“He who punishes evil and encourages good is a good man.”

“A person who doesn’t hurt others is a good person.”

“My father said that people with morals are good people.”

Jiang Ning nodded, looked at them and asked, “Then do you think people are born good or bad?”

This question stumped them, and they all lowered their heads to think hard.

“Brother, I don’t know.”

A junior fellow looked up and said to Jiang Ning blankly.

Jiang Ning laughed.

“I do not know either.”

His fellow apprentices looked at him in astonishment.

Jiang Ning didn’t look at them, but talked to himself: “If human nature is good, then why are there evil people? If human nature is evil, then why are there good people? Are good and evil innate in people, or are they caused by the environment?”

“What is the standard boundary between good and evil? Since there are good people in the world, what is the definition of a good person? What is the definition of an evil person?”

Jiang Ning’s series of questions left all of his fellow apprentices bewildered.

Jiang Ning knew that these questions were incomprehensible to them, but he was not asking them at the moment.

Outside the classroom.

Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze and a group of Huashan disciples fell into deep thought after hearing Jiang Ning’s words.

“Master.”

Linghu Chong looked at Yue Buqun standing outside and smiled awkwardly.

Because today was the day when Jiang Ning gave a lecture to his fellow apprentices, Yue Buqun intended for him to come and listen as well, so Linghu Chong was released from prison early.

Yue Buqun glanced at him without saying anything, but just signaled with his eyes that he should stay here and not leave.

In the classroom.

“in my opinion.”

Jiang Ning spoke at this time, attracting attention from both inside and outside the classroom.

“Simple good and evil cannot distinguish between good people and bad people. There are no purely good people, nor are there purely bad people.”

“Why is there a distinction between good and evil in the world?”

“Morality.”

“What is morality then?”

Jiang Ning didn’t wait for them to answer, and they couldn’t answer, so Jiang Ning gave the answer himself.

“Tao and virtue. Tao is a choice, while virtue is a quality. You choose to be a good person, which means you want to be a moral person.”

The fellow students in the audience were confused as to what was being said.

Jiang Ning looked at them and asked again: “But has morality always existed? Or was it created by humans themselves?”

At this time, the expressions of these junior brothers were as if they were listening to a foreign language, and they looked confused when facing Jiang Ning’s questions.

But at this time Jiang Ning just looked at them, wanting to get an answer from them.

One of the disciples spoke weakly under Jiang Ning’s gaze: “Brother, I think morality should be created by ourselves.”

Jiang Ning didn’t react to this answer. He didn’t say it was right or wrong. Instead, he asked an irrelevant question.

“In your opinion, what is the difference between humans and birds, chickens, ducks, fish, sheep, tigers, and other animals?”

Jiang Ning’s question was much simpler than the previous ones, and his fellow disciples began to speak one after another.

“I know!”

One of the fellow apprentices raised his hand and said, “My father used to be a hunter. He told me that the difference between us and animals is that we have wisdom, which animals don’t have. My father is wise, so he often hunts many foxes and wild boars in the mountains.”

Jiang Ning nodded and said, “You are right, but also wrong.”

“You think humans have morals, but do you think animals have morals?”

The fellow students all shook their heads.

“No.”

Jiang Ning looked at them and said, “This is the difference between humans and animals.”

“The biggest difference between humans and animals is not in intelligence, but in behavior and morality.”

“Morality is a choice. Some people choose it, while others abandon it.”

“You want to be good people, to be chivalrous and righteous, that’s great, I hope you can stick to it and don’t change no matter what happens.”

Jiang Ning looked at them and said, “You are still very young. You don’t understand what I am saying now. That’s okay. I want you to know that you will meet many people and experience many things in the future. You will have different choices at each stage. You can gain a lot and lose a lot when making choices. But no matter what, there are two things you must not forget. One is your ideal and the other is your bottom line.”

“This world is not satisfying and is filled with too much evil, so I hope you will not be blinded by the evil in this world, but strive to move forward. You don’t have to go along with those people, nor do you have to listen to them. Do what you think is right, and give off a little light. Even if you are just like a firefly, you can still give off a little light in the darkness.”

“No need to wait for the sun. If there is no sun, I will be the only light in the darkness.”

Having said this, Jiang Ning paused slightly, glanced outside the house, and saw Linghu Chong’s figure there.

