Chapter 101 Dream Six: It’s Better to Be Me
The Taoist priest who was the abbot of Changfeng Temple came to the guest hall in a hurry with the little Taoist boy. Before he could catch his breath, he saw Bai Jingze, who was wearing a black and white executive jacket, already waiting inside.
"Director Bai, the bureau said someone was coming. I didn't expect you to come in person," the abbot said, shaking Bai Jingze's hand. "Have you eaten yet? The dining hall has a mushroom and tofu stew and three-shredded rice for lunch."
Bai Jingze looked anxious, but he still smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries. Then he couldn't wait to ask, "How's He?"
The abbot turned and sent the little boy away before saying in a deep voice, "He's awake, but... I don't know if it's the earth in the coffin that's causing the problem. His current condition is rather unusual."
Bai Jingze's eyes were filled with anxiety: "So he is here now?"
"Rest in the side room of Citang. I have asked people to repair Zhuzhai. Don't worry, they are all our own people." The Taoist priest in charge of the abbey replied immediately.
Bai Jingze pondered for a moment and said, "I will stay in the temple for the time being. I will leave after He has recovered."
The Taoist Priest of the Abbey was surprised and said, "The matters in the bureau..."
"They are all experienced hands. The operation won't stop without me. Xiao Wang and the others are here to help look after it, so nothing will happen." Bai Jingze had a determined look on his face.
The Xiao Wang he mentioned is the young man who is a direct descendant of Wang Suqing's side branch of the Wang family. He is now the captain of the Hecheng detachment. He is reliable, capable and decisive. He will be promoted to the management level in the future and may even become the successor to the director.
The abbot thought for a moment and said, "Please come with me."
After that, he led the group in the direction of Citang. Because of yesterday's road closure and the announcement on the scenic area's official account today that some areas within the temple were under renovation and not open to the public, the number of tourists visiting the temple dropped significantly, and most of them changed their itineraries and went to other attractions in Lubo Mountain.
There were a few young Taoist priests on duty next to the charity hall, sweeping the floor. Taking advantage of the fact that there were few people around, they shared the offerings on the incense table and ate them to prevent them from spoiling.
The side rooms are relatively quiet.
The abbot paused as he pushed the door open, then turned back and said with a smile, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, 'she' is here too."
Bai Jingze was stunned for a moment, and then he understood who this "she" was referring to.
He was in a complicated mood and asked cryptically, "Is everything okay?"
"No," the Taoist priest shook his head and said meaningfully, "She was the one who woke the abbot up."
Bai Jingze was silent for a moment and said, "I understand."
Although Taoist Lingsu does not regard Xiao as an enemy, as the director of the Alien Management Bureau, Bai Jing has always been very wary of Xiao.
It's not a stereotype, but rather the natural fear and vigilance that humans have when facing powerful threats.
Of course, he hopes that both sides can coexist in peace. After all, if the other party is unreasonable, he has no confidence at all that he can sit down and negotiate fairly with Xiao... So on the surface it is peaceful coexistence, but in fact, humans have already taken advantage of it.
"Crack"
The door was pushed open.
Bai Jingze stepped in impatiently: "He Ye——"
His voice suddenly stopped for some reason, and the three people in the room looked up.
Bai He also sat on the refurbished wooden wheelchair, his posture upright, his medium-length black hair draped behind him. Long Zhu sat on the higher table next to him, one foot on the low cabinet and the other foot dangling, holding the other's hair half-braided in his hand. Fang Ya leaned against the pillar in the corner with his arms folded, looking sulky and helpless.
Bai Jingze forgot to close his open mouth and glanced at his cousin's face in confusion.
The other person had a few small braids on his right temple, but he was completely unaware of what was happening and was playing pebbles on his knees. After noticing Bai Jingze's eyes, he subconsciously raised his hand to grab Long Zhu's sleeve, and a trace of uneasiness flashed across his handsome face.
The abbot covered his face helplessly. "...After waking up, he seemed to have returned to the state of his childhood, but preliminary estimates suggest this is temporary. As for how long this state will last, it's still unknown."
Seeing Bai He like this, Bai Jing understood that the so-called "childhood" mentioned by the Taoist priest was already a very euphemistic and high-EQ way of speaking.
"Don't worry, I had this happen to me before after sleeping in the dirt for a long time. It will be fine in a few days," Long Zhu said with a nonchalant expression, "I will help him with rehabilitation training."
Bai Jingze asked nervously, "For example?"
Long Zhu slammed the table, sat up straight with his legs swung, and stretched out his hand to Bai Heye: "Shake hands!"
The young man stretched out his hand and shook hands with him very naturally.
Long Zhu: "Play dead!"
The young man's eyes turned dark, his head tilted, and he became extremely numb.
Long Zhu threw a piece of incense tower from his pocket: "Eat!"
The dark color in Bai He's eyes also dissipated, and he returned to normal. He tilted his head and grabbed the incense tower with great precision and sharpness. Before he could bite it hard, the object in his mouth was quickly snatched away by Bai Jingze.
Director Bai's face flushed: "No need to demonstrate this!"
The abbot started to smooth things over: "Oh, although it's rehabilitation training, we still shouldn't give this to the abbot. He usually prefers sweet food."
"Uncle Master! This isn't a question of sweet or salty," Fang Ya finally couldn't help but angrily scolded, "The first two didn't look like serious rehabilitation training!"
Is this training or dog training? Is this woman having fun? Master, please forgive my incompetence for not protecting your dignity...
Long Zhu took out a piece of Xiangta and gnawed it, looking confused: "What's wrong? He did very well. Most people don't necessarily have such strong execution power to control their bodies when they reach this state."
Director Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead and stammered, "...It's because it was done so well."
More like a dog.
