Chapter 33 Chapter 33 The Causal Relationship between Jealousy and Vomiting Blood

Xu Zhaoyi just felt sorry for the little animal when he saw it being punished, even though he knew it was "AI fakery."

When it comes to parenting, both of the two cheap dads are inexperienced novices, and in the end they couldn't reach any significant consensus. They could only let the noodles continue to grow wildly.

Anyway, it's just a bit irritating, so just bear with it. Qin Sheng disagrees with this because all the other vests except the fly are cute. He really wants to fork out both the skunk and the fly, but seeing Xu Zhaoyi obsessed with the black and white fluffy thing, he holds back and doesn't say anything to ruin the atmosphere.

For the next four days, Qin Sheng was responsible for remotely monitoring Feng Lili, trying his best to lock her within the Noodles tracking method. Xu Zhaoyi also went to the casino for a few days in a row, until there was nothing to gain from watching anymore, and then he returned to his home and concentrated on practicing.

About seven or eight days later, Raphael came to visit in person and said that he was temporarily free. Qin Sheng wanted Xu Zhaoyi to learn some unusual things from him. He could get spiritual energy as reward and there was no need to take risks. Raphael himself was also very satisfied with this task. In addition to his signature skills, he taught Xu Zhaoyi very attentively.

However, neither Qin Sheng nor Xu Zhaoyi appreciated his special ability. Changing one's luck or borrowing other's fortune was risky. If he got retaliated against, he would probably be in a dilemma, unable to live or die.

Besides, he and Xu Zhaoyi don’t have such a need.

Curses and witchcraft are equivalent to the basic education of practitioners in Nanyang. Almost every master knows a little bit about them, and Raphael is no exception. Xu Zhaoyi just happens to be interested in these two things.

Because Noodles was worried about the old man, it usually stayed by Xu Zhaoyi's side when he was practicing.

Raphael liked it quite a lot. Seeing that Xu Zhaoyi had learned to refine some basic Gu, he asked him if he wanted to refine his pet into a Gu as well. Although the larger the pet, the more difficult it would be, he could help.

"Don't worry. Doing this may be a little painful, but it won't harm its lifespan. After you refine it into a Gu, it will be more loyal and can become your weapon."

Noodles listened for a long time without realizing that the old man was talking about himself as a pet. He thought that the old man was suggesting that Xu Zhaoyi keep a pet Gu, and wondered if that would be considered a new member of the family. But when he thought that the other party was a Gu, he felt weird.

It wasn't until Xu Zhaoyi instinctively picked it up and put it under his arm, saying "no need", that it reacted.

Noodles grinned: "..." Hey!!!

It's such advanced technology, why doesn't the evil old man with a smile come and try to refine it? It's guaranteed to make you doubt your life.

Xu Zhaoyi patted its head soothingly, asking it to retract its teeth, its saliva almost dripping out.

Seeing that he had no interest, Raphael did not force him. Xu Zhaoyi's talent was indeed the best he had seen in all these years. It would take no more than three days to learn any type of magic from the beginning to successfully practicing it.

This also made him change from being reserved at the beginning to being willing to teach everything he knew in the end. Unfortunately, Xu Zhaoyi was not interested in borrowing his luck, but fortunately, he actually had more than one hidden skill.

The Paper Man Magic has many functions, including borrowing souls, casting curses, moving substitutes, and eliminating disasters. It is an auxiliary spell that is essential for home and travel, but it is difficult to learn and even more difficult to master.

Raphael rarely uses it because the more paper people he drives and the farther they are from, the greater the consumption. However, a paper person can only wander around nearby and can't do anything.

In the Dharma Ending Age, this kind of magic has become somewhat useless and can only be used as a trump card to bring unexpected effects in times of crisis.

But Xu Zhaoyi shouldn't have this worry, as his boyfriend has taken good care of him - many subtle habits show that Xu Zhaoyi has never lacked spiritual energy since he started practicing.

