From the end of the world

Chapter 376 Solution
This communication with Gua Tianshi has benefited me a lot.

Not only did I get a lot of information about the end of the world, I also learned about the attitudes of the Great Impermanence towards the end of the world. At the same time, I gained a new understanding of transcendence and hegemony.

In the past, when I heard about the conflict between transcendence and governance, I had a preconceived notion that it was just a vulgar political infighting. It didn't match the style of the magical adventure in my heart, and it was full of worldly atmosphere. So although I would regard the information as necessary to collect, I still didn't want to get involved too much.

Gua Tianshi brought me a new perspective. The perspective of the Great Impermanence on civilization is completely different from that of the ordinary demon hunters in Luoshan. Both the spatial scale and the time scale are far beyond. While the demon hunters and ordinary people are still fighting for social power in this era, Gua Tianshi seems to have seen further. Everything may have a stage where quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and the Great Impermanence seems to have also experienced this phenomenon in this regard.

However, I do not completely agree with Gua Tianshi's theory that "while the Great Impermanence still has the power to protect civilization, we should allow civilization to make more mistakes, such as letting transcendentalism rule society for three or four centuries first."

It's not that I have a definite objection, it's just that I lack historical and political knowledge, so I can't say whether I agree or not. I feel that Gua Tianshi's proposition is indeed self-consistent, but in my past life experience, I often encounter such a situation: the theory that I think makes sense at first is always refuted by another reasonable theory, and at the same time, the theory that refutes the other party will be refuted by a newer theory. So I won't completely trust a theory just because it sounds self-consistent.

Moreover, even though I now have a new understanding of the opposition between transcendence and governance, I still cannot arouse the same strong interest in it as I would in "adventure". At most, I am no longer as impatient as before.

Ma and I moved towards the sanatorium. I originally planned to go see Shenzhao again, but since Gua Tianshi predicted that I would meet the old fist god after returning, I decided to go back and take a look first.

Looking at Ma Zao holding my hand and feeling the warmth of her palm, I once again recalled the words she had said in front of Gua Tianshi.

"Sorry, Ma Zao," I said.

Ma Zao gave me a confused look and asked, "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"

"Before, Master Gua Tianshi asked you if you wanted to get rid of your unlucky physique. I actually didn't want you to do it."

Although she didn't ask, I still chose to confess my true thoughts. Ma had rejected Gua Tianshi's suggestion before I gave an answer. To be honest, I was relieved. However, this kind of relaxation can be said to be a kind of meanness. Letting my true heart hide behind the scenes is also a kind of escape, which is also something I cannot allow myself to do.

"I know." Ma Zao said, "Because that's why you accepted me."

Not only that, I think I really like Ma Zao. There is a side of me that wants to use Ma Zao, and there is also a side that likes her as a person. Both are part of me. However, since my inner balance has once leaned towards the former, talking about the latter in front of her will surely make her feel insincere. So I just kept my mouth shut.

However, Ma Zao did not seem to feel anything wrong with it, and his face showed genuine joy.

"Zhuang Cheng, I want to help you." She said, "As long as you are happy, I am willing to give you everything and do anything for you."

"What about you, Mazao," I asked, "is there anything you want from me?"

"Me?" she asked in confusion.

"Yes, anything is fine, just ask me," I said.

Ma Zao seemed to have been asked about a dead end in her thinking. She first pondered, then looked distressed. After a long while, she said, "...I can't think of it."

I hope she can make demands on me, even if they are unreasonable, and I want to satisfy them. Why do I have this thought? Is it because I feel that this kind of relationship where I am the only one using her is unhealthy? Or is it because I feel that as long as I satisfy her as much as possible, I can sacrifice her without any worries in the future?

When she gave this answer, I felt empty. No matter what my true feelings were, at least one thing was certain: just as she seemed to get happiness from my demands, I also wanted to get satisfaction from her demands.

Even I was surprised at my own thoughts, because I have never had the desire to be asked for anything by anyone, let alone thought that I might get satisfaction from being asked for anything.

As I was thinking this, Mazao seemed to be observing my expression, and then continued: "So... can I keep it for later?"

"Later?" I felt like my soul was injected with new vitality.

"I'm already very, very full right now, but..." Ma Zao seemed to have mustered up his courage, "Maybe in the future I'll become unsatisfied and want to ask you for more... So I'll save this request for later."

"Okay, I'll wait," I said.

"But at that time, you might think I'm greedy." Ma Zao seemed a little uneasy.

"Absolutely not." I said firmly.

