The Wudang Junior Master

Chapter 243: Ask in the morning, and die in the evening

The crying lasted for an unknown amount of time before it gradually weakened.

Zuo Rutong sat on the chair, looked at Lu Jin kneeling in front of her, and sighed.

"Jin'er, will you blame your teacher?"

Lu Jin raised his head, his eyes red as he said, "No, disciple has never blamed Master."

"That's right, but if it weren't for my willful behavior, how could Trinity Sect have come to this end?"

"No," Lu Jin said hurriedly, "This has nothing to do with Master. It's all because of Wu Gensheng..."

"I can ask for the Tao in the morning and die in the evening." Zuo Rutong interrupted Lu Jin, "This is my choice, and it has nothing to do with Wu Gensheng."

"But, if Wu Gensheng hadn't brought Li Muxuan into our Sanyi Sect, what happened later wouldn't have happened!" Lu Jin said angrily.

"Ah……"

Zuo Rutong chuckled, raised his head, and looked at the setting sun with his cloudy old eyes.

"Jin'er, tell me, what is karma, what is grudge, and what is destiny?"

Lu Jin lowered his head and remained silent. He didn't know how to answer.

After all, many people may not be able to explain these three things clearly in their entire lives, and even if they have some understanding, it is still vague.

"Can't say it?" Zuo Rutong asked.

Lu Jin nodded: "Yeah."

"Do you know why?"

"Please give me some advice, Master."

"Oh, because they are all different threads on the same rope..."

Different threads on the same rope?

Lu Jin thought carefully and gradually gained some understanding, but he still couldn't get to the root of the problem.

Zuo Ruotong looked at the setting sun and said slowly, "Jin'er, when you are able to transcend the constraints of cause and effect, you will find that regarding the affairs of the Trinity Sect, Wu Gensheng is at fault, your master is at fault, Li Muxuan is at fault, and the Trinity Sect... is also at fault."

"The demise of Trinity isn't due to a single person or event. If that were the case, how could Trinity have survived for so many years?"

"In your opinion, it was Wu Gensheng and Li Muxuan that led to the destruction of the Sanyi Sect. But I'm not being arrogant as a teacher. Do you think that just one or two people can destroy our Sanyi Sect? They don't deserve it!"

"Could it be that in your eyes, the Trinity Sect is such a weak inheritance, such a vulnerable sect?"

Lu Jin hurriedly said, "No, Master, that's not what I meant."

Zuo Ruotong stared at Lu Jin and said, "Destiny cannot be defied, and cause and effect cannot be avoided. If you want to see clearly the matter of the Trinity Sect, you must zoom out, long before Wugen was born into Trinity, long before Li Muxuan entered the Quanxing, long before Master practiced Reverse Life. Only by seeing these things clearly, one by one, can you understand the answer to the question Master just asked you."

"Right and wrong, black and white, are one and the same. No one is perfect except saints and sages, and no one is without feelings except plants and trees. The changes of people and all things are always good and bad, like the yin and yang."

"Take Wu Gensheng for example. Fate destined him to be a divine being, yet also caused me to suffer from a hidden illness, preventing me from reaching the third level. It was as if it had been predestined. Everything seemed so perfectly aligned, as if it was just waiting for the right moment."

"This is a trial, a test for me, for the Trinity School, for Wu Gensheng, and also for you, a trial ordained by Heaven..."

"Wu Gensheng came uninvited, using falsehood to deceive the truth. He was acting recklessly. He was certainly wrong, but he helped me prove the truth, and he was a great help to me."

"If it had ended there, it would have been fine. But who knew that because of my departure, Si Chong and the others would go looking for Wu Gensheng again, and even use kidnapping and deception to lure Wu Gensheng out. Unexpectedly, this led to the disaster of Quan Xing killing all beings."

"Jin'er, tell me, was what you did to Uncle Chong right or wrong?"

