Chapter 108 Jealousy
Maybe it was because they got along too well that afternoon, or maybe it was simply because Yuan Ying asked him to take care of Ye Rui...
In the evening, He Jingtong and Qi Xueyi took Ye Rui to the same hot spring.
They were both from the south, so it shouldn't have been easy for them to adapt to bathing together in the north city. But when they took off their shirts and looked at the various scars on the bodies of two people of the same age, Ye Rui couldn't have any embarrassing thoughts.
Only after all three of them had soaked in the pool did Ye Rui speak up and ask, "Are those injuries from fighting the spirits?"
"I guess so." Qi Xueyi pointed at a large scar on his body, "This is the mark left when I met the S-level alien spirit Su Qing before."
"I could have healed it, but I thought it would be better to leave the scar rather than heal it. I thought at that time that every time I saw this wound, I would remember my state of mind at that time, and remember that there are still spirits in this world that humans cannot resist—"
"But in the end, it's just hard to resist." Qi Xueyi smiled and said, "As long as I work hard to become stronger, there will always be a day when I can fight it."
"I definitely will." Ye Rui nodded seriously.
After that, Ye Rui involuntarily moved to the coin-sized scar on He Jingtong's chest.
It looked like a through-the-hole wound.
Ye Rui did not dare to ask for details, fearing to touch upon the painful part of He Jingtong's body. He just guessed on his own what He Jingtong, who had suffered such an injury, was thinking.
But no matter how hard I thought about it, I couldn't really relate to how He Jing felt when he endured that kind of injury.
Spiritual masters and ordinary people are no longer the same kind of beings.
They have endured too much, and because spiritualists have already developed systematic methods for dealing with spirits, it is difficult for ordinary people to see how much spiritualists have paid in promoting the systematization of those methods.
It is a pain that is difficult to truly empathize with even with all our imagination.
Unless you really face a monster-like spirit.
But how can a spiritual master let ordinary people face strange spirits?
It would only symbolize the death of ordinary people.
The three boys were relatively okay. On the other side, Yuan Ying, looking at the many old scars on Jian Zirui's body, almost wanted to speak, but in the end, she did not.
Jian Zirui looked at her confused expression and said helplessly, "If you have anything you want to ask or are curious about, you can tell me. There is nothing I can't tell you."
"After all, ordinary people now know about the existence of psychics. As for the information that really needs to be hidden, it is only the information that will cause harm to ordinary people. I will tell you the information that cannot be told, but I guess you won't ask about that." Yuan Ying then asked carefully, "Those injuries should have been there for many years. Does that mean that you have been facing that world when you were very young..."
"Yes." Jian Zirui answered her tentative words decisively and nodded. "I am not the kind of spiritual master who awakens after birth. I am from another system, congenital... well, if I must use a word to describe it, it is Yin Yang Eyes."
Jian Zirui raised her hand out of the water, and pointed her white fingertips at the inky black pupils: "These eyes have allowed me to see spirits since I was born."
"Among humans, four out of five people will eventually become spirits."
"This set of data is supported by actual data from the past." Jian Zirui never told these words to anyone else.
When dealing with Qi Xueyi and He Jingtong, if they asked, Jian Zirui would tell them, but as long as they didn't ask, Jian Zirui would not deliberately explain it.
"Children who died in infancy are unlikely to become spirits. People who are always open and honest and have no obsessions are also unlikely to become spirits. Those who live foolishly are also unlikely to have extreme emotions. It is these people who pulled out the 80% data."
"Except for these people, everyone, everyone who has the ability to think, I saw them become ghosts when I was young."
"I think you should also know that the first word that children learn is mostly to call their mothers, shouting 'Mom'. But for me, it is not like this. Since I can speak, the first word I said is——"
"monster."
When Jian Zirui was still unable to speak, she would cry every time she saw her blood relatives.
She would cry whenever she saw anyone. Doctors, fortune tellers, her biological parents, other cubs of the same age born in the same hospital...
At that time, whenever she saw anyone, she saw their final ghostly form.
Ugly, weird, twisted.
Young children are not supposed to have accurate aesthetic sense, but the ugly ghosts are not just ugly. What the ghosts reveal is also the original sin of mankind itself.
Only when she is in a deserted environment can little Jian Zirui remain calm.
But this is impossible, she always needs to eat.
There is no parent who doesn't want to be close to their child, but will cry if they are close to him...
Once or twice can be considered a coincidence, three or four times may be because the child is sick and needs to go to the doctor, five or six times, countless times...
Unconsciously, Jian Zirui was regarded as an inhuman little monster.
Her parents themselves were not particularly kind people. Faced with a daughter whose crying could not be relieved no matter how close they were to her, and who instead cried even more fiercely, they tried to scold her loudly and even beat her...
