Chapter 234, Zhang Sanfeng’s warning, human nature, respect, selfishness

Chapter 234, Zhang Sanfeng’s warning, human nature, respect, selfishness

"elder brother……"

Zhou Zhiruo has understood a lot of things after talking with Yang Xue, and is no longer as alienated or afraid of Song Qingshu as before.

Song Qingshu nodded slightly and sat down directly.

He was a little surprised when he saw Wu Mu's suicide note in Zhou Zhiruo's hand.

He thought Zhou Zhiruo had given Wu Mu's suicide note to Zhang Wuji, but he didn't expect it was still in his hand.

It seems that Grand Master Zhang Zhenren came here for Wu Mu’s suicide note.

"Zhiruo has some concerns." Yang Xue saw Song Qingshu's doubts and explained.

Zhou Zhiruo put Wu Mu's suicide note on the table: "Brother, sister-in-law, I don't know how to deal with it. I hope you can make arrangements."

Song Qingshu looked at Yang Xue doubtfully.

Wu Mu’s suicide note, why were they the only ones to arrange this thing?

Zhou Zhiruo was about to explain, but Yang Xue spoke first.

"Zhiruo is worried about the matter between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang."

"besides……"

"..."

After hearing this, Song Qingshu looked at Zhou Zhiruo and smiled: "Your worries are indeed normal."

"Let's deal with it."

"Since Grand Master thinks Xue'er can handle your problem, just tell Xue'er."

"I go first."

Zhou Zhiruo didn't say much.

But Yang Xue looked at Song Qingshu with some doubts.

Something must have happened to Song Qingshu when he came over.

But now I didn’t ask anything, and I was so anxious to leave, which was wrong.

"problem occurs?"

"No." Song Qingshu responded: "Master Tai asked me to go over and meet him."

"I'll be back soon."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked. Master Zhang actually didn't leave and was waiting for Song Qingshu.

Zhang Zhenren rarely moves around, so coming to the Emei Sect now is a surprise.

Unexpectedly, I was still waiting for Song Qingshu.

"Okay, you go ahead." Yang Xue said.

After Song Qingshu left, Yang Xue immediately asked about Zhou Zhiruo's situation and checked the Nine Yin Manual in the Yitian Sword.

…

Cover Peng Mountain.

This is a mountain peak not far from Emei Pai.

After Song Qingshu left Emei, he rushed here directly. Along the way, there were beautiful mountains and clear waters, and there were no people around.

Although there are many people from the Emei Sect now, this place is relatively remote.

Beside a stream at the foot of the mountain, Song Qingshu saw the mark of the Wudang Sect.

After that, Song Qingshu walked along the mark.

Shortly after……

Song Qingshu saw the figure of Grand Master in a somewhat dilapidated pavilion.

"Master." Song Qingshu stepped forward and bowed slightly.

Master Zhang woke up from a dream, looked back from the creek, turned to look at Song Qingshu and smiled: "Sit down."

The two sat down one after another.

Song Qingshu had many things to say to Grand Master, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it out loud.

Are you concerned about Master Tai?

For example, the injury, and why?

He wanted to ask, but felt it was inappropriate. The Grand Master must have his own sense of proportion in doing things.

"It's a surprise this time, isn't it?" Seeing Song Qingshu's silence, Master Zhang smiled.

"Actually, we shouldn't have done it this time."

Song Qingshu already knew the great master's painstaking efforts at this time, and he had already figured it out and didn't care about these things.

"It's quite unexpected."

"But I've figured it out now."

"I really should make some changes."

Master Zhang looked at Song Qingshu with a look of relief in his eyes: "Qingshu... With your current height, what do you care about."

Song Qingshu was slightly stunned, what did he care about?

He didn't know how to answer this question for a while.

After a moment of silence, he said: "There are many, Wudang, Xue'er, Youlan Zhuya, Lao Qi, etc."

Zhang Zhenren nodded and continued to ask: "People or things?"

"It's still all theirs."

