"Before I met you guys, I always thought I was the fastest man in the world, but after I met you guys.
"I realized I might just be a mistress. What I can't accept the most is that a horse can run faster than me."
Dao Zhi picked up the wine jug and drank it down in big gulps. This time the competition really gave him a hard slap in the face.
From today on, he would stop being arrogant and impatient, and start practicing his Qing Gong skills again. Sooner or later, he would regain the title of the fastest man in the world!
"snort."
Qilin Horse sneezed. He looked at Dao Zhi with a look that showed a little bit of contempt, but also a bit of recognition.
Although this human was not as endurance as himself, he was quite fast when he burst out with all his strength.
He is barely qualified to be my younger brother.
"People often tell me that there is always someone better than you, and never think you are the best.
"Oh, is there anyone in this world who runs faster than you?"
"Maybe, but I haven't met him yet. Anyway, everyone I have met is not as good as me."
Qin Qi looked at Dao Zhi and laughed, while Dao Zhi looked at Qin Qi with a depressed look on his face.
"I knew you were such a lunatic, how could you possibly think that there are people better than you? Oh, I shouldn't have bothered asking you so much, now you're pretending to be so."
"drink wine."
Dao Zhi shook his head, raised his glass and clinked it with Qin Qi, then drank it all in one gulp, and then looked at Qilin Ma.
"Brother Ma, you are quite amazing. I have seen quite a few good things in my life, including the original Ma Bao.
"But this is the first time I've seen someone as handsome as you."
"snort."
The Qilin Horse looked very proud. He knew that there was only one handsome and powerful Qilin Horse in the world!
After feeling proud, Qilin Horse stretched out its hoof and patted Daozhi's shoulder, as if to say, "Little brother, you have good vision."
"Honestly, I'm not that sad about losing to you guys. I lost this time, but I'll just work harder next time and win it back."
"I like you very much, and of course I like Brother Ma too.
Dao Zhi looked at Qin Qi. He said "I like him very much" to Qin Qi. He liked Qin Qi's character very much.
"I don't like men."
Qin Qi laughed.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what are you talking about? I don't have a preference for Long Yang. When I say like, I mean admiration.
"Everyone in the world says that I, Dao Zhi, am a great thief. 'King of thieves' sounds impressive, but in reality, it's an insult to me."
"They all say that I, Dao Zhi, have no humanity, no sense of morality, and am just a petty thief."
Dao Zhi looked at the moon, picked up the wine jug and drank it in one gulp, then threw the jug directly under the cliff.
"But when we were playing dice, I was really happy to hear you say that even a thief has his pride."
"I really don't care about those so-called benevolence, righteousness, and morality. I think they are just fabrications made up by decadent Confucianists."
"Imposed constraints on people, I was born free, why should I be bound by those false names?"
Dao Zhi looked at Qin Qi. He felt that Qin Qi should be able to understand what he was saying, which sounded like treasonous and evil words to the world.
After all, at this time, the relationship between the ruler and his subjects, father and son, ethics, benevolence, righteousness and morality were what people respected.
A person with benevolence is a good person, and a person without benevolence is a bad person, that is, a person who is despised and despised by others.
"Benevolence, righteousness, and morality."
Qin Qi looked at Dao Zhi and then smiled. He drank the wine in the jug in one gulp and then placed the jug on Dao Zhi's head.
"This morality is like a wine jug placed on your head, forcing you not to do this or that.
"The slightest movement would cause the wine jug to fall from your head, and you were afraid of it breaking, so you didn't dare to do anything."
"Confucianism created benevolence, righteousness, and morality, telling people what they should and shouldn't do, but is it effective?"
"Perhaps there is. Confucius himself may be a virtuous person, and his every word and action follows the principles of benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
"But can you guarantee that everyone in the future will have the heart of a saint?"
"How long can one maintain the actions of a saint without the heart of a saint?"
"People can only see what the other party wants to show, but what the other party does in places where people cannot see is unknown.
"To judge whether a person is virtuous or not based solely on his visible behavior is actually foolish."
"To turn morality into something to be pursued for fame and fortune is actually a foolish act.
"Fame and fortune have always been things people fight for. It's hard to say what people will do for them."
Qin Qi does not think that benevolence, righteousness, and morality are bad. They do restrain people from doing bad things, but some people do evil things in the name of benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
Without the heart of a saint, how can one do what a saint should do? One is just acting according to circumstances and doing it for show.
They are nothing but people who pursue fame and fortune. They do seemingly benevolent things not from the heart, but just to gain fame.
"Benevolence, righteousness, and morality are like a wine jug on the head. This metaphor is very vivid."
