Blade of Wind

I left early that day.

Xiu Huang stayed there and continued drinking and chatting, but Ao came out with me.

I didn't actually drink much, but what Mo Yekong prepared was military spirits. I was fine when I was sitting, but I was still a little dizzy when I walked up the steps.

"Be careful." Ao helped me up from the side.

I took his hand and said: "Walk with me, blow some air, sober up."

"Yeah." Ah Ao responded, holding my shoulder and letting me lean on him.

I turned up the road to the top of the mountain, and he didn't object. He supported me and walked forward slowly.

Counting that most of the spring has passed, the top of Pusu Mountain is still very cold, the wind is not too strong, but it still blows a kind of chill.

I wake up a little bit.Picked up a stone at random and sat down.

Ao sat quietly beside me.

I leaned on him, looking up at the bright starry sky, lowering my head, I saw a vast sea of ​​clouds.Unconsciously, he let out a long sigh.

"In a bad mood?" Ao asked.

"No." I replied lightly.After all, since coming here, there are not many times when I am in a good mood.It's not too bad today.

A Ao turned his eyes to look at me, and said: "You used to like that kind of occasion the most, but you didn't make trouble with it today. Are you in a bad mood?"

I gave a wry smile and said, "I looked at them and felt very guilty."

Ao was taken aback.

I sighed again, and said: "Although soldiers are all conscious of dying in battle, this account must be kept on my head after all. If it weren't for my impulsive and reckless actions, I wouldn't have such a senseless incident." Sacrifice. Now that so many people have died, I have no idea whether the demons can be wiped out."

Ah Ao was quiet for a while before comforting me: "It will get better gradually. They say that as long as there is a king on the throne, the world will gradually be peaceful, and the demons will gradually disappear."

I sneered, "If it's true that as long as I sit here, the monsters will slowly disappear, wouldn't those soldiers die in vain? It's really meaningless."

Ah Ao frowned, as if he wanted to continue persuading me, but he opened his mouth but made no sound.

I didn't speak any more, and turned my head to look at the stars in the sky.

Ah Ao reached out and took my hand, and said softly, "Don't do this."

I leaned against him without moving, and said casually, "What don't you want?"

A Ao paused for a moment before saying: "...This is really not like you."

I sneered again, and said, "What should I do? Yes, with my personality, I just want to catch my opponent and beat him up. It doesn't matter whether it's a monster, a heavenly emperor, or Yuexi... until they are obedient So far. But... then I have to be able to find someone. By the way, I can find Yuexi, but looking at his reserved and polite appearance, I feel a little bit unable to fight."

Ah Ao also smiled and said: "He really can't fight. If there is no him now, the court will be even more chaotic."

I spread my hands helplessly, "So, what can I do? The God of God is invisible and intangible, who knows where he is snickering? As for monsters... To be honest, I really don't believe that as long as I am obedient Staying on the jade throne, the guy who can lead a large group of monsters to attack the city will really disappear by himself."

Ao did not speak.

I continued: "Although it is said that soldiers come to block water and soil, these monsters... neither know what they want nor what they will do. If they continue to destroy houses and hurt people clearly, it is easy to deal with them, so quietly As soon as I hid silently, I really felt a little nervous. As the saying goes, 'Don't be afraid of being stolen by thieves, don't be afraid of being robbed by thieves, just be afraid that thieves will miss you.'..."

Before I finished speaking, Ah Ao laughed and said, "How can there be such a usage in the common saying? The monsters here are not the same as what we say over there, right? Why do you speak as if they are smarter than humans. "

"Believe me, they are definitely not as stupid as humans." I said, "Jing Qi taught you what is a command?"

Ao nodded.

When he just came back here, the immortals of Pengshan asked Jingqi, a famous figure in Qing Dynasty, to teach him about unicorns.Jing Qi had the experience of teaching Tai Qi once, so this time it was naturally more detailed.

"Since the monster can speak and act according to instructions after being subdued by the unicorn, and can even cause such a big thing as a cross-country pursuit with a simple command, is it possible that it has no intelligence before it is subdued? Impossible ?”

When I said that, Ao was taken aback.He didn't have any edicts himself, and he saw only a handful of monsters. I thought he might not understand it well, so he sighed and said, "Of course, it doesn't mean that there are all of them. Just like human beings, there are geniuses." It is different from an idiot, but I believe that the stronger the monster, the more mature its intelligence will be."

