Zhang Chulan didn't express his opinion. Instead, he looked at Mei Jinfeng and Xia Liuqing and pretended to be puzzled.
"Granny, Old Xia, you've all followed my god-grandfather, right? Don't you have any opinions about this?"
"No …" Mei Jinfeng shook her head.
Xia Liuqing pondered for a while and finally said, "I'm the same as Jinfeng."
"Granny, is there nothing related to the word 'sincerity' here?" Wang Zhenqiu asked unwillingly.
"After so many years, I still haven't found anything related to the word 'sincerity'," Mei Jinfeng said.
"What if it's attitude?" Barran asked with a smile.
Zhang Chulan glanced at Barran. It was obvious that he had thought about this. "Attitude? What attitude? This … "
Before he could finish his sentence, he felt someone tugging at his clothes from behind. When he turned around, he saw Feng Bao Bao standing behind him.
"Big Sister Bao 'er?"
"You said you know, you know …" Feng Bao Bao crossed her arms and tilted her head to look at everyone.
"That's what I know? What's the answer to being a human being? "
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Zhang Chulan was slightly taken aback.
"Why?" Feng Bao Bao was puzzled.
"Little girl, look!"
Xia Liuqing explained, "This valley is called the 24 Sections Sky Valley. Isn't the cave at the end of the valley like a human's spine and head?"
"I know …" Feng Bao Bao nodded, but her face was still full of doubts.
"Isn't a human being supposed to be indomitable? This is the difference between a human and an animal! "
Xia Liuqing continued to explain, "Even if some animals have two feet on the ground, they don't have an upright spine and head!"
"I know …" Feng Bao Bao was still puzzled.
"That's why!" Xia Liuqing continued patiently, "If the question is what is a human being and you refer to this valley, the answer is …"
"That's why you're wrong!" Feng Bao Bao interrupted.
"Sister Bao 'er!" When Zhang Chulan saw Feng Bao's expression, he suddenly felt that her intermittent quick-wittedness was acting up again. He immediately opened his mouth to stop her from speaking.
However,
"This valley is different from your answer. Humans are indomitable spirits … but this valley is not called indomitable spirits."
Feng Bao Bao was still looking at the others. She didn't notice Zhang Chulan's reminder. As she spoke, she pointed at the sky above her head and the ground below her.
"This … is what it means to be indomitable!"
As soon as he said that, everyone fell silent and looked at Feng Bao Bao's actions.
A moment later.
"Nonsense!" Xia Liuqing pointed at herself, feeling as if she had been treated as a fool. "Do you think I don't know that this is what it means to be indomitable?"
"Don't tell me you little brats really think that I'm …"
"Go! Sherlie! " Wang Zhenqiu suddenly grabbed Xia Liuqing's collar and ran toward the entrance of the 24 sections of the Valley of Ascension with a smug look.
"Eh???" Xia Liuqing felt her feet leave the ground. Only then did she realize that Wang Zhenqiu was running while grabbing her. She immediately shouted.
"Little bastard! What are you doing all of a sudden? Hurry up and put me down?! "
"Granny! Barron! Let's go together! " Wang Zhenqiu ignored Xia Liuqing. He ran past everyone and called the puzzled Mei Jinfeng and Barron.
Soon.
The four of them re-entered the 24 sections of the Valley of Ascension and disappeared from Zhang Chulan and Feng Bao's line of sight.
"They are …" Feng Bao Bao obviously didn't know what she had done.
"Sigh …" Zhang Chulan couldn't help but sigh. "Sister Bao 'er, why are you so … Forget it, it's my fault. I thought of everything, but I didn't expect your intermittent quick-wittedness to act up at this juncture."
After saying that, he shook his head and abandoned the exhaustion in his heart. He said firmly, "Sister Bao 'er, we have to catch up to them!"
"Okay!" Feng Bao Bao nodded and quickly ran in the direction of the 24 sections of the Valley of Ascension.
