socalfunplaces Chapter 215 Whose Path Is Certainly Correct?
Chapter 215 Whose Path Is Certainly Correct?
Chapter 215 Whose Path Is Always Correct?
Upon hearing the shout, Chen Wen frowned and quickly walked over.
There lay a young man on the ground, his face ashen white from blood loss.
He had a deep, gruesome gash on his chest and abdomen, with part of his intestines spilling out, mixed with blood and dirt. The injury was truly terrifying, and his breath was extremely weak.
Tan Sitong followed and, seeing this, his eyes filled with pity. He shook his head and sighed, "What a waste—to throw oneself into such a thing, besides sending oneself to one's death, also implicates so many innocent people—"
Yuan Shikai coldly interjected from the side: "Why should Mr. Zhuangfei lament for these traitors? They committed treason and deserve to die!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Kuan and several Blood Flag Army soldiers who were providing first aid all looked up and glared angrily at Yuan Shikai.
But their identities were special, and they were now in the north in disguise, so they couldn't say much, but they all kept this guy in their hearts.
Just then.
The dying man with the blue lantern moved his lips, uttering an extremely weak, intermittent sound, yet filled with a stubbornness: "Blue lantern—light—carry the blue lantern—kill the foreign devils—annihilate."
His voice trailed off, and the last few words were almost inaudible, but his unwavering determination, which lasted until death, startled everyone around him.
Even at this point, with his life hanging by a thread, he still can't forget this?
Wang Wu looked at the man, his eyebrows twitched, and he said in a deep voice, "They are also a group of people who have been forced into a corner and want to save the country—unfortunately, they have chosen the wrong path and are not capable enough."
Chen Wen squatted down, examined the wound, and looked at the man's increasingly unfocused eyes. He spoke calmly, "Whether the path is right or wrong, you'll only know after you've walked it."
"If you lie still, you'll only suffer in the same place forever."
"Stand up, move forward. Even if you take the wrong path, at least you'll let those behind you know that this road is blocked! Eliminate a wrong choice!"
"In this way, future generations will be one step closer to the right path!"
Upon hearing this, the people around him were stunned.
I never expected Chen Wen to say something like that.
Putting aside his words, he was actually defending a traitor?
Tan Sitong couldn't help but press further: "But how many times will we have to try and fail? How many people will die?"
Chen Wen stood up, his gaze sweeping over the scrambled wounded and corpses on the ground, then looking towards the desolate town entrance in the distance. His tone was calm, yet carried a timeless composure: "Many—a great many!"
"We may never even find the absolutely right path."
"But as long as we keep going step by step, eliminating one wrong direction after another, we will get closer and closer to the right path!"
After listening, the group seemed to be deep in thought, each pondering the meaning behind the words.
Yuan Shikai's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze toward Chen Wen became even more suspicious.
This sounds... something's not quite right?
Does this seem to be subtly exonerating those who rebel?
But he immediately shook his head inwardly.
impossible!
This Dr. Chen is a top-tier rentier, famous throughout the world, incredibly wealthy, and has close ties with both foreigners and the imperial court. How could such a person possibly turn against us?
I must be overthinking it.
Wang Wu was even more shocked.
The Blood Flag Army had already contacted him, and he knew that one of Chen Wen's targets on this trip was himself.
Throwing the knife just now was both an act of assistance and a test.
He knew too little about this mysterious new commander of the Blood Flag Army, and the rumors were vague.
The opponent's strength was undeniable, so strong that even he was secretly alarmed.
To be honest, the enemy has already led the Blood Flag Army to occupy Lingnan and achieved great success.
Wang Wu was actually already tempted, which is why he threw away the knife.
But hearing these words now...
This rebel king, who led a large army to sweep across Lingnan and shocked the Qing court, actually admitted that the path he was on might not be entirely correct.
They make mistakes? They die?
He couldn't help but whisper, as if asking Chen Wen, or perhaps asking himself, "So—you don't even know if what you're doing is right? Doesn't that mean—it could kill a lot of people?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Wen suddenly laughed.
There was no arrogance or hesitation in that smile, only a kind of open-mindedness that had seen through life and death and faced the consequences head-on.
"Who can say they've chosen the right path until they reach its end?"
"As for the possibility of people dying—which road doesn't have people dying on?"
"You'll die just the same way, silently and without any value."
"Since you're going to die either way, why not die standing up?"
"Why not fight in a possible direction, even if it turns out to be wrong in the end? At least you've used your life to clear a wrong path for those who come after you."
"Isn't this kind of death more meaningful than kneeling and rotting?"
As Chen Wen spoke, he seemed to recall something he was extremely proud of.
A look of pride appeared on his face: "Moreover, it seems that the path I've chosen is viable, and I've already achieved some initial successes! That's enough!"
His words struck everyone like a heavy hammer.
Yuan Shikai frowned even more deeply, completely unable to understand what Chen Wen was talking about regarding the path and eliminating errors.
But his intuition told him that something dangerous was hidden behind those words.
But he racked his brains but still couldn't understand why a renowned doctor and nobleman would say all this.
Tan Sitong was filled with mixed emotions.
He had previously suspected Chen Wen's identity because of his attitude toward the Blood Flag Army and his southern background.
After learning about Doctor Chen's identity, he overturned his initial guess.
But now, after hearing these remarks about trial and error and sacrifice, that doubt resurfaced in my mind, and it was even deeper.
This person is far too complex and unpredictable!
Even if they are not rebels, they must have close ties with rebels!
Wang Wu lowered his head, repeatedly pondering Chen Wen's words.
He naturally interpreted the "phased victory" as the Blood Flag Army's occupation of Lingnan and its repeated defeats of the Qing army and foreigners.
This was indeed the greatest victory achieved by the Han people since the Taiping Rebellion, and it has inspired countless people with lofty ideals, who regard the Blood Flag Army as a new hope.
It was this victory that moved Wang Wu, making him willing to meet the new leader.
If the other party comes in and immediately starts boasting, claiming to be divinely ordained and always right, he should think twice.
But Chen Wen is unusually candid.
It acknowledges that the road ahead is unknown, that there will be sacrifices, and even that one may fail and die.
This attitude of not shirking responsibility or mythologizing itself made Wang Wu feel that it was more authentic and more responsible.
He was already dead long ago.
That's why he hid in this small northern town to make a living by blacksmithing, and he planned to stay there until he rotted away and died.
But now, a flame suddenly reignited in Wang Wu's heart.
Rather than continuing to languish like this, decaying and dying, it would be better to—as Chen Wen said.
Stand up again!
Even if it means death, let it be on the road! To eliminate a wrong answer for those who come after!
Wang Wu slowly raised his head, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Chen Wen was different now.
There was less scrutiny and hesitation, and more decisiveness and acceptance.
"I----"
Wang Wu opened his mouth, about to say something.
Just then.
Liang Kuan suddenly looked up and said to Chen Wen, "Sir, it's been tested, it's type A blood."