“When you are out there in the martial arts world, your every word and action represents our Huashan Sect. You must remember that you are disciples of the Huashan Sect and disciples of the righteous path. I hope that no matter where you go today or what happens, you must remember your position – upright.”

“We will never coexist with evil. When we encounter evil, we don’t need to say anything or hesitate. We just need to kill.”

“There is only one right path in the world.”

Jiang Ning’s words echoed inside and outside the classroom.

“During this process, we will experience many people and many things. Some will thank us, some will misunderstand us, some will question us, and some will hate us. What I want to tell you is that when facing these doubts and hatred, don’t hesitate, don’t be confused. As long as you are not ashamed of the heavens, not ashamed of others, and live up to your conscience, others, and yourself, then do it.”

“My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror. Everything I do is just.”

The junior students in the classroom all raised their heads and looked at Jiang Ning.

They didn’t understand what Jiang Ning was saying, but for some reason, something was beating in their hearts.

“Finally, I want to give you a word.”

Jiang Ning looked at his fellow apprentices and spoke word by word.

“Life is a long journey, keep your heart and mind straight and do right.”

Chapter 67: Wang Yuan

Chapter 67: Wang Yuan

“My class is over.”

After hearing these words, the fellow apprentices stood up as if awakened from a dream and saluted Jiang Ning.

“Thank you, senior brother, for your teaching.”

To be honest, they didn’t understand a lot of what Jiang Ning said in this class, but for some reason, they remembered Jiang Ning’s words firmly in their hearts.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly and watched them leave. He walked out of the classroom only after all his fellow students had left.

At this time, there was already a group of people standing outside.

“Master, Master Wife.”

Jiang Ning nodded slightly to Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze.

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze smiled and nodded.

“Junior brother, what you said is very good. I think you can become a teacher.”

Linghu Chong, who had just been released from prison, winked at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning laughed when he heard that.

Teaching cannot save the people.

“Junior brother, you’ve been gone for a year. Since you left, there’s no one to duel with me. Sigh, life is so lonely like snow. Now that you’re back, I finally have an opponent again. Come on, let’s have a duel.”

Linghu Chong said to Jiang Ning with a little excitement.

“no need.”

Before Jiang Ning could say anything, Yue Buqun spoke.

Seeing Linghu Chong’s puzzled look, Yue Buqun said, “Ning’er is already a first-rate master. You are no match for him.”

“what?”

Linghu Chong opened his eyes wide, looking shocked.

The other Huashan disciples were also shocked.

They didn’t expect that Jiang Ning became a first-class master after only traveling for a year.

“I usually ask you to practice more, but you always disobey me.”

Yue Buqun couldn’t help but shook his head and said, “Your character is unstable. Your master punished you to face the wall on the cliff several times in order to temper your character. But you became lazy during the time when Ning’er was not at Huashan. Ning’er is younger than you, but now she has surpassed you in martial arts.”

Linghu Chong remained silent.

He admitted that Jiang Ning had put too much pressure on him when he was on the mountain, which made him unable to stop for a moment. It was not until Jiang Ning came down the mountain that his tense mind finally relaxed.

He originally thought that Jiang Ning would not have much time to practice martial arts during this training, so it was okay for him to be lazy. However, he did not expect that Jiang Ning’s martial arts training not only did not stagnate during this trip down the mountain, but it made rapid progress, beyond his expectations.

Looking at Jiang Ning’s figure, Linghu Chong gritted his teeth and secretly made up his mind to catch up with Jiang Ning as soon as possible.

Seeing his appearance, Yue Buqun couldn’t help but sigh secretly. He stopped looking at him and turned to speak to his disciples.

“It’s still early, those of you who need to practice swordplay should do so, and those who need to be busy should go and do their work.”

“Yes.”

After hearing Yue Buqun’s words, all the disciples nodded and left. Linghu Chong also left. He wanted to return to the Cliff of Repentance to practice martial arts in seclusion.

Only Jiang Ning, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were left on the field.

Yue Buqun told Jiang Ning, “I have passed on the Huashan Sword Technique to you these days. You must concentrate on practicing and strengthening yourself this month. Don’t slack off.”

“But you must know that swordsmanship is static, but people are alive. You must remember this when you practice swordsmanship. Don’t memorize it mechanically. Otherwise, even the most exquisite swordsmanship will be broken. Only people can use swords, but swords cannot control people.”