"Wait!" Zhang Chulan suddenly called out to Feng Bao Bao and knelt on the ground weakly. "Help me. It's already very difficult for me to move normally. Previously, I had to rely on Brother Liu …"
"Brother Liu?!"
Zhang Chulan thought that there should still be people around at this time. He immediately turned to look at Liu Xiaojiang, who hadn't spoken for a long time. However, he found that Liu Xiaojiang was still looking at the 24 sections of the Valley of Ascension without any intention of catching up to Wang Zhenqiu and the others.
He seemed to be in a daze …
"Brother Liu! Brother Liu! Brother Liu?! "
"Ah?" Liu Xiaojiang recovered from his daze and looked at Zhang Chulan and Feng Bao Bao in front of him. There seemed to be a strange brilliance in his eyes.
"Oh, it's Chu Lan and Bao 'er. What's the matter?"
"Hmm?"
Zhang Chulan sensed that something seemed to be wrong with Liu Xiaojiang, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He could only remind him again.
"Sister Bao 'er's intermittent quick-wittedness is acting up. Wang Zhenqiu guessed the real secret of this valley. They should be looking for the two footprints at the end of the cave now. Really … Brother Liu, what were you doing just now? Why didn't you stop Sister Bao' er?"
"Hahahahaha …"
Liu Xiaojiang saw that Zhang Chulan seemed to be blaming him. He smiled happily and waved his hand, saying, "It's fine.
"It's fine, it's fine. It's my fault, it's my fault. I just suddenly thought of something and was lost in thought for a while."
After saying that, he immediately walked to Zhang Chulan's side and stretched out his hand to put him behind him. He smiled at Feng Bao Bao, who was not far in front of them.
"Bao 'er, I'll carry him. Aren't we going to catch up with Qiu' er and the others? Let's go quickly. If there's really something there, it'll be really troublesome."
Feng Bao Bao nodded and looked at Liu Xiaojiang. She suddenly said for no reason.
"… You seem to have changed again. No, no … It seems that this time you've really … changed?"
"What?"
Zhang Chulan looked at Liu Xiaojiang, who was carrying him. He had no idea what Feng Bao Bao was talking about. He couldn't help but secretly remember what Feng Bao said just now. He planned to slowly think about the true meaning of this sentence later.
Liu Xiaojiang didn't answer directly. He just looked at Feng Bao Bao with a smile and nodded slightly.
"Let's go."
"Okay!"
…
Inside Section 24 Sky Valley.
"The owner of this place is indeed a sage who has achieved the Dao. He's also a legendary figure who has ascended to immortality."
Liu Xiaojiang carried Zhang Chulan on his back and followed Feng Bao Bao. The three of them ran towards the end of the valley at a moderate speed. They didn't seem to be in a hurry to catch up with Wang Zhenqiu and the others who were running in front.
"Chu Lan, the truth is just like what I told you just now. In order to leave the 'thing' to the descendants, this senior set up two riddles to select the successor. Looking at them separately, they're actually not that difficult to guess."
"But the difficulty lies in the fact that after the two riddles are combined, there's a relationship similar to that of a superior and a subordinate. In the eyes of the original owner of this valley, the importance of the word 'sincerity' is obviously above 'what is human'."
"After passing through Section 24 Sky Valley, ordinary people will unconsciously obtain the wonderful power brought about by the Qi Circulation.
At this time, even if they pass through the valley that has been modified by the rootless life, I believe that even the 'original' valley will have a great impact on their temperament. "
"Surprise, sorrow, no matter what kind of emotion it is, it's difficult for them to think calmly and rationally after suddenly obtaining power."
"After all, it's extremely difficult for them to digest the power to affect their personality. How would they have the mood to seriously consider the question of 'what is human' and 'sincerity'?"
"But for us, people like us, who have already mastered Qi and have a temperament that matches our power, are not affected by the valley, but we can directly feel the hints given by the valley."
