"What do I want to do?"
In the green forest, the breeze blew past her face. Yin Xiu lay on the grass and kept thinking about this problem.
Ma Xiaoyu was sitting on the side without saying a word.
Strangely enough, since entering Kunlun, not only has the passage of time stopped abruptly, but even the feeling of hunger seems to have disappeared.
They didn't feel hungry or thirsty, but they weren't overstretched. At this moment, both of them had entered a certain state of "no desire and no need".
"Yin Xiu," she touched her chin, "you think, is it possible that the two of us died, or that being a god is a certain degree of death?
Isn’t there an old saying? When you die, you pass away and become a god in heaven. ”
Yin Xiu slowly approached Ma Xiaoyu's ear and whispered: "I heard that dead people have no body temperature and heartbeat, otherwise..."
"Don't even think about it!"
Snap! There was an extra palm mark on Yin Xiu's face.
"I didn't say anything!"
"But you already think so."
Ma Xiaoyu sighed, "Seriously, what do you think the two of us can do in Kunlun? There are no monsters or zombies here, so we can't really be gods here, right?"
"I thought this wouldn't be too bad for you."
"Oops! Terrible!"
Ma Xiaoyu stood up, put her hands on her hips and said, "Is there anything worse than this? The two of us are enjoying ourselves in Kunlun, without worrying about anything or doing anything.
Yin Xiu, have you ever thought about it, this is actually a bad situation for us. ”
"Then what do you think we should do and take care of?"
"You have to ask yourself, Yin Xiu." Ma Xiaoyu said seriously.
Looking at her frown and serious eyes, Yin Xiu fell into deep thought again.
What does he want to do, or should do?
According to what the two guiding priests said, he doesn't need to accept any tasks or instructions from Kunlun right now, he just needs to do whatever he wants.
Snap!
Yin Xiu snapped his fingers, and Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker suddenly appeared, standing right in front of him.
"Red, hollow..."
Shaking her head, Yin Xiu rolled and moved out from under the opponent's feet. The spurting blood finally calmed down.
"What's wrong, Yin Xiu? What's your problem?"
The master collecting souls in a bamboo basket landed lightly on the grass, his high heels stepping on the green grass.
"Yes, there is one. Your Excellency, Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker, I would like to know, where is Yaochi?"
"It's easy."
The bright red nails came together and with a snap of their fingers, the three of them arrived at a place shrouded in mist.
At this moment, they were standing on the steps made of white jade, separated by the railing, and underneath was a bottomless pool of clear water.
"This is Yaochi."
Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker pointed to the water, and his original face was reflected on the water, but Yin Xiu and the others couldn't see it.
And at this moment, Yin Xiu was attracted by another reflection, one that belonged to him but was not like him.
That shadow was exactly the same as Yin Xiu in terms of face and facial features, but his temperament and demeanor were completely different.
If the Yin Xiu standing here is a so-called strongman, then the Yin Xiu in the water seems to be just an office worker.
He looked to the other side and saw Ma Xiaoyu's reflection on the water. It was a little girl with two braids and a frightened expression, as if she had just escaped from death.
If you guessed correctly, this should be what Ma Xiaoyu looked like when she came back from the cave for the first time. For reasons that she still doesn’t understand, her childhood playmate stayed in that cave forever.
"This is..." Ma Xiaoyu stared intently.
"Yaochi, the hiding place of all dreams, the source and end of the long river of time."
"Sir, are you saying that here, you can swim against the long river of time? Travel through the past and the future?" Yin Xiu was the first to react.
"That's right."
Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker nodded, "This is the magic of Yaochi, but this is just one of its functions."
"So what is the price of swimming against the long river of time?"
"The price?"
Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker was a little surprised, "In Kunlun, there is no cost to fulfill your wishes."
"Then according to your words, doesn't it mean that the known past can be modified at will here?"
Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker smiled and said nothing and did not answer.
"Also, what is the reflection on the water?"
"The reflection on the water represents the past, everyone's childhood, or previous life."
"That's it..."
Yin Xiu understood.
The reflection on the water turned out to be me before time travel, an office worker who said she worked nine to five every day, but actually worked nine to nine.
