Householder
After saying this, in order to avoid Ji Yunding's further questions, Ji Liuxing waved his hand, and the environment they were in changed in an instant.
But when Ji Yun looked carefully, he found that the two were in a palace-like room surrounded by dark red mist. There were about dozens of strange people around them looking at them with odd expressions.
"That's how interdimensional space jumps work. Let's go." Ji Liuxing walked forward nonchalantly. "The direction deviation will make the coordinates difficult to calculate, so the road may be a little strange."
All the monsters in the hall avoided him, and Ji Liuxing didn't even look at them. He just walked to the wall and raised his hand. For some reason, a hole appeared in the wall.
"Is this the reason Bai Lizhong said that caused the damage last time?"
"Yes, just compress the negative energy and spiritual energy together. There will be obvious bipolar energy fluctuations before the attack, which is easy to identify."
Ji Liuxing watched Ji Yunding catch up and explained,
"It'll take about half an hour to walk there. We'll go meet the head of the family first, and then we can go to the dungeon."
Ji Yunding nodded and took note of it, but felt a little troubled by the so-called "head of the family".
From the people from the aristocratic families I have come into contact with so far, I always feel that that place is not a good place and the head of the family does not seem to be a good person.
"It's too much trouble, but I can do nothing about it. Whenever the head of the family changes, I can skip the formalities for you." Ji Liuxing sensed Ji Yunding's resistance and said helplessly, "The current head of the family is my stepmother. I am naturally inferior to her."
As an illegitimate child.
"You probably think that people from aristocratic families are all cruel. However, aristocratic families last for at least a hundred years, and at most a thousand years. The current head of the family also grew up like this."
Ji Liuxing talked as he walked, occasionally dealing with obstacles that blocked his way.
"This is the environment in which we live and the way we exist. The definition of right and wrong, the definition of justice, the definition of family affection... For example, people who define blue as red since childhood will be considered abnormal and cruel by the civilized world and even by different families, but to us, it is 'normal'.
It’s not that we are right, but the individuals involved may just be part of the cycle, and how to break this cycle is the biggest problem.”
Therefore, many people from aristocratic families chose to try to accept the reorganization.
"Team leader, if you go to school, you will probably do well in your studies."
"I have a doctorate in the civilized world." Ji Liuxing deliberately said, and laughed at Ji Yunding's surprised expression, "Mysticism is actually useless. By the way, do you have anything you want to ask me? Just say it directly."
From the beginning, Ji Liuxing noticed that Ji Yunding was absent-minded and seemed to be hesitating about what to say.
"Surgery, is everything alright?"
"You definitely won't believe me if I say it doesn't hurt, so let's just assume it hurts a little." Ji Liuxing's tone was very relaxed, as if he was joking, "People's nerves will become numb, and you'll get used to it slowly."
"That……"
"I've heard everything Sister Tang said about my motives."
Seeing Ji Yunding struggling with his words, Ji Liuxing simply spoke first.
"Let me think about where to start... although there's nothing important to say."
The two walked in silence for a while before Ji Liuxing spoke again: "I've said before that it's just that people around me want me to be the savior. If I trace it back further, I'll have to talk about some of the bad things of the previous generation as a prelude. I'll try to finish in a few words.
My father cheated on my biological mother while he was married. I don’t know much about my biological mother, except that she was on the other side of the ocean, and she left after she found out about this.
My stepmother didn't care about it - after all, they didn't have much affection. What she couldn't stand was that the guy kept talking about "love" and "freedom" every day, which delayed a lot of things over the years.
So my stepmother asked me to clean up the house myself to prove myself, and I did it.
The above is the premise. And my name... to be honest, it is a tool that guy uses to express his deep affection. The so-called "stay" means "don't leave". In your words, t is a synonym for not being blessed. "
I always feel like a few sentences cover the content of dozens of episodes.
"I thought it was 'Kill one person every 10 steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles.'"
Ji Liuxing stopped and turned to look at Ji Yunding. He smiled and was obviously in a good mood. "Then I'll take this as a blessing. After all, my name has spread too widely. Changing my name now involves too many things and it's not convenient."
Seeing Ji Yunding nodded, Ji Liuxing continued speaking.
"My stepmother is Sister Tang's eldest sister, Tang Chaoxi. She is a very outstanding and typical person from an aristocratic family - 'Everything should be done to protect the survival of the world and mankind first' is the duty of all those who possess mysterious powers.
To this end, we have an obligation to devote everything, including efforts, emotions, life and life. Maybe it sounds very inhumane, but this is also the reason why the family can survive without causing trouble in the world.
The underlying rule of this world is "balance", and we are born to stand on the opposite side of weirdness, to be the weight that maintains the balance of the scale. This is what she demands of others, and this is what she does herself.
She has taught me since I can remember, and I look up to her."
As Ji Yunding listened, he gained some new insights into aristocratic families.
Because I have power, do I need stricter restraint? I don't know whether to call it self-discipline or overcorrection, but it does not sound as bad as I imagined before.
However, Ji Liuxing's next sentence made her a little stunned.
"She told me that I was a child without any value. That I was born wrong, that I existed wrong. And that the only way to correct that was to find my value in others until I died.
So, like I told you at the beginning, I just didn’t have anything else to do.”
Ji Liuxing spoke lightly and in a cheerful tone, as if he was just chatting, and people didn't know where to start - after all, it was natural to say a few words of comfort to someone who was feeling down, but what could you say to someone who seemed to be in a good mood?
But this is not right, birth and existence should not be wrong.
