I tried my best to briefly tell Zhu Zhuo what I could say to Zhu Zhuo. Even if I deliberately concealed some sensitive things, the core was clear, that is, I told Zhu Zhuo directly that we might destroy him. This city, or this dream, was ruined.
In this dream, we are extremely passive. From the moment we entered the city, we fell into the so-called "eternal dream" of the city lord. Just as when the formation pattern first appeared, all the ghosts temporarily stopped moving, just because They are in the 'dream' of the city lord, so they can be temporarily restrained from action. Because we first entered the city, that is, we were not deep in the dream, and we had the deliberate protection of Master Hongren, we were not greatly affected.
"Okay, Zhu Zhuo, I have told you everything I can say, you can make your own choice. If you are still willing to lead us, if we fail, you may completely lose your relationship with us and face You will end up with the same fate as us. If you are not willing to lead us, we will send you back now, so that your so-called guilt will be lighter. When the time comes, when you will definitely fail, I will also have a way to let you continue to stay here. I I will ask Master Hongren to protect you." I said seriously.
Yes, now we are all in the dream of this city lord. Even if it is not completely clear about everything here, it can at least have a rough idea. This is its dream after all, or strictly speaking, it is created by its ability to enter dreams. Had a huge hallucination.
After Zhu Zhuo heard what I said, he lowered his head and began to meditate. After a long time, he raised his head and said to me: "The name you just called me - Zhu Zhuo! I have stayed in this Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts for many, many years. , I almost forgot the feeling of someone calling my name. It feels so good, better than staying here numb and hopeless, actually..." Zhu Zhuo's voice gradually became a little softer.
"Um?"
"I'm not afraid of losing my soul at all. For me, it's just a kind of relief. I don't mind if you fail and lose your soul together with you. What I'm afraid of is endless torture that is worse than my current environment. I'm afraid that in the future I have forgotten who I am, and I am still living in pain day by day. Anyway, my life of constant despair has finally made some waves. I will lead the way for you." Zhu Zhuo raised his head and spoke to me very seriously. I said.
"Actually, we are very likely to fail. I'm not very sure." I told the truth. The opportunity has appeared, but I don't know how sure I can complete it.
"It doesn't matter, whether it's a human or a ghost, if you are always happy and relaxed, it is a great thing to live. But in a certain environment, endless existence is painful, let alone You can't die, how could the city lord here let you die? I have already decided." When Zhu Zhuo said this, he became free and easy.
It paused for a moment, and then added: "I have no ability and can't be of much help, but when this city was built and there were many sober people (ghosts), I wandered around this city every day. , everything here is at least familiar to me.”
"I will try my best to keep you safe." I said seriously.
But Zhu Zhuo's words that there are still many sober people made me feel quite emotional. The owner of this new city needs a lot of 'cannon fodder'. The Yin Qi here can make it more filthy, right? Those souls who have lost their minds here are also deliberately cultivated by it, right
There are many puzzles, but I always solve them.
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The formation patterns only appeared for a short period of time, but since I was in this square, I could see the formation patterns here clearly. Even if I didn't see them clearly, it didn't matter, because this formation has been around since my master started teaching me the technique. Just kept teaching me.
Not only does it teach me, but every time I am tested, this formation is definitely one of the things that needs to be tested.
Because this formation is extremely complicated, I learned it part by part at the beginning. Later, I became familiar with the entire formation. As time went by, and with my solid foundation, in order to cope with Master's examination, I simply learned this formation. It's extremely familiar, as if it's engraved into your soul.
So, I recognized it as soon as I saw it, but I didn't expect that it would really exist, and that one day it would live in front of me.
My thoughts were a little confused, and I went back to the Sihe Courtyard in Beijing when I was a young man that year.
"Master, what about you, or are you often absent and busy testing me when you show up? To be honest, do you want to find a reason to beat me for fun?" In the afternoon, the courtyard, the lazy sunshine, the familiar recliner , a pot of tea, the old master is here, and I am full of resentment.
"As expected of my disciple, how do you know me so well? Even if you see through it, I want to find an opportunity to slap you. You still have to deal with me well. Are you still able to run away?" The master opened his eyes and faced Just a light kick on my butt.
