In the sky, there were layers of dark clouds, and the spring rain continued to fall. A fine drizzle fell down, covering Qingcheng Mountain with a thin layer of smoke. The dining hall on the first floor of the inn was still cold and empty. There were only four tables of guests. Meng Fanchen was sitting by the window. A gust of wind blew over, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers and moisture. "The spring rain in the mountains is as moist as crispness.”Meng Fanchen looked out the window and muttered softly before looking away. The table in front of him was filled with good wine and dishes. Especially the Qingcheng wine. The fragrance was mellow and fresh. The dark green wine was quietly filled in the wooden cup. From this angle, it emitted a warm, amber-like luster. At the table closest to him were grandfather and grandson. They were wearing plain clothes and were all mortals. As the old man drank the rice wine, he looked at Meng Fanchen with envy. It was obvious that he was tempted by the fragrance of the wine in Qingcheng, but he did not have the money to buy it. His grandson ate the crispy peanuts, crunching them in his mouth. At the same time, he pestered his grandfather and shook the old man's arm."Grandpa, grandpa, tell me the story of Pangu. If you don't tell me, I'll go back and tell Grandma that you came out to steal wine!”"Sigh, I can't even drink properly." The old man sighed, but a loving expression appeared on his face. He patted his grandson's head with his skinny hand." Then I'll tell you. "It's said that Pangu gave his heart to the Hope Gu and escaped from the encirclement of the Predicament…" Pangu's story was the most widespread and ancient legend in this world. The story told by the old man was probably like this. It was said that Pangu had gotten out of trouble because of hope. However, he was old after all. He had no strength or wisdom, so he could no longer continue hunting. He had even lost all his teeth, and he could no longer chew many wild fruits and vegetables. Pangu could already feel death approaching. At this time, hope Gu told him: ""Pangu, you can't die. If you die, my heart will be gone, and my hope will lose its place to rest.”Pangu was helpless." Who wants to die? But heaven and earth want me to die. I have no choice but to die."”Hope Gu said,"There is hope in everything." As long as you capture lifespan Gu, you can gain new lifespan.”Pangu had long heard of the existence of lifespan Gu, but he shrugged helplessly: ""When lifespan Gu is still, no one can discover it. When it flew, it was faster than light. How could I have caught it? This is too difficult!" Hope Gu told Pangu a secret: "Pangu, don't give up hope. Let me tell you, in the northwest corner of the earth, there is a huge mountain. There was a cave at the top of the mountain, and two Gu worms lived in the cave, one round and one square. As long as you can subdue these two Gu worms, there is no Gu worm in the world that you cannot capture, even lifespan Gu is no exception!”Pangu had no way out. This was his only hope left. He had spent a lot of effort to find this mountain. He braved all kinds of dangers and climbed to the top of the mountain. At the entrance of the cave at the top of the mountain, he only had a little bit of strength left as he staggered in. The cave was pitch black. Pangu walked in the darkness. Occasionally, he would bump into something, causing his head to bleed. Sometimes, he felt that the darkness was boundless, as if it was another world. Other than himself, there was nothing else around him. He had spent a lot of time, but he could not walk out of this vast darkness. There was no need to talk about subduing the two Gu worms. Just as he was lost in his thoughts, two voices came from the darkness. One said,"Pangu, do you also want to capture us? Go back, even if you have strength Gu, it is impossible.”Another voice said,"Pangu, retreat. We won't take your life." Even if you have wisdom Gu's help, you might not be able to find us.”Pangu fell to the ground weakly, panting.""Strength Gu and wisdom Gu have long left me, I don't have much lifespan left, I have no way out. However, as long as there is still a trace of hope in my heart, I will not give up!”Hearing Pangu's words, the two voices fell silent. After a long while, he said,"I understand, Pangu, you have already given your heart to the Hope Gu." You said that you wouldn't give up no matter what.”"If that's the case, we'll give you a chance." As long as you say our names, we will be at your service.”Pangu was stunned. To accurately call out the names of two Gu worms from the sea of words was like finding a needle in a haystack. Moreover, he did not even know how many words were in the names of these two Gu. Pangu quickly asked the Hope Gu, but it did not know either. Pangu had no other way out, so he could only bite the bullet and say his name. He said many names and spent a very long time, but there was no response from the darkness. Clearly, he had called them all wrong. Gradually, Pangu's aura became weaker and weaker. In this cave, he went from old age to old