Chapter 20: Corny Pick-ups!
Situ Xiaoshu looked at Wen Quai, his eyes quietly changed, since he first met, he has been constantly eating this man's losses, he was caught, he was ridiculed, he never raised his eyebrows in front of him, even if he went to the other world, he met himself, he still didn't have any good words, he even hid his hostility, he didn't show it, he sneered constantly, sometimes he was angry and really wanted to cut him.
The encounter in the Immortal Emperor's relics made him realize that there was a deviation in his past views, this man hid too deeply, not only did he never show his true strength, I am afraid that even that cynical appearance is not his true heart, otherwise, how could he pretend to be a virtuous monk so subtle?
And this slave trader seems to be very kind, but he doesn't show it easily, he fights for himself to divide the light and turn into a shadow sword, he doesn't let himself go to the Qingwu Immortal Emperor, these are all careful and considerate, he actually ...... I think about the people around me!
“...... I might ...... I really misread you. Situ Xiaoshu stared at Wen Quai's illness and said, "But why is what you do so incomprehensible?"
Wen Quzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "The person who can't understand is you, and it's not that I can't understand, it seems that I shouldn't be responsible for this problem, right?"
Encountering this uncontrollable wall again, Situ Xiaoshu clenched his fists and shouted angrily: "Don't you know?
“...... So?" Wen Quzhi had a surprised expression, but what he was surprised was not this cruel news, but seemed to be surprised by Situ Xiaoshu's "fuss" reaction, and frowned: "Look at what you said...... It's as if the other cities hadn't been breached, and no one had died after the other cities had been breached......"
"That's not what I meant! it, don't you understand? All the cities you saved have been breached, and all the people you have saved have died!"
“...... Then may I ask, those cities that have not been saved by me, all of them are safe and sound, and the people who have not been saved by me are all fine, and none of them are dead?" Wen Quzhi glared and said: "Obviously, they are all dead, all of them are gone, as if I am a great plague god, what is it, inexplicable!"
...... This man, he should have been questioned very unpleasantly and upset, but even so, he still maintained his demeanor and did not vent his anger.
...... Of course, this is because he has always been accustomed to hiding and not easily revealing his true intentions, but on the other hand, he may not even be aware of himself, but he is actually very self-controlled, very good to the people around him, and avoids venting his anger to hurt others.
“...... I know, that's not what you mean by the truth. Situ Xiaoshu let go of his fist, came to Wen Quai, took a deep breath, and then put down all his reserves, and said, "We've fought together, right? From the standpoint of a comrade-in-arms, can you not always be like a playful person, don't treat me like a child or an idiot, and tell me what you think I should know...... You're obviously a good person......"
has always believed that Situ Xiaoshu firmly believes that she will never ask for anything other than righteousness, and it is her heart to rather die than give in, but this time, she subconsciously felt that if she wanted the other party to let go of her defense, she should let go of her dignity first, so she chose a low profile, and for some reason, intuitively used the positioning of "comrade-in-arms".
As a result, Situ Xiaoshu was stunned and realized that his words seemed to have woken up some sleeping ancient murderous thing, the moment Wen Quzhi heard the words, his expression froze, and the whole person seemed to be incarnated into a netherworld murderous creature with deep murderous intent, and the look that had made her tremble appeared again, just by sweeping it away, she made herself feel like falling into an ice cellar, unable to make a sound.
“...... Because, relying only on good people, you can't win battles, you can't win demons, and you can't save people's lives!" Wen Quai's voice was extremely cold, "People like you are enough, okay? Among the tens of millions of human races, how many hot-blooded heroes like you can come out? Not many, right? But you put out fires everywhere, save the east and save the west, what in the end?
"That's because ......" Situ Xiaoshu tried to argue, but in his heart, somehow he was a little excited, he always thought that he had a very low evaluation of himself and had no good impression at all, but how did he know that he actually gave himself such a high evaluation?
There was a confusion in his mind, and Situ Xiaoshu finally came up with words, "But every time you go to a city, you will loot all their supplies, if they are still rich in resources, maybe they won't ......."
"You are the cause of the inverse effect!" Wen Quzhi said coldly: "You are also saving people, you don't charge a penny, and you also paste everything you have, how many of the cities you rescued in the end are guarded? When the city was broken, how many escaped? Those materials, after falling into the hands of the demons, have become the consumables for their next war, from this point of view, you have really made great contributions to the human race, and you have become the captain of the demons' warehouse!"
