Facing Yan Shouyi's question, Shen Shuzhen had nothing to argue with. She said directly:
"In order to make the five major families a little more peaceful... But from your point of view, it is not wrong to say that we are trying to compromise."
Yan Shouyi frowned: "Is there anything unspeakable in this?"
"No." Shen Shuzhen shook her head simply.
Now Yan Shouyi didn't know what to say. He originally thought that Shen Shuzhen would give a few words of defense, but who would have thought that she would admit it so simply.
However, Shen Shuzhen spoke on her own and told everything that Yan Shouyi didn't ask.
"You must want to know what is going on in Qiantang, and why the five ghost king families can be so arrogant and domineering, while we folk sects and righteous people not only do not resist, but instead help them do evil."
"Actually, the reason is very simple. We don't have that capability."
"Many years ago, there were no five major ghost king families. There were only three ghost kings in Qiantang, and they were not united. We, the people, could still fight against them. But then, the Yu family suddenly rose up, and the two ghost kings surpassed all the others.
, made the other ghost kings surrender, and subsequently cultivated two other ghost king families. From that time on, Qiantang was under the control of the Yu family."
"We have also thought about resisting. As a native of Qiantang, I hope Qiantang can be freed from the control of those families more than you do, so that ordinary people can live a peaceful life with peace of mind. When I was young, I was better than you are now.
Even more passionate, we can do any extraordinary thing!"
"Forty years ago, my husband Cui Yanjiang and I organized a righteous force with the intention of getting rid of the five major ghost king families. Although our overall strength at that time was far inferior to the five major ghost king families, we still went ahead and started the battle.
Dou, that day, my brother died in the hands of the Ghost King of the Yu family, and my husband Cui Yanjiang was seriously injured. He barely escaped the pursuit of the Ghost King of the Yu family and fell on the roadside. I thought I had escaped, but I didn’t expect that.
This is the beginning of the nightmare."
"It was late winter and the weather was extremely cold. My husband fell on the roadside for a long time, but people passing by ignored him. Then a group of children came. Not only did they not help, they also took away my husband's clothes.
My husband begged for property and made countless benefits and promises, but what he got in exchange was the beatings and kicks of those children!"
"Originally, if it was just like this, I still had a chance to save him, but not long after, I passed by an old woman. The old woman took off my husband's only cotton-padded coat, put it on herself, and left indifferently! Wait!
When I found my husband, he had already frozen to death on the roadside, and there was no way he could recover!!"
Speaking of this, hatred appeared in Shen Shuzhen's eyes: "My husband and I paid a bloody price to protect the people of Qiantang, but how did these people repay us? They deserve our protection, our
Sacrifice?!"
"After so many years, I have long lost my hatred for the five ghost king families. What I hate are the ordinary people who stood by and watched, the child who stole my husband's hope, and the old woman who killed my husband!!
"
Shen Shuzhen turned blue and was breathing rapidly. Cui Yu realized something was wrong and quickly supported Shen Shuzhen:
"Grandma, please take care of yourself!"
The two middle-aged men were also extremely nervous.
Fortunately, Shen Shuzhen quickly regained her composure.
She pressed her chest with one hand, grabbed the armrest of the chair with the other, and said with red eyes: "Over the years, everyone has obeyed me and trusted me, but I no longer have the idea of protecting the people and fighting against the ghost king family, so I
Take the initiative to negotiate with the Yu family, and use the method you saw to make the Ghost King family restrain themselves, at least without affecting the lives of ordinary people."
"I have embarrassed the civil sect. I admit this, but the price I paid was too heavy for me to try again... If I resist again, it will be me who dies, but it doesn't matter. I can die."
What about Cui Yu, Zhong Yan and the others? They are innocent."
"Yan Shouyi, you don't like the word outsider, but outsiders are outsiders. You are just passing by, and you draw your sword to help when there is an injustice. But what happens after that? Do you need to be responsible for this? What price do you need to pay?
?Aren’t we locals still the ones who suffer in the end?”
Yan Shou was moved by Shen Shuzhen's words, and he was speechless.
Yes, Shen Shuzhen did have an unspeakable secret, but this unspeakable secret was much heavier than Yan Shouyi imagined.
He lowered his head guiltily: "Senior Shen, it was me who was abrupt."
"This is not the first time that you Yan family members have done this kind of thing." Shen Shuzhen waved her hand to indicate that she didn't care.
But the next second, Yan Shouyi raised his head again: "But Senior Shen, I still hope you will not lose confidence in the people."
The scumbag man said angrily: "You brat, please stop saying a few words. Do you have to make our Grandma Shen angry to death?"
"At the beginning of human beings, nature is evil. Only later, after experiencing the ups and downs of the world, did we understand that we should have good thoughts in our hearts. We cannot give up on good people just because of a few bad people. Otherwise, the cycle of cause and effect will lead to only bad people in this world.
You're a good man," Yan Shouyi said slowly, "I have a friend from Hanshan Temple, his name is Chang Shan. He always said that all living beings suffer, and the only way to overcome it is by yourself. I hope you, Senior Shen, can also figure out how to overcome this.
Kan'er, don't live in the past anymore."
"Think about the people under your command. They should have a better future, but now they are living under the power of the Ghost King family and doing things they don't want to do. Is this what you want to see?
?”
"Senior Shen, think of Cui Yu and Zhong Yan!"
Shen Shuzhen was stunned. Yan Shouyi's words seemed to have released the shackles that had imprisoned her for many years in her heart.
However, although the shackles have been lifted, she does not have the courage to step out.
She looked at Cui Yu and saw that Cui Yu was hesitant to speak. At this moment, she understood that Cui Yu didn't want to do this either.
"Grandma Shen, don't listen to that kid's nonsense. He is just a foreigner and he doesn't understand anything!" Hu Scumbag comforted him.
However, Shen Shuzhen raised her hand and signaled the scumbag man to stop talking.
She opened her mouth and was about to say something when she heard someone outside shouting:
"Grandma Shen, Xu Qian is outside asking to see you!"
Xu Qian?
Is the watchman Xu Gan here?
Shen Shuzhen frowned and dismissed: "I won't see him today, let him come back another day!"
Hu Zhanan persuaded: "Grandma Shen, Xu Qian is one of our own family members after all, and it is rare for him to come here. He must have something important to do. Are you really missing?"
Yan Shouyi raised his hand and said awkwardly:
"Well... why don't you meet Xu Qian? He does have something important to say..."