Song Qingshu fell silent looking at the extremely deep look in his master's eyes.

People... or things.

These are two completely different questions.

It is also an extremely complex issue.

"Master Tai, I care more about people!" Song Qingshu's deep voice sounded.

He didn't know what the master meant by this.

But in his heart, he cared more about these people, not what was behind them or what they had gone through.

His idea is very simple, whether it is Wudang, Lao Qi, Yang Xue, White-browed Eagle King, etc.

He just wants these people to live.

"I used to be the same." Zhang Zhenren's eyes showed a trace of despair.

"Qingshu... the path you are taking now is very similar to mine, there is almost no difference."

"The same young man became successful, took over the martial arts world, and then controlled the direction of the Central Plains."

"Can……"

As he spoke, Master Zhang sighed: "But many of the people I care about are dead."

"I can't control it."

"Those people are just like the Wudang, Yang Xue, Qi Mu and others you care about."

Song Qingshu was shocked. This was the first time he saw the unwillingness and helplessness in Grand Master's eyes.

"Master...you..."

"Am I invincible?" Master Zhang laughed at himself and interrupted Song Qingshu's words.

When such a self-deprecating look appears on a centenarian, it makes people feel unprecedentedly sad.

"I am indeed invincible, really invincible. Many people think so, and I think so too."

"But what if one person is invincible?"

"Just because I'm invincible doesn't mean others are invincible."

"I vaguely remember the scene when I faced the Yuanshi master alone."

"I was so confident and proud at that time."

"But that doesn't change anything."

"Everyone has their own ideas and their own way. I can't force change."

"I may not be afraid of death, but everyone is worried about my death. Even if they die, they don't want me to take action and get hurt."

"You've experienced this feeling before."

Song Qingshu nodded sadly. He had indeed experienced it, more than once.

From the very beginning when he was attacked in the Red Maple Forest, countless people risked their lives to stop Cheng Kun.

When Wudang was at Baiwangfeng, the older generation tried their best to stop the Yuanshi people and excluded themselves from the battlefield.

Then when he and Shi Huolong fought against each other, Senior Shi Huolong would not let anything happen to him even if he died.

Because everyone knows that they have potential and that their own survival is more important than everyone else.

The same was true in the later Shenxiakou battle, where all the older generation came with injuries.

He knew very well that if anything happened to Shen Xiakou, the older generation would protect them even if they died.

"Your grandfather, the White-browed Eagle King, talked to me once." Master Zhang looked at Song Qingshu complicatedly, and his helpless voice sounded again.

Song Qingshu was shocked. Now he could understand why the Grand Master was looking for him.

"Grand Master...Grandpa White-browed Eagle King is too old."

"His old man..."

Master Zhang shook his head slightly and interrupted Song Qingshu's words: "Listen to me."

"Your grandpa's life was very bitter and difficult, but it was very real and very satisfying."

"Whether it was in the Ming Cult at the beginning, or the Sky Eagle Cult that separated from the Ming Cult, or the Sky Eagle Cult later supported the Ming Cult."

"The White-browed Eagle King knows very well what he wants to do in this life, what he should do, and how to do it."

"This is the lifelong goal of the White-browed Eagle King."

"And now... your appearance has given hope to the White-browed Eagle King, and you have also become the White-browed Eagle King's most solid backing."

"The White-browed Eagle King has righteousness in his heart, but he also has love and affection."

"In the past, the White-browed Eagle King was worried about King Yin Ye, worried about Zhang Wuji, worried about Yin Li, and did not dare to take a chance on many things."

"And now...he can."

"Because of you, you can take care of everyone, so the White-browed Eagle King is very relieved."

"The current White-browed Eagle King has the fighting spirit and ambition that he did before, but you suppressed it."

"Qingshu...some people live as if they are dead."

"Some people are dead but alive."

"You know that the White-browed Eagle King is old, and the White-browed Eagle King himself knows it too."

"Just because he is older, King White-browed Eagle has many things he wants to do and must do. He has no time."

Song Qingshu knew that his master was right, but he didn't want to see anything happen to his grandfather.

