Chapter 157 Sophistry
"Don't get too involved with the demon race. I have a feeling that something is wrong with the witches and demons. There's a sense of impending doom brewing in the world, and it's probably coming for them." Yuanshi told Chang Hao the truth while suppressing his jealousy.
There are things that can be done and things that cannot be done. After all, Chang Hao has not become a saint. If he gets too involved, it would be terrible if he couldn't save him in time.
"That's right, they came for them." Chang Hao, one might say, truly deserves to be called a saint.
Even amidst the chaos of divination, each individual managed to obtain crucial information through their own abilities.
"Di Jun's competitive nature is hard to change. I'm afraid he'll ruin himself because of it. Pride comes before a fall. I don't want the demon race to become like the dragon and phoenix of yesteryear."
"You don't want to?" Yuanshi roared in fury. "So you're here to meddle? Are you out of your mind? I still want you by my side forever. What does their defeat have to do with you? They're not worth the risk."
"He can't be harmed; he's very important to me." Chang Hao didn't know how to subtly express Di Jun's importance. If Di Jun were to fall, Taiyi and Xihe would have no chance of survival.
"Important? Is he more important than you? If he's important, then I'm not?" Yuanshi was so angry that he spoke without thinking. Taiyi is more important than him, is that it?
"You are important too." Chang Hao quickly reassured Yuan Shi, seeing that things were about to go wrong. If the people of the Demon Court found out that Yuan Shi Tianzun was hiding here, who knows what they would think.
“Important?” Yuanshi snorted coldly. “Important has not changed your mind, important has not shifted your heart. You still plan and scheme for him, how could you care that I am trembling with fear for you?”
Chang Hao and Taiyi share the Eastern Emperor Bell, what a deep friendship! However, Yuanshi dared not say, he could not afford to gamble... Who knows what Taiyi is thinking? If there is one him, there is no guarantee that there will be no Taiyi.
Chang Hao suddenly laughed, "Don't worry, since I promised I would consider it. Until then, I will take care of myself. Even ants cherish their lives, and Chang Hao is not someone who would rather die than live.
"Really?" Yuan Shi couldn't help himself and suddenly reached out to hug Chang Hao, who was standing right next to him.
Chang Hao was startled and was about to break free when he heard Yuanshi whisper:
“I’m afraid you might suddenly lose your mind, afraid that you’re too close to Taiyi, afraid that you might risk your life for him, which would make Yuanshi regret it for the rest of his life.”
Chang Hao was stunned. "He is him, and you are you. The two are different and cannot be compared."
"I hope things are as you say, that the Primordial Beginning and the Great One are no different, for I fear you will abandon me in the future." Love breeds worry, love breeds fear, and even a sage would find it hard to bear.
Chang Hao patted Yuanshi on the back and tried to push him away, saying, "All things have feelings, and feelings are different. Taiyi and I are as close as family. Your worries are unnecessary."
However, Yuanshi was even more worried. "If you want me not to worry, you have to come back to Kunlun with me."
"I have already agreed to stay here for a while, and I will keep my word. How can I change my mind so easily?" Chang Haocai did not want to go to Kunlun to face Laozi's all-knowing gaze.
Yuanshi said, “You are not Dijun, so he cannot change his orders every day. You are a free spirit, and you can be the same for a time, here today and there tomorrow.”
"Let go first..." Chang Hao didn't want to fight in the Demon Court; that would be too embarrassing.
“No…” With Wenxiang in his arms, Yuanshi realized for the first time that the two of them could be so close. He would be a fool to let her go, even if it meant taking a sword for her. “Unless you come with me.”
"It won't look good if someone comes and sees us." Chang Hao was anxious. Didn't he have any pride? He kept nervously checking the outside.
"What's wrong with that?" Yuanshi asked back, knowing Chang Hao had concerns, and hugged him even tighter. "Are you afraid of people finding out?"
A glint flashed in Yuanshi's eyes. Why couldn't he let others know? He deliberately wanted Taiyi to know.
"All things embrace yin and bear yang, as Brother Li Er wrote, have you forgotten? You think this is something to be proud of?" Chang Hao gritted his teeth inwardly, wanting to take out the Black Lotus of Annihilation and smash it against Yuan Shi to wake him up.
