These thoughts instantly swirled in his mind, and he looked at Shi Manzhu in shock, and watched her turn away.

He looked at the planks in amazement, and the horror in his heart lasted for a long time.

It stands to reason that he should not doubt what he has seen and heard, after all, the first principle that cannot be doubted is self-awareness, and if even the series of thoughts that have unfolded from it can be overturned, then man will fall into complete nothingness.

If you can't find where you come from and where you return, then what will be the meaning of life?

Lu Xuan watched Shi Manzhu's figure disappear into the night, he carried the planks on his back, and then walked through the long iron cable to his residence.

It was easy for him to build a wooden house, and in a few moments the wooden house was built, and how strong and beautiful it would otherwise be was not in the realm of his current thinking.

The quiet and peaceful night breeze blew over this area, and Lu Xuan's ears echoed with this relaxing sound, but he tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

The pain in his palm from time to time kept driving him to sleep, and the exhaustion from his body had a good effect, but what made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar was that the front and back of the event seemed to be able to be intertwined!

The hidden soul in Tie Jinwu's body secretly haunted him, and his origin fire was invisibly changed, which was an earth-shattering event for him, but he didn't realize it, let alone stop the loss in time.

This also leads to another result: I can't tell what is real and what is illusory, or my own existence itself is a pendulum that oscillates between nothingness and reality.

Based on the premise of this thought, it is no wonder that if we judge the changes that have occurred in Shi Manzhu's body, he will have strong doubts - a kind of lack of confidence in the original structure of his own existence.

In this way, in the midst of heavy thoughts, Lu Xuan spent a peaceful night.

When the glow of the next morning shone on the earth, he was keenly aware that the purple qi in the sky was spreading out, and the true qi was flowing around the sky.

Although this period of time in the early hours of the morning was short, this precious cultivation speed was real.

He dispelled the gloom left over from staying up all night, and his eyes rested on the seeds on the black soil.

This verdant life is growing stronger and stronger, and the growth rate is changing with each passing day, compared to the seedlings at this moment compared to yesterday, a weak but full of vitality of the new leaves is crumbling on the side of the seedlings.

What a privilege it is to be able to witness the growth of this life? The corners of Lu Xuan's mouth hooked a faint smile, and then he walked across the iron rope and came to Jiming Village.

At this time, the village of Jiming showed a completely different scene from the past.

At this time in the past, the rooster crows inevitably come and go, and today's rooster village is quiet, and the roosters in front of the house-to-house are gone.

What happened during my time in retreat?

He walked on the path with such a mood, the village names were the same as usual, no different, the only difference was that when these village names saw Lu Xuan, their eyes exuded an unfamiliar look.

It stands to reason that it has been a long time since I came to Jiming Village, even if I am not familiar with the villagers to the point of putting my heart to heart, but at least I am familiar, how can I be like seeing a stranger I have never met before?

Thinking like this, he pushed open the wooden door of Ji Laoba.

Shi Manzhu was fetching water in the courtyard at this time, when she raised her head and saw Lu Xuan's arrival, she was obviously stunned, and then an indescribable look appeared on her face, and after several changes, she finally smiled: "Senior brother, you are here." ”

At this time, the little senior sister looked normal, no different from the past, but last night's abnormal state pierced his heart like a barb, making him very uncomfortable.

"Little Senior Sister...... You...... You okay? Lu Xuan asked tentatively.

"Of course I'm fine, why do you ask?"

Lu Xuan was stunned, and then wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a voice from the room: "Hurry up and complete today's task, don't be rubbing, from today onwards, I will personally supervise the progress of your task completion." ”

Ji Laoba personally supervised?

Lu Xuan agreed, and then was about to warm up, but he heard the broken wooden door of the room creak open, and a figure suddenly flashed.

"Did you find anything unusual along the way when you came here today?" Ji Laoba asked.

