When Fang Yuan arrived, both of them were startled.
Fate is truly a strange thing. One moment before, they were deadly enemies, determined to kill each other. But at this moment, they needed to join forces to have a chance to survive and escape.
Join forces with Bai Ning Bing?
Fang Yuan’s eyes flickered faintly as he thought to himself: "Although Bai Ning Bing is insane, he is also aware of his fate, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to live."
The desire to survive is a person’s primal instinct, the most basic need.
In fact, it is precisely because Bai Ning Bing, on one hand, has a strong desire to live, and on the other hand, faces an unchangeable fate of destruction, that his personality has formed.
In this world, there is no eternal enemy. Joining forces with Bai Ning Bing has a solid foundation. But how should he speak to convince him?
"Heh heh heh, Fang Yuan, I never expected it to be you!" Bai Ning Bing spoke first, laughing loudly, his tone strong. "Then you’ll die together with me. Having you accompany me to the grave makes the end of my life quite interesting."
"Interesting?" Fang Yuan had his own thoughts. He smiled slightly and slowly walked toward Bai Ning Bing.
Electric wolves attacked from around. Fang Yuan waved his hand, and the Sawtooth Golden Centipede howled as it struck two or three wolves, smashing them on the spot and sending them flying.
By now, most of the two rows of sawteeth on the Sawtooth Golden Centipede had been damaged, greatly reducing its cutting and grinding ability. It could only rely on slapping.
"In the midst of this pack of wolves surrounding us, wouldn’t it be even more interesting to have a life-and-death battle?" Fang Yuan slowly closed in on Bai Ning Bing, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
Bai Ning Bing’s eyelids couldn’t help but twitch. He hadn’t expected Fang Yuan to be even more aggressive.
But this suited his feelings. If Fang Yuan had softened his attitude, desperately seeking cooperation to survive, he would have only looked down on Fang Yuan, even felt insulted, and could not help but want to kill him.
In this world, some people are just like this. If you are kind to them, they think you are easy to bully and look down on you. But if you take a tough stance, you earn their respect.
"You really want to die? Then I’ll grant your wish!" Bai Ning Bing narrowed his eyes, revealing a dangerous aura.
Fang Yuan laughed heartily, slowing his pace, and said in a leisurely, world-weary tone: "Human life is merely a hundred years, like a dream, a bubble, a shadow. Why do people live in this world? Nothing but to take a journey. To witness the wonders. Though I don’t want to die, I am not afraid of death. I am already on my path. Even if I die, I have no regrets."
This was truly Fang Yuan’s heartfelt words.
Since ancient times, who has escaped death?
Even a nine-turn Gu master. Even the Human Ancestor, they only achieved extended life, not immortality, and ultimately faced extinction.
So what if I die? What’s the big deal? Even if in the next moment, Fang Yuan really dies in this wolf tide, he would still not regret it.
Because he has struggled for his goal. He has tried. He has lived according to his own will!
If you let go of life and death, only then can you see true magnanimity, true freedom.
When Bai Ning Bing heard this, his whole body shook!
He had claimed not to fear death, but it was not true freedom. He simply couldn’t see through, couldn’t let go of life and death.
When a person is afraid, he becomes a slave.
He, Bai Ning Bing, was nothing more than a slave under life and death.
But he couldn’t be blamed. After all, he was still too young. Many things require much experience to truly see through and perceive.
However, Fang Yuan’s words had indeed opened a window for him, who had been struggling with this issue.
"Witness the wonders… already on my path… even if I die, no regrets?" Bai Ning Bing murmured to himself, then suddenly asked, "Path! What is the path?"
Fang Yuan sneered and continued to close in: "Each person has their own path. I don’t need to tell you mine, and how could I know yours?"
In this world, many people have no path from birth to death. Some people walk on a path, continuously groping, moving in the darkness toward the holy land in their hearts.
Bai Ning Bing’s sky-blue eyes suddenly burst with dazzling light.
"Path… good, I want to find my path!"
At this moment, the excitement in his heart was difficult for others to understand.
Like a man who has been desperately pursuing a maiden but unable to get her, and suddenly one day discovers the correct method. Like a treasure hunter who has been blocked at the last gate for a long time, and suddenly one day finds the doorway to break through. Also like solving a difficult problem, pondering for years without progress, and suddenly finding the correct means to solve it.
Bai Ning Bing had no path, couldn’t find meaning in life, so he was lost.
Fang Yuan couldn’t directly relieve his confusion, but by suggesting it indirectly, he gave him hope. He gave him comfort in the face of death — as long as you are on the path, even if you die, you have no regrets, and death becomes not so scary.
"I feel that I am about to find my path!" Bai Ning Bing clenched his fists, his expression becoming extremely excited.
He looked at Fang Yuan and said meaningfully: "I finally understand the difference between you and me. You are already on your path, while I am still wandering."
"Heh heh heh." He suddenly laughed again, excited almost to the point of ferocity, "Fang Yuan, if you want to fight, I’ll absolutely accompany you to the end, but not now! Let’s cooperate. I have the Electric Eye Gu, but my sight is blocked, so I can only see thirty steps. Let’s escape from here, and then we can have a great battle on another day. Cooperating with a former enemy, don’t you think that’s more exciting, more interesting?"
"Oh, how can I trust you?"
"I’m not asking you to trust me. You can choose to trust, or you can choose not to. You can turn your back to me, but you can also attack me at any moment, strike a sneak attack. Heh, it all depends on your whim!" Bai Ning Bing shrugged with a laugh, exuding a certain carefreeness.
Thick smoke billowed, and the pack of wolves howled all around.
Fang Yuan slightly lowered his eyelids, seeming to be considering Bai Ning Bing’s suggestion.
Actually, persuading a person is very difficult, but also very simple. The key is to accurately hit that person’s thoughts.
"Alright then." Fang Yuan reached out and stroked the dark golden carapace of the Sawtooth Golden Centipede, raising his eyes, "But you better be prepared for my sneak attack!"
"Heh heh heh." Bai Ning Bing grinned, laughing sinisterly. A gust of wind hit. Amid the thick black smoke, the sleeve of his broken arm fluttered in the wind.
In the dense smoke, it was extremely difficult to judge direction. The narrower the field of vision, the easier it was to lose one’s way.