"grandfather!"
"Yao'er is here, come here, sit down and fish with grandpa." The old man of the Situ family is a smart little old man, about six feet tall, wearing a gray robe, a little simple, with a wooden hairpin tied up his head With silver hair and bright eyes, he shows no sign of weakness at this age.
Being the helmsman of the Situ family for almost sixty years has brought the Situ family to a higher level than the original level, which shows the extraordinary wisdom of this old man. It seems that he really loves this granddaughter, that kind of doting. Love cannot be faked, so when he saw Situ Yao coming, he pulled away the little horse tie beside him.
He gave her the fishing spot next to her. The pond was very large, a small artificial lake, but it was not like the landscape terrace inside the house. Except for the fact that there was a circle of bluestone paved nearly three feet away from the artificial lake. Other areas have not been taken care of, so that the edges of the artificial lake are covered with weeds.
Almost all the fish in the lake grew naturally. The old man liked this arrangement and asked no one in the courtyard to feed the fish in the lake. Situ Yao sat down as she was told, and just when she sat down, the fishing rod suddenly moved, and almost as soon as it moved, it was dragged towards the lake.
Situ Yao, with quick eyes and quick hands, stretched out his hand to grab the fishing rod and his expression changed slightly.
"Oh, Yao'er, it looks like a big fish. Is it so strenuous?"
Situ Yao didn't like fishing, but he had some experience following his grandfather. His eyes were slightly surprised, "Grandpa, judging from the strength, the fish inside is probably not less than a hundred kilograms. How about you come?"
Situ Fanweng twisted his beard and smiled, "No, this is your own opportunity. You need to come by yourself. I fished for so long without any bites. You just came and sat down and a big fish came. That proves it." It belongs to you, don't use your Qi, otherwise the fun of fishing will be reduced by half."
After listening to her grandfather's words, Situ Yao's mood improved a lot. A hundred catty fish was a weight that she had never caught before. Another thing is that this artificial lake was established only a few years ago and it is purely native. She still knew how big the little fry she put in it was. This hundred-jin fish might be the king of fish in this small lake.
After all, he is a martial artist, and the pure physical strength is not something that this hundred-jin fish can compete with. It didn't take long for him to be lifted up and placed on the bluestone board, which was almost as long as two bluestone boards.
Situ Fanweng clicked his tongue in surprise, "This is a good sign, Yao'er, by the way, what are you going to tell grandpa when you come over? Is it about Cao An?"
"How could grandpa know that what I'm about to say is about Cao An."
Situ Fanweng put away the fishing rod and turned the maza towards his granddaughter, "Right now, there is a lot of commotion in Qingfeng County. The only one who can be considered a big deal is Cao An. It is said that he is a warrior from the Yin Dynasty. , Grandpa has inquired about it, and he is indeed a talented person. During the Yin Dynasty, he was a master who often surprised people."
"It is said that you met at sea, and then went to Yuhua Building for dinner together?"
Situ Yao was not surprised at all that his grandfather Situ Fanweng knew these things. There were people in the family who were there at the time. If the old man wanted to know, he could get it by asking casually.
"Well, that day Yao'er escorted the ordnance and came to Qingfeng County by water. We met on the sea. He suddenly appeared on the sea and greeted us a few times from a distance. He said that he encountered space chaos and also It was after he left that our caravan really encountered spatial chaos."
Situ Fanweng said nothing and listened to his granddaughter's words with a smile.
"I was so angry at the time. I always felt that this kid had brought the chaos here, so we decided to have dinner together."
"Grandpa also knows what's going on. The meal was disturbed by that boy Chen Ling. We broke up in the end on bad terms, right?"
"That's true, but grandpa, this is not what I came here to tell you today."
Situ Fanweng turned his head and said, "No."
Situ Yao was stunned for a moment, "Grandpa, what's the matter that I haven't said yet?"
"The Situ family is well enough now. We just need to work steadily and take every step firmly, so that the family can develop stably. It is no longer possible to take risks, and it is not the time to take risks. The Situ family is now under the control of your great grandfather. The Situ family is no longer the same, and the entire family, with thousands of people behind it, cannot afford to take this risk."
"What's more, our Situ family has absolutely no way to get involved in this matter now. Don't look at the superficial beauty of the Situ family. If it really involves real interests, those friends who used to be your brothers will definitely stab you with a knife without hesitation. You, grandpa does not deny your vision and intuition, your performance has proven these, but grandpa must stop you."
Situ Yao thought for a moment, "Can't I be detained?"