age. It was like the setting sun in the evening, gradually descending. Half of it had already set on the horizon, becoming the setting sun. The food he brought with him was getting lesser and lesser, his brain was getting slower and slower, and he did not have much strength to speak. The voice in the darkness advised,"Pangu, you're dying. Let us let you go." You can take advantage of your remaining time to climb out of the cave and take a last look at this world. But since you offended us, as punishment, leave the hope Gu here as our companion.”Pangu clutched his chest and refused flatly,""Even if I die, I will not give up hope!”Hope Gu was very touched, it responded to Pangu with all its might, emitting a pure white light. In the blink of an eye, specks of white light emerged from Pangu's heart. However, this white light was too weak. It could not illuminate the darkness at all. It could not even cover Pangu's entire body. It could only illuminate his chest. Pangu felt an invisible new power surge into his body from the Hope Gu. He continued to speak, saying his name. He was already old and muddle-headed. There were many names that he had said before, but he could not remember them clearly. Saying them again wasted a lot of effort. As time passed, Pangu's lifespan was running out. Finally, when he only had one day left to live, he said the word "rule". A sigh came from the darkness and a voice said,""Pangu, I admire your persistence. You said my name. From today onwards, I will listen to your orders. But I can only capture all the Gu worms in the world for you if I'm with my brothers. Otherwise, just relying on my Gu alone will not work. So give up. You're already on the verge of death. You might as well use this time to take one last look at this world.”Pangu shook his head firmly. He seized all the time and continued to speak, guessing the name of the other Gu worm. Time ticked by, and he only had one hour left. But at this moment, he accidentally said the word "Ju". In an instant, the darkness disappeared. Two Gu appeared in front of him. Just like what the Hope Gu said, one Gu was square, called 'moment'. One Gu was round and was called 'Gu'. Together, they were the "rules". The two Gu said at the same time,"No matter who it is, as long as they know our names, we will listen to them." Pangu, since you already know our names, we will be at your service. "However, you have to remember that it's best not to let other living beings know our names. The more people know our names, the more we have to subdue them at the same time. Now, you are the first living being to subdue us. State your request.”Pangu was overjoyed: " Then I will order you to capture a lifespan Gu for me first.”Rule Gu and rule Gu worked together to capture an eighty-year lifespan Gu. Pangu was already a hundred years old, after eating this lifespan Gu, all the wrinkles on his face disappeared, his skinny limbs were filled with healthy muscles, and the aura of youth was emitted again. He did a carp jump and jumped up. He looked at his body in joy and knew that he had become a 20-year-old youth again!……"That's all for today. Let's go home, my good grandson.”The old man finished his story and finished his wine. "Grandpa, continue. What happened to Pangu after that?”However, his grandson refused to comply and shook the old man's arm. "Let's go. We'll talk about it when we have time." The old man put on a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, then put a small one on his grandson. The grandfather and grandson walked out of the inn and into the rain, gradually walking further and further away. " Rules…" Meng Fanchen's gaze was faint as he twirled his wine cup. Staring at the Green City wine in the cup, he felt rather emotional. The legend of Pangu was widely spread in this world, and almost everyone knew about it. Meng Fanchen had naturally heard of it before. However, whether it was a legend or a story, everyone had their own opinions. The grandfather and grandson duo had only treated it as a story, but Meng Fanchen could sense the deeper meaning behind it. Just like Pangu. When he didn't know the rules, he would grope in the dark. Sometimes, he would stumble and bump, causing his head to bleed and he would be in a sorry state. Sometimes, it would be a vast expanse, and one would be lost and lonely, without any direction or goal. This kind of darkness was not purely black or dark. Strength, wisdom, and hope could not restrain it. Only when Pangu knew the " rules " and revealed the name of the rules did the darkness suddenly disappear, and Pangu welcomed the light. Darkness was the darkness of rules, and light was the light of rules. Meng Fanchen shifted his gaze away from the wine glass and looked out the window. Outside the window, the sky was gloomy and dark. Green mountains stretched out continuously, and the drizzle was like fog. Nearby, tall wooden buildings extended out one after another. There were two or three pedestrians on the road, their feet stained with rainwater and mud. They were either wearing grey-green straw raincoats or holding butter cloth umbrellas. Meng Fanchen concluded in his heart,'This world is like a huge chessboard. All living beings are chess pieces that operate according to their own rules. There were rules to the four seasons. