The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 132 - 84 New Harvest_2

Chapter 132: Chapter 84 New Harvest_2

Following that, Xu Qing turned his head, his deep eyes quietly looking towards Su Lianqing. "Of course, what you said is not without reason."

Su Lianqing felt as if struck by lightning upon hearing this.

She really couldn’t figure him out.

Xu Qing continued to speak: "But you can’t make decisions for me, do you understand?"

"Understood...your servant understands." Su Lianqing finally realized the fatal mistake she had made.

She had presumed too much.

Xu Qing had clearly explained to her what rules meant.

In his previous life, Xu Qing was also an ordinary person, yearning for freedom and equality, and had once been infuriated and pitied those strange cycles in history where some wished to be slaves or who aspired to be slaves but couldn’t be.

But only after truly experiencing all of this did he realize that power and strength are nothing but monsters, devouring a person’s self and manipulating a person’s actions.

As long as he was not willing to give these up, he naturally had to abide by and maintain this set of rules.

He and Su Lianqing were no different.

Su Lianqing was his slave, and he, at the moment, was merely a slave to power and strength.

The scariest thing about this was that recognizing it didn’t mean it could be changed.

Could Xu Qing really discuss with Su Lianqing, Guo Zhuang and the others about equality for all?

Because they were real people, with their own power and strength, and their own slaves, and they too desired to ride upon others.

Otherwise, what purpose would these people have in following Xu Qing?

Everyone followed you to rise through the ranks, gain wealth, enjoy women, satisfy their own desires...

Hence, Xu Qing controlled and enslaved them by satisfying these desires of theirs.

If Xu Qing could not satisfy these desires, they would turn and betray him in the blink of an eye.

"The bronze mirror described me as an ’Outer Heaven Demon’, now it seems, it was all too correct." After understanding all this, Xu Qing had a strange feeling.

He did not feel anger or despair, but instead, from the outside wind and the moon, he gained a different kind of enlightenment.

Satisfying the instinctual desires of life is not wrong.

The rise and fall of the sun, the waxing and waning of the moon, the myriad of things in heaven and earth, are all in a cycle of endless regeneration. These laws, much like the instincts of life, don’t need human will to make them operate more correctly.

From this perspective, pursuing what is "right" is also just a wishful thinking of humans.

"I want to live, I want to live well for those who are good to me, I also want to live very well..., I have these desires, satisfying them is neither good nor bad, it’s just that I want it this way."

Xu Qing understood that the reason why he could easily have these feelings was nothing more than the thoughts naturally arising after the Divine Soul became strong.

The pursuit of the essence of life and the essence of the Dao is also the desire of the "Divine Soul."

It is also a kind of desire of "me."

Obsession is not the Dao, but obsession itself is also a part of the Dao.

He wanted to satisfy his own desires, that was "Unity of Knowledge and Action"; he wanted "to live well for those who are good to him", that was "Returning to the Good."

The difference between good and evil lies in the inclinations of his heart.

Inside the bronze mirror, the Holy Virtue column content suddenly had an additional strand of Holy Virtue.

Xu Qing was pleased with this.

He integrated this strand of Holy Virtue into the Qi Fortune column, to dissolve the impending doom. His lifespan subsequently increased:

"Four and a half years."

This was the cumulative result from the last time he used Holy Virtue at the Marquis Wuding Mansion.

The lifespan increased by Holy Virtue dissolving the impending doom was not fixed; rather, the more it was used, the less lifespan was increased.

Clearly, the doom he dissolved with Holy Virtue could not be eradicated but was only postponed.

Xu Qing did not panic because of this.

The longer time went on, the stronger his power, the less he feared this so-called trial of lifespan.

Just like how the monkey, after learning the Immortality Technique and the 72 Transformations, was still sentenced by the Underworld to end its life, with Black and White Impermanence dispatched to capture its soul.

What was the result?

Wreaking havoc in the Underworld!

What does this tell us?

When you are weak, you fear Black and White Impermanence pulling away your soul; when you are strong, it is Black and White Impermanence who fear you.

Strive and fight!

...

...

"Your student pays his respects to the Lord."

"Gongming, last night among the rebels of the Lotus Sect, an important person died of serious injuries," Magistrate He said with a meaningful glance at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was first surprised, then said gravely: "Will this affect the results of the interrogation?"

Magistrate He: "There are still two living lotus sect Hall Masters, plus you killed an Elder on the spot. This incident is already sufficient to request commendation from the Court, so it does not affect the overall situation. However, I suspect the cause of death for that critically injured Hall Master to be suspicious."

Xu Qing: "Does the Lord intend to investigate?"

Magistrate He: "Forget it, a seemingly insignificant matter can often lead to a major incident. Let me teach you something, whether in office or life, it’s better to be a bit muddled. I am the Magistrate, and there’s a saying among the people, ’One neither deaf nor mute does not become the head of a household.’ When your children do something wrong, as a parent, there is no need to demand perfection and be overly harsh. Gongming, as you know, I treat you as if you were my own kin."

Xu Qing bowed and said: "The kindness my lord has shown his student will never be forgotten."

Magistrate He laughed heartily: "Such a sensible child like Gongming, I trust you will not commit any major wrongdoing. Let’s go see Households Commander Zuo. Last night, you killed that Elder Tang, who had many important things on him. Since you killed him, those things should rightfully be given to you. Some items, however, must be handed over to higher authorities, so Households Commander Zuo plans to compensate you. He has always been longing for Jiangning Fierce Tiger."

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