"We know the principle behind it, so naturally, we can quickly come to the conclusion of 'what is human' …"
"However, it's also because of this that this valley has caused a lot of misunderstandings to us. Unconsciously indulging in the theory and causing a certain degree of disconnect in action is undoubtedly a common problem for most people when doing things."
"Theoretically, we should be able to achieve 100 points, but we always use all kinds of excuses to numb ourselves …"
"The real environment doesn't allow it, our current ability is not enough, etc …"
"After some self-hypnosis, we'll accept the expectation of 80 points, and in the end, we'll even rejoice in the result of 60 points."
"In this regard, the owner of this place doesn't think so. At least in the matter of 'what is human', he only accepts the result of 100 points. This is the answer to the word 'sincerity', and it's still very simple. It's the literal meaning."
"Sincerity is faith; sincerity is the way of Heaven; the way of Heaven is to take away the excess and make up for the deficiency …"
At this point..,
Liu Xiaojiang and the other two had already returned to the end of the cave and saw Wang Zhenqiu and the others gathered on the steps of the ancient pavilion in the distance.
"The Heavenly Dao will not discuss with people. The Heavenly Dao has no room for maneuver. What it insists on is also a kind of balance, and 'sincerity' is also one of the characteristics of the Heavenly Dao."
"As mutants, we pay attention to the individual law of the world, so we should achieve the word 'sincerity'."
"Since we understand what is indomitable spirit, we should not be confused by the valley outside. We should follow the path under our feet 100%!"
"And this, for this valley, is to find a place that can truly make people indomitable!"
"Oh!" When Wang Zhenqiu heard Liu Xiaojiang's last words, he looked at Liu Xiaojiang and the other two who were walking up the steps and could not help but ask curiously,
"Liu Zhenren, are you finally willing to speak?"
"You are the orthodox successor of the Righteous Master Taoism. Almost all the thoughts of the owner of this valley are highly consistent with the thoughts of Taoism. Could it be that you have just thought of the answer to the word 'sincerity' under Bao 'er's reminder?"
"Could it be that you have been silent all this time because you wanted to come back alone to explore the real secret after we left?"
"That's not it," Liu Xiaojiang put down Zhang Chulan, who was on his back, and looked up at Wang Zhenqiu with a smile. He spread out his hands and said,
"After all, there are many interpretations of the word 'sincerity'. I also thought that the original owner of the valley was a saint who was somewhat inclined to the ideology of Jie Sect. Otherwise, why would he use the method of 'what is a human' to give all living beings a precious opportunity to gain Qi and be human?"
"If we consider the word 'sincerity' from the ideology of Jie Sect, it is nothing more than as long as the living beings can stick to their hearts and stabilize their state of mind when they gain strength, any living being will have a slight chance to gain benefits in the valley."
"The real secret hidden in this valley is just something that is rewarded to the 'most sincere person'."
"Oh?" Wang Zhenqiu looked at Liu Xiaojiang thoughtfully and said, "You don't care about the real secret of the valley anymore?"
"I care," Liu Xiaojiang was obviously in a good mood as he said with a smile, "But, what's the use of it?
"However, what's the point of caring? Since Rootless Life modified the valley years ago and gave Granny the hints of 'what is a human being' and 'sincerity', it suggests that he has probably solved two of the puzzles and obtained the precious items that the original owner of the valley left for his descendants.
"In addition, considering the changes that Rootless Life has made to the valley and the fact that he has not told anyone about the valley, will the real secret hidden in this valley … still exist?"
"…" Wang Zhenqiu was slightly stunned. Then, he said with slight reluctance, "We have to at least try, right?"
"Yes."
Liu Xiaojiang reached out his hand towards the two footprints on the ground and said, "Then let's give it a try. Even if there are no more secrets, I think there will still be a lot of people who are interested in Rootless Life."
