Xie Zhe's heart skipped a beat. There weren't many things that could scare him at such an old age, but Mu Yuejun's words made his heart skip a beat. He was the same as people's impressions of most monks.
He was always kind and gentle, but suddenly he became serious as if he wanted to blame something, which made people feel the contrast, and they couldn't help but reflect hard on the things they had done.
It's like your parents suddenly calling your full name loudly.
But after thinking about it, Xie Zhe really didn't know where he went wrong.
"You have been to a place, a village, where there was not a single living person, right?"
"Yes... no. How can we say there is no living person? There is clearly a child there." Xie Zhe remembered, "That was a long time - not a long time, it was less than a month ago. Are you
Are you talking about this place?"
Ling Huan and Han Sheng sat next to each other, without moving their heads. Their gazes quietly moved in the direction of each other, and they exchanged words silently. The two of them didn't dare to breathe, and they couldn't figure out what the so-called "getting into trouble" had to do with Xie Zhe.
?If that’s really the case, doesn’t it have something to do with myself?
"You are indeed capable of breaking that barrier. But if it weren't for certain reasons, you wouldn't be able to do it easily."
"Ah... that barrier seems to be very old. Its current framework cannot maintain the turnover of spiritual power, so..."
"Because the master who set up the barrier is no longer here."
Xie Zhe turned his head and glanced at the two people opposite him. The two of them leaned back slightly at the same time, looking like "Don't ask me, we don't know either." This statement made all three of them a little surprised.
Mutsuki-kun picked up the tea cup and continued: "If he is still alive, you will not be able to untie it even if you spend all your life learning."
"Who set this up?"
"This is Mr. Liangyue." Mr. Muyue said, "Xi Shu Wenxiang, Mr. Liangyue."
The three of them were speechless. It was actually a barrier set up by the Six Paths of Impermanence. No wonder it was so real and so difficult to break down. It was no wonder that Xie Zhe had the chance to break it. It turned out to be because of... such a reason.
Mutsuki-kun told them the ins and outs of the incident. At that time, he also had a face-to-face encounter with Kaede's adoptive mother, the mountain ghost.
The child named Maple was indeed brought up by this mountain ghost at first, and his contact with humans was limited. However, the mountain ghost would often transform into a tall woman and lead him to visit human towns or villages.
Look. She knew in her heart that this child did not belong to the ghost clan. The blood flowing in his blood was pure human blood. One day he would grow up, and then he should return to the human world. The human blood
Life span is so short, for Shan Gui, it is only a few years. When he becomes an adult, no matter what he thinks of himself, as long as he can live a good life alone, it will be enough. She also knows very well that she has lost her own flesh and blood.
Any baby that sees something feels pitiful. In this world, even if the mother bird returns to the nest and sees only an empty nest and the chicks are nowhere to be found, she will cry out sadly.
But her feelings towards people are very complicated. Her child died in the hands of humans, which was due to humans' hatred of monsters. On the contrary, raising human children is considered to be the most important thing among mountain ghosts and certain human-like monsters.
It's not particularly new. There are even mountain ghosts who have lost their flesh and blood and specialize in stealing human children to raise. But most of the time, these things just happen.
It often ends in tragedy. Either the monster is just temporarily soft-hearted at that time, and after the maternal nature fades, it immediately abandons or even eats the human baby; or the monster cannot feed in the correct way, and the child often dies before and after their mood changes. More
At that time, monsters really only robbed human children to fill their stomachs. Although, there were also many
There are stories of a few naive humans adopting monsters...but it’s hard to list examples. There are different situations in different places: someone is eaten by the monsters they raised, just like a cold-blooded snake that only has food in its eyes. But this may be related to
It depends on the species of monsters themselves, especially the Zerg species. Some of them will eat their partners, and some will eat their mothers when they are born.
, absorb nutrition. There are also people who have successfully raised monsters. Such children have a gap in their understanding of their own life experience, which is usually a tragedy. What's more, more such mothers and children were killed by people in the same village - the conflict between the same clan
Malice is also often powerful and twisted. No matter what, this is a bad thing for human beings, so it is normal for the two sides to be in the same situation.
Only this mountain ghost is well-informed and has some experience. She occasionally wonders, will she feel sad if this child does not grow up healthily? If he leaves her when he grows up, will she be reluctant to let him go?
What's more, if you live with him all the time, in addition to his own clan, you will also be bullied and ridiculed by monsters from other clans. Life is not easy.
"The mountain ghost often worried that his love was just a whim. It couldn't even be called love, but something else that was cheaper but more complicated. But in the entanglement of such emotions, the child gradually grew up safely.
.Like other children, able to talk and walk - just like the children of the mountain ghost who should have grown up to this size."
These words were not only spoken by Mutsuki-kun, but also said to him personally by an unknown tall woman back then.
But the mountain ghost's worry did not last long. As Xie Zhe read from the remaining things in the barrier, the mountain ghost was brutally killed by "just" humans, and the boy who saw the body of his adoptive mother was strongly stimulated. That picture
The bloody skin fluttered in the wind, becoming a flag that could never be erased from his heart. He was not
The lively child, then lived in numbness and dullness, walking like a zombie. At first, everyone thought that the child raised by monsters had some abilities, but within a few days, they discovered that he was like a real little idiot.
.There are even rumors that Don was abandoned by his biological parents because he was stupid and stupid.
But the entire village was indeed killed by his hands.
