"It seems that our Master Xiao Fan and Master Fan Bin have a very good relationship!"

In a restaurant, Fan Xian's men were entertaining Wang Qinian, a popular figure from Kyoto.

After eating and drinking, everyone naturally started chatting.

Some things they dared not say when they were sober, they can now say them without restraint.

"Of course! Our young Master Fan and our Grandmaster Fan grew up wearing open-crotch pants."

Wang Qinian described it vividly.

Although Wang Qinian also drank a lot of alcohol, his mind was very clear.

Why do these officials in Jiangnan care about this topic?
He knew it clearly too.

Isn’t it because of Fan Xian that his identity is now exposed?
Although the royal family did not officially acknowledge it.

But everyone knows that the second son of the Fan family is actually a prince.

In this way, Fan Xian's identity is actually quite embarrassing.

In today's Qing Kingdom, there are actually only two forces that can really be used.

Although the Ye family is also a family of grandmasters, who can blame the grandmaster of their family for not being able to take the lead?
So much so that when people talked about this, they subconsciously excluded the Ye family.

The remaining two major forces are the imperial court, which is mainly composed of the current royal family.

They have a grandmaster, the current Emperor Qing, who is also in charge of the power of the Qing Kingdom.

So they are the biggest!

The Fan family is also not bad. First of all, it is Fan Bin’s connections. Whether it is in the court or in the military, Fan Bin’s tentacles can reach everywhere.

More importantly, Fan Bin's strength and his age.

This is a real killer weapon, the kind that is invincible.

If you want to make it in Qing Kingdom, if you rely on one of these two biggest forces, you will be able to rise rapidly and also rest easy.

As for Fan Xian, he relied on both of them.

On the surface, he seems to have a stronger background than anyone else.

But in reality, some things cannot stand up to scrutiny.

First of all, Fan Xian has been in the Fan family for so many years. Will the royal family believe him?
Not to mention that the royal family’s feelings were already very weak.

Although Fan Xian is already a known prince, so what?

Does he really have a backer in the royal family?
As for the Fan family, everyone knows that the Fan family and the royal family are only superficially united but spiritually at odds with each other.

They seem to be very good friends on the surface, but in fact they both want to strangle each other behind the back.

In this situation, will the Fan family still trust a son with royal blood flowing in his body?
Because Fan Xian was so powerful and had so many forces under his command, these officials in Jiangnan had no choice but to temporarily rely on him.

But these officials also have their own thoughts in mind.

They have been trying every possible way to find out what Fan Xian's situation is like in Kyoto.
During the time Fan Bin was in Jiangnan, he went in and out with Fan Xian...

This made the officials in Jiangnan feel uneasy.

After drinking with Wang Qinian.

These officials from Jiangnan immediately felt reassured.

It seems that their previous thoughts were wrong. Since the Fan family still attaches so much importance to Master Fan.

Then Master Fan's future prospects are definitely limitless.

They were able to take the initiative to come to Master Xiao Fan when he was still young and unfledged. Apart from anything else, this feeling alone is invaluable.

"Master Wang, have another drink..."

Just as they were toasting each other, the two brothers Fan Xian and Fan Bin were lying on the roof of the restaurant.

"This sky full of stars is just as I remember it."

Fan Xian was inspired.

This time when he came to Jiangnan, the young man truly felt what the temple did.
Even though it is cold and merciless.

But it did give the world green mountains and clear waters, and a clear blue sky...

The environment here was much better than Fan Xian had imagined. Even the scattered radiation had turned into nutrients that were beneficial to the human body.

"Brother, I want to ask you a question?"

Fan Xian knew that Fan Bin was about to leave. His elder brother had many things to do and could not stay here forever.

Before Fan Bin left, Fan Xian was confused and needed his elder brother's help.

"You say it."

Fan Bin was also looking at the starry sky, and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

"Suppose there is a god in this world. In order to prevent humans from falling into self-destruction, this god secretly arranges and restricts the development of humans. Do you think it is necessary for humans to break all this?"

