Chapter 57: The Heart of Desperation
On the afternoon of the third day, on the street of South Gate Street.
The two walked side by side, walking leisurely.
Xu Zhenyun was reluctant to carry out actions similar to "recuperating"; But when you calm down and have the idea of "there is nothing in the first place", you should really take a holiday, and immediately find that this is a great thing.
After two days of playing, on the third day, Ji Xiaohua, who had been in retreat for more than 20 days unexpectedly, finally came out.
At this moment, the young man in a gorgeous brocade robe walking side by side with Xu Zhenyun on the street is Ji Xiaohua.
Today, Xu Zhenyun and Ji Xiaohua are accompanying Ran Chuchu and Xu Qingshuang to shop, preparing to buy some odd items in advance; But because of Xu Zhenyun's experience, he is also very familiar.
On the backs of the two people, they both carried a large cyan bamboo basket.
After walking for a while, Xu Zhenyun suddenly asked, "What day is your marriage with my sister set?" β
Ji Xiaohua's sharp gaze lightly plagiarized, and said indifferently: "Half a month later." β
Xu Zhenyun thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "There are still some days." β
Ji Xiaohua was stunned, but a smile gradually appeared on her face, and said, "I forgot; You are the outlier in the world. Your perception of time is very different from mine. β
Ji Xiaohua said "half a month later", which originally meant "it's almost there"; But Xu Zhenyun's perception is that "there is still a period of time". But looking at Xu Zhenyun's experience during this period after entering the Tao, it seems to be very normal to have such a perception!
After walking more than 100 steps, Ji Xiaohua said: "How sure are you about tomorrow?" β
Xu Zhenyun didn't answer, suddenly turned his head to the west, and suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed upwardβthe point was the bright, orange sunsetβand said quietly: "The sun, what color is it?" β
Ji Xiaohua paused slightly, completely ignoring what Xu Zhenyun seemed to be hiding in it, and said very confidently: "Half red and half yellow, of course orange." β
Xu Zhenyun shook his head again and again, and said with a serious face: "It's black." β
Ji Xiaohua made a gesture to tap on the top of Xu Zhenyun's head, and said angrily: "Stinky boy, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing with me." Let's talk about your crooked reasoning. β
Xu Zhenyun smiled slightly, vaguely bared his teeth, and said with a slight chest: "At first, I naturally thought it was orange; But if you have faith in your heart, and think that it is black; The more you look at it, the darker it gets, but it is better than a long night. β
Ji Xiaohua said thoughtfully: "So pessimistic? β
Xu Zhenyun shook his head vigorously and said calmly: "It's just a real thought; Right or wrong, who knows? I thought I had returned to the state of mind I had when I saw the words 'Liuhe Linglong Tower'. β
Xu Zhenyun's words mean that he has broken the intuitive "perception" and thought from the opposite side, as if the more he thinks about it, the more true it becomes, completely upside down.
It's about the attitude of the War of Tomorrow.
Since Su Jingrong said that reason, Xu Zhenyun changed to a "prudent" heart to re-observe, and for some reason, his mind has become more and more pessimistic in the past two days. It seems that he can't even say the words "lion fights rabbit"; It has become an "impossible challenge".
Such a thought is similar to the meaning of experiencing the "Liuhe Linglong Tower"!
Ji Xiaohua thought seriously for a while, and said, "This is your analogy, it's not very appropriate in the end." Liuhe Linglong Pagoda is not born or died, and if it is not victorious, it is death. There is no second way to go other than success. β
"And the current challenge of your 'Eight Grades on the Talent List' is not. After all, it's just a matter of how fast or slow you win; Even if you don't win this game, you won't die early; In the future, reaching an extremely high level is still a high probability event. β
"So, you might as well deal with it with a normal mind."
Xu Zhenyun's expression suddenly became serious, shook his head again and again, and said, "This is exactly what I can't take lightly." β
"It looks like it's happy, it's gratifying to lose, it's good to advance, it's salty...... I mean, is that really the case? β
"A lot of times, you think you have a chance, you have the capital, and you have a way out; But as time passes, it may no longer be so; When the time comes, it suddenly dawns on me that it is too late to miss the only opportunity in this life? β
Ji Xiaohua was stunned.
Xu Zhenyun smiled slightly and said, "Since this matter can be more difficult than expected, of course, we must do it with the determination to break the kettle; There is no way back. β
Ji Xiaohua stared at Xu Zhenyun for a long time, and said slowly: "You taught me a lesson." β
The two of them walked along the street, their long shadows swaying, extremely vivid.
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Last night, it was the first time that Ji Xiaohua had dinner at the Xu family as a "quasi-son-in-law".
After dinner, because there is no special entertainment; Everyone rested early. Xu Zhenyun even considered whether to carry "mahjong" home.
But without entertainment, the pleasure of the boudoir between husband and wife can be opened earlier.
In the early morning of the second day, Xu Zhenyun deliberately put on the new socks knitted for him by Ran Chuchu, and after leaving an affectionate kiss, he came to the teleportation array on time, ready to "go on the expedition".