Xu Zhaoyi was indeed very interested in this and burst out with a passion for learning even greater than for witchcraft. After Raphael taught him the basics of paper-cutting, he began to cut paper figures in the villa for several days without sleep or food.

Cutting paper to create a spirit is the first hurdle for many people who learn paper magic from the beginning to giving up. Xu Zhaoyi's halo of being the male protagonist flashed for several days, and his fingers were red and swollen from cutting, before he cut out the first small paper figure that could stand up on its own.

It can stand up but won't move, and Xu Zhaoyi can't control it with his mind.

"The spell to cut this paper figure should have been successful. The problem lies in the spirit attachment step."

Qin Sheng forcibly held down Xu Zhaoyi's right hand while he applied medicine, while his mind was still analyzing the reasons why he had made a half-finished product.

"The paper figurine isn't like a Gu. It doesn't have a soul. I need to give it a touch of emotional awareness as a substitute so it can briefly 'come alive'. But this step is too general. There are no specific steps, and it all depends on feeling..."

"You're already amazing! Raphael said it took him a year to cut the first one like this!"

Qin Sheng found it funny when he thought about how Li Jiaya was so envious and jealous that she ran away unable to bear it. But Xu Zhaoyi was still standing there with a frustrated look on his face, unconsciously being Versailles.

Xu Zhaoyi looked at him dimly, with dark circles under his eyes caused by lack of sleep. It seemed that if he didn't succeed, he would really be anxious to death.

He was naturally extremely gifted. He met Qin Sheng right after his rebirth in this life, and he had never suffered any setbacks in his cultivation since then. This feeling of being at a loss was indeed enough to torture him.

Qin Sheng sighed: "Okay, let's analyze why it was only half successful."

He didn't want to say much. Xu Zhaoyi's path was indeed paved too smoothly by him. A little bit of frustration might not be a bad thing. But when Qin Sheng saw him looking at him like this, he felt that the idea of ​​suffering a little didn't seem so necessary.

Xu Zhaoyi wasn't the type to crumble when faced with difficulty. He might be in a bad state right now, but he had absolutely no desire to give up, right? Success was inevitable.

"What do you think?" Xu Zhaoyi never doubted Qin Sheng's thinking. This had nothing to do with whether the other party could practice now.

"You said that the paper figurine needs a touch of emotional consciousness to temporarily replace the soul's function. You've been focusing on the process of possessing the spirit, but in fact, the concept of emotional consciousness itself is very general. If you can't make it specific, then the whole process will remain general and disordered."

Qin Sheng pondered a solution: "Perhaps you should try to visualize your so-called emotional consciousness. What kind of emotion is it? Or, in other words, when you cut this paper figure, what do you subconsciously want it to do for you? Think clearly first."

After listening to this, Xu Zhaoyi nodded thoughtfully.

After applying the medicine on his hands, Qin Sheng forbad him to use the scissors again today. He simply meditated according to Qin Sheng's instructions.

Noodles was lying on the pile of waste paper that had been cut over the past few days. During this period of time, it had already figured out Feng Lili's daily movements and even the various coded tokens used to convey orders within their organization.

The tricky thing is that this woman is never alone except when she is taking a bath, so it is not easy to take action.

Qin Sheng hasn't thought of a perfect plan yet. Noodles has suggested that it can first sneak into the bathroom in a fly vest and then turn into a skunk and use its fart to knock Feng Lili unconscious.

But there are two difficulties in doing this. First, if you want to replace Feng Lili with Feng Lili without anyone noticing, you will need to use up two teleportation opportunities, which is not worth it. Second, there is a high probability that Noodles will be forcibly pulled into a small dark room the moment he sneaks into the bathroom because of the restricted scenes inside.

Qin Sheng did not adopt the idea because the feasibility was too low.

Since Feng Lili had no idea where to start, he turned his attention to Anel, who should have a good relationship with Feng Lili, considering that Feng Lili personally accompanied him in all five duels.

This guy had just successfully become the head of a school, and he was full of ambition and ambition. Unlike Feng Lili, he was not in trouble and did not need to act cautiously. In Qin Sheng's eyes, he was full of flaws.

