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The night was pitch black, almost a sliver of ink. Snowflakes drifted down, their whiteness illuminated by the firelight from the houses behind them. Jiang Jingyuan, dressed in a simple robe, stood in front of the house, feeling desolate and cold.
"Are you finally going down the mountain?"
The little red-haired fox walked slowly out of the house and spoke to her sideways.
Jiang Jingyuan didn't even turn his head when he heard it. He turned his back to it and silently retreated to the eaves without saying a word.
Sheng Liang: “…”
"What the hell are you doing crazy tonight?" The little fox frowned, walked around to her with an unhappy look on his face, looked up at her face, and said, "Huh? You can go crazy even when you're sleeping?"
Jiang Jingyuan's face was pale, he pursed his lips and said nothing, his hands hanging down and twisted together.
The little fox raised his eyebrows, curious, but still said, "We can only walk out from here. It's snowing tonight, but if you want to go down the mountain now, I can accompany you."
Jiang Jingyuan still didn't answer, but just stared at the night wind and snow with an ugly expression, not knowing what he was thinking.
Sheng Liang was not in a hurry. Anyway, he was awakened by her sudden act of demolishing the house and could not fall asleep again for a while. He just waited quietly for her to figure it out.
After a long while, Jiang Jingyuan slowly turned around, said with difficulty in a low voice, "I'll go down the mountain tomorrow", and walked back to the warm house.
The little fox hurried after her, slamming the door shut with a series of kicks. Since she wouldn't leave, it wanted her to explain herself! It immediately chased her to the side, followed her, and raised its head to ask, "What happened to you just now?"
Jiang Jingyuan looked at the room and thought for a while, then walked to the recliner and sat down, pulling the plush cloak to wrap himself tightly.
Sheng Liang skillfully brought hot tea and placed it on the small table next to the recliner. He also jumped onto the recliner and stared at her curiously, determined to get to the bottom of what she meant!
Jiang Jingyuan pursed her lips and paused. It was just two nightmares. It wasn't that there was anything she couldn't talk about, but... in the dead of night, talking about nightmares wouldn't be good for her mood, which had finally calmed down. She didn't want to talk about it, and she didn't even want to think about it.
Sheng Liang insisted, "You're about to tear down my house, so I can always ask you for an explanation, right?"
It raised its paws and patted itself, "I'm still here!" Then it looked at her and said, "You're on your way to becoming an immortal, so why are you getting so jumpy? What could possibly scare you?"
"I'll tell you tomorrow morning." Jiang Jingyuan took a step back and said.
Sheng Liang refused and looked at her unhappily, "If you don't tell me now, how can I sleep peacefully tonight?"
Jiang Jingyuan sighed and agreed, "Okay." Never mind. After all, the dream was over, so it wasn't that scary anymore.
Jiang Jingyuan picked up the teacup and took a sip. He looked at the red-haired little fox beside him and said, "I just had two dreams. The first one was..."
Jiang Jingyuan spoke slowly, pausing from time to time to tilt his head slightly to recall the past, and occasionally jumping back to add details and make corrections.
By the time the tea on the table had cooled a little, she had finished telling the story of her two nightmares.
"So they are just two nightmares..." Sheng Liang was a little disappointed.
It then seemed to be thinking about something. "The breathing sound you mentioned before was just a dream?" It paused, glanced at her again, and said quietly, "Just hit her and it will be over. What's there to be afraid of..."
Jiang Jingyuan froze and remained silent.
"And..." Sheng Liang's tone was gradually filled with anger, and he suddenly pounced on her, "It turns out that not only did you demolish my house, but you also made me look so disgusting and terrifying in your dreams!!"
Jiang Jingyuan dodged repeatedly, saying, "How can I control my dreams?" Then he quickly responded to its previous question: "So what if I hit you? You'll still be scared!"
Sheng Liang stopped moving, snorted loudly at her, and said disapprovingly, "Only those who can't beat them are afraid. Anyway, they can't really hurt you, so what are you afraid of?"
Jiang Jingyuan straightened his body, adjusted his plush cloak, and muttered unabashedly:
"Anyway, I just have a natural fear of these things. Even if they're so weak that I can slap them to death, or even if they can't hurt me, as long as they scare me, it's all the same!"
"You're obsessed with it..." Sheng Liang shook his furry tail and said disappointedly, "It's boring..."
After saying that, it jumped off the recliner and walked out.
Jiang Jingyuan withdrew his gaze.
Sheng Liang turned around and asked, "I'll get you two books with strong spiritual energy. Do you want to read them here or go to the library?"
Jiang Jingyuan was stunned.
Sheng Liang turned back impatiently and said, "I'd better get it for you," then pushed the door and walked out.
Just a moment.
A little fox with a small bag hanging on its body appeared outside the door.
It shook its fur, walked in, raised its paw, pulled down the small bag and untied it, placed two of the books on the recliner, and then jumped lightly onto the recliner.
The little red-haired fox turned around twice on the recliner, shifted the cushions twice, found a good position for himself, and lay down on his side, resting his head on Jiang Jingyuan's lap. He casually pulled her plush cloak over himself and fell into a deep sleep.
Jiang Jingyuan brought the book and placed it on the small table next to him. After a pause, he raised his hand to take the cloak and covered the fox tightly. Then he took out a plush cloak and wrapped it around himself.
She then leaned back and relaxed on the pillow that smelled of herbs, picked up a book and opened it to read.
