Neither of them moved. That was the biggest reason between the Academy and Taoism. The Drunkard was drinking in the small building, but his eyes were fixed on the east. The Eldest Brother was standing on the edge of the cliff and looking at the east. They both knew what was on each other's mind. They both wanted to go to the Kingdom of Song, but they could not, because it would be a problem for either of them.
They could not leave the small building, so they could only drink or look into the distance. It was a bit boring. After a long time, they had to chat to kill time.
"Killing thousands of people … Ning Que is good at chatting. That's why he is qualified to talk to Taoism and those on the Peach Mountain have to listen to him patiently. But there is a problem."
The Drunkard raised his arm and wiped the wine on his lips with his sleeve. He said, "I can keep you here and force the Tang to not act rashly. That's because I have seen too many deaths and I have no love or hate for the human world. Ning Que is not the Butcher or me. He has not experienced countless deaths and lives. How can he not love or hate the human world? If he cannot make people believe this, how can he threaten the Abbey Dean? "
The Eldest Brother was silent. He remembered many years ago, when he stood behind his Headmaster in the back of the mountain of the Academy and looked at the boy in Chang 'an who was born with knowledge. He remembered his Headmaster's judgment.
"Youngest Brother … is a guest. He has been a guest in a foreign land for decades. Maybe he will develop some affection. But if the foreign land is not kind to him, then the affection will be easily torn apart."
He said, "Others may not know, but the Abbey Dean must know this. Since Haotian has left the human world, the Youngest Brother will not love or hate the human world. How can the Abbey Dean not be afraid?"
The Drunkard was silent for a long time. Then he said, "Even so, even if he can make Taoism listen to him, what can he do? The best result is to buy some time. "
The Eldest Brother said, "It is already a great thing to buy some time."
The Drunkard tied the flagon to his waist and said indifferently, "Buying some time can't change the situation. The situation in the human world has been settled. You should know that the moon is darkening … Time is not good for the Academy. Taoism can wait, but how can you? Or are you just trying to find a way to kill me and the Butcher? "
Eldest Brother turned around and looked at him calmly and sincerely. He said, "The Academy has already decided on how to kill you and the Butcher. The time that Youngest Brother has bought will naturally be used elsewhere."
The Drunkard's expression froze. Suddenly he raised his eyebrows and said, "It's Ye Su."
Time was the most precious thing, and it could only be used on the most important things. The Drunkard believed that in the current situation, only his and the Butcher's lives mattered the most. Since the Academy did not spend time on the two of them, then it must be spent on someone or something that could change the situation of the human world.
With his wisdom, it only took him a short time to figure out that it could only be the New Stream and Ye Su.
If the human world was a complicated game of chess, the deciding factor would be Ye Su in the Song Kingdom.
Ning Que was a very cold person. If he was sure that he could not solve the chess game and save Ye Su, he would definitely abandon Ye Su without hesitation and then try to gain the most benefits from it.
The Drunkard thought in silence and thought that if he were in Ning Que's position, he would probably make the same choice.
The situation was complicated, but the situation in the Song Kingdom was very simple. Even a child could count the number of powerhouses in Taoism and the Academy. If Taoism really wanted to kill Ye Su at all costs, the Academy could not stop it, because Ye Su did not choose to go to Chang 'an to accept the Academy's protection.
"Youngest Brother talked to the Abbey Dean because he wanted Ye Su to live."
The Eldest Brother looked at the Drunkard and said, "He believed that he could persuade the Abbey Dean."
The Drunkard asked, "What about Haotian?"
The Eldest Brother looked at him quietly and said slowly and firmly, "Haotian … can be gone."
The Drunkard looked at him and said for a long time, "I can't accept it."
For the Academy, Haotian could be gone. Even for Taoism and the Abbey Dean, Haotian could be gone. But for the Drunkard and the Butcher, Haotian could not be gone.
If Ning Que could persuade the Abbey Dean, the human world would return to peace, the New Stream would spread, Haotian would be weakened, and the Divine Kingdom would be destroyed and replaced by the human world one day. Then where could he and the Butcher find eternity?
A few years ago, Sangsang came to the small town and made a promise to him and the Butcher in the butcher's shop. If she died, what would be the point of those promises?
"You don't have to accept it."
The Eldest Brother said, "Youngest Brother said that you and the Butcher must accept it … If he could persuade the Abbey Dean, then the first thing the human world would do is to kill you."
The Drunkard felt the wine was a little strong today. Otherwise, why would he feel a little tipsy? He smiled sarcastically and said, "It's not that easy to kill us."
"Facing the whole human world, even you two have to give way."
The Eldest Brother looked at him and said calmly, "Because you are not the Headmaster. He is the human world. You are not the Youngest Uncle. You have to go alone even if there are thousands of people. You will give way to him and hide behind the Taoist Tree to see what the human world will choose. This is actually acceptance."
It was a judgment that came from the Eldest Brother's heart. He never lied, which was even more powerful. It was like a rough knife chopping on the Drunkard's head.
The Drunkard did not know if he was in pain. He only knew that he was speechless.
"Therefore, the human world is now waiting for the Abbey Dean's choice."
The Eldest Brother said at last.
The eastern sky of Linkang was covered with a layer of dark clouds. As soon as the voice in the small building faded away, snowflakes began to fall from the layer of clouds. The snowflakes became extremely heavy in an instant.
Through the flying snowflakes, the Drunkard looked at the Peach Mountain in the distance. After a long silence, he said, "Maybe Ning Que has really succeeded."
The Eldest Brother looked to the south and smiled.
The aroma of the wine faded with the snow and wind and disappeared.
The Drunkard disappeared from the small building and was nowhere to be found.
The next moment, he returned to the small town.
He did not go to the teahouse to meet his rare friend. Instead, he went to the butcher's shop and found his friend of ten thousand years. He sat down in silence and did not speak for a long time.
The Butcher saw that he looked tired and there was dust between his eyebrows. He tightened his grip on the oil knife.
"What happened?"
The Drunkard answered, "I don't know what will happen. That's why I feel uneasy."
No one knew what would happen in the human world. No one knew what Ning Que said. No one knew what the Abbey Dean would choose. From the cold north to the warm South Sea, everyone was waiting in silence and anxiety.
But there was still hope for the unknown.
When everything fell into place, hope might turn into despair.
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(It's such a wonderful feeling to work on the night of the New Year's Eve. The Spring Festival Gala was playing on the TV. I looked up from time to time and talked with my family. I felt that the Spring Festival Gala was very good. I even thought it was the best one in the past ten years. Of course, it was not because of the Academy on the Spring Festival Gala this year. I wish you all a happy New Year.
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