Chapter 15: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
Seven days later, in the courtyard of Wu Ming. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
A girl dressed in white sat on a stone bench and stroked the strings, and the sound of the piano sounded, sometimes like a spring flowing in a mountain stream, and sometimes like a bird flying in the sky.
Next to the girl, a young man, also dressed in white, held a wine glass in one hand and plucked the strings with the other.
These two people are Wu Ming and Xia Bingyun.
After seven days of cultivation, Wu Ming had become a third-level martial artist, so he began to do what the old Tao said.
According to the old way, this is called the method of testing demons.
If you want to try the devil, you must first attract the devil, draw the devil out, and then you can try. What Wu Ming is doing now is to attract demons, which the old way calls luring snakes out of the hole.
What is a demon? These are Wu Ming's old habits.
After several months of suppression, these old habits have been suppressed by Wu Ming to the bottom of his heart.
Now if you want to lure them out, you have to let go of your suppressive heart and tease them slowly.
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Beauty, piano sound, wine.
Wu Ming gradually found some of the old feelings. However, it seems that something is missing.
What else is missing?
He raised his glass and drank it again, and the wine quickly spread throughout his body, and soon he felt slightly drunk.
Wu Ming's eyes lit up, yes, that's how it feels.
Saying that he was drunk but not completely drunk, saying that he was not drunk and was indeed drunk, just between being half drunk and half awake, everything was a little hazy. At this moment, Wu Ming felt that the old habit in his heart began to pop up, wanting to control him.
Wu Ming said secretly: "Come on, come on, wait for you all to come out, see how I defeat you!"
But at the same time, another force in his heart quickly stood up and kicked back the old habit that had just emerged.
"Huh?" Wu Min was dumbfounded.
This force is the automatic defense system he formed when he suppressed the old habits, and in the past, this defense system would automatically attack whenever the old habits appeared. It can be said that this automatic defense system has played a great role in Wu Ming's suppression of old habits in the past few months.
But at this time, when Wu Ming needed to summon the old habits, this automatic defense system became an obstacle again.
"The power of habit is terrifying. Wu Ming sighed, he could only try to relax himself so that the automatic defense system would not come out to make trouble again, and then start teasing the old habits again.
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Time passed day by day, and Wu Ming was accompanied by piano, chess, calligraphy and painting all day long.
Several elders of the Wu family were quite worried, they were afraid that Wu Ming would go back to his old path.
However, they can't help it. Wu Ming is the most stubborn, at the beginning, Wu Ming was tempted by Xia Bingyun, they couldn't persuade him, and now, Wu Ming wants to be like this, they can't persuade him either.
Wu Ming also knew that his family was worried about him, but he couldn't give up the plan he had already started because of this.
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On this day, it was another great day.
Outside Qingshui City, a small river flows quietly. The willows by the river, swaying slightly with the breeze.
Xia Bingyun set up an easel by the river, Wu Ming was playing the flute while watching her paint, and not far away, a group of people were watching this side closely, they were the people sent by Wu Qing to protect Wu Ming.
The flute sound is melodious, and the light breeze blows from time to time with the humidity of the river, and Wu Ming feels very comfortable.
"The willow branches come out of the west and the leaves go east, this is not the style of painting willows, Bingyun, your painting skills are getting better and better!" Wu Ming put down the flute and looked at Xia Bingyun's unfinished painting and said.
"Hmm. Xia Bingyun's face was slightly red, with a hint of charm in her shyness.
The Wu family helped her rescue her mother, although they imprisoned their mother and daughter again at this moment, but they did not force them to do things they didn't like like like Liu Jiang, and frankly said that after a while, they would let them leave.
Therefore, Xia Bingyun is grateful to the Wu family.
As for Wu Ming, she felt a little complicated.
Once, she tempted Wu Ming under Liu Jiang's persecution, and watched Wu Ming become decadent and give up on herself, she felt guilty about Wu Ming.
Later, Wu Ming imprisoned her, but released her again, and she began to feel a little unable to see through Wu Ming.
When Wu Ming defeated her in the ring, she was shocked. When Wu Ming defeated the sixth-level martial artist Yan Feng, she had some inexplicable emotions in her heart.