He himself doesn't care where he is, because Yin Xiu is naturally drifting, and he will drift wherever the wind blows him, neither worrying about the future nor missing the past.
In comparison, Ma Xiaoyu is more worrying.
After a pause, Yin Xiu held Ma Xiaoyu's arm and asked, "Are you okay?"
Ma Xiaoyu shook his head and looked away from the water, "It's not a big deal, it's just something from the past. It made me remember the lesson and also made me reborn."
"It's no big deal, everything will pass."
Yin Xiu pulled her slightly closer to him. This time Ma Xiaoyu didn't say anything, but just touched his shoulder.
"By the way, do you want to take a swim in Yaochi?"
"Ah? How to swim? Driving a boat?"
"No, no, no."
Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker made a swinging motion with his arms, "I mean, swimming."
"Oh, that's it." Yin Xiu suddenly realized.
Swimming around in Yaochi, just by doing this, you already have enough capital to brag in front of others.
Throughout the ages, there are people who say that they have sat on the dragon bed, and there are people who have stolen the luminous pearl on the head of a noble concubine. But swimming around in the Yaochi is really something that would make other people's jaws drop when told about it.
With this thought in mind, Yin Xiu began to take off her coat, then her boots, belt, gloves, and shirt buttons.
"What are you going to do!?" Ma Xiaoyu's eyes widened.
"Swim."
"Swimming? I see you have to take off your underwear!"
"How can we swim otherwise?"
Yin Xiu said seriously, "I heard that Manyu and Qingxia often swim naked on European beaches. If you pass by a certain beach and shout their names into the sea, they will surface to say hello to you. ”
"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Ma Xiaoyu cursed like this, but two pear dimples sank into her face. Then she pushed lightly with her hand, and Yin Xiu fell into the Yaochi.
It was cold and biting, like condensed water swirling around in a steam unit, and Yin Xiu suddenly felt her breathing hitched.
At the same time, his trachea felt filled with ice, and strange bubbles appeared in his lungs.
He raised his head and looked up. Ma Xiaoyu jumped down from above, and her beautiful figure broke through the water, causing ripples.
……
The rain, the majestic torrential rain, the blinding rain curtain, made the ship, which was spliced together of steel and wood, seem to be shaking and about to fall apart at any time.
Li Chonghu pushed aside the damp and moldy curtain and looked outside.
The iron-like sea was surging with wind and clouds, and waves higher than the other were crashing like mountains. It seemed that countless peaks were capsized, ready to overturn the steamer and swallow it into the sea at any time.
He sighed worriedly and looked at the infant in his arms who was still crying.
"Brother, are you here to help me or to rob me?"
Li Chonghu suddenly turned his head and looked at Yin Xiu, who was sitting in the cabin in a daze.
Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment and did not answer. Instead, she asked herself: "Have you decided on a name for this child?"
Li Chonghu nodded happily, "Li Zixiong."
"Li Zixiong..."
Yin Xiu murmured: "I seem to have heard this name somewhere."
"It's not surprising that you have heard this. I am a monastic and have no thoughts about money or status, nor do I have any extravagant desires.
I'm like this myself, so naturally I can't place my hopes on my son. I hope that he will be rich and powerful, and that his family will be honored. This would be a bit overwhelming.
As I said, asking others to do something that I can't do is too much in itself, so I don't have any requirements for him.
It doesn't even matter whether he becomes a Taoist priest or not in the future.
I just hope that he can be an upright, enthusiastic, kind person, and a person worthy of himself. ”
Yin Xiu looked sad, "It's easy to be worthy of others, just don't do wrong things, but it's really difficult to be worthy of yourself."
"Friend, you are young, but you seem to have a lot of emotions?" Li Chonghu asked curiously.
“I can’t say I’m feeling emotional, just some boring thoughts and conjectures.”
Yin Xiu looked out the window. At this time, the wind and rain outside were still there, but in the distance, there were some faint outlines of the port.
Although it was far away, Yin Xiu vaguely recognized that it was the Star Pier.
I am not a sailor, so I have no ability to recognize a port at a glance.