These words made Lu Xuan's doubts find an outlet, and he stared at Ji Laoba's eyes and said, "There are some abnormalities, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

"But it's no secret." Ji Laoba shrugged his shoulders, then glanced at Shi Manzhu and said, "Now that your little senior sister's divine soul is also complete, even if she still can't inherit the power of the Giant Spirit Divine Clan, she can still have a complete life." And it's all thanks to you. So in return, I can answer your question today. ”

Looking at Ji Laoba's light and breezy appearance, Lu Xuan's heart felt slightly settled, and he showed a kind smile towards Shi Manzhu, and then asked, "Why are there no roosters?" Something has clearly changed dramatically in the village. So my question is, what is this happening? ”

"Although Jiming Village is an ordinary village on the surface, it is not like that in essence." Ji Laoba smiled slightly, "You have lived here for so long, haven't you noticed anything unusual about the villagers?" ”

Lu Xuan pondered for a long time when he heard this, and then said: "After the night breeze rises, the villagers will stay at home. But before that, the breathtaking ghost screams can make people lose their minds, so the villagers' behavior is reasonable. ”

"It's normal that you don't see it, because of the presence of those roosters, the villagers can pretend to be no different from ordinary people, but with the death of those roosters, it will be difficult for them to sustain themselves."

Lu Xuan was puzzled when he heard that the second monk was confused, he didn't understand what Ji Laoba's mouth meant by "it is difficult to maintain", so he looked at the latter with puzzled eyes.

Ji Laoba smiled slightly: "That's it, as for what they are, it's waiting for you to explore it yourself." ”

Lu Xuan saw that Ji Laoba's tone had some meaning of wanting to end the topic, and immediately said eagerly: "There is another question, that is, what is a rooster?" Then he told the story of how the rooster exploded and died, and how his spirit wandered between the empirical world and the secular world, in the hope of getting an answer from Ji Laoba.

However, Ji Laoba just smiled and said nothing, and when Lu Xuan was a little impatient, he finally spoke: "The magic barrier is like a shadow, accompanied by my body. The rooster was originally conceived in the howling ghost howl, and it itself is an evil and awe-inspiring ghost, does it need more explanation? ”

"The rooster is an evil spirit?" Lu Xuan said in disbelief when he heard this, "Is this how Jiming Village came from?" Jiming Village is in some way an evil spirit village? ”

"So to speak."

"So why do the villagers coexist with such evil spirits? And why do evil spirits play a role in awakening people's own consciousness? ”

"Isn't the soil where demons breed in your heart? If you are completely destroyed, the demons will naturally not exist, but if you can breathe normally and think normally, then the demons are an indispensable part of the soul, existing in the form of vital components. Under the shadows, everything exists. ”

"In other words, the rooster is the externalized manifestation of one's inner demons?"

The corners of Ji Laoba's mouth flashed with a meaningful smile: "Your connection with that rooster is actually examining the dark depths of your own heart. Everyone will suffer this calamity, and that is to face the calamity that comes from the self. ”

"Self-criticism?" Lu Xuan chewed on this word, and then asked, "In other words, all the people who live in Jiming Village are tormented by the inner demon, and this inner demon has been reflected in the rooster, so people can intuitively and clearly recognize its existence?" ”

It can be understood in this way that this is also the secret of the existence of Jiming Village. At the same time, it is also a phenomenon that has been associated with the existence of the circle for thousands of years. And now, all kinds of situations are irrelevant, the magic circle has been returned to Ji Ning, and the infiltration of the undead clan into it may be difficult to complete in a short period of time, even if one day they can re-corrode the magic circle, it will not have any impact on Jiming Village at that time. Because by that time, the entire Xile Peak will probably be razed to the ground. ”

Lu Xuan was secretly frightened, he fully realized that war was probably not far away from him.

"So what if the demons are back in my body?" Lu Xuan asked.

"What did you say?" Ji Laoba seemed to be caught in his own thoughts, didn't hear Lu Xuan's words clearly, and asked repeatedly.

Lu Xuan didn't care, he repeated his question.

But then he found that Ji Laoba's face was a little unnatural.

I saw Ji Laoba's brows furrowed slightly: "You mean that the demon has returned to your body?" ”

"I can't feel it, but at certain moments, it comes into trouble, often with the distraction of my spirit. I can't make a full judgment of reality, but I can empathize with the mirages in my mind. It was like a pair of hands that pulled me up from the ground, and from then on, I couldn't pay attention to the things on the ground, but had a clear understanding of the distant sky. ”

Ji Laoba's eyes kept looking at Lu Xuan, which made Lu Xuan gradually feel a little bad.

"You mean, you're schizophrenic too?"

"Huh? What do you mean that my mind is also schizophrenic? Who else is divided? What is schizophrenia? 3”