"Junior brother, you don't have a rest at night, what are you doing here?"
Ji Yangyu spoke first, and the firelight reflected his puzzled face clearly, and his eyes were full of doubts.
Ye Changshan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, and after confirming that the third senior brother was not sleepwalking, he said, "I saw a light in the kitchen, so I came to see who it was."
Ji Yangyu thought for a moment and seemed to think this reason was reasonable.
So the kitchen once again fell into a weird silence.
"Third Senior Brother, it's late at night...are you..."
"I'm cooking."
"Cooking...cooking...?"
"Um."
Ji Yangyu's tone was still so matter-of-fact, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with cooking late at night.
I heard that people generally don’t know they are sleepwalking when they are sleepwalking. Even if you ask them questions, they can answer you fluently. Could it be that...
Looking at Ji Yangyu who was behaving strangely, Ye Changshan's eyes became strange. He raised his eyebrows and stared at the third senior brother carefully.
Seemingly seeing the confusion in Ye Changshan's eyes, Ji Yangyu put down his spoon. He said solemnly: "The broth you made a few days ago was delicious."
So...so?
Ye Changshan tilted his head, but he still didn't understand the essence of Ji Yang's words.
"I've been thinking about how to do it these days. I thought about it for a few nights, and I feel like I understand the secret..."
"so…...?"
"So just try and do it."
Since Ji Yang opened up a new world of cooking three years ago, another pleasure has been added to his seemingly boring and simple life - cooking. Although Ji Yang is not as talented in this area as in other areas, it is strange that he is the most interested in this area. But even so, Ye Changshan would never have imagined that Ji Yanghe would be so interested in cooking that he could not sleep at night.
Good guy! I've heard of people who study hard all night, people who practice all night, and people who stay all night courting... It's the first time I've seen this person who cooks all night, Ye Changshan thought silently. But it’s not surprising if you think about it carefully. What else can’t someone like Third Senior Brother do who can watch other people playing chess for thirty-seven hours?
After thinking about this, Ye Changshan accepted Ji Yang's behavior. Then, he simply took the spoon over, scooped up a small spoonful of soup, blew on it, took a sip, and sipped.
"Well... the craftsmanship has improved." Ye Changshan nodded and said. Then, he compared it with the meals Ji Yangyu cooked in the past, and finally made his final evaluation: "It's just that there were too many ingredients."
"too much?"
"Well, if there are too many ingredients in the soup, it will overwhelm the flavor of the meat itself."
Ji Yangyu looked puzzled at first, then he held his chin thoughtfully and thought, and finally showed a rare smile and said: "Wonderful! Why didn't I think of the mystery in this?"
Ji Yanghe's eyes suddenly shone a little, as if he had understood what a supreme skill.
Ye Changshan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Facing such advanced things, this third senior brother found it easy. On the contrary, he found cooking, the simplest thing in the world, to be extremely mysterious. It seems that God is indeed fair and will not favor one person in all aspects.
"Third senior brother, please continue to savor your taste. I'll go back and rest first..." Seeing Ji Yangyu still thinking about his 'mantra' with a serious look on his face, Ye Changshan suddenly felt a little sleepy and turned around to leave.
But just when Ye Changshan was about to leave, Ji Yangyu seemed to have remembered something. He put the spoon into the pot and asked -
"Junior brother, are you worried?"
Ye Changshan turned around and looked back, using the firelight to see Ji Yang and Zheng Ding looking at him intently, as if they were examining them.
"Is it because of practice?"
Ye Changshan looked at Ji Yang and Yu in confusion. The third senior brother had never cared about human relations, and he had not shown any signs of it. How was this discovered?
Ji Yang wiped his hands with Ye Changshan, and then raised his finger at Ye Changshan to signal him to come over. When Ye Changshan walked up to him with an incomprehensible expression, he said, "You can do it according to the method in "Yuanxi Neixing Jing" and show it to my brother."
Although Ye Changshan was a little confused, he still obeyed the third senior brother's words. He closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and did it in the usual way of practice. Then he opened his eyes and looked at Ji Yanghe silently.
