The legend of the Dragon God mentioned by Lan Quanxian made the atmosphere chaotic. He and Wu Changgong secretly looked at the man and the demon.
Even though Chu Zhishui believed that the war caused by the Dragon God had nothing to do with human women, they had obviously found something more interesting now. They would occasionally observe Chu Zhishui and Xin Yunmao, which made people want to remind Lan Quanxian to pay attention to driving safety.
This made her feel very nervous.
But the casual chat in the car did not last too long, mainly because as the seashore got closer and closer, Xin Yunmao's face became more and more tense.
He deliberately said that he was uncomfortable on the plane, but when he was really upset, he leaned against the car window without saying a word. The dragon flames that had been around him for years became scalding, as if they wanted to roast him repeatedly. The damage caused by the war was irreversible, just like a broken claw or a burn mark.
The sky got darker, and dark clouds rolled in. Thick clouds blocked out the sun. The weather at the seaside is always like this. A gust of wind can bring a shower of rain.
The breeze came in from the car window, mixed with the fishy smell of sea water and the smell of soil.
Chu Zhishui noticed that Xin Yunmao was not feeling well, so she leaned over to confirm and said, "Stop the car first, he's feeling a little uncomfortable."
Xin Yunmao pursed his lips, but his face was pale, and the light in his eyes flickered, as if he was restraining something. He crossed his arms across his chest in front of him, as if building a protective wall.
Chu Zhishui stroked his forehead with her hand and felt a burn from his hot body, but monsters shouldn't have fever.
Xin Yunmao felt her coolness and then closed his eyes for a nap, which seemed to relieve some of the pain.
The car stopped by the roadside.
Wu Changgong and Lan Quanxian looked at each other. They thought Xin Yunmao was omnipotent and naturally didn't understand the abnormality now.
After a moment, Lan Quanxian glanced at the coast not far away. He suddenly realized and said, "The sea water contains the evil spirit of the Dragon God, which has the same effect as the dragon flame. He will feel uncomfortable if he gets close to the Dragon God Temple on the seabed, but there is a safe area in Qiwu Bureau, which feels the same as outside." Qiwu Bureau
is located on a small island, which is similar to the inland, but you have to pass the Dragon God Temple by boat to cross the sea.
"The Dragon God Temple will strengthen the Dragon God. The more people worship the Dragon God, the stronger the power will be. Therefore, some exiled mermaids also raised waves to force the fishermen to continue to believe in the Dragon God, so that the Dragon God Temple can survive."
The black dragon flames are full of the five poisons and eight sufferings of human believers. Even Xin Yunmao cannot completely purify it, which led to the pollution of his name.
He is now like a negative buff in the game. As long as he is close to an area where the Dragon God is strong, he will be constantly roasted and tortured.
Chu Zhishui handed the mineral water to Xin Yunmao and asked worriedly: "Do you want to go back to Huaijiang first?"
No wonder he only stayed in Huaijiang. If he accidentally stepped into the Dragon God's territory, it would aggravate the burning of the dragon flames.
If he didn't come, he wouldn't feel uncomfortable.
Xin Yunmao shook his head, still quite stubborn.
She frowned and looked at the other two monsters: "Is there no solution?"
Wu Changgong said cautiously: "If he can't solve it, we will have no solution either."
Lan Quanxian: "If you stay somewhere not near the sea, or enter our bureau, you shouldn't be uncomfortable."
"It's still a temporary solution." Chu Zhishui pondered, "Do you have bamboo in your bureau?"
"This..." Lan Quanxian was embarrassed, "This is by the sea, and this is rarely planted."
"Then we can plant it this time." She decided, "Let's take a boat first, and then call him in, so he doesn't have to cross the sea and pass the Dragon Temple."
Xin Yunmao was reluctant to return to Huaijiang. Maybe he didn't care about entering the Qiwu Bureau at first, but now he was blocked outside by Long Yan, which was different from him not going on his own.
She could understand his stubbornness, and she wanted to plant bamboos all over Qiwu to fight back against the provocation of the Dragon God.
In the quiet corner of the pier, Lan Quanxian and Wu Changgong had already gone to get the boat tickets.