When I went to fight against demons, I just thought that people usually say that demons are just powerful beasts, which may be too one-sided and not accurate. After so many things, and the discussion with Shang Long and Mo Yekong afterwards, I believe it even more, maybe not Limited to human monsters, all kinds of monsters have different degrees of wisdom, not just the instinct to hunt and kill.It is more likely that they already have their own organization and social structure, so they will obey orders to attack specific objects.

After the kings of other countries ascended the throne, they only need to work together to rebuild their homes.My place is full of rebellion and floods, and there is also a group of demons who have fully evolved human-like intelligence "staring at each other".I'm afraid there has never been such an unlucky king as me in the history of the Twelve Kingdoms, right?

Ah Ao was silent for a while, then sighed, and said, "It would be great if I could find the leading monster, maybe I can ask them what they really want..."

I turned my head to look at him, frowned and interrupted him, "Are you joking? Negotiating with demons?"

"If they have enough wisdom to communicate, why can't they negotiate? If it can be resolved peacefully, wouldn't it be better than fighting?" Ao asked calmly, and didn't think there was anything wrong with his thinking.

In fact, regardless of Qilin's identity, he is a guy who is used to solving problems through dialogue.

I smiled and said, "Then, Mr. Taifu, what do you think can be a peaceful solution?"

Ah Ao also frowned, and said after a while: "We used to have a minority autonomy policy."

I burst out laughing and said, "Please. Minorities are human beings, and they are monsters, human-eating monsters. Even if I designate a region for them to govern themselves, will they engage in production? It's not the same thing if they want to eat enough. will harm people and animals."

"Since they are intelligent, at least partly intelligent, they should be able to self-govern, right?" Ao's tone was a little uncertain, but he still argued with me, "And you also said that they hurt humans and animals because of hunger. If If they can eat enough, can’t they coexist peacefully? Aren’t those riding beasts originally also human-eating monsters? If riding beasts can be tamed, why can’t the monsters? And even if there were no monsters when the country was prosperous, There will still be wild beasts in the wild, right? People can accept wild beasts, why can't they accept demons?"

This question really overwhelmed me.

I looked at Ao, blinked in a daze, and then blinked again.

A Ao looked away from me, and said softly: "Forget it, pretend I didn't say anything."

"No," I took his hand and smiled, "You remind me of Shang Long."

Ao snorted, but didn't reply.

I said: "Shang Long once met a child who was raised by demons. After some things, he promised this child that he would give him a family where people would not be afraid of demons, nor would they hunt and kill demons, and they could coexist peacefully. s country."

A Ao looked at me sideways, and asked a little angrily, "Did he do it?"

I shrugged my shoulders, "I don't know. Although Shang Long issued an order to include monsters in riding beasts and domestic animals. But anyway, I didn't see any monsters strutting on the streets in Yan Kingdom. Who knows if peace can really be achieved Coexist?"

Only then did Ah Ao laugh out loud, and said: "If he can't do it, maybe others can't do it too."

His voice was very soft, but his purple eyes had a brilliance brighter than the stars.

I also smiled and said, "Well, I will support you."

Ah Ao held my hand tightly, and when I was about to speak, I suddenly had an itchy nose, turned my head away and sneezed.

Ah Ao frowned and said, "Go back? Don't catch a cold."

"En." I replied, and after I stood up, I realized that the alcohol hadn't gone away, and it started shaking again after walking two or three steps.

"You still quit drinking in the future." Ah Ao sighed and reached out to hug me.

I simply reached out and grabbed his neck, leaned my head on his shoulder, and said with a light smile, "I will drink less."

"I really don't know when I fall from the mountain and die." Ah Ao scolded in a low voice, while walking down the mountain with me in his arms.

Walked much more steadily than before.

With steady steps and strong arms, I leaned on his shoulders with peace of mind, without even looking at the road.

Speaking of the time I got drunk a few days ago, it was Ao who carried me back.I didn't remember Ao being able to carry me so far before, so I couldn't help but frowned and said softly: "Ao, your strength seems to have grown?"

Ah Ao stopped walking, lowered his head and looked at me with complicated eyes, and finally just folded his arms and hugged me tightly, sighing: "You are the one who lost weight, idiot!"