Of course, all of this is thanks to my "good senior brother" Li Shanye......

"That gangster is a talented and intelligent person, although the time of defection and hiding is only more than 20 years, for the way of painting spirits, this time is nothing, but in the evil road of mutilating living beings with the art of soul arrest and soul control, he has gone far away. There are Yan puppets in the front, and there are killing puppets in the back, and they can create something out of nothing, and breed a "desperate vein" that should not belong to the Yang world to enter the ancestral tomb of the Pan family, induce a malignant transformation, and now raise a "soul eating cat", and he is willing to send it out, as a tool to lure you into the evil path, it is enough to prove that this criminal has indeed gone far. ”

Looking up at the blue sky with white clouds floating outside the pavilion, the old man's eyes surged with a very complicated glimmer, and he said with a smile: "If you give him another ten years, even if it is not as good as Wu Yue, the rebel under the seat of Patriarch Li Changmeng a thousand years ago, I am afraid it will not be too far behind." ”

I looked at the old man and didn't speak, because I felt that even if I had something to say, I didn't think I should ask at this time.

Although he said this with a smile, the expression on his face did not change significantly, but the deaf man could also hear it, and this tone was full of bitterness, which showed that this thief named Xie Yifan was indeed loved by the old man back then, even if he had betrayed his teacher for more than 20 years, the old man had no feelings for him.

However, in order to maintain the majesty or dignity of the orthodox painting spirit, and prevent Xie Yifan from continuing to use the evil side of the painting spirit technique to make trouble, the old man must clean up the door, and he must be killed, leaving no room for it.

Although I am not very good at using my brain, after listening to what the old man has said, I can finally understand it to some extent: in fact, there is no strict sense of good and evil in painting spirituality. Because this itself is a method of both good and evil, and it depends to a large extent on whether the person using it is right or evil.

And what so many generations of painters have spent their lives, adding up to more than 1,300 years, is to do their best to restrain the evil of the painters themselves, and use this side of the good to the right path, that's all. Otherwise, I can't explain why there is such a "Soul Atlas" that I can read and learn casually from the beginning of learning spiritual art, why there is such a "Soul Shifting Soul Map" that is obviously essentially a "soul detention", but it is used to heal animals, and even people can save it, no matter how you look at it, it is not a spiritual map of an evil map, let alone the existence of the book "Forbidden Spirit".

If it really belongs to the evil plan that can never be used under any circumstances, wouldn't it be too happy for the ancestor to burn it, why do you have to pass it on, and the old man definitely won't, I was not allowed to touch this well-hidden "forbidden book" before, but he always turned a blind eye to my peeking behavior.

Therefore, in fact, there is no such thing as a demon, or it can be said that the spirit itself is a demon. But demons are not necessarily absolutely evil, and they can also have the side of angels, so people like Wu Yue and Xie Yifan who eventually became evil people just chose the side of the devil.

In this way, I can understand why the old man forgave me.

With Xie Yifan, who was once deeply loved by him, but now he is incompatible, as a lesson from the past, if he really attacks the living soul, it is equivalent to falling into the devil's way, and he will never be tolerated by the master, even if he pours more effort and affection into me, it is unlikely that he will spare me.

"Master, that cat...... Can you tell us what happened? After waiting for a while, seeing that the old man had come out of the emotions just now, I also put away my thoughts, picking up questions that were not so sensitive, but I also wanted to know.

