Tome of Troubled Times Chapter 191: Assessment
Chapter 191 Assessment
Yes, the Four Symbols should indeed be this original intention, and everyone in the world has this understanding.
However, the world will offer sacrifices to imaginary immortals, Buddhas, and gods canonized by kings, but almost no one has seen anyone offering sacrifices to the four elephants.
It's too mythical.
It is said that Tai Chi generates two rituals, and two rituals generate four phenomena, which represents the evolution of the world, from the beginning to the recognition of the contradiction between yin and yang, and then to the cornerstone of the worldview of the four directions and four seasons... But no one will worship Tai Chi or worship the two rituals. , also won’t worship the Four Symbols.
The Four Symbols are a little better. After all, there are four manifestations of mythical beasts that people can worship, and some people still regard them as gods. Tai Chi and Liang Yi have completely become one concept, and they are nothing.
Even the Four-Xiang Sect itself does not treat the worship of the Four-Xiang as this initial world concept.
In their eyes, they are four powerful gods, representing the incarnations of the stars at night and the rulers of the sky.
So Wan Dongliu said that if the Four Symbols Sect has a leader, it is Ye Di... but he did not say that it is Tai Chi and Liang Yi.
To put it bluntly, it is similar to the Blood God Cult. It is still just a belief in dominance derived from the worship of power, not a religious understanding of the "omnipotent God" who "created human beings". It's just that it is an established sect, and its teachings will naturally be combined with the view of creation. The people below may believe that the leaders like Suzaku may not take it seriously. Otherwise, how could they dare to call themselves Suzaku? Wouldn't it be blasphemy?
It’s nothing more than comparing myself to the incarnation of the stars, the spokesperson of God, and kneeling down to worship her for the sake of the people below...
Of course, this does not mean that faith is false. Faith is real and fanatical. Zhuque Xuanwu and even Xia Chichi devoutly believe that there must be a **** representing the night sky in the last era, looking forward to and calling for her return. Lead people to break through this well and get out of the boundless sky.
Believe it or not, it is really easy to see that no matter how unreliable Xia Chichi is about her "ex-lover" relationship, there is no problem with her belief in the Four Symbols, and Suzaku just turns a blind eye. Yiyan is not too harsh on her love affairs, and she hopes that things will get better as time goes by.
This is the desire of the strong men who are limited by their power in this era to "reach the sky". Different inheritances have developed into different sects, such as the Blood God, Maitreya, or the Four Symbols. The degree of selfishness of the leader leads to different paths.
Although the teachings of the Four Symbols are not extreme or vicious, they do not take the current world seriously, nor do they take ordinary people seriously, nor do they allow people to do good things at home and facilitate others like Buddhism and Taoism. The advantage of rule is that everyone is an extremely energetic saboteur. It is not uncommon to become a demon sect.
But the man in front of me is quite funny, with a distressed look like "The Four Elephants have a very high style, why did you turn a good thing into a demon cult?"
I'm not as sad as you are.
Zhuque found it very interesting and deliberately asked: "Do you believe in God?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Then we must first look at the definition of God."
"Huh?"
"If it is said that it is an extremely powerful being with supernatural powers beyond my imagination, I believe it. The Book of Troubled Times is there, and the relics of the last era also prove this. Why don't you believe it? But if you say that I am them It is made by pinching mud and pulling out ribs. There are people in charge of the wind, rain, thunder, lightning, fortune and fortune. The fate of life and death has been decided long ago, so just listen to it."
When Zhao Changhe said this, he roughly understood what "Wing Fire Snake" meant by asking these questions, and said: "Want to test me? It's hard for me to believe in any sect, and I have different ideas. But you finally have this idea. It's really cool. It makes me feel very relieved. I never planned to go against the Four Symbols Sect, okay? It stands to reason that we are very destined. It was you, the Reverend Suzaku, who saw people through your nostrils. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be over if you brought me into the Four Symbols Sect? He even yelled at me to beat me and kill me. When have I ever offended the Four Symbols Cult..."
