Chapter 30 Bodhisattva’s Trap (2/2)

”You used the word 'feel'. That's good,” a voice that did not exist appeared in Zhang Chi Hang's mind, ”You did very well. That’s what an embodiment of great wisdom should do!”

”I’m flattered. How could I dare to claim to have great wisdom in front of you?” Zhang Chi Hang didn't look at all at ease and relaxed, ”Are you here for him?”

”Yes, and no,” the voice said noncommittally, “Did you hide something between his eyebrows?”

”I can't hide anything from you.” Zhang Chi Hang sighed, ”I hope that could help him in the future. That's what I can do.”

”I don't know everything either!” The voice held neither joy nor sadness, ”Although I know many things even I needn't to know. Alright, you have your own reasons for doing this. It depends on his choice. This is a test for humanity!”

“Yes.” Zhang Chi Hang muttered, ”Mankind uprises… Mankind uprises… But the true thing that needs to be upraised is humanity.”

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Of course I knew nothing about that. Instead, I looked at the pill in the embroidered box in a daze, and then looked at Liu Shuai. After being silent for a while, I asked Liu Shuai, ”Tell me, is this the same as Killing Three Warriors with Two Peaches?”

Liu Shuai was confused, “What? You like eating peaches?”

”Killing Three Worriers with Two Peaches!” I exhaled a breath. Liu Shuai was a good example of a science student. He understood all sorts of mana very well, but he didn't know human stories. I patiently explained, ”This is a story about Yan Zi. You know the story of Yan Zi's visit to the state of Chu, don't you? At that time his king had three generals who were very arrogant for their merits and posed threats to the king. The king had been worrying about them, so Yan Zi suggested him to call all three of them over, then announce that the king had obtained two very good peaches and wanted to give them to the three. He asked the three generals to argue who had contributed the most, and the peached would be granted to the two with the biggest contributions.”

Liu Shuai found it funny, ”Why were they fighting for two rotten peaches? If it were me, I would say to the king, 'hey, stop messing around, just buy another one.'”

I couldn't help but laugh as well, ”I don't know either. I just heard this story. Maybe the peaches were expensive at that time.” However, what happened after that was tragic. Two generals were probably impatient, so they each picked up a peach and claimed that their contribution was great and that they deserved to take the peach. Thus, they told everyone their contribution. The third general could not bear to listen any longer and jumped up to fight the other two by announcing his merits. After that, he felt that he was being humiliated, so he raised his sword and committed suicide. One of the remaining two generals then felt that he had gone too far, so he also committed suicide. The one left was very grieved, so he also killed himself. This way, Yan Zi used two peaches to easily kill three generals. That's the story of Killing Three Warriors with Two Peaches.”

Liu Shuai looked at me blankly and shuddered, ”What you're saying is really unbelievable. How could they commit suicide for two peaches?”

”Ah~” I looked up at the sky, ”That was an era in which everyone cared a lot about their esteem. Everyone placed a lot of importance on their reputation.”

”I understand the story, but what does that have to do with us?” Liu Shuai scratched his head, ”Bodhisattvas would not let you use this pill to kill the three of us, would he?”

I nodded, as an agreement with him, then shook my head, ”This is my fault for not explaining clearly. Most comments on this story are about Yan Zi. The method he used was actually a reflection of his personality. So, people later detested Yan Zi's method and thought of him as a sinister person. Now, I'm the one who give the peaches, haha.”

I looked at Liu Shuai and laughed bitterly.

“Got it.” Liu Shuai suddenly realized, ”All three of us need this pill, and we all have a quite deep relationship with you, so you may give it to any one of us...”

”And I will be sorry for the other two…” I sighed.