Dao Zhi stood up and walked around with the wine jug on his head. Then he lowered his head and the wine jug fell into his hands. He put it on his head again, dropped it again, and put it back on again.
"Virtue and morality are like this wine jug: it falls down, it is put up again, it falls down, it is put up again."
"It's not worth worrying about at all."
"In the past, there were many famous and wise men, such as Boyi and Shuqi, who abandoned their thrones and starved to death on Mount Shouyang.
"Bao Jiao and Shen Tudi committed suicide, and a man named Weisheng drowned himself to fulfill a promise he had made to a woman.
"Didn't he know to wait somewhere else? Is this kind of behavior, disregarding one's own life for so-called fame, worthy of praise?"
"I don't think it's worth it. Everyone is talking about morality, but I feel like it's just empty talk."
"Today they can call me a virtuous person, and tomorrow I'm a despicable person."
"That's what people say, so I'd better just be a thief. It's nice to be a thief with nothing to do.
Dao Zhi once again threw the wine jug from his head, letting it fall to the ground and break into pieces. This time, there was no restraint at all.
No need to worry about the wine jug falling and breaking.
"I am a madman from Chu, singing and laughing at Confucius."
"snort."
Qin Qi and Qilin Ma were both laughing beside them. Fame and fortune are just like the wine jug on your head, which will shatter if you lower your head.
Don't worry too much about it, it's just something outside of your body.
The three of them drank for a long time, talking freely and happily.
"I also lost the second round, so there's only the third round left. Hiccup, let's see who's more handsome in this third round.
"I think I'm the most handsome among the three of us."
Dao Zhi said this narcissistically. He wasn't kidding, he really thought he was the most handsome of the three.
"I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. If we talk about teacher aura, I'm definitely the more teacher-like."
Qin Qi spoke. He was also serious. He was quite confident in his appearance, after all, he had met those old men.
He always says that his appearance is only slightly worse than the other person's when they were younger, which is very telling.
"If you don't believe me, ask Qilin Ma which one of us is more handsome."
"Brother Ma, tell me who is more handsome between the two of us."
Dao Zhi and Qin Qi turned to look at the Qilin Horse. The Qilin Horse sneezed and then raised its head high.
"Of course I'm more handsome, otherwise it would be you two humans, huh? You're far inferior to me."
Qilin Ma also thinks that he is the most handsome one.
After the three of them argued for a long time.
"You win this round, best of three. You beat me three times, I lose, I accept it."
"I owe you three things. If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me. Even if it means climbing a mountain of swords or diving into a sea of fire, I, Dao Zhi, will never hesitate!"
Dao Zhi looked very serious when he said this. He really didn't care about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but he kept his promise.
As Qin Qi said before, even though he is a thief, he also has his own pride and persistence.
"Forget it. I prefer to do things myself. If I want something, I will go get it. If I want to obtain something, I will work hard for it myself."
"There is no free lunch in the world, let alone a free breakfast or dinner. I prefer to make my own food rather than eat ready-made meals."
Qin Qi rejected Dao Zhi's claim that he owed him three things, and he enjoyed the duel very much.
Not only did he learn the Lightning Steps, but he also heard completely different words from Dao Zhi.
That was enough. For him, these were the biggest gains. As for the bet, it was just an excuse Qin Qi made up.
"As expected, I like you, if you care that I'm a thief and a wanted criminal in all seven countries."
"Then I want to be friends with you."
Dao Zhi extended his hand to Qin Qi. He liked making friends with him, and he liked making friends with people like Qin Qi even more.
There are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers. It is really difficult to find a close friend in this world.
"The two of us, together, can't make one innocent."
Qin Qi himself is a wanted criminal in the Seven Kingdoms, Dao Zhi is also a wanted criminal, and Qilin Horse is a wanted horse. The three of them together cannot express the word "innocent".
He stretched out his hand and high-fived Daozhi, which already made his attitude clear.
"If you need any help in the future, you can always come to me. I don't have any other advantages."
"My only advantage is that I will never stand by and watch a friend get into trouble. As long as you ask me, I will help you even if it means risking my life.
Dao Zhi would not break his promise, and Qin Qi did not care about those three chances, but he did care, especially when Qin Qi took the initiative to give them up.
Then the three things agreed upon are no longer a bet, but a favor, and a debt of favor can never be repaid in a lifetime.
He decided that from now on, as long as Qin Qi asked, he would help him no matter what.
"Okay, by the way, when you go back, tell the Mo family boss, and I'll visit him when I have time later."
"Let him get ready.
Qin Qi said.
"knew."
