Chapter 22
Ou Xu woke up.
Not long after, he woke up.
Regained consciousness.
He looked at his hands blankly and dazedly, unable to remember what had happened before.
"I just remember being forced onto the stage to dance, and then... halfway through the spinning move, my vision went black. What happened next?"
Xia Meng thought for a moment and then summarized it in a rather general way: "He's probably having a depressive episode."
Ou Xu is not a psychologist and doesn't know much about the field of mental illness.
But depression is still easy to understand.
He nodded. "No wonder, no wonder I felt a little sad afterwards. It seems that when he controlled me, I also felt some of his emotions."
Xia Meng: “…”
Ou Xu's unintentional words suddenly made her feel like a mouthful of blood was stuck in her chest.
If his "sadness" could be considered empathy, then what about her almost suffocating despair?
Xia Meng subconsciously rubbed her left chest, still feeling a bit of fear as if she had almost taken it out.
It's so scary.
At that moment, she seemed to really feel the "Sentinel's Abyss" that Wang Xiangyi had mentioned before.
It would be great if I could contact Lao Wang.
He definitely knew how to deal with the situation, or at least how to get them out of here.
Perhaps, he also knew how to help Huo Qingyu.
Ou Xu, however, stroked his chin and said seriously, "Of course there is a way. In his case, his abnormal mental state is only a trigger, and the Sentinel's natural sensitivity further exacerbates his condition. Therefore, we can only deal with it step by step. Right now, within his mental picture, we can only solve the problems we can currently, such as stabilizing his condition through counseling. Once his mental state stabilizes, we will have a way to get out of here."
Ou Xu: "During normal spiritual guidance, only about a third of the sentries are willing to open their doors to the guides. So often, the guides can only conduct purification and guidance from the outside, or send in a one-time amount of their own spiritual power, purifying as much as they can, and then consider the spiritual power exhausted, and then consider the guidance complete. The same is true for Huo Qingyu. He didn't want me to see what was going on inside his spiritual image, so when I first came here, I was also confused."
Ou Xu: "Now that I think about it carefully, as long as we dispel the abnormality here and then do another round of purification, it should be able to improve."
In short, it is to guide Huo Qingyu within the spiritual picture first.
Ou Xu's words were like an epiphany for Xia Meng.
Yes!
She had been worrying for a long time, thinking that Huo Qingyu's current condition was almost unsolvable, but she forgot that as a special human being, she naturally could not look at him from the perspective of an ordinary person, nor could she use only ordinary methods to treat him.
She couldn't help but respect Ou Xu.
It’s true that you can’t judge a book by its cover!
This kid has some real skills!
Ou Xu glanced at her.
He puffed up his cheeks angrily. "Don't look so impressed, okay? I'm still a top student at Shaoxiang University. Also, delete all the memories of my dancing in your head. Format it! OK?"
Xia Meng laughed.
Guide Huo Qingyu from within his spiritual picture.
This matter completely touched Xia Meng's blind spot.
Fortunately, Comrade Ou Xu finally stood up.
He raised his hand and gathered a ball of mental power in his palm.
The color of his spiritual power is very beautiful. It is based on light blue with a little bit of green, which gives a feeling of vitality.
He explained to Xia Meng, "My spiritual power has some special properties. You should know that the higher the level of the sentry, the more likely it is to have special properties. My spiritual power attribute is called 'Spring Grass'."
When the attributes were first mentioned, Xia Meng was still thinking that this might be the same as the five elements spiritual roots in the novels about cultivating immortals.
Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, I don’t know which one Ou Xu is.
The next second, the word "Spring Grass" popped out of his mouth.
Xia Meng was at a loss.
What is the attribute of spring grass?
Ou Xu didn't explain much and just introduced it to her with his own actions.
He raised his cuffed hands, turned his palms over, palms facing down, and pressed his hands to the ground.
Blue-green star-like mental power was output from the palm of his hand and transported to the ground.
Then, Xia Meng saw that suddenly, little by little, green grass emerged from the ground.
They emerge in patches and spread out little by little.
It's like winter is gone and spring is coming.
All things come back to life.
So this is spring grass.
The name is indeed appropriate.
In the blink of an eye, the stage where they were standing was covered with green grass.
His Valais Blacknose sheep also appeared at this time.
It rolled happily on the grass, bleating, then lowered its head and began to eat the grass.
Xia Meng blinked curiously, finding it a little funny.
I really don't know whether it is here to cooperate with Ou Xu and cheer him up, or if it is here purely to cause trouble.
The green grass spread little by little on the ground.
Climb up the mirror, climb up the candle, climb up the cave wall, climb up the small wooden boat.
Extending further and further away little by little.
I don’t know if it was Xia Meng’s illusion.
She vaguely felt that where the green grass was, the light became a little brighter and even the air became much fresher.
At this time, Ou Xu also dutifully and promptly explained the knowledge of sentry directions to Xia Meng. He had not forgotten the task that Director Bai had given him before, and he tried his best to teach Xia Meng everything about sentry directions.
"Before a guide can conduct purification for a sentinel, there's an iron rule: they must first undergo a compatibility test. Only when the compatibility reaches over 50% can we proceed. Otherwise, it's likely to trigger a rejection reaction or even more serious problems. Huo Qingyu and I previously did a mental power compatibility test, and the result was 65%. It's not high, but it's good enough. Therefore, before you're sure of your compatibility with Huo Qingyu, you can't rashly conduct any purification for him, and try not to use your mental power in his mental image."