The people in the village never dreamed that this fool, this fool, turned into a madman at that moment. At first, the families were not wary, they just thought that the child was not sleeping at home in the middle of the night, and went to someone else's yard to do something. Under the barking of the dog
In the sound, people only felt the noise, and no one knew that the old couple who raised him could no longer speak. It wasn't until a young man who witnessed the bloody scene jumped over the wall and fled, shouting, that the old couple who had been raised by him could no longer speak.
People were awakened by the constant barking of dogs. People who had run to the street to check the situation because of the barking of dogs also saw the child holding a bloody knife, and the other hand was the head of the previous victim. Blood was dripping all the way.
came down and gathered into a thin trickle. The fleeing people knocked over the lights at home, and there were fires in at least three or four places. The firelight quickly connected into one, making the red trickles on the ground shine, like the ones on lava.
crack.
When Mr. Liangyue arrived there, it was already a burnt ruin. He knew that he was not too late. Those who died should pay off their sins. And salvation and redemption should not be what he did, at least he
Not here for them.
He was for the only survivor.
He used the judge pen in his hand to draw a painting. This painting kept everything the same as that night. Every day when people wake up again, they will experience what happened again. This sounds like a kind of
Cruel punishment is actually a helpless act. This child has killed too many people in such a short period of time at such a young age. He is too violent. No matter where he goes in the next life, he will be killed.
He had to suffer. In addition, the grievances of the villagers also needed to be suppressed and resolved, so he drew such a scene and imprisoned everything. Originally, the child was still old, and if he could do more good deeds, he could be saved.
But the situation was special and he would not be able to live as a normal person in this life. What Liangyue-kun did was already the gentlest and most appropriate way.
"Ah, when I was thanking Zhe for doing this, I saw a fleeting shadow. Is that the Liang Yue-kun in the child's memory?"
Ye Linghua suddenly said this, and Xie Zhe's expression was a little strange, because he had never seen any shadow. He asked Linghua, what did the shadow look like?
"He has long hair, like carbon, with no luster at all. The red of the yukata he wears is like cinnabar, with dark lines like ink stains. As for the shape of the lines and the appearance of his face, I didn't pay attention.
That moment was too fast..."
Mutsuki-kun's expression was a little subtle. It couldn't be said to be surprised or sad. It seemed to be an emotion in between, but it was a bit expected. He paused and said:
"That's another Six Paths Impermanence."
"Another one?"
"who?"
They were all very concerned about it. Mutsuki-kun didn't intend to hide it and told them straightforwardly.
"It's Hongxuan Changye, Lord Xueyue. It was this person who gave the child a dangerous thing, which prevented him from growing up like an ordinary child in this life; it was also because of that thing that it brought about the past, present, and future.
Future tragedies sow bitter fruits.”
Xie Zhe asked keenly: "Are you talking about that knife?"
"You guessed it right. So, do you know what kind of knife that is?"
Han Zhang's reaction was faster than Xie Zhe's. These four words came out of his mouth, which shocked both Xie Zhe and Ling Huan. This sword that embodies the Shura Dao was pure red in color. They should have known it immediately, but
At that time, due to the light and various other reasons, several people were unable to make a judgment immediately. What they should have thought of when swinging the knife was the noisy sound like a monster.
, it was clearly a roar from Shura. No wonder Han Zhang was so excited. This sword was actually a relic of the previous Shui Wujun, and it was also one of the swords mentioned by Lord Gaoyue. She was indeed right, this sword was from the dead.
It was given by Yue Jun, which means that the last sword holder was him. Why would he give such a dangerous thing to a child? What was his motive?
"Cut the blood and seal the throat... Seal the throat..." Ye Linghua seemed to have thought of something, "So, the 'Maple' in his mouth is not his name, but the name of the knife!"
After Mutsuki-kun nodded in confirmation, their expressions were all complicated, but there were some differences. For example, Han Sheng, he just felt confused.
"What does he want to do? Isn't he the same as the Six Paths? By doing this, he is simply going against that adult. Regardless of what his purpose is... that knife is very heavy."
Mu Yuejun said: "The blood-cutting and throat-sealing knife is four feet long, and the blade is as pure red as blood. It looks as light as an ordinary knife, but it weighs sixty-seven pounds, eighty-two cents, and nine cents. That child
It's easy to hold it in your hand, so you can't see it. If I saw it right just now, this friend's forearm... has a scar. Although it is a burn, it is actually caused by a knife wound."
Han Chang was a little surprised: "How could you tell?"
"It is impossible for you to fight with that child without getting injured. If the blood is cut and the throat is sealed, even if it is a wound as big as a needle tip, the blood will be drained away. Those injured by this knife will die withered and pale, without a trace of blood.
Blood color. You are very smart. When you found that the bleeding could not be stopped, you immediately burned the knife wound with fire and connected the charred skin to stop the bleeding. It can be said that you are brave and resourceful."
Hanshang burst out laughing: "You really think highly of me... I didn't know that at the time. I just thought it would be the fastest way, and I didn't know it would be an effective way to deal with wounds that cut blood and seal throats."
He pushed up his sleeves, revealing the long scar. He recovered quickly, and the blackened blood scab on it had almost been wiped away, but what remained was a long, uneven flesh scar, which still looked a little bit...
shocking.
Mu Yuejun turned his attention to Xie Zhe again.
"That's all, you are dedicated to saving people, and you are not guilty of ignorance. I have no intention of blaming you. It's just that in the future, you should think more about cause and effect. Everything happens for a reason. You said, the tree on the roadside bears fruit.
It’s so tiring, but pedestrians are coming and going in a hurry, and no one is picking it, why is this?”
