Not to mention typical aging political countries like China and Japan, even in the United States, where every new emperor brings a new cabinet, and even though every president reorganizes the cabinet, they will still highly value Lin Yao's abilities. This is because those who truly control the American economy are not the so-called president and cabinet, but the financial groups. Only with the support of these financial groups can a president rise to power. And the controllers and powerful figures of any financial group are all elderly people.
Humans share a common flaw: they are unwilling to relinquish their power and interests. They will wage a relentless struggle against anyone or anything that threatens their power and interests, even at the cost of abandoning their principles.
If the threat comes from health and aging, they will fawn over anyone who can help them eliminate the threat, and the extent to which they abandon these principles is directly proportional to their ability to eliminate the threat.
Of course, the lack of principles mentioned here only refers to those who play politics, not to heroes and ordinary people who get carried away by their ideals.
"I understand, Dad. I know what to do from now on." Duan Qing bowed to his father, Duan Hanyuan, and turned back to his study to reflect.
This bow was not a son's understanding of his father, but a disciple's gratitude for his teacher's guidance. That's why Duan Qing acted this way. This was also the way Duan Hanyuan had set up since childhood. Just like he always called his son by his name, the purpose was to cultivate him, to cultivate him through habits, and to improve his political awareness and abilities.
At this moment, Lin Yao, who was being praised for his great strength, was completely unaware of his own power. In his view, it was merely a matter of personal ability, without considering its impact on the country, society, or even the world.
People age and get sick, and health is often the enemy of work. The continued implementation of policies often depends on the personal will of leaders and their successors. The idea that changing people means changing the system has always been a truth in human history. Even successors will never do a better job than their advocates.
Therefore, the stability of the national decision-making team and the health of the leaders are crucial. However, Lin Yao failed to recognize any of this, and he never even considered these factors, making judgments solely based on his own health and life.
"What a nuisance! It was satisfying to punish these fake medicine sellers, but now it's not so satisfying. There are people watching me everywhere, and if I go and kill someone again, my parents will be in danger." Lin Yao leaned against a bush and muttered to himself. Beneath him was a grassy field, lush and vibrant with life.
This patch of grass was specially transplanted by the elders of the Yi family. The reason was simply that one day when Lin Yao was taking a walk in a corner of the garment factory, he muttered to himself, "This place is too barren. There's not even grass except for a bunch of shrubs."
The hearing of a Heavenly-level expert is truly remarkable. Standing far away, Elder Yi Potian heard Lin Yao's mutterings and reacted quickly. He needed to plant grass because he sensed that Lin Yao's condition had changed significantly recently. His previous gentle and calm demeanor was becoming less and less pronounced, and his entire being exuded a sharp aura, like a sword about to be drawn from its sheath.
When Lin Yao arrived in Nanchong and demanded to personally kill and cripple those selling fake medicine, his face displayed a sinister and violent emotion. Elder Yi Potian vaguely sensed something was wrong and thought that Lin Yao's claimed seclusion had not yielded any breakthroughs, which was why he was in a bad mood. Now that he had a desire to go to the green grasslands, he naturally wanted to grant his wish immediately.
In fact, Lin Yao's muttering to himself was because he missed Xiao Cao. Seeing the object reminded him of her, which is why he unconsciously murmured it out. However, he did not expect that Elder Yi Potian would hear it and thus grant his "wish".
Of course, the entire garment factory covered in lush greenery was indeed pleasing to the eye, which also improved Lin Yao's mood. It was as if the vigorous vitality of these green grasses indicated that the grass within him was also in good condition, which relieved the pressure and worries in his heart.
The situation had developed beyond Lin Yao's expectations over the past few days, and he was forced to temporarily lay low in this secluded little haven. Whenever he felt frustrated and depressed, he would miss Xiao Cao, thinking, "If only Xiao Cao were here, there would be no trace of a murder, and all this trouble would be avoided."
"well……"
"What's wrong, Yao Yao?"
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Chapter 268 Origin of Species
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"You...you're awake? Xiaocao." Lin Yao was so excited that he shouted it out. Fortunately, everyone has to go to the toilet, even a master of the Heavenly Realm. The Grand Elder Yi Potian happened to be in the restroom at that moment, so he didn't hear this shocking self-talk.
"What's wrong, Yao Yao?" Xiao Cao responded to Lin Yao with the same question. She noticed that Lin Yao was acting strangely because he was speaking to her with his mouth instead of his mind.
