Wen Jiubai's tone was like that of a villain in a hot-blooded comic, which made me laugh out loud.
"Really? I thought you said evil and good were just some kind of social reaction." I said with a smile.
"Some are, some are not." Wen Jiubai completely ignored my joke, and continued, "Some things can capture the darkest weakness in human nature and then attack them. No matter from the perspective of any species, That's all evil."
"But you said, this Yu Ruyi can fulfill people's wishes, right?" I asked.
"There is a price." Wen Jiubai said quietly, "If you make a wish to Ruyi, then you have to pay a price equal to the wish. And that price is not something everyone can afford. "
"What price?" I asked curiously.
Unexpectedly, Wen Jiubai shook his head, "I don't know."
"you do not know?"
"Because I have never actually seen that thing, so what I know is only from the perspective of a victim who was sealed by it, and I did some investigations afterwards." Wen Jiubai said calmly.
"So you mean, you were sealed by something like this?" I asked.
"As I said, Yu Ruyi can fulfill any wish of the people. So that's why a little priest who has no power to restrain a chicken can easily seal me. After being sealed, all my powers are dissipated All over the world, it is no longer possible to maintain the shape of a beast, and can only barely live in the appearance of a human being." Wen Jiubai said lightly, "Things like jade ruyi can be used for good or evil. But in most cases Under the circumstances, it can only seduce the most evil side of human nature, which is why I say it is the most dangerous magic weapon."
I nodded and gradually understood. So that's how the Taoist priest he called Ling Xiao sealed the Nine-Tailed Fox. But why did he appear again later? What purpose does he have now
Just as I was about to speak, I was stopped by Wen Jiubai's gesture. He seemed to know what I wanted to ask.
"First of all, I don't know why he reappeared after thousands of years. When I heard a strange Taoist priest from Su Xiaoyun at first, I didn't think of him. After all, he is still a human being, and there is no reason to experience it. He was alive for such a long time. But later, with more and more incidents, his name appeared more and more behind the scenes, and I became more and more sure that he was the Taoist Lingxiao I knew. To If you ask why, because the purpose of our mysterious figure is too obvious."
"What purpose?" Why didn't I see it
"That's hindering me." Wen Jiubai turned his head and said, "No matter what he does, what kind of weird plan he implements behind the scenes, there is only one end result, which is to hinder my plan. I know that person. It’s totally possible to do anything to that point.”
"is that so?"
"Ling Xiao... how should I put it, he is like a child." Wen Jiubai thought for a long time before saying this.
I was very surprised, I never thought that Wen Jiubai would have such an evaluation of that dangerous Taoist priest.
"What's the meaning?"
"To put it simply, his perspective on the world is polarized." Wen Jiubai shook his head and said, "Children's perspective on the world is very simple. They can only distinguish between good and evil, good and bad , black and white. The extent to which they can understand is limited. They must be viewed in terms of polarization. Without this, they cannot understand the world. If you tell him that there is a person who is neither good nor bad, he cannot understand. If If there is such a person around him, then he has to rack his brains to count that person as a good person or a bad person. So, can you understand?"
It turned out to be like this. I nodded, barely understanding Wen Jiubai's words.
"So, a person like Ling Xiao can no longer be described as stubborn. He simply has a cognitive defect in the world." Wen Jiubai said, "After he sealed me, Qingqiu Kingdom has been destroyed by me. There are fragments of walls and ruins, and only a few ordinary people survived. Those who survived were unwilling to stay in their homeland, and all fled and immigrated to other places. However, only Ling Xiao, he can almost be said to be a stubborn defender. On a barren land, he imprisoned me, who had lost all my strength, and tortured me day after day. He seemed stubborn to think that as long as he tortured me, he could save this country and make up for everything that happened. "
I couldn't help showing a sympathetic look to Wen Jiubai. I never thought that Wen Jiubai had experienced such a thing, neither was it to comfort him, nor was it to say nothing.
"Uh... I, I sympathize with you." I finally said dryly.
"I don't need your sympathy." Wen Jiubo smiled when he heard the words, "I found an opportunity to escape later, far away from that country. I never saw that Taoist priest again, and I don't know what happened afterwards." I don't know."
Having said that, Wen Jiubai poured himself a cup of tea and also poured me a cup of plain water.
"Having said so much, it is almost all the facts I want to tell you." Wen Jiubai took a sip of tea and said, "You must have been curious about these questions for a long time, so I will take this opportunity to tell you all at once. And I will also answer the question you asked at the beginning. When you and Bai Ze were trapped in the time loop, I asked Bai Ze to find the whereabouts of Yu Ruyi."
Wen Jiubai didn't say anything, I didn't think it was too long. After he said this, I realized that my throat was a little dry when I spoke, so I quickly picked up the glass and took a sip of water.
"Looking for Yu Ruyi's whereabouts?" I asked, "Why are you looking for that thing now?"
"I don't have any real evidence, everything is just speculation. But I speculate that if Ling Xiao makes a comeback, he will definitely want to get back such a magic weapon." Wen Jiubai said thoughtfully, "So, getting the things before he finds Yu Ruyi is the best way Proper way."
"Why does Ling Xiao want that Yu Ruyi?" I asked curiously.
Wen Jiubai squinted at me from the corner of his eye, "If you were an avenger who waited for thousands of years but still failed to kill your enemy, what would be the first thing you would do after you return?"
"Of course it is to kill the enemy." I said without thinking.
Wen Jiubai nodded, "However, even if most of my strength is scattered, killing me is not that simple. Otherwise, he would have done it a thousand years ago. So at this time, Yu Ruyi will definitely become his First choice because it's an easy and effortless job."