During this time, Wu Ming asked her to accompany him to drink and paint, and she felt more and more that she didn't understand.
"Wu Ming, what kind of person are you?" Xia Bingyun was in a trance, and the brush stopped on the drawing board.
Wu Ming glanced at her, but did not speak again.
He was quietly feeling.
These days, he and Xia Bingyun play the piano, paint, and drink all day long, and the time seems to have returned to a few years ago, as if the dirty relationship between the two has never happened.
After these days of teasing, Wu Ming can feel that the old habits have gradually climbed into his heart, and at the same time, the suppressive force in his heart is retreating.
It may not be long before old habits will encroach on his entire mind, making him indulge in the pleasure of drinking and painting, and it will be difficult for him to extricate himself.
And then, he will be able to fight this old habit.
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In the distance, a thin man was staring at Wu Ming and the others, and the trees next to him were well concealing his body.
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The Liu family is in a hall.
The head of the house, bangs, sat on the top, his eyes slightly closed. His son Liu Dashan and grandson Liu Jiang sat down and watched him.
"Father, what the hell do you say?" Liu Dashan couldn't help but speak, "Wu Ming has left the Wu family now, and it is a good time to kill him. ”
Ever since he learned that Wu Ming had defeated a sixth-level martial artist in the Longmen Immortal Courtyard, Liu Dashan advocated killing Wu Ming, but Liu Hai had always disagreed. Wu Ming is a second-level martial artist, but he can defeat a sixth-level martial artist, which is indeed a potential huge threat to their Liu family, but if they kill Wu Ming, it is not the same nature as instructing people to tempt Wu Ming before.
Once the Wu family goes crazy and wants to start a war with their Liu family, their Liu family will also suffer heavy losses. Therefore, the meaning of bangs is to think about it first, is there any other way to stop Wu Ming's growth. However, after thinking about it, he didn't come up with any good way, but instead, he was rescued by the Wu family Xia Bingyun and your mother.
Liu Hai realized that their plan for the Wu family had been understood by the Wu family, and in this case, it was difficult for them to carry out any plans against Wu Ming to prevent his growth, so he loosened up and let Liu Dashan keep an eye on Wu Ming, but don't do it for the time being, you must wait for him to agree before you can do it.
"Don't worry," bangs waved his hand, "let me think again." ”
"What else is there to think about?" Liu Dashan was puzzled, "This Wu Ming is just a second-level martial artist now, and he can defeat a sixth-level martial artist, after a long time, it must be a big trouble for my Liu family, if you don't get rid of it at this time, when will you wait?"
Liu Jiang next to him said: "Father, you can't kill him! He has beaten me repeatedly, always pressing on my head, and has almost become my inner demon, I will defeat him with my own hands." Otherwise, my cultivation progress will be very slow in the future. ”
Liu Shan said disdainfully: "Wait for you to defeat him? Where are you sure? You arranged for Xia Bingyun to tempt him and let his cultivation stagnate at the second-level martial artist, but in the end, you were still defeated in his hands." ”
Liu Jiang's face flushed with shame when his father said this, but he was still unconvinced: "It's not you, a few years ago, I said that I would challenge Wu Ming and eliminate the psychological shadow of losing to him before." But you always say that the time has not yet come, and you have to wait for him to fall to the extreme, and then challenge him, otherwise once he is stimulated, let him work hard under the stimulation, it will not be beautiful. ”
"If I had challenged him earlier, my psychological shadow would have been eliminated a long time ago, and my cultivation would not have progressed as slowly as it is now, maybe, I am already a sixth-level martial artist now. As a result, after missing those times, this Wu Ming didn't know what kind of heavenly treasures he had eaten, and he actually had a combat power comparable to that of a sixth-level martial artist......"
"Are you not doing it yourself, and you are blaming me again?" was blamed by his son, Liu Dashan was also so angry that his face turned purple.
Liu Jiang lowered his head and said in a soothing tone: "Father, I beg you, don't do it yet, give me some time, and when I become a sixth-level martial artist and defeat him, do whatever you want." ”
"What if you can't beat him all the time?"
