Chapter 394 Night
What does it feel like to die of old age? Most people never have the chance to experience this state of death in their lifetime.
Because the vast majority of people die from accidents or illness, and death from old age is itself an extremely rare blessing.
But at this moment Su Xi felt the end of death, but in an instant it seemed as if endless time passed through his body.
His black hair turned pure white in the blink of an eye, his smooth cheeks began to lose their luster, and wrinkles appeared all over his face in an instant.
His waist bent unconsciously, his shoulders drooped, his back arched, his muscles atrophied, and his whole body curled up.
The next moment, he couldn't even stand still and staggered to the ground.
Su Xi wanted to stand up, but couldn't.
He was no longer young, no longer energetic, no longer strong, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.
"Am I going to die?"
A hoarse and weak voice came out of the elderly Su Xi's mouth, almost like a weak whisper.
"Yes, you are going to die. Do you regret it now?"
The white-haired Su Xi collapsed on the ground, his messy hair almost covering his cheeks, but Wen Zhengming could still see him smiling.
"Maybe I have some regrets, I don't know."
“Perhaps there is a price to pay for pursuing your dreams.”
The hoarse and abrasive voice sounded again, and Su Xi felt that every word he said now seemed to be burning his life.
Wen Zhengming looked up at the frozen landscape and said, "If you don't come, you won't die."
"I will regret it if I don't come."
The elderly Su Xi smiled, then slowly closed his eyes, and the life force in his body was cut off.
Time and space were still frozen. Wen Zhengming looked at the dead Su Xi beside him and sighed softly.
The broken and old body turned into ashes in an instant, and at the place where the body disappeared, a young man appeared.
He seemed to be in a dream until he suddenly woke up from his tilting and weightless state, and suddenly stopped tilting.
Su Xi looked up at the man standing in front of him, then looked at his own hands.
"Am I not dead?"
"Do you want to die?"
Wen Zhengming turned his head and said calmly.
Su Xi immediately shook his head and said, "Who would want to die?"
No one in this world wants to die, not even Su Xi.
The reason why he faced death calmly just now was that he felt that if he died pursuing his dream, it was his fate.
After all, this young man in black was obviously a big shot in the extraordinary world, and his ability to freeze time was something Su Xi had never heard of.
Although only a few people became extraordinary in the Ming Dynasty, many methods of practicing Taoism were open to the public.
However, most of these Taoist methods only end at the second step, and many even only have the first step.
As a person who wants to enter the world of extraordinary people, Su Xi has naturally seen it. He also knows that ordinary extraordinary people only have some strange tricks.
However, it is unheard of that someone could freeze an entire county for such a long time as the man in black before him.
Although Su Xi didn't know the realm of the man in black in front of him, he could guess that he was a big figure in the world of extraordinary people.
If a person like this tries to kill me, what can I do?
But I am not dead at this time, which means that the path to immortality may not be interrupted. Why would I be willing to die at this time?
"Didn't I just not choose?"
"Even ants try to survive. I am much luckier than them because I was born as a human being. How could I think about dying?"
Su Xi said slowly, while he was also looking at the expression of the man in black in front of him.
But there was no expression on Wen Zhengming's face. It was not a cold expression. Instead, it was as if he had become one with the light and dust, and had blended naturally with the world.
Su Xi had no idea what the extraordinary person in front of him was thinking.
Wen Zhengming was silent for a while before he slowly asked, "Why do you want to enter the extraordinary world?"
The atmosphere in the air was oppressive, and Su Xi could feel that the young man in front of him seemed to be testing him.
It is said that it is difficult to enter the immortal gate, and it is difficult for ordinary people to catch the eyes of immortals, so there are many tests and teachings.
Haven’t you seen that the five Taoist sects, the eight Buddhist schools, and the ten great families all have the practice of testing their disciples, and even the extraordinary people in the folk have such an idea.
However, Su Xi did not show any fear. He raised his head and looked at Wen Zhengming, saying neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Because there is such a world, I want to go and see it."
If there were no extraordinary people in this world, then he would naturally not seek immortals or visit the path of Taoism.
