Chapter 4

Chu Jinglan's peaceful life was broken by his inner demons.

In the morning, he got up at 3:55 a.m., almost in sync with the sunrise. After practicing sword skills and cultivating his inner strength, he had breakfast. No one disturbed him. It was truly a quiet and beautiful time.

In the past, he should have been well organized all day, but unfortunately now, it was already 9:00 a.m., and a ball of black mist floated out slowly, yawning as if he had just woken up.

Chu Jinglan stared at the inner demon coldly and labeled him as "lazy".

More adjectives have been added to describe the inner demon. Now it is an evil, murderous, annoying and lazy inner demon.

Chu Jinglan was in the study at the moment. He watched the black mist float around, and then he looked at the cover of his book at his desk and said, "Hmm? Methods of spiritual cultivation, how to strengthen the sea of ​​consciousness, ten ways to deal with inner demons... Wow, there are so many books, not bad, very hard-working."

These words sounded too provocative to Chu Jinglan, and he said coldly, "I will kill you and won't let you have a chance to take it away."

Xiao Mo: "Yeah, come on."

It sounded very perfunctory, but the lighter his tone was, the more offensive it sounded to Chu Jinglan's ears.

Chu Jinglan said to himself: Stay calm.

Xiao Mo gradually mastered the use of the mist body and spun around on the table with ease: "What do you want for breakfast?"

It’s not that he cares whether Chu Jinglan has eaten breakfast or not, but Xiao Mo himself wants to smell the smell.

Yes, smell it.

After all, he doesn't need to eat now and can't eat anything. Xiao Mo has retained his habits as a human being and likes to have three meals a day. But the little black ball, who can be seen but cannot be eaten, sounds so pitiful.

It's also good to be able to smell the taste.

Chu Jinglan had already lowered his head, ready to ignore him, but upon hearing this he couldn't help but raise his head and sneered, "Eating breakfast at this hour?"

Lazy indeed.

Xiao Mo heard his mockery and felt puzzled. The system kindly explained: "Host, Chu Jinglan goes to bed before dawn and starts practicing very early every day. It's already past his breakfast time!"

Xiao Mo suddenly realized: "So he is also a king of rolls."

The system grasps the key word: "also?"

Xiao Mo: "Yes, I was also so eager in high school. It was not until the college entrance examination that I felt relieved."

System: “Oh!”

Young people nowadays are very hardworking.

Xiao Mo: "So his achievements are not only due to his talent, but also because of his hard work."

Just when the system thought that Xiao Mo had developed a feeling of mutual respect for Chu Jinglan, Xiao Mo said coldly, "So why would he waste his life for a scumbag?"

System: ...I almost forgot that a true king of rolls cannot bear to see others ruin themselves.

Just by listening to the voice, one can imagine how cold Xiao Mo's expression must be at this moment. His handsome brows must have been furrowed, and he couldn't wait to strangle Chu Jinglan to death and put an end to it all.

Having said that, Chu Jinglan took the initiative to start the fight, so don't blame Xiao Xinmo for taking action: "Okay, my mental attack today is about to begin."

He sneered in a tone even more mocking than Chu Jinglan's: "You got up early? So what? After all these years, you're still a golden elixir. What's the point of getting up early?"

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "..."

He wrinkled the book a little, but ignored his inner demon.

Xiao Xinmo's attack didn't stop: "The division of cultivation realms is right there. It hasn't changed in all these years. If you can't catch up, it must be your problem. Have you worked hard? How much has your cultivation improved every day? Sometimes you should reflect on your own problems. Have you reflected on them?"

“Bang!”

Chu Jinglan slammed the book heavily on the table.

At the same time, the system prompt sounded: "Mental attack successful, points +10!"

Chu Jinglan couldn't stand it any longer: "Then tell me, how many people in the cultivation world have reached the Golden Core at the age of seventeen?"

Moreover, he is now at the peak of the Golden Core stage!

No one else can do it except him. He gets up early and works late, and never slacks off. He can say that he still needs to work harder, but is this inner demon making him reflect?

Who gives this lazy fog ball the confidence to be unable to maintain his human form in the outside world?

Xiao Mo listened to the background sound of the system points swish, and continued: "I am your inner demon, and no one is better than you in your cognition, so I must have the same answer, so you ask me?"

Although he didn't say it explicitly and Mo Tuanzi couldn't see his expression, the words between the lines revealed "Are you stupid?"

The veins on Chu Jinglan's hands that were pressed on the table twitched.

System: “Add 15 points!”

Chu Jinglan was clearly furious. He was the type of person whose tone became colder the angrier he got. His anger was like ice, freezing people with its intimidation. He did not yell hysterically. He suppressed his strength to prevent the innocent table from being crushed. "You act like you are so high and mighty, but all your knowledge comes from me?"

