Filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, Xu Milu bent down and walked out of the cabin. She was sure that her face was etched with ugly jealousy.
Jealousy distorted her beyond recognition.
Nezha did not board the boat. Firstly, he was not close to the monk Sanzang, and secondly, with Yin Wenjiao present, he did not want to disturb the monk and his mother's reunion. Therefore, he simply stood at the bow of the boat, his hands behind his back, seemingly lost in thought.
From Xu Milu's perspective, what she saw was a handsome young man in red with his eyelids lowered, his raven-feather-like eyelashes fluttering gently, and his dark eyes intently staring at the water's surface, as if this scene of maternal love and filial piety had stirred up sad memories.
Xu Milu: "..."
Oh no, how could I forget that this person doesn't have a good relationship with her family? It's rumored that Nezha's birth mother's surname is also Yin. Could it be that her good friend saw Yin Wenjiao and was homesick?
What could she do? She couldn't exactly drag him inside to become godparents, could she?
[Host, I think you misunderstand the concept of "disharmony in family relationships." According to mythology, a large part of the reason Nezha lost his physical body was due to his father, Li Jing. Nezha's first act after his resurrection was to kill Li Jing for revenge. Later literature viewed Nezha's actions as a rebellion against patriarchal authority.]
Xiao Qi's electronic voice was full of inhuman technological feel, but every sentence in it was like a knife stabbing Xu Milu, each one fatal:
[Nezha's biological father, Li Jing, suppressed Nezha with a pagoda, forcing him to cut off his flesh to return to his father and his bones to return to his mother. Your biological father's greatest dream, genetically speaking, is to eat you to repair his physical body. In a sense, your situations are quite similar. Would you mind if I researched "The Influence of Family of Origin on Personality Development"?]
"I mind, I mind very much."
Xu Milu only regretted that Xiao Qi didn't have a physical form, so she couldn't single him out and beat him up like she beat up Mo Xuan:
"You should be glad the guy in front of me can't hear what you're saying, otherwise, given his personality, tearing you apart would be the least of his worries."
[Okay, host. I've decided to start the new research topic as "The Evolutionary Impact of Matriarchal Hegemony on the Transformation of Intelligent Life into Mechanical Life." Have a good day.]
The system screen flickered, and the pale blue panel disappeared, but Xu Milu could still detect a hint of joy in the emotionless electronic voice.
—The mechanical life form is not without its own consciousness. After realizing that Lavinia wanted to format it, Xiaoqi's emotional central system gained more emotional data about Lavinia. It became increasingly intelligent, not with the cold "wisdom" of a robot, but with a kind of "intelligence" similar to that of a human.
Its emotions seem more complex, and at the same time, it can deeply understand some basic human emotions, such as happiness, sadness, anger, and pain. Xu Milu feels that it won't be long before Xiao Qi becomes a "life" in the true sense of the word.
Xu Milu snapped out of her daze and was racking her brains for a way to distract Nezha when she saw him frown, suddenly lunge forward, and pull a white-furred mouse out of the water.
"Brother, spare me! Brother, spare me!!"
The little white mouse squeaked and chattered, but it spoke in human language. A tear rolled down its cheek, and it transformed into a little girl in a pink shirt, landing on the deck. Without saying anything else, she simply bowed to Xu Milu.
"This humble demon has met Madam Xu before. I did not know that Madam Xu and my brother were also acquainted. When I saw my brother's arrival just now, I thought I was seeing things, but I did not expect that it was indeed my brother who came in person."
elder brother?
Isn't this the little white ball from Yin Wenjiao's house?
Xu Milu looked up at Nezha, only to see him nod. As if disturbing Yin Wenjiao and her child in the cabin, he raised his hand to create a protective barrier before continuing to speak to her:
"More than three hundred years ago, this monster stole the Buddha's incense and candles from Mount Ling, and thus changed her name to 'Half-Bodied Guanyin'. Later, my father and I captured this monster. I took pity on her and spared her life, thus accumulating good karma. She recognized my father as her godfather and me as her elder brother. However, she secretly descended to the mortal world and transformed into something called 'Lady Earth Surge,' taking over the Bottomless Cave on the Trapped Sky Island in the human world. She devoured men in demon caves. Later, she encountered the Tripitaka Master on his journey to the West and was converted. Only then did I learn that this monster had caused such a terrible disaster in the human world."
Half-Bodhisattva?
This isn't some familiar face from Journey to the West, this is a very familiar face!
One of the trials in Journey to the West is when the White-haired Mouse, Lady Di Yong, transforms into a beautiful woman to seduce Tang Sanzang, intending to steal his virginity. She is later subdued by Li Jing and his son Nezha.
But how did the rat spirit end up here? Why would the Tripitaka Master leave her with Yin Wenjiao?
"Are you a white-haired rat spirit?"
Xu Milu stared wide-eyed, unable to connect this little girl, who wasn't even as tall as her shoulder, with the stunningly beautiful woman in Journey to the West who devoured strong men in an attempt to seduce the monk Sanzang.
What about the descriptions in the original work of "face like a silver basin" and "cherry lips"? What about the descriptions of "a beautiful woman" and "Chang'e in the moon"?
Isn't this a scam?
The little white ball lowered its head and answered tremblingly:
"In reply to Madam Xu, just as my brother said, I was originally a precious rat from Mount Ling. Later, due to a moment of greed, I devoured the incense, flowers, and candles under the Buddha's seat. Later... later I was converted by the monk and wholeheartedly converted to Buddhism. Now, I dare not even step on an ant, let alone kill any living being!"
Transformation? Is it the physical transformation she's thinking of?
Xu Milu's eyes twitched as she recalled the previous rumors. There was no other way; she simply couldn't imagine the image of the otherworldly and ethereal Tang Sanzang wielding the Vajra Pestle to physically subdue demons.
How did you get here?
Nezha frowned and couldn't help but shout sternly:
"You broke the law by eating humans, and you should be punished in the Heavenly Prison. Why did you secretly descend to the mortal realm? Quickly tell me the whole story!"
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