Chapter 7: The Heart Lake
Pushing open the door, Chen Anzhi saw that Chen Qingshuang was still sitting on the couch to breathe and recuperate, so he didn't dare to disturb him and tiptoed into the room. "Anzhi, why did you send a snack to Yuan Yatou for so long?" Chen Anzhi thought of Yuan Bugui's advice to him, and muttered a few words vaguely. After all, it was the first time to lie to Chen Qingshuang, nervous, ashamed, and with a little complicated feeling of pride, Chen Anzhi's face turned red.
Seeing this, Chen Qingshuang thought that he had been staying in Yuan Yuan's room, sighed, and said softly: "An Zhi, although you and Yuan Yatou are two little guesses, but after all, they have grown up, so we still have to pay attention to the prevention of men and women." In case it is seen by a mouthy subordinate, it will not be good for Yuan Yuan's reputation in the future. Chen Anzhi saw that his father wanted to fork the way, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, said goodbye, and went to the bed.
The night is late, all the sounds are silent, only occasionally there are tireless insects hissing in the grass in the yard, and the faint sound adds a bit of silence to the endless night, which makes people want to indulge in this dark and sweet country immediately. Chen Anzhi, who was lying on the bed, couldn't fall asleep for a long time, thinking of the glutinous soft sentence "Brother An is the best and the best" in Yuan Yuan's beautiful smile at night, he couldn't help but be a little stupid again. Then thinking of Yuan Bugui at the table under the moon, he once said that he knew his heart for Yuan Yuan and was happy to see it, and he was even more happy.
"Be strong, strong enough to protect your loved ones and loved ones. Chen Anzhi silently promised. Thinking of this, Chen Anzhi quickly emptied his mind and silently recited the mantra of the Divine Soul Technique, finding that he still remembered it well, and settled down. "Since you're going to practice again, don't waste any time, let's start tonight. Chen Anzhi adjusted his breath, cleared the distracting thoughts in his mind, and kept his spirit in a state of emptiness and non-emptiness, so he practiced according to the mantra.
Yuan Bugui had mentioned in the interval between teaching Chen Anzhi's mantra that the introduction to the Divine Soul Technique was similar to the introduction to Qi refining. If you want to get started with Qi refining, you need to perceive the vitality that is constantly circulating between heaven and earth, and the clearer and stronger the perception, the easier it is to mobilize the vitality of heaven and earth for your own use. And the Divine Soul Art focuses on empathy, that is, feeling the soul of all things in heaven and earth. The people of the Jinyue clan believe that everything in the world has its own spirit, and every grass and tree is no exception. As long as you can synchronize with it, you can control the soul. The soul is the essence of the body, and the body is the use of the soul. If the soul can be driven, it will be infinitely useful.
Chen Anzhi lay on his back on the bed, his eyes half-closed, and gave up the control of his whole body senses little by little according to the mantra. The half-closed eyes seemed to be covered with a light veil, and only a blur could be seen dimly. The faint sound of the wind in his ears, the sound of insects, and the long breath of Chen Qingshuang all turned into endless chaos, quietly stripping away the sense of hearing. The muscles of the whole body relaxed, like half-wet clothes roasted by the fire, and spread softly on the bed.
At this time when he was half-asleep and half-awake, and his physical body was weak, Chen Anzhi's spiritual consciousness expanded unlimitedly, and countless lights lit up in the sea of light gray consciousness that was constantly circulating. There is a bright moon like a bright moon and a bright tomorrow as a bright fire, and more are the fire points scattered around the stars, as dark as ashes about to be extinguished, or scattered like fireflies, and they will be extinguished in a moment.
Chen Anzhi lifted his mind and leaned towards the softest point of light. As soon as I touched it, there was a fresh smell of plants and trees in my consciousness, which made people feel relaxed and happy. The spark shook gently, confiding in Chen Anzhi the comfort of stretching in this spring night. Chen Anzhi's mind turned, and he touched a spark on the side. The Mars is full of restless joy, celebrating that it has finally survived the cold winter and has come to the spring full of vitality. "I guess it's bugs. Chen Anzhi thought silently.
In the sea of consciousness, his divine thoughts slowly rose up, overlooking everything. "The huge soul around him that is as cold as the winter moon should be Daddy's, and it is estimated that Uncle Yuan only feels a burst of red light faintly at the very edge, but it keeps emitting heat at all times. I don't know what my soul looks like. Chen Anzhi's thoughts turned to this time, and his thoughts naturally entered the state of inward vision. I only heard Chen Anzhi snort, and his entire consciousness was almost dissipated as if he had been hit hard, and he fell into the deepest coma.
Chen Qingshuang heard Chen Anzhi's soft snort, knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran to Chen Anzhi's bed. At this time, Chen Anzhi's facial features and seven orifices were faintly oozing blood, and there were spots of blood on the skin all over his body, and his breathing was getting weaker and weaker. Chen Qingshuang hurriedly helped Chen Anzhi to sit cross-legged, folded his hands on each other, and used his own origin true qi to run in Chen Anzhi's body for a small week, protecting his heart.