"You want to know what happened to the "Soul Eater", right? The old man smiled lightly, and saw that my face became unnatural, and lowered his head a little weakly, and then said no more, and returned to the question: "That soul eater cat is an evil thing, but it is also a pitiful thing. There's nothing peculiar about it in itself.,At best, it's going to grow bigger than an ordinary cat.,The reason why it will grow into a completely murderous thing is nothing more than a completely acquired thing.。 ”

"In general, this murderous thing is cultivated in the way of soul restraint, which is somewhat similar to the technique of raising Gu, taking the five poisonous things and raising them in one place, so that they can bite and kill each other, and the last one who survives is Gu poison. It's just that this soul-eating cat uses all cat souls, and the number is far more than five, and the place where it is raised is not a container, but a live cat. It takes a lot of effort to raise a soul cat, because it will require a large number of eligible cats as a base, and every once in a while, it will be necessary to kill at least two soul eaters who have been raised to the same strength, and the one that survives in the end will also eat the corpses of the same kind that were defeated, and the soul meat will eat together, becoming more fierce and tough. ”

"In other words, although the soul-eating cat you encountered that night seems to be only one, it is actually a collection of I don't know how many ordinary black cats, which are the last ones to survive the big waves, or the one that survived, and those that have been eliminated are equivalent to being eaten by it."

The old man's words were plain, but as I listened to them, I felt a little frightened.

Using such a method to "raise" a cat is really cruel and indiscriminate to a certain limit.

Can...... It took so much effort to raise a soul cat, using such a cruel method to raise a soul cat, what was he trying to do?

Although it sounds full of blood and evil, judging from the encounter that night, it seems that it is completely worth the loss to spend so much effort to raise a fierce cat. Because although this murderous creature looks ruthless and brutal, its combat effectiveness is limited, if the purpose of raising it is to kill people, it can be replaced by other more direct and secretive methods.

As if to see what I was thinking, the old man smiled lightly and said, "Boy, you don't think that this soul eater cat is what you saw that night, right?" ”

"Huh? What other uses are there? I couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

After smiling meaningfully, the old man said: "What will this soul-eating cat look like when it is raised to a certain extent, and it is not very clear to be a teacher, after all, this murderous thing has never appeared before, and it belongs to the things that the gangster himself has figured out, and it is not like the murderous thing like the Yan puppet killing puppet, which has always been recorded and handed down, so before it is completely clear, the teacher does not dare to make a rash conclusion, so as not to mislead you." In short, boy, you just need to know that the soul-eating cat you encountered is still a certain distance away from being formed, and the reason why you were able to survive under its fangs and claws that night has nothing to do with your luck, everything is the result of the criminal's secret manipulation, don't forget that the master has just said that his purpose in using this soul-eating cat for you is to lure you astray, not to harm you. ”

It dawned on me.

I see. It turned out that night, in fact, I would not die anyway, the fierce cat drove me into a desperate situation again and again, the purpose was to stimulate the evil spirit in my heart, so as to draw its soul to vent, if it was really rushing to kill me, I would have died as soon as I came up, and I had no capital to compete with it.

"I understand, if I encounter something unreasonable in the future, I will be careful everywhere, I will not give him so many opportunities, and I will not be led by his nose again." Thinking that his words and deeds that day were actually completely under the control of this "good senior brother", I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed and angry at the same time, and at the same time, I felt a sense of frustration, and I felt powerless from the bottom of my heart.

Although I don't want to grow up with other people's ambition to destroy my prestige, I have to admit that the gap between me and Xie Yifan is too big, maybe even if I give him a lifetime, I can't reach the height he has now. Even if...... It is like him who has given up the moral bottom line, completely fallen into that dark road, and will do whatever it takes to achieve the goal, and it is difficult to have such a scheming.

"I'll leave that for later. Don't be discouraged, boy, don't be discouraged now, although this criminal has comprehension and creativity that you can't reach, but you have some advantages that this rebel is destined to not have in his life. The old man couldn't hear what I meant, so he smiled mildly and comforted.

"I've said too much today, let's stop here, you don't have to think too much about it at the moment, kid, the most important thing is to take care of your body first. There is still a lot of time in the future, and when you return to the provincial capital, what you want to know will be told to you little by little, even if there is something that you don't tell, you will slowly know it yourself in the future. ”

I was slightly stunned, and then I realized that our master and apprentice had indeed been talking in this pavilion for a long time.