Chu Zhishui asked Xin Yunmao to sit on the bench. She found that his complexion had improved, and she was slightly relieved: "Then I'll go to the security check, you take a rest."
To take the boat, you have to enter the pier and then pass the security check.
Xin Yunmao nodded.
Chu Zhishui turned around and wanted to leave.
Xin Yunmao looked at her back, and for some reason, he raised his hand to hold her, and his palm was still hot.
Chu Zhishui was pulled by Xin Yunmao, she turned her head in confusion, and seeing that he didn't say anything, she patted his head, smiled and assured: "Okay, I'll call you in half an hour."
The island is not far from the pier. It only takes 20 minutes to take the boat, and half an hour including the queue. Xin
Yunmao let go of his hand after hearing this.
At the entrance of the pier, Chu Zhishui saw Lan Quanxian from a distance, took the paper ticket from him, and learned that Wu Changgong went to arrange the boat first.
She was stunned when she looked at the special ticket: "Is this an internal ticket?"
Lan Quanxian: "Yes, we have a special boat to the bureau. It seems to be windy now, and the tourist tickets are not sold. Wait for an hour or two before it reopens."
There are tourist boats near the sea in Qiwu, but there are no scenic spots nearby, so the tourism industry is not developed. Now that the sky is turning cloudy, the tourist tickets are stopped. Chu Zhishui said in a calm voice: "I will transfer some more money to the Qiwu Bureau, and you can sweep all the Dragon God Temples."
She is now like the first time she brought him to the Yinhai Bureau. The more Director Ye prevents them from coming, the more rebellious she becomes, and she insists on bringing him out more frequently.
Since this is the birthplace of the Dragon God, they deliberately want to make him suffer, so they have to destroy this base.
Lan Quanxian was helpless: "It is not difficult to destroy the Dragon God Temple, but it is difficult to search. The Dragon God's evil spirit floats on the sea like oil, which naturally provides shelter for the exiled mermaids. Unless the power is released directly from the bottom of the sea, it is impossible to find all the locations."
She said calmly: "Then save money to buy a submarine and some high-end equipment."
"...Is it still possible?"
Chu Zhishui and Lan Quanxian passed the security check. They walked to the pier. As expected, there was no one there, only a small boat in the distance, and the hull had the eye logo of the Observation Bureau.
The sky was dark and heavy, and large groups of dark clouds rolled up. Even the sea breeze was surging, and a rainstorm was about to fall. The smell of seawater became stronger and stronger, and the air was humid and stuffy, making people feel suffocated.
The trees on the roadside were in full bloom with purple-red flowers. This plant seemed to be called Bauhinia ovata. Now the petals were destroyed by the strong wind and scattered miserably on the ground, leaving a few traces of red.
"Director Chu, let's run a few steps and try to get there earlier." Lan Quan led the way first. He quickened his pace, and when he didn't hear any sound, he turned back to confirm, "Director Chu?"
There was no one behind him, only a bunch of Bauhinia ovata petals, crookedly arranged all the way, like bait to lure prey.
On the other side, Chu Zhishui stepped over the petals. She saw the boat approaching, but there was no sign of Lan Quanxian. She asked, "Section Chief Lan?"
"Where is he?" She took out her cell phone to make a call, but then she remembered that Wu Changgong had boarded the boat earlier. She looked up and shouted to the boat, "Section Chief Wu..."
Chu Zhishui walked towards the boat while reaching out to make a call, not noticing the wet water marks on the ground. A
huge splash of water rose.
There was a splash, followed by a black eye.
Before she regained consciousness, a series of women's pleasant voices rang out, like a mermaid sitting on a reef and seducing sailors with her beautiful voice.
In the corner, Xin Yunmao was sitting on a bench and recovering, but suddenly he felt a surging flame all over his body. Countless blue-black flames spread out from his left arm, and finally condensed into a twisted dragon head in the palm of his left hand.
After the battle, he was contaminated by the dragon, and the power of both sides blended with each other, causing his demonic fire to be blue-black.
The dragon head made a hoarse and cracking sound. This was not the true body of the dragon god, but the resentment of him and his followers.
[You should also experience the taste of losing your love forever.]
Xin Yunmao crushed the dragon head flame with one hand, his face turned pale, and he suddenly stood up from the bench and strode to the boat dock.
