Many years later, Gu Yucheng heard a story that he didn't know was true or false. Silent and hesitant, he finally had an unforgettable feeling about the people's hearts and public opinion.
The story is very plain: Qin II died, the building was about to collapse, and the Qin army guarding the pass secretly divided into two factions.
The most obvious and outspoken group is the many soldiers composed of the old Qin people. They had just experienced the prosperous age of six kings and one sea, and they still had arrogance in their hearts and were unwilling to bow to anyone. They are willing to believe that the Qin Dynasty will last forever.
The other faction is more obscure and mature. They are senior generals who have seen Qin's laws becoming increasingly harsh and the country's government declining. Seeing the resurgence of the Six Kingdoms and the chaos in the world, they just wanted to sell their military power at a good price.
Whether selling it to Liu Bang or Xiang Yu, we must always find an ally and a backer in this crumbling world. Or just an unpredictable escape route.
As for the final result, history has already given the ending. ——Liu Bang entered the pass first, and the prince of Qin came out and surrendered.
What the soldiers represent is public opinion. What the generals focus on is naturally the people's hearts.
It is difficult to clarify the good and evil of the two, as well as the right and wrong between them.
It is also difficult to define who dominates and clings to whom among the hearts and minds of the people.
However, Gu Yucheng will make a choice sooner or later.
Now that he was trapped in the bamboo house, he didn't think too much, and he couldn't find any direction to take advantage of. All he could do was close his eyes and recall the details about the sacrificial technique.
The memories are detailed and messy, and they are full of dead branches and leaves. I want to sweep away all the confusion in my heart to find the answer, but I suddenly realize that if I remove the messy thoughts, nothing exists.
The unsystematic exercises only introduce the steps of sacrificial rituals, but do not touch on the core.
Just like the materials for weaving tapestry are all ready, but if you don't know the skills and craftsmanship, it will be useless.
After trying it many times, Gu Yucheng determined that these exercises had no connection with Thespia at all.
Gu Yucheng glanced at Elder Zhan with his eyes closed and holding a knife in the distance, and his mind returned to calm. Don't try again.
"What Elder Zhan wants is change..." Gu Yucheng thought.
Change instead of getting results.
This is a good thing. At least Gu Yucheng had a vague idea of how to deal with it.
It was already after midnight when Gu Yucheng came to the bamboo house here, and dawn soon ushered in the sky.
Elder Zhan stood up, "You don't seem to have changed."
Gu Yucheng remained calm and finally confirmed, "Elder, do you want a change or a result?"
Elder Zhan pondered for a moment, and the coldness in his eyes finally softened. "You are very smart. - I want changes. I also want results. But I am not so anxious."
Gu Yucheng nodded, feeling a little dazed: it turned out that the woman in front of him was really playing word games with him.
If Gu Yucheng devoted himself to summoning Hesperia, he would definitely not be able to achieve any results in one night. When the time comes, the woman with the long knife in her hand may drink blood.
It seems that the woman in front of me represents a force or group that is hostile to the four people in Ju Rangdao.
This attitude is even directed at everyone in the Demon Kingdom.
Gu Yucheng stood up and used ancient spiritual power to combine with the sacrificial skills, and soon formed a special aura around his body.
This kind of breath is similar to ancient spiritual power, but it lacks the most important spirituality and seems to be useless.
This is change. Hespia couldn't be summoned, but it was a real change.
When Elder Zhan saw this, hesitation flashed across his face, his teeth clenched, and he finally let go after a moment.
Gu Yucheng stared at Elder Zhan warily.
Elder Zhan did not take action in the end.
Not out of soft-heartedness or scruples, but because someone came to disrupt the status quo.
She is another female elder, but her face is much softer and younger.
Gu Yucheng had not sensed the arrival before. If Elder Zhan hadn't saluted first, it would have taken Gu Yucheng longer to find the woman.
The woman behaved gently and smiled slightly, but it was not towards Gu Yucheng.
Elder Zhan said respectfully, "Elder Pan, how could you...?"
Pan Zongzhenying's beautiful white face flashed with thought, and turned to look at Gu Yucheng, "Do you have ancient spiritual power?"
Gu Yucheng looked at Elder Zhan first and saw that her face was angry. He knew that the two people in front of him were not going to deal with it, so he nodded and admitted, "Yes."
Pan Zongzhen looked thoughtful and nodded, "I see. Let's go and see the Pingshu clan."
Gu Yucheng was a little surprised, "Elder Pan...?"
Pan Zongzhen had a very different attitude from Elder Zhan. He treated Gu Yucheng gently and kindly, and his words were full of patience. He even explained to Gu Yucheng, "On Dongning Island, there are two peoples, Han and Fan. They are both tribes, and they are common people. This tribe has the largest population, the largest territory, and the strongest strength on Dongning Island. Someone from the Pingshu tribe wants to see you."
Gu Yucheng was a little surprised.
Since arriving on Dongning Island, this woman in front of him is the first person to show such frank kindness to him.
Pan Zongzhen didn't wait for Elder Zhan to make any move, and pulled Gu Yucheng past Elder Zhan.
At the end, he even turned around and smiled at Elder Zhan, "Elder Zhan, I took him away."
Elder Zhan did not hide his anger and asked, "Are you really from the Pingshu tribe?"
Pan Zongzhen's soft face rarely flashed a joking look, "The people's will cannot be violated after all. Everyone in the clan loves this boy, so they will naturally let me go to find him. - You don't have to doubt whether the news is true or false, just follow me. You know what is true and what is false.”
Elder Zhan kept silent and kept pace.
Gu Yucheng originally wanted to refuse, but his cultivation was not high. When he opened his mouth, only the cold wind came out, so there was no room for him to speak.
Gu Yucheng then accepted his fate and did not bother to recognize the non-existent road.
After a while, Pan Zongzhen took Gu Yucheng to the foot of another mountain.
Apparently, both the Northern Shishe Clan and the Southern Shishe Clan are hiding in the mountains.
Gu Yucheng was not surprised and took the initiative to follow Pan Zongzhen into the forest. After many twists and turns, he finally walked into a group of wooden houses arranged layer by layer.
Walking among the houses that block each other, you can occasionally smell the fragrance of new wood.
Gu Yucheng used Gan Yuan to sense his surroundings and immediately found the Ningding monk hiding in secret.
What surprised Gu Yucheng was that these monks hiding in the dark seemed to have no ill intentions towards him. ——Even the one or two Shishe tribe members who occasionally poked their heads in the air looked at Gu Yucheng with only curiosity and expectation in their eyes.
There were even one or two people who looked at Gu Yucheng with excessive enthusiasm.
The scene of the Northern Lion clan in front of him was so different from what Pan Mang and Zhu Huairen revealed, which made Gu Yucheng, who was already confused, even more confused.
Gradually, the monks of the Shishi Clan walked out from behind the wooden house, and the fallen leaves gathered behind Pan Zongzhen and Gu Yucheng.
Soon, Gu Yucheng realized that he was surrounded by the Shishe clan.
Even the monks in the Ningding Realm who were secretly walking into the light came to join Pan Zongzhen.
The doubts in Gu Yucheng's heart became more and more huge, and it seemed destined to become an unsolved mystery that would torture Gu Yucheng endlessly.
The overwhelming crowd dispersed like a flock of frightened birds, seeming to return to the gaps between the houses.
Before Gu Yucheng could look at the road where the crowd dispersed and the road was exposed, Pan Zongzhen turned back and smiled at Gu Yucheng, "Here we come."