When Situ Fanweng saw his granddaughter like this, he knew that she didn't really realize the impossibility of this matter in her heart. At that moment, she patiently looked at Situ Yao calmly and said with a solemn expression: "Yao'er, what do you think? How strong is our Situ family? If you don’t have a suitable word to describe it, then compare the sects of each level. How many levels of sects do you think the current strength of the Situ family can rival?"
"The Situ family's pure strength can compare with that of a second-rate sect. This is for sure. The family has been doing business for generations and has made friends with wealthy people. If they are serious about it, they can attract the support of some experts. Under this condition, it is still possible to rival a first-rate sect. "
Situ Fanweng smiled slightly and said, "That's wrong. Being a businessman is a businessman. The strongest person in the family is only in the Yiyang Divine Realm. When the family's survival is really in danger, the family's strength is actually worse than that of even a third-rate sect. No, if you don't understand this, it will not do any good to the future of the family. Grandpa thinks that with your intelligence, you should have known this a long time ago. No wonder you have this kind of bet at the moment. This is not a bet. , this is pushing the whole family into a pit of fire."
Situ Yao obviously didn't believe it, "How is this possible?"
Situ Fanweng shook his head, "You have been living in the secular world and have seen too little. You only judge your strength in terms of heaven and humans. When you look at the world of the empire through the Six Scenery Warriors, the answer you get is naturally this, but heaven and humans are not the same. What? Among those who dare to go to the empire’s arena, how many of them are not above Six Scenery Heavenly People?”
"The true transcendence in the world of martial arts begins with the Yang Shen realm. Let me just ask you one thing. If you were a member of the martial arts world, would you be more willing to sacrifice your life for your clan, or would you be more willing to sacrifice your life for someone else's family?"
Situ Yao wanted to talk about other people's families, but when she thought about her own family's attitude towards family worship, she became a little annoyed for a moment, "Yao'er didn't dare to deceive grandpa. Yao'er should be more willing to work hard for the sect in her heart."
"what reason?"
"A sense of belonging!" An idea flashed in Situ Yao's mind, and she subconsciously said this word.
Situ Fanweng nodded, "That's it. If a big family wants to develop and grow, in fact, for truly powerful warriors, those backbones no longer rely on money and common things, but on favors. But favors like this How can things be found casually? If they are small, they are not important to others and have no impact. If they are big, how many big favors can your family afford? Big favors are just It means a big price.”
"In the final analysis, it is actually due to the atmosphere. What ultimately points to is the sense of belonging you mentioned. The martial arts warriors will have a sense of belonging in the sect. They are willing to fight for their sect. There, There are only elders, younger ones and masters and apprentices. What they protect is their own interests and honor, but within the family, it is different. In the final analysis, it is just a master-servant relationship in disguise."
"When a real crisis strikes, how many people can you make fight for your family? Can you rely solely on the incompetent younger members of your family?"
"The family is not as good as the sect. This is just one of them. The second is the room for promotion. The sect can provide them with better resources and a higher martial arts realm. What can the family give? Yes, even if the resources can be given and tilted, But in the end, they are still outsiders and cannot become the leader of a family, but the sect can. As long as you are strong enough and good enough, no matter what your last name is, you are expected to become the leader of a sect in the future."
"In contrast, between the family and the sect, due to these two limitations, there is a gap in the talents that can be recruited, and then the gap will be obvious. When the sect lives or dies, they can guarantee at least five There are about 20% of the fighting force who are willing to fight to the death, but apart from the direct bloodline, it would be great if 20% of the worshiping group is willing to fight for your family."
Situ Yao's face is not very good-looking, in fact, it is just as Situ Fanweng said, because he has been hanging around in the low-level world, and most of what he sees is the realm of heaven and earth, with people carrying people in sedan chairs, and you are a person from heaven. Realm, I also have guards from the realm of gods and humans here. I can buy more heavenly and human guards with money. I can kill you with money. I underestimated this world.
So much so that when Situ Fanweng asked about it just now, he directly compared the number of warriors in various realms with the sects and came to that conclusion.
"Yao'er understands!"
"Then do you know what level of sect the Thousand Fantasy Demon Sect belongs to?"
"Thousand Fantasy Demon Sect is a top sect."
"Look, don't you understand this very clearly? Then who gave you the courage to let you, a power that even a third-rate sect cannot reach, want to save someone from the top sect's knife? Or do you think Saying that their sect’s chief disciple was killed and a Yang Shen realm major cultivator died unexpectedly, it’s not a big deal to them. If you pay some compensation, everyone can shake hands and make peace?”
"The arena is not a shopping mall. Sometimes, if you want to gain a foothold in the arena, face and dignity must trump interests. In the mall, there are only interests, but not the arena. Put away your contempt for the arena, and then you will leave. Go further, Yaoer!"
