It’s exactly the same as killing those ants that can’t be used as supplementary food even after they die.”

Chen Pingan casually threw the rope that bound the demon on the table, put his palms together, and smiled, "That's right. If you don't say these words, I will be tired for you. You are really not pretending well. I

Seeing it so clearly makes you and I feel tired. Now, we are actually on the same line."

She narrowed her eyes and said, "Stop pretending to be a ghost here."

Chen Pingan stretched out a palm and spread his fingers, "Including Zeng Ye, you and me, just the two of us, we can actually be separated separately and become the fifth line."

She sneered and said, "Chen Ping'an, are you dealing with those evil creatures too much and have gone crazy? Have you become possessed? Why don't you turn around and just turn to the devil in one go? Why, you are so ambitious that you want to imitate that white creature?"

Lord of the Imperial City? Start by becoming the co-lord of Shujian Lake? It’s not impossible. Mr. Chen Da knows so many powerful people. With them, there’s nothing I can’t do. Even Mr. Chen doesn’t like me.

The little loaches are not the towering backers behind the scenes, they could crush me to death with just one finger."

Chen Ping'an smiled. He really thought these words were quite interesting and provided him with an additional cognitive possibility. In this way, the line and context between the two parties would be clearer.

When he smiled, the tense atmosphere in the room faded a bit.

Chen Pingan stretched out his hand to signal her to sit down and talk, and he turned around and walked straight to the desk.

The back was left to her like this.

She neither made a move nor moved, "Since Mr. Chen is a scholar who likes to follow rules, I will just stand and speak."

Chen Ping'an sat back in his chair, held the charcoal cage, stretched out his hands to warm himself, and after rubbing his hands, he took a breath and said, "Let me tell you a little thing. Back then, I just left Lizhu Cave Sky and traveled to Sui Dynasty. Not long after I left Hongzhu Town.

, on a ferry, I met an elderly scholar. He also spoke uprightly once. It was obvious that others were being unreasonable, but they wanted to stop me from being reasonable. I couldn't figure it out at the time, and the doubts kept weighing on my mind.

, now thanks to you, Shu Jianhu, I can actually understand his thoughts. He may not be right, but he is definitely not as wrong as I thought at the beginning. And at that time, I was at most, just right, but not necessarily wrong.

right."

Chen Pingan smiled and stretched out a finger to draw a circle.

"On the rivers and lakes, drinking is the rivers and lakes, committing crimes is the rivers and lakes, being chivalrous and righteous is the rivers and lakes, and the bloody storms are also the rivers and lakes. On the battlefield, you kill me and I will kill you. Go to death generously and be built as a palace. This is the battlefield, where tens of thousands of soldiers are killed and killed.

It is also a battlefield, the site of an ancient battlefield where heroic spirits and dark soldiers are unwilling to retreat. It is also a temple. It is a temple to manage the country and benefit the people. It is a temple. It is a temple to interfere in politics and destroy the country. When wolves are in power, it is also a temple. When young people are in charge of the country, it is also a temple. Women listen to politics behind the curtain.

.Someone told me that in my hometown of Ouhua Blessed Land, there was someone who killed all the officers and soldiers in order to save his father who had committed a crime.

His name will be left in history. Some people, for the sake of their friends, heard about the death of their friends and ran thousands of miles. In one night, they killed friends and enemies all over the house. They escaped on a moonlit night. As a result, they were regarded as chivalrous heroes of the world and were hunted down by the government for thousands of miles.

Everyone helped me along the way. He was admired by countless people during his lifetime and was even included in the Chronicles of Knights after his death."

Chen Ping'an drew a larger circle, "I didn't take it seriously at first. I felt that if I bumped into this kind of person, even two punches would be too much for me. But now I understand, at that time, this

It is the folk customs and customs of the entire world, a summary of all knowledge, just like the collision, integration and manifestation of knowledge in the mud bottle alleys, red candle towns, and Yunlou City. This is what the world recognized in that era.

Family mottos, rural covenants, and public order and good customs. But as time goes by, everything changes. If I had lived in that era, I would even admire this kind of person, let alone punch him to death.

When I meet him, I have to give him a fist and salute."

"There is an old Taoist who has the deepest plot against me. He only showed me the passage of time for three hundred years, and I dare to say that it was a slower passage of time, and it would be more complete than the world.

