The towering mountains are wild and dense forests, and the winding mountains are full of vitality in midsummer, and the activities of wild animals are also very frequent.

After leaving the convoy to the imperial capital of Youxiong Kingdom, it took more than a month to escape the patrol soldiers of the Guifang tribe, Yang Fanhai returned to this homeland that belonged to him.

This time, there was no longer the timidity of the last time, but there was more melancholy and confusion, and the irresistible discomfort in my heart.

Entering the winding mountain, you will be familiar with the road, passing through the Gen Dui Formation, and coming to the cave with wooden doors. The door is not closed, which means that Master Feng has not left.

Pushing the door, the grass was green and the sun was shining. Master Feng's voice came from not far away: "I'm back!"

Master Feng seems to like fishing very much, and every time he comes back, he can see his back by the stream.

"Yes, Master Feng!" Yang Fanhai nodded and walked towards Master Feng. As soon as he approached, he saw Master Feng raise his fishing rod and the fishing line were pulled over.

He tried his skills again, and as soon as the black spear came out, Yang Fanhai greeted him. Without real energy, his heart was filled with emotions and his mood was exhausted. Without any surprise, he was thrust by the fishing line and his nose was already bruised and swollen in a moment.

Goodbye, Master Feng moved casually, flew back to the fishing line and fell into the stream. The storm disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

"The marksmanship has improved a little, but there is no fighting spirit. Is something happening?" Master Feng asked.

Yang Fanhai walked behind Master Feng and sat cross-legged, nodded: "The Ji Kingdom is gone, I am defeated and captured. If it weren't for the enemy's chief general, I wouldn't even be able to come back..."

I immediately said what happened between the last time I left the winding mountain and this time I came back, and I just wanted to briefly say it.

"The Ji Kingdom is gone, are you very sad, are you?" asked Master Feng.

Yang Fanhai nodded: "Yes, I feel extremely uncomfortable, just like my parents were robbed and my family was gone."

"Why is this happening?" Master Feng asked again: "You have not lived in Ji Country for a long time, and you are basically in the military camp. Why is this happening? Is it because Ji Country is gone or because Princess Jinglu?"

"It's not because of the princess!" Yang Fanhai shook his head. He knew clearly that it was not because of Princess Jinglu, but it seemed that it was impossible to explain the specific reason at once.

Master Feng put down the fishing rod and turned around and looked at him slowly and said, "There are three major practices in life. You can see through and think openly, you can hold up and let go, and you can stand up and move straight. If you can practice thoroughly, you will have no regrets in life. The most difficult one is to stand up and move straightly, and the easiest one is to see through and move straightly."

"You are still young and have a lot of time. We start practicing by seeing through and thinking clearly. Think clearly about why it is uncomfortable, so that we can think of ways to resolve this uncomfortable."

Three great practices... Yang Fanhai was quite surprised and had never heard of this statement, but Master Feng seemed quite reasonable. He thought about it carefully and did not speak silently.

Master Feng did not disturb him, looking at his eyes, nose and heart, and waiting quietly. After waiting for a long time, Yang Fanhai finally thought of something and said, "It's because of my father."

He has always lived in Panshan, and this place is not actually the land of Ji State. But after coming out of the mountain, he easily felt home to Ji State and regarded himself as a member of Ji State. This was not because he met Princess Jinglu, but because of his father's influence over the years.

My father was a scholar from Ji Country. He was full of passion, but he had nowhere to do it. He chose to retire because he was dissatisfied with the rule of Ji Country. But over the years, he had not let go and often sighed for Ji Country.

I heard too much, so I regarded myself as a native of Ji, and was unknowingly influenced by my father, thinking about revitalizing Ji and making the lives of the people of Ji more beautiful.

Now, hope is shattered, not only hasn't improved, but even Ji Kingdom no longer exists, which makes him feel frustrated and has nowhere to talk.

"Master Feng, I have really tried my best. It seems that I can't do anything except die!" Yang Fanhai said in a low voice, unable to calm down the touch in his heart.

"But why, why is it still happening! I can only watch Ji Country shatter and disappear like this day by day, and there is no way, why?"

When he said the excitement, he finally couldn't bear it and started to cry.

At this moment, he didn't know what he was crying for, because of Ji Country, because he was a soldier, because Princess Jinglu, or the place where his father's spiritual destination became a thing of the past little by little in front of him.