Lu Jin defended himself, "Master, my uncle and the others are just kind-hearted and want to support the Trinity Sect!"

Zuo Ruotong sighed again, as if feeling tired. "Good intentions... such good intentions. You are not young anymore, yet you have practiced for a lifetime and yet you are so foolish."

"My Sanyi Sect deserves this calamity. We acted so recklessly and unjustly, yet we still dreamed of rectifying things. Our arrogance and ignorance led to our being plotted against. From the perspective of Heaven, this is a perfectly reasonable outcome..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter. Jin'er, after you left Uncle Si Chong, how did you and your disciples act?"

Facing Zuo Rutong's question, Lu Jin opened his mouth and wanted to say that he would help his uncle and the others to take revenge, but for some reason he closed his mouth again.

Seeing this, Zuo Ruotong was very patient and gave earnest instructions, "You and your disciples should go and seek revenge on Wu Gensheng, right?"

"This is the second mistake you made. You acted rashly, impulsively, and willfully. No one in the entire sect took responsibility. The Trinity Sect was destroyed. There is a root cause and effect. But Jin'er, do you think you are without fault?"

Lu Jin was a little dissatisfied and said, "Master, if you say so, Wu Gensheng is not wrong, but we are wrong?"

Zuo Rutong paused, and suddenly felt that he should have insisted and exchanged apprenticeship with Zhang Jingqing.

This guy is just a stubborn person!

He's just an invincible big donkey!

Almost choking with a breath, Zuo Ruotong sighed again, "It's not that Wu Gensheng is wrong, nor are you. I just want you to understand that the demise of the Trinity Sect wasn't caused by one person or a single factor."

"I tell you this so you can learn from it and gain some insights, so you don't repeat the same mistakes in the future. If you can grasp this, it will become the foundation of our Trinity Sect and the wisdom it will carry on..."

Lu Jin lowered his head and remained silent.

"You seek revenge on Wu Gensheng, and your master has no objection. Since God has left my Sanyi Sect with a glimmer of hope, it means it's not time to end our relationship yet."

"Before we meet, all you have to do is pass on the flame of the Trinity Sect. As for the final outcome, I don't care. I'll leave it to fate."

"And you, Jin'er, you must learn to walk out of your inner demons. Flawless white jade will no longer be beautiful if it has flaws..."

The sky began to gradually darken, and Zuo Rutong spoke earnestly, as if he wanted to finish what he wanted to say in the last possible moment.

Fortunately, although Lu Jin was stubborn, he was still willing to listen to his mentor's words.

In fact, he also understood it, but many times, under the cover of hatred, he was unwilling and did not think so much.

In fact, an important reason for the demise of the Trinity Sect was that none of them had the concept of "sect supremacy" at that time.

Because of this, everyone was impulsive and would not tolerate anything. No one in the entire sect considered the continuation of the sect, and they were willing to go through fire and water just for revenge.

Calling it revenge sounds nice, it's simply courting death!

Didn't they fight Wu Gensheng at Longhu Mountain? Didn't Wu Gensheng give them a chance?

The result was clear, they were no match for Wu Gensheng at all.

Do you understand? Are you awake now?

Should I endure humiliation, work hard to cultivate myself, and improve my strength?

No.

In the end, they all rushed forward in a frenzy to hunt down Wu Gensheng, but were almost wiped out.

Who cares about Trinity? Who cares?

It seems like no one cares about Trinity Gate, everyone only cares about hatred.

What is revenge?

Revenge is when you can get it back; if you can’t, it’s just throwing away your life!

It can be said that at that time, neither Wu Gensheng nor Quan Xing had any intention of causing trouble for the Trinity Sect.

But what about Lu Jin and the others? The tiger doesn't eat people, they just slide and deliver themselves to the door.

God knows if Wu Gensheng was speechless when he killed someone. Except for Zuo Rutong, the entire Trinity Sect was full of brainless and stubborn people.