The old king put away the three spirits, and then said, "I will rest for a day, and then retreat here, and in the meantime, don't disturb me—"

We all said yes.

This place is inaccessible, and the limited number of villagers is not a threat, so it is indeed suitable for retreat. It is indeed the perfect place to revive the thin man here.

The old Hades went to sleep, and we chatted first, and before we knew it, it was dawn.

Then I saw the old man push the door open and come in.

The fat man asked, "What's wrong with you?" Why are you so depressed? ”

The old man sat down on a stool and said, "You're right. There is no new food today. It seems that everything here is indeed what we did when we were sleepwalking. ”

We comforted the old man a few words, but he was always absent-minded. After a while, he went out.

It's just a morning's work. The truth began to spread among the villagers. And then everybody knew about it. It turned out that for such a long time, they were all controlled by people, and they did not sleep at night, working in the village like walking corpses.

The news sent shivers down their sleeves. But the fact that there was no breakfast made them quickly forget their fears. They started to find food on their own.

The stored food is enough for them to eat for a few days, but this kind of sitting and eating empty is not a way after all. So these people began to clumsily work on their own.

They worked hard like the night, striking the iron when they should be striking the iron, and planting the fields when they should be farming.

They had not tasted labor for a long time, and soon complained and complained again and again.

Over time, blacksmiths began to increase their remuneration for tools, and farmers began to increase their remuneration for grain. People here began to be suspicious and calculating with each other.

A few of us shook our heads again and again: This place is considered a ruin.

After more than ten days, the villagers who had been in a miasma suddenly stopped making noise. Gradually, they targeted a few of us.

These people's reasons are very reasonable. They believe that according to the old way of life, it is simply paradise. But since we came and took the Lingzhi away, they have become six gods and dispossessed. In this way, we are simply to blame.

Soon, the villagers gathered at the old man's house and demanded that we hand over the Lingzhi.

A few of us stood at the door, looking at the menacing villagers depressedly.

I caught a glimpse of the old man also standing among them, and I couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and I asked, "Old man, you also want to ally with them and oppose a few of us?" ”

The old man looked at me a little embarrassed: "Then who, Xu You, we have known each other for a long time, and we can be regarded as friends, but I feel that what the villagers said is right." ”

I exclaimed, "What's wrong? You have been controlled, and I have kindly rescued you, is this still wrong? ”

One of the villagers shouted, "We just like to be controlled." When we are controlled, we live carefree and comfortable. ”

I was speechless for a moment, then glanced at the villagers and asked, "Do you all think so?" ”

A considerable part of the villagers nodded. There was even an older one, and he said earnestly: "Young man, don't you talk about control, how ugly is it?" We're just being assigned. What's more, we don't feel tired. It's time to sleep and the work is done. How nice is it to be able to eat, drink and be merry during the day? ”

Then he said very kindly, "Do you think what I said is reasonable?" If you think it's reasonable, just put the reishi mushroom away. We're willing to let him take care of it. I don't have a few years to live, so I just want to live comfortably. ”

The fat man behind me asked me, "What to do?" ”

I shook my head slightly, and then said to the villagers who were waiting for my answer: "Our people are in retreat, and when the retreat is over, they will naturally put the lingzhi back." When the time comes, if he is still willing to control you, we will not interfere. ”

One villager asked, "How long is the retreat?" ”

I shook my head and said, "Three or five days at the least, more than a month." ”

Obviously, the villagers were not satisfied with this reply. However, they had seen our strength and knew that they would not be able to get good results from our confrontation, so they had to disperse.

When we went back to the house, Wushuang asked me, "Are you really going to give them back the Lingzhi?" ”

I smiled wryly: "What do I take?" By the time the old Hades came out, Lingzhi had already merged with the thin man. ”

The abbot said, "Leave them alone, when the time comes, we'll finish our work and go directly." If they are willing to spend it here, let them consume it. ”

The fat little Taoist priest's eyes rolled: "I want to stay." I feel that controlling these people is like becoming an emperor. ”

The fat man said, "Let's wait until your cultivation can control people." How many of you, why don't you go to practice soon? ”

After we spent another ten days underground, the old Hades finally opened the door.

We all gathered around and asked, "How's it going?" ”

The old Hades' face was cloudy, and after a while, she said, "It's a success." Then she opened the door and let us in: he was inside.