In fact, he didn't dare to join the Four Symbols Sect at that time. The reason why Chi Chi gave him Xia Longyuan's jade pendant was because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient to bring it with him to join the Sect. The two were in conflict. Since he accepted Xia Longyuan's inheritance, he naturally did not dare to join the Four Symbols Sect.
Of course, when he said this, Suzaku could only admit it. At that time, she really did not pay attention to this older young man who had betrayed his master. Otherwise, she should have brought the Four Elephants Sect back from the beginning. How could she be left in the blood? Theistic religion?
Zhuque coughed slightly and said: "The Venerable has seen thousands of miles and has his own considerations. What do you, a young man with a fifth-level entrance, know?"
Zhao Changhe said lazily: "It's not necessarily true that I see you thousands of miles away. It's true that you may be very beautiful."
Suzaku: "?"
Zhao Changhe said: "So she asked you to assess me now? What position do you plan to give me? How can there be such a thing? I didn't see the benefit of doing the assessment first, but I still act like a superior, treating myself as a fragrance. It's so cool, why do you think I'm begging to join the cult? By the way, she's afraid that Chi Chi and I will get together, so she still dares to let me join the cult. Could it be that she personally... Forget it, don't worry about it, I'm a rude person. , a leaky mouth."
Zhuque held it in for a long time before he said: "I don't know what your venerable master is thinking. I just came to ask you a few questions and then leave. If you hold your neck tightly, you don't have to answer. What does it have to do with me?" Relationship, why are you angry with me?"
Zhao Changhe: "Then what else do you want to ask? You are just asking, why do you have to hold your neck and not answer such a small question? How big a deal is it?"
Suzaku stared at his eyes seriously and asked one by one: "What is the purpose of your martial arts practice?"
"If I get closer, others can't bully me, I can do what I want to do, and those who can't stand it have the right to control me."
"What about the far one?"
"It is worthy of the truth of the era, to have a glimpse of the power of gods and Buddhas, to break through the limitations of this world, and to go where I should go."
Suddenly, Suzaku's eyes lit up with brilliance.
At this moment, the explosions and shouts of energy exchanges were heard from the direction of the Taiyi Sect's main hall. The Taiyi Sect's killing sounds were everywhere, as if an ambush had come out to fight with the enemy.
Guichen's old voice spread long and far: "I don't know who is so persistent. They all said that I was prepared and yet they insisted on forcing their way in... It turned out to be a barbarian."
Suzaku quickly figured it out.
No matter how many people have the same idea as her, they must admit that this method is indeed too crude. It is not known how effective it will be in driving a wedge between the court and the Wang family. If things go smoothly, then just do it. Since the other party is prepared, there is no need to force it, and it is not that they are forced to have no way out.
Only the Hu people would have crazier ideas than they did to cause trouble, and they would insist on force... Of course, the Hu people might not have received the hint of Guichen's release at all.
No one knows how many Yanmen soldiers are from the Wang family. Once the Wang family changes, there will be no suspense in the battle of Yanmen. The Hu people are the ones who want the Wang family to change the most.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Changhe, who had been sitting there calmly chatting with her, suddenly stood up, raised his knife and went out.
Suzaku asked subconsciously: "What are you doing? Those coming from the barbarians must be strong men from the Earth Ranking. Are you going to see them off?"
Zhao Changhe looked back at her strangely: "Gui Chen is also on the ground list, or there is a layout at the home court. The other party may not necessarily get a better deal. The strength of one more person will be one more bargaining chip. Are you standing and watching? As a person Winged Fire Snake, your cultivation should be high, don’t say you want to sit back and watch the barbarians wreak havoc, making me look down on your Four Symbols Sect.”
"..." Suzaku was full of ellipses.
I originally planned to kill Guichen, but after doing it for a long time, I came to protect him?
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PS: There will be one tonight.