But if there really are extraordinary people in this world, how could he not go and see?
Su Xi spoke frankly, as if there was nothing he could not tell others.
Wen Zhengming looked at him deeply and said, "Since you have this idea, I can give you a chance."
"Stay by my side. If I am satisfied, I can give you a chance to enter the extraordinary world."
Su Xi cupped his hands when he heard this, with some joy in his eyes, and said, "You still don't know the master's name?"
Wen Zhengming glanced at him and said calmly, "It's not necessary for you and I to tell each other our names. You can just call me Mr."
"Can I say goodbye to my friends?"
Su Xi asked tentatively. It would not be good if he suddenly disappeared like this.
We must always get rid of the mundane world.
Wen Zhengming said calmly: "Okay, stay here tonight and come see me."
As Wen Zhengming's voice rang out, the time between heaven and earth seemed to have been restored again at this moment.
The river began to flow again and the noisy chirping of birds began to sound.
The people who were walking by the river also returned to normal at this moment, talking and laughing.
Su Xi looked at this scene and was amazed.
He could manipulate the time of all living beings in the world at his fingertips. Such amazing skills really made him marvel.
He also knew that he had really met a big shot from the supernatural world.
Su Xi did not waste any time. After parting with Wen Zhengming, he immediately found a job and resigned, and then said goodbye to his brother Su He.
He knew that this might be his only chance, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it in the slightest.
The last person he saw was Li Deran.
"Brother Li, I'm going to be away for a while and I don't have time to say goodbye, so please tell them."
Su Xi didn't say why, but Li Deran could guess what made him resign.
Li Deran glanced at Su Xi and asked cautiously, "Is it done?"
"It's half done, but what it will look like depends on the situation."
“But I want to give it a try.”
"Whether I succeed or not, I will definitely repay Brother Li if I have the chance in the future."
Su Xi didn't explain too much, he simply packed up his things and turned to leave.
Li Deran looked at Su Xi's receding figure, shook his head, and sighed, "Give it a try. I'm past the age to take a chance."
………
The setting sun slowly fell behind the western hills. At this time, Su Xi came to the river again.
The river water from the melted ice and snow flows slowly from south to north, reflecting the setting sun and turning it into a blood-red color.
Wen Zhengming's figure standing by the river was like an insurmountable mountain, taking up almost all the sunlight.
Su Xi subconsciously lowered his breathing by several degrees. He slowly walked to Wen Zhengming's side, bowed and said, "Sir, I have said goodbye."
Wen Zhengming looked at the blood-red river water and said calmly, "Let's go after saying goodbye!"
After he finished speaking, Wen Zhengming turned and walked away. Su Xi quickly followed him and asked softly:
"Sir, where are we going?"
"Wherever we go is up to us."
"yes!"
The afterglow of the setting sun completely disappeared above the earth in just a quarter of an hour, and the sky turned from blood red to the deep blue of the night.
Under the night sky, on the vast northwest land, two figures were walking on the dark road.
The stars in the sky cast a faint light, barely allowing Su Xi to see the road clearly.
Occasionally a vehicle would pass by, illuminating the ground.
But in this vast land, there are very few cars driving at night.
So most of the time, Su Xi could only walk under the starlight. He wanted to see the expression of the "expert" beside him, but he couldn't see clearly in the dark night.
He had walked for several kilometers along the way, and was already far away from the county town and into the endless wilderness of the northwest.
Su Xi didn't know where this person wanted to take him, but was he really going to just go there like this?
The West is extremely vast, and the distance between the two cities is at least hundreds of miles. If he continues walking like this, he probably won't be able to hold out for too long.
Just as Su Xi's thought came to his mind, he suddenly discovered that the stars in the sky seemed to be superimposed together.
When he turned around, he found that it didn't seem like the stars were superimposed on each other, but that time and space seemed to be distorted.
Under the distorted space and time, the long road that originally stretched to the horizon seemed to be shortened at this moment.
Su Xi took a step forward, and countless things were quickly pulled backwards in his eyes, as if this step had crossed endless time and space.
