Zhou Zhiruo couldn't answer, so Jiang Nan continued,""Sima Qian, the Grand Historian, wrote the Records of the Historian. In the memorial to the Great General Liang Shang, he talked about human nature seeking benefits and avoiding harm, fearing death and enjoying life. "Let's not bother about the good and evil nature of human nature. That's the root, not the fruit. The so-called fruit is the various obsessions that we have formed since we were born. There are the six virtues and six actions taught by the Confucians. We have wisdom, faith, righteousness, and loyalty…"
There were too many private goods in Jiangnan. Once he mentioned it, he could not stop talking.
Zhou Zhiruo was dumbfounded.
When Shixiong was young, he did not learn well. He slept when he was studying and was lazy when he was practicing martial arts. What was even worse was that when he grew up, he wanted to taste the taste of men and women. He secretly went to find prostitutes without telling his master. He was really shameless.
However, Zhou Zhiruo was truly frightened by her senior brother's boastful and shameless appearance.
How could Shixiong know so much?
She had never read Taishigong's Records of the Historian or the Four Books of Confucius and Mencius.
"Everyone wears a mask to socialize with others. Who is loyal, who is righteous, who is trustworthy, who is virtuous, they are all hidden behind the mask. How can a pair of eyes see clearly? These refugees who wanted to stay behind to fight the enemy with the monks of Heavenly Dragon Temple followed their nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. How could they really not fear death and live happily? One had to know that they could not help Heavenly Dragon Temple at all.”
"I…I can't win against you…"
Zhou Zhiruo's current outlook on life had already been formed. Even if she was confused by Jiang Nan's words, she was still unwilling to surrender immediately. She stomped her feet and did not know how to argue. Jiang Nan laughed and coaxed her," Alright, there must be some among them who are grateful for the protection of Heavenly Dragon Temple and want to do their part for Heavenly Dragon Temple without fear of death…"
Only then did Zhou Zhiruo pouted her lips cutely and hummed softly. She looked as if she was counting on Jiang Nan to know how to talk.
"But there are definitely not many people like this." Jiang Nan added immediately.”
Some of the refugees in the distance had already chosen to leave under the persuasion of the monks, while more people were watching hesitantly.
They wanted to stay, but the Heavenly Dragon Temple didn't want to be tainted by this karmic fruit, so they tried their best to chase them away.
Zhou Zhiruo no longer talked about the philosophy of human nature with Jiang Nan, a topic that made her dizzy. She stood in the corner and watched the refugees leave the temple from afar. She had a conflicted expression on her face. It was obvious that she was wondering what kind of person she wanted to be.
Jiang Nan found it funny. After all, it was Zhou Zhiruo, not Sect Master Zhou who was in the later stages of 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre', who would be conflicted over such a matter. He said,"Yesterday, we agreed to leave the temple in two days…"
Zhou Zhiruo felt even more troubled when she heard that. She exclaimed,"" Yesterday was yesterday, today…Ouch…"
This was obviously because they had been tricked into the moral basket by Jiang Nan's theory of private goods. They thought that they would not repay their kindness and pretend to be sincere, thus becoming the people Jiang Nan mentioned.
"Junior Sister, what's troubling you? Even if he stayed, he wouldn't be of any help and would put Heavenly Dragon Temple in a difficult position.”
Jiang Nan continued to attack. Zhou Zhiruo was slightly stunned and a little dejected. She lowered her head and didn't say anything.
The person who came to send the two of them out of the temple was the familiar little monk. When Jiang Nan walked to the mountain gate with a bodhi tree cane, he suddenly said,"Little master, we are not leaving the temple. You have led us the wrong way.”
"Ah?"
The little monk and Zhou Zhiruo were both stunned.
Jiang Nan seemed to be talking about something very natural. He said to the little monk,"I'll have to trouble little master to inform your esteemed abbot. Perhaps I have a way to resolve your esteemed monastery's difficulties.”
The young monk glanced at Zhou Zhiruo, who was wearing a veil and covering her face. He typed a Buddhist name and wanted to say something like 'don't joke around, benefactor', but Jiang Nan continued nonchalantly,""Tell your abbot three words. If he doesn't see me, I'll turn around and leave.”
The little monk asked doubtfully,""Patron, may I ask what these three words are?”
"Jiu Mozhi."
Jiang Nan said these three words, and the little novice monk still went in the end.
Zhou Zhiruo, on the other hand, had a stunned look on her face as she asked foolishly,""Senior Brother, didn't you say we were leaving the temple?”
Jiang Nan shrugged." My silly junior sister has to repay the favor. As a senior brother, I don't have much ability. I can only risk my life to repay the favor of the Heavenly Dragon Temple."”
"Senior Brother…"
How could Zhou Zhiruo not know that this was Jiang Nan's teasing? She stomped her feet, and her cheeks turned red for no reason. However, she was also a little worried as she said,"There are countless experts in Heavenly Dragon Temple, but they are still so cautious. How can we help them? Also, senior brother, what is that Jiu Mozhi you mentioned just now?”
When the matter had nothing to do with her, Zhou Zhiruo was still thinking about how to repay her kindness. Once she was really involved, she would inevitably become timid again. It was like what Jiang Nan said about human nature seeking benefits and avoiding harm.
"Jiu Mozhi isn't a thing, but a person's name.”
"Ah, he's human. This surname is really strange. I've never heard of anyone with this surname before. Senior brother, do you know this Jiu Mozhi?”
Zhou Zhiruo looked like a curious baby, but Jiang Nan only smiled and didn't answer. Zhou Zhiruo stomped her feet in anger. Ever since they met yesterday, this senior brother seemed to have become another person.
"Hmph, Senior Brother, you're used to being mysterious now. I don't think Grandmaster Yideng will come to see you just because of these three words.”
"Is that so? Then does Junior Sister dare to bet with me?"
"Bet on what?"
"The losing party will kiss the winning party's cheek once.”
"Ya, bad senior brother…"
Zhou Zhiruo, who was being teased by Jiang Nan, wanted to bite Jiang Nan and turn her back to him. She didn't want to bother with her senior brother anymore, but she had completely forgotten that if Jiang Nan had dared to say such disgraceful words in the past, she would have ignored him for at least a month.
Even she was not aware of the change in a girl's temperament.
Jiang Nan looked in the direction of the Heaven King Palace from the mountain pass. If the little monk returned, he would be the first to see him.
Heavenly Dragon Temple, Jiu Mozhi…
Judging by Dao Baifeng's age, Jiang Nan would never think of Jiu Mozhi. After all, when Jiu Mozhi invaded Heavenly Dragon Temple and stole Six Pulses Divine Sword, Duan Yu was already an adult. Under Master Ku Rong's indulgence, Duan Yu learned Six Pulses Divine Sword as a secular disciple of the Duan family, but he was kidnapped to the Central Plains by Jiu Mozhi.
In this martial arts world, the plot was very different. In Jin Yong's novels, the only time that the Heavenly Dragon Temple was so wary of foreign enemies was when Jiu Mozhi and the Heavenly Dragon Temple fell out with each other.
Of course, Jiang Nan couldn't be sure before he knew. If it was really Jiu Mozhi, he would try his best to repay the kindness of Heavenly Dragon Temple. If it really wasn't Jiu Mozhi, he could only wish Heavenly Dragon Temple good luck with his current cultivation as a martial artist.
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