"Two trees form a forest, and the sun, moon and stars not only belong to the five elements, but also contain the stars of the sky. It is really a good name." The middle-aged man seemed to admire it.
"Oh?" Lin Chen asked with interest, with a smile on his face, "From your tone, it seems that you have been studying for a few years?"
"Where. It's just that I worked as a guard for a wealthy family in the early years, so I have more experience." The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then continued to ask, "I wonder where Mr. Lin's family is?"
"Come down from the mountain and come to this world." After saying this, Lin Chen seemed to have remembered something, and sighed softly, "I have been here... for three years."
"It turned out to be a strange hermit." Having said this, the middle-aged man's face showed a touch of solemnity.
These days, I am afraid that none of the hermits who can wear silk brocade robes, precious wooden crowns, and auspicious cloud-woven boots despite bandits, refugees, soldiers, and all kinds of natural and man-made disasters are good.
Lin Chen smiled and said nothing, and the scene fell into silence again.
In desperation, the middle-aged man could only try to stir up the topic again, hoping to find out more about Lin Chen by making insinuations.
In the Jianghu dialect, it is a thorough investigation, a thorough investigation of his background.
"Young master is reading the book of sages, but you want to get fame?" At this point, the middle-aged man shook his head, "But in this world, if you don't have anything to do with silver, I'm afraid you won't be able to be an official..."
"I know what you mean, but I am not studying to become an official." Lin Chen flipped through the pages of the book and smiled, saying, "The most important thing I want to do is to use historical facts to find out about the common people and countless people with lofty ideals in this world. , what exactly is it that you want to pursue?”
Speaking of this, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel a little lost.
It has been three years since he came out of the Qingyun Sect and arrived at the Daqian Dynasty.
Originally, Lin Chen had made a lot of preparations in order to spread the inner elixir martial arts and explore the road to the golden elixir.
But he never expected that he would be stuck at the first step before he could even start using it.
At first, he thought that the spread of inner alchemy martial arts was a very simple matter. The difficulty was how to collect data and derive the unprecedented final result.
But what Lin Chen didn't expect was that the most critical problem turned out to be that almost no one was willing to practice the skills he gave him.
At first, the people he wanted to spread were the masses of people at the bottom.
But they don't even have enough to eat, let alone pursue immortality. Now they can't even survive, so how can they practice the techniques given by Lin Chen.
In desperation, Lin Chen could only use means to find ways to open up a fertile land, recruit refugees, and then spread the inner alchemy martial arts.
But when the rice fields matured, before they had time to harvest and distribute the grain, bandits, soldiers, petty officials, landlords, and even officials came to rob them.
Using illusions, souls and other means to send them away, I thought we could start.
But the people who have food want to live and work in peace and contentment, marry and have children, and live a good life.
As for the inner alchemy technique spread by Lin Chen, not only did not many people pay attention to it, but it was also used by interested people as a means to climb to a higher position, get close to Lin Chen, and gain power, without any thought of practicing and innovating.
Since this is not possible, Lin Chen can only choose those rich children who have a certain guarantee of survival, or the second generation of officials to spread the word.
But the same doesn't work.
Most of them only care about living in luxury and enjoying the glory and wealth all day long, so how could they practice martial arts so hard.
Some of them are special. They either join famous sects or have their own inheritance. Naturally, they are not willing to practice such unknown techniques.
Even if there are desperate people, those who dare to fight and practice inner alchemy are only a few people.
Moreover, they are all covered in hatred, and their talents are not good. It is better to rely on Lin Chen's experiments in Qingyun Sect.
As for the method of appearing holy in front of people, shocking everyone, and then spreading the truth, Lin Chen also tried it in the border areas.
But you don’t know if you don’t try. Once you try, you will find that there are no stupid people in this world.
In that kind of story book, the protagonist shows magical powers and everyone bows to him and gets everything he wants. It is almost impossible to happen here.
Most people in the ancient dynasty were superstitious, but they only believed in gods and goddesses that were beneficial to them, that is to say, gods and goddesses that could bring benefits to them. If there were no gods and goddesses, it would just look like they were accompanying each other.
After Lin Chen showed his magical powers in a border county, the temple where he stayed was filled with incense within a few days.
But a few days later, after discovering that Lin Chen could not bring any benefits to him, the number of people incense dropped by 90%. It can be said that it was extremely realistic.
Completely put that sentence, "If you don't bring benefits to me, who will believe you?" 】The words were brought to the extreme.
As for what he spread, the so-called inner alchemy that can lead to immortality and immortality, it attracted the attention of many people in power behind the scenes of the landlord government.
But they don't want it, and they don't really trust this difficult cultivation method.
Because they are accustomed to wealth and enjoyment, how can they endure this kind of hard training for decades.
They want a quick elixir, or a method that can easily achieve immortality.
And even if you practice, it's either for health maintenance or for strength and status, let alone improvement and creation.
Of course, there are also some people who practice cultivation and have achieved certain results.
But once some results were achieved, they were immediately blocked and monopolized by the big government players, who reaped the benefits while cutting off bad signs to avoid affecting their power and status.
After some practice, Lin Chen finally understood one thing.
That is, a dynasty in which the middle and upper classes only care about pleasure, power and profit, and corruption, while the bottom is in dire straits, riddled with holes, and the people are in dire straits. What innovations can he expect, and what kind of avenue can he expect?
