readytorunbook Chapter 506: Those who are not of our clan must have different hearts
Chapter 506: Those who are not of our clan must have different hearts
After listening to Su Mu's story, Dongfang Gu Yue seemed to be lost in thought.
After Su Mu expressed his views, he said that during this period of time, he had become accustomed to the tyranny of the aristocratic families, the hardships of ordinary people's lives, and the cruelty of some monsters. At the same time, he had also seen the good and beautiful side of some monsters.
He also knew that humans were wary of the demon race. In fact, in this world, there was a clear saying that "those who are not of my race must have different hearts."
However, the saying "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts" is probably only taken literally by most people. They may even interpret it as meaning that people of different races must have different thoughts and minds, or even be wary of those of other races.
In fact, in his world, there is also the saying "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." This sentence comes from "Zuo Zhuan: Chenggong Four Years". It first appeared in his world during the Spring and Autumn Period. When the Lu official Ji Wenzi was trying to dissuade Lu Chenggong from betraying Jin and joining Chu, he quoted the historian Shi Yi's words: "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. Although Chu is great, it is not of my race. Will they be willing to give me their name?"
At that time, the "within the clan" mainly referred to the blood difference between the princes with the surname Ji and those without the surname Ji, emphasizing the political trust between princes with the same surname, rather than the concept of nation or race in the modern sense.
Later, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was used to distinguish the Chinese princes from the surrounding barbarians.
After the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was used to emphasize the opposition between the Huaxia and the "Rongdi".
By the Ming and Qing dynasties, it had expanded to the exclusion of Westerners.
Obviously, in his country, the so-called "those who are not of my race must have different hearts" has been constantly changing with the development of time.
At the beginning, Su Mu understood that "those who are not of my race must have different hearts." was a sense of vigilance towards other races, but after truly understanding it, the core of it was not this.
But...
'Those who are different from you cannot be trusted'.
Su Mu has been studying the relationship between humans and monsters in this world for some time, and naturally he will borrow some views and ideas from his original world.
Although the two worlds are not the same, there are always some ideas and perspectives that can be borrowed.
Therefore, when Dongfang Guyue mentioned again that "those who are not from my clan must have different hearts", Su Mu also put forward his own thoughts about the meaning of this sentence, which made Dongfang Guyue silent for a while.
"After you return, you will be the 'owner' of the manor."
Dongfang Gu Yue spoke after being silent for a long time.
Su Mu thought about it and did not refuse. After all, with the series of reforms he carried out on Shenhuoshan Villa, many things would be touched upon. Without the position of "Villa Owner", it would be a lot worse in name.
"However, your series of movements have changed a lot, and the pressure you will have to bear afterwards will be very great."
Dongfang Guyue spoke again.
These days, Su Mu's reforms to Shenhuoshan Villa have also caused a lot of dissatisfaction, but those dissatisfactions have been suppressed by his personal prestige and strength.
Although he has stepped down as the owner of the manor, he will definitely continue to help Su Mu, but all of this cannot be based on his help.
If this is the case, any so-called changes are almost doomed to failure.
"I see."
Su Mu nodded seriously. Although Shenhuoshan Villa was established not long ago by Dongfang Guyue and was not as deeply rooted as other Dao League families, in fact, some prototypes of "family" had appeared in Shenhuoshan Villa. However, in Shenhuoshan Villa, the largest "family" was Shenhuo Dongfang, and it was a crushing family. Therefore, with the support of Dongfang Guyue, the series of changes he made in Shenhuoshan Villa could be carried out smoothly.
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The sun sets. If it were the original Shenhuoshan Villa, every household would have gone home by now, and every door would be closed, but the current Shenhuoshan Villa is still bustling with activity.
In some open spaces in the villa, bonfires have been prepared, just waiting to be lit when night comes. At this moment, many people have gathered here, including quite a few monsters.
A few days ago, as the fox demon from Tushan sent envoys to settle in Shenhuoshan Villa, other demon tribes soon began to move in.
At the beginning, the other monster tribes were very vigilant, and they were very worried that this was a conspiracy of Shenhuoshan Villa against them. But they soon found that it was not the case. Although some people here were still wary of them, they were much more lenient than those in other places.
If children elsewhere saw them, they would probably be scared to tears, but here, some children would even come over and ask some questions.
This greatly amazed the monsters. They felt that Shenhuoshan Villa was very different from other places, but they couldn't tell what was different.
Therefore, these demon envoys who settled in Shenhuoshan Manor would only live in the residence provided by Shenhuoshan Manor from the beginning and would never go out.
Gradually, they began to leave the base.
Even as the Tushan fox demon began to talk about Tushan's "reincarnation and continuation of fate" in the gathering place, some other demons also began to come and listen.
At the beginning, during every night bonfire party, only the fox demon from Tushan would come on stage. Gradually, some other demons also came on stage.
Gradually, more and more monsters will appear here.
Among them, some demons talked about how they viewed humans, and some even said they were actually very afraid of humans...
When humans and demons communicate enough, ordinary humans will not be so afraid of demons.
Of course, various problems will arise in the process, and people need to keep an eye on them all the time, especially at the sensitive moment when humans and monsters do not trust each other at the beginning. They must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause a great impact and even directly destroy the embryonic form of the good atmosphere that has just emerged.
In the past few days, Dongfang Huaizhu has been busy with this and has also sent disciples from various villas to deal with various problems.
The evening breeze blew, and Dongfang Huaizhu, dressed simply as a woman, walked in the open space of the villa, looking at the lively scene around her.
The young woman wore a turquoise skirt, a bamboo flute at her waist, and had her black hair tied up. She looked very gentle.
At the beginning, Dongfang Huaizhu actually didn't understand what Su Mu wanted to do, but since he was her husband and it was what her husband wanted to do, as his wife, she had to support him.
After all, if I, as a wife, don’t support my husband, who else will support him?
The bonfire party in front of her was the one her husband started to hold a few days ago after he destroyed the 'Tianxianyuan'. Moreover, it was held almost every two days until now. However, she had never been here in person before. She only heard Qingtong say that it would be particularly lively here at night, so she came to take a look today.
It seems to be really lively now.
There were all kinds of people, adults, children, and various monsters: a snake lady with a snake tail, a fox demon from Tushan, a sand fox from the desert, a tiger demon with a tiger head that hadn't yet fully transformed...
Such a lively scene was hard for Dongfang Huaizhu to imagine.
Dongfang Huaizhu felt that Shenhuoshan Villa was the only place in the world that could bring so many people together harmoniously.