"'who are you?"
When Zheng Xiu asked this question, his fists were clenched, his muscles were tense, and the traces of murderous intent that had surfaced were quietly suppressed.
When Ruchen heard this, his head tilted, his neck clicked, his face was full of disbelief, one eye widened, and he kept squinting, wondering with a strange expression: "Brother Zheng, were you shot in the head by Kui Lang? "
"..."
Shoot your sister.
The corner of Zheng Xiu's mouth twitched, and the tense atmosphere that was finally created was dispelled by Ruchen's words.
"I see."
After a while, Ruchen scratched his bald head and suddenly understood.
Ruchen's expression suddenly changed, causing Zheng Xiu to take two steps back and look at Ruchen warily.
Why did Zheng Xiu ask that question?
This starts from the first time we meet Ruchen.
The first time he met Monk Hua was the most ridiculous "underworld scene" Zheng Xiu had ever seen in his life: a good-looking monk pretended to be a flower girl and sneaked into a brothel to pick up customers for men. Although the guest was not accepted in the end, the scene of Ruchen dressing up as a woman was unforgettable for Zheng Xiu.
So weird.
Then, while walking with Ruchen, Ruchen showed various strange things.
Sometimes she looks shy, like the young woman next door;
Sometimes fierce and fierce, like a bandit in the forest;
Sometimes innocent, like a child on the street;
The most common one is the current Ruchen, who is a serious ascetic who talks about the same thing.
If it happened once or twice, Zheng Xiu might think it was Ruchen going crazy, but if it happened often, Zheng Xiu felt that this situation could not be described as "going crazy."
It's called "sick".
Have a serious illness.
Combined with the fact that Ruchen can perform different kinds of magic, Zheng Xiu reasonably suspected that several "personalities" appeared in Ruchen's body.
When Zheng Xiu thought of this outrageous possibility not long ago, he felt incredible at first. But considering that the essence of "Men Jing" practice is acting, I wondered if there was a possibility that when Ruchen tried to play different roles, he lost himself while pretending, and a "new personality" was born. ".
The "new personalities" are walking in different paths, each going his own way and drifting away.
The reason why Zheng Xiu chose this moment to show off his cards to Ruchen was because Zheng Xiu had to make a big gamble next.
Now Feng Bei's ghostly aura is getting weaker and weaker for some unknown reason, making Zheng Xiu feel that the connection between the two is gradually getting further away. He had to make sure that the new inn [Ascetic] was safe, and he had to make sure that Ruchen's "serious illness" would not affect his next trip south.
The human heart is unpredictable, not to mention the human heart of a serious patient, which must be guarded against.
If Ruchen's "serious illness" is just a side effect of "Ascetic Monk Stranger" and Ruchen can control it, Zheng Xiu can rest assured.
Ruchen clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "It turns out that Brother Zheng saw how miserable the young monk was when he was having trouble with his inner demons."
Zheng Xiu was slightly stunned and asked, "What is the inner demon?"
Ruchen's face was filled with a free and easy smile at this moment. When Zheng Xiu revealed this matter, it seemed that some kind of heavy burden was instantly lifted.
When someone discovers a secret, it is no longer a secret, and Ruchen is immediately relieved.
"Brother Zheng has a sharp eye, and he has discovered that the little monk is haunted by inner demons."
"Zheng just thinks it's weird and doesn't know the details."
Ruchen: "This matter started about three years ago. Three years ago, when the young monk opened his eyes, he fell in front of a blacksmith named Hua in Jiangjun Town."
"The young monk didn't know what happened to him at that time. He forgot about the past and his past."
"He is Ruchen's adoptive father, an ordinary blacksmith with a thousand years of life."
"Later, the adoptive father told the young monk that when he found Ruchen, Ruchen was covered in scars and his life was hanging by a thread, so he kindly took him in, applied herbs to Ruchen and fed him porridge and water to heal his injuries. Under the careful care of his adoptive father, Ruchen Survived.”
At this time, Ruchen opened his clothes and turned his back to Zheng Xiu.
There were many scars on Ruchen's back, some looked like cuts from knives, some looked like arrow wounds, and some looked like burns from fire.
It's like a scar from an escape.
"The adoptive father felt sorry for the young monk who was helpless and lonely. He was even more worried that there would be enemies who would hunt down the young monk, so he asked the young monk to remain anonymous. He accepted him as his adopted son and announced to the people in the town that his long-lost son was back."