This charge was put on his head, Situ Xiaoshu's face changed immediately, and as soon as he wanted to speak, Wen Quzhi raised his hand, "You can practice to this point today, you are not brainless, but if you don't even understand what a strong wall Qingye is, we don't need to waste time." ”
"So many people died, just for ......"
“...... But I won!" Wen Quzhi said coldly: "I don't think that there is anything glorious to win a battle by sacrificing people, and I won't say anything to you about the nonsense that will make a thousand bones dry, I want to say to you, just one sentence, I won! Do you know what it means?"
Situ Xiaoshu shook his head blankly, he has seen many characters, many of them are ruthless, do not treat people as human beings, sacrifice human lives at every turn, and climb up the head mountain, when I heard Wen Quzhi talk about what methods and sacrifices he talked about, I thought he was also this kind of person, but now he ...... It doesn't seem to be the case.
That...... What does that mean exactly?
"Meaning, I have not failed the lives of those who have been sacrificed! Every time, I have never sacrificed people when I judged that I could not sacrifice people; every time, I dare to say that I have not failed any of the lives entrusted to me, I dare to say at their graves, I have fulfilled their wishes, and as many of their deaths and injuries, there will be more deaths and injuries of demons, and one day, I will use these accumulated victories to expel demons from this world and restore the prosperity of the human race!" Wen Quzhi said word by word: "What about you? Do you dare to say that you are worthy of every life that died for you? What do you use to honor those who you have not been able to protect and who have been sacrificed?
It wasn't particularly loud, but the cold words, like a heart-piercing dagger, stabbed into Situ Xiaoshu's chest, questioning her so much that she didn't know how to answer, her mind was flustered, and she could only think of what to say.
“...... You...... It's just that you feel good about yourself, right? There are so many people who have been sacrificed, do you dare to say that each of them is willing to sacrifice themselves to kill the enemy? There is no one who wants to live desperately?" As soon as the words came out, Situ Xiaoshu regretted it, although he didn't think what was wrong with these words, but the man's reaction when he heard these words was undoubtedly like being stabbed in a hornet's nest.
"Don't ...... Say to me, someone...... No, willing, willing, sacrificing!" Compared with the previous force, Wen Quai's words were gritted his teeth, although he did not clench his fists, but Situ Xiaoshu could completely feel how much willpower he used to suppress it, so as not to let the anger explode, and the powerful sense of oppression made her entire heart and lungs almost frozen.
...... Can...... Why?
"They don't want to sacrifice? Do those who go to the battlefield deserve to die? Who doesn't have parents, wives and children? Who wants to die? Those who don't want to die can not die, and at this time, don't we talk about equality for everyone?" After saying this, Wen Quai's willpower seemed to regain the upper hand, suppressed his emotions, and resumed his smiling expression, as if everything was calm and light.
But Situ Xiaoshu understood.
...... In this world, I'm afraid that no second person can understand, but I understand.
...... Others must have thought that this was his feeling about fighting demons for a long time as a sick monk, but only he knew that it was not.
...... This is likely to ...... It was his thoughts as a member of the Star Breakers about that era, the war, and the outcome of their final encounter.
In order to save the world, in order to protect their own lives, everyone should have stepped forward, but they stood up first and protected the others behind them.
sacrificed his own life, licked blood with a knife all day long, fought with demons, sacrificed many comrades in the process, and his body was full of wounds, all in order to protect the people and homes behind him.
But in the end, the end of this group of survivors is to be liquidated and struggled, cooked by rabbits and dogs, and sacrificed for the sake of peace......
It is no wonder that when he comes into contact with the word "sacrifice", he reacts strongly, no wonder he insists that "users must pay", and no wonder the identity of a comrade-in-arms can touch his heart......
Because the man in front of him has come all the way.
The mind flickered, in Situ Xiaoshu's eyes, the image of Wen Quai's illness suddenly changed, although he was still sitting there, looking thin and thin, but for some reason, his sense of existence increased dramatically, as if an ancient giant god, like a lofty mountain and great rock, pressed himself out of breath.
How does this feel......
There are only a few people I have seen in my life, all of whom are the top people who stand up to the sky, but the strangest thing is that when I look at him at this moment, I have an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if I have seen such a pair of eyes a long time ago......
In my vague memory, it was a pair of very gentle eyes......
Situ Xiaoshu blurted out: "We...... Have you seen it anywhere before?"
Wen Quzhi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, he really didn't understand how he could suddenly come up with such a sentence from such a serious discussion just now, and said with a wry smile: "Although your Excellency and I are husband and wife in name, ...... Don't you think this kind of accosting is too old-fashioned?"