Oh, Xiao Morao looked at him more with interest: Are you trying to trick him?

Chu Jinglan's character is truly astonishing. He is already extremely angry, but his rationality has not diminished at all. He can even take this opportunity to defeat his inner demons. This shows that he is not only a genius in cultivation, but also very smart in dealing with people.

What a pity.

Thinking of his ending, Xiao Mo dispersed his admiration and gave Chu Jinglan an unpleasant answer: "It was in the past, but it won't be in the future."

Chu Jinglan frowned in shock, wondering what the inner demon meant.

But if I continue to think along this line, will I fall into the trap of my inner demons again?

Chu was suddenly shocked to find that his mental game with his inner demon had already begun.

Chu Jinglan took a deep breath, slowly sat back, and picked up "Ten Ways to Deal with Inner Demons".

He had to find a way to deal with his inner demons as soon as possible. Even if he couldn't eliminate them immediately, it would be good to be able to suppress them.

His academic journey was not smooth, because for several days afterwards, he would be provoked by the words of his inner demon from time to time.

Chu Jinglan reminded himself countless times to ignore him, but the inner demon was too strong and he couldn't ignore it completely.

Chu Jinglan seized the opportunity to learn a spell that could calm the mind. It was said that as long as one imprinted this spell on the mind, one would be able to calm down and reduce the chances of the inner demon appearing.

Chu Jinglan pressed a spell on the palm of his hand, and then... then he saw the inner demon fog that appeared on time every lunch time.

Except for him, no one else could see the inner demon. The black mist ball shuttled in Chu Jinglan's sight particularly arrogantly, like a fish swimming freely.

Chu Jinglan talked to the servant while pretending to ignore the inner demon ball lying on the servant's head.

This servant's hair was probably not as fluffy as the previous one, so his inner demon rolled over and adjusted his hair to a comfortable position.

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "..."

Chu Tianjiao is a real talent as he can keep a straight face and not reveal any flaws in front of so many people.

Chu Jinglan wiped off the useless seal with an expressionless face and drew a big cross on this method of dealing with inner demons.

The inner demon didn't always stick to Chu Jinglan. The first time he walked away, he drifted out of the window, and Chu Jinglan's eyes inevitably followed him. Don't get me wrong, he just suspected that the inner demon was preparing to do something bad.

Although according to the knowledge he had acquired, the inner demon at this stage could not do anything other than harassing himself.

The inner demon did not go away. It just floated to the tree outside the window, found a high branch, and stayed there without moving.

Oh, to be more precise, I would occasionally spin around lazily, as if I were basking in the sun.

An inner demon is either causing trouble for him or basking in the sun.

He was under increasing pressure from struggling with his inner demon every day, while his inner demon was living a very comfortable life.

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "..."

Chu Jinglan took a deep breath.

Stay calm. Perhaps this is also the inner demon's way of trying to disturb your heart.

After the inner demon has basked in the sun and taken a good nap, it is time to drift back to the room and challenge his spirit with a few words at any time and anywhere.

It would be fine if he didn't think about it, but the more Chu Jinglan thought about it, the more he couldn't calm down.

He angrily picked up his pen and began to write violently, with such force that it pierced through the paper: Why didn't the inner demon just hang himself on the tree?

However, Chu Jinglan did not gain nothing in the fight against his inner demon. After several days of observation, he found a point that might be able to strike the inner demon.

The reason why he has not used it until now is because he feels that it cannot cause any substantial harm to the inner demon.

But today, after seeing the inner demon basking in the sun comfortably, Chu Jinglan decided that even if it could only annoy the inner demon, he would use it!

Otherwise, your mood will be depressed for a long time, which will be very detrimental to your body, mind and spiritual practice.

What Chu Jinglan discovered to his amazement was that whenever he had lunch or dinner, his inner demon would be exceptionally quiet, circling around the dishes.

At first, Chu Jinglan thought he wanted to disturb his meal, but soon he found that this was not the case.

The inner demon was circling around the table at a moderate pace, sometimes staying on a certain dish for a little longer, and Chu Jinglan even heard an involuntary sigh.

Chu Jinglan paused holding the chopsticks as an incredible idea popped up in his mind.

Could it be that this inner demon wants to eat something?

It is said that demons are heavy on desires, mostly greed, anger, love and other desires, but appetite is indeed a desire. If an inner demon has a strong appetite... that is not wrong, right?

Chu Jinglan was so shocked by his laziness and his obsession with food that he didn't know whether he should be happy or ashamed.

Since the decision had been made, at dinner time, when the inner demon was circling around the bamboo shoots and chicken for the second time, Chu Jinglan opened his mouth and ordered the servant: "Add another serving of bamboo shoots and chicken."

