Chapter 142 Children's Giggling Voice (22)
From the moment the child appeared, Yan Shixun looked at him quietly.
He started with Lin Ting's old things, and it seemed that he had found the right angle - this child cared about Lin Ting very much, and he also cherished the things that she valued and was unwilling to damage them.
However, this was exactly what Yan Shixun wanted, as it indirectly verified his guess and proved that the kid was indeed Lin Ting's child.
"Do you want to kill Chi Yan?"
Yan Shixun is rarely gentle. Whether dealing with ghosts or humans, he does not hesitate to use psychological tactics, watching them break down their psychological defenses step by step, and reveal the truth he wants to know.
Just like now, he could have kept his composure and waited, letting the child lose his temper and speak first, weakening the momentum from the beginning and making the subsequent conversation smoother and simpler.
But Yan Shixun didn't.
He took the initiative to speak and asked the other party about his original plan, even if it might anger the other party if he touched the other party's bottom line.
When evil spirits are furious, it is not an easy situation to deal with.
Not to mention that he still has wounds that have not yet healed, which greatly hinders his performance and makes it impossible for him to compete with his peak state.
But Yan Shixun still chose to do so.
He looked at the child in front of him, and suddenly thought of himself from the child.
It was not only because of what the child had said before, "The evil spirit has entered his bones and he cannot be reincarnated", but also because in Yan Shixun's vision at this moment, he could clearly see that the child was surrounded by ghost energy and there was no trace of life or the great way.
Even ghosts are within the six paths and five elements, and are subject to supervision and rules from the great way of heaven and earth.
However, this child no longer has such an aura.
——It has been abandoned by the Tao and will never enter reincarnation again.
Heaven and earth are unkind, and there are never useless chess pieces in the chess game of Tao.
Yan Shixun never believed, as some of his peers did, that the evil spirit entering the bones was a sign of evil, the result of the mistakes of heaven and earth, and should be wiped out by heaven and earth.
But it wasn’t because of these comments from his peers that he was directly abandoned by his parents as a teenager, which made him resentful.
Yan Shixun always looked back on his life from a very cold and rational perspective. He was not at all touched by the fact that he was abandoned.
On the contrary, he saw it very clearly, if his parents had not abandoned him at the market, he would not have met Li Chengyun and had the opportunity to embark on this path of fighting against and walking with the world.
Besides, even though his parents threw him far away, he actually remembered the way home.
Heaven and earth are fair, taking away what is given in return. The evil ghosts in the bones were deprived of vitality, and in return, they were given extremely high talents and brains.
Yan Shixun is no exception, he is even the best among all generations.
But at that time he saw it very clearly.
His fate with his parents is over.
Although his parents were afraid of him because of what the fortune teller said, and feared that he would bring disaster to the entire family, they ultimately did not kill him or abandon him to the mountains and forests to fend for himself. Instead, with a last bit of kindness, they abandoned him at the market.
There are people, there is food, there is a possibility of life.
That's enough.
At that time, little Yan Shixun held the only two candies in his pocket, turned sideways and looked indifferently at the backs of his parents as they hurriedly left, but stood where he was and did not chase after them.
After being picked up by Li Chengyun, Yan Shixun, who was still a young boy, always remembered the incident of the evil spirit entering his bones and never gave up thinking about it.
Then one day, he saw a ray of hope while in meditation.
He realized that the evil spirit entering his bones was not the fault of the Great Dao. On the contrary, it was the preparation made by the Great Dao for something.
It's like a crisis response mechanism.
However, because the things that the evil ghost has to face in the bone-entering state are too terrifying, it is given extremely high power by the Great Dao, and all humans, gods and ghosts are handed over to it, but this makes it unable to bear it in human form.
So in the end, he died early.
The same is true for the child sitting in front of Yan Shixun.
The only difference between him and Yan Shixun is that any Taoist priest or fortune teller who has achieved success in practicing Taoism can vaguely realize that Yan Shixun has the aura of the Tao, and that he is the one being watched by the Tao.
But this child didn't have the slightest aura of the Great Dao... no, he didn't even have the aura of a ghost.
So clean it's like it never existed.
Yan Shixun knew very well that this was because the child was unable to bear the responsibility for the Great Dao, so he was completely abandoned.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Wubing kept mumbling in confusion that he had not noticed any ghost.
Therefore, even though the child was dangerous and strong, Yan Shixun's heart softened slightly.
If he had not survived and died in his youth, would he have been like this child, abandoned by the six paths and five elements, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, and only able to wander aimlessly until his soul completely dissipated?
"It seems that you are well aware that you are a demon possessed by evil spirits."
Yan Shixun supported his head with one hand, chuckled and asked naturally, "Then you should also know that after Chi Yan fed you so many fetuses, you have crossed the boundary between life and death in the process of repeatedly bearing the vitality. Even among ghosts, you are already a special existence."
"If you are willing to follow the Dao, give up chasing Chi Yan, and follow the rules of the Dao, perhaps the Dao will be willing to accept you again and allow you to re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. Or."
Yan Shixun paused for a moment before continuing, "Become a ghost or god."
The child's originally gloomy expression froze after hearing Yan Shixun's words.