"I know it's wrong, but in my subconscious, it's just common sense. Even though I know it, it's already become a part of me."
Ji Liuxing guessed what Ji Yunding wanted to say. He had not forgotten what Ji Yunding had said - 'If I had to do whatever I was told to do when I was born, I shouldn't exist'.
"If I feel unwilling, the consequences are not something anyone in this world can bear. I have to believe that this is my 'meaning'."
This is good, and it’s good for everyone. If you have to say it’s unreasonable, then it’s probably wrong for a person to have the ability to influence the world.
"We're here." Ji Liuxing stood in an ordinary open space, raised his hand slightly, and then put the gloves back on his hands.
The sound of wind, water, and leaves rustling, mixed with the scent of earth and grass after the rain.
Ji Yunding looked around. The rolling mountains and dense forests stretched as far as the eye could see, and even the sky seemed to be enclosed.
There were voices not far away. Looking up, I saw that they were gathered in twos and threes, and seemed to be talking about something.
"Let's go, this way."
Ji Liuxing walked over nonchalantly. Wherever he went, the discussions stopped for a while.
As soon as he entered the door, Ji Liuxing's steps suddenly paused. Ji Yunding observed that he secretly took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, clenched his fist slightly and then slowly released it, and then returned to his normal expression.
"Mother."
The woman waiting in front of him looked 50% similar to Tang Yun, but she was a little shorter and had more wrinkles on her face.
She was wearing a slightly formal traditional dress, and with a serious expression that showed her authority without even getting angry, she nodded slightly and looked at Ji Yunding over Ji Liuxing.
Almost instantly, Ji Yunding knew that he and she were not compatible - in this person's eyes, it seemed that everyone's "self" was meaningless.
What Ji Yunding couldn't stand the most was that her "self" was ignored. She had had enough.
"This child is a Blacksworn Warlock?"
"No, she is of mixed vows."
Ji Liuxing immediately denied it, keeping his head up at all times to avoid showing any guilty emotion.
"You need to swear to prove what you said."
"Yes, I swear."
"The oath turns the liar into a freak."
“…”
Ji Liuxing paused for a moment, and just as he was about to accept it, he felt the string in his hand being pulled, so he turned to look at Ji Yunding.
Ji Yunding took advantage of this opportunity to ask, "Why don't you ask me? What does my business have to do with the team leader?"
"He is your oath leader, and this is his responsibility."
"Mother, I understand."
Ji Liuxing stood between the two of them, interrupting any further conversation.
"I take all the responsibility."
Tang Chaoxi looked at him, said nothing, and turned away.
Having avoided the sentence he didn't want to admit, Ji Liuxing breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ji Yunding somewhat helplessly, "I'm still suspected. This time, I'll try to understand what I want to ask, and don't come here again. Let's go."
As they walked along, Ji Yunding felt more and more uncomfortable. The surrounding walls were built very high, abnormally high. It was clearly daytime, but the light here was shrouded in a layer of dark gray fog, which made it feel like dusk approaching night.
Even in the ghost stories, Ji Yunding had never experienced such an uncomfortable and oppressive feeling. As he walked down the dark and damp steps, listening to the sound of dripping water, Ji Yunding felt relieved for some reason.
At the end of the dungeon passage there were stairs leading downwards. Ji Liuxing talked for a few words with the guard at the entrance of the tunnel before he was allowed to pass.
"Something seems a little strange here?" Ji Yunding stepped onto the stairs, looked around, and frowned.
"The formation here will limit the oath ability of the Blacksworn Warlock to the greatest extent. There is no other way. When dealing with a monster over a hundred years old, it is never too careful."
"Over a hundred years old?"
Ji Liuxing stood at the door of the cell and pointed at the person inside: "He took the initiative to turn himself into a half-monster. Take a look."
"How rude, little prince."
Ji Yunding turned to look at the person in the cage—he seemed to be in his twenties, and was dressed very neatly, not like an ordinary prisoner. Seeing Ji Yunding looking at him, he also turned to look at Ji Yunding and gave him a friendly smile.
Ji Liuxing ignored the strange name with malicious intent and continued to introduce: "66 years before the new calendar, this person provided the monster with a real plane carrier that could exist for 133 days through blood sacrifice."
"...'Hundred Days of Ghostly Tribulation'?" Ji Yunding suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such an incident in the corner of his high school history textbook.
It is said that this catastrophe affected all parts of the world and formed the prototype of various fixed ghost stories. The direct and indirect casualties caused by this disaster amounted to hundreds of thousands of people.
The man spread his hands and looked nonchalant: "It didn't work, what's there to mention."
While talking about serious things here, Ji Yunding was suddenly attacked by the dead high school history. He couldn't help but recall what this person's name was.
"Enter the Guilu?"
This name is very strange. Li Fengqing and Ji Yunding complained about it at that time, so Ji Yunding did have some impression of it.
"This is a pseudonym. The real name cannot be verified."
Ji Liuxing added, took two steps back, took out his cell phone which suddenly rang, and looked at it. Then he spoke in a tone without any emotion.
"I have a phone call. I'll go take it. Classmate Ji Yunding, remember not to communicate with this guy without permission."
Ji Yunding glanced at the alarm interface on Ji Liuxing's phone, which was so obvious that he didn't even bother to cover it up, and chose to respect the team leader's strange principles.
"Let me guess, you came to ask me about that matter." Ruguilu waited until Ji Liuxing walked away, then turned to look at Ji Yunding, "About the bloody rain..."
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