The demon-subduing bead emitted a brilliant light, covering the two fox demons in golden light.
The old fox was frightened and revealed his true form. He lay on the ground and dared not move. However, he did not expect that although Hu Qi looked young, he actually had some Taoist skills. He jumped into the air, shot out a red light from his hand, and forcibly stopped the demon bead.
Driven by the hollow, the huge beads lined up in a row and pressed towards Hu Qi.
Hu Qi didn't dare to resist, but just kept dodging and begging: "Master, I have never hurt anyone. Please believe me, I will explain everything that happened here to the clan leader..."
But Kong Xin turned a deaf ear to him. Only the old fox's words echoed in his ears.
"So it was you who ruined this monk's practice and helped me in secret!"
Before Kong Xin's eyes, flashed the slightly fragrant and erotic scenes of that day in the hot spring under the red plum blossoms.
Fortunately, I was able to control myself, otherwise, the situation would have been unimaginable! Damn this evil demon who bewitched me!
Kong Xin activated his magic power again, and saw that the huge demon-subduing bead was about to break through Hu Qi's defense, but unexpectedly at this moment, a ball of fiery red thing came towards him and hit his chest.
Kong Xin felt a pain in his heart and looked down. He saw the old fox, who looked very old, hooking his heart with its claws.
My heart has been pulled out and is still beating fast.
The hollow fell to the ground, the Demon Subduing Pearl lost control and smashed towards Hu Qi.
Hu Qi was unable to dodge and was hit by the scattered demon-suppressing power, leaving him with only half a breath left.
The old fox laughed triumphantly, his tail swung in the air, and his beard trembled: "Monk, you will die here tonight!"
After saying that, he turned to the half-dead Hu Qi in the distance and said, "My dear grandson, you helped me, and I won't treat you unfairly. I'll give you half of this monk's blood and essence, and you'll be able to grow up!"
Kong Xin resisted desperately, mobilizing all his magic power to fight against the old fox.
But his heart was hooked by the fox's claws, and his magic power could not reach him at all.
What’s even more infuriating is that Hu Qi also limped towards this side, looking like he wanted to get a piece of the pie.
Kong Xin felt extremely annoyed. He touched his merit bottle and found that he was only missing a demon. As long as he collected the demon's soul, his master would appear in time and lead him to see the Western Paradise.
Kong Xin looked at the old fox and then at Hu Qi.
The old fox had done so many evil things that he deserved to die, but there wasn't much hatred towards him.
What's hateful is Hu Qi, who uses all means to deceive himself. If he wants to collect the soul, he must collect its soul!
Kong Xin silently recited the soul-capturing spell and concentrated the last bit of his magic power on this soul-capturing spell.
"Go!" Kong Xin shouted, and a golden light pierced towards Hu Qi who was coming towards this side.
At the same time, Hu Qi jumped up, turned into a fox, and pounced towards the old fox.
The soul-stealing curse covered Hu Qi.
Hu Qi bit the old fox's neck with his teeth.
At that moment, Kong Xin felt completely cold all over.
But it was too late. The Soul-Snatching Curse had condensed the last bit of magical power and could not be taken back.
The soul-stealing spell slowly tightened, encircling Hu Qi's body.
Hu Qi's teeth were still tightly biting the old fox's neck.
The old fox yelled angrily, "You treacherous little brat!"
Hu Qi didn't say anything and bit even harder.
The golden soul-stealing spell turned into a sharp blade and pierced into the back of Hu Qi's head.
Hu Qi didn't care at all. He used all his strength to bite off the old fox's neck.
The old fox finally died.
The hollow heart was taken out of the body by the old fox and was still beating.
The soul-stealing curse was about to penetrate Hu Qi's head.
"I'm sorry," Hollow said.
Hu Qi didn't say anything. He struggled to pick up the still-beating heart and put it into his hollow chest.
The hollow said, "Don't save me, use your last bit of strength to save your soul... If I don't take you in, maybe you can still be reincarnated."
Hu Qi gritted his teeth, and a little red light flashed from his fingertips. He used the last bit of his skills to force the heart into the hollow chest.
As soon as the hollow got the heart, he jumped up from the ground, but it was too late.
Hu Qi's soul has been completely shattered, and only his last breath is left.
Hu Qi fell into Kong Xin's arms and said, "The old fox is lying. I'm not... I wasn't sent by him to harm you..."
Hollow let out a tear as he felt the fox's body in his arms grow colder.
He asked, “Why?”
Why did you tempt me in every possible way? Why did you want to ruin my life? Why did you save my life in the end?
Hu Qi simply smiled faintly, and with his last breath, he uttered his final words: "Because... twenty years ago, you saved me... Because I chose you then. You are my benefactor, and I should repay you. So, I'm just repaying you. I was too greedy, and I even wanted to ask the Zen master for a canonization to take some shortcuts..."
Hollow's body stiffened.
He looked at the red fox in his arms.
Twenty years ago, when he was still a child, he saved a little fox demon. The little fox demon said she wanted to marry him to repay her kindness. The young monk just smiled and said casually, "If you want to repay me, practice hard, become a real human, and then come find me."
The little fox demon seemed to be lost in thought, looking back every few steps as he walked away.
After the fox returned, he asked the elders of the tribe how he could truly cultivate into a human body.
The clan leader told him: He needs to accumulate good deeds and virtues, and when his merits are complete, he will choose someone to be honored.
The little fox demon asked, "How do I ask for the title of righteousness?"
The patriarch touched the spare ear and told a distant legend.