Some of the injuries on Jian Zirui's body were traces left from that time.
No matter how hard the biological parents tried, they could not change the situation. The fortune teller also said that the child was born with evil in his blood.
Maybe they are just helpless, or maybe they really don't want to have a child who is not loved.
Eventually, Jian Zirui was tacitly rejected by her biological parents and taken away by her grandfather who was in the late stage of cancer.
The old man took Jian Zirui to an uninhabited old Taoist temple in his ancestral hometown.
Not long after, he also passed away and turned into a ghost after his death.
Jian Zirui should have been killed by her grandfather's spirit, but she happened to run into the temple master who was returning from his wandering.
It's the time and the fate.
The girl who could see everyone's ghostly appearance smiled at a thin old man with a beard.
But the temple master had no experience in taking care of children, and the child's grandfather died in his own Taoist temple...
They could only take action to deal with the evil spirit and call the police to ask someone to collect the body.
After dealing with these trivial matters, the viewer wanted to return the child to her parents, but her parents were unwilling to accept it and even said that they hoped she could die with her grandfather.
The master of the temple then realized that from the very beginning, no one intended to let Jian Zirui live.
After learning about Jian Zirui's situation, the temple master finally decided to adopt her.
But he has been alone all his life, so how can he take care of a child?
I can only try to teach Jian Zirui my own life habits.
But he is an old man who is used to fasting regularly. Not eating for a period of time is obviously not a good behavior for a growing cub.
From that time on, the old man began to teach Jian Zirui how to make health-preserving meatballs.
Even the name Jian Zirui was given by the old man based on references to classics.
Purple Qi comes from the east, and is usually strongest in the morning. Taoists love this time the most. Rui means positive and upward, and the master of the temple hopes that Jian Zirui can always be positive and upward.
Although he has a child, the master does not intend to stay in one place completely, so he still maintains the habit of traveling from time to time.
It was obviously not an option to leave the child at home, so I had to take care of him by my side.
But when it comes to the places he goes, he doesn't care about famous rivers, lakes or seas, he just goes wherever is suitable.
I waded through streams and walked on muddy roads. I encountered spirits that were formed from people who died in the mountains. I also encountered spirits that had the memories of their original bodies and wanted to continue living, and then took the initiative to escape from the crowd.
But no matter what kind of spirit it is, Taoist Master Jian will tell Jian Zirui: "There is no way to completely destroy human sins, unless the human race is destroyed. We cannot eliminate human sins, but we can eliminate the embodiment of human sins so that they do not affect the living."
Perhaps in education, there is indeed a point that the best way to overcome fear is to face it directly. Therefore, when Jian Zirui was very young, he was taught by Taoist Jian to beat the evil spirits.
"The wounds on my arms, legs and limbs were usually left at that time." Jian Zirui pointed at the wounds on her body and said, "They just look scary. In fact, when I faced those strange spirits, my master was always by my side."
She spoke openly and did not shy away from discussing her past bad experiences.
"On the contrary, it's He Jingtong." Jian Zirui sighed and said, "I have been facing the world of supernatural spirits for more than ten years, but for him, it has only been four months since he first learned about supernatural spirits."
Yuan Ying widened her eyes in surprise.
"He only knew about the existence of supernatural beings during the summer vacation."
"Time was like a special accelerator installed on him. No one gave him a chance to adapt, and he was forced into the whirlpool of everything..."
Jian Zirui's eyes dimmed a lot.
"I was confused sometimes. I didn't know what I could do, and I didn't know how to make him feel better."
Jian Zirui looked at Yuan Ying's worried eyes, smiled and said, "I don't mean to make you accompany me in confusion. In fact, I said this to strengthen my will."
“You have to deliberately organize your thoughts to clarify your goals.”
Her tone was very calm, and the vibration of her chest caused ripples on the surface of the hot spring water as she spoke: "Qi Xueyi, He Jingtong and I are teammates. We are teammates who are willing to sacrifice our lives for each other."
"It's true that we can't continue to have a normal high school life, but we also have some more ties that ordinary people may never experience in their entire lives. This doesn't mean to make a choice or comparison, it's just a simple, different life."
"Like you, you are also going to participate in the math competition tomorrow, right?" Jian Zirui finished talking about her own affairs and turned the topic to Yuan Ying, "How about trying hard to get first place? At least you should complete the goal that you did not complete in a certain destiny line."
"You're right." Yuan Ying also forced herself to relax. "Whether it's your fate or my fate, they are just different fates for different people."
There is no need to compare them together.
"As for the competition - Ye Rui was able to get first place, there's no reason why I, who has won seven out of ten battles, would not be able to beat him in a math competition!" Yuan Ying said in a domineering tone.
"Then come on, and try your best to win first place." Jian Zirui clenched his fists and raised them, as if to cheer for Yuan Ying.