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter followed the cycle. The water flow had rules, and the water flowed downwards. The hot air had its own rules and rose higher. People naturally have rules." "Everyone has their own standpoints and principles. Take the Qingcheng Monastery for example. The lives of servants were cheap, while the lives of masters were precious. This was the rule. Therefore, Little Red wanted to cling to the powerful and tried her best to get rid of her slave status. Ada did everything possible to please his master.”"As for Uncle's family, they are greedy by nature and want to annex their parents 'inheritance. The Martial Arts Hall elders were mainly responsible for nurturing Gu Masters and protecting their own positions in the Martial Arts Hall.”"Everyone has their own rules. Every industry has its own rules. Every social group has its own rules. As long as they understood the rules, they would be able to see things clearly. He could get rid of the darkness and gain light. He was able to move around in this place with ease.”Meng Fanchen thought about his own situation and had already made a plan in his heart."To Mo Chen, the head of the Mo family, it is to protect the prosperity and interests of the family. Mo Yan has already broken the rules by finding trouble with me. In order to protect the Mo family's reputation, he definitely won't do anything to me. He might even take the initiative to compensate me." "Actually, the Mo family is powerful. They want to punish me because of their damaged reputation. However, Mo Chen was afraid. He was not afraid that he would break the rules, but he was worried that others would follow him and start breaking the rules. If the elders interfered in a fight between juniors, the situation would escalate. If it affected the upper echelons, it would be a huge threat to the entire sect. This was what Mo Chen was worried and afraid about. If there was a fight in the future and someone else attacked his grandson, Mo Bei. He only had one male in his family. What would he do if he died? Perhaps even he himself did not know about this fear. He just subconsciously wanted to uphold the rules.”Meng Fanchen's eyes were clear, he had seen through everything from the beginning to the end. Ah Da was not a Gu Master, he was an outsider or a servant. What was so important about a master executing a servant? In this world, it was very normal. Meng Fanchen killed Ada. Ah Da's death was not the key. The key was his master, the Mo family behind him. "However, if I send the box over this time, Mo Chen will probably interpret it as a compromise and a threat. This is exactly what I want him to understand. If nothing unexpected happened, the Mo family would not pursue Ah Da's death. Of course, if my aptitude was higher and I was a middle-ranked, the Mo family would feel threatened. They would suppress me, a future threat, even if their reputation was damaged.”Meng Fanchen sneered in his heart. The strong could be relied on, and the weak could also be used. Although Meng Fanchen was currently in the middle of the game, he was also a chess piece. However, he was familiar with the rules and had the heart of a chess player. Ordinary people were mostly like Mo Chen or the Martial Arts Hall Elders. They only knew their own rules and were separated by mountains. It was extremely difficult for someone like Meng Fanchen to be able to see the big picture and master the rules! If one wanted to know the rules, one would have to crawl and struggle in the darkness like Pangu, wandering around in confusion. At this time, strength, wisdom, and hope were not very useful. One had to spend time and experience it personally to gain experience. Pangu was able to tell the names of the two rules Gu because he had spent a lot of time and tried countless times under the aura of death. Meng Fanchen's mastery of the rules was a result of his experience accumulated over the centuries in his previous life. Since his rebirth, he was confident that he could create an even more glorious future. It wasn't because of the appearance of the Time Butterfly, nor because he knew many secret realms and treasures, nor because he knew the general direction of the future. It was the life experience he had gained in his previous life. Just like how Pangu could easily capture all the insects in the world when he had the rules and regulations Gu! As for Meng Fanchen, he was proficient in rules and could look down from above and see through the world. Some of them drew out silk from cocoons, some of them hit the nail on the head. I laughed arrogantly in the high hall, coldly looking at the people in the world like chess pieces, following their own rules and advancing step by step. Darkness was the darkness of rules, and light was the light of rules. And the reborn Meng Fanchen was already walking in the light.
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