"Finished?"
"It's over."
"Well..." Ji Yang, who had always been outspoken, was at a loss for words at this moment.
"Is there something wrong with what I do?"
"Not really."
"How could that be..."
"I don't know."
"Then I..."
Ji Yangyu felt Ye Changshan's restless mood and comforted him, saying: "Little junior brother, don't panic. When I first practiced the "Yuanxi Neixing Jing", my situation was similar to yours. Yuanxi couldn't flow. Pass through the meridians.”
"Oh? Then how did you let the vitality flow through the meridians?" Hearing this, Ye Changshan's gloomy expression couldn't help but brighten a little.
"Later, with a little effort, I let it flow through."
"Then...how long did this take?" Ye Changshan asked expectantly. It turned out that he was not a special case. Even the talented third senior brother had experienced this.
"I don't remember. It took about half a cup of tea?"
"..."
"How about you try harder?"
"Harder...? Okay...I'll try..."
Ye Changshan closed his eyes again. Although I don't know what the third senior brother means by "exerting force", I can only try to use some force in a daze. Maybe... it's like "exerting force" like when I was carrying the slate? Or is it 'exerting force' like when squatting in the pit every day?
The kitchen fell into silence once again, and the sound of the crackling firewood was particularly clear at this time.
I don't know whether it was due to the reflection of the fire or the exertion, but Ye Changshan's face turned red and there was faint sweat on his forehead. Ji Yang closed his eyes slightly and carefully felt all the 'movements' in his junior disciple's body.
...
"Has it flowed over?"
"No......"
"Then try harder."
"Just...like when you can't poop?"
"..."
...
After a while of hard work, there was still no improvement.
Ji Yang looked Ye Changshan up and down. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly stretched out his hands to grab Ye Changshan's shoulders, and then began to beat on his body. After hitting him from the front, he twisted Ye Changshan's body with force. He also beat it on the back, which was very similar to the scene when Zichun beat Yingping who was "paralyzed" in bed.
After a while of "picking watermelon" operations, Ji Yangyu let go of Ye Changshan and looked at Ye Changshan's body with slightly furrowed brows without saying a word.
"Third senior brother, I...what's wrong with me?" Ye Changshan asked nervously.
"Um......"
"I...what happened...to me...?"
"Junior brother, your meridians do have some..."
"Something?"
"Junior brother, do you know anything about human bones and meridians?"
Ye Changshan shook his head like an idiot.
"Well... let me give you an analogy. The structure of the human body is roughly like a map. The meridians and bones inside are like the mountains and rivers on the map. If you have this concept, it will be of great help to your practice. .”
"Third Senior Brother, how do you know this?"
"When I was a child, I went to the medical clinic with my father and read a book about the meridians of the human body. From then on, I knew that the meridians of the human body are like a map."
"Then what's my physical condition now?"
"Junior brother, think about it, what conditions are needed for water to flow through the river?"
"Firstly, there must be water, and secondly, the river must be open... Third Brother, are you saying that my 'river' is somewhat blocked?" Ye Changshan asked impatiently.
"Well! There are indeed some meridians in your body that are not fully opened." Ji Yangyu nodded.
"Are there any practitioners who were in the same situation as me before?"
"As far as I know...no."
"Then is it possible for me to practice?"
"I don't know."
Ye Changshan felt as if he had hit rock bottom at this moment. If he had failed before, he could have used excuses such as 'the method was wrong' or 'the time has not come'. At this time, after a conversation with Ji Yang, although he did not get a clear answer, it was related to the verdict. The death penalty is no different. How can this make him happy? It seems that I am not a practicing idiot, but simply not the material! Also, if anyone can practice, then why don’t all practitioners in the world get together? But why is it that I am not among so many lucky people who have achieved Taoism? Why is Yingping so relaxed while he can't make any progress despite all his efforts?
Ye Changshan gradually lowered his head, feeling too much confusion and unwillingness mixed in his heart. Only he could understand the feeling.
"There is a way in this world..."
