Crossing the Sword

After Bai Yu left, Gong Gong extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation, saying to Ye Shisan, "Sit down and talk."

Ye Shisan did not pretend. He sat down as he was told and said, "Senior, may I ask a question first?" What he said was actually very impolite, because in this era, it is usually the powerful who ask questions, and the weak like Ye Shisan can only answer. Even if you really have a question to ask, you have to wait for Gonggong to finish speaking, or answer Gonggong's question first before asking. But as a modern person, Ye Shisan does not have this concern.

Gong Gong didn't care, he nodded and said, "Thirteen, you ask."

Ye Shisan said: "Senior, I had the honor to see the Wood God on my way here. He said that you were seriously injured in order to save me. And you also left your cultivation method "Weak Water Sutra" in my demon refining pot, which made me feel flattered. I don't know why you are so kind to me?" Ye Shisan wanted to ask this question a long time ago. His character is to repay kindness and revenge. No matter what the other party's purpose is, it can only be used as a reference, but it cannot change his principles.

It was like Gonggong taught him martial arts and Yandi saved his life. Regardless of whether the other party had any purpose, he kept this favor in his heart. If he had the ability in the future, he would definitely repay the favor. And the fact that Heidi wanted to frame and kill him also made him remember it. Regardless of Zhuanxu's original intention to deal with him or to use this to attack Gonggong, if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely let Zhuanxu know that Thirteen was very angry and the consequences would be serious!

But Gonggong's kindness to him seemed a little extraordinary. For a person in power like Gonggong, it seemed unreasonable to save Gonggong despite his injuries just because he felt guilty about him. Ye Shisan's views on all ancient kings were somewhat extreme. He believed that all kings were like what Cao Cao said, "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me." It was just that Cao Cao dared to say it openly, while most people chose to hide it.

Gonggong was undoubtedly a politician, so although he was grateful, he also wanted to understand the reason.

Gong Gong naturally didn't know as much history as Ye Shisan. He hadn't thought about this question, but he understood a little bit of Ye Shisan's thoughts. He looked at Ye Shisan seriously and said, "I can only tell you that I didn't have any purpose. It was really because it happened suddenly at first. If I were allowed to choose again, I might not save you. Besides, seeing you reminded me of myself when I was young."

Ye Shisan listened to it with a thoughtful look, but did not express it clearly. But in fact, he had already accepted Gonggong's answer. After all, he did not have anything that Gonggong could plot against. The only thing on his body that Gonggong would like was probably the Demon Refining Pot. If Gonggong wanted it, couldn't he just take it away? There was no need to help him like this.

Gonggong did not say much, and changed the subject, asking: "Thirteen, what do you think of Zhuanxu?"

Ye Shisan smiled and said, "If I were in his shoes, I would curse him a few times to vent my anger. But to be honest, I should naturally analyze the situation from the perspective of a bystander. I think that he is decisive, ruthless, and strategic, and is a hero. The only thing he did wrong is that he dealt with someone he shouldn't have dealt with." Of course, he was also talking about himself, and at the same time he stated his position. No matter whether he used legitimate means or played other tricks, sooner or later he would make Zhuanxu pay!

Gonggong listened to Ye Shisan's words and sighed, "He was not like this before. When we were young, our relationship was just like yours and Ling Fei. We hit it off right away and felt that we had met too late. Soon, we became good friends who could talk about everything, and we worked together to lay the foundation for the Sanmiao Kingdom. Maybe our cooperation was too smooth. As his power continued to expand, his ambitions also continued to expand. As a result, we later had serious differences in our stance on the development of the Sanmiao Kingdom. He advocated expanding the military and waiting for opportunities to expand. I was more inclined to domestic construction and let the people live a prosperous life. As time went by, our contradictions became more and more serious, which led to the current irreconcilable situation."

Seeing Gonggong's melancholy look, Ye Shisan realized that he was a very nostalgic person, and couldn't help but have a better impression of him. Then he thought that Gonggong actually knew about his relationship with Ling Fei, and couldn't help but sigh that these God King-level masters were indeed not easy to deal with. After thousands of years, their intelligence networks were very complete.

But he thought of a new question. Gonggong had such a perfect intelligence network, why didn't he help when he was being hunted? Did he say that he didn't want to go against Zhuanxu? He had already injured Zhuanxu, so this reason was obviously impossible. So what was it? He didn't figure it out, and he didn't continue to think about it. Of course, he didn't ask, because he had a sense of arrogance in his subconscious. He thought that Gonggong helped him out of favors, and didn't help him out of reason, so there was no need to ask the reason.

After a moment of silence, Gonggong spoke again: "In fact, when I was young, I was like you, and I had no desire for power. My ideal was to become a peerless strongman like Pangu and Hongjun, but in the end I was still involved in the vortex of power struggle and couldn't extricate myself. I really envy the free and easy life of Ju Mang." This is what Gonggong has been suppressing in his heart for a long time, and he didn't want to say it to others. But he just likes Ye Shisan very much, and feels that he is very similar to himself when he was young. So, he couldn't help but say the words that he had suppressed for thousands of years.

Seeing Gonggong's sincere tone, Ye Shisan knew that he was not lying, and in fact, he had no need to lie to himself. Gonggong's ideal when he was young was also his ideal. Thinking that he had already learned the "Weak Water Sutra" and was actually considered Gonggong's successor, he stood up and said formally: "Shisan will be arrogant for once today. Senior's ideal, Shisan is willing to do his best to help you achieve it. Please accept me as your apprentice, I will definitely not let you down!"

Gong Gong smiled with satisfaction, shook his head and said, "You don't need to become my disciple. I hope you will have the opportunity to surpass me in the future, rather than become another me. So I left the "Weak Water Sutra" to you, but I don't want it to limit your future development. If I'm not mistaken, you are still planning to participate in the New Masters Competition, right? During each competition, the Green Emperor may accept people with potential as his disciples. Although up to now, except for his two daughters, there are no direct disciples, and even Ling Fei is the only registered disciple, but I think you have a chance. When it comes to teaching students according to their aptitude, he is much better than me, you must seize the opportunity."

Ye Shisan nodded in agreement, and then said, "Senior, I have encountered some problems in my cultivation. Please give me some advice." After seeing Gonggong's agreement, he told Jianxin about his idea and the method he had figured out.