But coincidentally, the last time Yin Xiu arrived at Star Pier was when he went to kill Yuan Tianwang, so he was inevitably impressed.
This port has not changed much in the past thirty years. It is just that at this time, there are a few large ships missing and a few sampans added.
"Friend, you haven't answered my question yet."
"What?" Yin Xiu came back to her senses.
"I ask, are you here to stop me, or are you here to help me?" Li Chonghu repeated.
Yin Xiu said calmly: "I can't help you, and I won't stop you."
"Ouch!"
Li Chonghu was a little surprised, "I thought everyone was interested in that thing."
"The Heavenly Master ordered the sword, right?"
Yin Xiu glanced at him, "It's just a heavy, unedged sword, nothing special."
"Oh? Have you seen it?" Li Chonghu suddenly became interested.
"Not only have I seen it, I've also taken it. I exchanged it for a ledger before. I thought it was something powerful, but later I found out that it was difficult to use to kill people, so I just ate it in the safe of the bank. Gray.”
Li Chonghu laughed, not knowing whether he was laughing at Yin Xiu's nonsense or something else.
After a pause, Li Chonghu agreed: "The Celestial Master's Order Sword is indeed a dagger of no importance, but it is a symbol, a symbol of the Celestial Master.
Except for the Celestial Masters of the Ma family and those in the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master's Mansion who do not need this thing, any Celestial Master's canonization ceremony in the world needs this thing as a symbol.
For example, for the Grand Imperial Master of Qin Tian Jian, in addition to being canonized by the emperor, there must also be a Celestial Master's Order Sword during the canonization ceremony. Only in this way can he be recognized by God and officially inherit the position of Imperial Master. ”
"But you stole it from Ouchi, right? The Queen Mother was originally going to give this Heavenly Master's Order Sword to Shen Gongsheng the next day, because if you disturbed the situation like this, the northern sect's thirty years of luck would be lost. Completely cut off.”
Yin Xiu said this for no reason.
At the same time, he was also shocked to realize that he was living in the past thirty years ago.
"You can also say that."
Li Chonghu nodded indifferently, "I did it on purpose."
"Of course it was intentional. Could it be that you went into the hotel for a walk and happened to be missing a child's toy, so you took it away with you?"
Yin Xiu still looked at the sea.
"Of course you left, but many people will have their heads moved because of this. Even if they don't die, many people will have to be responsible for this for the rest of their lives."
"Friend, can you predict the future?" Li Chonghu suddenly asked.
"No," Yin Xiu's expression remained normal, "If I had the ability, I should set up a fortune-telling stall under the overpass instead of rocking back and forth on the boat.
Once you do this, your friends, children, and many others will pay the price. ”
Li Chonghu lowered his head, "You mean, I feel sorry for them?"
"Just be good to yourself, that's what you said."
Yin Xiu opened his collar to make his chest less uncomfortable.
"If it is convenient, I would like to ask, why?"
"I'm not a person who is good at explaining things clearly. Whether it's getting rid of demons or catching ghosts, I just do things, not words."
Li Chonghu smiled and said, "I just feel that if there is such a thing before me, if I don't do it, I may regret it in the future, and this is the only opportunity in my life.
In Taoist theory, when a tree is old and withered, it should be put to its fullest use. Whether it is cutting it down to make fertilizer or chopping it into firewood, it is considered to be making good use of its benefits.
The only thing you shouldn't do is let it rot in the ground.
When we cut down trees, it seems that we are destroying the forest and going against nature, but in fact, we are using our axes to create a way for other forest trees to survive.
The imperial court is too old and decayed, like a giant tree that has been standing in the forest for many years, but is no longer growing. It is gradually rotting and drying out from the inside out.
It is already dead, but it blocks other people's light, so I want to cut it down. ”
"You alone can't do it, and you just stole the Heavenly Master's Order Sword."
"I know."
Li Chonghu nodded, "Someone has to do it. Whether it's throwing a spark into it or making a shout. If one person does it, others will follow. That's enough."
Yin Xiu didn't answer, but looked at the sea.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing, we're docked, let's go."
He got up first. (End of chapter)