At the side of the boat, Wu Changgong heard that Lan Quan had lost Chu Zhishui first, and shouted in surprise: "You are finished, you are finished, you are dead today!"
It would be strange if Xin Yunmao didn't skin Lan Quan first and pull out his tendons.
"I know. Before I die, I have to find someone first. Let the Bureau's Observation Department go out." Lan Quan first held the phone tightly and said seriously, "I'll call Director Sha. It must be an exiled mermaid. We need to locate her as soon as possible."
"Where's she?"
Speak of the devil, Xin Yunmao's icy voice rang out. I don't know when he has arrived at the dock.
Wu Changgong turned around in panic. He was stunned when he saw the other person's appearance. He hurriedly said, "Lord God, you..."
Xin Yunmao's previous tricks had been burned by the blue-ink demon fire. Now he was wearing a blue-black ancient robe, but the cuffs were still surging with dark flames. The terrifying demon fire followed him like a shadow, and even covered him completely.
However, his face was as cold as ice, and he didn't care about the flames burning his body. He still held the dragon-bone umbrella tightly in his hand, and only his right hand holding the umbrella was intact.
The dragon-bone umbrella was a divine weapon, which had a fatal effect on monsters, and it barely protected a piece of his skin.
The closer Xin Yunmao got to the sea, the more intense the fire on his body became, repeatedly burning his jade-white neck. The dark demon fire made him mottled, and the green demon fire made him recover. It seemed that he was using his body to fight a stalemate, as if the war thousands of years ago had not yet ended.
Lan Quanxian: "Among the exiled mermaids, there is a group that is weak in combat but good at luring humans and specializing in drilling into human consciousness to control people's hearts. She should have been dragged to the bottom of the sea by the other party and is now immersed in illusions."
Xin Yunmao fell into silence. He calmly felt the token, but couldn't find her location: "Is there his evil spirit on the surface of the sea?"
"Yes."
Xin Yunmao held the dragon bone umbrella, his eyes were soaked with murderous intent, and he said decisively: "Get on the boat, just split the sea." There
was a thunder in the sky, and the boat started slowly. It did not go to the Qiwu Bureau, but headed towards the center of the sea, which was the area with the most dragon temples on the sea.
Wu Changgong watched the evil fire on Xin Yunmao's body burn more vigorously, and even made a crackling sound, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
The big raindrops fell, hitting the hull and making clanking sounds, but still couldn't put out the deep black dragon flame.
Raindrops were sliding down Xin Yunmao's stern face, and his collar was completely soaked. He stretched out his hand and raised his umbrella to chop the air. The fierce waves surged up instantly, forming a huge water curtain in the air, and then fell down in the blink of an eye, falling back into the sea to form a deep and dark area.
He could only split the sea for a moment, but couldn't lift it up.
Lan Quan first stared at the blue-black demon fire on his body and whispered: "You have merged his power with his, and it is difficult to lift this sea."
The dark sea surface was attached with deep black demonic energy, which came from the same source as Xin Yunmao.
Wu Changgong sighed: "We should let the God to protect her!"
"She never needed my protection." Xin Yunmao tightly grasped the dragon bone umbrella, his knuckles were now white, he waved his hand and chopped again, and said coldly, "You said you would call me in half an hour, and I will definitely do it."
Wu Changgong shook his head quickly. He muttered timidly: "It's over, I'm crazy."
Lan Quanxian: "Humans are left with only their ego in the illusion, and have no autonomous consciousness at all. It is difficult to call out your name."
Chu Zhishui must be conscious to call out his name, but the illusion woven by the mermaids specializes in the inner weaknesses of human beings.
Xin Yunmao glanced at the two demons, cold fire bursting out of his eyes, and said angrily: "That's what you think of as human beings. Even if you live another ten, a hundred, or a thousand years, you can't understand what she thinks. If you really want to make an analogy, you are just a group of ignorant mortals with demonic spirits. Once you lose your demonic spirits, you are not even as good as ordinary people, not even as good as a strand of her hair!"
He couldn't tolerate their regretful tone, as if they regarded her
as an incompetent weakling! Just a little demon, do you think you can be better than her?