"You too, as a spiritual master, you also have to work hard. Live well and live a long life." Yuan Ying looked at Jian Zirui seriously.
Jian Zirui also nodded.
Since being adopted by Taoist Priest Jian, her eyes and that special ability have been gradually closed.
But at this moment, one thing after another, and He Jingtong's soul's transformation deepened...
All these prompted Jian Zirui to lift the seal.
She wanted to see more clearly. By seeing more people's spiritual appearances, perhaps she could also obtain some intelligence results similar to prophecy.
Although this choice was rejected by his master when Taoist Jian returned to the Taoist temple after Fu Zexun's death.
But if there was even a slight possibility of changing He Jingtong's fate, Jian Zirui thought, she might do the same as He Jingtong had done before. No matter what the final result was, she would go all out in the process.
Like now.
Jian Zirui looked at the water surface, the hot spring water was rippling, reflecting Yuan Ying's face. But out of the corner of Jian Zirui's eye, she saw Yuan Ying sitting in the water like a spirit.
Inhuman, twisted.
It was a scene that would take who knows how many years to form, but Jian Zirui had already seen it at this moment.
Although the appearance of the alien spirit was blurry and there was still a phantom of Yuanying's human form, Jian Zirui knew that the seal was indeed weakening.
That's enough.
On the other side——
None of the three boys said a word, although they all listened to the whole thing.
The open-air hot springs are separated by wooden walls. Although they are different areas and water sources, the distance between them is not too far.
The sound coming from the wind was flat and steady, without any ups and downs.
If you ask me what I feel, the answer is I have no feelings.
He Jingtong, Qi Xueyi, and Jian Zirui, the three of them have always been teammates who can rely on and trust each other.
.
After the five people came out of the hot spring, they all packed up and dressed neatly.
They gathered together, but did not continue chatting, but chose to say goodbye.
Ye Rui and Yuan Ying need to prepare for tomorrow's math competition, while the other three need to -
Need to deal with the supernatural.
"This is only the first day." Qi Xueyi complained in a low voice, "Is the supernatural incident so urgent?"
It was so urgent that his white hair wasn't even dry yet, and when he stood outside in the cold wind, his hair quickly hardened and froze.
When you are soaking in the hot spring, even if there is snow on the edge of the pool, you won’t feel anything. After all, the temperature of the hot spring is really high. You can put on proper clothes and stand outside...
Qi Xueyi shivered again. "On such a cold day, what kind of person would be so emotionally extreme?"
The hotel manager stood beside them, wiping his sweat constantly. Even though they were all outdoors, the three students looked frozen like dogs, but he was sweating profusely.
“It’s a team building event for the same company…”
The five-member team includes the person who has been transformed into an alien this time, the predecessor and successor of the original alien, and another couple who are independent.
The cause of the incident was that the Alien Original entered the company a year ago. As a newcomer, he was assigned to be led by his seniors. The seniors were very willing to help the newcomer at the beginning, but until the business ability of the Alien Original as a newcomer was on par with the seniors and he received the same amount of salary.
The seniors thought that one year of mentoring the juniors was enough, so they started to mentor the newcomers who joined the company this year and no longer paid attention to the alien original.
However, the business ability of the alien original body has obviously declined since he no longer has the help of his predecessors, and he has been criticized by his superiors many times.
He was not sure about the consequences, so he pushed all the problems onto his seniors, thinking that they had not fulfilled their responsibilities as seniors and had not provided any business instructions or references, which ultimately led to the failure of several projects.
But these are things he should have learned in that year.
He began to feel jealous that his seniors were coaching the newcomers as seriously as they had coached him a year ago.
He also began to feel resentful. Why did his senior no longer care about him? Even when some of his business failed, he looked surprised, as if he had taught him everything before...
The alien primarch thought that his predecessors were jealous of others and were not satisfied that he, a newcomer, could get the same salary as him. In addition, his boss criticized him again, and the alien primarch could not help but feel angry.
Until his senior invited him to a team-building trip——
He said that seeing that he had suffered many business failures recently, he invited him to change his mood.
A little help is a token of gratitude, a little help is a vengeance.
This invitation was regarded by the alien primarch as a deliberate joke on him.
But he came anyway.
As his emotions got the better of him, he started arguing with several other members of the team.
The negative emotions got worse and worse, and at one point I became a spirit. It was because my senior said, "You have been in the company for two years, and you are xx's senior. Can you please stop making such a fuss?"
At this point, a strange spirit appeared.
Qi Xueyi: "...If I hadn't been writing a report that required a thorough understanding of the cause and effect, I would have just killed this alien and not cared about anything else."
The hotel manager wiped his sweat and said, "The eighteenth floor of Building Two has been occupied by that strange ghost. Although the people below evacuated quickly, the people above..."
