In the Blade

Du Chengfeng just wants to live a peaceful life.

It is said that it is easy to change a country, but it is difficult to change one's nature. Although he has lived in this chaotic world where killing people can make him stronger, as a peaceful person, he still seems a little out of tune with this world after all - even if he has embarked on this path of relying on killing to become stronger in order to protect himself and survive, Du Chengfeng knows that this is not what he wants.

All he wants is to live and work in peace and contentment, just live his own life, and be able to support himself with his own efforts. He will buy a small yard, raise a dog, or raise two cats, and he will plant two trees in the yard, one is a jujube tree, and the other is also a jujube tree.

All he wants is this, and he has strengthened this belief countless times.

"So, why not leave?"

Carpenter Li's question echoed in his mind again.

Yes, why not leave? If this is all he wants, then he can leave. Leave Yangjiabao, leave Yanzhou, go further south, to more peaceful places.

"Maybe it's because there will be chaos there sooner or later?"

Well, this is indeed a reason. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the grassland people are marching south, and the Southern Chen Dynasty will collapse. The war is bound to sweep the world - and this means that no matter where he hides, he will have to face the war one day, so it is better to face it earlier than waiting for danger to come to his doorstep.

But this statement, after thinking about it carefully, is also untenable.

It takes time to fight a war, and a protracted war takes even more time. Even if this war will sweep the world, as long as he escapes far enough, when the war burns to his doorstep, he may be in his seventies and eighties, and will soon die of old age.

It is even possible that he has already died of old age. After all, the medical level in this world is not necessarily that advanced.

So no matter how you think about it, what Carpenter Li said is right. Running away is the most rational decision and the most correct behavior. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Since he already knows that there is danger, he should leave.

But why hasn't he left yet?

Even until now, he hasn't left yet.

"Huh..."

Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Du Chengfeng gently stroked the handle of the square sword in front of him.

This sword originally belonged to Ruan Shantao, and the old man said he would teach him something. And Du Chengfeng himself had thought about what this experienced old man could bring to him - at least he could definitely learn to read and write, and perhaps some skills in sharpening knives, such as the poetry and books that he couldn't understand very well, and the so-called resentment and magic weapons.

Of course, more importantly, this old man might be able to answer the most confusing things for him.

But before he learned those knowledge, before he asked the questions he wanted to ask, the old man Ruan was dead.

He turned into a monster, and then was killed by two people. He died very easily.

This death brought more confusion to Du Chengfeng.

Old man Ruan had never killed anyone in his life, and he had never been stained with any evil spirit. Where did this strength come from? Well, even if it was the power brought by the so-called poetry and books, why did Old man Ruan still become a monster catalyzed by evil spirit after his death?

Of course, the most important thing is that he knew that the monster that Old man Ruan turned into was a behemoth rooted in the entire Ziyang Mountain. Why did he have to go back to take a look after escaping?

Anyone with a little common sense can see that this is an act of seeking death, seeking death.

But he did it anyway.

"What was I thinking at the time?"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but clench his fists.

Worried about Old Man Ruan?

Forget it, he didn't have much friendship with the old man.

Want to stop the monster?

Come on, when has he ever been so noble.

Want to check the result of the battle?

This is even more untenable. Is this information worth risking his life to see in person?

"Hmm..."

Du Chengfeng's mind was quite confused, which made him look up and look at the huge "benevolence" again.

Perhaps this is why he came to the armory. The word left by old man Ruan not only suppressed the evil spirit of the weapons in the armory, but also calmed Du Chengfeng's chaotic thoughts.

Although he and old man Ruan were only nominally a teacher-student relationship, at least the word left by old man Ruan still had some effect.

But, it was just a little effect.

Even though they were far apart, Du Chengfeng heard the roars of old man Ruan, who had turned into a monster, in the mountains. Obviously, even though old man Ruan had been adhering to the way of benevolence and righteousness all his life, at the end of his life, he still completely revealed those troubles and distractions outside of benevolence and righteousness.

Perhaps from the beginning, this old man Ruan could not give him any advice.

After all, even old man Ruan's own benevolence and righteousness could not reach true purity.

It is not even as good as the square sword in front of him.

"So that's what I mean."

Du Chengfeng touched the hilt of the old sword.

"Did he put you here, or did he no longer have any use for you?"

The heavy iron block was silent, without any answer.

Yes, even if it was made into a sword, steel is still steel after all, how could it give him any answer?

This confusion, this confusion, can only be drawn by him himself.

Thinking like this, Du Chengfeng turned around and walked out of the armory, leading his horse back to the street.

At this time, a clerk from the government office ran over in a panic.

"It's not good! Sir! It's not good!"

After seeing Du Chengfeng coming out of the armory, the clerk grabbed Du Chengfeng's arm.

"Sir! Many murderous lunatics suddenly appeared in the city! There are even monsters... The looters can't stand it anymore! No one helps them to dispel the evil spirit, they will become crazy themselves! Go quickly, sir! It will be too late if you go too late!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Du Chengfeng frowned slightly.

Sure enough, as he judged, Ruan Shantao's fall was just the beginning. After Ruan Shantao fell, the hidden problems in Yanzhou City would surely usher in a wave of terrifying outbreaks.

"So Sir, you should go there quickly! If you are late, something big might happen... Sir? Sir, why are you shaking?"

The clerk who was urging was suddenly stunned.

Is it uneasy? Is it fear? Or is it panic about the chaos?

Otherwise, why would this ordnance chief tremble like this?

"... It's okay, let's go."

Du Chengfeng took a deep breath and forced a smile.

This trembling is not uneasiness, nor fear, nor panic.

It is a kind of excitement that comes from the body's instinct.

The second update is here. I will take a break and start the leader's additional update.

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