Chapter 430 Plan
The horseman helped Li Qi draw water from the well, and then dumped the dirty water, and was so tired that his stomach was bulging.
Draw water is not an easy job. Generally speaking, carrying water is the hardest and most tiring job.
In fact, there is no need to do this. Li Qi can condense pure water with water vapor with a wave of his hand. It also contains Yin Qi, which can make Lao Ma feel cool and comfortable and eliminate his heat.
The water drawn from this ordinary well cannot suppress the blood heat of Lao Ma as a dragon colt. Li Qi has to bring it over and reprocess it.
Moreover, the dirty water does not need to be collected and dumped. Li Qi can evaporate the water with Yang Qi with a snap of his fingers.
But if he did this, the horseman would be terrified and scared to death.
Although he was doing useless work, he had to do something to feel at ease.
Li Qi did not say anything, just watched him busy.
What was he busy for?
To survive? To eliminate the panic in his heart?
Li Qi felt that it was none of them.
After thinking about it, Li Qi came to the conclusion that it was the world that was helping him.
This was an ordinary, uninformed mortal.
He was born in Baiyue with bad luck, was a commoner with bad luck, and happened to be unintelligent with bad luck.
So, he had no way of his own, no principles of his own.
But how could a person not have his own way? It is impossible for a person not to have one, if not, then he would be dead.
So, the world became his way.
The world told him to respect the strong, so he respected the strong, unconditionally, and would not resist even if he was killed.
Li Qi had his own way, and Li Qi's way would tell him to resist at that time, even if it was a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
But the world told the horseman not to resist. It told the horseman to offer his kindness at this time, to surrender at this time, and to be busy with some meaningless things at this time, even if it would make him tired to death and not be of any use at all.
How many people have their own way?
How many people are dominated by the world?
But is the world really bad?
Li Qi can even say that most people, including Tang, go with the flow, but the "world" there is much better.
People in Tang only need to follow the "world", then they can far surpass the way that most people think of themselves. They only need to live and study in Tang step by step, and they can naturally immerse themselves in the way of humanity and take the world as their own way.
Humanity is much stronger than the way that most people understand themselves. Many so-called "own ways" outside the domain are simply not worth mentioning in front of humanity, and there is no comparison at all.
However, people who have their own way use the way in their hearts as a code of conduct. They do not sink into the world and are independent. Is it good or bad?
Li Qi was confused for a while.
Because this problem is particularly profound in him.
He wants to walk out of his own way, this is beyond doubt, but the final result is that he puts together a little here and a little there, and absorbs some of the thoughts of various schools.
So, did Li Qi walk out of his own way, or was he still trapped in the world?
It's just that this world is more profound, it is the world of the whole world.
Looking at the busy horseman, Li Qi's eyes were a little dazed.
The horseman didn't know that he was sinking into the world, and was still busy according to his own ideas.
Li Qi stood higher than the horseman, so he could see the horseman's mediocrity at the moment.
Then... is there a difference between me and this horseman?
In the eyes of those who stand at a higher level, is what I do similar to this horseman?
Thinking about these things, Li Qi suddenly shook his head and said to himself: "Forget it."
The old horse turned his head in confusion.
"Nothing, you steam yourself dry, I'll go take a rest." Li Qi got up and stopped thinking about those things.
Even if he is really a busy and helpless horseman, it is wrong to stop doing things. Even if the road he is taking now is wrong, it does not mean that it is meaningless.
The road is not a smooth road to heaven. There will be forks, and even the wrong road, forks, and even turning back.
But you have to go.
Now Li Qi recalls the days when he practiced martial arts every day, and he knows that it is actually meaningless. If he can go back to the past, even if he does not practice martial arts, he will not lose anything, and there will be better choices.
But if he does not practice martial arts, there will be no Li Qi today.
Just like that horseman, he will act in his own way no matter what.
However, Li Qi feels that he may be able to look at himself from other perspectives in the future.
In this way... Li Qi suddenly feels that it seems that the current integration of many Taoist sects in his body does not seem so... urgent.
Think about it.
When you look at it from a higher perspective, many things are actually irrelevant.