An extremely complex voice sounded.

"Master...I..."

"I have the power now, I can change."

Master Zhang sighed: "Qingshu... let's talk about the problem from another angle."

"Do you think you can restrain the White-browed Eagle King?"

"If the White-browed Eagle King didn't care about your feelings, could you do it?"

Song Qingshu expressed bitterness: "No."

"If grandpa White-browed Eagle King must come back, I can't stop him."

"Everyone in the martial arts world knows about Grandpa White-browed Eagle King's character, and everyone understands Grandpa's goal in life."

"We have no reason to stop it, and we can't stop it."

"Moreover, Zhang Wuji and I have different personalities. If I don't agree, Zhang Wuji will agree."

"Just because I am too strong and the White-browed Eagle King is silent, many things are going according to my wishes."

"Yes." Master Zhang laughed when he saw that Song Qingshu understood the truth.

"Just like the White-browed Eagle King, your father, second uncle, and the others are the same."

"Of course...the same goes for us older generations."

"Everyone will follow your arrangements for many things."

"But there are many things that people don't want to do."

"You asked Qi Mu to start a war in Mongolia and force Jing Bufan and others to fight you in the imperial city of Dadu. The purpose is for us, the older generation."

"We know this."

"Although I felt bad, I still didn't stop it."

"You are indeed very powerful and have great influence, but if we want, we can stop it."

Song Qingshu did not refute.

The older generation does have the ability to stop it. Apart from anything else, there is nothing he can do with the strength of the older generation.

"Master..."

"You guessed that I was ready to die, so I had no choice but to do this, right?" Master Zhang laughed.

Song Qingshu looked at Grand Master in shock.

Zhang Zhenren laughed and said, "You have grown up under my nose. I don't know what you think."

"Do you know why Qi Mu and the others were able to start a war in Mongolia?"

"Or, the root cause?"

Song Qingshu was stunned at first, and then looked at the Grand Master in great shock: "Senior Ximen, Shaolin Sandu."

"They... don't want Grand Master to die."

"Yes." Master Zhang gave Song Qingshu an appreciative look.

"You can guess what I'm thinking, and of course those old guys can guess it."

"The guys in the ancient tomb also guessed it, and they move frequently."

"Otherwise...it won't be so smooth in Mongolia."

"So Qi Mu started the war in Mongolia very smoothly. The Beggar Clan, Shaolin, and many forces are cooperating."

"I want to stop it, but everyone agrees with your approach, so I can only compromise."

"Everyone knows that if there is a war in Mongolia, many people will die, but everyone is still willing to do it for me."

"This is selfishness."

Song Qingshu did not deny that this was indeed selfish.

He is like this, Ximen Ouyang, Shaolin Sandu Divine Monk, and the people in the ancient tombs are also like this.

Everyone feels that Taishifu should not have this ending.

"If I definitely object, can you suppress me?" Zhang Zhenren looked at Song Qingshu and asked.

"In other words, as long as I talk to them and I am firm, will they choose you or me?"

"Master, you." Song Qingshu blurted out.

He knew very well that as long as the Grand Master found someone to talk to and expressed his determination, no one would force him.

Facing Master Zhang, no one in this world dares to say no!

Seeing Song Qingshu's bitter look, Zhang Zhenren patted Song Qingshu gently.

"Qingshu... I know about your conversation with Wuji on Spirit Snake Island."

"I warn you today with the same words."

"This world is not like this. You don't have the strength to do whatever you want."

"You have to think about other people."

Song Qingshu's eyes were extremely struggling.

Mr. Zhang continued to speak, with a bit of nostalgia and emotion on his face: "Sometimes when facing the people closest to us, we need to give in and respect."

"Even if we think something is wrong, as long as everyone thinks it is right, we must respect it and consider it carefully."

"It's true that Xie Xun was wrong. It doesn't matter whether you helped or not, but you have to think about it from Wuji's perspective."

"The same goes for Zhiruo, Emei's friendship with Wudang, and Wuji."

