Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 89 Explicit Rules and Unspoken Rules
On the other side, after leading Zhao Zhen out of Wugensheng and the others' sight, Gao Gen also stopped.

"Brother Gao, what would you like to discuss with me?"

“Brother Zhao, your master, Venerable Jin Guang, was once a member of Quanxing. So, although you did not join Quanxing, you still have a deep connection with it. Therefore, I would like to ask you, what are your views on Quanxing?”

"My opinion... let me think about it..."

Zhao Zhen rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a moment, but soon smiled slightly.

My opinion is that I have no opinion.

No opinion?

Gao Gen was slightly taken aback and looked at Zhao Zhen with some confusion.

"Brother Gao, I know what you want to ask, and I know what you are really thinking."

I used to think that all the members of the Quanxing sect were utterly wicked and deserved to die, but after joining, I slowly realized that there were actually many innocent people among them, right?

"Um……"

Gao Gen nodded, but did not deny it.

At least during the time he spent with Wugensheng, and his interactions with Gu Jiting and Mei Jinfeng, Gao Gen concluded that they were all innocent... no, or rather, purely ignorant people.

The motives of these two people for joining Quanxing were utterly ignorant; they simply wanted to follow in Wugensheng's footsteps.

Since Wugensheng is the leader of Quanxing, they, as followers, naturally have to join Quanxing; it's that simple.

“Brother Gao, the Buddha said, ‘If I don’t go to hell, who will?’ This ideal is indeed very lofty, and I certainly admire those who can actually do it.”

But how should I put it? Have you ever thought that the existence of hell itself has its own significance?

Even a Bodhisattva as powerful as Ksitigarbha made a great vow to not become a Buddha until hell is emptied, and voluntarily fell into hell. However, hell remained there and was not greatly affected by his arrival.

Therefore, the power of an individual is ultimately too weak compared to the entirety of hell.

Especially in this chaotic world where there are no explicit rules, the unspoken rules that everyone agrees on are the most important rules.

"Brother Zhao, you mean..."

"From my personal standpoint, I actually support what you're doing, Brother Gao."

It's good to be able to judge a person based on right and wrong, rather than on their identity or labels.

But as I said, the culprit behind all this is not the prejudice of the world, but the lawless world.

It is precisely because there are no rules that people need to form unspoken rules through so-called prejudices, which is also a means for people to protect themselves.

You're not wrong, but neither is anyone who follows the unspoken rules; the only problem is the way the world works.

"The only problem is this world..."

Gao Gen's pupils suddenly contracted, and he kept muttering those words to himself.

"Therefore, the theory that I am the only one who is sober while everyone else is drunk does not hold true. If you really want to distinguish the real gold from the pile of dung in Quanxing, relying solely on your own judgment is far from enough."

As the saying goes, "Without rules, there can be no order." The world lacks rules, and so does Quanxing.

When the explicit rules are deeply ingrained in people's minds, naturally no one will follow those unspoken, established rules anymore.

If it's too high, lower it a little; if it's too left, right it a little. That's what I'm aiming for.

Gao Gen gave Zhao Zhen a deep look, and then respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Zhen.

"I have learned a lot from your words today."

"Brother Gao, you're too kind. There's no such thing as being taught or not. We're just discussing things among peers." Zhao Zhen waved his hand dismissively.

"Although we are of the same generation, Brother Zhao's level of achievement is far beyond my reach..."

Gao Gen sighed sincerely.

"If I had met Brother Zhao earlier and had this conversation with him earlier, perhaps I wouldn't have willingly embarked on this hellish path."

"Everyone has their own path to walk. My path may not be the right one, and your path may not be the wrong one. Brother Gao, there's no need to belittle yourself."

"Ah."

Gao Gen nodded noncommittally, but only he knew what he was really thinking.

"Alright, Brother Gao, I have a very important banquet to attend, so I'll take my leave now."

"Alright, Brother Zhao, take care on your journey."

"Well, farewell."

After bidding farewell to Gao Gen, Zhao Zhen turned and continued heading towards the border region.

There's not much to say about Gao Gen; to put it simply, he's a "cleaner" obsessed with cleaning up the dung on the outside of gold.

In modern terms, it's like going undercover in the underworld, only to tear up your "registration" with the police before you even go, leaving yourself no room for maneuver.

The initial intention was good, but the approach was a bit too absolute.

Judging whether someone deserves to die based solely on personal likes and dislikes is rather frivolous, let alone when it comes to the entire sect.
Overall, this person is complex and difficult to evaluate.

As Zhao Zhen was pondering something while traveling, a flash of white light appeared, and the little fox Hu Tu reappeared on Zhao Zhen's shoulder.

"You were talking to that person about hell for ages, what were you even talking about?"

"Haha, what do you think?"

"I don't believe you! All you do is bully me all day long!"

Hu Tu shouted angrily, then defiantly burrowed back into Zhao Zhen's body, ignoring him completely.

"Hahaha~"

Zhao Zhen laughed heartily upon seeing this.

Suddenly, I feel like having a "pet" like this, something to play with occasionally, might actually be quite nice?
Several days later, outside Shanhaiguan.

Looking at the wanted posters for himself plastered all over the checkpoints set up by the Japanese devils ahead, Zhao Zhen silently touched his face.

In a sense, I should be considered "famous throughout the world" now, right?
"Little fox, are you sure this is okay?"

"Can't you trust me just this once? Although I'm not very good at fighting, I'm still a celestial being, and I have some tricks up my sleeve!"

"Don't worry, the disguise I gave you is so good that even an alien wouldn't be able to tell the difference, let alone these ordinary people."

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

Zhao Zhen nodded somewhat helplessly.

Although he could use the Mirage Escape technique to sneak past such a pass, he couldn't possibly keep using the Mirage Escape technique after entering the city, could he?
Nowadays, the Japanese have posted their wanted posters all over Northeast China, and even offered a generous reward of three gold bars to anyone who could expose them.

The saying goes, "A great reward will surely bring forth brave men." Forget about national righteousness; three gold bars are enough to make many people forget their ancestors' names...

(End of this chapter)