"His believers are a group of ignorant empty shells, and my believers are the most perfect people in the world." Xin Yunmao looked at the deep sea, and saw a ray of light on the edge of the storm clouds. "She is not weak at all. She cuts through thorns and is invincible for all those who love her and those she loves."
And he just needs to believe in her.
He knew clearly long ago that she didn't necessarily need him, but he definitely needed her.
He didn't understand why the heaven and earth allowed him to become a god, just like he didn't understand why monsters had to transform into humans. Since humans are tiny beings who are immortal and cannot possess demonic energy, they shouldn't be allowed to transform into human form after cultivation, and they shouldn't be given names to walk in the world.
He used to look down on humans, thinking that they were all as weak as dust, with superficial knowledge in their brains, and they worked hard all their lives just to pursue vain things.
But one day, he gradually changed his view of humans and vaguely figured out the intentions of heaven and earth.
He began to learn her behavior, understand her thoughts, follow her to different places, enjoy feeling everything, and change with true feelings. This is the real cultivation and transformation of a person.
God is definitely not one who is high above and looks down upon the world, using his infinite power to attract a group of chaotic believers, and then floating around in false and ridiculous flattery, holding tightly to everything that is beneficial to him like a dragon god. How is that different from the shameful human beings who hold power?
God is suffering, dedication, and sacrifice. He knows that it is impossible to do something, treats others well despite his limited power, knows that life is bound to be imperfect but will not be lost, is a clear spring gushing out from the hard surface, and is a gentle stream that polishes the stubborn hard stone into a smooth surface.
This seemingly weak force, like a trickle of water, continues to flow, silently influencing everything along the way.
Yes, she has never been his believer, but he is her believer.
He learned divinity through her.
At the bottom of the dark and dull reef, a dilapidated temple is particularly conspicuous. There is no sea water flowing in here, but it looks like an underground aquarium. Some mermaids can weave water-protecting yarns, which they arrange around to create a space for breathing on the seabed.
The sea water filled with evil spirits surrounds and provides shelter for the exiled mermaids.
Chu Zhishui lay wet on the reef. Now her eyes are closed and her face is pale. Obviously, she has no independent consciousness yet.
The exiled mermaids walked around her, preparing offerings for the sacrifice, intending to sacrifice this human to the sealed Dragon God to avenge Xin Yunmao's severing of the Dragon God's arm.
A male mermaid asked, "Have you broken through her defenses?"
The female mermaid replied, "No, I only used Bauhinia to create an illusion, and I didn't have time to move on to the next step."
The male mermaid was shocked: "Then what are you waiting for? If she wakes up in the middle of the process, she can call him over!"
The exiled mermaids found a token on Chu Zhishui's neck, and they were more certain that they had found the right person. If there was no sea water blocking them, Xin Yunmao would have appeared long ago.
The female mermaid quickly responded and used her demonic energy to probe into Chu Zhishui's spiritual world.
The strange fragrance of flowers filled the air, and Chu Zhishui's head was dizzy and unable to wake up. Her consciousness seemed to fall into a pure white space.
Her body seemed to rise and fall with the waves, and suddenly she lost consciousness. She forgot something in her mind, and she only felt someone reaching out and rummaging around in her head.
The charming laughter of the female mermaid seduces people, making humans fall into a deeper sleep. As long as they find the five poisons and eight sufferings of the opponent, they can kill Chu Zhishui with one blow and completely control her.
The female mermaid has weak mermaid combat ability, but she is good at manipulating people's hearts. Every human being is born with the five poisons and eight sufferings. As long as they grasp their lifeblood, they will be invincible.
Chu Zhishui's world was forced to unfold, and her consciousness was now as fragile as a child, and she had no power to fight back.
The mermaid sneaked into Chu Zhishui's space. There was no dirt here. It was pure white, extending outward infinitely. You couldn't see the end at a glance. Although she was just a human, her spirit was very broad. It was rare that she didn't touch the five poisons.
The five poisons are greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, and doubt. Those who can get rid of these are undoubtedly the best among humans.
But even without the five poisons, no one can escape the eight sufferings, which are birth, aging, sickness, death, failure to obtain, resentment, love and separation, and the five yins.
The mermaid stretched out her hand. She stood in the white space and pulled Chu Zhishui's memories. The vivid fragments of memory were roughly turned out, flashing in front of the mermaid like film.