"In fact, my adoptive father's son was killed in the army during the Northern Barbarian Rebellion more than 20 years ago, and his body was not found. In the past 20 years, my adoptive father was silent and only forged iron. He, his adoptive father, was in the town. Horseshoeing is a skill. The neighbors only knew that the adoptive father had a withdrawn personality. When he accepted the young monk as his adopted son, they even said that the adoptive father missed his son so much that he went crazy. They all turned a blind eye and took it as real. They all came to express their congratulations."
"Later, for some reason, my adoptive father took it seriously. He sold all his belongings and entertained ten tables. At the reunion banquet, his adoptive father drank six bottles in a row and became drunk. He hid in the room and kept crying, crying, crying, and screaming. Another name."
"That night, the young monk called Daddy through the door, and his adoptive father suddenly stopped crying."
Zheng Xiu was stunned and sat down.
Suddenly he looked at Ruchen's lonely expression and wanted to warm a pot of wine.
Unfortunately not.
Ruchen smiled casually: "Later, the adoptive father named the young monk 'Huahua' because the adoptive father said that when he found the young monk at the door, the young monk vaguely repeated the word '花'. This may be the young monk." The fate with the adoptive father. The adoptive father thought that there must be a flower character in the young monk’s name, so he chose the name, hoping that one day the young monk could recover his memory and find himself."
"In the next year, the young monk learned to forge with his adoptive father in the blacksmith shop. But in winter, the adoptive father contracted tuberculosis, and the good doctors in the town were unable to treat it. The young monk heard that there was an eminent monk in Yunliu Temple, so he memorized He went up the mountain with his adoptive father. When he arrived at Yunliu Temple, the young monk met the master. The master said that I was destined to Yunliu Temple and wanted to accept the young monk as his disciple. As for his adoptive father's illness, it was God's will. He said that his adoptive father only had ten days left. His fate turned out to be true, and ten days later, his adoptive father passed away."
"After Haosheng buried his adoptive father, the young monk had nowhere to go. He remembered Master Deng's words and couldn't hold back for some reason. He went up the mountain to meet Master Deng and asked him to help the young monk find the past."
"The master said that the name of the young monk Huahua will be the biggest obstacle for the young monk to find the past, so he named the young monk 'Ruchen'. The implication is to let the young monk understand that his adoptive father has returned to the earth like dust, and the fallen leaves return to their roots. Only by letting go of one part of the past can we find another part of the past. The young monk couldn't bear it, but he remembered his righteous father's instructions before his death, so he decided to change his name to Ruchen and hide his relationship with his righteous father deep in his heart."
Ruchen's face was full of nostalgia.
Hearing this, Zheng Xiu frowned and finally couldn't help but intervene, asking: "What does this have to do with your 'inner demon'?"
"Master once said that people have obsessions, and if they have clusters of obsessions, they become demons. Demons are born from the heart, and the heart is born from demons. Without inner demons, people are useless. Although all kinds of obsessions are inferior, it is precisely these obsessions Thoughts make a person live a true life, and live a true life." Ruchen smiled and played a riddle. Then he saw Zheng Xiu's unhappy expression. Thinking of the strong man's fierceness and fear of being beaten, he quickly explained: "Master said, if the young monk If you want to find your true heart, you must first train your mind, so you teach the young monk how to practice mind meditation. The master said that the young monk has lost his past, is a 'frustrated' person, and has become a blank piece of paper, so he is the most suitable candidate for practicing mind meditation."
"Wait a minute." Zheng Xiu asked in surprise when he heard this: "The old monk said you are 'frustrated'?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Zheng Xiu stared at Ruchen's confused expression and was speechless for a moment.
During the experience of going to Xiangu Temple, Zheng Xiu once took the incarnation of Zheng Yu and traveled with Feng Bei, Dou Xie, and Yue Yan, and stopped briefly in Danlang Town.
Zheng Xiu still remembers the couple at the stall opposite the noodle shop.
The human soul is divided into four parts: intention, shape, movement, and direction. The loss of the soul is called "frustration". "Frustration" is different from the "amnesia" that Zheng Xiu usually thinks of. Frustration is equivalent to losing the "heart", leaving only a body. Just like the timid husband in Danglang Town, his behavior is like an empty shell, lifeless at all.
But looking like this, Ruchen didn't look like a "frustrated person" that Zheng Xiu had seen.
The old monk saw at a glance that Ruchen was a "frustrated person" with only an empty shell left, so he taught "Heart Zen"?
What if this situation is understood to mean that Ruchen's original "personality" has been taken away, and now a new personality is born in Ruchen's body? Filled the vacancy of the original human soul?