Hearing this,
Wang Zhenqiu looked at Liu Xiaojiang with a strange expression. However, considering that there were more important things at hand, he did not think much about the strangeness of Liu Xiaojiang.
At the same time,
Zhang Chulan recalled Feng Bao Bao's inexplicable words and looked at Liu Xiaojiang with a puzzled expression. He also noticed that Liu Xiaojiang seemed to have become much more enthusiastic.
Then,
"Old Xia, move away."
Wang Zhenqiu chased away Xia Liuqing, who was testing the two footprints on the ground. He took the initiative to walk to the footprints and squat down. He stretched out his two hands and clasped his index and middle fingers together. He gathered his qi and quickly pointed at the 'Gushing Spring' part of the footprints.
"Granny, the foundation of the top is the foundation of the ground. The Gushing Spring … You should have never tried it before, right?"
"This …" Mei Jinfeng seemed to have thought everything through. She lowered her head and looked at the footprints. "So that's how it is."
"Yes, that's how it is."
Wang Zhenqiu stood up and stepped on the two footprints with his feet.
"When one cultivates, the highest point is the 'Hundred Meetings' above one's head. As for the so-called 'standing ground', it naturally refers to the 'Gushing Spring'."
"The 'Gushing Spring' at the feet of the human body runs along the Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and connects the human body. The opening faces downwards, and it is also known as the 'Bottomless Hole'. Because the opening of the hole is connected to the ground, it is an important juncture for the cold air to invade the human body."
"Therefore, not only mutants, even ordinary people can't protect these two places. When the cold air enters their bodies, they will feel soreness in their calves, hips, and lumbar muscles …"
At this moment …
Ka ka ka …
The ground where everyone was suddenly trembled. The Yin-Yang diagram suddenly split open from the middle, revealing a secret staircase that led underground.
"Oh!!!" Feng Bao Bao looked at this scene, her small face full of surprise.
"Wow!" Xia Liuqing said in surprise, "There's really … There's really something. It's really a mechanism!"
"Haha."
Wang Zhenqiu looked at the secret staircase that led to an unknown place below.
"There's actually such a place. Let's hurry down and take a look. There shouldn't be any more puzzles inside."
"Hey, things are getting more and more interesting," Barron said.
Mei Jinfeng said in disbelief, "Sect Leader, there's actually a secret passage hidden here …"
"Alright." Wang Zhenqiu took out a light stick from his bosom and was the first to walk down the stairs. He said, "Grandma, let's go down and take a look first."
"Okay!" Mei Jinfeng immediately nodded vigorously and followed Wang Zhenqiu down.
Then..,
Xia Liuqing, Barron, and Feng Bao Bao also followed them into the secret passage.
"It's okay." Liu Xiaojiang saw Zhang Chulan standing at the entrance of the secret passage, looking at the bottom of the stairs as if he was a little nervous. He immediately walked over and patted the other party's shoulder, saying,
"There won't be anything inside, and there won't be any clues that threaten the baby. At most, there will be some conflicts in thoughts."
Hearing this..,
Zhang Chulan turned around and looked at the gentle-looking Liu Xiaojiang. He could not help but ask,
"Brother Liu, you … what's going on?"
"Hehe …"
Liu Xiaojiang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that after understanding certain things, I made a choice that was not beneficial to me, but could be accepted by more people."
"Hey, now that I think about it, your Grand Master … might not be just cherishing talent, but just giving face to the company."
"Yeah, in front of the Saints, it's indeed more important to learn how to behave."
"As for those ignorant fellows, there's no need for them to accept it. Anyway, even if it's something decided by the Saints, it will be impossible for everyone to accept it with the development of time and society. It might not be in line with the current situation."
"As expected, people still have to have value. If you want more people to have no choice but to admit that you should exist in this world …"
"Ah, no wonder. No wonder Wang Ye said that when I make a choice, I must not only consider my own problems. I must consider more things that seem to have nothing to do with me …"
"Ah???" Zhang Chulan was dumbfounded.
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