"'Heaven and Earth will destroy those who are not for themselves' means if a person does not cultivate himself and his virtue, he will be rejected by Heaven and Earth. What you said earlier was incorrect."
He Xiuyuan immediately said this when he saw Wu Yun's bewildered expression.
He Xiuyuan didn't know the situation with the other person, Ding Maoqin, but the current Wu Yun seemed to have studied, so he could probably be reasoned with.
Perhaps his survival depended entirely on the other party.
Watching himself drift further and further from the shore, He Xiuyuan was extremely anxious.
Meanwhile, Wu Yun, upon hearing He Xiuyuan's words, was struck as if by lightning, standing frozen on the spot.
Did these words mean he should cultivate himself and his virtue?
If so, wouldn't his current actions be harming lives and going against the Heavenly Dao?
Thinking of this, his mind immediately wavered, and the teachings of the sages he had learned while studying flooded his mind.
The sage teachings he had read had never told him to act this way.
Moreover, what He Xiuyuan said was more in line with the sage teachings he had read.
At this thought, Wu Yun was immediately filled with intense guilt.
However, at this moment, Ding Maoqin, who was underwater, grew impatient.
The water surface began to churn with bubbles, and then a sinister voice emerged from the water.
"Brother Wu, what's wrong? Why haven't you flipped the bamboo raft yet? Don't waste time!"
The voice came from underwater, sounding incredibly gloomy.
Hearing these words, Wu Yun shivered, then immediately looked at Ding Maoqin underwater.
"Brother Ding, I am a scholar. I cannot do such a thing that harms lives. He was already harmed by you once before. Now that he has survived a great disaster, you cannot harm him again."
Wu Yun gritted his teeth and replied in a muffled tone.
Hiding underwater, Ding Maoqin was momentarily stunned by Wu Yun's words, then his eyes suddenly widened, his face already filled with rage.
"Do you want to suffer in this water for all eternity, life after life? You are a scholar, you are noble, but how many years of pain can you endure in this water?"
"Everyone else came through this way, why are you pitying him!"
"If you pity him now, when he goes back, he will definitely tell his neighbors about the water ghost in this water. If that happens, you and I can forget about finding a substitute in the future!"
Ding Maoqin was now somewhat exasperated.
They had clearly agreed before to drag He Xiuyuan in as a substitute.
With the two of them working together, He Xiuyuan would certainly have no chance of surviving.
It was for this reason that he didn't mind revealing himself to the other party.
Now, the other party was saying they couldn't kill He Xiuyuan.
If that were the case, then both of them would be completely exposed!
Once exposed, and the people of Peach Blossom Town found out, would they still be able to find a substitute in the future?
Thinking of this, Ding Maoqin's anger surged even more.
"This..."
Wu Yun's expression also changed upon hearing this, and his eyes flickered.
"If you're unwilling to act, then let me!"
"After I reincarnate, you can do whatever you wish. This person happens to be a scholar too, so you two can chat more in this water."
"As for the future, how many years your sagely teachings will allow you not to kill, that's up to you. How about it?"
Ding Maoqin no longer wanted to delay and immediately prepared to act himself.
If the other party was unwilling to act, he could still flip He Xiuyuan's bamboo raft.
Thinking of this, he shot through the water, swiftly charging towards the bamboo raft, looking ready to directly overturn it.
He Xiuyuan on the bamboo raft clearly saw this scene and his expression immediately changed.
If he really fell into the water, even Wu Yun wouldn't be able to save him.
Wu Yun, reacting nearby, his body sank slightly, and then the water around the bamboo raft seemed to move, like tentacles, gripping the bamboo raft.
"Bang!"
A dull sound followed, and He Xiuyuan, standing on the bamboo raft, felt a huge force suddenly collide with the raft.
He Xiuyuan's body trembled violently with the bamboo raft, almost falling into the water.
Ding Maoqin, who failed to overturn the bamboo raft with that one strike, immediately became furious. He slowly poked his head out of the water.
Then, Ding Maoqin looked at He Xiuyuan with dead fish eyes, then turned to Wu Yun.
His voice was already filled with impatience and rage.
"Wu Yun! I don't care if you want to be a soft-hearted person, but you cannot block my path to reincarnation!"
Ding Maoqin's heart was already filled with rage.
It had been agreed that after He Xiuyuan drowned, he could reincarnate.
Now this guy had turned around and was actually helping He Xiuyuan. He really didn't know if this guy's brain was waterlogged!
"If it were any other time, I really couldn't interfere too much, but this person was brought out by me, and I cannot let him be harmed by you like this!"
Hearing Ding Maoqin's words, Wu Yun immediately retorted.
The other party wanted to find a substitute, and he indeed had no way to interfere or stop them from doing so.
But, He Xiuyuan was brought out by him, and he couldn't let He Xiuyuan be harmed like this.
"You!"
Ding Maoqin was furious, "Alright, alright, let's see whose ability is superior then! I've been in this water for so many years, I refuse to believe I'm inferior to you in the Dao of water control!"
After speaking, Ding Maoqin re-entered the water, gathering momentum to overturn the bamboo raft.
Wu Yun's expression changed upon seeing this. He hadn't been a water ghost for as long as the other party, and his strength in this area was inferior.
If he allowed the other party to repeatedly strike the bamboo raft like this, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Hold on, I'm sending you back to shore now!"
Wu Yun gritted his teeth and said to He Xiuyuan, then immediately propelled the bamboo raft towards the shore.
Under his propulsion, the bamboo raft shot towards the shore like an arrow released from a bowstring.
The calm water surface rippled with waves due to the impact of the bamboo raft.
How could Ding Maoqin, who was underwater, allow He Xiuyuan to leave safely like this? Ding Maoqin suddenly gathered momentum in the water, then swiftly charged towards the bamboo raft.
With just one sprint, he instantly arrived beneath the bamboo raft, then forcefully pushed the bamboo raft directly into the air.
After hovering in the air for a moment, the bamboo raft slammed down onto the water surface again, then once more shot forward.
When the bamboo raft accelerated, it was as if it had a propeller behind it, moving at a speed that left people wide-eyed with astonishment.
And the fishermen on the shore were even more dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
In their eyes, there was only He Xiuyuan on the bamboo raft, and He Xiuyuan, sitting on the raft without a paddle, could make it move incredibly fast.
Moreover, along the way, he could even make the bamboo raft fly.
Such a sight instantly made the fishermen on the shore tremble with fear, feeling as if an Immortal stood on the bamboo raft.