In particular, Qin Sheng guessed that he might have some feelings for Feng Lili that he dared not express out loud. In Noodles' observation diary, every time they met, Anel would quietly lower his head to listen to Feng Lili's words, with an almost pious attitude. At first, Qin Sheng thought it was a rule between superiors and subordinates in their organization, but later he discovered that only Anel would do this subconsciously.

This is a good point to exploit.

Anel did not disappoint his expectations.

He has been choosing an apprentice recently, because everyone has basically recognized that he will inherit Master Karuna's mantle, so the position of his apprentice is very popular. The number of people entering and leaving his residence these days is several times more than usual.

He has already preliminarily shortlisted several candidates and is planning to hand it over to Feng Lili to make the final decision.

This was the best way he could think of to help her restore some of her reputation within the organization. He really liked her.

Feng Lili is the smartest woman he has ever met. Southern Chuan was almost created by her. Although his master is the nominal leader, he does not take charge of things. The real power is in Feng Lili's hands. The master trusts her very much, and so does he.

Although Feng Lili made a wrong decision some time ago and caused some trouble, it was not enough to affect her position in Anel's mind. No one can always be right, not to mention that she is trying very hard to make amends. As soon as she came back to Nanyang, she supplied resources at all costs to support him in his mission to make up for the impact.

He believed that when the storm was over, he would take over for her and she would only need to make suggestions behind the scenes, and the operation of the organization's business would soon return to normal.

However, this firm prospect came to an abrupt end when he received a distress message from an unknown number that evening, which contained a specific code between him and Feng Lili.

"Are you planning to have Feng Lili pretend to be her sister and ask him for help, and then forcefully beat the real Feng Lili into a fake one?"

The next day, Xu Zhaoyi started cutting paper again. He felt that this sounded a bit far-fetched and too against the grain. If Anel could be fooled, he would regard him as a moron.

Qin Sheng denied it, "Of course not. Anel and Feng Lili have known each other for so many years. They have similar status and have had a lot of contact. He is also suspected of having a crush on her. It is unlikely that Feng Lili deceived him."

Xu Zhaoyi thought about it and understood: "You just want to lure him to the appointment alone? Whether he believes it or not, he will most likely go to investigate in person. In order not to alert Feng Lili, he won't bring anyone with him."

As for why he hid it from Feng Lili first, it is easy to understand. There are two possibilities. One is that he is half-believing and half-doubting, then he must be worried about the safety of his sweetheart and dare not act rashly. The other is that he does not believe it at all, then he will most likely tend to catch this fake who came to his door and send it to Feng Lili to seek credit.

It's normal for Arnel, a recent apprentice, to want to do something to impress the woman he secretly loves.

Feng Lili's letter for help did not specify a specific meeting time, but only gave a location and asked Anel to send her some medicines she needed, and asked him not to tell anyone and not to impulsively look for the "fake Feng Lili" to verify.

It seemed like he didn't trust anyone, but it also exposed a heartbreaking dilemma just right. No matter what Anel thought, this small request was completely within his acceptable range.

Now we just have to wait for Anel to leave, but it has to be at least tomorrow. In order to make it more realistic, Feng Lili doesn't want some ordinary bruises and injuries medicine that can be easily obtained.

As long as Anel is caught, the rest can be left to Raphael. This old man is not good at fighting, but he has dabbled in all kinds of other crooked ways. It is also because they have picked up a treasure. It is hard to say that the male protagonist's halo is not at work here.

Back to Xu Zhaoyi's paper-cutting project, after meditating all afternoon yesterday and all night, he finally found some clues. However, although he had sorted out the meaning of emotional embodiment, he could not control his mixed emotions when chanting the mantra, and it seemed particularly difficult to concentrate at that moment.

So it was not surprising that after he cut out the first little paper figure that carried his emotional consciousness and could move and run, he found that he did not know which emotion it represented, so he could not control it and finally let it run away.