Dao Zhi had eaten his fill, recovered from his injuries, and finished his wine. He was ready to leave, but before he left, he had one last question:
"Did you do that on purpose when you rolled the dice? Did you plan everything all along?"
The more Dao Zhu thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He rolled three or four, and Qin Qi rolled one or two. Was this a coincidence? Or was it intentional?
Later, when Qin Qi returned the four dice to him, the numbers on them were exactly one, two, three, and four. Was this also a coincidence?
"I told you at the time that you would roll the numbers that would allow me to win, and I was right in the end, wasn't I...
"I didn't plan everything, but you stole my dice and played a trick on me at the beginning.
Haha, I'm just playing a joke on you one last time.
Qin Qi said this with a smile. His words were tantamount to admitting it, and he thought it was just a joke.
"You...everyone says I can't understand or figure things out, but you're even stranger than me."
"No, I have to leave quickly. I always feel like I have no clothes on when I stand in front of you."
Dao Zhi squeezed his legs together, then jumped straight off the cliff with a frivolous smile on his face.
Putting his finger on his forehead, he made a goodbye gesture to Qin Qi: "Come to Mojia to find me when you have time, and we can drink together.
"And Brother Ma, when you come I'll introduce you to some nice Ma girls."
Dao Zhi gradually disappeared into the darkness of the cliff.
"If you act like that, you might fall to your death."
Qin Qi shook his head at Dao Zhi, who had to jump off the cliff instead of taking the right path, then jumped onto the Qilin horse and slowly walked away along the mountain road.
At this time, Xue Nu and Jing Niu had already left the tavern and continued to move towards Zhao State according to the original route.
"Don't we need to wait for Mr. Qin Qi? What if he can't find us when he comes back?"
Jingwei was a little worried. In order to prevent herself and others from being tracked, she erased all traces.
She was worried that if Qin Qi came back he wouldn't be able to find them, but if she didn't erase any traces she was afraid the killers would catch up with them.
"No need, if he finds that guy, he will definitely find us."
Xue Nu didn't know how Qin Qi did it, but no matter whether he was in the mountains or in the forest, Qin Qi could always find the right direction.
As the two women were moving forward, they suddenly found a little girl who had fainted on the side of the road. They looked at each other.
Then Jingwei got off his horse and checked the situation.
"He's still breathing, looks like he fainted from hunger. Judging from his clothes and shoes, he must be from the State of Zhao.
"Well, maybe they were left behind during the escape, and then they became hungry because they couldn't find them."
Jingwei immediately figured out the situation. She looked at the little girl and felt pity for her. She turned to look at the Snow Girl.
"Since you've seen it, please help."
The Snow Girl came over with some water and food. They first fed the little girl some water and then waited for the girl to wake up.
"You, who are you? I, I want to find my mother.
The little girl was a little scared when she saw the Snow Girl and the Thunder Salamander. She curled up and looked like a frightened little white rabbit.
"It's okay, we're not bad people. Look, we have food. Let me give it to you."
4.5 The Snow Girl easily gained the little girl's trust by using food, and then asked her where she was from and where she was going.
"I don't know, but the Queen told me we were going there."
The little girl didn't know anything, but she knew where she wanted to go. She pointed to the distance and said, "Kind sisters, can you take me there?!"
Xue Nu and Jing Wei looked at each other and hesitated a little. Their identities might put the little girl in danger.
But the two of them looked at the little girl's pitiful appearance and eyes full of expectation, and they couldn't bear to refuse her.
"It's not too far away, and it's on the way to Zhao State. Let's give her a ride."
"Um."
After discussion, Xue Nu and Jing Wei decided to send the little girl along the way. Qin Qi came back not long after they set off.
"Huh? How come there's another little girl after not seeing her for a few days?"
"We found her on the road and she was separated from her family. We planned to send her there to see if we could find her family.
"I'm sorry, if it's too much trouble for you, Mr. Qin Qi, I can take her there myself and it won't delay your journey.
Jingwei spoke at this time.
"I don't mind. Well, forget it. It's up to you."
Qin Qi looked at the little girl and then at Jing Niu, and shook his head. Alas, troubles always come one after another.
The little girl lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Qin Qi. Qin Qi didn't say anything to the little girl. They all walked forward side by side.
After about half a day, everyone arrived at a peach blossom forest.
"What a beautiful place!"
The Snow Girl looked at the sky full of pink peach blossoms. She felt that this place was really beautiful and it would be beautiful if she danced here.
"It's quite beautiful. This killing array is indeed quite beautiful. Hidden within the invisible, it contains absolute murderous intent!"
Qin Qi looked at the peach blossom forest, smiled, and found Li Mu, the Wu'an Jun of Zhao State, who was known as the God of Military Formation!