ATPnovel #641 - Why are you so tough?
#641 - Why are you so tough?
My family was well-off. Although I didn't live long before dying, at least while I was alive, I never lacked delicacies. Unfortunately, they all tasted the same to me. Reading М
“How did you die?” Lu Jing asked.
“I heard people say that in the South Sea, there's a kind of magical sheep. They have scales on their bodies and can swim in the water like fish. They can even ride the waves. The most important thing is that their meat is delicious.
“It has the tenderness of fish and the chewiness of lamb. Combined, it's the most wonderful taste in the world. If you stir-fry a plate, even a stone statue would drool. I was so tempted that I secretly sneaked out of the house behind my parents' backs to find this kind of sheep.
“And then you were killed by that kind of sheep?”
“No, I didn't even make it to the South Sea. Not long after leaving the city, I encountered a group of starving refugees. They caught me, washed me clean, and then found a big pot, filled it with water, and threw me in after it boiled. I didn't expect that the last thing I would eat in my life would be broth made from my own flesh.”
“Uh, condolences,” Qi Wenren said.
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“It's okay, it's all in the past,” the face said. “In short, that's how I died. But because my obsession was hard to dispel, I turned into a pair of ram horns and stayed at the bottom of the pot.
“Later, someone picked them up. I would lure them into swallowing me into their stomachs, so I could possess them and eat and eat, continuing to fulfill the wish I couldn't fulfill when I was alive. But later, I met a ruthless character.”
“Are you talking about the owner of this body now?”
“Yes,” the face blinked and said, “This kid believes in some kind of Fire God... I don't know how powerful his god is, but a secret mental technique he cultivates himself is quite powerful. He can actually get rid of my control and even control me in reverse.”
Lu Jing thought of his previous fight with Xiao Akuman. The other party's mind was indeed mostly clear. When Lu Jing killed his teacher Tuole, he even cried out in pain, which once made Lu Jing suspect that he, like Han Shanke, had refined himself into a strange object.
Now he finally found the answer.
“Mental technique, what kind of technique?” Qi Wenren on the side asked with interest.
“This thing seems to be passed down through a single line. Except for the most devout Akuman in each generation, no one else is allowed to practice it. The practitioners have also sworn a poisonous oath to never reveal the method of cultivation.
“But you guys are lucky to have met me. I'm possessing him, so I share a body with him, so he has no secrets from me. If you want to know, I can tell you the method of cultivation.”
“Wait a moment. I'll take notes.” Qi Wenren said solemnly.
No one knew the value of this secret technique better than him, especially for the Sitianjian, who often dealt with strange objects. If there was a way to deal with the possession of strange objects, it would undoubtedly provide more protection for the supervisors in future investigations.
So he seriously fetched pen and paper, recorded every word the face said, and then verified it with the other party again. But after putting down the pen, Qi Wenren frowned.
“This set of mental techniques requires abandoning all connection with the heaven and earth?”
“Yes.”
“Then what about daily practice? For example, the practice of internal energy requires absorbing vitality from the heaven and earth and transforming it into internal force through breathing.”
“I don't understand the practice, anyway, this kid hasn't practiced any internal energy,” the face said, paused, and sighed again, “He's actually quite miserable. His most trusted teacher has been deceiving him.”
“I was found by his teacher first. He even specially had me possess a few people to study me before finally choosing to have me possess his disciple in order to control me.
“But there's a price to pay for doing this. After being possessed by me, although that kid can get rid of my control with that set of mental techniques, the hunger I bring him won't disappear.
“In other words, he will always be hungry, and his teacher lied to him that this was a test given to him by the Fire God, but in fact, his teacher only regarded him as a weapon for revenge and to realize his own ambitions,” the face sneered.
“I'm quite happy that you can stop him, especially since you've also resolved my obsession. I once thought that no one in this world could free me,” it said, looking at Lu Jing again, “So before I leave, I'll give you a gift.”
Lu Jing was a little surprised, “Haven't you already told us that mental technique or whatever?”
“That's not mine. I just told you because you wanted to know. If you feel bad about it, leave this kid alive. He's different from his teacher. His mind is actually very simple.”
After speaking, the face said to Lu Jing, “Come here.”
Lu Jing wasn't unfamiliar with this kind of thing, but he was still a little wary when he heard this, “The thing you want to give me has nothing to do with secret power, right?”
“Secret power? What secret power?” The face was confused.
Lu Jing also relaxed a little and walked over.
Qi Wenren on the other side widened his eyes. As a member of the Sitianjian, how could he not know that helping strange objects resolve their obsessions could earn him the other party's gratitude? It's just that this kind of thing isn't easy, and not many people have been able to do it.
Qi Wenren didn't expect that he would one day be fortunate enough to witness it with his own eyes.
He saw Lu Jing standing in front of the face, and then the face suddenly opened its mouth and bit Lu Jing's arm.
Qi Wenren was shocked and thought something unexpected had happened.
As a result, he saw Lu Jing neither dodging nor avoiding, just letting the face bite him. Then he heard the face shout again, “Ouch, you're really... why are you so hard?”
You should know that it was so hungry that it could chew on iron chains, but it was always defeated by Lu Jing.
“Not hungry,” Lu Jing shook his head, “I feel like I haven't changed much, but you... I think you haven't eaten anything for a while.”
Reminded by Lu Jing, Qi Wenren realized that indeed, his stomach was no longer growling with hunger.