After saying this, Xia Meng suddenly remembered the scene where "Ou Xu" suddenly had an outburst on the stage.
Could it be that it was because she and Li Zhou released their spiritual bodies?
Yes, Li Zhou seemed to have mentioned before that sentinels cannot enter the mental images of other sentinels at will, otherwise it is easy to get into trouble.
Thinking of this, she suddenly turned her head guiltily and looked at Li Zhou.
Huo Qingyu suddenly fell ill and suffered a depression attack. Could it be because of them?
That would be a sin.
Li Zhou had retreated to a distant place at some point and was sitting on a large rock with his arms folded.
From a distance, he looked up and met her gaze.
As if sensing her self-blame, he raised his eyes and shrugged silently.
Then mouth, "It's okay."
fine?
Are you really okay?
Xia Meng was half-believing and half-doubting.
But when I think about how he suddenly fell into a state of depression on the stage, and everyone else here was used to it, Mrs. Gilly even very skillfully sent Ou Xu here directly and tied him up with chains. She probably knew what Huo Qingyu would do after falling into a state of depression and was afraid that he would commit suicide.
Xia Meng felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, fortunately Ou Xu has returned to normal now.
As long as he can help Huo Qingyu to relieve his stress smoothly, can they successfully get out of here?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at the green grass on the ground with anticipation.
Ou Xu's mental power has almost covered the entire surroundings.
Everywhere you look, it's all green.
Ou Xu is an A-level guide, and Huo Qingyu is a B-level one. In terms of level, it is not difficult for him to guide Huo Qingyu.
After a while, Ou Xu said, "My spiritual power has almost filled the entire space here. Let's go out and take a look. As long as we find Huo Qingyu, we can probably find the door out."
Ah, Ou Xu feels so safe now that he has returned to normal!
only……
Xia Meng glanced at the chains on his hands and feet: "How are you supposed to walk like this?"
Ou Xu also thought worriedly: "Indeed."
How can he go out to find Huo Qingyu when he is locked here?
Maybe... Li Zhou can help?
She turned her head to look at Li Zhou and was about to ask him if he could help her fix the chain.
After all, she had seen him punch a hole in the glass on the balcony with just one finger before, so this iron chain should be no problem at all, right?
"I wanted to ask just now..." Ou Xu said doubtfully.
Xia Meng turned back: "What's wrong?"
Ou Xu: "Why are you always looking over there? Is there something over there? Don't scare me!"
Xia Meng raised her eyebrows blankly.
Then he was stunned.
Ou Xu...can't you see Li Zhou sitting over there?
ah? ?
What is Li Zhou?
A ghost that only she can see?
Oh my god! Don’t start telling ghost stories all of a sudden!
As a result, Ou Xu looked even more frightened than her.
Xia Meng turned around and looked in Li Zhou's direction again.
Li Zhou suddenly raised his hand, held up a finger, and gently placed it on his lips, signaling her not to speak.
At the same time, he was also hinting to her not to reveal his identity.
It seems that Li Zhou did something to make Ou Xu unaware of his existence.
It seems that I have to give up the idea of asking Li Zhou to help break the chain.
Xia Meng slowly turned her head, gave Ou Xu an innocent smile, and said calmly, "No, I was just checking the time."
Behind Li Zhou's position, there was a retro clock face hanging.
She had noticed the last time she came that the time on this clock was accurate.
Ou Xu believed it.
He nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Since I can't leave here, I have to trouble you. Can you go out and help me check the situation? If you can really find Huo Qingyu, bring him here as much as possible. Or, if you can find a key or some tools, that would be fine too. Thank you for your help!"
Xia Meng had no choice but to nod.
She stood up and walked towards the boat.
The small wooden boat was also covered with Ou Xu's spiritual power, and a boat full of green grass grew.
Xia Meng picked up the oar and was about to row out on her own when she saw Li Zhou slowly walking over, taking the oar from her hand, and skillfully pushing the boat out.
The small wooden boat soon left Ou Xu's sight.
Xia Meng turned her head in confusion and asked in a low voice: "...What's going on?"
Li Zhou shrugged. "Nothing. I just don't like interacting with guides. If I turn invisible, he won't notice me."
Xia Meng blinked in confusion and pointed at herself.
What about her?
What? She had just awakened and he had already expelled her from the guide group?
Also, why doesn't he like the guide?
I have only ever heard that there are some guides who don't like sentinels, such as Lao Wang, but I have never heard of sentinels who hate guides.
After all, the Guide possesses the purification ability that the Sentinels rely on for survival.
Just like sunlight, air and water, it is essential for their life.
Xia Meng didn't quite understand this.
After thinking about it, I tried to understand that Li Zhou might not like Ou Xu very much.
After all... even water comes in different flavors.
Some people don’t like drinking water but prefer tea, while others don’t like drinking tea but prefer beverages.
Everyone has their own preferences, so we shouldn’t make too many comments on people’s preferences.
Xia Meng nodded, showing her understanding and respect.
Li Zhou looked at her with a smile and said softly, "You are different. I feel safe when I am with you."
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