I remember that when the Elder of the Sky Cloud Dao handed over the 64 Hexagram to me, he also said something similar, he didn't say that I should feel any life, but he said that I am a person who has forgotten how to feel.

During the time I was away from my family, I met different people, handled several different cases, learned to trust my instincts, and gradually learned to take the initiative to feel something.

But looking back on the experience during this time, what touched me the most was precisely those people of all shapes and colors, their different personalities, different human natures, brought me inspiration and warnings, which can be regarded as an extremely valuable asset.

I learned to feel the ups and downs of people's hearts, but I didn't know how to feel the breath of life in the plants.

After a short while, I still didn't see the so-called eye of the storm, Zhang Zhenren said again: "Plants and trees, like people, have their joys, sorrows, and sorrows, you can feel their emotions, and you can feel their lives." ”

It took me a moment to understand what I meant, and then I tried to feel the trees around the valley in the way I was dealing with people, and the flowers and plants that had long since withered in early winter and were now surrounded by large shadows.

When I get along with people, I can build a special sense in my heart through a person's temperament, words and deeds.

For example, as soon as some people appear in front of me, I unconsciously think that the other person is a good person and am willing to approach them. But when I came into contact with other people, I didn't wait for the other party to speak, just seeing the other person's appearance, it was easy to feel a trace of disgust in my heart.

However, this kind of sense is usually not very accurate, after all, in this world, there are many people who seem to be loyal, and there are not a few people who are exaggerated on the surface but deep in their hearts.

But the plants and trees are different from people, their temperament is the same quiet, no words, no superfluous movements, but when you look at them from the perspective of people, you find that these seemingly numb vegetation on the surface hide the breath of life that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

In my sight, every grass, every bouquet of flowers, is like a person rooted in the soil, the left eye is real, the left eye is the sand caressing, the two visions are entangled, let me have a strange illusion, as if the "chest" of these plants and trees are slowly undulating, like a living person breathing the fresh air in the forest.

I could even faintly feel the moisture clinging to the grass and trees, and the aura slowly emanating from them.

Zhang Zhenren seemed to be able to see through my heart, and then whispered to me: "If you look for these spiritual rhymes, you can see the essence of moonlight." ”

Just as he opened his mouth to speak, the vision of the Qi Sea quicksand changed slightly, and wisps of light blue filaments appeared in the black and white Qi sand.

These threads ripple out of the grass and trees, slowly entrenched in the night sky, weaving into a light tulle.

There was no wind around, but the thin veil that spread from the sky slowly undulated, like a vigorous flowing blue river.

Faintly, I saw a small whirlpool appear in the middle of the river, which appeared and then slowly faded from my vision, as if it were real and illusory.

Zhang Zhenren put his hands behind his back, looked up at the night sky with me, and said lightly: "That's the eye of the wind." ”

I steadied my breathing, my mood became more calm, and the eye of the wind that appeared in the sky became clearer.

Yao Xuanzong said to me: "Refine the yin qi of the ghost gate and inject it into the eye of the wind." ”

I spread out my left hand attached to the Netherworld Treasure, and drew a pure yin qi from the ghost gate, allowing it to slowly take off into the air and inject it into the eye of the wind.

At the moment when the yin qi slowly stirred into the eye of the wind with the whirlpool in the air, the ghost gate seemed to become much taller, and the stone hit the door panel, and a bronze luster also appeared in a moment.

But when I looked at the ghost gate, I found that the ghost gate was still the same as before, it had not become taller, and the bronze luster on the door panel had disappeared at some point.

After the yin qi entered the eye of the wind, it slowly spread along the "thin veil" in the sky, and the larger the area of diffusion, the lower the purity of this yin qi, and it didn't take long for me to almost be able to sense its existence.

Zhang Zhenren threw one last glance at the night sky, then turned to me and said with a smile, "Let's see how many geisman spirits there are in this mountain." ”

At that time, I couldn't understand what he was saying this, after all, in my opinion, it was unlikely that just relying on that yin qi that was infused into the eye of the wind, it was impossible to attract all the wandering spirits hidden in the mountains of Shili Lian.

But it didn't take long for me to realize that I was wrong, and it was quite wrong.

In just two or three minutes, a large number of wandering spirits pressed over from outside the valley, and they were like ant colonies spread across the mountains, pressing one by one, and it was impossible to guess the exact number.

I was worried that a ghost door would not be able to accommodate so many wandering spirits, so I adjusted the Qi field in my body, and planned to urge the Netherworld Tongbao for the second time, but Zhang Zhenren waved his hand at me: "A ghost door is enough." ”

I couldn't help frowning: "One door, it is estimated that it can't accommodate so many geismas." ”

As I spoke, a few little imp pawns popped up from the ghost gate, as if looking at me.