He looked at Yan Shixun seriously with his big, beautiful eyes. After a moment, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"I didn't expect that big brother also had the appearance of an evil spirit." The child tilted his head and smiled innocently: "But it's strange, why are you still alive?"
"Shouldn't you be dead?"
Yan Shixun paused, unable to answer.
To be honest, this is also a question that has always puzzled him.
——Why, there has never been a demon in the record who survived to adulthood, but he has lived to this day without any illness or disaster, and is full of energy, with no signs of dying young?
After learning the truth about the evil spirit entering the bones from Li Chengyun, the young Yan Shixun fell into great confusion. He had to repeatedly ponder his life and experiences, trying to find the answer.
He didn't find the answer, but in the process of repeated pondering, he unexpectedly developed a calm and cautious character.
Compared to his peers who do not use their brains and just blindly follow the rules of heaven and earth, he prefers to use his own mind to judge good and evil, follow his own will, and choose whether to help ghosts or punish people.
Only the truth you find and the judgment you make on your own are truly worth doing.
However, Yan Shixun did not gain nothing.
After repeated recollections, he was certain of one thing.
If there was anything strange worth exploring in his entire life before adulthood, it was that he met a strange person at the market that year.
The other person was wearing a straw hat and sitting under the eaves of an old building, watching the people coming and going in the market with cold eyes, as if he was wandering on the edge of the human world but was unwilling to step in.
He was wearing ancient warrior armor, but the cold armor was stained with blood, and the sharp sword at his waist was also damaged and stained with blood.
Only his eyes, vaguely revealed from under his straw hat, were so cold and sharp that people dared not look directly at him.
Just like the general look that Xiaoyan Shixun had seen on TV.
However, despite this image that was so out of place in the market, many people walked past him laughing and joking, as if they didn't see him at all.
Even if someone occasionally noticed that corner, they would gradually go from confusion to fear and run away immediately.
But at that time, Xiaoyan Shixun felt calm.
He was not afraid of this person, he just felt that this person was a little pitiful.
Because this person seems to be chasing something but can never find it, he becomes increasingly desperate and even loses the courage to live.
Just like me.
Xiaoyan Shixun was thinking.
We are all alone and no one will care about us.
but……
Xiaoyan Shixun touched the candy in his pocket, hesitated for a moment, and decided to give one away.
He had two candies, which were the only thing he could rely on to survive and not starve to death when he had nothing.
However, he wanted to share half of his hope of survival with that person.
That way we can all survive.
Xiaoyan Shixun thought, as for tomorrow... tomorrow the sun will rise again, life will reappear, and he may find new food.
But nothing is more important than keeping this hopeless person alive.
Thinking of this, Xiaoyan Shixun walked up to the man, and in the man's gradually astonished eyes, he took out the cheap fruit candy from his pocket, pretended to be indifferent, but solemnly asked the other party to live.
——But don’t even think about the strawberry flavor.
I have already given you my rations, so leave the flavors I like to me.
Apples taste delicious, so after eating this candy, bandage your wounds, drive away the evil spirits around you, and try to stay alive.
Although Yan Shixun could no longer remember many details of the incident as he grew up and more than a decade later, he clearly remembered his thoughts at the time and that after the man took the candy, he smiled, held his hand, and said he wanted to give him a gift in return.
But there is nothing.
So later, when Yan Shixun followed Li Chengyun to wander among evil spirits and monsters and gradually saw the vast and boundless world, a question arose in his heart -
Was he able to survive because of that person’s “return gift” back then?
Who was that person? Why did he look like that? What had he gone through to become so desolate?
And what is the return gift?
Yan Shixun wanted to go look for the person at the market, but he later asked many people from all walks of life for information, but found nothing.
So, I had to put it aside for the time being.
Waiting for the day when the truth comes out.
Just as Yan Shixun was lost in thought over the child's problem, he suddenly felt the seat cushion next to him sink.
He looked up sharply and saw Ye Li sitting very naturally on the wide armrest of the single sofa. Because of his posture, he even put his hand on his shoulder naturally.
Yan Shixun's forehead twitched, but he couldn't help but ask directly in front of the child: "What are you doing?"
Ye Li looked at the child with indifference, but responded to Yan Shixun with a smile: "Husband, husband, within ten feet, he is my husband. Of course I must always guard my husband and be vigilant against my husband running away with someone else."
“…”
Yan Shixun silently glanced at the surprised child opposite him and said speechlessly: "This child is definitely no more than five years old. If the time of death is counted, he is already eighty years old. Is the object of your vigilance not right?"
Ye Li changed the topic very naturally: "Since this is a conversation between father and son, it is normal for me as a mother to participate."
Suddenly, he heard words that were very similar to what he had said to the little devil. Yan Shixun: "..."
The child was extremely shocked to find that he not only had a new father, but also a new mother.
He felt a rare sense of regret, wondering if he had assigned the wrong identity.
What made him even more afraid was that when the person who claimed to be his mother looked at him, he could feel the trembling rising from his soul.
Fear and fear mixed into a complex emotion, overcoming his original anger towards Yan Shixun.
But the next moment, the child laughed.
"You asked me if I wanted to kill Chi Yan."
The child's voice was soft and innocent, but he said the cruelest words: "I have already killed him."
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