For Ji Country, I fought to the last moment until I couldn't move. Everything I did was so weak. Facing Gongsun Xuanyuan, I had no choice but to face the thunder blow from Youxiong Country, I could only watch the broken things that were protected.

No matter how strong a person is, he will only endure his patience and will take off his strong disguise in front of the person he trusts most and cry like a child.

The moment he woke up, Yang Fanhai was always reluctant to cry, but he was always patient and unwilling to show his weak side in front of Gongsun Xuanyuan, especially Princess Jinglu. But in front of Master Feng, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Master Feng stretched out his hand, touched his head, and then said softly: "I once said that people always have to grow up three times. The first time is when they find that they are not the center of the world, and the second time is when they find that no matter how hard they work, some things cannot succeed. But I didn't expect that your second growth will come so quickly."

"You've done a great job, but the enemies are too strong, and you know too little about them, and they know too much about you."

Yang Fanhai's tears did not stop and shook his head and said, "But, I really want to win. I don't want Ji Country to be gone like this! If it weren't for me, the king of Chang Country might not have joined forces with Youxiong Country."

He was guilty of being unable to lead his men to victory. He should be the last one among the soldiers of Ji Country. Although it was indeed not his fault, he always felt that it was because he lost that Ji Country was gone.

Especially when he remembered what the king of Changguo said that day, it was precisely because of his own existence that he decided to join forces with Gongsun Xuanyuan to plan Jiguo. The connection of things made him feel full of torture.

"That's all just maybe!" Master Feng shook his head: "And Gongsun Xuanyuan has also made it clear to you. Even if there is no attack from Xiong Kingdom, you will face the invasion of Zhu Kingdom soon. Ji Kingdom, which has not had time to become stronger, will still be defeated and destroyed by then."

"At the end of the day, if you want to really find the culprit, you can only blame the weakness of Ji Country. However, becoming stronger in a country is not a matter of overnight. It takes several generations of efforts, which lasts thousands or tens of thousands of years, or at least decades."

"You have only been a member of Ji Country for more than two years. With your ability, you cannot fundamentally change this country."

"Is it because I am weak?" Yang Fanhai lowered his head: "If I could be stronger, if I could defeat Gongsun Xuanyuan, if I could withstand the attack of Youxiong Kingdom or Zhu Kingdom, nothing would have become like this."

"Yes, you are still weak!" Master Feng nodded: "But this is inevitable. No one can be born strong enough to be careless."

"On the day when Hongjun was a slave, Donghuang also had a kneeling time! Even the supreme heaven and earth had to rest. You were still young and when you were weak in your life, some things could not be changed."

"But these things are not a bad thing. If they are too smooth, they may make people proud and ignore the potential dangers. Some dangers will grow, and once they grow to a certain level, the consequences may be more difficult to accept. If they break out earlier, they will avoid greater harm."

"As Gongsun Xuanyuan said, the great integration of human race is inevitable. The destruction of the country is inevitable. Today is Ji State, and tomorrow may be Xiong State or Zhu State."

"Since there are foreign tribes who are eyeing each other, we should let go of the past, and we will no longer think about the matter of Ji Country, but about the matter of human race."

"Before I'm talking about it, you're sad for Ji Country because of your father. But have you ever thought clearly whether your father is worried about Ji Country or the people of Ji Country?"

"I..." Yang Fanhai opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't explain clearly at all.

The country seems to be created by the royal family, and the representative of the country should be the royal family. But if Ji Kingdom changes its royal family, the father should not feel sad, but might be glad.

In the final analysis, my father should be concerned about the people who can be called tribe members living in this land. Even if the country changes, as long as the tribe members in his heart live a peaceful life, he should not feel uncomfortable.

After a moment of silence, he said, "It should be the people!"

"That's it!" Master Feng nodded: "The country is gone, the royal family is gone, but the people are still there. It is certainly a sad thing to move away from the old place, but as long as you are still alive, it will not be too bad."

"Instead of crying for the past failure here, it is better to think about how to make up for this regrettable failure."

"The Ji State is gone, but the people of Ji State are still there. After transferring the place of life, they will naturally miss the hometown where they once lived. Since Gongsun Xuanyuan promised to take back this land one day, if you agree, you can continue to work hard for this matter."

"A failure is not terrible. No one has ever been unsatisfied. What is terrible is that he was defeated by this failure and never recovered from now on."

“Sometimes, we have to let go of our pride and admit our shortcomings. This is not about giving up, but about growing up.”
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