Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 362 Self-study
"Idiot? Dirty work?" Asa's cheeks flushed red instantly, and his clenched fists dug his nails into his flesh.

What he considered a noble mission, Shi Fei described as a foolish impulse.

How could he not break through his defenses?

"The plague has spread to Stratholme," Shi Fei said, wiping the stone statue in his hands with a coarse cloth without even lifting his eyelids. "No matter how you handle it, it will get your hands dirty. The problem is, you have no ability to solve it; instead, you're being led by the nose."

"From the very beginning, you've fallen into a trap!"

Asa's breathing became heavy, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. "Trap," he murmured, repeating the word, the sinister green eyes of Mal'Ganis appearing before his eyes.

“Think about it carefully,” Shi Fei said, wiping the stone statue. “Wasn’t that Manis trying to seduce you all along? Like…”

He said with a hint of mockery, "Like how Jaina strangled you."

“I…he…” Asa wanted to say that it wasn’t like that, but then he felt that what Shi Fei said made Mal'Ganis seem like Jaina from a certain period of time.

Shi Fei said with a smile, "Something is waiting for you in Stratholme. I'm so afraid you won't come, and I'm also afraid you'll do something reckless."

"Stop talking..." Asar heard Shi Fei's words, and the images of Jaina and Mal'Ganis suddenly overlapped in his mind, making him somewhat confused.

Could it be that Mal'Ganis...

Asa shuddered.

Looking at Asa's disgusted expression, Shi Fei said, "As for your little lover and your so-called mentor, you can say they are heartless, or you can say they have already given you the answer."

“They abandoned me! Where is the answer!” Asa slammed his fist on the sand table, making his hand go numb.

"Leaving is the answer!" Shi Fei sighed and said, "If you're driven by lust, go after your lover. Or go after your mentor and confront him. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"Huh?" Asa asked, puzzled.

Looking at Asa's blank expression, Shi Fei said, "He really is an idiot."

Asa's eyes twitched. If he hadn't found Shi Fei so mysterious, he probably would have beaten Shi Fei's head.

"What kind of person is your father in your heart?" Shi Fei suddenly asked in return, "Was his life all about brilliance and greatness?"

Asa nodded.

"Your father was king his whole life, didn't he ever face a similar choice? How did he make that choice?" Shi Fei asked, looking at the blockheaded Asa.

“My father… he shouldn’t have encountered such a situation, right?” Asa said hesitantly.

Shi Fei scoffed and said, "How could that be? You young man, you're overestimating yourself. Everyone has encountered the same problem you're facing. Do you simply have no idea how he handled it?"

Asa couldn't help but ask, "Then how should I deal with my father?"

"The answer is whether you know whether your father has encountered this problem or not!" Shi Fei said.

Asa still didn't understand.

"...You really are a piece of rotten wood!" Shi Fei said to Asa, "But I can't blame you. Who told you to memorize all that nonsense since you were a child? It's made you stupid."

"..." Asa patiently listened as Shi Fei continued, "A king cannot have any blemishes; he must be glorious in order to rule for a longer period of time, right?"

Asa, head held high and chest puffed out, said, "Yes!"

That's what his father was like.

"Therefore, when faced with dirty work and difficult choices, others should do it." Shi Fei revealed the crux of the matter: "In this way, the king is glorious and always right." "!!!" Asa immediately understood what Shi Fei meant.

He recalled the late-night secret talks in his father's study, the unfathomable looks in the ministers' eyes, and how certain problems always inexplicably "solved themselves."

Stratholme's predicament suddenly has a completely new solution: he can become the player, instead of the sacrificed piece.

If the person sent handles the situation well, it will naturally demonstrate the prince's wise decision-making. If something goes wrong, he can easily shirk responsibility and then deal with the incompetent person with swift and decisive action.

Regardless of whether he advances or retreats, the dignity of the royal family and the prince himself will be preserved.

“But…” Asa’s fist clenched involuntarily: “What will happen to the people of Stratholme?”

Shi Fei shook his head and said with a hint of scolding, "You're such a fool with an overly strong sense of self-importance, you take yourself way too seriously!"

"You always feel like nothing in the world can be done well without you! What makes you think others can't do it well? And what makes you so sure you can do it better?"

He casually drew a few marks on the ground: "Do you have a detailed plan? Do you have a contingency plan?"

Asa's lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word.

"Could it be..." Shi Fei suddenly stopped what he was doing, looked up and stared directly at him: "Your original plan was to rush in and kill everyone, right?"

The young fool lowered his head, and silence spread between the two.

This implicit agreement prompted Shi Fei to let out a cold laugh: "Since that's the case, and they're all prepared to die, wouldn't it be worse to leave them to be dealt with by others? You just need to keep an eye on preventing the plague from spreading."

"But Mal'Ganis is still in the city!" Asa suddenly looked up, his eyes blazing with fury. "That demon is the culprit! How can I rest easy?"

“Since you still know that his target is you, then, silly prince, do you know what the ultimate means of pursuing a girl is?” Shi Fei picked up another stone and began to carve.

"What?" Asa asked.

“It’s patience.” Shi Fei revealed a meaningful smile: “Why does Ma care about you so much? Even if you don’t go to him, he will still come to you.”

"Instead of letting him lead you by the nose, it's better to take the initiative!"

"..." Asa felt a little cold in his anus.

In any case, Shi Fei's suggestion was a solution. The only problem now is that he can't defeat Mal'Ganis.

"Great magician!" Asa suddenly appeared before Shi Fei, gave a noble bow, and said politely, "Can you help me defeat Mal'Ganis and protect my people?"

He had already discerned Shi Fei's wisdom from their conversation. For magicians, wisdom is often linked to strength.

Although he was unaware that some monks relied on their birth status.

"Huh? Why should I help you? Even your father doesn't help you, so why should I?" Shi Fei began to carve the stone in his hand.

"..." Asa was speechless after being rebuked.

It's not that his father doesn't want to help him; on the contrary, he has already provided a lot of assistance. He has no choice but to overcome this hurdle on his own.

“I won’t help you, but you can learn on your own!” Shi Fei got up, took a book from the bookshelf, and handed it to him.

Asa looked at it and saw that the four characters "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were written on it in strange script.

(End of this chapter)