I asked him: "Taoist priest, are you having a cognitive bias? If you say that if we go back a hundred years, a rich man would have three wives and four concubines, but I believe it is now the 21st century, and bigamy is illegal."
Taoist priest Meng asked me with a smile: "It's not obvious on the surface, but is it less secretly?
Don't think that I don't know what's going on outside just because I stay in the mountains. The world now seems to be more civilized and open than it was a hundred years ago. In fact, those ridiculous things are even worse.
Compared with those power, sex, money and sex transactions, at least you still like those girls, and they also have feelings for you. Since it is consensual, what are you still struggling with? You might as well marry them all."
I still shook my head: "They are them and I am me. They are immoral and I cannot do immoral things. The most important thing is that I cannot let others down or be irresponsible to others."
"What does it mean to be let down, and what does it mean to be irresponsible?"
Taoist Meng stood up and almost floated in front of me: "Looking at the attitude of the Liu family, you can tell that they don't care much about these rules. As long as you are willing to marry into the Liu family, they don't care how many you marry in the future.
Looking at Tong Ruoqing again, what this child thinks now is that as long as she can stay by your side, she doesn't care about any so-called status. After all, except for Duan Yanjun, you are the only life-saving straw in her life.
As for the girl named Yingying, I have only met her once, so I can't comment, but I think if she knows your identity and the responsibilities you shoulder, then she will understand."
The more he talked, the more confused I became: "Why don't I know what responsibilities I shoulder?"
"The burden you carry is not light."
Taoist priest Meng chuckled: "To put it mildly, after you and Liu Qingqing get married, you will naturally spread your wings and have a bunch of fat boys to contribute to the revival of the Liu family and shamanism.
Speaking more broadly, if your five-element spirit body has children with these girls, the children born will most likely be spirit bodies. The spirit bodies can practice witchcraft. In this way, the revival of the witch clan will also fall on the
Is it on you? Otherwise, why do you think Shen Gongxu risked his life to protect you?"
As he spoke, he patted me twice on the shoulder: "Gu Yan, please remember that you are a witch like Shen Gongxu and Qingluan, and witches do not need to care about human moral constraints.
In ancient times, polygyny was the norm among the witch people, and inbreeding was not a bad idea. Otherwise, how could Fuxi and Nuwa have mating patterns? To put it bluntly, witches are just animals that look like humans.
The concept of 'ethics' was slowly formed with the development of human society in the later period. Reproduction and continuation of the race are things engraved in the bones of witches. Do you have to fight against your own instinct?"
It felt like Taoist Meng's words were like slow poison, slowly seeping into my mind.
I actually think what he said makes sense. Yes, I am not a human being. Why do I have to be constrained by human moral values? Isn’t it delicious to marry more wives and enjoy the joy of being drunk and lying on the lap of a beautiful woman?
But the education I received since I was a child has always reminded me that Gu Yan’s thoughts are so shameless and will be poked in the spine!
So I quickly shook my head and said, "Alright, Taoist Meng, don't pour me the ecstasy soup here."
"It's not that I poured ecstasy soup into you, it's that you have been pretending to be asleep."
He had a meaningful smile on his face: "Remember, people are always thinking about you, but they haven't received your response for a long time. People are working hard for you, but you are hesitant. This is the real letdown and the real irresponsibility.
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Think carefully about what is the best solution.
Should you work harder in the future to make up for what you owe them, or should you just cut it all off so that one of them can't love you, and the rest of your life will be full of regrets? Tell me, Gu Yan, which one do you want?"
To be honest, I know very well that what Master Meng said makes sense.
But I still forced myself not to agree, and even thought of a reason to refute: "Stop talking in such a long way, if you really understand emotional matters so clearly, why would you hang yourself on a tree like Lian'er?"
These words are a bit revealing.
But Taoist Meng was not angry. Instead, the old god said to me: "Haha, aren't all people like this? When persuading others, they are clear-headed, but when comforting themselves, they just want to find a rope."
So I didn't tell you to listen to me, I just expressed my thoughts and asked you to think about it.
I have lived for more than two thousand years, and I have seen through life and death, and through reincarnation, but I have not seen through the word love. I hope you will not make the same mistake as me."
He stopped dwelling on the topic and sat cross-legged by the stream.
Regardless of whether I agree with what he just said, at least my heart was a little more open. I knew he was going to start preaching and I sat there, but without crossing my legs, that posture was really uncomfortable.
"The road is silent."
Looking at the gurgling stream in front of him, he said this: "Actually, the essence of 'Tao' needs to be understood by people themselves, and it cannot be described in detailed language.
But as an old man who has practiced Taoism for more than two thousand years, I can tell you some of my own insights."
I nodded to him without saying a word.
Meng Dao breathed a long sigh of relief: "As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, and the same applies to Taoism.
Just like Liu Changsheng, who specializes in swordsmanship and has reached a superb state of swordsmanship, if he can combine man and sword and touch that avenue, he will naturally have the opportunity to ascend to sainthood and become a swordsman. Of course, it is impossible now.
And Yin Wuxin and I only cultivated one breath. In the past, people like us were called "Qi Refiners" and studied Taoism. Magical weapons were only an auxiliary. It was a helpless choice when our strength was limited and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth gradually dissipated.
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I still nodded because I had nothing to say.
Taoist Meng's expression suddenly became a little strange: "As for those who borrow medicine and stone techniques, collect yin and replenish yang, and raise zombies, those are all evil ways, so I won't go into details."
"No, no, no, please wait for a while."
My eyes suddenly lit up: "Taoist Meng, it goes without saying that you collect medicines to make elixirs and raise zombies. I'm not interested in those things, but you have to explain it to me carefully about collecting yin and replenishing yang.
This is a good thing. If you meet that kind of difficult female ghost or devil in the future and she insists on having sex with me because I’m handsome, wouldn’t you just use this trick to deal with her?
If it doesn't work, I'll go to Kunlun to capture some female Taoist priests and harvest them. Isn't it a way to quickly increase strength? Come on, come on, teach me."
Taoist Meng's face suddenly turned red.
He groaned for a long time before squeezing out a few words through his teeth: "You are not interested in so many magical and profound Taoist techniques. When it comes to harvesting yin and replenishing yang, do you get excited?"
I nodded to him seriously: "Yes, because I believe that I will definitely use this spell one day."
"Use your uncle!"
He directly pushed me over with a palm, and the wind from his palm gave me a big somersault, almost causing me to fall into the colorful stone stream.
Then Taoist Master Meng pointed at me and yelled: "Sit down, shut up, and listen to what I am explaining to you. If you dare to study these useless things again, I will kick you to death."