Long Zhu touched the top of the other person's head and issued a final instruction: "Sleep!"
Bai He suddenly shook his head, opened his eyes, and for the first time disagreed with her.
Huh?
Fang Ya's voice was muffled: "The master didn't sleep last night either."
Long Zhu jumped down from the table, bent down and looked the young man in the eye: "But if you don't sleep, your spiritual energy will be unstable."
The young man's slightly pale face showed a hint of panic. He lowered his head, and the half-braided braid on the right side naturally spun and loosened. He placed his hands on his knees. He was wearing the outer robe he usually wore, but now it felt empty, and his figure inside looked a little thinner.
Bai He also whispered, "No sleep."
Bai Jingze suddenly realized something. He winked at the Taoist priest in charge of the academy, and the priest understood and pulled Fang Ya out.
Fang Ya was anxious and opened his mouth and said, "Uncle Master, why are you pulling me aside? I said I would stay by the side of the abbot!"
Bai Jing pretended to understand: "Then please take He out for a walk as well."
The Taoist Priest and Fang Ya looked at each other and were both stunned.
It turned out that the person Bai Jingze wanted to have a secret conversation with was Long Zhu.
The two pushed the wheelchair out, and Bai He looked back at Long Zhu reluctantly before leaving. Long Zhu grabbed a handful of stones and threw them to him to play with, then waved at him, which successfully diverted his attention.
"Longzhu? Right?" Bai Jingze pulled over a rattan chair and sat down on the side. "Taoist Lingsu told me that you are different from Tianjiu. You are someone we can trust."
Long Zhu didn't say anything.
Having been in the human world for so long, she is no longer completely ignorant of the art of reading people's expressions.
Generally speaking, when the other party throws out this kind of introduction, it means that what is going to be said next is the key point.
"You should have seen the restrictions on He Ye," Bai Jingze stroked the thermos cup in his hand. "The heaven and earth give shape to it. Being able to control the heaven, earth, mountains and rivers with the power of one person, how terrifying."
Long Zhu didn't know what he was going to say, so he nodded twice tentatively.
Bai Jingze smiled bitterly, "This Xuanmen sect may sound powerful, but in reality, they're no different from the common people. They flatter the powerful and bully the weak, fearing the strong. My Bai family doesn't have their centuries-old family tradition. Even going back three generations or more, we've all been well-behaved scholars. We have no intention of interfering in their struggles, but possessing a treasure is a crime!"
"The Lan family and the Ying family are both hypocritical and insincere. They seem obedient now. This is partly due to the increasingly mature and stable Alien Management Bureau, but more importantly, it's because of He Ye."
"They feared him, yet envied him. But they didn't know that the Heaven and Earth Forming Technique wasn't just a forbidden technique; it was more like a curse."
Bai Jingze's grandmother, also Bai Heye's grandmother, was the daughter of the alchemist Song family, the Miaoying Sanren Song Zhen.
When she eloped with a young man named Bai, Old Master Song got very angry.
Bai Jingze also suddenly realized this when he reached middle age.
Old Master Song intended to let Song Zhen go. In troubled times, showing off one's talents is not a good thing. The Song family was targeted because they held the treasure, so he probably hoped that at least his daughter could escape.
"This curse has existed since ancient times. Its origin is unclear. We only know that it exists within the Song family's bloodline, and who awakens it is completely random, like a relay race. The previous generation was Old Master Song, the generation before that was his mother, and this generation is He Ye."
"Actually, I asked He Ye before. The heaven and earth gave him a form, which seems like a magical art, but he was trapped in Changfeng Temple. Would he feel it was unfair?"
Bai Jingze said with a bitter tone, "But he said, 'Someone has to take responsibility, and it might as well be me.'"
Instead of worrying about whether others can maintain their faith in Tao after gaining power, why not leave it to me?
That's probably what he thought.
"With the Heaven and Earth Forming technique, if the previous holder is still alive, the next generation won't awaken. So when his mother took over as the temple master, we didn't know he would be the next one. After all, I was pregnant at the time." Bai Jingze said nervously, his mind racing. "To be honest, I was selfish. I'd rather Ah Heng be an ordinary person than have her shoulder that responsibility... He was very young at the time and didn't know any of this. He was just saddened by the restriction on his mother's eyes, so he had an idea."
Long Zhu's eyes flashed, and he said in unison: "Transfer the restriction!"
Bai Jingze looked up at her in surprise, then gave a bitter smile: "Yes, if he wasn't the next awakened person, he might have succeeded, but... unfortunately, he failed."
“It’s a huge price to pay.”
Long Zhu was stunned, recalling that not long ago, the man had rejected her proposal with a serious look and a firm tone, and added: Unless I die.
It seems to be a very tragic price to pay.
Bai Jingze looked reluctant: "After that, he had nightmares for a long time. He dreamed that blood was flowing out of his eyes... So for a while, he couldn't sleep a wink."
"So," Long Zhu retracted his gaze and fixed it on the seemingly easygoing middle-aged man in front of him: "You want to beg me to help him remove the restriction?"
"Did you find out?" Bai Jingze smiled sheepishly and said self-deprecatingly, "Sorry, although it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing, but if it can be done, you can set any conditions I can meet."
He used honorifics solemnly.
Long Zhu thought for a while.
She looked up. "I'm afraid I can't help you."
Bai Jingze was stunned for a moment, then said regretfully: "Is that so? It turns out that this matter is still too..."
Long Zhu interrupted him: "It's not because it's impossible, but because he said he's unwilling to do it unless he dies."
Bai Jingze was stunned.
Long Zhu threw the stone in his hand and said absentmindedly, "If he wakes up and wants me to help him, I will help him, but not now."
"It was his own choice, and I promised him."
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