Turning to the first page, Jiang Jingyuan caught a glimpse of a picture rarely seen in ancient books.
The ink pen depicts a...
Jiang Jingyuan was terrified and turned the pages quickly, covering the pictures.
She exhaled slowly, only then realizing that she had been holding her breath unconsciously.
The little fox hummed in his sleep and moved his paws from time to time.
Jiang Jingyuan sat stiffly on the recliner with the book in his hand, his fingers curled up imperceptibly, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should continue reading.
"This is the book Shengliang brought... It should be fine..."
Jiang Jingyuan thought about it, suppressed his fear, pursed his lips and lowered his eyes, and continued to look at the ink-colored words on the book.
She read slowly at first, then faster and faster, until in the end she was almost torn between her conscience and her desires. Her eyes darted away, and after quickly finishing a page, she slammed the book shut with a "click".
Jiang Jingyuan's hands were shaking as he held the book, his eyes were fixed, and he was breathing lightly and rapidly.
An invisible air suddenly rushed to his forehead, his head swelled for a moment, and then he felt a strong sense of dizziness and nausea.
Dizziness and nausea...
It even makes people not have the strength to frown or bend down to find something to lean on.
After a long while, the dizziness finally weakened a lot. Jiang Jingyuan slowly put the book on the table next to him, still leaning on the pillow without moving.
Dizziness and nausea filled his head, and panic surged in his heart. "Is the spiritual energy sufficient...?" Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help but think in fear, "The energy is quite strong, but..."
But this energy...is it good or bad?
The force rushing straight to her head was too strong and too obvious. She had read so many books in the library, but this was the first time she felt such an overwhelming force.
——She dared to say that even some high-level magic weapons had never given her such a feeling.
Her current perception can be said to be still a little vague and hazy, but she remembered that the aura she sensed when she first saw the "Mountain Tower" was far less powerful than that of this book.
Therefore, Jiang Jingyuan had no doubt about the tremendous power of this book.
But... just like her self-awareness, her perception was not clear and accurate enough, and was still somewhat vague. She could not judge whether the energy in this book was good or bad.
Her fear was the subconscious panic that came from being hit by a powerful energy. She could not guarantee that this energy was definitely bad.
Although she read it quickly just now, she still understood the text content - the content was exactly the same as what she had seen in other books in the library.
She agreed with the content, but unfortunately, she couldn't judge whether it was good or bad.
Even if Sheng Liang said the book was good, she couldn't believe it was really good.
Jiang Jingyuan remained motionless for a long while, and suddenly she had the urge to ask Him something, but the next moment, she couldn't help but think of that energy, and her heart was once again swept by panic, making it impossible for her to ask calmly.
"Forget it. I've read so many books, and the content is somewhat repetitive. What's more, this book starts with the same content, so it doesn't matter if I skip the rest..." Jiang Jingyuan thought to himself, "If it makes you panic, then don't read it. Don't make it difficult for yourself."
Logically speaking, the energy that makes her so uncomfortable must be bad...
However, aggressive energy like that of "Mountain Tower" would also make her feel as if a surge of energy was rushing to her head, causing her to feel dizzy for a moment, but the feeling of vertigo and nausea was not as strong as it was now.
"Since you're not planning on watching it anyway, just stop thinking about it." Jiang Jingyuan silently comforted himself.
Jiang Jingyuan caught a glimpse of the two books next to him out of the corner of his eye. He was upset and raised his hand to throw them out of the window, but suddenly stopped abruptly.
Can't afford to offend, can't afford to offend...
With such powerful energy, she threw the book away now, and before anyone could react, she had to pick it up in fear.
"Why else would they say we should be cautious..." Jiang Jingyuan gritted his teeth with tears in his eyes, thinking, "If the confession is unclear and unclear, it's better not to confess at all!"
Now that’s great. It would be fine if she didn’t see the book, but now that she has seen it and noticed it, she can neither throw it away nor put it away. What should she do with the book?
With this book, I feel uncomfortable no matter where I put it.
Jiang Jingyuan immediately wanted to wake Sheng Liang up and ask it to find a way to deal with these things. Turning around, he saw the little fox with a satisfied and peaceful look on his face.
Jiang Jingyuan's raised hand stopped in mid-air.
After a moment, she sighed silently again, put down her hand, and thought, forget it, it will be dawn soon. After dawn, she will go to the library to move some books back to Diqu City.
Jiang Jingyuan rummaged through the storage bracelet, occasionally taking out some small gadgets to pass the time, but suddenly he slowly stopped and sighed dejectedly.
I can’t forget it…
From time to time, her thoughts would be pulled back to the matter of energy. Before she knew it, she had been thinking about it for a long time before she suddenly woke up.
"Do I lack the talent for cultivating immortality..." Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help but feel sad, "I've always been obsessed with appearances, always obsessed with appearances..."
"You are not firm yet."
His voice suddenly rang out in her mind.
Jiang Jingyuan was stunned.
He said, "You cultivate immortality in order to become an immortal, in order to resolve external worries and troubles. You cultivate immortality in the image—but the true cultivation of immortality is to cultivate immortality for its own sake. In the end, even the cultivation itself is forgotten."
Jiang Jingyuan was stunned with his mouth slightly open.
He said:
"You like appearance too much, you hate appearance too much, you resent appearance too much, you love appearance too much, and you are unwilling to break the obsession and confusion."
"Do you really want to embark on this immortal journey?"
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