Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

In the end, Jiang Xinxin still let Zhiyuan take refuge with her, but this was all because of the thousands of years of cruel oppression that the mermaids had suffered. Although it was also a little related to Ting Nu, it was not enough to make Jiang Xinxin do that.

It is true that Jiang Xinxin is essentially closer to humans, but even if she has not personally experienced the humiliating history of modern times, she deeply understands that where there is oppression, there is resistance.

That's why she was willing to protect Zhiyuan, a high-ranking figure in the Mermaid Restoration Army, and she also hoped that the mermaids could completely get rid of the fate of being enslaved and oppressed in the future.

But there is a premise here. Jiang Xinxin said to Zhiyuan in a serious tone, "You should have seen clearly from your travels in Yunhuang that even though Kongsang has a large population, only a few people are capable of oppressing the Jiao people. Only the nobles have the ability to persecute the Jiao people. So when the Jiao people want to take revenge on the Kongsang people when they restore their country in the future, I hope you can spare the poor masses who are oppressed and exploited like the Jiao people."

Zhiyuan could not agree, or he was not qualified to agree to this on behalf of other mermaids. Just as the Kongsang people regarded the mermaids as a whole, in their eyes the mermaids were just objects to help them make profits. Once the attack and defense were in different positions, the mermaids would only regard the Kongsang people as a whole.

Jiang Xinxin didn't plan to persuade Zhi Yuan in one go. After all, the mermaids had suffered for too long. The century of decline of the Chinese nation required the people to never forget the humiliation and suffering. Even if the mermaids were kind-hearted and used the sea as their base, she couldn't ask them not to take revenge.

But it doesn't matter. Jiang Xinxin feels that she still remembers a little bit about politics, such as major contradictions, minor contradictions, or uniting all forces that can be united, or short-term goals, long-term goals, etc., which must be able to give Zhiyuan some inspiration.

And Zhiyuan was indeed a smart merman. Jiang Xinxin only told him about the history of humiliation in modern times and interspersed some personal opinions in between, and he understood what the merman should do if he wanted to completely escape from the predicament.

"There are few things in this world that remain unchanged. For example, the status of the mermaids being enslaved and persecuted by the Kongsang people is about to end, isn't it?"

"Mermaids mainly live in the sea, and land is not necessary for them. However, the Kongsang people and the Ice Clan can only survive on land, so the Yunhuang land will eventually have to be inhabited by the Kongsang people or the Ice Clan. The mermaids helped the Kongsang people gain control of the Yunhuang land in the past, so they can also help the Ice Clan people who originally lived here to return to the Yunhuang land."

Jiang Xinxin could only feel happy to hear that Zhiyuan had such an understanding.

"That's right. Mermaids are naturally hydrophilic and depend on water for survival, which means they can only be passers-by in the Cloud Wasteland. But this also allows them to gain a more transcendent status. This is what your Sea King did in the past, but when he was collecting the due reward at the last step, something went wrong and he was blamed for it."

"So, this time you should learn from the lessons of thousands of years ago. Even then, you can play a balancing trick between the Kongsang people and the Ice Clan people."

"However, this operation is too advanced. If it is not handled properly, it will attract joint attacks from the Kongsang people and the Ice Clan. After all, although there is no excessive conflict of interest between people living on the land and people living in the water, it also shows a deep gap between them."

Zhiyuan felt that the fog in front of his eyes was easily cleared away by Jiang Xinxin. Thinking about what the Restoration Army had done and what they wanted, he felt that he had really wasted a lot of time in the past.

Jiang Xinxin added: "For individuals, feelings are of course a means of maintaining ties between different people and even different families, but once this relationship rises to the level of race, then it can only be about interests."

"Because only interests can last longer and be simpler."

Thousands of years ago was too long a time ago. The mermaids, including the people of Kongsang, didn't know what happened between Emperor Xingzun, the Sea Emperor, and Queen Baiwei that caused Queen Baiwei to turn against Emperor Xingzun, the Sea Emperor to die with an dishonorable reputation, and the mermaids to be reduced from being partners of Kongsang to being slaves.

But at this time Zhi Yuan could already glimpse some truth from it. It was rumored that the Sea Emperor loved Queen Baiwei, so he gave the Ring of Hou Tu that the Sea Emperor held to Queen Baiwei. Then the fact back then might be that Emperor Xingzun used this matter as an excuse to suppress the Sea Emperor and the mermaids for some kind of benefit?

Zhiyuan just felt a chill in his heart, but he couldn't figure out what kind of interests were involved that would make Emperor Xingzun disregard his face and suppress all the mermaids.

Although the Great Siming sent a letter to the Red King to explain Zhi Yuan's matter, he later felt that troubled times were also good, at least it could make Shi Ying care about the world and come down the mountain as soon as possible. In this way, he would have more opportunities to push Shi Ying to the throne. The Red King explained in his reply that Zhi Yuan was brought back to the Red King's Mansion by his mother, and had been working in the Chi King's Mansion with peace of mind. Later, she helped him to sit firmly on the Chi King's throne, and only then was he pardoned and freed from his slave status. The Great Siming only replied that he knew it, and then withdrew the people who were chasing Zhi Yuan.

In the final test of the sisters Bai Xueying and Bai Xuelu, as well as Qing Gang and Zhu Yan, Da Siming simply kept all four of them, but insisted that Shi Ying accept Bai Xuelu as his disciple.

Shi Ying is more optimistic about Zhu Yan because Bai Xuelu, through Qing Gang, drugged Zhu Yan the day before the test, hoping that she would miss the exam because of oversleeping.

Zhu Yan was originally an uncontrollable person. If Chongming had not gone to find her early in the morning because he remembered Zhu Yan's company during this period, Zhu Yan might have missed the exam and even been charged with neglect.

Shi Ying said to Da Siming: "I have no objection to Bai Xuelu's determination to make progress, but she cannot and should not highlight herself by suppressing others."

In the end, Shi Ying didn't say anything more unpleasant because Bai Xuelu was his cousin, but what he meant was that Bai Xuelu was a person who would do anything to achieve her goals, and he looked down on her.

Da Siming also felt that Bai Xuelu had failed to live up to his expectations. Bai Xueying was not talented enough, and Qing Gang had attacked Shi Ying before. Now, the only person who could make Shi Ying accept him as a disciple was Zhu Yan.

The title of Shao Siming's first disciple fell to Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan couldn't make a fuss in front of everyone, and Da Siming didn't give her the chance to make a fuss, so behind people's backs, Zhu Yan could only complain to Zhi Yuan.

Zhiyuan also figured it out. Although the Jiuyi Mountain would definitely be affected by the birth of the Dragon God in the future, there were still opportunities for manipulation. Therefore, he simply persuaded Zhu Yan to accept the master-disciple relationship with Shao Siming.

"Tianji Fengcheng is prosperous, but it is not as good as Jialan Capital. Other teachers are not as good as Shao Siming of Jiuyi Mountain."

"Besides, I heard that Shao Siming has such a high level of cultivation at such a young age, and he is also a very upright person. Zhu Yan, if things are irreversible, Shao Siming is still a rare and famous teacher."

"You don't have to worry about me. I will be waiting for you at the foot of Mount Jiuyi. You are the only princess of the Red King's Mansion and you will take over the throne of the Red King in the future. Mount Jiuyi cannot force you to stay and practice all the time. You will have to come down the mountain one day."