Chapter 336
Shen Jiao's spiritual platform couldn't be repaired, and in Shen Wuyong's opinion, it was because she couldn't figure it out.
No matter how harsh and clear her words were, she simply couldn't accept herself like this in her heart. She couldn't even figure out what she wanted to do. This was definitely not acceptable.
But for this kind of thing, no matter how much others say it or how clearly you see it, it's useless.
It is wishful thinking to want to change a person's mind with just a few words. It is something that many eminent monks and scholars cannot do, so Shen Wuyong certainly cannot do it. Besides, his words will not have any enlightening effect.
Ultimately, it's up to Shen Jiao to figure it out herself.
Shen Jiao: ...
Shen Jiao didn't think about anything. She took some water from her spiritual altar to wash her hands, cleansing her sticky hands. Then she quietly pulled Shen Wuyong's cloak and wiped the water off his head, then stuffed the bare candied haws stick into his hand.
Pointing to the horizon, he stiffly said something else: "Look, the moon is out."
Shen Wuyong nodded: "...Yeah, I really want to throw you up there."
"That's not bad," Shen Jiao said. "Someone told me that the moon in the water is connected to the moon in the sky, and if you jump around, you can go up to the sky. But he tried for a long time and couldn't succeed. If you can just throw me up there, he'll be jealous to death."
Shen Jiao was talking about Ah Zhu. He once told her such a story. She could not remember the details of what he said, but it sounded like pure nonsense at the time.
Shen Wuyong glanced at her and asked, "Sister, are you missing your good friends?"
"Good friend? He's not my friend, let alone a good one," Shen Jiao said with a bit of disappointment, "I don't think I've ever had a real friend..."
Whether it is brothers and sisters in the valley or people who have worked together, none of them can be considered true friends.
Even if it is occasionally reliable, it is mixed with many complex emotions of weighing the pros and cons.
She seemed to have never had friends like Boss Shen and Madam Wang, who only played together because they were happy together...
Oh, not really!
"There's a little girl in Nanmao. If I had stayed there, maybe she would have become my friend, but she doesn't even know my name or what I look like."
Shen Jiao still likes to run around with Yun Que. If only she were still a child, it would be just right for them to be friends.
She looked at Shen Wuyong: "What about you? Do you have any good friends?"
Shen Wuyong glanced at her and said, "I had one when I was very young, but now... I only have my sister."
The past cannot be retrieved, and there is nothing to look forward to in the future. This is the sadness of people like them.
"The wind is picking up," Shen Wuyong reminded him, "Let's go back. We have to practice with our parents tomorrow."
Shen Jiao felt very sad just by hearing this sentence.
"We're not real friends either. Friends wouldn't drag each other into doing something like this."
Nor will they force the other party to do anything sexual.
The relationship between Shen Jiao and Shen Wuyong is quite strange no matter where it is put. What's even stranger is that Shen Jiao actually...slowly got used to it. This broken place has a thousand bad things, but there is one good thing - she can be herself.
You don’t have to spend time and effort trying to please anyone. Just say whatever you want and do whatever you want.
She would occasionally try to kill Shen Wuyong, but she never succeeded...
Maybe it wouldn't be bad to keep going like this?
Shen Jiao tried to think so, but she knew very well that the war would come sooner or later, and the ambitions of Shen Gu and Qu Rou were growing as their skills.
Until three years later, thunder struck from the sky.
Their magical skills have been perfected, and Shen Wuyong is ready to go. This time Shen Jiao will go with them.
Xue A Niang stayed in Yongcheng with her 'children' who had turned into objects.
Shen Gu and Qu Rou didn't care much about whether they could defend this place. In their eyes, they were the most important, so they took most of the troops without hesitation and headed towards Tongcai Villa in a mighty manner.
The reason was quite ridiculous. They said that the former mayor of Yongcheng had been very kind to them, but died in Tongcai Villa, and this revenge had to be avenged.
They are so righteous that they don't mention the cause of death at all.
Shen Wuyong said to her in a comforting tone, "Sister, don't worry too much. Xue Wuliang is dead. Tongcai Villa is now under the control of Madam Luo and the Second Young Master. Your Seventeenth Young Master is in the northern border and can't make it back. He'll be fine."
Shen Jiao didn't answer. She said, "It seems like there are people from the Demon Sect."
"Of course there are. We are not good guys, so we don't have many allies."
Shen Wuyong smiled and said,
"Sister, you only saw them. Why didn't you mention your fellow disciples?"
Shen Jiao: ...
The familiar uniforms of the disciples in Huisheng Valley stood out in his eyes.
"Unexpected, but reasonable. What price did you offer the Valley Master?"
"Nothing much, just a promise to him of a kingdom," Shen Wuyong said. "Sister, you don't know, but that Smiling Tiger's business has been tough these past few years. It's no exaggeration to say it's plummeted. There are fewer people using human sacrifices these days, and there are more rules for buying and selling slaves. Naturally, he wants to be the boss. Otherwise, if he becomes like Xuanhu Hall, where he only charges consultation fees, that's tantamount to taking his life."
Shen Jiao has been in Yongcheng for many years, but her heart is never there, so she doesn't even ask about what's happening right now. If she had asked a few more questions, she wouldn't have been so unaware of who her allies are.
She looked back and saw some foreigners.
"There are quite a few people adding fuel to the fire." Shen Jiao said softly.
Shen Wuyong: "Who wouldn't want to get involved in something that's beneficial?"
These people are only reliable now, who knows what will happen in the future.
"Sister, why are you unhappy again?" Shen Wuyong smiled. "If I were you, I'd be happier. Don't just focus on the immediate gains and losses. The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division. If we want to avoid war and live in peace, we must unite. It doesn't matter who becomes emperor. As long as my parents ascend the throne, they will naturally treat the people well."
At this moment, the son does not feel sad about selling his father's land. It is not his anyway, so it doesn't matter if he wastes it.
Shen Jiao thought that there would be a lot of suffering along the way.
Who would have thought that Shen Gu was quite humane and treated the people well. Although he didn't harm anyone, he was better than many rebel soldiers. When he was short of money, he would kill the rich.
It can be seen that they really want to be emperor and want both territory and people's hearts.
Shen Wuyong said, "I have to thank those 'players' for this. If their reactions weren't a little off when I mentioned the future, my parents wouldn't have wanted to be so polite."
To be good to the people, one must suffer oneself. Shen Gu and Qu Rou's tempers are getting worse day by day. Regardless of whether the war is going well or not, the way they confiscate property seems as if they wish they could scrape out two taels of gold foil from the bones of those wealthy families. They have to appease the people and reward their subordinates at the same time.
It is said that it is difficult to be a good person, and their experience at this moment is extremely profound.
Shen Jiao was a little curious about this: "Future? What will your future be like?"
"I don't know," Shen Wuyong said, "Those people can't tell us this. It might be better if my sister goes and asks. But judging by their expressions, Dad and Mom should have gotten it done, but it just didn't go as smoothly as planned."
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