Then the dispute of the Daoism in his body seemed to be put aside. This was just a temporary conflict, just because his level was not enough.
Of course, the solution had to be solved, but... it was not as desperate as he thought before.
This was not a solution, but a perspective that made Li Qi more optimistic, similar to a terminally ill patient suddenly hearing that someone was developing a new special medicine.
Although the medicine had not yet reached his mouth, and even whether it could be developed was a question, it was always a comfort.
As soon as this conclusion came out, Li Qi suddenly felt that the sharp contradictions in the human body were alleviated a lot. The ways of human and witch, Buddha and devil, seemed to be not so contradictory, and no longer needed the Taoist method of yin and yang harmony as a buffer.
The Taoist tradition invented a great way that governs everything, and this great way existed before everything.
Therefore, in front of this ultimate great way, all contradictions can be reconciled. The most common Tai Chi diagram in Taoism is to describe this point of view, and even the name "Taoism" is named after this great way.
So Li Qi used this point before to reconcile the sharp contradictions between human and witch in his body and prevented his body from exploding and dying. (See Chapter 295 for details)
The dispute between Buddha and devil was also reconciled in this way.
And now, he seems... he can get along with them without the Taoist method for reconciliation.
No, it's not that he doesn't need to use the Taoist method for reconciliation.
Li Qi immediately noticed the difference.
Rather, the Taoist method and his own idea of a ‘higher perspective’ have merged, and they no longer need to be actively urged, and can operate naturally.
This so-called ‘higher perspective’ is higher than the previous one. If you are not a rank, you will see the seventh rank as higher, the seventh rank will see the fifth rank as higher, the fifth rank will see the third rank as higher, and the third rank will see the first rank as higher.
Tracing back layer by layer, even the first rank is not enough, and you can continue to go up and higher.
So, what is it that is always high to the ‘limit’ and high to the ‘highest’?
There is no doubt that it is the “road beyond everything” that the Taoist virtual hypothesis exists.
Li Qi’s assumption of a ‘higher perspective’ inadvertently fits the Taoist idea, and even allows this method to operate automatically.
His Taoism has become more harmonious.
It can be regarded as…
an unexpected gain.
Thinking of this, Li Qi raised his hand, and saw a mountain god’s aura emerge in his hand, and then exchanged a wisp of the earth god Qiongniu’s aura based on the bull power technique in the Ten Thousand Beasts Picture that he had learned at the beginning.
After mixing the two, the horseman was still trying hard to carry water, but he didn't realize that a spirit had been unconsciously integrated into his body.
This is Li Qi's thanks.
This horseman brought him new insights, so this is a reward.
There won't be any supernatural things now, but tomorrow when he goes to bed, he will have a dream. In the dream, there will be a person who will guide him to exercise, learn, and teach him a method.
It's not a very profound method. Li Qi just flipped through an eighth-grade martial arts practice method. The limit of practice is only the eighth grade. It was used by the Imperial Academy to practice and build the foundation for foreign servants.
Li Qi dare not pass on the real humane method, or he will die.
With the protection of the mountain god's spirit, his skin will gradually harden, and there will be no side effects. There will be no petrification, but it will become invulnerable to swords and guns.
The Qiongniu spirit can make him extremely powerful, with the strength of ten bulls. The strength of ten bulls in this world is more than 60,000 pounds.
This is a small adventure.
I hope this horseman can find his own ‘Tao’ in the ‘world’.
After all——
People eat people, people sacrifice people, people hunt people, people take revenge on people.
These are all human affairs.
It has nothing to do with heaven, and even less with Tao.
Li Qi clearly realized the clear boundary between his own Tao, the Tao of heaven and earth, and the Tao of others.
Standing at a higher perspective, it seems that even the vision has become much clearer.
Only mistakes need the support of other things, and the truth can stand on its own.
Just when Li Qi was immersed in his perception, a strange wind suddenly blew up, making a whistling sound in the sky.
The old horse neighed and looked at the sky vigilantly.
Li Qi opened his eyes, looked to his side, and said with a bow: "Li Qi, meet the governor."
The hand he made during the day was to make the governor of Lizhou show up.
