"Hmm, ordinary mountains and seas, the path is no more than two zhang."
"That's not bad."
After listening to it for a moment, I roughly got the gist of it.
In other words, the level of "Dao Gao San Zhang" (道高三丈) has exceeded the average level.
“Before you sink, you may not understand now what a special realm the Mountain and Sea realm is. Asking the Dao, seeking the Dao, opening the Dao... every step must be taken with utmost caution. I have seen countless people with extraordinary talent, but after reaching the Mountain and Sea realm, they have become just ordinary people.”
"Asking the Way is difficult, seeking the Way is difficult, and opening the Way is even more difficult than ascending to heaven!"
Chai Haotian gazed at the starry night sky, his face filled with emotion.
"Some people make rapid progress at the beginning and seem to be thriving, but it's just a fleeting moment like a shooting star. They soon stop and stagnate, or even struggle for decades without making any progress!"
"Some people hesitate to even take the first step, and in the end, they are forced to go against their own hearts and choose to follow the path of others, but that is almost equivalent to giving up their future, just to obtain the status of a powerful expert in the mountains and seas..."
Shen Qian nodded slightly, inexplicably thinking of Old Liu.
Liu Changqing has been stuck on the first step for a long time. He has been out of the public eye recently, probably trying to break through again. I wonder when he will succeed.
"But as the lord of a city, one can perfectly avoid most of these problems."
Chai Haotian turned to look at Chen Qian, his eyes bright.
"It doesn't require paving your own way, nor does it follow someone else's path. It still has a vast future, and most importantly, it can become a mountain and a sea in the shortest amount of time!"
"Just like me, it only takes a day, or even a very short time, to become a powerful figure in the mountains and seas!"
"Weren't you a Shan Hai before you became the city lord of Jingcheng?" Shen Qian asked doubtfully. "Can anyone with a high level of martial arts compete for the position of city lord?"
“That’s not it.” Chai Haotian shook his head. “Although legally, peak martial artists are eligible, in reality, even those from the Mountain and Sea Sects have to wait in line to compete.”
"But if it becomes mountains and seas, doesn't it already possess the Dao?" Shen Qian was even more puzzled.
"Who told you that there can only be one path?" Chai Haotian smiled.
There are multiple paths one can take.
Shen Qian's pupils contracted.
At that moment, many of his doubts were resolved.
For example, it's still unclear what path the big shot Gao is taking.
Like Shi Dingyan, the path he walks is probably related to 'propriety'. This was something Lao Liu accidentally let slip, although Shen Qian didn't understand it either.
But upon closer reflection, it does fit some of Shi Dingyan's usual behavior.
The boss, Gao, gave Shen Qian the feeling of being extremely mysterious, as if he knew everything.
Perhaps teachers have taken more than one path.
"Of course, very few people can navigate mountains and seas with more than two paths, and even fewer achieve great success. Most people can't even understand one path, let alone two."
"Moreover, once one has too many paths, it is easy to become confused, so most people would not do that."
After Chai Haotian finished explaining, he stared at Shen Qian and smiled, "Normally only those from the Mountain and Sea realms can run for city lord, but you are special. I have full confidence that the Martial Arts Department and the Provincial Administration Department will recognize you and let you become city lord when you are a high-level martial artist."
"You already possess a portion of Jingcheng's destiny, coupled with your unprecedented and terrifying talent, nothing can stop you from rising to the top!"
At this point, Shen Qian had a general idea of what Chai Haotian was thinking.
The other party's decision to let him take up a post in the city lord's mansion was paving the way for him.
If Shen Qian agrees, it means he can advance to the Mountain and Sea realm at the fastest speed, greatly shortening the growth time.
"Lord, what you just said are all the benefits of becoming a city lord, but... what about the drawbacks?"
He was unusually lucid before sinking.
If the city lord is really that good, then it's hard to explain why none of his eight senior brothers and sisters have taken this path.
"Your character has improved considerably since I first met you."
Chai Haotian praised without reservation, then put his hands behind his back and said, "Of course there are drawbacks. Once you take on the will of the people of your city, you and the city will be in a relationship of shared prosperity and shared ruin."
"The Way of the People is very special. If the city prospers, your Way will rise steadily with the support of the people. But once the will of the people collapses, you will suffer greatly, and may even suffer a backlash from the Way. The most serious consequence is..."
“Like the Lord of Lu City, although he was not in Lu City at the time, he also perished when Lu City was destroyed.”
Isn't this living and dying together?
He understood what Chen Qian had said.
In fact, he himself analyzed another possible drawback.
That's a future promotion.
Admittedly, the path of civility is a path that can lead to rapid growth, but urban development will eventually encounter bottlenecks.
No matter how amazing you are, even if you turn a third-tier city into a first-tier city, your path may be very high, but it is probably far from reaching the heights of heaven.
The people of one city are only one city. Since the way of the people is the same as the way of the king, if it is to reach its end, it will probably have to encompass the people of the whole world.
This is something that is almost impossible to do in today's social context.
"Lord Chai, there's still something I don't understand. Why...why are you helping me like this?" Shen Qian didn't quite understand.
Logically speaking, Chai Haotian is about to step down as city lord, so he shouldn't need to worry about so much anymore.
"It's probably because I genuinely want this city to get better and better. Of course, it could also be because I'm influenced by public opinion and unconsciously consider the future of this city all the time."
Chai Haotian's gaze swept across the city lights, his expression deep and thoughtful.
"I... probably won't take this path."
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