"We called them and asked them to stay calm, but some of them still took the elevator privately—"
"So what's the situation now?" As He Jingtong spoke, a string of ice crystals formed on his eyelashes.
Looking up at the other hotel building, I found that only the 18th floor had no lights.
"The few people who took the elevator down privately have been unable to be contacted..."
"We have no other choice. Even if we contact the local paranormal department right away, it will take time for them to get here." This is why the hotel manager was sweating profusely.
"As for your classmates..." He swallowed and said, "Other employees will also try to contact them. It just happened that I met you at that time. And your teacher also said..."
The hotel manager happened to meet He Jingtong and his two companions when he was contacting Xijun.
When Lu Xijun on the phone heard the voice, he said that he could leave the matter to the three of them, and he would go downstairs as soon as possible and set up a formation next to the building.
"Since Teacher Rui said so, then let's do it this way." Qi Xueyi sighed heavily.
After all, Jing Yunsong had emphasized early in the morning that there were additional tasks for this trip.
It's easy to imagine that this can't be a completely relaxing place for leisure.
"By the way, are the internal facilities and buildings on the 18th floor of that hotel different from the building we're staying in?"
“There is no difference.” The hotel manager said, “It’s the style of the hotel next door to each other.”
"When the incident happened, none of the seniors and juniors in the five-member team building team could be contacted. It was the young couple who ran away and contacted the hotel front desk, who then contacted me..."
Jian Zirui raised her head and looked towards the eighteenth floor. The black hair that fell like a waterfall behind her had already condensed into a large amount of ice debris.
As for the eighteenth floor——
"This orange color really looks like a rotten orange." Jian Zirui retracted her gaze.
"It should be able to be solved. But the characteristics of its ability are unknown."
I have gained some experience from the previous half month of dealing with supernatural beings at a high intensity.
When psychics and supernatural beings are exposed to the public, ordinary people will indeed feel more at ease because of the existence of psychics, but the supernatural beings will be on guard because they know about psychics, and will become more difficult to deal with.
After all, no matter how extreme the emotions of the aliens are, they still have complete memories of their original bodies. Whether it is escaping or setting traps, it is much more troublesome than before the spiritualist was exposed.
"Then let's go up." He Jingtong also looked up.
After retracting his gaze, he said, "I'll take the elevator."
"Then I'll go upstairs. Qi Xueyi is still waiting downstairs." Jian Zirui took out her cell phone, pointed at the signal on it and said, "If the alien force field doesn't affect the signal, then I will send you a period every ten minutes. If I don't send you a message for more than 15 minutes, go find Teacher Rui to prevent any accidents."
"I refuse!" Qi Xueyi made a big cross on his chest, "You can do the same to the manager as you did to me."
"You also said that the characteristics of psychic abilities are unknown. It doesn't make sense that you two would take action and leave me in a safe zone."
He Jingtong thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible for the three of us to take the elevator together."
"It's really not possible!" the hotel manager said hurriedly, "There's no problem with receiving information and inviting your teachers. But if you take the elevator together - if the elevator is affected and suddenly falls down... that's the 18th floor!"
The hotel manager's action stunned the three of them.
After Qi Xueyi came to his senses, he said, "This is the first time I've noticed that someone would care about this. Members of Organization N never pay attention to these things."
Qi Xueyi suddenly realized that if the elevator suddenly fell from the 18th floor, people would be injured or even die.
But after being injured so often and living close to death, he actually lost these perceptions...
"It doesn't matter even if it's the 18th floor. We have ways to deal with emergencies." Jian Zirui also noticed this, but time waits for no one. Who knows what those people who can't be contacted are experiencing now.
"That's it. I'll send a message to my manager to confirm the situation, and we'll take the elevator upstairs together."
He Jingtong also nodded.
Later, the hotel manager only felt a gust of cold wind, and the three students had already left the place.
The manager had an expression on his face that looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't, and he was confused and entangled.
He definitely wanted to save people and didn't want to make things worse, but the people who went to save people...
But they are all minors.
No one can understand a psychic unless they face a supernatural incident. The manager suddenly understood the true meaning of this sentence.
Even though they know that the psychic system has taught them not to challenge spirits that are stronger than themselves, they will still get hurt and bleed even if they face a spirit that they can defeat, right?
At least in the hotel manager's memory, the last time he was injured was several months ago when he was in the kitchen and accidentally broke a plate, cutting his hand with the fragments.
But for He Jing and the others, the last time they were injured was just a few days ago, less than a week ago.
And the injury was not something that could be treated with a Band-Aid, just a scratch from a plate. It was a large area of laceration in the body tissue caused by fighting the spirits.
As for the present, they are once again on the road of being hurt. !