Can you still... play like this?
Does everyone have a certain probability of playing this way, or are only "ascetic strangers" able to be so promiscuous?
Zheng Xiu looked strange and didn't know how to discuss this with Ruchen.
If you insist on saying "you are not yourself" or "you were yourself but now you are not yourself" in front of Ruchen, this will undoubtedly elevate a good topic to the level of idealistic philosophy.
etc.
Could it be that……
Zheng Xiu's pupils shrank suddenly, thinking of the ghosts in [Qixin Town].
Could it be...that Qixin Town is really in Ruchen's mind?
Grass! Isn't it?
Zheng Xiu's expression changed slightly and he remained silent.
Ruchen thought Zheng Xiu understood, but he didn't know that Zheng Xiu was thinking about something else, so he smiled and continued.
“When practicing mind meditation, the young monk needs to enter the world and experience all kinds of life, experience joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, and taste jealousy, love, and hate. During this process, various inner demons will be born in the young monk’s heart. These inner demons will affect the young monk’s behavior. It will look a bit weird. This is what the young monk calls the 'heart demon'."
Ruchen paused for a moment, then smiled and comforted Zheng Xiu: "Brother Zheng, don't worry, the young monk has long been accustomed to criticism and is not afraid of rumors. Over the years, the young monk has been able to stick to his true heart and not be deceived by his inner demons. If Brother Zheng is really worried, Young monk, once you find that the young monk has inner demons, you can just knock him out and he will not complain at all. No, maybe the resentment in the young monk's heart due to being beaten is also the ultimate calamity in the journey of cultivating his mind. The young monk can do it afterwards Deal with it calmly.”
After hearing this, most of Zheng Xiu's doubts disappeared.
He had known that there were all kinds of strange ways to see the door in the world, and the path that the monk took might not be that weird, but Zheng Xiu couldn't understand it now.
No, Zheng Xiu thought about it and laughed in surprise. He suddenly felt that Ruchen's mind-cultivation meditation had the same effect as his "incarnation". Zheng Xiu can also take different paths in different incarnations, but Ruchen can take different paths with different "personalities".
Perhaps this is the characteristic of "Ascetic Stranger"?
Zheng Xiu had been carefully observing Ruchen's expression since he started speaking. From the beginning, Ruchen's expression was magnanimous and did not seem fake. If Ruchen could really lie so flawlessly and even his expressions could be so natural, Zheng Xiu would have nothing to say.
At the moment, Zheng Xiu felt relieved and apologized to Ruchen: "I'm sorry, Zheng has encountered too many Qianmen generals recently and is always suspicious."
Ruchen wondered: "Brother Zheng is talking about Sister Susu? She is not a Qianmen general."
"Oh, who knows."
Zheng Xiu didn't leave Chu Susu behind in the small village on a whim. He always felt that this woman was untrustworthy, her behavior was too seductive, and she even took advantage of the macho man, bah! Of course I can't believe it.
The valley is secluded and the terrain is secluded, making it suitable for hiding.
The sky is clear and cloudless, like washing with water, which is particularly pleasant. The most important thing is that there are no annoying crows flying around.
Zheng Xiu decided to rest here until sunset and continue southward after dark.
"Well, Brother Zheng is so tired. The young monk went to catch fish in the river to see if he can satisfy his appetite today."
Before Ruchen could wait for Zheng Xiu to agree, he took off his boots, rolled up his trouser legs, and walked to the river that ran through the valley to catch fish.
Zheng Xiu looked at Ruchen's back, held the scroll in his arms, leaned against the stone wall and closed his eyes.
I do not know how long it has been.
"Brother Zheng! Brother Zheng! Grilled fish, eat grilled fish quickly!"
The dazed Zheng Xiu was awakened by a shaking. His first reaction was to hug him. When he found that the scroll was still in his arms, he breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his eyes and saw that Ruchen was as happy as a child. The dirty face is right in front of you.
Ruchen hurriedly went down to the river to catch fish, scrape the scales, and remove the dirt. After a long time, his face was covered in blood, which looked a bit funny.
The smell of fish and the smell of fish wafted at the same time. Zheng Xiu followed the smell and saw that Ruchen had lit a bonfire at some point, with a small fish about three inches long stuck on each of the two wooden sticks.
Zheng Xiu was silent and looked up at the sky. The moon was shining brightly in his head. He originally just wanted to close his eyes and rest his mind, but he fell into a deep sleep.
He is too tired.
[Wandering of the Gods], which should have been canceled early, has already exceeded its limit with a strong breath.
