Hearing this, the middle aged man raised his head and looked at Pei Zi Yun. Just as Pei Zi Yun had predicted, he understood, "Free Cloud Sect Leader?"
Pei Zi Yun smiled, revealing his teeth as he looked at the middle aged man, "I know who you are. Your illness is not an ordinary illness. Do you want me to continue?"
The middle-aged man's expression changed as he looked at Pei Zi Yun. All of a sudden, he calmed down and looked at his wife and daughter. His tone became gentler, "You and the little girl, please go out first."
Hearing her father's sudden change in tone, the young girl paused and did not speak. She stood up hesitantly as the middle aged woman pulled her out of the room.
Pei Zi Yun sat down on a stool. The young girl kept looking back, trying to read her father's and this young man's expressions.
"You treat your daughter with malice, and want to sever ties with her. Have you ever thought about your daughter's feelings?" Pei Zi Yun stared into the middle aged man's eyes.
The middle aged man started coughing violently as he screamed, "What do you know? Do you know the hatred between our families? Do you know what happened to my family? "
Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, "I don't know? I don't know it's you? "
There was no oil lamp in the room, but there was a foul stench in the room. After saying this, Pei Zi Yun clasped his hands behind his back and paced around the room. After a long time, he stood still and said, "In this world, fate is not fixed. The difficulty of going against it is incomparable."
"The previous dynasty was destroyed three hundred years ago because of the excessive taxation and natural disasters. The common people could not live on."
"With the cries of the common people, a revolution was brewing. This is fate. It follows the heavens and the people." At this point, Pei Zi Yun looked at the middle aged man, "You're a scholar, and the son of an official. You should understand this."
Hearing this, the middle aged man started trembling.
Of course, he knew that the most important thing in a revolution was to follow the will of the heavens and respond to the people. Every dynasty was established on the basis of eliminating the "mandate of heaven" of the previous dynasty. This was the highest principle of law that every dynasty had to renew.
"It's not that the old dynasty can't be saved. Although it's difficult to revive it, it's not uncommon for it to last for decades."
"Most uprisings are suppressed in the end. This is the case."
Pei Zi Yun sighed. In his own world, the Huang Chao Uprising and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising were all similar. Later generations felt that it was normal, but in reality, success or failure was a matter of a single hair's breadth.
"Even if it can't be redeemed, throughout the ages, there have been many cases of loyal ministers sacrificing their lives for the country. Of course, even though the new dynasty is an enemy of the country, they rarely punish the ministers. Usually, after a few decades, they will even reward them. I heard that the current emperor already has this idea, but it hasn't been implemented yet, leaving it to the next emperor."
"But why isn't your father, Du Zinong, on the list?"
"Because your father doesn't obey the heavens."
"If it's following the will of the heavens, why would he need to rely on his divine ability to break the hidden dragon that represents the will of the heavens?"
"To respond to people's words, we should use strategy, bravery, and manpower to go against them. These are all righteous paths."
"But your father, as the Grand Preceptor, thinks of using geomancy to dig up the dragon vein. Where does the dragon vein come from? In fact, it was because of the wishes of the people. The prayers of the people were heard by the Heavens. This is a crime against the people and the Heavens! "
"Not to mention that this action has led to even more tragic disasters. How many more people have died because of this?"
"You're crying injustice, the entire world is crying injustice. Do you hear that?"
Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly as he paced around the room. He frowned at the stench in the room and pushed open the window. A ray of sunlight shone in through the window, dispersing the stench.
The middle aged man behind him had turned pale after hearing these words. His lips trembled as he tried to speak, but no words came out. All he could say was, "You … You know the ins and outs of my family."
"Of course, your surname is Du, not Cao." Pei Zi Yun glanced at him and took a few steps forward, "In the affairs of the world, the winner takes all. Your father destroyed the Dragon Veins. If he could really save the world for a hundred years, no, fifty years would be sufficient. That would be another evaluation. But your father failed."
"You're from a scholarly family, and an official's family. I'm sure you know that your father defied the heavens and failed. Your father's body was torn apart by five horses, and his descendants were to be punished as well. It's just that you obtained the Daoist's map of the dragon veins, which gave you an opportunity to move to this shelter. That's why you didn't get your revenge."
"Even if you're the son of Du Zi Nong, you're still a bastard. In order to preserve your bloodline, the Du family allowed you to suffer, but at least you had some good fortune. If not, you would've died a long time ago."
"When I first came here, I saw that the houses nearby were all empty. There were a few graves, and they were filled with sin. I'm sure they belonged to the descendants of your Du family. Even after death, the sin did not dissipate, and they suffered in the underworld."
"The few people who escaped here, due to their sins, found it hard to survive even in this shelter. Now, only your family is left. Am I right?"
Pei Zi Yun stared at the middle aged man, who suddenly burst into tears. His face was filled with tears. All his ferocious looks were just a disguise. It was all a result of his sins.
"Ai!" Pei Zi Yun sighed. It wasn't clear if he was sighing at the middle aged man, or at the fate of the Du family. He paced a few steps and said, "Your daughter's sins are lighter than yours, but they're not small either. Because of the blood connection, the sins have long been entangled in her body. If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid she won't be able to wait until the fourth generation."
"Without a bloodline, there will be no future generations. There will also be no opportunity to save your father's soul. Do you have the heart to do that? Filial piety? Or unfilial? "Pei Zi Yun asked.
