Eh! How disgusting!

Why use insects when there is nothing good to do?

"What's wrong?" Yunwen asked.

"It's okay. The Rat King wanted to see the black stone in my hand, so I took it to him. Who knew that this guy replaced it with a blinding bug? I wanted to give it to you to take back and study, but now it seems that I can't do it." I said.

"Rat King? Why does it do this?" Su Yuexi couldn't help but ask.

"How about this. Tomorrow I will find a conch that can record sounds, record a message, and have the flying ants send it to Taoyuan Mountain. I will ask the Rat King to come to Longcheng to explain. It can't offend us now, otherwise it can't afford to offend the big guys on this island. Not to mention others, even Miss Su, I don't think it would dare to offend. After all, the title of the adopted daughter of the Mountain God is not given for nothing." Yunwen said.

"Okay, if there is any situation, tell me immediately and we will discuss it together." I said.

"That's for sure. You are our king. No matter whether it is a big or small event in the city, it must be reported to us first and you will be the one making the decision." Yunwen said hurriedly.

After that, she and Lingshang left first. Su Yuexi sent them outside. She heard them chatting for a few words outside. They were just reminding them to take good care of me and pay special attention to my psychological feelings. Su Yuexi, who was going to stay tonight, also responded. Not long after, footsteps were heard. Yunwen and Lingshang should have left, and Su Yuexi also came back.

She walked towards me. Now that we were alone together again, she couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable. She walked towards me shyly, slowly moved to the side of the iron cage, and cleared her throat.

"I'm sorry, I should have told you the truth. You trusted me so much, but I hid it from you. Brother Zhou Bo, will you hold a grudge against me and not trust me anymore?" Su Yuexi said.

I shook my head and said, "Yuexi, don't feel burdened. This matter is rather special. Besides, you reminded me in that world before that if I chose this path, you would find a way to curb my dark power. We agreed on this before, so now you have achieved this for me. I can't thank you enough."

Having said that, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's great that you think this way! But right now, the Rat King has tricked a black stone like yours into giving him to me. I don't know what he's going to use it for. Now I can think of a way to curb the darkness in your body, but I don't know if there's a way to control other changes."

"It said it plans to take it back for research, probably out of some curiosity. And Yunwen also said she would find a way, so we'll just take it one step at a time. By the way, what does the book 'Record of Demon Slaying' say? What have you researched? Can you tell me now?" I asked.

She nodded immediately and briefly told me what they found in the book.

In addition to the spell to curb the inner demon, it also describes many methods of restraint. They searched, studied, and discussed it, and chose one of the methods described, which was to first find a place with external force to curb my evil nature and ensure that I would be obedient and clear it up, and then start to create a mechanism in my mind that can defend against the inner demon, so as to block the release of that thing and have the ability to suppress it enough.

Now the first step has been achieved, which is to find a place that can suppress the darkness in my body. What remains is the second step, which is to start leading and constructing my new mental defense mechanism. The principle is actually similar to that of this cell, which is to contain. Because after swallowing that thing, there is no way to eliminate it. Since it enters my body, it merges with my blood, penetrates into the nerves, and becomes a part of my body.

In other words, a certain dark consciousness has already parasitized my body, and unless I change my body, I can't get rid of it. Therefore, the only way is that in the relationship between the parasite and the host, I can be far superior to it and fully suppress it, so that it will have no choice but to wantonly and arrogantly destroy my original life. That's it.

And now I am in the dungeon. If I cannot do this, then I will have to stay here forever, because according to Su Yuexi's narration and analysis, such a dark consciousness is fully personalized, which means that now I either have to conquer it or it will fully rebound. Once it is away from external restraint conditions, it will begin to counterattack me because it feels the crisis brought to it by the host.

Therefore, for me, now is not actually a vacation, but another battle, a game between myself and myself.

But after hearing this, I couldn't help but think, since there is only this one method, then how does the Rat King plan to study it? If not for research, what on earth does it want to do with that evil thing? Could it be that it has to do something to cause chaos in the world before it will stop?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little scared, but what had already happened, and I could only wait and see what would happen to Yunwen next.

"How do you plan to build a defense mechanism for my mind, and how should I cooperate with you?" I asked.

"The methods in the book will take about ten years to help you build up. It involves collecting herbs from the outside to replenish your Qi and purify your body, allowing your mind to return to its original simplicity. Then, you will continue to consolidate, deepen, and strengthen them. Then, through the training introduced in the book, you will often practice the method of unifying your mind. That is, through self-verbal suggestion, you will be able to adapt to greater emotional changes. By training in this way for a long time, you will be able to deal with your emotions and build up the right methods," she said.

“I have a suggestion that might be something like this,” I said.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Why don't I change my career and become a monk, chanting scriptures, reciting Buddha's name, and beating wooden fish every day? I think this would be more convenient, right?" I asked with a wry smile.

She held her chin with her hand, thought about it seriously, and said, "This method is fine, but if you become a nun, I'm afraid the sisters may not agree. After all, you are their husband."

"Of course not. This method will definitely not work. Once I train myself to have no desires and can easily control my emotions, I can become an immortal. How great would it be to be an immortal? So, is there any method that mortals can use to solve this problem? Can you tell me?" I asked.

"If you are not satisfied with what is in the book, Brother Zhou Bo, I have a plan of my own that you can try," she said.

"What method? Tell me about it." I said.

"This is a method I came up with myself. Of course, it also draws on the method my godfather taught me before, which is to achieve it through the method of internal and external cultivation. Internally, through meditation, you can adapt and control all the meridians in the body. During this period, you will also have a game with the inner demon. This process is more painful and requires you to constantly face it. But once you succeed, you will completely regain control. I think the effect will definitely not be bad. As for the external, it is similar to what is said in the book, collecting herbs to replenish qi, and also exercising your will." She said.

"Sounds good, let's go with this one," I said.

Su Yuexi nodded, and then began to use words to guide me into a state of meditation, just like she had done to me before. This time, because we had more time, she suggested that I take off my outer clothes to make room for the sweat to overflow, and then she began an even more in-depth guidance than the last time.

It was still the same, starting from relaxing various parts of the body, then various nerves, and then entering a state of consciousness, and beginning to feel the light of my consciousness entering the nothingness within the body. Her voice was gentle and pleasant, and every word seemed to come from the bottom of my heart, so I had a strong sense of entering.

Before long, I felt as if my whole body no longer existed, and her voice became ethereal. I began to enter a state similar to hypnosis. When my consciousness was fully awakened, I found myself in an illusory, but slightly desolate and bloody place.

Then I heard Su Yuexi's guidance, chanting: "You now see the evil consciousness, it is right in front of you, you are facing it..."

And in this hazy world of consciousness, I really saw a hideous self, with red hair and a ferocious smile.