Chapter 1312
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If the price of using the Book of Life and Death was for him to lose the Golden Scale List Xu Taiping would agree without hesitation.
In the face of the life and death of the common people in a region, not to mention just the fortune bestowed upon him by the Golden Scale List, even if it was added with his own fortune he would also agree without hesitation.
If the price of using the Book of Life and Death was for him to die on the spot, Xu Taiping would resolutely refuse.
He was willing to reside in the Evil Abyss and do good, but the prerequisite was that he could “do”.
If he couldn’t even protect his own life, with what could he “do good”？
But the reason why he was hesitant and in a dilemma at the moment was because the price required to use the Book of Life and Death in the mouth of the Great Emperor Xuanhuang happened to be between these two.
If he agreed, although he wouldn’t die on the spot, the pain he would face next and the revenge of the Nine Abysses on him could be said to be worse than death.
But if he refused, he felt a bit pity.
“Although the price is huge, it’s not completely unbearable. Compared to the fate of the entire Xuanhuang Heaven, what is the pain endured by just one person？”
Xu Taiping tried to persuade himself like this in his heart.
But immediately, he shook his head and said：
“But my path of cultivation will probably come to a stop here, and even because of being hated by the Nine Abysses, from now on I won’t even be able to return to the Qingxuan Sect.”
“Let alone fulfilling Grandpa’s last wish and seeing the scenery in the eyes of those celestial beings who ascended to the heavens.”
The more Xu Taiping thought about it, the more chaotic his thoughts became.
He didn’t want to give up righteousness, but he also didn’t want to abandon his personal desires and interrupt his path of cultivation like this.
“Grandpa, am I being very selfish？ But it’s not easy for your grandson to have come this far. If I give up like this, I’m not reconciled…”
Xu Taiping crouched on the ground with his head lowered, his expression more confused than ever before.
Back then at Tianhai Pass, even when facing the tide of demonic beasts gushing out from the sea he had never shown such a vulnerable expression as he did at this moment.
Although Xu Taiping had made many life-and-death decisions before, for some reason, this time it had become so difficult.
“Grandpa, if only you were still here. You would definitely be able to help your grandson solve his doubts.”
Xu Taiping interlaced the ten fingers of his hands and, with a blank expression, try his forehead against his fingertips again and again.
With such thoughts in mind, fragments of memories related to Grandpa instinctively emerged in Xu Taiping’s mind, and he wanted to find the answer from them.
But these fragments were too chaotic, and he couldn’t even recall a complete conversation with Grandpa.
“Don’t worry, think slowly.”
At this moment, the Great Emperor Xuanhuang suddenly reached out and gently patted Xu Taiping on the head.
And in that instant, the warm touch from the palm of the Great Emperor Xuanyuan made a flash of inspiration appear in Xu Taiping’s mind, and a past event between him and his grandfather when he was young emerged very clearly.
It was a cool autumn afternoon.
The sun that had already set in the west was reluctantly clinging to the edge of the horizon, making the clouds in the sky a blood-red color.
At this time, Xu Taiping, who was only five years old, was carrying a small bamboo basket full of sweet potatoes, and beside him, his grandfather was carrying a large bundle of dry firewood.
The grandfather and grandson were walking hand in hand like this, not in a hurry, on a small path in the field, and from time to time saying a word or two that didn’t matter.
“Taiping, when you grow up, what do you want to do？”
When they were almost home, Xu Taiping’s grandfather suddenly asked a question that many people had heard when they were children.
“A rich person！”
Little Taiping tightened his small back basket, and then blurted out.
When Xu Taiping’s grandfather heard this, he first laughed heartily, and then shook his head and said：
“There are many rich people. Doctor Liu in the village is a rich person, Carpenter Wang is a rich person, and Scholar Sun is also a rich person. What kind of rich person do you want to be？”
Little Taiping thought seriously for a while, and then muttered in a low voice：
“Although Doctor Liu is rich, he is afraid of his wife and I don’t like him. Carpenter Wang is also rich, but he is so timid that he doesn’t dare to walk at night and I don’t like him either. Although Scholar Sun’s family is also rich, he is sickly every day and I can’t understand a word he says. I don’t like him either.”
Hearing this, Grandpa Xu Taiping laughed heartily again.
“You don’t like this and you don’t like that. Then tell Grandpa, when you grow up, what kind of person do you like to be？”
Grandpa Xu Taiping suddenly stopped and looked down seriously at little Taiping who was holding his hand.
“Well… this…”
Little Taiping thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out. Finally, he remembered scratching his head and looking around randomly.
“Grandpa, Grandpa！”
Little Taiping suddenly raised his head, pointed at a bird soaring in the sky with his little finger and said loudly： “When I grow up, I don’t want to be a human. I want to be a bird！”
Hearing this, Grandpa Xu Taiping was first stunned, and then shook his head with a wry smile and asked：
“Why do you want to be a bird instead of a human？”
Little Taiping heard this and took his gaze back from the bird and then looked up seriously at the grandpa beside him and said:
“Doctor Liu, Carpenter Wang and Scholar Sun, although they are all very rich, they are not at all free！”
Saying that, Little Taiping pointed forcefully at the bird soaring in the sky again, and then excitedly said in his very childish voice：
They don’t live as freely as that bird！
I, I want to live as freely as that bird when I grow up, and fly wherever I want to fly！
No one can stop me！
Hearing this, Grandpa Xu Taiping’s mouth opened slightly, and after a long while, he squatted down in surprise, gently rubbed Little Taiping’s head with his hand and asked：
Little Taiping, although they don’t live freely, they live much more steadily than the birds. They don’t have to worry about not being able to find food and starving to death, not having to worry about being shot dead by the hunter’s bow and arrow, and even less having to worry about the hawks and falcons that may appear in the sky at any time.
Steadily？
Obviously, Xu Taiping, who was only five years old at that time, didn’t know what the word’steadily’ meant.
