Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1168

A tiger is always a tiger, and no matter how lucky a dog is, it is always a dog. If it cannot change its nature, it cannot be presentable.

Wei Wu didn't say anything, just stared at him for two seconds, then turned his gaze towards Yao Guangxiao.

Snapped!

After making eye contact with Wei Wu, Yao Guangxiao raised his hand and slapped him hard without saying a word.

Hu Ji, who was suddenly slapped in the face, covered his burning cheek and looked at Yao Guangxiao with a timid and somewhat innocent expression.

He couldn't understand why his respected imperial teacher suddenly wanted to hit him, and it happened that Yao Guangxiao also spoke at this time.

"I'm talking to the Duke of Zhenguo, when is it your turn to interrupt?"

Just one simple sentence made Hu Ji understand why he was beaten, but he didn't even dare to complain.

Since following Yao Guangxiao, he has seen too many of the other party's methods, which are simply not something a small person like him can offend.

As long as someone is willing, crushing yourself to death is not much more difficult than crushing an ant.

So after being beaten by Yao Guangxiao, Hu Ji immediately nodded and admitted his mistake, then immediately retreated a few meters away.

Wei Wu looked at Hu Ji as if he were a clown, then turned his gaze to Yao Guangxiao and said:

"Master Daoyan, I'm curious. Since you said that no matter how many shackles you put on me, they wouldn't be enough, why don't you just kill me?"

"After all, I lost this round and you won. You even used such a perfect life-saving substitute. You invested so much."

"If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate this troublesome person like me, aren't you afraid that I will escape and ruin your plan to slay the dragon?"

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Yao Guangxiao raised his eyebrows and said:

"Oh? From what you said, it seems that my stand-in is dead. But it's okay, it's just a stand-in anyway."

"As long as he plays the role he's supposed to, whether it's saving my life or confusing the public, as long as I achieve the effect I want, that's fine."

"As for why I didn't kill you but locked you up..."

At this point, Yao Guangxiao suddenly paused, and then a hint of loneliness appeared on his face.

"Maybe I want to keep you here, so that you can witness with your own eyes the Ming Dynasty, for which you have devoted all your efforts, crumble into pieces in my hands!"

"I have always been a very conceited person. I never thought that anyone in this world could be my rival."

"Until I met you, you repeatedly broke through my plans and even forced me to leave Ming Dynasty."

At this point, Yao Guangxiao suddenly raised his head, looked directly at Wei Wu, and asked:

"Do you remember the first time we met?"

"Remember, what happened?"

Wei Wu responded casually, and then Yao Guangxiao spoke again:

"I'm an expert at reading qi and physiognomy, and that's not nonsense. As I said before, your origins are too mysterious, as if shrouded in fog."

"No matter how hard I look, I can't see clearly. I've always been cautious, but in front of you, it's like I'm completely naked and everything is visible."

"So, when you threatened me not to touch the dragon of Daming, I wanted to know if you could stop me and save the dragon!"

Looking at Yao Guangxiao's serious face, Wei Wu was silent for a long time but did not respond to him.

In fact, Wei Wu could understand Yao Guangxiao's thoughts. People like him have a high opinion of themselves and even claim to be the most talented people in the world.

Judging from the results of the original history, Yao Guangxiao is indeed qualified to think so, because he actually did it.

Wei Wu could empathize with him on this point. When he first came to the Ming Dynasty, his identity as a person from a later generation did make him feel superior.

He is familiar with the direction of historical context, which is far beyond the knowledge of ancient people for hundreds of years. In addition, he has a system like a golden finger.

The all-round crushing once made Wei Wu feel lonely and isolated, as if others were not on the same level as him.

In this situation, people's hearts are actually empty, they have no goals in life, and they don't know what they should do.

Things that ordinary people need to spend their entire lives pursuing, such as fame, fortune and wealth, are readily available to Wei Wu and Yao Guangxiao.

Wei Wu felt the same way at the beginning, and in his opinion, Yao Guangxiao should feel the same way. Both of them were confused.

Yao Guangxiao was indeed smart and capable enough, but his realm was not high enough and he could not attain enlightenment in Longchang like Wang Yangming did.

He couldn't stand the feeling of emptiness brought by confusion, so he had to set a goal for himself to pursue and achieve.

After all, he is different from Wei Wu. Wei Wu is confused and empty because his identity is incompatible with the ancient times.

But he has a system and a relatively contented personality. When he has no goals, he can use games and other things to pass the time.

Until that day, when he was eating hot pot at home, Zhu Yuanzhang came to his door, and Wei Wu unexpectedly found his target.

He used his foresight and golden fingers to build the Ming Dynasty into the most powerful dynasty in history, bringing blessings to future generations of Chinese.

But Yao Guangxiao was different. He was confused because he had no place to display his abilities, which brought him a feeling of emptiness.

So he must set a goal for himself, preferably one that is the most difficult to achieve throughout history.

In ancient times, the most difficult thing was undoubtedly to shake up the world, change dynasties and create a new world, so this became his ideal.

From an empty and confused person to an idealist, and a very smart one who is capable of achieving his ideals.

So Wei Wu could understand why Yao Guangxiao said those words to him, but understanding does not mean agreement.

Because in Wei Wu's view, Yao Guangxiao is not just an idealist, but a sophisticated and selfish idealist.

He set an ideal for himself and tried every means to achieve it, but the price of achieving his ideal was countless innocent lives.

The most important thing is that Yao Guangxiao's ideals are completely contrary to what Wei Wu wants to do, and the two are destined to stand on opposite sides.

Seeing that Wei Wu remained silent, Yao Guangxiao did not say anything else, but just looked at him silently.

After about a minute, Wei Wu suddenly smiled and said casually:

"So you didn't kill me because you wanted me to witness how you slayed the dragon of the Ming Dynasty?"

Yao Guangxiao did not deny it, and said with a smile:

"Even though we are enemies, I also consider you a close friend. Wouldn't it be a pity if I lost you?"

"Then you'll probably be disappointed. Even if I'm imprisoned here by you, I will only witness your miserable defeat in the end!"

Yao Guangxiao didn't care about what Wei Wu said at all and just responded simply.

"Then we'll just have to wait and see."