So after rubbing his somewhat dizzy and swollen head, he put away all the doubts that still existed in his heart, and returned to the question that the old man had said at the beginning, "Okay." Then I'll go and talk to my dad about being discharged from the hospital in a moment. ”

The old man smiled and nodded: "Don't let them be anxious, if you can't reassure them, it's not a big problem to stay in the hospital for a few more days." ”

"Master, don't worry, I will definitely discuss it with them and won't let them worry." Since I came to the hospital to tell me so much, and talked about being discharged, it must not be the old man who now said that it would be okay to stay a few more days.

Seeing that I was confident, the old man didn't say anything more, nodded and said, "Since you have your own measure." ”

After hesitating for a moment, I scratched my head and said, "Master, I still have another question, that is, now that I have completed the last step, can I continue to draw in the same way as before?" ”

"Why do you ask?" The old man obviously didn't understand the purpose of my question for a while, so he replied with a slight surprise: "Naturally, it is possible, but under normal circumstances, it is best not to do it. After all, the introduction and the order is two kinds of far from the spirit of the law, the former only focuses on practicality, and the latter is more in pursuit of the unity of form and meaning, the two are not at the same level at all, although the "soul" painting method is to pay attention to the heart and mind, the shape and meaning are accommodating, usually do not need to work hard and carve too much in the pen, good memory is not as good as the bad pen head of the sentence, in the art of painting the spirit is not very applicable, but the time and energy to cultivate their spirit and concentration, the effect will be much better than continuing to practice the spirit of the drawing, often draw dozens of pictures, It's not as much as the former's one-night perception, so generally after stepping into the threshold of the soul, it is time to abandon the painting method of attracting the soul. ”

Speaking of this, the old man paused, looked at me with some curiosity, and asked, "So can you tell the teacher that after entering the door of the soul, why is he still reluctant to draw with the Soul Drawing Method, and still want to continue to use this method to draw?" I think that what the teacher knows and sees, and my own experience back then, after becoming a painter in the real sense, I usually can't wait, and I want to experience the huge difference between the two in more nuance, how come you are the kid but the opposite, still thinking about the previous painting method? ”

Hearing the old man say so much at once, I immediately knew that he had misunderstood me, so I hurriedly explained with a smile: "It's not such a master. On the night he went down the mountain before, the disciple promised the general's soul one thing, helped him summon his attendants back, inquired about the current situation, and then conveyed it to him. However, since he has been preparing for the last kick after going down the mountain, he did not dare to draw a picture easily and was discouraged, so this matter was delayed, since he was now preparing to return to the provincial capital, this matter naturally could not be delayed any longer, and he had to leave after he finished it, after all, he could not easily break his promise. ”

"The current situation of the disciple is not good, and drawing a picture with the method of the soul is also extremely reluctant for a while, and it will take some time to recuperate. But if you can continue to draw with the method of attracting spirits, it will be much easier, and if you prepare now, you should be able to start writing tomorrow, so that's why I asked......"

After this explanation, the old man finally understood the intention of my question, and after being stunned for two seconds, he couldn't help laughing.

"If that's the case, then do what you want, there will be no problem."

I could continue to draw in the same way as before, and the rest of the matter was much simpler, so I ended the conversation in the hospital pavilion, and when the old man and his grandfather went out on the street, and when they returned to the ward, I discussed the discharge with my father and mother.

As soon as I was able to get out of bed and walk, I was completely unable to walk and shouted that I wanted to be discharged from the hospital, and my parents were naturally taken aback and reluctant, thinking that I had a fever and a confused brain. Not only them, but also Sister Yun, who has always felt that I should belong to the provincial capital, also completely disagree, my injury has just begun to get better and I am in a hurry to be discharged, after all, it is not completely considered to have entered a stable recovery period, in case there is any situation, it is not as convenient as in the hospital.

But after hearing that I was discharged from the hospital in order to go back to the provincial capital to raise, I would not do anything, and I would still go to the hospital on time every day to take medicine and hang bottles, which was not much different from living in the hospital, my parents were speechless.