Chapter 34: Going in Different Directions

I didn’t expect my words to have any effect, and even more so at this moment, I suppressed the image of the man who used to eat rice grains all over his body and learn “broadcast gymnastics” with me in the morning sun. I felt that I needed to forget and completely let go. Didn’t the letter of severance already say everything?

I only said this because I felt uncomfortable if I didn’t. The image of Sister Jingyi kept appearing in front of my eyes. For so many years, that optimistic woman had endured the gossip and raised the children alone. How much suffering had she endured? She was still hoping that the person in front of her would return, and she was still portraying that person’s image in front of the children.

I saw Xixi several times, and he told me that he admired his father the most. His father was doing scientific research in a secret place.

For this reason, Sister-in-law Jingyi even went door to door to ask her neighbors not to let the children know the truth. All of them were moved by this woman, from initial resistance to acceptance to liking her, except for her own husband, who was as hard as a rock. She could never get him back!

The once tough grass is still struggling to support itself, but the heart of the man is as hard as iron!

Facing my words, Yang Sheng was silent. After I finished speaking, the atmosphere in the cave did not change at all. It was still the muzzle pointing at me and Xiao Chengqian. After a while, Yang Sheng said, “Chen Chengyi, I will say this one last time. Give me the purple plant, and you and Xiao Chengqian can live.”

I was helpless. What is meant by hopelessness? This person in front of me is hopeless! I squeezed the purple plant in my hand. I knew that under the circumstances, I had no choice, but that didn’t mean I had no room for negotiation. I said, “I’ll give it to you, but first let Xiao Chengqian out of his predicament.”

Yang Sheng didn’t say much, just walked up to Xiao Chengqian step by step, and the people around him automatically made a path for him.

I was curious about how he was going to get Xiao Chengqian out of trouble, but his actions were so direct and violent that I was surprised. He just reached out and pulled Xiao Chengqian out of the monster’s mouth. The monster was just about to get out of trouble, but before it could make a move, something even more unexpected happened. Yang Sheng roared, extended his hands, and grabbed the monster’s upper jaw with his hands. He stepped on its lower jaw, and the monster was stopped in its tracks.

Xiao Chengqian limped towards me and then turned around. We both saw this scene at the same time. The kid said in shock, “Chengyi, tell me the truth. Is Yang Sheng’s true appearance King Kong?”

“I don’t know if he’s a real King Kong, but I think he’s no longer human.” I looked at the scene and said without any emotion, in Taoist records, there is only one thing that has great power and is invulnerable to weapons, and that is a vampire, and it has evolved to a very high level.

As for how it evolved, Taoism has many records and theories, but none of them are truly convincing!

Yang Sheng in front of me only reminded me of the old village chief. I sadly discovered that he might not be able to return. The strange thing I saw outside the car last time was not my illusion.

This monster is a little bigger than the largest anaconda, but I remember that in the past, an ordinary strong man could fight a giant snake about ten meters long with his bare hands and strangle it to death on live television, so it’s not surprising that Yang Sheng could stop this monster.

“You are a lowly creature, get back to where you came from, or else…” Yang Sheng, who was facing the monster, suddenly spoke up. Then we saw Yang Sheng roar, clench his hands, and “snap” and “snap” twice, actually crushing the place he grabbed. After that, he sneered, then raised his hand, and brutally and without thinking, he thrust his hand into the monster’s upper jawbone, saying viciously, “Are you going to leave?”

The monster let out a most miserable cry, and its body began to writhe violently. But Yang Sheng remained unmoving, and then he thrust his second hand in!

“Those who evolve their souls so slowly are all low-level.” Yang Sheng’s voice was devoid of emotion. Those men with good qualities, who were not even moved by the monster, now saw Yang Sheng’s brutal side and all stepped back in shock. Obviously, no normal person would show such superiority to a monster and then violently vent their emotions.

The monster was screaming, but Yang Sheng calmly took his hand out, took out a black handkerchief to wipe his hands, and glared at the monster fiercely. The monster, which was so arrogant, actually whimpered and retreated into the pool faster than we chased it. After making a huge splash, it disappeared…

“If you weren’t a living specimen, and if certain forces weren’t deliberately concealing and protecting your existence, you would have died a miserable death today.” Yang Sheng said indifferently. The monster was long gone, and it wouldn’t respond. As for the people present, they didn’t know what to say. These confidential matters were as casual as buying something on the street, but they weren’t something we could discuss.