Zhang Zhenren could also see them, and said with a smile: "These little things are not as terrifying as the legend." ”

Yao Xuanzong snorted and said: "The appearance of ghost pawns is not fixed, if Yin Cha has good thoughts, they will appear as babies, and if the evil thoughts in Yin Cha's heart are greater than good thoughts, they will show people as evil ghosts." ”

I smiled helplessly: "Do you have good thoughts?" After returning home for more than a year, I feel that I am about to become the same as the second master. ”

Yao Xuanzong glanced at me: "You and Tong Dong are indeed quite similar, but you are a little smaller." ”

I grinned and didn't say anything more.

Yao Xuanzong obviously didn't understand what I meant, I mean, I'm about to become as indifferent as the second master now, can a person who ignores life still be called kind?

Zhang Zhenren didn't lie to me, just relying on a ghost gate is enough to accommodate all the wandering spirits in the mountains and forests, these ghosts don't seem to be afraid of Yin Cao, and they take the initiative to walk into the door one by one, and leave the yang world quietly.

Yao Xuanzong watched a large number of wandering spirits line up on the ghost gate, and seemed to have some emotion in his heart, frowning from time to time, and sighing more than once.

And for me, who is accustomed to seeing this kind of scene, the silent farewell of the wandering spirits to the yang world can no longer make the slightest ripple in my heart.

"I heard that you and Li Huaishan went into the mountain with a group of donkey friends?"

Just when I was staring at the ghost gate, Zhang Zhenren suddenly said this.

I nodded: "The mountain that nine people entered together, now except for me and Ergou, only the gnats and mines have survived." ”

Zhang Zhenren looked at me: "Are you feeling uncomfortable?" ”

I sighed a little helplessly: "I can't tell you what it feels like, so many living people died in front of me, but I didn't feel it at all, as if their lives and deaths had nothing to do with me." But before entering the mountain, I made up my mind to do my best to protect them. ”

"Everyone has his own life, and this kind of thing cannot be forced." Zhang Zhenren said slowly: "The family is a soldier's hall, born on the battlefield, in the early years, the ancestors were the life of the horse leather shroud, and they were used to seeing life and death, so they naturally looked down on human life. It is not necessarily a bad thing that such apathy can be passed down from generation to generation. ”

I said, "Is it really good to have no regard for human life?" ”

Zhang Zhenren said to me very seriously: "If you really disregard human life, you will not say such a thing." ”

Hearing this, I was stunned for a moment, and then I looked at Zhang Zhenren, not knowing what to say for a while.

Zhang Zhenren gave me a gentle smile: "Witnessing the passage of life with your own eyes can be regarded as an experience for you." But you have to understand that when someone dies in front of you, even if you can't make waves in your heart, it doesn't mean that you don't care about human life. ”

"If this is not a disregard for human life, then how can it be considered a disregard for human life?"

"Before you enter the mountain, you are determined to protect the travelers around you, which means that you know the preciousness of life. Someone dies in front of you, but you can still keep your heart clear, which shows that you understand the truth that life and death are up to heaven. I never think that my family is indifferent to life, because whenever there is a catastrophe in the industry, my family will always stand up and protect the vitality of all things in heaven and earth with their blood. Do you think that such people are indifferent? ”

At this time, Yao Xuanzong walked over, patted me on the shoulder and said, "Boy, don't always doubt yourself, look at these little ghost pawns under the ghost gate." ”

I looked towards the Ghost Gate, and I saw four or five little ghost pawns burrowing their heads out of the ground, trembling at the geyers who were constantly approaching the Ghost Gate.

Although they look a little weird, they are far from vicious, and vaguely, there is a little bit of cuteness.

Yao Xuanzong then said to me: "There are not many people who can still have good thoughts in their hearts after they have obtained the Netherworld Treasure. Throughout the ages, I don't know how many yin people have gone on the wrong path, but you are different, look at these little things, they are your heart. ”

Zhang Zhenren also said with emotion: "Most of the people who are firm in their hearts are very kind; A person who has good thoughts in his heart must be more resolute than ordinary people. Xuanzong is right, you don't always doubt yourself, such doubts will shake your state of mind. ”

I smiled helplessly: "Can I also be considered a resolute person?" Why didn't I think so? ”

"Don't think about it, some things are better to go with the flow." Zhang Zhenren gave me a big smile, then changed the topic and said to me: "It's only been a year since you returned to your family, and it's really not easy to have such a cultivation today." However, when facing the enemy, who wins or loses depends not only on the level of cultivation and the purity of mental power, but also on the flexible use of heaven and earth. Since the old lady passed away, there has never been a master of magic in the family, do you know why? ”

I shook my head, "I don't know." ”

Yao Xuanzong said on the side: "Because most of the spells handed down by the family are driven by the evil qi of the family members themselves, and they are practical and practical, but these techniques have a problem, that is, they ignore the role played by the Heaven and Earth Great Qi in the casting of techniques. ”

(End of chapter)