This is the question Fan Xian wanted to ask.

His mother once wanted to change the world through her knowledge.

But Fan Xian does not have such determination, nor does he have such awareness.

That's why he is confused.

It was okay when he didn't have power, and it was okay when his strength was not so strong.

At that time, Fan Xian was able to convince himself not to consider things that were beyond his ability.

But now, Fan Xian has become the best master under the Grand Master.

If you count on your fingers, you can still count him.

The power under his command included the entire Neiku, the workshops in Jiangnan, and part of the power of the Inspection Office.

It even includes some power of the Fan family.

Even Fan Xian himself felt that the power he controlled was enough to change the world.

At this point, Fan Xian naturally began to think about what he should do.
It’s just like when people have a lot of money, they enjoy it for a year or two, and then there will be a period of emptiness.

Next, they will also think about doing something that they find meaningful.

It’s like a certain big shot who, even though he is already financially independent, still wants to give lectures.

This is what Fan Xian is like now.

When he did not accept all the inheritance his mother left him, Fan Xian did not know what these things his mother left him were?
After Fan Bin received it, he realized that his mother was not just talking nonsense.

Back then, Ye Qingmei really had a chance of being able to do it.

Fan Xian, who was confused, finally threw this difficult problem to his eldest brother.

"I know what you're asking."

Fan Bin nodded.

Of course he understood what Fan Xian was confused about at this moment.
He was also generous with his advice.

"The god you are talking about is the temple, right?"

"Yes."

Fan Xian did not deny it.

After all, Fan Bin had dealt with temple messengers before, and he and Wu Zhu had even teamed up to kill a temple messenger.

"I can't give you a direct answer, so I'll give you a hypothesis. Suppose a person is trapped in a cage, and he is given enough steamed bread, enough clean water, and a quilt every day. But the condition is that he is not allowed to leave the cage for the rest of his life. Do you think that person will agree?"

"Of course not! But these two..."

"I know what you want to say. You want to say that these two cannot be compared, right?"

"Then let me put it another way. Give me a roast chicken and half a pound of wine every day. Is this okay?"

Fan Xian remained silent.

"There will definitely be someone who will agree. They don't even need roast chicken and wine, just steamed buns, water, and a quilt. There will definitely be beggars living on the street who would love to get it. But this is just the beggar's request. If we look at the entire human race, will humanity be satisfied?" Fan Bin raised his hand and covered the sky full of stars.

Then his fingers spread apart, leaving a small gap, through which he could see the twinkling stars in the sky.

"No. Ignorance is happiness, and contentment is happiness! Once people see more things, they will never be satisfied. Even if it's just a little beggar, you give him enough food, drink, and warmth. It's fine when he doesn't see other things. But when he sees delicious fish and meat, silk and satin, and beautiful ladies, he will definitely think: Why can't I have it?"

"Humanity's greedy desires can never be satisfied. But this world is limited. If desires expand infinitely, they will eventually lead to destruction."

After hearing Fan Bin's explanation, Fan Xian suddenly felt that the temple that he hated seemed to have some reason.

After all, human beings are creatures that are simply impossible to control.

"You may have misunderstood what I meant. Human greed is in nature. This is certainly not a good thing, but it is not a bad thing either. Desire is the driving force of human progress! It is because a person wants to eat well and does not want to eat raw meat and drink blood that they invented fire and thought about cooking food. Now let people go back to the old days of wearing leaves. Are they willing?"

"What should I do?"

For a moment, Fan Xian didn't know how to reply to Fan Bin.

"What should we do? Didn't I tell you my first hypothesis? Human desires are very dangerous and must be restricted. But the only ones who can restrict human desires are humans themselves."

"We can choose to continue to live a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood."

"We can also choose not to enter the era that the temple is worried about..."

"But first you have to be clear that these are our own choices."