My butt didn't hurt much, but I still took a few exaggerated steps back and muttered: "We can't have a warm time between master and apprentice. That's fine if we don't have it. I'll just take some useless exams."
"What do you mean?" The master picked up the teapot, made a "chirp" sound, took a sip of tea, and sighed happily.
"Take this formation for example. It is composed of several formations. It has ordinary functions such as breaking illusions, gathering Yang Qi and exorcising evil spirits. However, it is so powerful that I simply can't imagine it. Once the formation starts to operate, , what kind of scene will happen! Thinking about it, I, a Taoist priest, find it incredible that it is impossible to complete a formation that can infinitely amplify ordinary effects, so that’s it! The core formation of this formation actually has a guiding tactic. The function of the formation, no no, is the Super Invincible Blowing Sky Version Guiding Technique. It is a guide that directly opens a path of Yin and Yang. As long as the formation exists, the guide will always exist. Is this possible? You want me to be familiar with it day by day, night by night. Being familiar with it, do you think that just because I can successfully set up the formation one day? Even if I succeed in setting up the formation, there are still four core formation eyes among the eighteen formation eyes. Not to mention the core formation eyes, just the ten With eight formation eyes, what am I looking for to contain **power and positive yang energy to suppress the formation? This formation is imaginary, right?" I said a lot in one breath, very plausibly.
Master's expression didn't change much. He just half-opened his closed eyes, looked at me and said softly: "Super Invincible Blowing Sky Edition?"
I nodded solemnly, Master finally understood me.
But at this moment, the master suddenly jumped up from the chair, grabbed the shoes on the ground and pulled them towards me: "See if I don't beat you into a super invincible swollen pig head three, you bastard, you You dare to tell me that the formation map that the master has worked hard for his whole life is super invincible. You stand, don’t run! You guy who doesn’t know how to respect the teacher, you have to give me this old bone. Are you so angry?"
It could be said that there was a lot of excitement in the yard that day. I ran, and the master chased me and beat me. The master and the apprentice made a mess of the flowers and plants in the yard, and knocked over a corner of the grape trellis.
In the end, despite my panda eyes, I accepted the exam honestly and once again became familiar with this formation that was almost engraved in my soul.
The past is like smoke, the embarrassment and fighting at that time is not the happiness that I recall today. My eyes are a little bitter, but there is a smile on the corner of my mouth. The master's words are still in my ears: "This formation, your master has explained it, is One of the most important inheritances of Shanzimai. It is not required that disciples can complete it, but it is important to be familiar with it, remember it, and pass it on. Maybe it will be used someday. This is the inheritance, and it is the inheritance of our Lao Li lineage. , you can’t be careless about inheritance, you know?”
"Third brother, why are you in such a daze?" Ruyue walked up to me at some unknown time and asked me softly.
I suddenly turned around, smiled at Ruyue, and said, "No, I'm looking for the formation, and I'll find it soon." As I spoke, I pulled off the agarwood beads in my hand. I didn't know what to use to hold the formation, but Master Hongren took one look at this agarwood bead and thought it must be it.
I have worn this agarwood bead on my hand for so many years. Apart from its function of clearing the mind and breaking away from delirium, I have never discovered that it contains such a magical spirit. I remembered that Yu Cuizi was driven away by it several times in a row. I even got injured once because of it. I suddenly felt that Master left in a hurry, and there were too many things that I didn’t understand.
"No need to look for it, the formation is just five steps ahead." Chengzhen suddenly walked up to me, leaned against Brother Chengqing, and said to me with his arms folded across his chest.
"Eh? You know that too?" I glanced at Chengzhen curiously.
"Don't forget, regarding the inheritance of formations, it has always been inherited by both Shanzimai and Xiangzimai, but the focus is different. But how dare Xiangzimai neglect this special inheritance that belongs to Lao Li's lineage? When I was young, my master was so cruel that he whipped me because of it. How could I forget?" There was also a look of melancholy and longing on Chengyuan's face.
Ha, Lao Li's lineage... It turns out that the masters are all the same.