"The most urgent thing is to find it." Qin Sheng pinched his brows. "I always feel that if we just leave it alone, something bad will happen. If it is damaged by external forces, will you be retaliated against?"

Xu Zhaoyi searched around and said, "Maybe, maybe not, because I'm not sure if I completed all the steps. I don't even know why it worked."

Noodles also transformed back into a small dumpling and scurried under the sofa and table, successfully turning himself into a dirty mess once again. He sighed seriously and said, "This paper man is simply a bug. It has no life, and its energy fluctuations are almost non-existent. As long as it's not planning to do anything bad, even I can't detect its existence."

Qin Sheng felt that it was useless to search blindly like this. He hoped that Xu Zhaoyi could try hard to recall what he was thinking when he was cutting the paper man, so that he could know what kind of emotions the paper man carried. Even if he still couldn't summon the paper man back directly, he would at least have a direction to look for him.

But Xu Zhaoyi really couldn't explain it. His state at that time was quite mysterious, similar to a cursory tour, or like a roulette wheel for a lottery. He didn't know at which square the pointer stopped when the paper man was successfully possessed by a spirit.

The only thing he was sure of was: "All I'm thinking about is what's happened recently."

Qin Sheng was speechless and chuckled: "Could he have already run out of the villa to look for Feng Lili?"

"I can't let it get too far away from me right now. It will become inactive if it goes beyond a certain distance." Xu Zhaoyi shook his head, "But I have a hunch that it's still in this house."

The more I talk about it, the more it sounds like a ghost story, although paper dolls are a standard option in ghost stories.

We have to find it today.

"You guys go ahead and look for it. I'll call Raphael and ask if he has any way to deal with this situation." Qin Sheng took out his cell phone and dialed, hoping that Raphael had made the same mistake.

Just before the call was about to be broadcast, Xu Zhaoyi finally noticed that the bag of mood candies on the coffee table moved on its own without being touched.

"Wait! Don't call me yet, look there!" He pointed over there, motioning Qin Sheng to look. There was obviously no wind in the living room, but the paper bag was still vibrating very slightly.

Noodles was very considerate and scanned it to rule out the possibility of cockroaches in it.

Well, I finally found it.

"Is it looking for candy?" Qin Sheng lowered his voice, somewhat incredulous, and asked jokingly, "You were just craving candy at the time?"

"No..." Xu Zhaoyi had mixed feelings. At that time, some emotions related to the bag of candy he had brought back from the night market did flash through his mind, but he definitely did not want to eat candy.

He couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in, but he just felt depressed and uncomfortable.

So what is the little paper man doing?

Fortunately, the paper man's disappearance was an accident. It did not have the self-awareness to escape from its owner. It just... had something to do.

After being discovered by them, the paper man was still working hard. Qin Sheng simply tore open the outer packaging of the candy, and the candy spilled all over the table. The little paper man who had been keeping them busy for a while also fell down and was completely exposed to their sight.

"What is it holding?" Noodles turned into a fly and flew into the air, trying to see the situation clearly from a God's perspective.

"I don't know." Qin Sheng didn't dare to act rashly, worried that he might accidentally do something that would backfire.

Only from Xu Zhaoyi's angle could he see that the little paper man was struggling to pull a piece of sticky note that was placed under the candy, and then in that instant he suddenly understood something.

He widened his eyes in surprise.

His breathing became unconsciously rapid, and Xu Zhaoyi found that his heartbeat also became very fast, jumping up and down in his chest, making a thumping sound that was very irritating.

Qin Sheng and Noodles were still waiting patiently. Just when the corner of the note was pulled out another two millimeters and the whole picture could be guessed just a little more, suddenly a small flame with starlight suddenly rose up. Everything within a ten-centimeter radius of the paper man, including candies, turned into ashes in an instant, and even a black hole was burned on the table.

Qin Sheng turned around in surprise.

"you…?"

Xu Zhaoyi withdrew his hand awkwardly and was about to come up with an excuse when his mouth moved and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Oops, it looks like there's a possibility of backlash.