We went inside the house and saw three spirits floating in the air.

A thin man with a silent face, a smiling Lingzhi, and a crying remnant soul.

The fat man greeted the thin man warmly: "Brother." ”

The thin man faintly agreed: "Well, brother." ”

The fat man and the thin man were extremely familiar, and now seeing his reaction, I couldn't help but be stunned. Then he asked the old Hades: "This reaction seems to be a little wrong, are you sure this is a thin man?" ”

The old Hades King was a little embarrassed and said, "There is nothing wrong with this being a thin man. It's just that when the soul was fused, the thin man's sanity seemed to be affected. His memory is still there, but it can be said that he is not just the original thin man. It can be said that it is a mixture of two people. ”

The fat man looked disappointed: "Can you save him?" ”

The old Hades shook his head: "The souls of the three of them are originally one person, and once they are fused together, it is impossible to distinguish them at all. ”

At this time, the thin man looked at a few of us and said, "You go outside and wait for a while, I will settle the matter here." ”

The fat man asked, "Brother, what do you want to solve?" ”

The thin man said, "I remember some of the past, and I must settle it with the two in front of me." ”

I whispered to the old Hades, "What is the past?" ”

The old Hades said, "I guess it was a long time ago. I don't understand the specifics. ”

I asked, "Shall we go out first?" ”

The old Hades thought for a moment and said, "Let's go out first." Let the fat man keep watch here, and call us if there is anything. ”

Naturally, the fat man has no objections. We pushed out and closed the door.

I sighed and said, "I don't know if I'll be able to see the skinny man I used to be again." ”

The abbot actually said with certainty: "I must be able to." ”

I asked curiously, "Why are you so sure?" ”

The abbot said, "Because I have experience. When I think about my past life, I was swayed by my previous emotions. But as time went on, it was the experience of this life that prevailed. You see, I'm not chasing you anymore, I'm becoming a good buddy with you. ”

I nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense." ”

The abbot said, "Absolutely. For example, you, in the last life, you were Hou Yi, heroic and extraordinary. Look at you now? Although I have recovered my memory, isn't it still so obscene? ”

I laughed dumbly, looked at him and said, "You still have the face to laugh at other people's obscenity?" ”

We talked and laughed outside the house, and the anxiety of the days seemed to be swept away.

Ten minutes later, the fat man suddenly opened the door of the house, and then staggered out.

We asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The fat man looked at us with a frightened look on his face, and then said, "Eat." ”

We were stunned: "What did you eat?" ”

The fat man said, "I'm eating people, and my brother has eaten the remaining two people." ”

Before we could speak, the thin man had already come out of the house. He looked at us with a nonchalant expression.

We were all nervously muttering, "Is he still skinny?" ”

The abbot stood behind me and cheered me up: "Trust me, he is definitely skinny. ”

The thin man didn't seem to care about the way we looked at him, he nodded at us and said, "Thank you for bringing me back to life." ”

I nervously asked, "Skinny, do you remember me?" ”

I was nervous at this time, not because I was afraid of the thin man, but because I was worried that he would really become a stranger, and we would lose a good friend.

The thin man smiled reluctantly, with kindness on his face: "Of course I remember, you are Xu You." ”

I nodded: "It's good to remember, it's good to remember." ”

We exchanged pleasantries with some embarrassment. Then the old Hades couldn't help but ask, "You swallowed the remaining two souls?" ”

The thin man nodded: "yes, I swallowed them." ”

We haven't asked again. The thin man said very frankly: "My soul and theirs are the same, from the same source, I must find the soul again." ”

The old Hades sat down and asked, "Tell me, thin man, what the hell is going on here?" ”

The thin man nodded, "Now, I can roughly know what happened here." ”

He said slowly, "There was once a race here, you know? ”

We nodded: "Yes, we know." ”

"Actually, it's not a race, it's a person," said the thin man. He divided his soul into hundreds of remnant souls, and then reincarnated separately, these clansmen were all himself. In other words, my past life. ”

The old Hades exclaimed, "Can a wisp of remnant soul be reincarnated? ”

The thin man nodded: "He's really strong." And the reason he did this was to keep a secret. As long as the clansmen do not die, this secret can be passed on and will not be annihilated. ”