"To be ordained, you choose a human and ask him if you look like a human. If he says yes, you can shed your fox tail and ears, obtain a human body, and formally cultivate the Dao, achieving enlightenment. However, humans hate foxes so much, I advise you not to take this path."
The little fox demon was not convinced: "I can just find someone and make him like me, right?"
If you are looking for someone, you shouldn’t look for the Zen Master Fu Mo.
Even if the Zen master has great magical powers, it will take him a hundred years to be ordained.
Kong Xin sat in the snow, looking at the fox's stiff body, and felt cold all over, as if he had lost his mind.
He is not a fox demon, but just a fox who practices diligently.
He took off his clothes that day, not to have sex, but to ask for a title...
It’s just that the fox clan is naturally charming, and I actually misjudged those behaviors that sought honor and favor.
It turned out that those actions were not obscene at all, but were simply due to his own improper heart and worldly thoughts.
Kong Xin stared blankly at the corpse in his arms. After a long pause, he said, "You look like a human. More like a human than me."
However, the fox corpse in his arms was cold.
He was a fox who could have transformed into a human and attained enlightenment, but because he chose the wrong person, he died and his soul was destroyed.
Kong Xin could have seen the great Zen master in the Western Paradise, but because of the difficulty of love and desire, he missed the chance.
He never captured another demon again.
He only knows how to save monsters.
The Buddha cut off his flesh to feed the eagle, saving both the rabbit and the eagle.
If he cuts his wrists to feed the monster, can he bring the fiery red little fox back to life?
The hollow merit bottle only had the soul of the last evil demon left in it, but it was never filled again.
Even after hundreds of years, it remains the same.
"I don't want to conquer demons and monsters anymore. I just want to make up for the mistakes I made in the past." There was no trace of sadness or joy on Kong Xin's face. He clasped his hands together, sat upright, and tried his best to control himself on the examination chair.
Such a sad story, such deep regret, but not even a tear was shed.
Simon looked at the hollow Zen master in silence.
The air is filled with sadness, regret, greed, anger, ignorance, and desire.
Many people come to therapy with tragic stories, and some feel better after sharing their stories.
But this is not the end.
The past is over, but even after a long time, it cannot be forgotten and continues to torment people. The person who is immersed in the story tells this story over and over again in his heart.
How to help them forget, how to make them stop telling themselves this story, this is what Simon has to do.
Simon was silent for a moment, then asked, "So... do you still want to become a Buddha?"
Hollow didn't answer, but his eyes looked from the distant void to Simon who was just around the corner.
There was confusion and emptiness in his eyes.
Simon waited patiently for the answer from the demon-killing Zen master.
It was unknown how long it took before Kong Xin softly said, "I am not worthy. As a monk, I simply cannot sever the desires in my heart. In this life, or in the next, I am not worthy of seeing the Western Paradise."
Simon lit a cigarette. He rarely smoked during therapy sessions, but at this moment, he felt he should.
Green smoke came out of his nose and filled the air between the two of them.
Simon said: "Desire cannot be cut off."
He clenched his hollow teeth, the veins on his forehead throbbing, and squeezed out a few words with gritted teeth: "Even if I can't cut it off, I will cut it off!"
Simon suddenly reached out and grabbed the hollow left wrist. On the wrist, there were dense cuts, some deep, some shallow, some new, some old.
"If you dare not even face the desires in your heart, and can only cut your wrists to feed the demons every time the desire strikes, you will never see the right path."
Hollow trembled all over, he wanted to take back his wrist, but Simon's hand was like an iron hoop, and he couldn't move it at all.
Hollow said: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Simon stared into the hollow eyes and said, "Cutting flesh to feed the eagle, feeding the monster with blood, it's all a lie! You can fool yourself, but you can't fool me!"
The hollow lips were bitten until they bled.
"It's just that every time you lust after that fox demon, you punish yourself this way! The number of cuts on your wrists represents the number of times you've had unquenchable lust!"
Hollow slumped down on the sofa.
After a moment, he began to sob.
Someone had spoken to him, and his heart was in his throat. Guilt, punishment, and desire were all entwined. As long as desire persisted, the self-harm would continue.
The hollow just cried at first, then whimpered, and finally howled.
Finally, he was tired of crying and asked, "Doctor, am I sick?"
Simon said, "No problem!"
"Then what should I do?"
"What you have is what you need; what you don't have is what you desire. When you can cherish what you already have and let go of what you can't get, you will be free from desire and achieve bliss."
“How long will it take!”
"God knows, maybe one year, maybe two years, maybe ten years. Oh, right, twice a week, five hundred each time."
“Why did the price go up?”
“Because I’m better!”
Simon answered fluently and felt that the price increase was justified.
When Master Kongxin walked out of the clinic with the story of him and the fox demon, Simon's phone rang on time.
Simon pressed the answer button: "Hello?"
The voice of Wang Yanyan, the gold medal emotional mentor, rang out on the other end of the line: "Teacher Simon! Dihao Hotel, I know you like seafood, so I've ordered a large seafood platter for you. I've sent someone to pick you up, and you'll be able to see it when you leave!"
Simon said, "I'm a little hesitant to go because the standards are so high. Could you first give me a brief overview of what it's all about?"
Wang Yanyan said, "I have a client here who's a psychopath. He wants to pursue his idol, but it turns out his idol is a psychiatrist... I couldn't handle it and almost got complained about and lost my job. I can only rely on you, the great god, to save us juniors!"
Simon thought: You are almost a generation older than me, yet you call yourself a junior and flatter me so much... Never mind, as a psychologist who has just entered the industry, although Mr. Wang's technical level is not high, his psychological quality is still top-notch!
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