“Rules...” Fang Yuan’s eyes were deep, his heart filled with emotion.
When the Ancestor of Man learned about rules, he was still groping in the darkness.
Sometimes he stumbled and bumped, getting hurt and looking pathetic. Other times, he felt lost in a vast expanse, without direction or purpose.
This darkness wasn't simply black or dim. Strength, wisdom, and hope couldn't overcome it.
Only when the Ancestor of Man understood the rules, when he deciphered their names, did the darkness abruptly disappear, bringing light to the Ancestor of Man.
The darkness was the darkness of rules, and this light was also the light of rules.
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The barrage appeared.
“Sometimes I think, isn’t this just the course of a human life?”
“When you’re young, you’re full of youthful vigor, but because you don’t know the rules, you end up getting hurt.”
“It's only when you reach middle age and slowly understand the rules of society that you gradually adapt to the environment.”
“When you get old, you become familiar with the rules and can use them to suppress young people, benefitting yourself. The only pity is, there's no Longevity Gu in reality, so you can't go back to the past.”
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Fang Yuan summarized in his heart: “This world is like a giant chessboard, with all living beings as pieces, operating according to their own rules.”
“The four seasons have their rules, with spring, summer, autumn, and winter cycling in order. Water flows according to rules, going downhill. Heat rises according to rules, going upward. Humans naturally also have rules.”
“Everyone has their own stance, desires, and principles. Take Gu Yue Mountain Fortress as an example: servants are of low status, while masters are of high status, that’s the rule.”
“Therefore, Shen Cui wants to climb the social ladder and will go to any lengths to escape her servitude. Gao Wan tries his best to please the master, relying on his master's power.”
“As for my uncle and aunt, they are greedy, wanting to swallow my parents’ inheritance. The Family Elder of the Academy mainly cultivates Gu Masters and maintains their position in the Academy.”
“Everyone has their own rules, each profession has its own rules, and each social group has its own rules. As long as you thoroughly understand these rules, you can see clearly as an outsider. You can go from darkness to light, navigating them with ease.”
Fang Yuan reflected on his own situation, already planning in his heart: “For Gu Yue Mo Chen, the head of the Mo family, it’s all about maintaining the prosperity and interests of his branch.”
“Mo Yan creating trouble for me is breaking the rules. To maintain the family's reputation, he will definitely not act against me. He might even actively compensate me.”
“The Mo family is powerful. With their reputation tarnished, they might want to punish me, but I wouldn't be able to resist. However, Gu Yue Mo Chen is actually afraid. He's not afraid of breaking the rules himself, but of others breaking them after him.”
“If a younger generation’s conflict involves elders, the situation will escalate. If it reaches the higher ranks, it will be a huge threat to the entire fortress.”
“Gu Yue Mo Chen’s fear lies in the possibility that someone might attack his grandson, Gu Yue Mo Bei, in future conflicts.”
“He only has this one male heir. What if he dies? This fear, he might not even realize himself. He’s just instinctively upholding the rules.”
Fang Yuan’s eyes were clear, seeing through the whole affair from beginning to end.
Gao Wan doesn’t have the Gu Yue surname, he’s an outsider, a servant.
What’s the big deal if a master kills a servant? In this world, it’s completely normal.
Fang Yuan killed Gao Wan. Gao Wan’s death is not the key, the key lies in his master, the Mo family behind him.
Strength can be used to lean on, and weakness can be used to manipulate.
Though Fang Yuan is a piece on the board, he understands the rules and has the heart of a chess player.
Ordinary people, like Gu Yue Mo Chen or the Family Elder of the Academy, only know their own rules. One field is as distant as another. It's extremely difficult to be like Fang Yuan, understanding the overall situation and mastering the rules!
To understand the rules, one needs to go through the darkness like the Ancestor of Man, stumbling and wandering, lost in confusion.
At that time, strength, wisdom, and hope don't matter much. It takes time, personal experience, to gain knowledge.
The Ancestor of Man could decipher the names of the two Gu of rules by spending time, trying countless times under the threat of death.
Fang Yuan's mastery of the rules comes from his five hundred years of accumulated experience in his previous life.
Since his rebirth, he’s confident he can create a glorious future. Not because of the reappearance of the Spring and Autumn Cicada, not because he knows about numerous secret realms and treasures, and not because he knows the general direction of the future.
It’s because of the five hundred years of life experience in his previous life!
Just as the Ancestor of Man mastered the two Gu of rules, he could easily capture all the insects in the world!
And Fang Yuan, by mastering the rules, can look down from a high perspective, his gaze piercing through the complexities of the world. He can either unravel a problem step-by-step or directly pinpoint the core. I, from my high vantage point, laugh in disdain, seeing the people of the world as mere chess pieces, following their respective rules, moving step by step.
Darkness is the darkness of rules, light is the light of rules.
And the reborn devil is walking in the light.
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In the chat group.
Li Huai: “Why, even though I know Fang Yuan is a devil, do I still feel like he makes a lot of sense?”
Song Ji Xin: “That's because what he said actually makes sense. It’s just that it’s not for ordinary people, it’s for the strong. How many ordinary people can truly utilize the rules? The power of rules is very strong, it binds everything in the world, but those who can utilize them are few and far between!”
Song Chang Jing: “Haha, let alone utilizing the rules, you young ones can already understand them, which makes you top-tier. The strong make the rules, the weak follow the rules, and the mediocre fear the rules.”
Chen Ping An: “The purpose of making rules is to protect the people of the world. Without rules, there’s no order. Only by establishing rules do the weak have a space to survive. So, rules aren't a bad thing. Those who break the rules are the true devils!”
Fang Yuan: “Haha, I am the devil, so what? Chen Ping An, are you the one who makes the rules, the one who follows them, or the one who breaks them? Can ordinary people get ahead, can they achieve their ideals by following the rules? Countless people in the world are following the rules. Why should you be the one to get ahead? By working hard? By having exceptional talent? Among billions of humans, there are countless individuals with exceptional talent. If exceptional talent could achieve your ideals, then why are there so many people who are frustrated and unfulfilled in this world? Therefore, if you want to achieve your ideals, following the rules, being a stick-in-the-mud, will inevitably keep you trapped by the rules, living a mediocre life!”
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