The straw raincoat fisherman named "Asking Death" asked the first question:
"There once was a village by the Dongting Lake. In the village lived a family consisting of a couple and a lazy son."
"All this couple thinks about all day is how to get their son married to a wealthy family, earn enough money for the dowry, and gain good reputation, so that he can rise to prominence in this poor and remote village."
"By chance, this couple encountered the daughter of the county governor who had run away from home. They devised a despicable plan: to have her abducted and then have their son rescue her, thus facilitating a 'perfect match'."
"But unfortunately, the truth was revealed midway through, and the couple became even more ruthless and wanted to strangle him to death."
"There was a dragon king in Dongting Lake. He saw this evil and couldn't bear it. He set a ban on himself, never setting foot on land, and devoted himself to cultivation."
“So, they pretended that they needed a virgin as a tribute, otherwise they would go ashore and kill her, and then make the couple come to offer sacrifices at noon the next day.”
"The couple, fearing the wrath of the gods, dared not disobey. Sure enough, at noon the next day, they kidnapped the county magistrate's daughter and took a bamboo raft to the center of the lake, intending to drown her in a pig cage."
"Upon seeing this, the Lake Dragon King swallowed the couple whole and chewed them up. The girl was rescued by the county guards who arrived."
Because the background of this question was quite long, the fisherman's speaking speed, which was not very fast to begin with, slowed down even further, enunciating each word, but making sure to speak clearly.
It's quite cute in a serious way.
The fisherman's fish eyes all looked at Chen Kuang, and then said:
"However, this action has caused endless trouble. People in the world believe that the Dragon King is stirring up trouble and are so eager to gain his protection that they are competing to offer virtuous girls as sacrifices. The more girls one offers, the more sincere one is."
"Less than a month after the county magistrate's daughter was rescued and returned home, she was personally sacrificed by the county magistrate as an example."
"The world actually sees this as loving the people like one's own children, but the cause of the disaster... is the Dragon King's kindness."
The fisherman's tone was somewhat melancholy:
"Junior brother, do you think this Dragon King is right or wrong?"
Chen Kuang fell into deep thought.
He didn't hesitate because he didn't know the answer; the answer was actually very clear.
He didn't even have to judge whether Wen Si was lying. It was very clear who the story was on.
And when it said the word "disaster", it was indeed lying.
This means that in fact, it firmly believes that the Dragon King did nothing wrong.
Then just agree with it and the problem will be solved naturally.
Chen Kuang hesitated because the combination of Dongting Lake and the Dragon King being worshipped sounded so familiar to him...
Isn’t this an expanded version of what the unknown musician told him back then about the origin of Dragon Gum?
Chen Kuang looked at the guqin in front of him subtly, and the corner of his eye twitched.
According to the version told by the unknown musician, the music master Xi Mengquan was passing by Dongting Lake when he saw locals offering sacrifices to the Dragon King. Without saying anything, he jumped into the lake and beat the Dragon King up...
I even knocked out the person's teeth to make this dragon gum.
It shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?
Chen Kuang coughed twice and said:
"The Dragon King is not wrong to do something bad with good intentions. These people are ignorant and foolish, and they offer sacrifices spontaneously just to gain a reputation as virtuous."
"Sacrificing others to enhance one's own reputation and taking advantage of others' generosity is the worst of all evils."
"These people bully the weak and fear the strong. They're just looking for an excuse to vent their anger. If they truly believe that the Dragon King is stirring up trouble, then why don't they just take up their swords and conquer nature?"
"As Senior Brother Wensi said, if they are willing to muster up the courage to try, they will naturally find that the Lake Dragon King will never set foot outside Dongting Lake, let alone kill him."
"The real perpetrators of evil are themselves, and that's why they can't turn their swords against themselves."
"As for the Lake Dragon King, he was just unfortunately used as an excuse, that's all. He never did anything wrong."
In modern times, this kind of person is called a saintly bitch.
Chen Kuang's analysis stunned the fisherman.
Then, the tail under its raincoat slapped the deck vigorously and sighed:
"Well, well done for showing generosity to others! Well done for not turning the sword against oneself!"
Is this... uh, applause?
Chen Kuang raised his eyebrows. He actually felt that this notorious evil demon was surprisingly kind, even a little... honest?
When Chen Kuang hesitated, the fisherman nodded and gave his final say:
"You passed this question."
"Second question, listen carefully."
The first time is new, the second time is familiar.
Chen Kuang said very naturally: "Brother, please speak."
A smile flashed in the fisherman's fish eyes.
It spit out bubbles, looked at Qin Youyou on the boat and asked:
"Since the Lake Dragon King did nothing wrong, then some people, without knowing right from wrong, thought that the Dragon King forced people to sacrifice a virgin, beat him half to death, and then felt proud of themselves and thought they were righteous."
"So, was what this person did right or wrong?"
Chen Kuang: “…”
Well, now he was sure.
The lake dragon king in the story is the fisherman asking about death.
In other words, of the two versions of the story about Dragon Gum, the one told by the musician was the true one.
However, the widely circulated story of traveling to the Dragon Palace in a dream is false.
The guy mentioned by Wen Si who seems complacent but is actually stupid... should be the music master Xi Mengquan.
Chen Kuang was in a bit of a dilemma now.
The piano he used belonged to the music saint. Theoretically, if he had the chance to meet the music saint himself in the future, he could even become related to him.
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