"Why do you say things so harshly? Anyway, she's contacting you this way, and if Frick hasn't found you yet, she might have saved your life! You yourself have said that she is just a poor person who can't help herself, and you are willing to forgive her for her humility with a noble heart. ”

This is what Hua Zhenxing said to Locke when he pushed the door in, and the location was not in the city of Fesogang, but on the third floor of the main building of Palm Manor. Except for Hua Zhenxing, Man Man and the three old men, only a few high-level executives of Huanxiang Industry knew that Locke was here. Even if the Fogen Foundation can buy eyeliner within the New Alliance, it will not be able to find Locke's whereabouts at this moment.

Manman, one of the insiders, actually only knew that Mr. Locke needed to hide temporarily, which was a confidential task, and she would not ask about the specific inside information, because Xiaohua said that he wanted to keep it secret.

North Bay Mining is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huanxiang Industrial, which in turn is a holding subsidiary of North Bay Mining, and Locke is the head of Jindian Mining. According to the structure of Huanxiang Industrial Group, the head of Sun Company is equivalent to the director of the supply and marketing branch, which is the fifth level of position.

But Golden Dian is special in that its parent company, North Bay Mining, is just a shell and has no other business at the moment. Most of the task of refining the gold is now entrusted to Jindian, which has also invested in five noodle restaurants and enterprises that produce sauce and vinegar.

The profit of Jindian Bank is very high, and a large amount of working capital is provided to the head office in the name of the previous payment, and supports Huanxiang Industry to acquire the heavy oil power plant project and continue to build. Coupled with the special situation of Locke himself, although he holds a fifth-level position, he enjoys seventh-level treatment.

On the third floor of the main building, in addition to the luxurious large suite with curved floor-to-ceiling windows at the easternmost end, the other twelve guest rooms are also high-end suites. The largest suite was reserved for the owner of the manor, Feng Zibin, who also lived in Xiaohua when he was "absent", and now there are four suites that have been converted into director's offices.

Although Locke's status in the Huanxiang industrial system is not low, and he enjoys seventh-level treatment, he does not reach the level of a director, and today he also occupies a suite on the third floor, which is considered to be over-standard.

Hua Zhenxing was next door to Locke just now, and he was simultaneously watching the conversation between "The Golden Classics of the New Era" and "The Forest Meadow on June 5th".

Closing the chat app, Locke slammed his phone back on the table and replied, "That's how I forgave her." I offered to give them the book, and asked them to wait for my notification, so that others, including Bohn-Mosen, would see the transcript of the conversation. ”

Hua Zhenxing praised again: "Tell them to wait for my notice!" Your last sentence is too handsome, and it really has the style of a gangster boss. ”

Locke said embarrassedly: "Don't make fun of me anymore, there is no Golden Gang for a long time, and I am deeply ashamed of that experience." ”

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside: "Hua, are you here?" I brought the rice. ”

Hua Zhenxing opened the door and said, "Thank you, Manman!" Let's eat together in this house. ”

Locke hid here, Hua Zhenxing also lived next door, and Man Man ran over and went upstairs to eat in the cafeteria on the first floor. Poor Locke can also eat hot food, if Hua Zhenxing is not there, no one will go out of his way to cook for him.

Because Manman was present, Hua Zhenxing and Locke tacitly agreed that they did not talk about the Fogen Foundation again. Hua Zhenxing talked about various things he had seen and heard about going out this time, but he didn't mention what happened to Frick.

Hua Zhenxing said that next time we can go together, not only to make a piece of Chuan and call pheasants on the spot, but also to have a stone pot fish, Manman felt very happy. The atmosphere of this meal was very relaxed, which soothed Locke's state of mind.

After eating, several people sat down to drink tea together, and under the influence of Hua Zhenxing, Locke and Manman were used to drinking tea, not only drinking but also brewing. While drinking tea and chatting, Hua Zhenxing asked, "Locke, did your teacher tell you what kind of training you need to go through before becoming a full-fledged magician?" I think your cultivation is about the same. ”

His tone was very casual, but Locke put down the teacup very seriously and said, "The teacher said that he had his own experience and had to endure the temptation of the devil. ”

Man Man was curious: "What devil, how did he tempt him, is it scary?" ”

In front of the little girl Manman, Locke still spoke very carefully: "It is said that it is not scary at all, but very charming." Of course, the teacher also said that there are also people who have encountered very frightening things in meditation, and even lost their minds, so it is dangerous to take this step. ”

Hua Zhenxing: "So did he mention how to pass the test?" ”

Locke raised his head, and the focus of his gaze seemed to be looking into the distance: "The teacher said that this kind of test that appears in meditation is actually not difficult, and the most important thing is that you must know what you are going through?" In most of the magic texts, it is said that it is a fantasy woven by the devil, reminding people not to be tempted......"

The so-called "temptation of the devil", also known as the "demonic realm" in another system of practice, is usually regarded as the refraction and amplification of some kind of desire in the depths of the heart. This desire is no longer a simple and direct physiological impulse, but manifests itself in a variety of complex forms and scenes, which was taught by Locke's teacher, Mr. Dawson.