"How could it be?" Liu Jiang was very sure, "Heaven and Earth Treasure, even if it is rare to get it once, he can still get it again?" besides, he is now mixed with Xia Bingyun, indulging in fun, and it is impossible for his cultivation to grow at all. Give me some more time and I'll be able to beat him. ”
"He's addicted to fun? How do you know he's not pretending? You know, Xia Bingyun's mother was rescued by the Wu family, and the Wu family should know about our desperate plan. Wu Ming has a great future, and the Wu family knows that we will attack him, so they deliberately let him make this appearance to paralyze us, and you are also fooled?"
Liu Jiang bowed his head and was silent, he had to admit that what his father said was very reasonable. Through contact with Wu Ming, he could feel that Wu Ming had already come out of decadence. Wu Ming has no reason to indulge in fun again. Therefore, Wu Ming's performance at this moment must be an illusion.
However, if Wu Ming is allowed to die like this, the psychological shadow of being defeated by the other party will always be with him.
Liu Jiang was unwilling.
"Grandpa, what do you say?" he could only pin his hopes on his grandfather.
Liu Hai, who was sitting on the top, opened his eyes, "If Wu Ming is really addicted to fun again, it's really not worth it for us to do it, there are people around him to protect him, and if we want to kill him, we will have to pay some price ourselves, and it is very likely to arouse the anger of the Wu family." But as you said just now, this must be an illusion that the Wu family asked him to make, so we must get rid of him. ”
Liu Jiang knew that he had no chance, his expression was gloomy, and he thought, "Do you really want to let this demon accompany me for the rest of my life?"
"But you can't rush it," Liu Hai said again.
"Huh?" Liu Jiang's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see hope again.
Liu Dashan was puzzled, "Don't you hurry to do it?"
"Why!" Liu Hai continued, "Xiaoxi, this kid has been in the Immortal Courtyard recently, you don't know his situation, but I know it very ......well."
"Xiaoxi?" Liu Dashan was puzzled, why did he get involved with Xiaoxi again?
Liu Hai continued: "Xiaoxi, you are very competitive! When you entered the Immortal Courtyard, you were still a third-level martial artist, and it has only been a few months, and you have already become a fourth-level martial artist!"
"Fourth-level martial artist?" Liu Dashan excited, "Xiaoxi, this kid, it's good!" turned to Liu Jiang and said, "Look at your brother!"
Liu Jiang bowed his head and was silent.
Liu Hai said again: "Xiaoxi has achieved this kind of achievement, and Pingbumen also knows about it." Pingbu Men decided to recruit Xiaoxi to get started!"
"Recruit Xiaoxi to get started, this is a great thing!" Liu Dashan almost jumped up excitedly, "I didn't expect that our Liu family was going to come out with an immortal!"
Liu Hai glared at him, "Such an adult, why is he so unbreathable!" Although Xiaoxi can enter the Pingbu Gate, it may not be able to enter the innate place, after all, we have seen a lot of people who have grown up to be mediocre when they are young. ”
Liu Dashan hurriedly said: "Xiaoxi is not this kind of person!"
"Of course Xiaoxi is not this kind of person," Liu Hai said slowly, "Xiaoxi grew up under our eyes, what kind of person is he, we don't know yet? He became a fourth-level martial artist at such a young age, it can be said that there is a ninety percent chance that he will become an innate powerhouse, but it is only a matter of time sooner or later. But we can't let that make us arrogant......"
"Yes, yes......" Liu Dashan replied in a low voice with suppressed excitement.
Liu Hai said again: "The recent period of time is a critical moment for Pingbumen to recruit Xiaoxi, and we can't make a mistake, so don't have too much friction with the Wu family during this time, and save time to let the people of Pingbumen know that they have a bad impression of us......"
"Yes, yes......" Liu Dashan responded, his son entered the Xianmen, this is the top priority, and everything else has to make way for this matter.
"As for killing Wu Ming, when Xiaoxi enters the Immortal Gate, we will do it immediately!" A cold light flashed in Liu Hai's eyes, "Xiaoxi enters the Immortal Gate, this Qingshui City will become the land of my Liu family sooner or later, Wu Ming is a threat, we must get rid of it!"
"Got it, father, I'll arrange it. Liu Dashan said.
Liu Jiang bowed his head and remained silent, he knew that the decision made by his family would never change because he had any opinions.
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