A section of the river is just enough for you to see enough, neither more nor less. If it is too little, you cannot see the subtlety of the context knowledge that the old Taoist admires. If it is too much, you will have to return to the cultural context of an old gentleman."

Chen Pingan seemed to be very afraid of the cold now. He slumped his shoulders and kept his hands from the charcoal cage for a moment. He smiled and said, "Whether you or Liu Zhimao, compared to him and another 'young' Taoist, these Taoists who really stand on the top of the mountain

God, it's so different."

Chen Ping'an raised his chin and nodded at her side, "In your true nature, there should be a piece of heart that is the most muddy. No matter how clear your source of running water is, it's like water in a ditch. As long as it flows into the field,

It will become turbid. For example, almost everyone, deep down in their hearts, will contradict themselves without knowing it. Shujian Lake is the best example. It is exactly the same as the worry-free hometown of Aaizhou during the March 4th War.

It’s an extreme. Why, don’t you understand? Then I’ll tell you something you can barely understand.”

"When faced with the difference between right and wrong, when a person stays out of the matter, many people will ignore right and wrong and blindly favor the weak. They are innately displeased with the strong and hope they will fall from the altar. They will even criticize good people and hope they will

A moral saint has flaws, but at the same time he highly praises the occasional good deeds of evil people. The truth is not complicated. This is because we are fighting for that small "one". Try to balance it as much as possible and not let a small group of people occupy too much. This is inconsistent with good and evil.

The relationship is no longer big. To put it further, this is actually beneficial to all of us, sharing the big 'one' more evenly. No one goes too high or too far, and no one stays in too low a position, just like...

Grasshoppers on a string, the bigger ones, can jump high and far, and the weak ones are dragged forward. Even if they are bumped along the way by the rope, their heads are bleeding, and their bodies are bruised, they can still survive.

If you are left behind, you can huddle together to keep warm and will not be easily pecked by birds. That is why so many people in the world like to be reasonable, but they will still be secretly happy when the people around them are unreasonable. This is because of the nature of the heart.

When the world starts to become reasonable, you need to pay more price. Being unreasonable becomes the capital of settling down and living. If you stay with such a 'strong man', you can fight for more material things together. The so-called helping relatives but not helping reason is correct.

That's true. Mother Gu Can, if you stay with Gu Can and you, or even stay with Liu Zhimao, you will feel safe. This is also the reason. This is not to say that she... She is wrong in this matter. It's just that at first

If a line that is not wrong continues to extend, such as lotus root and bamboo, there will be various conflicts with the established rules. But you will not care about those details at all. You will only think about breaking down the bridge and filling the ravine.

, so I told Gu Can that the many innocent people he beat to death were actually me, Chen Pingan, who was in Mud Bottle Alley, and him, Gu Can. He couldn't listen either."

"I have done so much here, and sooner or later the truth will come to light. I just want him to open his eyes wide and watch carefully. If he doesn't listen to the truth, let him go. But I, Chen Ping'an, am here. In addition to helping him, I also

In addition to helping myself to correct my mistakes and make up for it, I also need to let him understand a truth beyond books. In Shujian Lake, after a maximum of two years, when a monk stands in a high position, he does not need to rely on indiscriminate killing of innocent people to establish his authority. I

You can also live a more stable life and stand taller than Gu Can."

She hesitated to speak.

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "Why, you want to say that I have many backers and too many magic weapons? You and Gu Can can't compare with me? Then have you ever thought that I caught these? Say it word by word.

Let me tell you, you won’t understand, because after I said it, you all understand the truth, but you just can’t do it. Isn’t it interesting? It’s because of your heart. When your character is shaped like a porcelain embryo, there is no one to persuade you.

. But these are not important. Even if there is such a person, I think it is a waste of time. Talking about these is no longer helpful. What is important is that you don’t even know how to be a smarter bad guy, so you are even less willing and unwilling.

Know how to be a smart and good person."

The little loach bit its lips and remained silent for a moment. The first thing he said was, "Chen Ping'an, don't force me to kill you today!"

Chen Pingan tilted his head slightly and asked with a smile, "Why do you want to kill me? If you kill me, you, Gu Can, and the Spring Court House, don't you lose a supporter? Look, I just called you stupid and bad.