Ji Yangyu thought hard and flashed through everything he had read in his life. In such a small corner of Wang Yang's mind, there seems to be a small passage guiding his thoughts——
'The body is a weapon, the blood is the matchmaker, and the method of fighting and turning the stars is achieved, achieving the effect of changing the sky and changing the sun...'
"What method?"
Ye Changshan, who felt a glimmer of hope in despair, raised his head again and looked at Ji Yanghe with confusion and expectation.
"My brother read this method in an ancient book. Although it is recorded, I have never heard anyone use it. Besides..."
Feeling the resurgent hot gaze, Ji Yangyu tried hard to recall what was written in the book. When he recalled the next few sentences, he suddenly stopped talking...
'Nine out of ten of the deceased had their whole bodies broken and their meridians cut off. Their entire lives were like madness, bloodthirsty and murderous...' This is the second half of the text.
No! no! This idea is too terrible, and the consequences are too serious. The teacher cherishes his disciples as his own children and will never allow such things that go against the laws of heaven.
"Besides what?"
"Besides, it is written in the book that no one who used this method survived."
No one survived? The small fire that had just been ignited in Ye Changshan's heart was ruthlessly extinguished once again.
"Am I really a practicing idiot..." Ye Changshan muttered to himself in a very low voice.
Ji Yangyu helplessly patted Ye Changshan's shoulder to express comfort, and said: "Junior brother, don't belittle yourself. The one who can break through the 'Butterfly Dream Mysterious Realm', looking at the whole Central Plains, you are the only one. The teacher can take a fancy to you. You He's definitely not an 'idiot'."
"What does Butterfly dream about?" Ye Changshan asked curiously upon hearing this unfamiliar vocabulary.
"'Diemeng Xuanjing' is the fantasy world you were in the courtyard that day."
After waking up that day, Ye Changshan knew that everyone was trapped in a strange dream, but he did not know the details about it.
"This formation is..."
"This profound realm is the teacher's lifelong effort. It took the teacher decades and most of the spiritual energy of Qianniu Mountain to create this mysterious realm. For decades, no one has been able to break this mysterious realm. Even 'That person' can't escape."
"'That person'? Who is it?"
Ye Changshan was attracted by Ji Yang and the 'that person' mentioned in his mouth, and his curiosity suddenly rose.
Ji Yangyu seemed unwilling to mention that person, shook his head and continued: "You are the only one who has broken the teacher's mysterious realm."
"What about you, Third Senior Brother?"
"Haha, I can't either."
"You can't even do it, Third Senior Brother? Why?"
Ji Yang and Weiwei were startled, recalling his experience of trying to break through the realm several times. He first sighed, and then smiled helplessly: "Because... there is always someone who will appear..."
"Who is it? Is it Mr. Jiang?"
Ji Yangyu smiled and shook his head and remained silent.
Besides Mr. Jiang, who else can trap the third senior brother in time? Or is it 'that person' mentioned by the third senior brother just now? However, even Third Senior Brother and Mr. Jiang couldn't break through the dream. This mysterious realm is really powerful.
"Is this 'Butterfly Dream Realm' so magical?"
"It is the last and most solid barrier of the Tang Dynasty. If no one breaks it, Chang'an can at least be protected for a hundred years."
"What about now?"
"Now that you have broken it, little junior brother, this formation will disappear."
"Then...can't the teacher build a new mysterious realm?"
"Teacher, I'm afraid...I'm afraid we don't have that much time to rebuild it..."
Ye Changshan was a little speechless for a while, partly because of the grandeur and mystery of this formation, partly because he lamented that he had broken this formation inexplicably, and a large part of it was because of the words of the third senior brother, "There is not so much time." In his mind, his teacher is an evergreen tree and an eternal light. The words "I don't have that much time" should not have appeared to him.
Looking at Ye Changshan's thoughtful look, Ji Yangyu patted his shoulder and said, "Go to sleep, don't think too much."
Ye Changshan nodded, feeling really sleepy after all the hard work.
"Then I'll go back and rest. Third Senior Brother, you should also rest early."
"I'm not tired, brother. I just got some advice from my junior brother. I'm going to try it again later."