But then he remembered that he had lent the Black Lotus of Annihilation to Tongtian to play with.
“I’ll have my elder brother change it when we get back,” Yuanshi interjected. “That’s not true.”
"You need to be reasonable, don't be so shameless. This is something only a genius would do." Chang Hao was very flustered. Yuan Shi had already learned to use his hands and feet. What if he really became enlightened?
"What is reason?" If Yuanshi could talk about reason with Chang Hao, he could preach for a lifetime. Chang Hao used words, while Yuanshi used actions, so he was the one who benefited.
"The Tao is in the heavens, yin and yang; the Tao is on the earth, softness and hardness..." Chang Hao wanted to reason with Yuan Shi. No matter how you look at it, Yuan Shi was in the wrong. Yuan Shi should be the one who was guilty and afraid of being found out. Why was it that he was the one who was trembling with fear, while Yuan Shi was acting completely openly and blatantly?
"The Way is about feelings and righteousness in you and me, and the principle is that this heart cannot be swayed in the slightest." Yuanshi interrupted Chang Hao with amusement. All things are born from Yin and Yang. He was indeed going against the will of Heaven and knew he was wrong but did not correct it.
"You're just making excuses..." Chang Hao was getting annoyed. He tried to reason with Yuan Shi, but Yuan Shi was giving him twisted logic.
"Where am I being unreasonable?" In any case, Yuanshi had already decided on Chang Hao and was certain that Chang Hao would be soft-hearted towards him. Sooner or later, Chang Hao would be his.
"Let go first..." Chang Hao struggled, secretly resenting that Yuan Shi was too unguarded. In the future, he would make sure that guy stayed three zhang away from him.
"You..." Di Jun pushed open the door and entered, instantly bursting into a rage, "What a wolf in sheep's clothing, Yuanshi Tianzun!"
Unable to tolerate it at all, without thinking, Di Jun directly wielded the Hetu Luoshu and struck at Yuanshi, shouting, "Let me go!"
Chang Hao was dumbfounded. Di Jun had arrived, but he hadn't sensed it at all. He glared angrily at Yuan Shi, thinking, "It must be your doing."
Do you know what you're doing?
It's a pity. Yuanshi regretfully released Chang Hao, raised the jade ruyi and casually blocked it. Why wasn't it Taiyi who came? That would have saved him so much trouble.
"How is it any of the Demon Emperor's business what I do? Didn't the Demon Emperor see everything I wanted to do?" Yuanshi Anquan didn't seem to have been caught in a scandal. "Where is Taiyi?"
Di Jun was on high alert and pulled Chang Hao behind him, saying, "Please, Heavenly Venerable, leave the Demon Court."
"Di Jun, you've misunderstood. Yuan Shi and I only had a little argument," Chang Hao tried to fool Di Jun. "It's just a small misunderstanding."
"A verbal dispute? A misunderstanding?" Di Jun clearly didn't believe it. He hadn't thought of it before, but he had stumbled upon it all. What else could Di Jun not understand?
“You’re the one who doesn’t understand. I might be fooled by you, but I won’t misunderstand him. Get out of the way. You don’t understand the seriousness of the matter.” Di Jun reprimanded Chang Hao, and then, facing Yuan Shi, once again ordered him to leave, “Please, Yuan Shi Tianzun, have mercy and leave the Demon Court.”
“I will leave,” Yuanshi straightened his slightly disheveled cuffs. “Chang Hao, come with me.”
“You’re leaving on your own,” Di Jun said, gripping Chang Hao’s wrist tightly. Judging from what had just happened, Chang Hao was clearly unwilling. “Chang Hao won’t go with you. With me here, you won’t get away with this.” If he dared to lay a hand on him on his own turf, wouldn’t Chang Hao be in danger if he left?
"Who are you to interfere in my affairs with Chang Hao?" Yuan Shi's pent-up anger erupted instantly, and he swung the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi at Di Jun without mercy.
Chang Hao was shocked and quickly conjured the Cangmin Sword to block Yuanshi's attack with the Jade Ruyi. "Dijun, what are you standing there for? Get out of here!"
"I'm not leaving..." Di Jun was furious. Why was the one who was in the wrong acting so self-righteous? There was no logic to this.
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