Chu Jinglan always ate very quickly and seldom made requests. Although the servants were surprised to hear this, they immediately served the steaming new dishes.

When the new bamboo shoots and chicken were served, Chu Jinglan watched in amazement as the inner demon mist could not wait to get to the edge of the new dish, and even its circles became smoother and more cheerful.

Do you really want to eat?

Chu Jinglan felt that he had guessed correctly.

He deliberately slowed down his eating speed. Not only that, he, who never allowed anyone to serve him while he ate, even stopped his servant and said to him:

“The bamboo shoots are fresh, crisp and refreshing, chewy but not sticky, and very appetizing.”

The attendant didn't know why the young master was so interested today, but he still supported him very much: "As long as you like it, it's good. These are all made from bamboo shoots picked early that day. The ones with dew on them are the best. They are fresh and tender, crispy and smooth."

Xiao Mo: Wow.

Non-existent tears wanted to flow out of the corners of my mouth.

"And chicken," the attendant talked endlessly, "The pheasants raised in the spiritual valley have delicious meat that melts in your mouth. This dish is thickened with green sauce, and the aroma is meant to make your mouth salivate. The rich taste is meant to linger in your mouth and leave a fragrance in your cheeks—"

Xiao Mo: “Hmm!”

He made another sound unconsciously, and Chu Jinglan heard it, and strangely felt better: after being tortured by his inner demon for so many days, he finally took the initiative to attack and win back a point at the hands of the hateful inner demon.

So Chu Jinglan followed the servant's introduction and slowly picked up the diced chicken and put it into his mouth. The meal that usually took him only a few bites to finish took him a whole incense stick of time today.

There is a constant temperature rune engraved under the plate, so you don't have to worry about the food getting cold.

Xiao Mo watched eagerly as Chu Jinglan picked up the last piece of chicken. The silver chopsticks made the chicken look white as jade and fragrant and delicious. He followed the chopsticks with his eyes, but found that Chu Jinglan's hand paused in mid-air.

The servants had already retreated to the door. There was no one else in the room at this time. Chu Jinglan spoke in this position: "Do you want to eat?"

Immersed in the aroma of bamboo shoots and chicken, Xiao Mo suddenly came back to his senses.

In Chu Jinglan's eyes, he could only see the black mist ball suddenly tremble twice, as if it was frightened.

Very good, the movements of the black mist have betrayed the inner demon.

Chu Jinglan was shocked: “Oh.”

Then, in front of Xiao Mo, he slowly tasted the last piece of chicken.

Xiao Mo: “…”

"He did it on purpose? He actually did it on purpose!"

Xiao Mo realized it late and rolled in the air two and a half times in anger. This was the first time the system saw Chu Jinglan's mental counterattack succeed, and it immediately comforted Xiao Mo: "Calm down, host. Your daily harsh words are very effective. Look, Chu Jinglan's mentality is improving!"

Xiao Mo was not comforted and said, "I am doing this for the points, not to worry about him."

The system has also quickly learned how to respond: "Yeah, yeah, but that shows you're awesome!"

He is a professional at praising others!

Chu Jinglan finally won a round against his inner demon. He was still a young man after all. Even though he was mature, there were times when he didn't want to hide anything. His brows lightened up, and when he asked someone to take away the dishes and chopsticks, he deliberately stretched out his hand to let the plate pass by the edge of the black mass.

You can see it but you can't eat it, right?

Xiao Mo: …

Very good, he decided to double the harsh words tomorrow. He wanted to let Chu Jinglan know the danger of the inner demon. The inner demon is not to be trifled with!

Chu Jinglan's mood had just improved a little, so when the steward came into the room, he was stunned when he saw the slight smile on Chu Jinglan's lips.

After all, in his impression, he had seen Chu Jinglan smiling with a fake smile and sneering, but rarely saw him smiling in a relaxed manner.

However, the steward didn't care about this. He cupped his hands and said, "Young Master, Master Su is here and is looking for you."

The slight curve at the corner of Chu Jinglan's mouth disappeared in the wind in an instant.

He returned to his normal demeanor and replied in a neutral tone, "I understand."

Xiao Mo, who was still depressed, moved and noticed the change in the atmosphere: Huh?

The steward guessed that Chu Jinglan was in a good mood today, so he advised: "Master, I'm not saying that you should be more considerate to Master Su. After all, he is your fiancé."

Xiao Mo's whole body suddenly perked up: What did he hear?

Young Master Su, also Chu Jinglan’s fiancé, isn’t he the absolute protagonist of the original novel, Su Baimo, the scumbag who brought dog blood to the entire cultivation world?