Moreover, if Lin Chen's inner alchemy skills are to be developed, he must rely not on the decadent government and the landlord class that slaves to the common people, but on the vast number of common people and countless people with lofty ideals.
Only with a large enough base and in the hands of truly talented people can inner alchemy be carried forward and become its own.
But for the common people, they don't have enough to eat and they can't survive. How can they still be in the mood to pursue immortality and practice inner alchemy.
And for those outstanding people throughout the ages, what can be used to induce them to practice inner alchemy?
Power, interest, status, or immortality?
But are these really things they are willing to devote their lives to pursuing?
So Lin Chen gradually figured it out, but became more and more confused.
If he wants to truly spread the Dao, he must tie the art of inner alchemy to what the common people and people with lofty ideals in the world pursue in this life.
Only in this way can we spread the word to the world and truly blaze a trail.
In other words, it is his inner alchemy that can give them hope of realizing their pursuit.
In this way, they will sacrifice their lives and work hard just to use inner alchemy to realize their lifelong pursuit.
But now the question arises. Over the past thousands of years, what are the things that all the sentient beings, saints, sages and benevolent people in the world have pursued unswervingly, even at the risk of their own lives?
Immortality?
Don't be kidding, if a person can't even survive and has no children, who wants to live forever?
right?
This is possible, but will a truly outstanding person be attracted by power?
Or can people who are addicted to power find a way to the sky?
A name that will leave a lasting legacy?
But to be honest, would a person who doesn't even care about life or death care about his status after death?
Belief? dream?
You can’t even eat enough, so why are you talking about bullshit dreams...
Just when Lin Chen was thinking about his past experiences and was a little distracted, the middle-aged man opposite him suddenly stood in awe after hearing these words.
"The gentleman is a hermit in the mountains, and he is well-read in scriptures. He can worry about the world. With this ambition, he is really a blessing to the people."
Um?
Lin Chen was awakened by these words, smiled slightly, and said: "Your Excellency, you are very complimentary, I just..."
But before he had time to finish, he was interrupted by an indignant voice:
"Humph! It's just words. A young man from a wealthy family like him only shows kindness occasionally and makes a few words. How can he understand our pain? Afterwards, it will be the same!"
"Xiaowu, don't be rude to your husband!" The middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed and he scolded.
When Lin Chen heard this, instead of being angry, he shook his head and laughed: "Hahaha, you are young, but you live a clear life. You are right, I am a little emotional, but I can't empathize. He is indeed the hypocritical rich man you mentioned!"
Then, Lin Chen changed the topic and said with interest: "But boy, I would like to ask you, what is it that you want to pursue?"
"What else can there be? I just want to have enough to eat and live a good life." Against the slightly angry look on the middle-aged man's face, the boy who was replaced by Xiao Wu said with an unconvinced expression.
"Then after you have eaten, do you want to live a good life? After living a good life, do you not want to marry a beautiful girl? After marrying a wife and having children, do you want to have a field? After having a field, do you want to become an official again? ? And the officials..."
Lin Chen shook his head and said: "So the human heart's desires are infinite after all."
After saying this, Xiao Wu's face suddenly turned red with anger, and he shouted: "I just want to live a good life, so what? Did I offend you?! Besides, I don't steal or rob. With my own efforts, I get what I get in an open and honest way." What’s wrong with this thing! Even if we lose and our skills are inferior to others, we will admit it!”
"It's like you, the landlords, do nothing, but you can make so much, and you don't get it by squeezing others! We just want to get the life we want with our own efforts, not... Well! "
Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man on the side reached out and covered his mouth.
But ordinary Lin Chen couldn't help but fell into deep thought after hearing these words.
The memory of the previous life was still there, but the emotions were blurred, but what this little guy said made Lin Chen feel a little dazed.
'With our efforts, we can live a good life. Even if our skills are inferior to others, we don't blame anyone, instead of being squeezed out of the value of our labor. So what most of us want to pursue is actually... fairness? ! '
"Sorry, sir, this kid of mine is childish and speaks without thinking. Please forgive me if there is any offense." The middle-aged man looked at Lin Chen nervously, secretly planning to take action.
After all, the other person doesn't look like an ordinary person. If he angers the other person, something unexpected may happen.
But what he didn't expect was that Lin Chen just shook his head and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. This guy is right, and I won't blame him. Besides, I'm not the kind of person who wants to be blamed if others tell the truth." People who stifle other people’s right to speak..."
Later, Lin Chen seemed to think of something again, and said with some emotion: "But having said that, these years of life have indeed made me a little arrogant, and I can define it casually..."
Before Lin Chen could finish speaking, he also stopped talking.
Of course, no one covered his mouth, but at this moment, amid the sound of rain outside the temple, there was suddenly a messy sound of horse hooves.
It seems... someone is coming again.
Lin Chen glanced at the middle-aged man and the others, and saw that the latter appeared to be calm on the surface, but according to his induction, their bodies all tensed up at this moment.
His hands began to subconsciously reach into his sleeves and clothes.
'So it's not an unexpected stay overnight...' Lin Chen's eyes moved and this thought flashed through his mind.
The noise outside the door became louder and louder, and even more people were shouting, the sound getting closer and closer.
The next moment, the door opened, and the cool breeze mixed with raindrops drifted in.
(End of chapter)
