Chapter 241 From the Beginner...

"These days, there are not many people who dare to talk about the study of things in public. This person is really brave."

On the other side of the audience, a little girl who seemed to be only in her early teens whispered. Compared with the rough adults around her, her exquisite dress and long black straight hair seemed out of place. And her sitting posture with her hands on her chest and one leg flat on the other leg also had a temperament that did not belong to her peers.

"Hush..." Fang Yanni quickly made a low gesture, "There are people from Jinxia here, if they hear it..."

"What if they hear it?" The black-haired girl raised her head slightly, "If the truth does not allow questioning, the truth itself loses its meaning. I think that Lord Xia should not be so narrow-minded. What do you think, Qianzhi?"

Qianzhi shrunk his shoulders rarely, "Qianzhi... I don't know."

This is really rare, Fang Xiandao raised his eyebrows, and he could make Qianzhi, who is good at everything, say such words.

This person is the new living dead sent by the old lady, Qianyan.

Fang Xiandao has been in the Fang family for more than ten years and has heard a lot of rumors about Qianyan, but this is the first time he has actually seen her in person.

Among all the living dead, Qianyan can be said to be the most special one. Her age is unknown, and it seems that she was born in her ancestors. In the war against the rule of Yongguo, many living dead died forever, but Qianyan survived. Not only that, she has never been "sleeping", in other words, she has all the memories from birth to now.

In the Fang family, every living dead will become the guardian of the alchemist, except Qianyan. She rarely shows up, and if she has any needs, she will tell the old lady and the old man alone. She never appears in battle, so there is a joke among the disciples that the living dead protect the Fang family, and the Fang family protects Lord Qianyan.

Unexpectedly, the old lady would send this special living dead to Jinxia because of a letter from her. When the senior sister introduced the other party as Qianyan, he was really surprised.

Could it be that something happened in Lingzhou that he didn't know about?

However, with the two family heads in charge, there shouldn't be any big problems.

"Why does no one dare to talk about the study of things now?" Fang Xiandao asked with his head tilted. No matter what, this person is a living history book. It's not easy to meet him, so it's always right to ask more questions.

"The so-called study of things to gain knowledge is to explore the truth of all things, to ask about the Tao with things, but what is the Tao, there has been no unified answer for thousands of years." Qianyan said in a cold tone, "Study small, there is nothing to say about a blade of grass, a brick, and a stone. Maybe the farmers in the village know more than you. If you study big, it will be all things, the universe, luck... and even the way of heaven. Except for the last one, the rest are invisible and intangible things. Most of the research is just nonsense, and it is easy for people to catch loopholes and refute it. Therefore, over time, few people have mentioned the study of things."

"That... how long ago did you say over time?" Fang Yanni asked cautiously.

"It's been about a hundred years. At least when Yongguo was still around, basically no one in the major schools talked about studying things. After all, it's easy to say that seeing the big picture from the small, but it's not so easy to really find the connection between plants, bricks, and stones and the universe. In the final analysis, we humans are just mayflies living in this world."

"One, a hundred years ago?" Fang Yanni widened her eyes in surprise, "Isn't that older than the Grandmaster? Should I call you... Grandmaster?"

Qianyan looked at the chief disciple of the Fang family, his eyes softened a little, "You don't have to be so reserved, the living dead exist to protect the Fang family, and age is not the point."

"But you just mentioned that the Heavenly Dao is an exception..." Fang Xiandao frowned, "Isn't this thing not Is it empty?"

"At least it is not some empty talk." Qianyan stretched his body, "Otherwise Yongguo would not have perished because of it."

"Can you explain it in more detail?" He asked, "In the books I read, all of them attributed its demise to the brutal rule of Prince Yong."

"This summary is not wrong, but it can only be said to be the inside and outside of the actual reason. As for more specifics, wait until you become the head of the family. "

"How can I be qualified to be the head of the family." Fang Xiandao shrugged, "The head of the family will definitely be chosen from the generation of the senior sister, and it depends on who can get the favor of the senior sister."

"Oh? But in my opinion, she is not-"

"Qian, Qian, Qian, Qianyan, look, Xia Fan has started teaching!" Fang Yanni interrupted stutteringly.

"He finally started teaching." Fang Xiandao immediately focused his attention on the podium, which made the eldest disciple secretly relieved.

"I want to ask everyone a question," Xia Fan went straight to the point after a few brief introductions. "Not only the children, but also everyone present, do you think this square is empty or crowded?"

The adults were still reserved, but the children had already raised their hands to answer.

"Empty!"

"Crowded!"

"People sitting on chairs are crowded, and people sitting on straw mats are empty!" Finally, someone combined the strengths of both and made a summary.

"Why?" Xia Fan asked with a smile.

"Because there are people next to them, but there are none next to us."

"In other words, if there is only one person in this square, then it is empty, right?"

The children nodded in unison.

"What exactly does he want to say?" Fang Yanni asked curiously.

Qian Yan closed his eyes indifferently, "It's probably about the reality in the virtual, and the interdependence of the virtual and the real. It seems to be a great truth worth thinking about, but if you savor it carefully, you will find that it says nothing."

"But I want to tell you--" Xia Fan looked around and said loudly, "You are not surrounded by emptiness, but like fish, you live in full water. It's just that you can't see this "water". Usually, people call it air."

The concept of air is not unfamiliar to everyone. People realized a long time ago that what people breathe is air, and no air will lead to suffocation. This is not a new statement. But the basic understanding of air in the world is only a concept.

"So, when I walk back and forth, I am actually swimming; turbulence and whirlpools will form where I walk, and waves will be generated in front of me due to the collision with the gas. If you run, you can clearly feel this collision - we usually call it wind. But in fact, you are splitting layers of obstacles and pushing the gas forward together."

"Don't underestimate this resistance. If you are fast enough, it will even become as solid as a wall. If you hit it head-on, the air can kill you."

Everyone couldn't help but show an incredible expression.

"Xia... Teacher, are you telling the truth?"

"But even if I run at the fastest speed, I can't feel the air blocking me."

"That's because you are not fast enough." Xia Fan smiled, "Why not think about it from another angle, what do you think fish feel in the water?"

"It will feel heavy!" A child raised his hand and said - it must be said that the previous morning's classes and guidance made everyone invest a lot, "At least... I will feel heavy. It's hard to breathe when soaking in water!"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

"That's because the water is heavy and weighs on you." Xia Fan nodded, "The same is true for air - it also has weight and weighs on us all the time."

"Eh, is it?" Fang Yanni reached out and supported it, "Why can't I feel it?"

Qian Yan also opened her eyes slightly in surprise. She vaguely realized that what the other party said seemed to be very different from the past.

"Next... I will prove this to everyone." Xia Fan took out a large glass and placed it on the podium.