Following Pei Zi Yun's words, the entire room was filled with the sound of crying. After a long time, the middle aged man raised his head and looked at Pei Zi Yun. He then asked in a hoarse voice, "Then what do you think I should do?"
Pei Zi Yun replied plainly, "Actually, your idea is feasible. As long as the descendants continue to carry on the legacy, the sins of each generation will be lighter than the previous. If you accumulate good karma for hundreds of years, or if you produce a good minister, then the sins of your father can be washed away."
"But the amount of sin is much greater than you can imagine. It's too late. The only plan now is to use good karma to offset the sins."
Hearing these words, the middle aged man laughed bitterly, "Good karma? If it's really good karma, then how could he possibly like my daughter? "
Pei Zi Yun nodded his head and lowered his voice, "What you've said makes sense. To offset the sins, you need a family with good karma. But no family has good karma. Who would want to marry your daughter? Even if the family with good karma doesn't know about it, they would at least have someone to remind them. "
Hearing these words, the middle aged man didn't speak. He lowered his head slightly.
"If you change your surname, wouldn't the Fang family know that you're from the Du family?"
"You should know that Fang Yongjie carries the karma of your ancestors. Coincidentally, he admires your daughter. If he marries your daughter, it would offset the sins. I've advised him to give your family a son. That way, you can continue the ancestral line. This is the last chance for your Du family."
"Besides, even if you can't offset the sins of your father, you can slow it down. Furthermore, the descendants of your Du family will not be implicated. When the time comes, someone will become a high ranking official and help your father obtain a title. When that time comes … You should know what this means."
Pei Zi Yun said coldly. Actually, he felt that Fang Yongjie already knew about this. But to the Fang family, they didn't suffer any losses at the hands of the Du family. All they did was kill a person when they were conquering the lands.
Killing tens of thousands of people, it didn't matter if they killed one more or one less.
But at this point, it was more effective to pretend that he didn't know.
At this point, no one spoke. All that could be heard was the middle aged man coughing violently. Even though the windows were open, the atmosphere in the room was stifling. The wind blew in, and they could see the trees under the sunlight. From afar, they could see the houses. These houses had long since been abandoned.
A swallow flew by and landed on a bird's nest.
The middle aged man seemed to have something to say, but swallowed his words every time.
'Is he moved? He can't seem to make up his mind. 'Pei Zi Yun thought to himself,' But it's better to attack his heart. I don't have a choice. '
"Think about it yourself. Do you want to use the Fang family to wash away your sins? You may die, but your daughter may not. She can still be saved, but if you miss this chance, the bloodline of the Du family will cease to exist." Pei Zi Yun said as he turned around to leave.
Pei Zi Yun knew that he couldn't let the man think that he was here to beg for help. Sometimes, being forceful would result in a person being forced into a corner. This was because the more he pushed, the more he would resist. Given time to think, there was only one option left, and he would have no choice but to agree.
Only the middle aged man was left in the room. His silence was suffocating.
"Ah!" Pei Zi Yun had just walked out of the room when he heard a series of painful cries. There was even the sound of bowls being smashed.
When the middle aged woman heard this, her expression changed. Her heart was in her throat as she rushed into the room.
"Father!" The young lady looked at Pei Zi Yun and hurried after him. Seeing the cautious look on her face, Pei Zi Yun touched his face and mumbled to himself, "Do I look like a bad person?"
The sound of voices could be heard from the room, followed by the sound of crying.
After a long time, the door opened and the young lady walked out. Her eyes were red and her tears were flowing. It was unclear what the middle aged man had said. She wiped her tears away and said, "Father invites you in."
Pei Zi Yun entered the room. The middle aged man stared at him with bloodshot eyes and asked, "Can you guarantee that it will work?"
Pei Zi Yun knew that he had given in. Marrying off his daughter to the man who killed his father was indeed painful, but it was the only way out.
Pei Zi Yun sighed, "I can't guarantee anything. I can only say that there's a seventy to eighty percent chance that I can solve your family's problem. Of course, to say that there's no way out would be a lie."
"I'm the Sect Leader of Free Cloud Sect, and also the Dao Master Qi Ning. If I'm willing to sacrifice myself, there are two or three ways to solve this problem."
"But what virtue or ability do you have to make me sacrifice myself?" Pei Zi Yun laughed, "Do you still think that you're the Du family from decades ago?"
According to the information, decades ago, the Du family had officials and ox-carts lined up for miles, with hundreds of people waiting to meet them. But now, that glory was gone forever.
The middle aged man's lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out. He then started coughing violently. After coughing, he seemed to have accepted his fate and sighed, "Since that's the case, then this is the only way."
Pei Zi Yun nodded his head, and his voice turned gentle, "I'll get someone to send some silver, rice, and cloth over."
Seeing that the middle aged man was about to speak, he waved his hands, "Since you're already married, and you still want to use the Fang family to wash away your sins. If you continue to be virtuous, you're just lying to yourself."
"Why don't you be more open and aboveboard. Even if you don't want it, your daughter still needs a dowry. Your wife is from a scholarly family, and has suffered so much with you. You should at least see the end of the bitterness."
"Even if it's you, you'll have to wait until your second son is born. He'll have to recognize his surname and given his name. Only then will you be considered worthy of the Du family, right?"
Pei Zi Yun's words caused the middle aged man to be speechless, as tears streamed down his face. Pei Zi Yun floated out of the room, sighing in his heart. He had been too softhearted. Actually, he had seen through the middle aged man's determination to die, but his last words had dispelled it.
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