They are all so bad and stupid that they still don’t admit it.”

There was the sound of boots gently scraping the ground beneath her feet.

Chen Ping'an turned a blind eye and pointed to the residence next door where the young man Zeng Ye lived.

"There is a good man over there. He is also young and slow to learn everything. But I still hope that he can live a good life in Shujian Lake as a good man. It's just not easy, but there is still hope. Of course,

If I find that I can't change him, or if I find that all my tricks and calculations you mentioned can't guarantee his survival, I will let him go.

The method will fend for itself in Shujian Lake."

There was a detail that Chen Pingan picked up the bench, but Zeng Tie didn't realize it and forgot to pick up the bench and enter the house.

If this is just a young man named Zeng Ye who is not familiar with the world, he is young, has a simple temperament, and cannot see things in his eyes.

So when he was practicing, he was still distracted, following Chen Pingan's gaze and looking out the window. This made Chen Pingan a little helpless. But it can still be explained, because there are too many things to do and there is not enough training, so he can still wait for Zeng Ye's growth.

, on the chessboard, every move is slow and error-free, so there is no need to think too much about the outcome. After all, the chance of winning is greater. But if God really wants people to die, it can only be fate, just like Chen Pingan said to Zeng Ye.

That said, when that time comes, just have a clear conscience and blame others.

But the thing that made Chen Ping'an sigh the most was that he had to notice the signs and speak clearly. For the first time, he had to quietly knock on the psyche of the young man who was slightly agitated, and tell Zeng Ye straightforwardly,

The relationship between the two parties is only a business relationship, not a master-disciple relationship. Chen Pingan is not his preacher or protector.

To say that Zeng Ye has a bad nature is definitely not the case. On the contrary, after experiencing the catastrophe of life and death, he still has feelings for his master and Mao Yuedao. On the contrary, it is one of the fundamental reasons why Chen Ping'an is willing to keep him by his side. It is not at all as important as Zeng Ye's.

Ye's cultivation base is weak, and his aptitude for the ghost path is light.

But even this young man from Shujian Lake, who once allowed Chen Ping'an to vaguely see his figure in the past, could not withstand a little more scrutiny if he looked into it carefully.

Zeng Ye, who seems to have the opposite temperament to Gu Can, Zeng Ye's next words, deeds and mental journey were originally the fourth line that Chen Pingan wanted to observe carefully.

But when the real thing comes, Chen Ping'an still goes against his original intention and still hopes that Zeng Ye will not go astray, hoping to find a person who will not waver in his character between the two ends of the ruler of "stealing by himself" and "giving by others".

place.

But it doesn't matter. When I intervened, I changed a little bit of the trend of that vein. The line is still the same line, just a slight twist in the trajectory. You can still continue to watch the trend, but it is different from what you expected.

Just a little deviation.

Compared with the blood-drenched woman in front of him, who would probably only go one way to the dark side, Zeng Ye's life is still full of countless possibilities, and there are still opportunities for good.

As for whether the water in his heart that he once held inside would one day encounter a disaster and end up flowing from a place of mellowness to a tit-for-tat extreme self, Chen Ping'an would not force it either.

Within the rules, everyone is free, and everyone should pay their own price.

When the manpower was finally exhausted, even Gu Can and Chen Ping'an gave up. They could only make a relatively thorough separation and demarcation with Gu Can on the premise of stopping killings and mistakes, and began to do those things for themselves.

.

What if there is one more Zeng Ye?

Chen Pingan looked dazed.

It was first in Lizhu Cave, at the gate of the wooden fence of that small town.

Inside the door was a young man with mud legs still wearing straw sandals.

Outside the door are Cai Jinjian, Fu Nanhua, Xu from Qingfeng City, Zhengyang Mountain Moving Mountain Monkey, the girl who clamored to move Piyun Mountain home to use as a small garden.

That was the first time that Chen Ping'an came into contact with foreigners traveling far away from the small town. All of them were mountain people, and they were gods in the eyes of ordinary people.

Fortunately, among those people, there was also a girl who said, "The road shouldn't be so small."

Chen Pingan arrived at Shujian Lake.

When my good and evil collided to pieces, I realized that my heart was so flawed and so broken.
To be continued...