After listening to this, Hua Zhenxing asked, "What did your teacher do at that time?" ”

Locke shrugged his shoulders and said, "In meditation, of course, it is to turn a blind eye, to hear but not to hear, in short, not to be tempted. As for daily life, my teacher, who had always been single, sighed 'What is an illusory devil and a real person?' and went out for a month with a lot of money. These were things I had done before I met him, and I had heard about them. ”

Manman: "Ah, where did he go?" ”

Hua Zhenxing waved his hand and said, "It's not important! I'm curious, why has he been single? He is the head of the Dawson family, doesn't he want to pass it on? ”

Locke lowered his head and said, "I didn't know the reason at the beginning, but I heard him occasionally say that the honor guarded by the Dawson family would end in his hands." ”

Hua Zhenxing diverted the topic and said, "That's how he rejected the temptation of the devil and passed the test of God?" ”

Locke shook his head and said, "He doesn't think it's a test of God, it's just a test of his own cognitive ability and willpower." If you don't meet these two requirements, you can't become a full-fledged magician, and the test of cognitive ability is the main thing. ”

Manman asked, "Your teacher doesn't believe in God?" ”

Locke: "Although he always claimed to be a devout believer, he was actually a rationalist. God is just a concept for him, a philosophical and logical concept. ”

Hua Zhenxing: "What rationalist, I didn't understand it too much, can you tell me more carefully?" ”

Locke: "When I first became an apprentice, I asked him why he believed in God. He drew a table for me, and the vertical axis was people, and there were two situations, belief or non-belief in God; The horizontal axis is God, and there are two cases, it exists or does not exist, so that four combinations can be obtained.

The first combination, the belief in God, and the existence of God, resulted in the person going to heaven.

In the second combination, man believes in God, but God does not exist, and the result is that the person can neither go to heaven nor hell.

The third combination, the person does not believe in God, but God exists, and the result is that the person goes to hell.

In the fourth combination, people do not believe in God, and God does not exist, and as a result, they can neither go to heaven nor hell.

He did not know whether God existed, nor could he be sure of his existence or absence, but according to rational choice, he still believed in God. ”

He drew a square on the paper as he introduced. Man Man also understood, nodded and said, "Oh, so that's what he thinks!" ”

Hua Zhenxing couldn't cry or laugh: "Is it just these four? Has he ever thought about other situations, such as the price of believing in God, whether there are people in this world who cannot go to heaven even if they believe in God, and there are people who can have other options even if they do not believe in God, such as being able to go to a better place than heaven? ”

Locke seemed to be choking on tea, coughed a few times and said, "Hua, our cultural background is different. ”

Hua Zhenxing: "Yes, it's different, no matter how rational you think, in fact, you are still affected by your knowledge. Let's not talk about this issue, let's talk about the temptation of the devil, it sounds very simple, right? ”

Locke shook his head and said, "What I just said is just the situation that the teacher encountered in meditation, and such a test is indeed not difficult. He once solemnly told me that the truly dangerous experience was actually a dream he had. ”

As soon as he heard the word dream, Hua Zhenxing immediately became alert, and leaned closer and said, "I'm interested, you can talk about it carefully!" ”

Locke: "One night when he was sleeping, he actually dreamed that he was in a mysterious library, and on the table in front of him was a book that recorded the secret of becoming a great magician. And on the surrounding bookshelves, there are many classics, all of which are all legendary magic techniques.

He told me that if I hadn't been very awake at the time, and had already known that it was in a dream, and had sensed that it was the temptation of the devil, I was afraid that I would have really looked through those texts, and maybe I would have practiced according to what was recorded in the texts. If that's the case, there's a high probability that something will happen, and you may be tempted by the devil. ”

Hua Zhenxing asked, "How did he know that he was dreaming?" ”

Man Man reminded: "According to what you said about cultivating the Three Realms as the primordial spirit, in fact, you will hardly dream anymore, even if you are in a dream, you can know dreams." ”

Mr. Dawson did not encounter a magic realm while meditating, but entered the magic realm while sleeping, and such a test is more confusing and hidden, and it is also the magic of the so-called magic realm.

It is not normal for a person to know dreams in dreams, so it is even more important to maintain a clear state of mind, which is the real concentration and cognitive ability.

The time for Hua Zhenxing to break through the Three Realms of cultivation is still very short, only a few months, and Locke and Man Man have a much longer experience of having the Three Realms of cultivation than him, so Man Man can actually remind Hua Zhenxing.

Hua Zhenxing turned his head and said, "Manman, are there any similar legends in your tribe, how did those ancient priests go further?" ”

Man Man blinked his eyes and thought for a long time, thinking about this and said, "After listening to Mr. Locke's words just now, I also remembered a story that was told to me by the Patriarch Zasin......"

The Poseidon tribe was once very strong, but then it fell apart for various reasons and was on the verge of extinction, and the people of Manman's tribe continued to move, and it became increasingly difficult to survive in the displacement, leaving only two priests left.

One of the priests was already very old, and Xiuwei, like Manman now, was also in the Three Realms, and finally ushered in an opportunity to break through on the way to migration. One day, while he was cultivating, he saw a wonderful future, and the people of the clan finally arrived in a peaceful and anointed land, established a homeland, and lived a prosperous, peaceful, and carefree life......

He told another priest about his experience, and another priest hastened to remind him: "The ancestors conveyed the message of the god of the sea, it is an illusory way, and you must not fall into it, but stick to a pure heart." ”

But the old priest said, "I know, but I think." My pure heart was already there, and I didn't want to continue to suffer. ”

The old priest grew weak and lost his powers, and one night he died sitting on a sand dune, still smiling...... This is the story that Zasin told Manman.