Chapter 405: Strength, Weakness, Good and Evil (1/2)

Chapter 405 Strength and Weakness and Good and Evil

"Now we know the reason." Yunying took the tea and put it to her lips and took a sip. "What do you want to do next, Mr. Xiao?"

Yunying's question made Xiao Yan suddenly stunned, and he lowered his head and remained silent.

After a while, Xiao Yan shook his head lightly.

"I don't know."

Xiao Yan sat down slowly, his tone was extremely low, but he did not hide anything.

Even if Xiao Yan finally understood the reason, he didn't think about how to continue, and even felt more confused than when he didn't know.

When I didn't know the reason, I still had a vision for the future, thinking that I could always solve it as long as I tried my best.

However, after knowing the reason, Xiao Yan's future path became more vague.

Yunying looked at Xiao Yan's heavy expression and lowered her eyebrows slightly.

"We have said before that we have seen so many powerful people who have passed away in the family business, but we have never seen anyone like Mr. Xiao."

"However, this is actually unreasonable from a logical point of view."

"This continent is so vast and has countless people. There must be people who have the same ideas as Mr. Xiao, but in the end, we didn't see any."

Yun Ying put down her chopsticks and asked in a low voice.

"Mr. Xiao, why do you think this is?"

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Xiao Yan did not answer, but just looked at Yun Ying quietly, and Yun Ying also spoke slowly.

"It's very simple, because those people either died halfway before becoming powerful, or gave up for various reasons." Yun Ying tapped the table lightly, "It may be because of relatives, friends, or interests, in short."

Yun Ying paused, and said in a deep voice under Xiao Yan's gaze.

"Weak people are not qualified to follow the right path."

Yun Ying's words shocked Xiao Yan's mind, and he instinctively wanted to refute, but he couldn't speak, and Yun Ying continued to talk on his own.

"The law of the jungle, which is opposite to the righteous path that Mr. Xiao adheres to, we call it the evil path."

"For thousands of years, people on this continent have relied on their strength to carry forward the concept of the law of the jungle, and it has eventually evolved into the [evil path] that most people agree with today."

"This has nothing to do with right or wrong, but the law of survival on this continent. Most people can only survive by following the [evil path], just like Xiao Ying in that drama."

"And it is this concept that has slowly evolved into the public's perception that it is impossible to live well without following the [evil path], because this is how the world is."

"Mr. Xiao, please answer a question for me."

Yun Ying paused for a moment, staring at Xiao Yan with scarlet eyes.

"What does [power] mean to you?"

"That is." Xiao Yan's eyes showed hesitation, but he still told Yun Ying his inner thoughts truthfully, "I think power is the easiest thing to corrode human nature."

This is why Xiao Yan has been extremely afraid of [power] so far, and it is indeed an indisputable fact.

Being strong will make people lose their minds, increase their desires, and make them feel that they can do anything.

Thus, they will slowly, bit by bit, give up their bottom line as human beings.

"It seems that Mr. Xiao is quite afraid of [being strong]."

"Yes, I also found that my idea is wrong, but I just can't give up the fear of [being strong]."

Xiao Yan was awakened from his sleep more than once at night these days, and the nightmares were all the same scene.

That is, the scene of those children being killed in front of him again and again.

Xiao Yan has been thinking these days that if he has strong strength, he can save those children.

But every time Xiao Yan has this thought, the fear will creep into his heart again.

If he becomes strong and becomes like Mo Tianxing and the old demon of the earth, ignoring the weak and killing innocent people, then what is the meaning of his strength?

Yunying looked at Xiao Yan and couldn't help laughing.

"Well, I think it's Mr. Xiao's own problem." Yunying narrowed her eyes slightly, "You confuse the two different concepts of [strength and weakness] and [good and evil]."

When Xiao Yan was shocked, Yunying continued.

"Strong does not mean evil, and weak does not mean good."

"The reason why Mr. Xiao has this mentality is that this world can only get by by taking the [evil way]. This also leads to the fact that most of the strong people you have seen actually get by by taking the [evil way]."

"This is indeed the norm in the world, but I don't think it is the truth."

"Mr. Xiao can't accept people who bully the weak, can you accept people who bully the strong?"

"Ah?" Xiao Yan widened his eyes, his eyes full of doubts, "The weak bully the strong? How can such a thing be possible?"

The strong bully the weak because they have strength. Why do the weak bully the strong?