“Give me the thing, Chen Chengyi.” Yang Sheng turned around, his tone calm, but unmistakable.

“You already have a sample of the purple plant. What do you need it for?” I didn’t rush to give it to him, but just asked casually.

“Of course, the more samples of this kind, the better. My experiment needs a lot of the original material. What you got this time is not enough, not enough!” When Yang Sheng said this, his tone was not so calm, and he became a little crazy.

“Thank you, I’m not the one who specifically collected the so-called purple plants for you.” A wave of anger suddenly rose in my heart, but I kept my composure on the surface.

“Oh, who says it isn’t? Didn’t you go up the pillar?” Yang Sheng said, implying that he already knew the secret here, but he was unable to obtain the purple plant because of the snake maze.

I was being used after all! I felt like my chest was about to explode with anger, but at least I had no way to do anything about it now. If my master were here, if my master were here… I couldn’t help but feel weak.

“Give me the plant.” Yang Sheng took a step forward without any courtesy, and at the same time I heard the sound of the gun being cocked in unison. I had no choice at all, and I wouldn’t be stupid enough to not know that even if I died, the result would not change this fact.

I handed over the purple plant, and at the same time noticed that Yang Sheng, who was standing in front of me, was more than half a head taller than me. I am 1.82 meters tall, which means that Yang Sheng is almost 2 meters tall.

Once, he was only 1.7 meters tall. He has completely changed.

After taking the purple plant, Yang Sheng suddenly looked at me, patted himself, and said, “Higher life, you know? After I solve some problems, I will be a completely higher life! Then, all of humanity will take a big step forward, and you stupid guys don’t even think about stopping it, understand?”

“Human evolution has its own principles, you can’t go against the natural order! Yang Sheng, this is the last time I’ll persuade you. The result of pulling up seedlings is not to make the seedlings grow faster, but to make them die! The natural order is the rule, so everything must be done according to the rules, following the natural order. The so-called natural order is not magical, it is the law of the universe, the universe is like this, do you still want to go against the natural order?” I said to Yang Sheng, “I hate myself for not giving up. Why do I have to tell him this? Is it necessary? Can he listen to me?

Sure enough, Yang Sheng was excited, pointing his finger at my nose and saying, “Excuses, these are all excuses! Don’t I know how indifferent and selfish Taoists are? Obviously, many existences have already entered the realm of meditation, transcending the laws of life, but they are self-centered and unwilling to share with all of humanity. They even claim to follow nature and the Tao, and they even tried to stop me from harming my teacher through pressure! I spit… But, Chen Chengyi, when the day comes that all of humanity has evolved, I will remember your contribution. Without you, I would not have been able to obtain this precious sample twice. At that time, my teacher’s name will be written on the monument commemorating humanity, and my name, as well as yours, will be there as well.

When he said this, the only eyes that Yang Sheng showed were wild and excited, with a strange green color like a beast. He looked up at the sky and said like an artist, “For this goal, what sacrifice can’t be made? Technology always progresses with destruction, just as war constantly promotes technology! Without sacrifice, how can there be gain?”

I looked at Yang Sheng sadly. I was very surprised by his theory. A man who doesn’t even love his wife and children, a man who can even abandon a true friend, he told me that he loved the whole world, loved all mankind.

He accused me of being a Taoist who treasures his broom, but if the path to transcendence is there, and 10,000 people go up, 9,990 will die, and only one will succeed, should they still force themselves to do it? That is against life and disrespectful of life.

Moreover, Taoism has never valued its own broom, no matter how it cultivates the body and mind. But there is no shortcut to success, and how many people can do it? Even if they give up the worldly prosperity and retreat into the mountains, the simplest way to cultivate, not many people can do it.

So, is this how the blame comes? Yang Sheng, this madman, thought of an even more extreme way of forcing the growth of seedlings.

I was speechless. What I said was just nonsense! So I said to Yang Sheng, “If you don’t have anything else to do, I’ll leave first. I don’t think you’ll regret it, right?”

The mountains will remain unchanged, and the green water will flow on forever. Perhaps one day, I will face Yang Sheng like I did the old village chief. At that time, we will settle the score and put an end to all this.

Just as I brought him to the village entrance, his life has taken a different path since then.

From now on, let me end it all with my own hands.