Once upon a time, the Taoist temple's master, Su Changsheng, announced to the martial arts world that he would accept Fu Xiaoguan as his last disciple.
At that time, Fu Xiaoguan had not met Su Changsheng yet. The senior brother Su Jue from the Taoist temple brought him an inkstone. He only used this inkstone once, when he shot it towards Xuanwu Lake from his mansion in Jinling. As a result, he shot the eunuch Gao Xian of the Wu Dynasty and captured Gao Xian alive.
Since then, this egg-sized thing has been in Fu Xiaoguan's sleeve pocket and has never been used again, so much so that he almost forgot its existence.
At this moment, Ji Yungui actually said that it was because of this inkstone that made Di Er Meng afraid... This was really beyond Fu Xiaoguan's expectations.
If it is true, then Master Su Changsheng obviously knows the great role of this ink fountain -
It is reasonable for the Taoist temple to exist as a guardian and possess some powerful power to deal with the destroyer, but what is inexplicable is why Su Changsheng wants to kill himself?
As Su Changsheng's last disciple, Su Changsheng had high hopes for him. He was even said to be the seed of Taoism in the Taoist temple, and hoped that he could carry forward Taoism... In this case, he should have protected himself instead of destroying himself with his own hands.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Ji Yungui, who sighed and said, "Su Changsheng, what you know about his original life story is correct. He was later taken to the Taoist temple by the former Taoist temple master. There, he displayed amazing martial arts talent, and later naturally became the new Taoist temple master."
"The Battle of Daxianbei Mountain... Su Changsheng's goal wasn't to use those elite soldiers to overthrow the Great Xia you founded. His goal was to weaken the Liao Dynasty so you could unify it and establish a more vast empire."
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned and asked in confusion: "How do you know?"
Ji Yungui pondered for a moment: "Because... the young lady is a disciple of the Taoist temple. I also lived in the Taoist temple for a long time. It happened that we became friends during that time."
After a pause, Ji Yungui added: "A true friend."
"We studied together the secret texts preserved in the temple. He believed you were the Chosen One, so he sent Su Jue and other disciples to protect you. He also hoped that you would have the ability to protect yourself, so he decided to accept you as his disciple and even gave you the inkstone."
"After you unified the five kingdoms and established Great Xia, he was even more pleased. First, the Daoist Academy would surely prosper. Second... second, you are the longest-lived Chosen One in a thousand years of history. This also proves that Mo Dou indeed possesses the power to threaten the Destroyer."
"Later he told me that Daxia should be bigger."
"So he went to the Liao Kingdom and gathered all of the Liao Kingdom's elite soldiers in the Great Xianbei Mountains to form the so-called Thunder Army. His purpose was to make it easier for you to capture all those elite soldiers and successfully capture the Liao Kingdom!"
"This plan came from me!"
Fu Xiaoguan was shocked once again. He looked at Ji Yungui in disbelief. After a moment, he asked again, "If that's the case, why did he want to assassinate me in Chi Lechuan?"
Ji Yungui shook his head. "He didn't intend to assassinate you. He simply believed that the only people who could threaten your life at that time were Saints. So, he felt that all Saints in the world deserved death!"
"He gathered five Saint-level masters scattered across the country under the pretext of assassinating you, and at the same time informed me and asked me to notify Officer Fu."
"Officer Fu shot Su Changsheng. The bullet hit his shoulder. He wouldn't have died, but even I didn't know he was ready to die... He had already swallowed the poison and passed away peacefully after seeing you one last time."
Fu Xiaoguan frowned slightly.
He remembered.
At that time, I was extremely suspicious of Su Changsheng's series of actions, and it was difficult to find a reasonable answer -
He never understood why Su Changsheng did this!
Su Changsheng is a wise man. He has taught many outstanding disciples such as Su Jue. If he really wants to deal with me, he actually has a better way.
Now after listening to Ji Yungui's explanation, he suddenly understood what Su Changsheng's purpose was in doing these things.
As he had said to himself on the prairie—
"The Chen Dynasty was destroyed by the Yu Dynasty, which shows that the Chen Dynasty was corrupt and should be destroyed. The Yu Dynasty was destroyed by your Great Xia, which also shows that the Yu Dynasty is no longer adapted to the development of history."
"When dynasties change, there must be reasons for it, so I have never thought about restoration."
"Instead of restoring the past, it's better to build a new era, just like what you are doing now."
"You did very well, truly very well! Master, I am very pleased. You are indeed the chosen one. It is only natural that Master lost to you." (See Chapter 1066)
Did he lose?
He didn't lose at all!
From beginning to end, he firmly believed that he was the chosen one and used his actual actions to protect his own safety.
On the surface, what he hoped for was the prosperity of the Taoist temple, but in reality it was for the unification of the world.
He did it, so he won.
But why did he choose to commit suicide by taking poison?
"Perhaps, he believes that as a Saint-level master, he should not exist in this world. Or perhaps he believes that as the head of the Taoist temple, he has fulfilled his duty to protect the pioneers."
Ji Yungui sighed again and said, "He is a man of great wisdom. I think there may be another reason... He is worried that he will not be able to resist the power of that authority!"
What this sentence means is that Su Changsheng saw Fu Xiaoguan single-handedly build Da Xia, make Da Xia so prosperous, and make Da Xia's territory extremely vast. This is a heavy fruit. In front of this tempting fruit, even someone like Su Changsheng can hardly suppress the desire to pick that fruit.
However, Fu Xiaoguan did not agree with Ji Yungui's later opinion, because if what Ji Yungui said was true, then Su Changsheng had obviously transcended the pursuit of secular power and status.
He didn't need to commit suicide, but why did he choose to die?
He remembered again what Su Changsheng said before his death -
"Don't open the eighteenth floor of Tianji Pavilion!"
"If you must open it, you must carry with you the inkstone that your master gave you."
At that time, his mother Xu Yunqing was by his side.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Ji Yungui deeply and asked a question:
"You've been with my mother the longest. So, my mother, she...what kind of person is she?"
A strange look flashed across Ji Yungui's face, but the light was dim at the moment and the look disappeared in an instant.
"No matter what kind of person she is, she is still your mother!"
Ji Yungui stood up and hesitated for three breaths: "I don't think you need to go to that dangerous place for the sake of the eldest prince, because you still have many sons, and you are in your prime!"
"It's late, go to bed early... Your mother... She has never done anything bad to you!"
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