Chapter 573 - 572
Ye Tian sensed something wrong in those words, the action of holding an iron pickaxe and gazing upon the mountains and rivers suddenly carried a tinge of desolation.
"Since you’ve been able to join the Dragon Team, I’m sure you know some of the inside stories. ’Children do not speak of bizarre strength and chaos spirits,’ this is the rule our ancestors left us, but actually, how many people can follow it these days? Even if they adopt a set of Marx from the outside, the more loudly some people speak, the more they actually reject this theory at heart. They still go to various temples to pray for peace of mind. No one can deny the prevalence of idealism in our country. In fact, you should be clear that rulers only ban something when they truly fear it, including Emperor Shi burning books and burying Confucian scholars, and during the Daqing Yongzheng years, the literary inquisitions were the same. It’s just that Huaxia has adopted some gentle ways in eradicating superstitions, using the so-called belief in science to oppose superstition as a means to explain to the masses. I must say, that is indeed an excellent idea. Sometimes, I really wonder how these rulers can have such great wisdom, why not focus on governing the country diligently, instead going after the pursuit of immortality, which is quite perplexing."
"What’s so perplexing about that? With power and money in hand, anyone would have only one desire, and that is to keep them forever."
Zhang Liang retracted his gaze and glanced at him, his eyes still showing no sign of familiarity despite having lived together for a few days, tranquil as an ancient well, "Perhaps you’re right. But immortality for a thousand, ten thousand years, doesn’t it also mean enduring the changes of the world and the sorrow of people? Compared to the things in their hands, wouldn’t these changes in mind and surroundings bring greater suffering?"
"That’s what you think, not what they think. Besides, those who wish to achieve great things are ultimately not bothered by trifles. Otherwise, where would we get so many heroes and sycophants? We’ve digressed so much, yet you still haven’t told me what you’re actually here for. Don’t tell me that last night’s encounter was just by chance."
Zhang Liang shook his head, "I’m not here waiting for you. Having told you so much, I just want to clarify that my mission here is simply to ensure that the nation of Huaxia remains stable. Huaxia has a total of forty-nine major Dragon Veins, counting from the time of the Yellow Emperor, through five thousand years of history, these major Dragon Veins have been nearly destroyed by the changes of history and evolution of time, and the few remaining minor Dragon Veins have long lost their initial fortune and cannot stir up any waves. However, a year ago, the meteorological station reported that a purple aura appeared here. You know that in Huaxia, purple aura is the aura of the Royal Family, the ancient emperor’s aura, an aura that even nobles and high officials do not possess. There was a minor Dragon Vein here before, but because it was too weak, it didn’t attract much attention. However, after the mention of the purple aura, Sixth Group sent people here. Strangely, they couldn’t find the source of the purple aura. But, they did find that Master from Nepal, and furthermore, they found you."
Ye Tian sat on the ground, propping his head and said, "You mean finding me was expected, but finding that Master was unexpected."
"Both were unexpected. But finding you was the task from superiors, finding that Master was the real surprise."
Ye Tian continued laying bricks while burying his head and muttered, "Out of cement, hurry up and mix some more."
Zhang Liang chuckled and said, "My Master once told me, purple aura is never caused by fengshui, to put it bluntly, it appears because of the presence of people destined for wealth and honor. I checked the local population movements over the past few years, there were sixty-seven births around a year ago. After checking them out one by one, we found these people don’t bear the semblance of great wealth or royal lineage, thus the method of identifying the source of the purple aura from these individuals was cut off."