Pingshui waited for a while in the center, and Mu Qingyun, Xiang Tianwen, and Mu Xueqing appeared in turn.
Xiang Tianwen still had a lively attitude, and greeted Xu Zhenyun affectionately after seeing him; Then he scratched his ears and cheeks, looking a little impatient.
"Alas, it's Xu Zhenyun's moment again...... And this time it's his stage alone, and I'm not even a deputy; Purely just the audience...... When will I be able to take on an important mission as the sole protagonist? I'm also a relative of Mr. Chaoyin, right? Could it be that the gap between the first-ranked dependents and the second-ranked dependents is so big? β
In the Daoxin chessboard, there was the voice of the little golden man "asking the sky".
"Xu Zhenyun. Success or failure, we are with you. β
Xu Zhenyun was stunned for a moment, looking at Mu Xueqing in front of him, who was less than a foot away from him.
Mu Xueqing said such a warm and difficult, even slightly numb word, and it was not much different from the sun coming out of the west.
Because of this "re-examination", the already relatively familiar "white" has become very exciting again, like a piece of mutton fat jade in front of him.
"The big white sheep is worthy of its name...... Xu Zhenyun said in his heart; I didn't notice that "Big White Aries" was his own nickname.
Is it that Mu Xuan knows some secret news? Especially knowing that the establishment of today's "Eight Grades on the List" is more important than imagined and more difficult than imagined?
"That's how it should be......"
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Xu Zhenyun replied with a smile: "Thank you." β
Although there are only two words, and they are the most common two words; But with his current expression, it is not perfunctory at all, showing sincerity.
Mu Xueqing smiled.
It's also a very rare picture.
Xiang Tianwen tilted his head, glanced at Xu Zhenyun, and then at Mu Xueqing, scratching his head slightly, very suspicious.
However, today's overall atmosphere is still "bland"; Except for Xu Zhenyun and the other four parties, the rest of Su Jingrong, Mu Xuan, Mu Zijin, and even Mu Xiuxin did not appear.
Although Mu Qingyun was here, he kept his eyes slightly closed, as if he hadn't slept well last night; did not give any guidance to Xu Zhenyun's "competition" after entering the formation, as if he wanted to hand everything over to Xu Zhenyun himself.
Three days ago, when I entered the Tianyuan Temple, it was also in the morning, but I had to add the time for my own cultivation to break through the realm.
Now that you count it, it's about that far off.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the vision in front of me, the image of the "second-layer illusion", suddenly dissipated. A looming tower appeared in front of Xu Zhenyun for the third time!
Mu Qingyun moved from stillness to stillness, and got up instantly, but his movements were not urgent, and he said indifferently: "Let's go." β
Xu Zhenyun nodded slowly, took firm and powerful steps, and walked towards the void.
After a while, a group of four people came to a familiar position in front of the "tower".
After the scenery became clear, Xu Zhenyun's gaze froze.
Slightly faster than a group of four people, and there are two directions, each with three people, with a clear goal, walking; From afar, it looks like ten people have made an appointment at a time and place and gathered here.
To the left, the young man in the lead looks both familiar and vivid; Look closely. Coupled with a glimpse of the temperament revealed by the ink robe that this person was wearing inside, Xu Zhenyun immediately found an anchor-
Lin crape myrtle!
And behind him, there were two young monks who had cultivated about seven grades; These two people are dignified, and their bearings are mild; But he is very tall, almost half a head taller than Lin Ziwei, and he is not inferior to Xu Zhenyun.
When they met at this moment, the two refused to lose their calm attitude, and couldn't help but carefully look at Xu Zhenyun and the others.
The person from the other direction is Shu Hansu, who is wearing a dragon plain robe and a wooden hairpin high bun!
Behind her were the same two; It's just one of the nine grades of cultivation, who looks like a cowardly yellow-haired girl, with a sense of malnutrition and thinness, and a pair of big eyes that are spinning; The other one is a seven-grade Tsing Yi man with quite decent manners.
Shu Hansu and Mu Qingyun looked at each other and did not speak.
Immediately, Shu Hansu's eyes turned to Xu Zhenyun and smiled slightly, but he was also graceful and upright, and said calmly: "Xu Zhenyun, I haven't seen you for a while; You're growing up fast. β
Lin Ziwei also nodded slightly to herself.
I didn't know, I thought it was Xu Zhenyun's two elders.
The key is that in Xu Zhenyun's spiritual perception, he did not feel any existence such as hiding a knife in a smile or hiding coercion and hostility; It's really pure "care".
For doubts, Xu Zhenyun's handling is extremely decisive - if it is not suitable to share with others, then hide it in his heart, record it, and observe it calmly; If you can ask questions directly, then ask them directly, never overnight.
However, Xu Zhenyun is not sure if the spirit transmission will be perceived; lest I be looked down upon.
But as soon as the mind turned, the effect of the "square mirror" in the Jade Rabbit's Cave still existed.
Immediately, Xu Zhenyun crossed the river with a divine sense and asked, "Master, is this a special courtesy?" In the Tian Yuan Temple, is everyone so polite? β
(End of chapter)