Chapter: 5316

"Okay," Chen Ze Kai agreed without hesitation. "I'll arrange for our local people to take a helicopter to pick up Su Zhi Yu. We have an aircraft at the Chang'an Airport that will be able to lift off as soon as Su Zhi Yu arrives, and we can bring him back directly."

"Okay." Ye Chen instructed, "Go arrange it quickly."

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In no time at all, a helicopter took off from the outskirts of Chang'an in Three Qin Province, flying rapidly towards the southeast.

The distance between here and Su Zhi Yu's location was only about 40 kilometers or so. The helicopter was traveling at top speed, and it would take around 10 minutes to arrive.

Meanwhile, on the ground of Three Qin Province, Su Zhi Yu was still walking along, his hair disheveled and his body battered, but he continued on his pilgrimage.

Although his body was worn out, he wore thick protective gear on his hands and knees. Every three steps, he would kneel down to pray, then get up and continue walking for another three steps before kneeling down again. This cycle repeated itself.

Initially, Su Zhi Yu's body couldn't withstand this intense physical activity. His body was exhausted after just a few kilometers of walking each day, and it was far slower than the average pilgrim who could cover 10 kilometers in a single day.

However, as time went by and he continued to walk, he gradually adapted to this pace, slowly increasing his daily distance from 3-4 kilometers to the current 7-8 kilometers.

After five months or so, he had walked over 1,000 kilometers.

At first, Su Zhi Yu felt that spending the day walking three steps at a time, and then resting at night under the stars, was just like being an outcast.

However, as he continued to walk farther and farther away, he gradually discovered on the road that there were not a few people who, like himself, wore long heads and journeyed toward the southwest to worship.

Unlike them, these people were all people of faith, while Su Zhi Yu was an atheist by nature; others went because they had faith in it, but he was forced to go because he was ordered to do so by Ye Chen.

However, as the distance traveled increased, Su Zhi Yu's mood became increasingly relaxed.

During his journey, he almost replayed his entire life of over 20 years a few times.

In the process of replaying, Su Zhi Yu also became more aware of his many previous mistakes and shortcomings, and eventually felt that he was a guilty person.

It was because of Su's elder brother's arrogance and bullying, without learning or self-cultivation, which was the first crime;

Because Ye Chen saved him but showed no gratitude, which was the second crime;

When his parents were betrayed by their father-in-law, his mother and sister were plotted against and died under unknown circumstances, and he went to seek the elder brother's agreement, which was the third crime.

Over time, Su Zhi Yu, although without any religious faith, was astonished to find that Ye Chen's retributive punishment, similar to corporal punishment, could calm his mind down.

After his heart was calmed, the daily physical labor he had become accustomed to no longer felt like a form of torture.

He was like someone who had never exercised before, yet he became addicted to exercising after persisting in it, gradually becoming immersed and unable to stop, unless it was during strong winds or heavy rain. Furthermore, after he reflected on his own mistakes and past crimes, his hatred towards Ye Chen gradually dissipated, and he finally understood the intention behind Ye Chen's guidance.

Before, he had been clouded by worldly desires and material wealth, which had a profound impact on his relationships and humanity. After this grueling process, his material desires had decreased to an extreme, and luxuries such as mansions, cars, yachts, and airplanes meant nothing to him. He now only needed to fill his stomach every day, and that was already very fulfilling.

As his material desires decreased, his humanity gradually returned, and he began to miss his family members, began to sympathize with the pitiful people along the way, and whenever he saw impoverished areas, he would silently record them in his heart, hoping that when he had the ability, he could do something for them.

In Su Zhi Yu's mental journey, he not only overcame the difficulties of the road but also obtained purification and elevation on his spiritual level. JrNovels.com