The moonlight outside the window is like water, and the interior is peaceful.

Both Gongsun and Chengshan meditated quietly on their couches, waiting for the end of the day.

The two of them had been sitting on the couch for a long time, neither of them moving. Chengshan seems to have become accustomed to this way of meditation, allowing his breath and mood to be stable and peaceful.

The spiritual power he collected in school was all-encompassing, not only covering all professions and industries, but also including people's birth, old age, sickness and death. Like a little boy walking in the library room, he looks at the tall bookshelves around him and takes in every story on them.

Even if it is a painful past, Chengshan will feel very indifferent, every story has its background, has its reasons, and it cannot happen for no reason. Just like the question he asked Mr. Gongsun today, although it has been brewing in his heart for a long time, after knowing the answer today, it is nothing more than that.

There is a price to pay for getting or giving up, and there will always be something difficult to accept when trying to change. The reason why young people have the courage to accept challenges may be because they have the capital to accept these challenges, and once they get older, they will suffer from gains and losses, and they will never have such a relaxed state of mind again.

Chengshan sat on the couch and thought about it, he felt that the test of the heart was about to begin, and he didn't know whether to go back to his room or stay here with Mr. Gongsun. He felt that his heart-wrenching experience this month would be very light, and he would not have to suffer too much pain. Therefore, he saw that Mr. Gongsun was sitting in place and did not move, so he also sat quietly in the same place.

Seongsan looked at the wall clock on the wall pointing to 12 o'clock.

He suddenly felt a tightness around his body, a chill running through his body from top to bottom, and at the same time he felt a thousand small insects wriggling in his brain. He bowed his head and endured the pain, but at the same time felt as if there were thousands of whips, dipped in chili pepper water, whipping his body. Although there are no scars, every blow is like a whip through the bone marrow and pain through the skin.

His internal organs began to churn as if fiery lava was about to erupt, and he craned his neck and let out a long breath to let the hot lava erupt.

Chengshan heard the "bang", hurriedly opened his eyes, and saw Mr. Gongsun falling on his back!

Mr. Gongsun froze there with his mouth half-open, twitching incessantly, as if he had been struck by lightning. Chengshan knew that this was the test of his heart that he had endured last month. The feeling of being struck by lightning is still fresh in my memory, and now Mr. Gongsun has fulfilled it.

Chengshan watched Mr. Gongsun flip left and right on the bed in pain, and the pain on his body seemed to be much lighter. He stared at Mr. Gongsun carefully to see what would change.

After a few painful twitches and twists, the muscles on his body began to atrophy, slowly becoming thinner, withered, and yellow. The exposed skin was covered with deep wrinkles, as if it had been cut with a knife. Mr. Gongsun's black hair instantly turned pale, and his flesh-colored scalp was sparsely exposed.

His body began to bend, and all the bones became so prominent and obvious that they almost turned into a dried corpse! Chengshan was so frightened that he couldn't help but fall backwards, fearing that Mr. Cheng Gongsun would die because of this.

Mr. Gongsun's bones began to make a clicking sound, and he was shaking in pain. The violent grinding between the bones became louder and louder, causing Seongsan, who was sitting on the side, to widen his eyes in fright.

"What did you do last month?" said Mr. Gongsun, who was in great pain, wondering where this pain came from.

Chengshan smiled awkwardly, he really didn't know how to answer Mr. Gongsun, he had indeed overspent too much spiritual power, and he had tried all the magic tricks he could think of.

"Who told him not to tell me earlier. Chengshan actually wanted to defend himself at this time, feeling that if Mr. Gongsun told him in advance, he would not be so unscrupulous.

And a lot of trouble seems to be caused by misunderstandings, if Mr. Gongsun told himself the truth of those facts earlier, maybe he wouldn't have wasted so much spiritual power.

When Chengshan thought of this, he felt very strange, why didn't Mr. Gongsun tell him directly, but let himself find the answer, and took so many detours? Could it be that this is the training process that a spirit collector should have?

These unprovoked pains seemed to be meaningless, and Seongsan put a question mark in his heart. Could it be that Mr. Gongsun had other plans, or did he do it on purpose?

There is no way to get answers to these questions for the time being, because Mr. Gongsun is indeed too painful.

Mr. Gongsun in front of him has turned into a zombie ball. He rolled from side to side on the couch, almost falling to the ground several times. If it weren't for the shaking that he was still continuing, Seongsan would have even felt that he was dead. Seungsan was a little unbearable, but he couldn't do anything, so he decided to go back to his room to avoid it, not wanting to continue to suffer visual torture.

Chengshan was also in great pain, but he could barely walk. When he pushed open the door and returned to his room, his chaotic mood relaxed slightly, and he was ready to bear the punishment in silence.

The spiritual power he used this month was indeed very small, so he could feel the pain of every use of spiritual power. The most painful time he could tell was when he won the second prize in the lottery, and the pain of the hundred lashes continued, and he felt blood oozing from every pore on his body. It's a good thing I didn't win the first prize, otherwise the pain might have been ten times heavier!

Chengshan sometimes sighs very emotionally, it is really "clear in heaven and unhappy in retribution". He was re-examining his identity as a competent spirit collector.

The day has finally come to an end.

When the test of punishing the heart was about to end, Chengshan suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, so he pushed the door and went out, seeing that Mr. Gongsun was slowly returning to normal.

His hair was slowly turning black, thick and black, his muscles were gradually full, becoming ruddy and elastic, and his body was slowly stretching, regaining the elegance of the jade tree. Mr. Gongsun came back to life as if nothing had happened. But his eyes seemed to be complaining about Chengshan, allowing him to add so much pain for no reason.

Neither Mr. Gongsun nor Chengshan spoke, and they waited for the end of the trial of the heart.

After a "hum", the two people knelt on the futon in front of the moon, bowed, stretched out their hands forward, and withdrew their spiritual incense burner. The moon in the landscape embroidery screen has gradually lost its brilliance and returned to its former state.

Chengshan took his spiritual incense burner and took a serious look at it, there was indeed a lot of spiritual power in it. This is the income of one's own labor for one month, and you can use it freely. He felt very happy and satisfied.

Chengshan glanced at Mr. Gongsun, who was expressionless.

"You were really able to toss last month!" he only said this, which made Chengshan feel embarrassed.

But Chengshan was also a little unconvinced. "If you had told me the truth of the matter, I wouldn't have had to expend so much spiritual power. Moreover, if you had told me in advance, 'How much spiritual power you use, how much you will be subjected to?' I wouldn't have been so unscrupulous. ”

Mr. Gongsun ignored Chengshan's argument and sat back in his place on the couch.

"Since it's already happened, so be it. From this month onwards, your own mental trials will accumulate month by month, and it will no longer have anything to do with me. ”

Mr. Gongsun is still very calm.

"Last month, you didn't use much spiritual power, so the punishment you received was very light. Looks like you've adapted to this kind of life. But you still can't let go of your feelings, and you need to continue to experience. You must remember that you must never be impulsive, do not jump to conclusions, and many things may not be true. ”

Mr. Gongsun paused slightly, he had completely regained his former look, and his eyes were full of determination and wisdom.

"There are a lot of things that you have to find out for yourself. ”

Mr. Gongsun seemed to have something to say, which made Chengshan's heart move slightly when he listened. Although he didn't know what Mr. Gongsun was referring to, Chengshan felt that there must be a mystery hidden in it.

It's not necessarily a bad thing to have the courage to try!