Li Qi looked directly at the governor of Lizhou. He had seen this big man many times, and he could see him during the annual river opening ceremony, but it was the first time he saw his face.
It was really... ordinary.
In the past, Li Qi had imagined many times what the governor looked like, such majesty, such an incomparable sense of oppression, and such a majestic posture of looking down from the clouds at the mortal world.
When the governor's tall black-armored guards formed a line and his carriage slowly passed over Li Qi's head, Li Qi could still recall the shock at that time.
But now seeing this middle-aged man with a vigilant face again, Li Qi felt only... so weak.
How could there be such a weak seventh-grade? Not even as good as Gaga.
Completely relying on sacrifices, forcibly pulling himself up to the seventh-grade, at the cost of sacrificing all possible progress, just for the seventh-grade?
Oh, maybe because the seventh-grade is the realm of immortality, he is desperate, just for immortality, and even uses some secret method to sacrifice himself, exhausting all his potential?
"Li Qi...? I have never heard of your name, I don't know what the meaning of your reminder for me to come here at this moment?" The governor of Lizhou bowed and said to Li Qi respectfully.
During the day, he received a message from the leader of Qianji Sect, saying that someone had provoked him.
So he hurried over to check, but found that the other party had used the energy of the moon to nail the leader of Qianji Sect there when the moon was above the treetops.
This was a hint for him to come when the moon was at this time.
He could tell at a glance that he was no match for this person. He thought it must be a fierce dragon crossing the river, so he thought about it and came anyway.
Moreover, as soon as he arrived, he always called his senior, which gave him enough face.
It's just... I don't know why, but this fierce dragon crossing the river in front of me keeps staring at me, as if I have flowers on my face?
"Ahem, senior?" The prefect of Lizhou looked at Li Qi and spoke again, waking him up from his meditation.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I got stuck in some memories. I called you here to help me with some small things." Li Qi reacted and said.
Then, he directly gave the order, waving his hand and saying: "Prepare a good boat for me. I want to go down from the Li River to the South China Sea, and then cross to the East China Sea. I am not familiar with the matters in between, but you are a local snake, so you should be very familiar with it." Clear, help me sort it out.”
"Then, prepare a convoy, open up the joints in the middle, and send some people to Songguo. If something happens to them, I will come to you. Go ahead and handle these two things."
After Li Qi finished speaking, he turned around, turned his back to the Lizhou Prefect, and said no more words.
This made the prefect of Lizhou very angry.
Although he didn't show it on his face, anger was already welling up in his heart.
What's wrong with this stranger who appears out of nowhere? You really think he is a servant who is at the mercy of others! ?
He was arrogant and bossy when he came up, looking aloof. Who did he think he was? We are both at the seventh level, even if you are stronger, what can you do? Can you still kill yourself in the world?
You know, the Lord of Dalu Kingdom is standing behind you!
Thinking of this, the prefect of Lizhou was ready to contradict him harshly, as it was absolutely impossible to encourage this person's arrogance!
However, just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly discovered that... there seemed to be something extra in his hand?
He lowered his head and took a closer look, but was shocked!
That is a seventh-grade magic weapon.
The quality is quite good, far exceeding the mass-produced magic weapon in his hand.
As for this mass-produced magic weapon, he got it when he was picking it up when the Tang Dynasty invaded Baiyue. Otherwise, with his level, he would not be able to use a genuine seventh-grade magic weapon.
And the one in my hand now, although it is not a fine product customized by the master, is stronger than the mass-produced magic weapon, and there is no need to replace it, because it is a robe.
There is no doubt that this is one of the works of the wizard, a compressed robe.
Therefore, the prefect of Lizhou, who was just about to contradict Li Qi, immediately changed his attitude and bowed and saluted: "In compliance with the decree of my predecessors, I will do everything for you. Please wait in Lizhou for two days."
After saying this, he rode the wind and rode away.
Li Qi didn't pay much attention to him. The other party would probably find someone to inquire about him. After doing so, he would only be more attentive.
Now, think about how to tell the Paibo Gang about moving out tomorrow.
If the world doesn't work, then go somewhere else.