Chapter 34: Heartbreaker (5)
Growing in the dense forests of the southwest region, it was named "Immortal Grass" by the original discoverer because of its non-withering and non-regenerative properties, and was later renamed "Immortal Grass", which is said to have the effect of reviving the dead. The number of non-growing grasses is scarce, its growth environment is harsh, and the surrounding poisonous miasma is dense, and if it is not used in time after picking, it will completely lose its medicinal properties and become no different from ordinary weeds.
The Tang family has lived in the Miaojiang region for generations, and is most familiar with the environment in which no grass grows. After Tang Sancai informed the second brother Tang Erbai with a sound transmission, Tang Erbai immediately set off to look for herbs in the dense forest, and after finding it, he ordered the little Dan bird to be raised and sent it to the upper family to Tang Sancai, and then Tang Sancai sent it to the Dan room to hand over to Fanxiang Zhenren to refine the medicine. came and went, and tossed for most of the day, and Tang Sancai missed dinner time because of this.
But what she didn't expect was that Ah Bao would have such a big reaction after hearing that there was no grass, and glanced at Gu Ah Weng for some reason, but the latter also frowned.
After Tang Sancai wandered his gaze back and forth between the two with sad faces for a few times, he suddenly understood something, suddenly pointed at Ah Bao, and said in surprise: "Could it be that what they said is true?" You and the injured Senior Brother Chu, you-"
Po didn't bother to answer.
However, at this moment, her silence fell in Tang Sancai's eyes, but it became a default meaning. Now she panicked, Fan Xiang Zhenren had warned her when she asked her to help, don't tell others about the matter of not growing grass and Chu Zhaoran's situation, but she not only turned her face and said it, but also told the person who shouldn't know the most.
“…… Don't worry too much! Tang Sancai touched his ears a little embarrassed, and said: "In fact, there is no such thing as grass, others don't understand it, our Tang family still knows a little bit, and it is not as evil as the legend!" Although some people say that it can bring the dead back to life, normal people can also use it to strengthen their bodies. ”
She paused, suddenly remembered something, and said excitedly: "That's right! When I was a child, I heard that some people in our family used it as a medicine to treat wind and cold, but after taking it, they never contracted it again in their lives! With that, he cast an expectant gaze at Po.
Po glanced at her and smiled reluctantly. She knew that Tang Sancai was comforting herself with good intentions, how could Fanxiang Zhenren beg the Tang family for help to go to the dangerous jungle for no reason, just to find an ordinary tonic?
Fortunately, Gu Aweng, who was on the side, spoke up in time to break the somewhat embarrassing silence: "Okay, okay, it's useless to speculate here now, no matter what, it's much better to have medicine for the symptoms than no medicine for the symptoms." I believe that Fanxiang is a real person, after all, she has been studying medicine for more than a hundred years. After that, he pushed the dishes in front of Tang Sancai: "Eat quickly, it's going to be cold again." ”
Tang Sancai glanced at Ah Bao with a gloomy face again, and wanted to say something more, but he felt that he was open-mouthed, afraid of saying the wrong thing again, so he finally buried his head in the porridge and went to drink porridge with a weak heart.
In the past, she had heard that Gu Aweng's craftsmanship was very good, but she had always been afraid of Central Plains food, so she had never come here to taste it, and now although it was just a simple porridge and side dish, it was also very delicious for Tang Sancai, who was hungry. She ate all the porridge and vegetables, peeled another hard-boiled egg and put it in her mouth, and then showed a satisfied expression.
Before leaving, Tang Sancai wanted to praise Gu Aweng a few words, but seeing Ah Bao's depressed expression, he swallowed back the words that had come to his lips again, changed them to a simple farewell, and then left in a hurry.