"Why not? Although this kind of thing is rare in the current world, it is not uncommon." Yunying smiled, "I have heard from my family members about the snake people in the Jia Ma Empire, and I have roughly understood some of the forces. Mr. Xiao, do you think that the Yun Lan Sect and the Mo Family are stronger than the Jia Ma Imperial Family?"

"Of course."

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly shrank when he was halfway through his words.

Yes, in the snake people incident, the Jia Ma Imperial Family was obviously much stronger than the Yun Lan Sect and the Mo Family combined, but they did not dare to take action against them, for fear of affecting the credibility of the Jia Ma Empire people in the royal family.

The Yunlan Sect and the Mohist School also knew this, so they unscrupulously carried out the slave trade business that the Jiama royal family strictly ordered to stop.

This is a typical behavior of the weak bullying the strong.

It is true that the world is a world of the jungle, and when you hear that the weak are bullied by the strong, you will think it is natural.

But this does not mean that the public thinks that the strong bullying the weak is right. Even if the fact is that the weak are wrong, the public's first reaction is to think that the strong are using power to oppress others.

"So, Mr. Xiao, if your righteous philosophy goes a little too far, the world will evolve into this, from [no power is a sin] to [having power is a sin]. Is this the result you want to see?"

"Absolutely not!" Xiao Yan suddenly retorted, "My righteous path is definitely not for this kind of future!"

"In that case, what are you afraid of, Mr. Xiao?" Yun Ying smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Yan's black eyes, "Whether strong or weak, they are just tools."

"What really matters is how to use them."

"Strong can hurt people, but also save people."

"Weak can save people, but also hurt people."

"Strong and weak have nothing to do with good and evil, and cannot be confused."

"Mr. Xiao, you have always been avoiding strength, but never facing it. You have never really thought about the essence of strength, but simply tied it to evil, right?"

Xiao Yan's face was solemn, and he kept thinking about Yun Ying's words in his mind.

After a long time, he took a long breath, stood up and came to Yunying's side, solemnly saluted her with his fists.

"Brother Yun, Xiao Yan has learned from you."

Looking at Xiao Yan's eyes, Yunying knew that he had not yet completely figured it out.

After all, it is difficult for a person's thoughts that have lasted for more than ten years to be completely changed because of just a few words. But Yunying believes that for Xiao Yan, it is enough.

As long as he finds that strength and weakness have nothing to do with good and evil, it is only a matter of time before he figures it out.

"Brother Yun, I am a little confused now. Can you have a drink with me?"

Xiao Yan asked softly, Yunying smiled slightly and narrowed her eyes.

"Young Master Xiao invited me, and I will naturally accept it."

Xiao's house, in Han Feng's guest room.

Han Feng silently looked at Yao Chen floating in the air in front of him, his light golden eyes were motionless, and Yao Chen couldn't help but feel creepy.

"Feng Feng'er, why are you staring at me like that?"

"Nothing." Han Feng spoke softly, saying lightly: "It's just that I originally thought that I had thought enough of you, teacher, but I didn't expect you to do such a wicked thing."

Han Feng said, with a bit of admiration in her words.

"Disciple, I've learned your lesson."

To be honest, Han Feng was definitely not mocking Yao Chen, and she couldn't do such a mocking behavior with her personality.

So these words were sincere admiration for Yao Chen.

At least this matter, she would never do it, this is something that only a very shameless person could do.

It is obvious that Yao Chen has completely broken through the lower limit that Han Feng originally defined for her.

Yao Chen felt embarrassed when his eldest disciple said this, as if there was something stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word, and he was ashamed.

Han Feng was right, anyone with a little shame would not do this, it would be fine to do it to a stranger, but he used it on his own disciple.

Immediately, Han Feng looked at Xiao Jing.

"In other words, you need me to refine some pills for Miss Yun Yun to nourish the fetus, right?"

"Yes, thank you."

Xiao Jing bowed his head slightly, and Han Feng said lightly.

"No need to do that. Since this is what the teacher did, as a disciple, I should help to make up for the mistake. What's more, Xiao Yan is also my junior brother, so I should help him out of emotion and reason."

Han Feng's words made Yao Chen's heart hit by an arrow again.

Generally speaking, the master helps the disciple to take responsibility, why is it the other way around here?

But there is no way. Although his alchemy skills are undoubtedly superior to Han Feng's, he has no body. It is undoubtedly much more convenient for Han Feng to refine the pills than himself, both in terms of quality and quantity.

"I will take the time to refine the pills and give them to you in the next few days."