Ma Zao nodded hesitantly, then asked: "...Zhuang Cheng, do you think that we can't do this now?"

"Maybe one day, I will choose adventure over you." I said, "Although this kind of choice between two sounds like a waste of time, a similar choice was actually placed in front of me just now.

"I think that even if I make such a choice, I will not regret it, but that is me after I made the choice. Now I may..."

I don't know how to choose the right words. The me who pursues adventure and the me who values ​​feelings, although both sides are me, but after making a choice, one of me is bound to be damaged. Not only will it become like this if I sacrifice pain for adventure, but sacrificing adventure for pain will also make me not myself. Maybe this is why many people feel disgusted by just mentioning this dilemma. No matter which side is, it can't be said to be a good choice. The more you think about it, the more contradictory it becomes.

But after hearing what I said, Ma Zao showed an expression that said, "So that's all."

"Isn't this a simple problem to solve?" she said.

"It's easy?" I felt like I was being challenged. "Then tell me, how should I do it?"

She looked straight at me.

"I will go on adventures with you to the ends of the earth, until you are very, very full... then, choose me," she said.

This sentence broke into my mind like a thunderbolt. After she finished speaking, she seemed to become a little unsure, and added nervously: "As long as you are not tired of me."

"...There's no aspect of you that would make me bored." I held her hand tightly.
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It wasn't long before I was back in the nursing home.

Considering that I would probably meet the old boxing god next, and that his strength was much stronger than mine, and I didn't know his specific character, I decided to be cautious and arranged Ma Zao outside, and went in alone. Soon, I arrived in front of my room and pushed the door open.

An uninvited guest had already appeared in my room in advance.

But there was not one person in the room, but two people, and neither of them was the old boxing god.

They are all apostles of the Void Realm.

"You are finally back. Did you go to see the Heavenly Master just now?"

Shenzhao stood in the middle of the room and spoke to me. Before I opened the door, he had already sensed my approach and turned his head to look at the door in advance. Of course, I also sensed his presence in advance.

Yuchi was sitting on a stool next to him. He seemed to have no common topics with Shenzhao. He just closed his eyes and meditated until I opened the door. At first glance, he was even more impressive than the Great Impermanence Shenzhao next to him. But I felt that it was not because Shenzhao was easy-going, nor because Yuchi was arrogant. It was just that neither of them had a sense of worldly respect and etiquette. Anyone who wanted to sit on a stool could sit on it, that's all.

For some reason, I had a strange feeling in my heart, as if I had overlooked something, but I couldn't remember it.

"Shen Zhao...do you have something to talk to me about?" I asked.

"Yes. It is a very important and secret matter." Shen Zhao said.

As he finished speaking, the feeling of ignoring something suddenly disappeared, and now even if I wanted to continue exploring it, I couldn't.

"I wanted to wait for you to come visit me for the past three days, but you are so arrogant. You knew I invited you to come, but you still didn't come. Is it because you are seriously injured? That's understandable. Anyway, I am free now, so I took the initiative to come to you." Shenzhao continued, "On the way here, I remembered that Yuchi was also at the headquarters, so I took the opportunity to capture him as well."

Yuchi snorted coldly, as if he was dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to show his displeasure in front of Da Wuchang, so he could only show his negative emotions in a somewhat cowardly way.

Shenzhao glanced at Yuchi and said, "You are also a person who is determined to defeat the old fist god. If you have any ideas, you might as well speak out directly."

Yuchi said nothing.

"You want to talk about topics related to the Void Realm, right?" I said to Shen Zhao, "What about the other Void Realm apostles? Aren't they coming?"

"Besides the three of us, the others are either powerful enemies of Luoshan like Xuanming and Xugou, or people from the future. There is also a guy who has never spoken to us from beginning to end... It's strange that he came."

As Shenzhao spoke, he made a simple gesture to the air.

The door behind me closed automatically, and at the same time, a complex wave of magical power enveloped the room, completely sealing it off like a sphere. This seemed to be to prevent information from leaking out. From this moment on, even the Great Impermanence could not easily spy on the conversation inside from the outside.

With Shenzhao and I here, even if we just want to prevent information from being leaked, this place will automatically become a divine domain that cannot be eavesdropped on. And Shenzhao's behavior at this moment undoubtedly emphasizes the confidentiality of this conversation.

"Then let me first tell you my purpose."

Shenzhao put his hand down, looked at me and Yuchi, and then continued: "I want to kill the Lord of the Divine Seal."

(End of this chapter)