may all follow the waterway to murder."
"But the Lord of the West Lake is the most suspicious. The waterway is very close to the Lord of the West Lake's lake. And on that day, there was a heavy rain on the Lord of the West Lake's lake, and the waves were soaring."
Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "The most suspicious person is not necessarily the murderer. It may be an illusion cast by others to confuse our eyes so that we can use the knife to kill others."
"What Mr. Li said is absolutely true." King Yangzijiang said with a shudder in his heart: "I almost forgot about the possibility of frame-up and murder."
"But it's also possible that this is just a self-directed trick to deal with smart people." Li Xiuyuan added: "These big shots have lived for who knows how many years, and their minds are so cunning that you can't figure out the reason, so how can I?"
We need to make a clear distinction within a period of time. Since this matter has not
If there are any casualties, let’s note them down for now and talk about them later.”
"We have been wasted a lot of time now. It is time to head north to the capital. I would like to trouble you again and speed up the trip." Li Xiuyuan said.
He felt that compared to the capital city, the water monster causing trouble could be tolerated for the time being.
"yes."
The Eight Great Kings and the Yangtze River King responded.
An undercurrent immediately set off, enveloping the ship and speeding up the ship.
Li Xiuyuan also jumped up on his dragon colt and landed on the ship.
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