"Thank you very much."

Xiao Jing thanked Han Feng solemnly, and then left Han Feng's guest room, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In this way, even if Xiao Yan cannot know Yun Yun's affairs for the time being, she can still make some compensation for Yun Yun, which is very good.

As for the final result, we can only hope for the three-year agreement mentioned by Yao Chen.

At this time, a servant of the Xiao family ran over in a hurry, and his face lit up when he saw Xiao Ji.

"Miss, there are distinguished guests coming to see you!"

"Distinguished guests? Who are they?"

"It's the eldest princess and the second princess of the royal family!"

Hearing the report from the servant, Xiao Ji's eyebrows suddenly raised. Why are they here?

Xiao Ji was confused for a moment, and immediately followed the servant to the gate of the Xiao family. From a distance, he saw the backs of Xiao Zhan and the two elders, and in front of them stood two figures.

The eldest princess Yao Ye, and the second princess Yao Yue.

"Your Highness Yao Ye."

Xiao Ji called out and came to Xiao Zhan's side, and Xiao Zhan and the two elders were relieved when they saw Xiao Ji coming.

It is true that the Xiao family had lived in the imperial capital before, but that was more than a decade ago. Today, the Xiao family is just a small family in the countryside. How can it be compared with the giant Jiama royal family? The three of them were afraid that they would be displeased by the two princesses if they were not polite during the reception.

When the servants said that the eldest princess and the second princess were coming, the three of them thought they were liars. They didn't believe it until they saw their unfaking temperament and the royal guards behind them.

Although they knew that Xiao Jing was now the imperial teacher and Xiao Li was under the command of General Nalan, they didn't expect the two princesses to visit them directly. Do Xiao Jing and Xiao Li have such a big face?

"Teacher." Yao Ye called out happily when he saw Xiao Jing, and then he scratched his hair a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I came to visit on my own initiative, you won't blame me, right?"

"Ha, since Your Highness Yao Ye wanted to come, why didn't you just say it when you met me before?"

Xiao Jing lightly spread one hand, and Yao Ye smiled awkwardly.

"I'm afraid you won't be willing, teacher."

Seeing Yao Ye's expression, Xiao Jing sighed helplessly.

I have been Yao Ye's teacher for half a year, but Yao Ye's personality is still so messy, I'm afraid he won't change in this life.

"I'm really sorry, Imperial Master Xiao Jing." Yao Yue looked at Xiao Jing embarrassedly, "I also persuaded my sister, but it doesn't seem to be so useful."

Yao Yue's words are true, but also false.

Yao Yue did persuade Yao Ye after hearing about his plan to come to the Xiao family, but it was just symbolic, because she knew that her sister would not be persuaded so easily by her.

When Yaoyue learned that Xiao Yan would also come back during the New Year at the Xiao family, her attitude was much more enthusiastic than Yaoye's. Yaoyue still wanted to bring Xiao Yan and Yaoye together, so how could she let go of such a rare opportunity.

"Princess Yaoyue, there is no need to apologize. The Xiao family is honored that you two can come from afar."

Xiao Jin smiled and saluted the two respectfully.

What can he do? Since the two princesses are here, it is impossible to refuse their visit, right?

Then, Xiao Jin personally arranged guest rooms for Yaoye and Yaoyue. As for the royal guards, Yaoyue temporarily sent them to a nearby hotel. It was too rude to gather such a large group of people at the Xiao family.

After arranging the two princesses, Xiao Jin returned to the compound. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a childish shout came from the gate of the Xiao family.

"Xiao Yan! I'm here to see you!"

Hearing this voice, Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment.

Hai Bodong? Why is he here too?

Xiao Jing hurried to the gate and saw Xiao Zhan and two elders surrounding Hai Bodong. The three of them looked at the cute little [child] in front of them.

"Child, are you Yan'er's friend?"

Xiao Zhan asked softly with a smile, and Hai Bodong raised his eyebrows unhappily when he saw Xiao Zhan calling him a child.

There was no way. With his body size, it was not uncommon for people he met for the first time to treat him as a child. He had long been accustomed to this.

Just then, Xiao Jing saw his father was about to reach out and touch Hai Bodong's head, just like an adult comforting a child. Xiao Jing was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and rushed forward to stop Xiao Zhan's arm.

"Father, this is the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, don't be rude."

"Oh, it turned out to be the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong." Xiao Zhan nodded in understanding, and then his expression froze, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Ice Emperor Hai Bodong??? This child?!"