[Wandering] consumes Zheng Xiu's energy. In this situation, it is like a normal person who has not slept for more than ten days and is exhausted. Now, even though Zheng Xiu had slept for a while and some of his mental fatigue had subsided, it was only "some".
When Zheng Xiu opened his eyes, they were full of bloodshot eyes and dark circles, which made Ruchen see the clues, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
The best way to solve Zheng Xiu's current predicament is to hand the ancient paintings into Ruchen's hands, and then Zheng Xiu cancels the [fugue], returns his consciousness to his true body, and sleeps well for a few days and nights to regain his energy.
The reason why Zheng Xiu didn't do this was that he was worried about Ruchen's "inner demon", and the second was that this place had not completely escaped Ye Weiyang's sphere of influence. Once he was not here and Ruchen was found by the raven, the consequences would be disastrous. .
"Isn't it just staying up late? Who is afraid of whom?"
Zheng Xiu rubbed his eyes, laughed at himself, and tied the ancient painting tightly behind his back again.
The three-inch-long fish is not enough to fill your stomach, but it can't even fit between your teeth.
Zheng Xiu took a good nap. Although he did not recover much, it was equivalent to a small knock, which was better than not knocking at all. The fatigue was relieved a little. He walked to the river, shook his right hand, and bones pierced out of his palm, and his flesh and blood squirmed.
"Brother Zheng, your thaumaturgy is really ugly."
This sentence may have been held in Ruchen's heart for a long time. He had wanted to say it for a long time. Now, while there was no one else around, Ruchen muttered and complained softly.
Zheng Xiu ignored Ruchen. What he shook this time was [Form One]. Two large scimitars burning with black flames appeared in his left and right hands respectively.
[Form 1] [Provocation] [Unspecified].
After constantly challenging himself, Zheng Xiu's compatibility with the weird things has improved a lot.
Zheng Xiu had a vague feeling that when the time was right, under certain circumstances, he would be able to unlock the fourth form of the monster.
Zheng Xiu fought all the way and gradually understood how to play this [Surprise Cage] challenge. Generally speaking, only one or two cells are fixed when the surprise cage is shaken out. That is to say, the "form" of the monster and the "characteristics" of the device. Sometimes the moves are not limited. The challenge of limited moves will be a little higher than the suitability of unlimited upgrades.
In other words, without limiting the moves, Zheng Xiu can make certain adjustments to the ultimate move, and even derive different moves under the same conditions.
Zheng Xiu's way of controlling strange objects has evolved from a mindless blast at the beginning to a rough and subtle approach.
Zheng Xiu jumped into the sky, and after spinning, the ink shadow on the scimitar transformed into the phantom of a dragon's head.
However, this time, compared to when General Zhen faced Gu Qiutang and Jun Buxiao, the phantom of the dragon head was more solid, and the dragon's pupils were more piercing.
"The dragon wiggles its tail, the fish and the dragon play together!"
The fish in the river were attracted by the [provocation] and angrily jumped over the faucet and out of the water.
In the blink of an eye, the trembling fish lurking at the bottom of the river seemed to be going crazy, and the white scales all over the river rolled and boiled.
The two scimitars slammed together, striking the riverbed downwards.
Boom boom boom!
In an instant, more than a dozen water columns as high as ten feet rose into the sky.
At the last moment, Zheng Xiu collided with his two swords and then flicked them upwards.
Qiao Jin shook his head, and the fish splashed like rain and landed on the river bank.
Ruchen was stunned.
Before Zheng Xiu took action, he thought the macho man was going to do something.
Unexpectedly...just fishing.
After the shock, Ruchen came to his senses, quickly took off his clothes and ran to the river to fish.
What started out as a meal that barely satiated my hunger turned into an all-fish family feast.
After meal.
Zheng Xiu, who was picking his teeth with a straw, asked, "Is it still ugly?"
Ruchen patted his rolling belly and lay on the ground, burping: "Hiccup~ Brother Zheng is so handsome!"
After saying that, Ruchen's face turned red and he glanced at Zheng Xiu secretly, his expression completely different from that of serious Ruchen, slightly enchanting.
"Brother Zheng~" Ruchen suddenly crossed his fingers uneasily in front of him and whispered: "Can we..."
When Zheng Xiu saw that Ruchen was having trouble with his demons again and was making such outrageous noises, his face turned blue and he raised his fists.
Ruchen instantly returned to his original state, closed his mouth tightly, quickly clasped his hands together, silently recited the Zen, drove away the inner demons and evil thoughts, and called out his sins.
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