Chen Anzhi's remaining consciousness entered a space surrounded by white light. Beneath your feet is a lake that you can't see. Chen Anzhi stepped on the surface of the lake, and the dark green water of the lake centered on the soles of his feet, rippling layer after layer of ripples.
There seemed to be a flash of light and shadow at the bottom of the lake, and Chen Anzhi squatted down curiously, and this action stirred up more ripples. Each layer of ripples, as they spread outward, not only did not slowly disappear, but grew stronger and stronger over time, turning into waves, waves turning into big waves, and even setting off monstrous waves at the very edge of consciousness. Chen Anzhi didn't seem to feel anything around him, just waited quietly.
The passage of time is not felt in the space of consciousness. I don't know how long I waited, but when the white light around me gradually dimmed, Chen Anzhi saw that the ripples under his feet finally calmed down, and the light and shadow that was just a flash before stabilized into a human face. The face is very familiar, and Chen Anzhi knows that this is what is shown in the bronze mirror he takes before going out every day. The face was smiling shyly, and Chen Anzhi knew that this was definitely not his shadow, because he had never smiled just now.
In such a strange scene, Chen Anzhi didn't feel the slightest fear, but an inexplicable urge to get close to him surged in his heart. "Who are you?" asked Chen Anzhi softly. The face blinked and said, "I'm you." "And who am I?" "You're you, too!" As the conversation ended, there was a deathly silence.
"Where is this?" Chen Anzhi, who finally couldn't bear the endless silence, continued to ask. "This is the Heart Lake, and you stand on top of it. "Why am I here?" "Because you want to come in." "So how do I get out?" "Go out and get out." ”
Chen Anzhi didn't think much about it, and walked in one direction. At the beginning of walking, the liquid level of the heart lake was very gentle, as if walking on flat ground, and the farther it went, there were subtle ripples, and the lake began to become shaky, so that people had to be careful to walk slowly and not fall. Gradually, the ripples turned into waves, and at this time, Chen Anzhi often had to take two steps back after taking three steps forward. When he was about to go further, suddenly a huge wave hit, Chen Anzhi stumbled, fell on the surface of the lake, was pushed by the lake, and returned to the place where he had set off before. The faces under the lake continued to smile, with a sarcastic sneer.
Chen Anzhi lay on the surface of the lake and patted the lake gently: "Why can't I get out?" and "Why do I want to go out?" There will be no pain or worry in the heart lake, just stay so quietly and quietly, you can enjoy boundless joy. Why do you want to go out?"
"Because there are people out there who I care about, and there are people who care about me. When I don't see them, I feel like there's something missing, and it's uncomfortable to be empty. They should be uncomfortable if they don't see me. I don't want to upset them!"
"If you've been here for a long time, it's very lonely, and it's the discomfort of being empty. It's rare to have you come down to accompany me, I'm really reluctant to let you go. ”
"Then when I go out, take them with me to see you, and you won't be lonely. ”
"You are the only one in this place. Since you want to go out so much, then I'll send you out. But to make sure you're back, you'll have to leave me something. Okay, now start to relax your whole body, close your eyes, and don't open your eyes, no matter what strange sensations you have, as long as you don't hear your name called. ”
Chen Anzhi closed his eyes as he said. The surface of the lake, which was originally as flat as a flat land, flooded with inky black blisters one after another, and Chen Anzhi's feet slowly sank in the foam tumbling, and then his legs, abdomen, and chest cavity, sinking faster and faster, and when the lake was about to reach his neck, a slight voice came from his ears: "You must come back, I still have what you left here." ”
When the surface of the lake was over his head, the churning blisters subsided, and Chen Anzhi's body kept falling to the bottom of the lake. The body tightly wrapped in the lake water felt the change in water temperature from warm to cold to biting cold, and the touch on the skin was numb for a while, itchy for a while, and painful for a while.
I don't know how long it has been since he sank underwater, even if he took a deep breath before the surface of the lake reached the top of his head, the long period of holding off made Chen Anzhi's lungs feel like they were about to explode, and the pain near his temples kept beating. "It's the limit. Chen Anzhi thought desperately, exhaled the turbid breath hidden in his lungs, and then inhaled sharply regardless of it.
The expected scene of choking on water did not appear, and the sweet air mixed with various fragrances hit the nasal passages. The fragrance of flowers, the freshness of plants and trees, and the seductive salivating smell of food and pastries were mixed together, which stimulated Chen Anzhi's nose to redden. In all kinds of mixed breaths, Chen Anzhi seemed to smell a very familiar smell. Twitching his nose, Chen Anzhi struggled to discern the source of the taste. The taste is faint, like an empty valley orchid, and like a winter plum, with the smell of borneol wormwood in the sachet faintly mixed in the middle.
"It's like the taste of Yuanyuan. As soon as Chen Anzhi turned this thought, a silver bell-like laughter sounded in his ears. "Yuanyuan" Chen Anzhi called softly, and the laughter in his ears paused for a moment, but gradually went away. Chen Anzhi couldn't help but want to open his eyes, his eyelids moved slightly, and the words of the face in the heart lake rang in his head, and he couldn't bear to look over his head and ignore everything around him. I just feel like I'm sinking and sinking in the lake.