363 Full, time Teaching Part Three

Su Li said expressionlessly, “The best and final opportunity of thesoutherners was lost just like this. Will they thank me? Other than believingthat I am a madman, the people of Zhou won’t thank me either.” Chen Changsheng thought about it and then said, “...dislike, beingunthankful—this does not mean that they want Senior to die.” Su Li said, “In a blink of an eye, over ten years have passed. Tianhai, oldman Yin and that lady on the Holy Maiden Peak still wholeheartedly want thenorth and south to unite. But I won’t allow it. If I won’t allow it, then MountLi will not allow it, then the Longevity Sect won’t allow it. The unificationof the north and south… will forever be an idea on paper. Are you saying thatperhaps these Saints don’t want me to die?” Listening to what Su Li had said, Chen Changsheng did not say anything for along time. He thought about the great situation that the demons had set up onthe snowy plains the moment he had left the Garden of Zhou and said, “Thedemons… also really want Senior to die.” “Don’t you feel that this is very absurd? Remember, the enemies of yourenemies are not necessarily your friends, because there is something calledprofit in between. If I die, the continent will fall into unrest, and the DemonLord and Tianhai are the two most confident people in the world. They areconfident that they can use the unrest and gain what they want from it, so theyobviously really want me to die.” Chen Changsheng looked at Su Li and asked very seriously and sincerely,“Senior, why don’t you support the unification of the north and south? Nomatter how you look at it, it is beneficial for the Human race.” “Just because it’s beneficial for the Human race, I have to support it? Okay,what I said sounds too villainous, I take it back.” Su Li looked at him calmly. “But can you answer my question? What differenceis there from being unified by Tianhai or the demons?” Chen Changsheng really wanted to say that the difference was very big, as thewar between different races could easily bring the danger of extinction. Thebattle between the humans was just a problem of who was willing to lower theirheads. However, he knew that to people like Su Li, being governed by someonewas a situation he could not accept, so there was indeed no great differencebetween the two. “Senior, has the world in your eyes always been so dark?” “Not dark, just colorless, frigid like ice. As I have said, that is profit.” “Perhaps… you are just unable to think of the world optimistically?” This wasalready Chen Changsheng’s third question of a similar nature. “I can’t because matters like this have already occurred many times in thepast. The so-called history is just evidence of the moment, and the so-calledpresent is just the repetition of history.” Su Li looked at him and said, “Idon’t want to become a second Zhou Dufu, so no matter if it is the demons oryou Zhou people, I won’t believe any of you.” It became silent in the black willow forest again. Chen Changsheng stayedsilent for a very long time before suddenly opening his mouth, “Senior, are youteaching me?” Ever since they had left the military stronghold, the quantity ofconversations between Su Li and him increased. Afterwards, no matter if it wasthe pursuit of assassins, meeting the cavalry of the Great Zhou or the seemingcasualness within the conversations, there were actually extremely deep choicesof topics, all indicating that he attempted to teach Chen Changsheng somethings—it should have been how to view the world and how to survive. Su Li looked at him and laughed at him slightly, “Isn’t it be a little toolate for you to realize it now? In the rumors, they say that you know theDaoist Canon thoroughly, but why do I currently feel that you don’t have anyperception at all?” “But… why?” Chen Changsheng did not mind the Senior’s mockery and only felt confused. Hewas a citizen of Zhou and Su Li was a southerner. He was a part of the newgeneration of people being raised and groomed by the Orthodoxy, while Su Li wasa senior and an important existence that cultivated the path of the sword.Originally, the two did not have any connections, and belonged to differentfactions, or were even secret enemies. Not to mention the terrible relationshipbetween the Orthodox Academy and the Mount Li Sword Sect, it was likely thatcompetition would occur between him and Qiushan Jun in the future. Su Li had noreason to instruct him like a teacher. “Because I admire you very much.” Su Li looked at him and saidexpressionlessly, “Is this reason, not enough?” Chen Changsheng shook his head very sincerely and said, “Senior, it obviouslyisn't enough.” Su Li was slightly at a loss for words. If this was any other junior, to betaught so patiently, perhaps they may not have cried out of gratitude, but atleast after he had provided a reason, they would definitely not continueasking. He looked at the clear, bright eyes of the youth and suddenly smiled.He thought that it was indeed right; if this little guy was not such a person,how could he act as he wanted? “Because I wish that you can survive well, and the longer you live, the betterit is,” he said seriously to Chen Changsheng. Chen Changsheng was slightly surprised. He thought that perhaps the seniorknew about the matter of his broken meridians and knew his days were numbered? What Su Li followed up with showed that he did not know the secret. He said,“Because only by living long enough can you become strong enough. I wish foryou to always be strong, all the way until the end.” “What is the end?” “The next Pope.” “...Senior wishes for me to become the next Pope?” “Correct, because if you become the Pope, it is the best to the southerners.” “Why?” “Because you are unwilling to kill, you are and even more unlikely to becomeintoxicated by killing. You view the other matters outside of life and deathvery clearly. I have never seen such a person at your age who does not care forhis name so much… of course, your obsessiveness over my Yellow Paper Umbrellasometimes makes me begin to doubt my judgment.” “I don’t know why Senior thinks that I don’t care about my name… it’s justthat I can become the Pope with just this?” Chen Changsheng subconsciously looked at the graying sky. He looked at thesnowflakes that landed in a place that was an unknown distance away and said,“I feel it’s so far away.” Su Li looked at him with slight interest and said, “Have you perhaps never hadsuch a realization?” Chen Changsheng retracted his gaze and asked slightly blankly, “Whatrealization?” “The Li Palace views you with so much importance and puts so much into raisingyou so that you are the youngest to reach the upper level of the EtherealOpening realm and the youngest principal of the Orthodox Academy… if it werenot for raising you to be the next pope, what are those old guys doing?” Chen Changsheng said nothing. He currently already knew why Archbishop MeiLisha cared for him so much, but what was the Pope thinking? After leaving the Mausoleum of Books, all of the mysteries had alreadyreceived answers. However, he was always very confused by this matter andsubconsciously did not want to remember it. Too many things had happened in theGarden of Zhou to the point that he had really forgotten about it until he wasreminded by Su Li again right now. He was the successor of the Orthodoxy.