Chapter 260: Fang Zhengzhi’s problem (2/2)
Chi Guyan still did not speak.
This stalemate continued for a long time. The moon eventually reached its peak as the temperature dipped. It was so late that almost all life on the Mountain was asleep.
”Now that you’ve completed what you wanted to do, what are you still doing here?” Fang Zhengzhi finally broke the silence, his eyes still shut.
”If the issues were resolved, I would definitely leave. The fact that I’m still here means that I have unfinished business.” Chi Guyan replied.
”You have already handed the matters regarding Cang Ling Mountain to Xing Hou. What else is left for someone of your standing to do?”
”There is!”
”Life is like chess. Is it worth it to give up the game just to save a single piece?”
”No.”
”Then why aren’t you leaving?”
”I still have unfinished business.”
Fang Zhengzhi was silent for a moment. Then, he spoke up. ”Cang Ling Mountain was a trap set up by the demons. They wanted to sink the Stabilisation Constabulary. You also set up a ploy here on Cang Ling Mountain. If I am correct, you already have troops stationed here.”
”Yes, I had arranged for 1000 Red Pinion Squad members and 500 Divine Constabulary special forces members to hide at the base of Cang Ling Mountain.” Chi Guyan replied honestly.
”Yet you didn’t tell me anything during our journey.”
”So what if I did?”
”If I had known about it earlier, I would not have toured and enjoyed myself. I would have rushed back here to chase those soldiers away!”
”Would the result be any different?”
”Of course! For everyday earlier that I could have arrived, the villagers would have suffered for one less day.”
”Could it be any less than what they’ve already suffered? Droughts, landslides, and a lack of game are already affecting them. What changes have you made in the past eight years?”
”Changes?” Fang Zhengzhi was stumped. He could not bring himself to say that he had made any significant changes to the village.
The lives that they led were only better when compared with the other villages.
In actual fact, the villagers were still leading tough lives. They barely managed to fill their stomachs. Most did not have any stores or savings.
Almost all of the silver he had earned over the years had gone into subsidizing village expenses.
How much could one person, a nameless person at that, do to change an entire village?
”If my guess is correct, you want to stay here and never enter the courts. You do not want to partake in the combat examinations and the subsequent court examinations.” Chi Guyan continued.
Fang Zhengzhi did not respond. He did think this way. He was afraid that a similar incident would occur. He was afraid of possible vengeance.
He wanted to stay in the Northern Mountain Village. He wanted to protect his parents and all of the other members of this ‘family”.
”Based on your current abilities, you may be able to protect the village right now. But can you protect it forever?” Chi Guyan’s voice rang out.
”I have my methods.” Fang Zhengzhi replied flatly.
”Yes, I am sure that you can do it, but you can’t do it as quickly as me! Only when you are influential can you change the fate of a village! With a single command, I could make the Northern Mountain Village the most prosperous village in the north!”
Fang Zhengzhi did not deny it. It was all true. As the most talented youth in the empire, she could drastically change the fate of the village.
Furthermore, she was no living off the glory and status of the Divine Constabulary. The constabulary lived and died by her.
She was not famous just because she was the second generation of an influential family. After all, the family was now basking in her glory.
”It is a pity though. I may be able to change a village, a city, or even a province. However, I cannot change a dynasty or the fate of humanity!” Chi Guyan’s tone became very solemn, however, her expression was just as calm as before.
”I heard that the Double Dragon Roll Champion would shock the world, and bring peace to the world!” Fang Zhengzhi said cryptically.
”Do you believe it?”
”No.”
”But I do. The Heavenly Prophecy cannot be wrong! You may think that I am not taking care of the Northern Mountain Village, but I am more concerned with the fate of humanity. Someone has to do it. If you don’t do it, I’ll have to do it. This world will always need a hero.”
”Do you think you’re a hero?”
”No, I am just a chess piece. A chess piece in someone’s plan.”
”If you are just a chess piece, then so am I. Furthermore, I am an even weaker chess piece than you.” Fang Zhengzhi chuckled.
”I have a few questions that have been bugging me for quite some time.” Chi Guyan did not respond directly, choosing instead to broach a new topic.
”There’s something that you don’t know?”
”Yes, for example: How do you learn other people’s techniques so quickly? How did you manage to solve the Illustration of All Creation? Why are you even more powerful than an advanced state Heavenly Reflection cultivator even though you just broke through?”
”I can answer your first question. I do not want to answer the second one. As for the third question, I do not know the answer.” Fang Zhengzhi replied seriously.
Chi Guyan was silent. Her eyes glimmered in anticipation as she awaited Fang Zhengzhi’s reply.
”I successfully accessed Dao eight years ago. I attained the Star Conglomerate State a year later. I did not know about the various states, so I spent seven years accumulating stars...”
”What you’re saying is, you managed to understand many of the Daos?”
”I do not know if its is a lot. I estimate at least two to three hundred?” Fang Zhengzhi responded casually.
”Two to three hundred...” Chi Guyan was in awe. This was the first time she had lost her composure in front of Fang Zhengzhi.
However, she recovered quickly, her awe turning into joy. In that moment, she smiled.
She looked as beautiful as a flower in full bloom.
Fang Zhengzhi, whose eyes were still shut, was slightly moved. However, he had always seen Chi Guyan and himself as people from different worlds.
She fought for the country whilst he fought for his home. How could they ever mix?
”I know where your problem is!”
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about it, Chi Guyan spoke up. Her eyes glimmered with excitement.
This was a rare sight.
This was the first time Fang Zhengzhi had seen this kind of glimmer in Chi Guyan’s eyes.
”What problem do I have?”
”If I am correct, your pocket dimension has a huge tree filled with many fruits. Each fruit is about the same size!” Chi Guyan asserted.
This stunned Fang Zhengzhi.
Everyone’s pocket dimension was different. It would differ based on one’s cultivation process and techniques. For example, the first pocket dimension hs had came into contact with was a world made of rocks.
As such...
How could Chi Guyan guess what his pocket dimension looked like?
This was not science!
Fang Zhengzhi did not understand it. However, Chi Guyan’s expression and words had piqued his curiosity.
”What about it?” Fang Zhengzhi asked.
”Do... do you one to be the one playing chess?” Chi Guyan smiled as she looked at Fang Zhengzhi.
”A chess player?” Fang Zhengzhi wanted to chide Chi Guyan for jumping between topics too quickly. They were talking about chess when she changed the topic to cultivation. Now that they were talking about cultivation, she wanted to talk about chess?
”Yes, didn’t you say that you were an even weaker chess piece than me? If you don’t want to be a chess piece, you have to be chess player. You would be the master of others’ destinies.”
”I do not want to be a chess player.” Fang Zhengzhi shook his head, then continued. ”In fact, I do not want to be either. There is another type of person, the spectator! There is an ancient saying, the spectator sees the most clearly!”
”The spectator sees the most clearly...” Chi Guyan murmured to herself. After a moment of silence, she spoke up. ”Actually, that was something that I tried working towards before. However, I never managed to do it. I never expected you...”
Chi Guyan paused. She raised her head and looked at the bright moon, ”Do you want to defeat me?”