Chapter One Thousand and Four: Indigestible Supper
Zhongli slapped Gu Sanqiu again, but this time he used real force and almost knocked Gu Sanqiu down.
"You should go to bed early too, do you hear me?"
"Yes, yes, I will obey the emperor's decree."
Gu Sanqiu responded lazily, and after a while, he furtively glanced back.
After all, I want to confirm whether my father is really gone, instead of staying in the room waiting for me.
"Well, go ahead."
Gu Sanqiu smiled at the corner of his mouth, made seals with his palms, and the golden light between his brows rippled, causing the flame of the oil lamp to sway slightly.
"Should I recite a few words? The compassion of my Buddha is still the highest."
"This is quite interesting. No matter where I am, I will probably be a lay disciple with long hair."
If possible, maybe I can open a line in Teyvat. No matter which family he is the ancestor of, I will serve it first.
Sanqing and Buddha were seated, and the protector gods such as Arhat and Erlang Nezha were on both sides.
This is much more domineering than the golden cicada with dual-wielding Vulcan cannons and missiles tattooed on his back.
It sounds like fun.
But tattoos... forget it. For an "insider" like Gu Sanqiu, there are too many taboos about tattoos, not just in terms of materials.
The most basic and metaphysical one is to carefully consider whether you can bear the symbolic meanings of tattoos.
"What is the outside world like?"
Suddenly I understand what it feels like to be an ancestor of Gu Shen. The wonderful things in the outside world are really fascinating.
Gu Sanqiu's eyes gradually closed, an expression like a clay sculpture withered wood gradually appeared on his face, and his body gradually became stiff.
"With the destiny stars, there is no so-called outline of the key destiny constellations, and there is no link between the past and the next. Everything can only be done by oneself. What you can achieve is all strange."
"But I don't have to worry about that."
Starting from the bottom of Gu Sanqiu's body, the power of rock elements gradually attached to it, transforming it into a stone man in a state of seclusion.
"Just getting stronger is enough. According to what dad said about the six zodiac signs, that is, if the six magical powers are the limit, if this cannot bear my wish, then I will open another zodiac sign."
Six lives, the so-called full life, can be seen as a form of stimulating the power of the life star, which is equivalent to an energy system.
If you want to optimize and improve this aspect so that you can unleash stronger power, you really have to risk your life to explore it.
Maybe the Son of Luck doesn’t need it?
Gu Sanqiu twitched the corner of his mouth and almost got out of the state of withering clay sculptures and wood.
Because he thought of those two golden retrievers, one in the Star Realm and the other in the Star Sea, Gu Sanqiu didn't even know where these two people came from.
If they really explode into their full glory, Ying and Kong's power may still be higher than that of ordinary demon gods.
"Using one's own life star as the base point to outline a galaxy, or is it a concept similar to the 'pseudo world' of the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm and the Daoji Cave Sky?"
"Song's strength has not yet fully recovered, so the inability to show his strength can be explained. The strange phenomenon after Ying took action may represent the world they have traveled to before."
"Do you use this as strength? This is too ridiculous."
Gu Sanqiu calmed down. The rock was already attached to his waist. The light of the lamp burned on the rock, making him look a little lonely.
It was as if an archaeological team or a treasure thief group had entered an ancient ruins, holding a torch and getting closer to look at the statues in the ruins that had been covered up by time.
"Qiuqiu..."
There were knocks on the door one after another. Gu Sanqiu opened his eyes and retreated from the state of meditation. The rock he climbed on instantly turned into rock elemental power and returned to his body.
"Come in, I'm not asleep yet."
Hutao walked in wearing pajamas and holding a pillow printed with plum blossoms and butterflies. After closing the door, she let out a big yawn with drooped eyelids and rubbed her eyes with her hands.
"what happened to you."
"I can't sleep after eating too much."
Gu Sanqiu:......
"I told you not to eat so much, but you just didn't listen."
Gu Sanqiu sighed: "Do you need me to give you a sleeping charm? I guarantee it will work."
"No, just lean on me. This hall master is so graceful that it only takes a short while to digest those midnight snacks."