Four words popped up in Su Xi's mind: shrink the distance into an inch.
It is said that in ancient times, great powers traveled between heaven and earth, and used this supreme Taoism to transform a thousand miles of land into an inch of space under their feet, allowing them to cover a thousand miles with one step.
He never thought that one day he would be able to experience such magical powers.
Su Xi couldn't help but guess the identity of the person next to him. He must be a big shot in the extraordinary world.
Perhaps he is a master from one of the five Taoist sects or the ten great families.
Su Xi did not guess that Wen Zhengming was a figure from one of the Eight Sects of Buddhism. After all, a monk's appearance could not be like Wen Zhengming's, with no scars from his ordination and no shaved head.
But in just a moment, Su Xi no longer thought about these things.
He suddenly felt an indescribable dizziness, as if he had drunk too much fake liquor, or as if he had been spinning three hundred times on the ground.
This indescribable feeling of dizziness lasted for a full quarter of an hour. Just when Su Xi was about to collapse, Wen Zhengming suddenly stopped.
The distorted time and space returned to normal, and a fork in the road appeared in front of them under the starry sky.
Su Xi resisted the urge to vomit and looked up at the fork in the road.
But he saw that Wen Zhengming beside him had already got off the highway, so he had to follow him.
After walking for another hour or two, a city appeared in front of Su Xi. Su Xi raised his head and asked:
"This is?"
Su Xi was not a man who didn't know the way. To be precise, he knew the roads within a radius of at least several hundred miles in the western land.
But this time, with such a short distance traveled, it was impossible to recognize the way.
He can't tell east from west.
"This is a city that belongs to the extraordinary people." Wen Zhengming said lightly.
"The extraordinary have their own city?"
Su Xi was shocked, he had never heard of this before.
Who could have imagined that in the northwest frontier, there is a city belonging to extraordinary people?
"Of course there is. For a supernatural being, building a city is a piece of cake."
Wen Zhengming said calmly: "If you reach my level, a thought will create a city."
When a thought arises, it becomes a city.
Su Xi opened his mouth and once again raised the status of this master in his mind a little higher.
He couldn't imagine what kind of realm it was that could build a city with just a thought.
"Let's go. Aren't you curious about the world of the extraordinary?"
Wen Zhengming put his hands behind his back and said, "You will see it soon."
Su Xi was behind Wen Zhengming and followed his steps as he walked in.
Only then did he realize that the city was much larger than he had imagined.
Moreover, the layout is completely different from that of a normal city. There are no high-rise buildings here. Instead, there are huge and strange buildings.
After entering the city, Su Xi saw people dressed in ancient clothes. Some of them were wearing Taoist robes, some were wearing monk's robes, and of course there were also elegant young men wearing jade.
But there are many people who dress in modern styles like him.
But what made Su Xi more concerned was that he saw a person with a human body and an animal head.
Is this... a demon?
Su Xi did not dare to ask, as she was afraid of violating some taboos. She just followed Wen Zhengming silently and walked towards the depths of the city.
It was not until they entered a restaurant that Wen Zhengming stopped and ordered some food.
“There are restaurants in the world of extraordinary people?”
Su Xi said in a somewhat strange tone.
Wen Zhengming glanced at him and said, "If all the extraordinary people have no desires, then how can you see the war between gods?"
"The gods all have anger and desires, let alone these people who haven't even touched the level of immortality?"
Su Xi was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and found that it was indeed the case.
It’s just that the world of extraordinary people was too far away from him before, so he couldn’t truly understand the world of extraordinary people.
Perhaps there is not so much difference between the world of extraordinary people and the world of ordinary people, but the word "extraordinary" makes the gap huge.
Wen Zhengming glanced at Su Xi and said:
"Since you want to see the world of extraordinary people, this is the best place, because here you can see what these people are doing in the world of extraordinary people."
"Listen carefully!"
Wen Zhengming himself was just going down the mountain for a walk. If he met someone with a predestined relationship and wanted to learn some Taoist teachings, he wouldn't mind.
Of course, the premise is that he likes this person.
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