Now, everything about this human being is revealed, from her birth to now, nothing is missed.
This is the pain of the human being named Chu Zhishui.
The pain of birth is the first cry of a baby in the delivery room.
The pain of aging is Xie Yan and Chu Xiaohe's graying hair, the wrinkles deepening at the corners of their eyes, and their bodies beginning to hunch over and become weak.
The pain of illness is her pale and helpless lying on the hospital bed, the pain in her stomach as if it were torn apart, and her parents sighing in grief outside the door.
The pain of death is Jin Yu's tears, begging her to live beyond a hundred years old. The
pain of resentment and hatred is the adults who persuaded her parents to give birth to another boy in her childhood, the co-founder who hysterically accused her of being hypocritical, and the countless monsters who stubbornly treated him with prejudice.
The bitterness of separation is the word "water" after the photo of Danshan. She knew that she would leave one day. She didn't want him to forget completely, nor did she want him to remember too clearly, so she didn't write her full name, leaving only one word.
The bitterness of not being able to obtain what you want is that he said you can't bloom. Because you can understand, you can't obtain what you want.
The bitterness of the five aggregates, color, feeling, thought, action, and consciousness are accumulated here. Her joy, sorrow, depression, and desire are condensed together, and her heart is restless. The above seven sufferings meet here, bringing endless troubles to everyone.
The female mermaid finally waited for the five aggregates to be in full bloom. Just as she was about to reach out and touch the fire, she saw it extinguished with a click, and disappeared in the pure white space without a sound.
The previous seven sufferings also disappeared, and this pure world returned to peace.
The mermaid was very puzzled. She looked around blankly and tried to reach out and search again, but she couldn't pick up the fragments.
A childish voice sounded: "Are you looking for me?"
The mermaid turned her head and found figures in the pure white space. It was a family of three holding hands warmly.
There were only blurry backs of the man and the woman. Between them stood a delicate little girl who looked only three or four years old.
The little girl was now short and could only hold her parents' little fingers, holding her father with one hand and her mother with the other. She was looking back at the mermaid, her eyes were clear and shining, as clear as a mirror, and she didn't look shy at all.
She had a crystal star around her neck, the size of an egg, and it was now shining brightly.
The female mermaid's expression changed, and her fingers trembled slightly. Unexpectedly, Chu Zhishui's ego turned into a human in the spiritual world. This was something she had never encountered before. Humans fell into illusions and let them rub them. They have never escaped the five poisons and eight sufferings.
The little girl saw the female mermaid standing there in a daze, and she let go of her parents' fingers. The backs of the man and the woman turned into pieces with the wind. She turned around and looked at the other person. She didn't know when she was holding a thin bamboo pole in her hand, and she was playing with it leisurely in her soft palm.
"Although I call him God, to be honest I just try to make him happy. I've never considered him a god." The little girl spoke softly, swinging the bamboo pole in her hand like a little teacher instructing her students. She pointed at the mermaid and said, "Do you monsters think humans are fools? You think you can manipulate humans by throwing out baits of benefits or making threats?"
She had just been turned upside down by the mermaid, and she really couldn't hide any secrets.
"Yes, I don't have demonic energy, nor do I have any talent, nor do I have a long life, but so what?" The little girl said slowly, "I can do things that can be done with demonic energy by myself, and I don't have to regret it if I can't do it. Even if I can only live for a hundred years, I can still live a wonderful and fulfilling life, and it's not shameful to be an ordinary person."
She lowered her eyes: "If humans are unwilling to accept themselves, who can you expect to accept you? No one will look up to you."
When she was young, she tried her best to prove herself, but it only resulted in outsiders telling her parents "If you were a boy, it would be perfect." Sometimes, she would also wonder if being born a boy would make life much easier, at least she wouldn't have to suffer such rude criticism.
But she doesn't think so now. She doesn't know if people have an afterlife, but if she has the opportunity to choose, no matter how many times she starts over, she will still make the same decision.
The more difficult the situation, the more she must persevere. She is proud of her female identity.
No matter how strong the storm is, she can still win, no worse than countless "him".