In the past, Xiaocao would have taken the opportunity to tease Lin Yao and mock his lack of composure, but this time Xiaocao said nothing because she could hear the excitement in Lin Yao's tone and feel his nervousness. At this moment, Lin Yao's heart was racing, his breathing was rapid, his adrenaline was surging, and even his body was trembling slightly.
This shows that she holds a very important place in Lin Yao's heart. Xiao Cao was very happy to find out that this matter made her happy, so she did not have any intention of teasing him.
Having been in seclusion for so long, the sight of being cared for by my closest people as soon as I emerged made me very happy. Perhaps this is what humans call happiness.
At this moment, Xiaocao thought about many things, and Lin Yao remained silent, trying to calm his excitement and confirm whether the voice just now was an illusion. So he waited for Xiaocao to continue speaking.
After a long silence, Xiaocao's voice finally rang out again, "What happened? Yaoyao, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Ah~, you really came out of seclusion? That's great!"
Lin Yao jumped up from the ground, but this time he didn't speak. He was keeping an eye on Xiao Cao, so he used his mind. This surprised Elder Yi Potian, who had just come out of the outhouse and turned around. He wondered if his master had suffered some kind of shock again, as he had been acting increasingly abnormally lately.
"Yes, I'm out of seclusion." Xiao Cao first briefly confirmed Lin Yao's "guess," not thinking it was just empty talk. "I gained a lot this time, you'll be very happy."
Lin Yao was touched by Xiao Cao's boastful tone, but that wasn't what he cared about. As long as Xiao Cao was alright, that meant she was safe. He had been worried about her lately, and Xiao Cao was probably just trying to comfort him. The fight with Ming Jin was extremely dangerous, and the mystery of witchcraft made Lin Yao very uneasy.
Firstly, Ming Jin had likely fused with Chi You's hoof for countless years, so it must possess mysterious power. He had experienced the danger when he fought it to the death, and he was worried that Xiao Cao had been greatly injured. He used the excuse of going into seclusion to continue fighting, so he was always afraid that Xiao Cao would not wake up.
Secondly, Xiaocao's seclusion has never lasted this long before. Even after merging with the Earth Mother last time, she would often come out of seclusion to talk to him. This time, the seclusion without any news made Lin Yao a little scared.
It has to be said that the old saying is very true: concern leads to confusion. The more Lin Yao cared about Xiao Cao, the more he overthought things. He imagined this situation one moment and that situation the next. He didn't think of many good outcomes, but he came up with a whole bunch of bad ones. This is also one of the reasons why Lin Yao's mentality has been unstable recently and why he has become more and more violent after being stimulated.
"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Why don't you ask me what I found?"
Xiao Cao's tone had a hint of coquettishness, which conjured up a picture in Lin Yao's mind: a little girl pouting, clutching the hem of her clothes and swaying back and forth—her expression and movements were simply too adorable.
"Oh, by the way, what great gains did Xiaocao make during her seclusion this time? I think I know." Lin Yao asked the question in a very cooperative manner.
"Hehe." Little Grass chuckled, her tone quite proud. "You don't know, Mingjin is really amazing. Not only did he find such a suitable parasitic environment for it, but over the years he has also managed to figure out how to control the power of magic and has absorbed a lot of magic power."
“Yes, it’s the kind of primordial witch power we’re talking about. Mingjin also has it in his body, and I discovered it when it was merging with it.” Xiaocao’s voice had a hint of relief in it. “Thinking back on it, I’m still a little scared. Although Mingjin doesn’t have many ways to control witch power, and the total amount that it absorbed and merged with wasn’t large, it was still powerful enough.”
“If it hadn’t underestimated us last time, causing your pseudo-dan fire to suddenly sever the connection between itself and the primordial witch power that hadn’t yet merged, and also burning away its intelligence in one fell swoop, we would probably have been eaten by it.”
"What?" Lin Yao asked in surprise. Although the matter was over, he still wanted to know the reason after hearing Xiao Cao's terrifying words.
"You remember that even with our combined strength and the medicinal energy of so many pills, we still couldn't defeat it, right?" Little Grass began to explain, and Lin Yao nodded repeatedly, listening intently. Even in reality, he unconsciously nodded, making Elder Yi Potian, who was watching from afar, somewhat nervous and increasingly worried that Lin Yao might be acting strangely.