On the beach, Ling Wei walked towards Chen Yang.
A huge sense of shame hit Chen Yang. He turned his face away and stared blankly at the rolling river.
"What's wrong?"
Ling Wei gently placed her hand behind his back.
Chen Yang lowered his head.
"I messed up... I messed up everything... Everything is a mess."
Ling Wei was silent for a moment, then reached out to take off the chains on him.
"I've only been out for 27 days. In those 27 days, you've soared from a beginner in Xingyiquan to the peak of Mingjin."
"Chen Yang, you created a miracle of cultivation that shocked the world, and yet you say you messed it up?"
Her fingers ran across the torn shirt on Chen Yang's shoulders, and there was a hint of heartache in her voice.
"Look at your veins and tendons, they're about to burst."
"Are you practicing to death all day long?"
The man in front listened in silence.
Chen Yang didn't know whether she was really praising him or just saying a few words of comfort.
He was confused and turned around.
"Then why is everything still a mess even though I've done so much?"
"I was betrayed by my brothers, spurned by women, targeted by everyone, and ended up like a drowned dog, drowning in the river."
Ling Wei looked at him calmly and spoke slowly.
"Because you have no power."
"You're too focused on improving your own strength, but you have to know that no matter how powerful one person is, it's difficult to compete with the entire society."
"Even if you are the peerless Martial Emperor, the best in the world, if you offend everyone in the world, the ubiquitous malice will overwhelm you."
As she spoke, she turned around and glanced at the people on the hillside.
"Look at them, do any of them dare to mess with me?"
"I wouldn't dare. From the beginning, they only tried to curry favor with me and please me, so I don't have the same troubles as you."
"Power..." Chen Yang repeated these two words silently.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have been fighting alone.
Even the little bit of "power" he had was obtained thanks to Cao Kun. He never thought about developing his own power or cultivating his own confidants.
This results in everyone wanting to bully and target him once something happens.
Because he is alone, even if he is very strong and good at fighting, people have weaknesses and can be defeated.
on the contrary.
Although the two brothers Gao Kuan and Kaohsiung looked ambitious and were trying to win people's hearts in private, it must be said that in the last few days, they did gradually gain some power and were even on par with Cao Kun on the surface.
At the same time, another good example is Cao Kun.
He was not even one thousandth as good at fighting as Chen Yang, and he was even a little overweight.
But it is much easier for Cao Kun to kill someone than for Chen Yang.
Perhaps this is the power of authority.
"Have I been wrong all along?" Chen Yang frowned, very confused.
Ling Wei looked at him and smiled softly: "You are not only wrong, but also extremely wrong."
"When I first asked you to contact Cao Kun, or to do something else, it was because I wanted you to build your own power. Power is something you can't see or touch. You have to experience it yourself, but you've got it wrong."
"But fortunately, you specialize in martial arts and have now forged your own path in another direction. And after this series of lessons, I believe you have also gained a deep understanding of what power is."
"Oh, right." Ling Wei seemed to remember something and added:
"You are so kind."
Chen Yang was slightly startled and pointed at his nose.
"Me, kind?"
Ling Wei nodded: "When I say you're kind, I don't mean you're too soft-hearted to attack your enemies, but rather that you simply divide people into two camps."
She turned her head to look at the dam again and spoke softly:
"I've observed you. You're very wary of people like Gao Kuan, Kaohsiung, and Zhang Yunjie. No matter what they do, you always assume they're up to something bad."
"On the contrary, you have no defenses against people like Cao Kun and Liu Yong. You even consider them friends."
"This way of categorizing people is wrong, and it will get you killed one day."
Chen Yang was confused again.
"Then how am I supposed to tell who's friend or foe?"
Ling Wei put her hands behind her back and slowly walked to his side, looking at the rolling Yangtze River.
"In this world, there are no enemies or friends, only interests."
"In your eyes, the Gao brothers, Cao Kun, the Qin family, Liu Yong, and so on, some are good and some are bad, but in my eyes, they are all ordinary people."
"None of them are inherently bad. Everything they do is solely for their own benefit or to satisfy their own inner desires. You can't label them bad just because they did something that hurt you. You have to learn to put yourself in their shoes. They're just doing things that serve their own interests. They're not bad at all."
In the gentle morning breeze, Chen Yang seemed to have gained some understanding.
He looked at Ling Wei: "So according to you, I can't trust anyone anymore. I can only analyze their interests and see if they want to use me, or if I want to use them?"
"Right." Ling Wei's lips curled up slightly, "This is the worldview an adult should have."
After a moment of silence, Chen Yang suddenly spoke.
"Then let me ask you, what is your intention in passing on the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra to me?"
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