Humans were social animals. From a normal point of view, after the age of firearms, the strength of an individual would not have much meaning.
But what if that strength was enough to subvert the so-called common sense?
There was no doubt that the powerful individual could break the rules of society, and even disregard the integrity of society to extract the greatest wealth from the human body.
And Xu Shenxing was strong enough to subvert common sense.
"You see, because I'm super powerful, if I want, there are many ways to easily amass a lot of wealth."
Because he usually just swung his sword, Xu Shenxing was not very good at talking. While organizing his words in his mind, he slowly said, "For example, robbing a bank or something."
"…"
The girl had an expression that said, "I feel something is wrong."
"Well, let's put aside robbing a bank for now. As for other methods, such as using personal safety as a threat, it's not difficult to get a group of outstanding subordinates to work for me to make money. And I'm not afraid of them betraying me, because even if they betray me, they can't hurt me even a little bit, and they have to pay with their lives. After one or two times, most people will learn to give up the path of betrayal and work honestly. After all, human's ability to adapt to the environment is almost second only to tardigrades and cockroaches."
"Livestock …?" The girl said softly.
"Well, almost the same thing. Because I'm super powerful, even if someone comes to crusade against me, I'm afraid it's useless … Although you may not believe it, even if I become the enemy of the entire human race, there's no possibility of me losing. So this kind of reign of terror will continue until I get tired of it … In fact, after falling out with human society, things like money are useless to me. Maybe when the time comes, I'll simply rule the entire human race with an iron fist. "
While speaking, Xu Shenxing scratched his face and showed a somewhat disappointed and bitter smile. "But I'm not good at governing a territory. When the time comes, the whole world will probably fall into chaos, and those with power will learn from me. The strong will wantonly plunder everything from the weak, social development will rapidly regress, and order, morality, and justice will be completely trampled into the mud. Ordinary people can only struggle to survive in the darkness at the bottom … "
For some reason, Xu Shenxing's words were unexpectedly vivid, as if he had experienced it himself, and even made Hua Kaiyuan shiver involuntarily.
"Compared to that kind of world, I really prefer this kind of daily life … That's why I try my best to abide by the rules of the Surface World and restrict myself to the category of 'ordinary people.' Because I'm the strongest, no matter who or what existence wants to destroy the balance or order of society, I can take them down as a law-abiding ordinary person … Well, to put it in a slightly chuunibyou way, I'm probably the so-called 'partner of justice'. "
Speaking of this, Xu Shenxing tilted his head. He seemed to feel that there was something wrong with his words. "Well, how should I put it … I'm not very good at saying this kind of thing, so there may be some words that don't convey the meaning. In short, what I want to say is pretty much the same. It's good that you can understand."
To put it simply, it was more or less the same as this: I'm not targeting anyone, but even I, who's super powerful, know my place. I don't even need to use my supernatural abilities, so what reason do the trash here have to jump out and cause trouble?
"It's true that the words are not clear."
Hua Kaiyuan's straightforward words made Xu Shenxing have some subtle stomach pain.
But immediately, the girl raised the corner of her mouth, showing a slight smile, "However, I almost understand the meaning. Goddess-sama is unexpectedly a good person. "
"Wugu …"
Xu Shenxing's stomach pain intensified.
Recently, he always felt that he seemed to have received a lot of good person cards.
In order to hide his embarrassment, Xu Shenxing simply knocked on the railing like a child, "You said it, now it's your turn! Hurry up and tell me your troubles, I'll use it to make fun of you! "
"My story is not as interesting as Goddess-sama's."
The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly told it.
— — Dividing Line — —
Hua Kaiyuan was once the branch family of the greatest Onmyoji family, the Tukumon family.
In order to maintain the purity of the family bloodline and the talent of the next generation, several great Onmyoji families in Fusang would have marriage alliances.
Hua Kaiyuan family was no exception.
It was just that in recent years, Hua Kaiyuan was gradually declining. In order to change this situation, the former head of Hua Kaiyuan, who was Youyuan's father, Hua Kaiyuan, wanted to form an alliance with a new Onmyoji family called the Yoshida family at the cost of marriage.
If they succeeded, Hanako clan would have a chance to be reborn. The Yoshida family was one of the few Yin Yang Master clans that was still on the rise in this era where spiritual energy was scarce. Furthermore, they had a considerable amount of family property in the mortal world.
The woman named Isami of the Yoshida family was also deeply in love with Hua Kaiyuan's father. Once she married, she would definitely be a good wife who thought about the Hua Kaiyuan family. Unfortunately, Youyuan was not able to inquire about the relationship between the two of them when her father was alive.
Originally, the two of them were a match made in heaven, but because of an unexpected event, the future of the two people changed, and Hua Kaiyuan was completely pushed into the abyss of despair!
— — Hua Kaiyuan's father, Hua Kaiyuan Yuji fell in love with a monster.
No one knew what the monster's body was. The only thing that the survivors who had seen it could describe was that when it appeared, it was always accompanied by the flames of the Red Lotus Calamity Fire and the beautiful posture of the flames.
It was because of this that in the files of Yin-Yang Shitao, the monster whose body was unknown was called "Calamity Fire of Heaven and Earth."
Later, Hua Kaiyuan Yuji and the monster had a child. Five years later, the news spread out from unknown means.
It was not rare for Onmyoji to fall in love with a monster, but in order to ensure the safety of the monster, since ancient times, once a Onmyoji fell in love with a monster, it must transform the monster into their shikigami, and the shikigami could not be the main wife.
But Hua Kaiyuan Yuji refused this approach. He did not want to bind his wife with the identity of a shikigami, and after having that monster, he did not intend to marry anyone else.
Finally, the heartbroken girl of the Yoshida family ran away from home without any news. Hua Kaiyuan Yuji was tried by Yin-Yang Shitao and was put under house arrest.
The Yoshida family, who was angry out of shame, also joined with several other emerging Onmyoji families to attack the Hua Kaiyuan family, so the once prominent Hua Kaiyuan family completely declined.
After that, the monster called Calamity Fire of Heaven and Earth made a lot of trouble in Yin-Yang Shitao, but it was defeated by Tsuchimikado Motou, who had just been promoted to Dr. Quan at that time.
At the critical moment, Hua Kaiyuan Yuji, who broke through the prison, blocked the joint attack of the surrounding Onmyoji for his wife, but because of this, he was seriously injured and dying. Finally, the fire monster took Hua Kaiyuan Yuji and disappeared over Yin-Yang Shitao.
Three days later, the soul lamp of Hua Kaiyuan Yuji, which represented Hua Kaiyuan Yuji in the ancestral house, was extinguished. Other people did not even know where the last great Onmyoji of Hua Kaiyuan Yuji died …
"After I was five years old, I never saw the woman who was my mother again." Yuji said in a calm voice, but Xu Shenxing felt that under the girl's calm expression, all her sadness and pain for more than ten years were hidden, "The person who raised me was Auntie Yimei. She has been protecting me and not letting me bathe in the strange eyes of others … Until Auntie Yimei died of illness, she told me not to hate my parents, to work hard to learn Onmyoji and become a great Onmyoji like my father, to revive the glory of the Hua Kaiyuan family. But, no matter what, I have to catch that monster with my own hands — "
The girl turned her head, and her eyes flashed with an expression full of unwillingness and hatred that Xu Shenxing had never seen on her face, "— The 'Calamity Fire of Heaven and Earth' that gave me and Auntie Yimei countless painful memories!"
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