Chapter 91: Morality

Gu Du sighed. He couldn't explain the issue of unwilling to bother with responsibility, and when he thought of Jin Lan, he felt uncomfortable.

Gu Du asked, "Mr. Dongfang, you said that Lixia and I have already seen the Great Soul Control Master's path, but we cannot control people's consciousness."

Dongfang Buwen replied: "The great soul master may not be able to control people's consciousness. Each has its own strengths. Just like the beast spirit master can understand beast spirits, we soul masters, no matter how strong the spiritual power or the high martial arts skills, cannot control birds and beasts."

Talked along the way, Gu Du found that Dongfang did not hesitate and answered calmly no matter what questions he asked, and he had to explain them in detail.

After walking for about twenty miles, I saw a strong city with a south wall of about three feet high and more than several miles long.

Dongfang Buwen raised his hand and pointed, and said with a smile: "This is Lancheng, which is six miles long from east to west, five miles long from north to south, and more than three meters high."

"Lancheng?" Gu Du looked at him squintly and asked, "Which word Lan?"

Dongfang Buyin smiled and replied, "It's the word "Ran" by Mrs. Zun."

Gu Duwei narrowed his eyes, Dongfang Buwen said again: "Twenty miles east, there is another city called Xiacheng. However, it is under construction and has not been completed."

Li Xia was stunned and Gu Du asked, "Will there be a single city to build in the west?"

Dongfang Buwen replied: "No, it is not auspicious to have a single word, and there are not so many soldiers and people in our country. The two cities echo each other, which is enough."

Gu Du asked: "Why do you need to call Lancheng and Xiacheng?"

Dongfang Buwen replied, "It's just the name, just like your name is Gu Du, and my name is Dongfang Buwen, and the city also needs a name. Could it be that Master Gu has any other ideas?"

Gu Du said: "In my opinion, this city is Jin Lan and Dongcheng is Lixia. These two cities cannot be easily lost to me."

Li Xia lowered her head and smiled quietly. Dongfang Buwen pretended to be surprised and said, "That's great. Master Gu has such a heart, which is really a blessing for me to live in the country!"

Gu Du sneered and asked, "How many people are there in Zeguo?"

Dongfang Buwen replied: "There are 120,000 infantry soldiers, nearly 20,000 cavalry, and 10,000 crossbows."

Gu Du looked at him expressionlessly, Dongfang Buwen smiled and said, "There are fewer people, but if there were too many people, we would have broken through the barrier and attacked the southern border, right?"

Gu Du said: "The troops stationed in Zhenbei Pass for 50,000, Rizhao Pass and Sunset Pass each have 30,000."

Dongfang Buwen still smiled and said, "Yes, that's why we have to dig the boundary river."

Gu Du asked, "If Lingguo raised troops to conquer when you first came, what would you do?"

Dongfang Buwen replied: "Escape back to the ice field and look for opportunities to move south again."

Gu Du sighed and said, "If you could have repelled you at that time, my wife and children would not have died."

Dongfang Buwen didn't say anything. In fact, from the moment Gu Du fell in love with Jin Lan, Jin Lan's ending was already destined.

When I returned to the camp, it was already time to hold the lights. A little boy in a military uniform brought food to Gu Du and Lixia. After putting it down, he lowered his head and left.

Gu Du asked, "How old are you?"

The little boy stood on his back without turning back, and replied in a tender voice: "Twelve."

Gu Du asked, "You are fighting too?"

The little boy replied, "Do some chores with the army."

Gu Du asked, "Do you hate me?"

The little boy replied, "When you attacked at night, you killed my father and my brother. My father is a laborer who dug the river, and my brother is an infantryman."

Gu Du was silent, and the little boy was going out to pick up the curtains. Gu Du asked again: "What's your name?"

"Ye Xiaodong."

Ye Xiaodong left, Gu Du sighed and Li Xia said, "Let's have a meal."

Gu Du smiled and said, "The person who killed others is here to eat their food now."

Li Xia said: "The world's battles are only about winning or losing, not about right or wrong."

Gu Du sighed again, picked up the rice bowl, picked up a piece of meat for Lixia, and said, "How long have you been having a good meal? You have lost weight."

Li Xiachen said, "That was caused by you. It's not that you can't eat well, but that you can't sleep well. You will be drunk and cry and make a fuss at night, and you will often scold me."

Gu Du nodded and said, "I won't know how to do it in the future."

After dinner, Li Xia sent the food plate away and then came back. Gu Du asked in surprise: "Don't you go back to sleep? I didn't drink again today."

Li Xia replied: "You go out and have a look. Half of the people are covered with the sky. It would be great if you can free up this tent. Do you want two more?"

Gu Du asked, "Then you will sleep on the ground in more than a month?"

Li Xia replied: "Yes, at least there is a tent to protect you from the wind and rain."

Gu Du stood up and said, "You sleep."

Lixia replied: "Okay."

After saying that, he walked to the edge of the couch and sat down, picked up a stack of bedding and handed it to Gu Du, and said, "You can lay it yourself."

Gu Du lays the bedside in front of the couch, lie down with the light blowing, Li Xia looks at him sideways and says, "Senior Brother, I have something to say to you."

Gu Du replied: "If you have something to say, why should you discuss it first? Why is it so serious?"

Li Xia said: "I know you just want to avenge Jin Lan and Beiguan, but I think this is not OK now, and it is not right."

Gu Du asked, "Do you want me to be loyal to Emperor Ze?"

Li Xia replied: "Yes, to kill the Spirit Emperor, you must rely on the military power of Zeguo. Otherwise, you and I alone will not be able to avenge their mother and son in this life. But if we do not loyal to Emperor Ze, even if Emperor Ze trusts us, what will the soldiers and people of Zeguo think? Who would be willing to follow us two people without status, wear strong and hold on to the sharp edge, and move forward?"

"Besides, in the world, there are people in the world who are talking to each other, and in the later generations, there are historical officials who hold their pens like swords. It is understandable that we should take revenge, but there is morality between heaven and earth, and morality cannot be lost."

"Dongfangxuan saved us because of morality, because you and I have made contributions to the country and favors to the people. And he committed suicide in the pass was also due to morality, because the Spirit Emperor did not let him down, and he had no reason to treason the country and surrender to the enemy."

"The Spirit Emperor is unrighteous and forces us to rebel against you and me. This is something that everyone knows. But if we don't serve loyalty to Emperor Ze, why should we command the soldiers of Ze?"

Gu Du sighed and said, "I understand, go to bed."

Li Xia stopped talking, and soon she slept towards him. It seemed that he had made Li Xia unkind for more than a month.

Gu Du sat up, gently put her arm back into the quilt, tucked the corners of her quilt, then lay down again, staring at the top of the tent with his eyes open.

It was not that he didn't understand what Li Xia said, nor did he think about it. It was just that he was unwilling to accept it on the one hand. After all, Jin Lan's death was also inseparable from Zeguo.

On the other hand, he was worried that Li Xia's parents would not say anything, after all, they were her close relatives. What if one day the Lingguo army escorted Li Xia's parents to the front of the formation?
Chapter completed!