Seeing Tang Sancai's figure disappear in the night, Gu Aweng turned to Ah Bao, sighed, and said, "That kid has a good intention, you shouldn't treat her with such a cold face." ”
Ah Bao stared at the empty dishes on the table with vacant eyes for a long time before he gestured distraughtly: "I know, it's me who is wrong." For some reason, I've been finding it hard to control my emotions these days. ”
She told Gu Aweng what happened in the Wufang Real People's Courtyard today, and the latter pondered for a while after hearing about it, and said, "I remember that Xiao Se sent you a copy of the "Meditation Sutra" before, and when you go back, you can copy it when you have time." ”
Ah Bao cast a puzzled look at him, but saw that Gu Aweng's expression was unexpectedly solemn, and his brows were even a little terrifying.
"What's wrong?" Po asked. In her memory, Gu Aweng rarely showed such an expression, and now that it was suddenly like this, she couldn't help but feel faintly uneasy.
Gu Aweng lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and then, as if he had finally made up his mind, he pulled over the stool and sat opposite Bao, dipped his index finger in the water in the cup, and wrote two words on the table: Heart Demon.
Po looked at the word, a little incomprehensible.
Gu Aweng coughed lightly, slowly spoke, and told her about the past many years ago.
The Heart Demon is a branch of the Demon Race, the only one among the many races in the Demon Domain that can ignore the barrier of the barrier and come and go freely in the human and demon worlds, it has no body, can only rely on parasitism, and once it is separated from the host, it cannot survive. Everything in the world, those who have a heart can be parasitized by the demons.
The deeper the host's obsession and delusions, the stronger the parasitic power of the demon will be, and if it is strong enough to a certain extent, it can in turn drive the host to become its own puppet.
Five hundred years ago, the Great War of the Three Realms was caused by too many members of the human and demon worlds who were parasitic and driven by the demons, and finally merged with the demons in the demon realm, so that the seal of the human and demon worlds that had lasted for more than 3,000 years was broken from the loosening place, and the demons took the opportunity to invade the human world in a big way, so that the lives were ruined and everything withered.
After the end of the war, the world began to pay attention to resisting inner demons, and various sects and sects created their own mental methods, aiming to enable disciples in the sect to calm their minds and suppress their desires. Among them, the "Meditation Sutra" written by Fu Nian, the patriarch of the Shangyao Creation School, is the most widely circulated, and has become one of the contents that many disciples of the Immortal Cultivation School, including Shangyao, must practice when they get started.
"But there is a spell ban on Penglai Mountain, can't this prevent the demons in your heart?" Po asked.
Gu Aweng shook his head: "The demons in the heart are born from the heart, and spells cannot be resisted, only by cultivating the mind, denying oneself, not having delusions, and letting go of obsessions, can we get rid of them." ”
Ah Bao thought about this in his mind a few more times, felt that it was mysterious and mysterious, and asked again: "What about the others?" What do they know? ”
"The elders and some high-level disciples are aware of this, but as for the other ordinary disciples, as well as many ordinary people outside the Immortal Sect, they don't know about it." Gu Aweng said, "The fear of the unknown in the depths of people's hearts is also an excellent nourishment for the demons in their hearts, and if you rashly spread this news, I am afraid that it will cause even greater chaos." ”
Seeing that Ah Bao was worried, Gu Ah Weng raised his hand and rubbed her hair, and said with a smile: "Our Ah Bao is naturally not an ordinary person, so Ah Weng and I will tell you all this, because I believe that with your mind and ability, you will be able to handle all these things well." ”
Ah Bao looked at him, showing a confused look: "Actually, I don't know what I should do now." ”
In the past, she was always ignored, and she always thought that it would be good if she could get ahead one day and prove herself. Now it can be regarded as becoming known overnight from obscurity, and to some extent, it can be regarded as a wish. But immediately, countless and more complex questions appeared one after another, and she was caught off guard for a while, so she was confused and confused.
"Then choose the path you think is right and stick to it."
"What if I choose the wrong one?"
Gu Aweng looked into Bao's eyes steadily, as if he saw another person through these eyes.
After a long time, he said word by word: "Right and wrong are in the hearts of people." As long as you have no guilt and no regrets in your heart, you will not make a mistake. ”