"That's not how the natural posture works, you are a dark limerick poet from the alley style."
Gu Sanqiu stretched out his hand, picked up the breeze and brought over a blanket, wrapping Hu Tao tightly before letting him come closer.
Hutao leaned on Gu Sanqiu's shoulder and subconsciously rubbed his head against it, a bit like pressing the pillow with his hand to make it more comfortable.
"Qiuqiu, what are you doing?"
"I am escaping into Buddhism and sleeping in your sleep."
Hu Tao's voice confused Huhu: "Escape into Buddhism, do you have any requirements?"
"There are no requirements. If you are enlightened, you are enlightened. If you are not enlightened, you will be a fake for the rest of your life."
"As soon as I become a member of the family, there are restrictions on the taste of the food. In addition, I don't think about getting a wife and having children. I just want to study Buddhism wholeheartedly in this life."
Hutao closed her eyes: "Oh, then you are lying to me. You have to avoid certain smells even when eating. You will definitely not like that kind of life."
Gu Sanqiu smiled: "The Ancient Green Lantern Buddha, what's wrong with being accompanied by scriptures and loneliness."
"No, it doesn't sound fun at all to keep company with loneliness."
Hu Tao said: "It was the same way when you carried me to find my grandpa. You covered me with a blanket and let me sleep against you."
"You obviously agreed that I would stay awake for half the night, but you ended up staying overnight by the fire."
Gu Sanqiu fiddled with the wick and added a spoonful of lamp oil to the lamp.
"You don't understand, boys have three fires in their butts, and they are not as afraid of the cold as you girls."
"Yeah, just say some baseless things to try to trick me."
"I'm not lying to you. Yin and Yang are orderly and men and women are different. There will always be things to be afraid of and things not to be afraid of."
"What about Qiuqiu? What are you afraid of?"
"Oh, I'm afraid that you won't be able to sleep well if you sleep like this, so why don't you go back to your room and lie down on the bed right away?"
"No, just sleep like this."
Hu Tao rubbed Gu Sanqiu's shoulder again: "It's safe to sleep like this."
Gu Sanqiu laughed: "I won't run away, go back to sleep."
"No, you will definitely run away. You have been lying to me every day since you were a child, taking advantage of my ignorance."
"Hey, slander, this is pure slander!"
"This is what your guest told me, saying that although Brother Gu is not bad in nature, he is best at deceiving people. He just says one thing and does another. There is a half chance that the key thing he does is to deceive others."
Gu Sanqiu:......
It turns out that my father arranged this for me behind my back.
Really accurate at judging people.JPG
"I really won't run away. How about I make breakfast for you when you get up tomorrow?"
"I want to eat steamed buns, stuffed with boiled fish."
How to make such abstract fillings, a new version of soup dumplings?
Hutao, who was wrapped in a blanket, moved and curled up into a ball like a cat, leaning against Gu Sanqiu.
"Qiuqiu, aren't you afraid of being alone?"
"Don't be afraid, people will always be lonely sometimes, get used to it."
"But I'm afraid."
Hu Tao's breathing gradually stabilized: "So you can't run. If you dare to run, I will cry for you."
Gu Sanqiu finally moved his eyes away from the lamp wick and gently rubbed Hu Tao's hair with his palms.
"Well, I won't run."
"You are not allowed to marry anyone."
"...Okay, I won't marry anyone either."
How about asking the people from the Ten Golden Club to ask Keqing to rectify the market early tomorrow morning?
"Stay with me more from now on, and don't scare me."
Gu Sanqiu picked up Hutao, who was wrapped in a blanket, and cooed softly like a child.
If Hu Tao had been smaller, Gu Sanqiu might have turned into a human-powered cradle by now.
"Okay, okay, I will listen to you in everything. I won't run away, I won't get married, and I won't scare you. I will spend more time playing with you in the future."
A faint smile appeared on Hu Tao's face, then she rested her head on Gu Sanqiu's chest and fell into a deep sleep.
It seems that the "late night snack" has finally been digested.
Gu Sanqiu hugged Hutao and focused his eyes on the light again. The flames reflected the indifferent look in his eyes.