Less than 10% after the catastrophe... Zhou Fan looked shocked. The seven roads and twenty-one states of the Great Wei Dynasty were vast and boundless. Less than 10% of people could survive in such a country. What a shocking number.

The damage caused by the great disaster is terrible.

"There are very few who can survive..." Duanmu Xiaohong continued: "Actually, our Great Wei is pretty good. The two neighboring countries will change their dynasties after the great disaster."

"Change dynasty and generation..." Zhou Fan couldn't help but say, "Then why don't we take the opportunity to annex those two countries?"

"Where are people after the catastrophe? They are all desolate areas and no one lives in their own territory. What you said is meaningless." Duanmu Xiaohong shook his head and said, "When our place prospers, the two neighboring countries will gradually develop."

"And I can't explain some things to you in detail. You will know in the future that the seven roads and twenty-one states of the Great Wei Dynasty are already the limit of the government's management. No matter how many places we have, we will be unable to deal with them."

"The great catastrophe caused such great damage, but few people now know that it was the official who deliberately concealed it?" Zhou Fan thought for a while and asked.

"Yes." Duanmu Xiaohong said frankly: "At least ordinary people will not know that the great disaster is once every thousand years, and the government does not allow the record of this matter. Otherwise, in our era, it will cause great panic."

"In fact, even most families who have survived the great catastrophe to this day do not know that the great catastrophe is once every thousand years and twice. They will only think that it was a natural disaster that happened by chance. After all, it has only happened twice since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty."

"How could ordinary people know? A thousand years is enough to make everyone forget the great damage caused by that disaster."

The official family deliberately concealed it and had a long enough time span. Indeed, even the aristocratic family might not be able to understand the inside story, let alone ordinary people.

"Only two times, how do you confirm that the third time will happen?" Zhou Fan asked in confusion.

"It was the Great Wei Dynasty that experienced twice. The saints of our academy have traveled to various countries and visited far away countries. There is clear evidence that the great disaster once every thousand years has occurred at least four times." Duanmu Xiaohong said slowly: "The ancient Buddhist scriptures of the Great Buddha Temple also record the great disaster."

"The great disaster is once every thousand years, and I have never missed it. It's just that the exact time cannot be confirmed, but it's almost the time, and it's probably just these few years."

"Have you only been a few years?" Zhou Fan said to himself with a heavy face: "Mr., does no one know what this great disaster is?"

Duanmu Xiaohong shook her head firmly and said, "If we knew, then so many people would not die. Every great disaster was different, and this great disaster should not be the same. If we knew, we would not hide it from people of your level. We can only make all the preparations we want."

"Even if these preparations may not be useful..."

"Will the Great Wei have had some special means to survive two great disasters?" Zhou Fan asked with a flash of his eyes.

The other two countries have changed their dynasties, which shows that the casualties are more serious than those of the Great Wei. Why can the Great Wei survive twice?

"Because there is the Great Buddha Temple, our academy, and even more because of the Li family royal family." Duanmu Xiaohong gave the answer.

It was just that it was too vague. Zhou Fan didn’t understand very well. Is the foundation of these three forces so profound?

"When talking about the great disaster with you, I want to ask you, what would you do if the great disaster comes?"

Duanmu Xiaohong's words interrupted Zhou Fan's thoughts. Zhou Fan looked up and said in confusion: "Why did Mr. Big ask like this? If the catastrophe comes, of course I will find a way to survive."

Isn't this a matter of course?

"If you have the ability to save the entire Great Wei, you just need to sacrifice your own life to do it. Are you willing to sacrifice your own life to save the Great Wei?" Duanmu Xiaohong asked.

Zhou Fan laughed dryly and said, "Mr. Big Mr., how could I have such ability?"

"I'm just assuming, what are you afraid of?" Duanmu Xiaohong said, staring at Zhou Fan's face.

Zhou Fan was silent for a moment and said, "If your wife and mother fell into the river, you are just an ordinary person, which one would you save?"

"I don't have a wife." Duanmu Xiaohong was slightly stunned and said, "But if it were just an assumption, I would certainly save my mother. The people's filial piety first. Without my mother, there would be no me. My wife would definitely agree to me to do this. After I serve my mother until I die, I will use death to repay my wife."

"..." Zhou Fan: "Then I'll change it. If your teacher and mother fall into the river, the teacher I'm talking about is just an ordinary person, and you are just an ordinary person, which one would you save?"

Zhou Fan changed to a teacher because he was a teacher for one day and a father for life.

"I will still save my mother, otherwise I will save the teacher and he will be so angry that he will beat me to death. He will be ashamed of an unfilial person like me, and then wipe his neck and commit suicide." Duanmu Xiaohong said seriously: "I can't be sorry for the teacher's words and deeds, but the teacher is indeed dead because I don't save him. I will take on the responsibility of taking care of the teacher's family or tribe members..."

Zhou Fan was speechless.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Duanmu Xiaohong asked again.

"In fact, no one knows how he will choose such a question before the last step..." Zhou Fan said helplessly: "But if I force me to give an answer, I should not be so noble and would be willing to sacrifice my life to save the entire country."

"What if I replace the country with your relatives?" Duanmu Xiaohong said slowly.

"I want to save my own relatives, which is not as difficult as saving a country." Zhou Fan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I am willing to give all my life to save my relatives, including my own lives."

Duanmu Xiaohong was silent and didn't say anything, but just stared at Zhou Fan quietly.

"Will I be disappointed to say this to Mr. Big?" Zhou Fan broke his silence. He felt that Duanmu Xiaohong's question should have a sophisticated meaning.

In his opinion, if Duanmu Xiaohong's answer was based on Duanmu Xiaohong's answer, he would be willing to sacrifice his life to do such a thing.

Duanmu Xiaohong laughed loudly, but unfortunately only Zhou Fan could hear his laughter. He smiled and said, "The teacher said that he was called a saint, but in fact he also had selfish thoughts. There is no truly selfless person in the world, and people will have selfish thoughts."

"Sacrifice is worthy of admiration, but what's wrong with others choosing to survive?"

"Even if that person survives, will it cause many people to die?" Zhou Fan couldn't help but say.

"Why do you say that they are harmed? They were not killed by you." Duanmu Xiaohong said seriously: "There are many people in the world who die every day, and how many people are willing to use their lives to survive a stranger?"

"Our academy advocates benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and trustworthiness, but never requires disciples to sacrifice their lives to survive. Whether they are willing to do it or not depends on your own heart."
Chapter completed!