Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Then, advancing in Mental Realm became extremely difficult.

Chen Tian Yuzi finally understood Xiaoliuzi's feelings at that time, "It means that he would rather take the worst path than compromise with reality, otherwise, he would become an imperial examinee, become Hu Wan, become a seller of cold noodles, become the person he least wants to become."

There were two paths.

First, stick to the truth and win applause from all around;

Second, reality does not accommodate the truth, one must become tactful to handle complex situations adeptly.

However, idealists are ultimately not understood.

["So much money, how many bowls of cold noodles could you have eaten?" Hu Wan faked a look of deep pain and distress, "Why didn't you just say so earlier? He said he wanted fairness, aren't you bullying an honest person?"]

[Xiaoliuzi was instantly dumbfounded, and even his heart was somewhat shaken.]

Su Jie sighed, saying, "If the issue of money before was meant to destroy Xiaoliuzi's character, then Hu Wan's statement 'Aren't you bullying an honest person?' destroyed the very essence of his existence."

"From the previous conversation between Zhang Muzhi and Xiaoliuzi, we already know that Zhang Muzhi is an idealist with means, far more mature than Xiaoliuzi."

"Xiaoliuzi is Zhang Muzhi's successor, inheriting not wealth and power, but spiritual and intellectual legacy."

"If Zhang Muzhi is to bring fairness to Goose City, then he, Xiaoliuzi, on a spiritual and intellectual level, is also for the fairness of Goose City."

"However, by saying this, Hu Wan has placed him and the people he wants to bring fairness to on opposing sides, which is a devastating blow to a naive idealist, making Xiaoliuzi feel as if he had lost the meaning of living."

"And the result is clear—"

[Xiaoliuzi lost his rationality, even grabbed the cold noodle seller by the collar, pulled out a pistol, regardless of the other's fear, pointed it at his head, but then immediately put it down.]

[He realized the cold noodle seller was lying, but he could not figure out why a person oppressed by Huang Si Lang would collude with Huang's people to frame him?]

[If Hu Wan and the imperial examinees were publicly making Xiaoliuzi a target, then the slander from the cold noodle seller was trying to erase the significance of Xiaoliuzi's existence.]

["Tell me, are you an honest person?" Xiaoliuzi held his collar, asking deeply, his breathing slightly rapid, because this cold noodle seller was his last shred of hope within.]

["I am." The cold noodle seller nodded somewhat fearfully.]

["Then tell me, how many bowls of noodles have I actually eaten?!" Xiaoliuzi nearly roared in questioning.]

Bystanders see clearly.

The students present had already seen Xiaoliuzi's breakdown, but he had not yet stepped out of the "cold noodle" circle.

He had ideals, but they were too limited.

And the story continued—

["Speak up!" Seeing the cold noodle seller hesitant and indecisive, yet unable to empathize, Xiaoliuzi became even more agitated pulling out the gun again and aiming at his head.]

["Scaring a cold noodle seller with a gun." Hu Wan sneered, playing with the gun in his hand and aiming it at Xiaoliuzi, and scornfully said, "Who doesn't have a gun?"]

The gun was the bargaining chip for both parties and the symbol of armed force.

Little Six had one, so did Hu Wan, and even Hu Wan, who claimed the moral high ground, wielded a weapon that was not merely a handgun.

"In fact, if we think about it, this gun, besides representing a weapon, what else can it represent?" Su Jie continuously raised his thumb, "Force, law, morals, and so on."

"These abstract, intangible yet very real entities do not possess qualities of good or evil. The righteous, using these weapons, can eradicate violence and maintain justice; the wicked, however, use these tools to oppress the people and tyrannize a region."

"The force represented by weapons can make a revolution succeed in practical terms, but it cannot succeed ideologically; the XH revolution was just like that."

"Toppling the Qing Government is easy, but overthrowing the oppressive bureaucrats and systems oppressing the people is extremely difficult."

"And those ruling classes under these corrupt systems tend to be even more shameless, even more despicable, because they will do something like what Hu Wan is doing—"

[Hu Wan, holding a gun, aimed at Little Six but was staring intently at the jelly vendor, demanding, "Sun Shouyi, say it loud, how many bowls did he eat?"]

[At this moment, the scholar's gaze, along with everyone else's, fell on the jelly vendor, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression profound.]

[The jelly vendor was still hesitating, he knew the truth, but he was struggling internally.]

["Shouyi, everyone present will stand up for you and your family," Hu Wan said with a cold smirk, toying with the gun in his hand, his face suddenly stern, "Say it loudly, how many bowls?"]

[At this point, Sun Shouyi had realized that if he did not say as he had earlier been instructed, not only he would die, but his family would die too.]

[The sorrow of the insignificant, is thus so profound.]

Su Jie pointed at Hu Wan and spoke slowly, "Like him, he can even openly threaten this fellow named Sun Shouyi, the jelly vendor, including his family."

Hu Wan could do that.

But Little Six would not.

Although he was holding a gun to Sun Shouyi's head, what he wanted was for Sun Shouyi to clear his own name.

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But Hu Wan's words had already struck at the heart.

The attack was not only against Little Six's inner thoughts and spirit but also those around watching…

The public sentiment.

["Two bowls." The jelly vendor finally confirmed his answer decisively, his whole body kneeling on the ground, his face showing utter despair.]

"Facing the threat, Sun Shouyi hesitated for quite a while, weighing the pros and cons," Su Jie sighed for Little Six, "It's quite understandable that the jelly vendor didn't choose Little Six because if he told the truth, neither he nor his family would survive…"

"So, they can only bully the honest people."

"Sun Shouyi knew that Little Six wouldn't really shoot him dead; he was to ensure fairness, and so was the county chief behind Little Six."

"And Sun Shouyi, at most, just lied, and even if discovered, he would not face a death sentence."

"In a sense, good people are meant to be bullied."

"Why?"

"Because they don't want to become monsters; they have their ideals."