The same is true now. Even if she has worked in the Monster Bureau for a long time and has seen countless magical things, she has never thought about getting rid of her identity as an ordinary person.
She is proud of her human identity, which is the meaning of her efforts so far.
Whether it is joy or pain, luck or misfortune, perfection or regret, she is willing to swallow it all. Denying any part of it is denying that she has come to where she is now through her own choices.
It's not that she doesn't have the five poisons and eight sufferings of human beings, but in the end she relies on her heart to let go. Whether she makes the right choice or not, as long as it is her choice, she can accept it.
If there is really a god in this world to dominate the ups and downs of her destiny, it can only be herself.
"If it's nothing, can you please leave my world?" the little girl said politely, "Otherwise I will call him."
The female mermaid's face changed drastically. She stretched out her hand to stop him, but it was useless.
"Xin Yunmao."
The heavy rain was pouring down, and the bow of the boat was shaking. Xin Yunmao held a dragon-bone umbrella in his hand. He kept overturning the huge waves and looking for Chu Zhishui's whereabouts through the gaps in the sea surface. However, he was unable to accurately locate him.
His black hair was disheveled, and his ancient robe had been burned through by the black fire. No trace of blue could be seen. At first, it was a mixture of blue and black, but now it was only charred black.
Wu Changgong said in a panic: "God, you should go back first. You don't look well..."
This is going to be completely burned black.
The sea breeze was raging, and the dark and thick clouds were broken by a golden light. The sun finally pierced through the clouds, causing the sea surface to ripple with light.
Xin Yunmao: "She called me."
Exactly half an hour later, she did not break her promise.
Lan Quanxian was contacting his colleagues, and he didn't understand yet, and asked in doubt: "What?"
The next moment, the black gap swallowed Xin Yunmao, and his tall figure disappeared on the boat, leaving only Wu Changgong and Lan Quanxian.
The surroundings were quiet and white, but there was a soft light, and I could feel her breath. Light, warm, peaceful, without a bit of dirt, it could wash away all anxiety and anger.
When Xin Yunmao just landed, he didn't know where he landed, and later he realized that he had entered her spiritual world. He took a deep breath, and the fresh air rushed into his lungs. He raised his hands in a daze, and suddenly found that the black flames on his body were extinguished, and even the sleeves of his ancient robe turned pure blue.
All the wounds he had just incurred were healed, and he felt an unprecedented lightness throughout his body. He had been unable to get rid of the cursed fire, but he accidentally solved the troubles that had plagued him for a long time.
It was not an accident. This was the world she built, without any contamination from the five poisons and eight sufferings, so she purified him.
He now has the name "Yunmao" back.
Xin Yunmao remembered that she didn't like black clothes, so he was now wearing a pure blue ancient robe, and there was no trace of burn marks, and he began to look around for her.
I didn't see her as an adult, but I saw her as a child, which was also quite fresh.
On the other side, the mermaid wanted to catch the little girl, but as soon as she approached the other party, the little girl used a bamboo stick to hit herself. Not to mention that the force was not small, but it was quite painful. She cried and countless pearls fell to the ground.
This is Chu Zhishui's world, so as long as she regained her will, she could rub the mermaid back and forth.
The little girl was very curious about the pearls all over the ground. She had originally fought back in a demonstrative manner. When she saw the pearls, she had an experimental psychology. Anyway, the other party would be a labor reform prisoner sooner or later, so she couldn't help but hit the mermaid twice, and sure enough, more beautiful pearls fell.
The next moment, a stern man in a cyan ancient costume suddenly appeared. He picked up the little girl with one hand, and held the dragon-bone umbrella, which had also returned to deep cyan, in the other hand. He stared at the female mermaid with a chilling gaze, and said in a cold tone: "Are you the one who kidnapped people?" The
female mermaid recognized Xin Yunmao and her hair stood on end. Without saying a word, she wanted to run away. Then the dragon-bone umbrella had already risen into the air, and it opened with a whoosh, throwing out cyan flames!
The little girl hugged his neck, and she immediately widened her eyes and stopped him in shock: "Don't burn her to ashes, she will drop her pearls!"
Xin Yunmao was stunned: "So what?"
She said in a shocked voice: "The pearls can be sold for money, and they are still loaned out for more than one million!"
"..."