Fan Bin sat up.

He was not only answering Fan Xian, he was also convincing himself at the same time.

He was not sure whether what Fan Bin was going to do next would be beneficial to the world?

But he decided to do it anyway.

“Human beings should have the power and freedom to choose their own future.”

"Even if this road leads to destruction?"

Fan Xian continued to ask.

"Even if this path leads to destruction, it must be chosen by humans themselves. If humans cannot stop it, then destruction is what they deserve."

At this moment, Fan Bin's thoughts were clearer than ever before.

Although he still couldn't take that step.

But Fan Bin could clearly feel that he was no longer the same as before, he just found the direction to move forward.

At that time, Fan Bin was walking alone in the endless darkness, and a ray of light appeared in front of him.

Then, he needs to move forward along this ray of light.

During this process, Fan Bin could actually clearly feel the danger hidden ahead.

Perhaps after he reaches the place of light, what he will face is something he never wanted to face before.

He might lose control of his own mind and he might become like some great masters and no longer consider himself as an ordinary human being.

That's why Fan Bin stopped practicing.

But at this moment, Fan Bin's thoughts changed drastically.

He no longer just felt the light; he could clearly sense that the path he was taking was feasible.

He can keep going!

Not only what he will do in the future, but also his cultivation.

"Big brother!"

Fan Xian obviously noticed Fan Bin's condition, and he asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, just figuring out some things."

"I've figured it out, too."

Fan Xian was smart, and he already understood the purpose of Fan Bin's words to him.

No matter what Fan Xian chooses?
As long as it is his true idea, Fan Bin will support it.

As for Fan Bin himself, he also has things he needs to do.

After his heart knot was untied, Fan Bin left Jiangnan.

He was not in a hurry to travel, but walked slowly in one direction.

Fan Xian gave a farewell speech and said goodbye to Fan Bin.

"I will resolve Jiangnan's affairs as soon as possible and rush to Dadongshan."

Before we knew it, there was not much time left before the Dadongshan event started.

"You can go to Danzhou first, and I will start from there."

Fan Bin spoke.

"Brother, are you going back to Danzhou?"

Fan Xian was a little surprised.

"You and I grew up with our grandmother. I want to go and see her."

"Brother, don't scare me. This is usually the line spoken by important characters before they die in TV dramas."

"roll!!"

Fan Bin suppressed it for a long time.

Ever since he became clear-headed, Fan Bin has rarely been emotionally agitated by external factors.

But at this time, Fan Xian still made him angry.

So much so that Fan Bin couldn't control his temper and started cursing.

It turns out that taking care of children is more likely to make people angry than anything else.

"Okay, after I finish my work here, I will rush over to meet you as soon as possible."

This battle at Dadongshan is destined to change many things.

Fan Bin moved forward all the way, even though he did not use any Qinggong skills and even though he did not use his full strength.

His speed is still unmatched by ordinary people.

He doesn't get tired, doesn't need to rest, and walks faster than an average person.

Although Jiangnan and Danzhou are not close, Fan Bin arrived at the border of Danzhou in just seven or eight days.

In the past, Danzhou became a deserted place due to the decline of its port.

Extremely remote and desolate.

Even the busiest streets in Danzhou look bleak.

But Danzhou today is no longer what it used to be.

Fan Bin once ordered the construction for a period of time, and later he went to Kyoto and Fan Xian took over.

Fan Xian also continued Fan Bin's reforms and reopened the sea route to Danzhou.

The last time Fan Bin came back, Danzhou had already undergone considerable changes.

Now that Fan Bin has become a grandmaster, the port business has also taken shape. The whole Danzhou gives people a feeling of vitality.

There are more pedestrians on the road and more smiles on people's faces.

They make money, their lives are better, they have enough to eat, and naturally they smile more often.

Although they are not as simple as before, I guess they would not agree if you asked them to go back to their simple days.

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(End of this chapter)