"The same goes for your father and second uncle."

"In most matters, if you are put in the position of the Six Heroes of Wudang, how do you choose?"

"Standing in your position, you did everything right, which is great."

"But what about other people, are they willing to do that?"

Song Qingshu sighed in his heart: "I don't want to."

"That is tantamount to violating my lifelong principles as a human being. Some things are more important than life."

Zhang Zhenren nodded: "There are many things that we think are good, but they may not be the best for others."

"Just like you...you were born in Wudang, when something happened to Wuji, your father was the leader of Wudang, and you will be the leader in the future."

"There is still an old guy like me in Wudang. Even if you do nothing, who in this martial arts world will see you disrespecting me?"

"You were born with a golden key in your mouth, and your life has not been troubled at all."

"Your starting point is the end of countless people's lifelong struggle."

"But what about you...are you willing to accept all this?"

Song Qingshu remained silent.

Seeing Song Qingshu's behavior, Zhang Zhenren continued to speak: "You fled Wudang for the sake of your engagement and traveled around the world."

"Your father can't bring you back? Your second uncle stopped you, but he still let you go?"

"No one forced you to leave."

"Did you make the right choice then?"

"To be fair, that's not a good choice."

"After that, you encountered danger in the world, and everyone tried their best to arrange many things."

"Shaolin disciples attacked you. Your father and second uncle did not hesitate to start a war between Wudang and Shaolin."

"All of this could have been avoided, as long as Wudang caught you and brought you back when you left Wudang, but everyone didn't, so they just watched you quietly."

"Even if the commotion in the end shocked the martial arts world, no one ever said you were wrong."

"Everyone is just afraid that you will be wronged, that's all."

Song Qingshu closed his eyes slightly and said in a hoarse voice: "Grand Master, do you think I am wrong?"

"Because of my strength, I forced everyone to change."

"Although these things are correct, they are just what I think are good."

"When I was weak, everyone chose to respect everything about me. They watched me make mistakes and silently supported me from behind to make up for the mistakes I made."

"And now that I am powerful, I choose force, right?"

"I gave up inheriting Wudang, which was an unprecedented blow to Wudang, but Wudang did not force me at all, but chose someone else."

Master Zhang shook his head slightly: "There is no right or wrong."

"I can only tell you that when your fifth uncle Zhang Cuishan returned to Wudang, I was already prepared to keep your fifth uncle."

"No matter what happens in the martial arts world, I will save your fifth uncle's life."

"I don't care about the cost."

"It's just that your fifth uncle's heart was dead in the end, and the suicide was too sudden, so I just watched your fifth uncle die in front of my eyes."

"Your master is not as perfect as you think. I am just an ordinary person with a higher level of martial arts. I also have selfish motives."

"I never thought about forcing you to change anything about the Emei Sect this time. I just let you take a look."

"No matter whether you change or choose, things about the Emei Sect will not change."

"I will take care of Zhou Zhiruo's affairs, because this girl Zhiruo is Wuji's wife and the head of the Emei Sect."

"At most, it's just a different method. It wasn't that girl Xue'er who took action, but me."

"I will not change Zhou Zhiruo's decision, I will try my best to let her survive."

"Similarly, even if I don't say anything about Xie Xun's matter, Wudang will protect Xie Xun in the subsequent battles. As for Xie Xun's final outcome, it depends on fate."

At this time, Song Qingshu understood the significance of Grand Master talking to him this time.

Not in a broad sense, not in a narrow sense, not in the overall situation.

But, human nature, respect...selfishness.

"I'm leaving." Zhang Zhenren patted Song Qingshu's shoulder heavily and said with a smile.

"You have grown up, and you are much better than Grand Master when you were young."

"Master Tai has nothing to teach you anymore. Life is long, and you can only walk on your own in the future."

"Master Tai just doesn't want you to regret it later."

Song Qingshu stood there for a long time watching the Grand Master's leaving figure.

My mind kept thinking about the conversation with the Grand Master. (End of chapter)