"It hurts." In the side hall, Miss Shi covered her neck with tears in her eyes.
"Shall I get you some ice cubes?" Luo Yan sat next to the chair, holding an incense burner and a book in his hand.
"It's all because your legs are too hard!" Shi Liuli said angrily.
"Blame me, blame me." Luo Yan surrendered at the speed of light.
In the entire side hall, there were probably only two people, Luo Yan and Shi Liuli, sitting on cushioned chairs, wrapped in blankets and holding incense, reading comfortably.
The other monks all had red eyes, hunched backs, and disheveled hair. They turned the pages of the book over and over violently, looking like they wanted to tear them into pieces.
In the side hall here, most of the books are observation logs about the Guixu Formation, and a few are notes left by some formation masters for those monks with zero foundation to learn the way of formations - Luo Yan concentrated
It is the latter that is read.
In addition, there are a very small number of books, which are diaries left by some monks who have a habit of writing, recording their life stories and the atmosphere of the times. Miss Shi uses them to pass the time.
"Junior Brother." Shi Liuli said suddenly, "Why do most of these ancient monks mention hostile sects or even enemy monks in their diaries?"
"It stands to reason that whether a monk can finally attain enlightenment or not, doesn't it only depend on his own practice? Why should he shout and kill at every turn?"
"Senior sister is right." Luo Yan was secretly surprised. When did Miss Shi become interested in history? She also knew how to read history and think about it. "It's just that cultivation is not that simple."
"The so-called wealthy couple's land is indispensable. It is essentially a competition for monastic resources. On the basis of conflict of interests, it will lead to more intense hostility and confrontation."
"For example, the dispute between the human race and the demon clan in ancient times was because the demon clan wanted to eat human flesh and blood, and the human race wanted to covet the demon's inner elixir."
"Another example is the dispute between Chanjiao and Jiejiao in ancient times. It was because Jiejiao wanted to 'teach all things without distinction' and 'open the door to all wonders,' which threatened the interests of Chanjiao..."
Shi Liuli seemed to understand, but he still managed to understand something, which was the root of all evil: "conflict of interest."
"Look at Guixu again," Luo Yan said seductively, "Everyone is trapped here and can't get out, and the time is almost unlimited. They are so bored that they are going crazy."
"At this time, the original conflict of interests is no longer important. The most important thing is to escape from here as soon as possible. Therefore, the human race and the demon race can stay in harmony, and the Chanjiao and Jiejiao monks can also turn a blind eye to each other, and everyone will be safe.
"
"I see." Shi Liuli suddenly realized and asked, "Then if one day, junior brother, your interests conflict with the interests of everyone in Tiangongfang, will you choose to betray everyone?"
Luo Yan was immediately shocked. Did he discover the identity of my mole?
However, he soon saw from Shi Liuli's expression that she had no intention of probing or doubting at all at this time - in fact, it was just a casual question.
This Miss Shi is really good at talking.
"Ahem." Luo Yan coughed and said sincerely, "Senior sister, if this happens, I will definitely sacrifice my own interests to protect the interests of everyone in Tiangongfang. Because the master will definitely compensate me afterwards.
"
Shi Liuli choked immediately, because if Luo Yan didn't say the second half of the sentence, she would definitely question whether this conflicted with what she said before, "conflict of interest determines everything."
Thinking about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with what he said. His father does think highly of him...
Thinking of this, Shi Liuli blushed again and quietly hid her face behind the book.
What she is reading now is a diary written by an ancient female monk.
Due to the arrangement of the sect, this female monk became a Taoist companion with a senior brother she did not like.
Therefore, the diary is full of contradictions between the lines: on the one hand, she cannot stand the character and habits of this senior brother, but on the other hand, she has to admit that the status of this Taoist monk has brought many advantages to her practice.
Thinking of the last time her father proposed that she should try to get along with the son of Master Xuandu, Shi Liuli felt some instinctive resistance and irritation.
If his father insists on marrying him, just like the female monk in the diary, what should he do?
In comparison, being with my junior brother doesn't seem to be an unacceptable choice.
Thinking of this, Shi Liuli felt a little shy and uneasy, because this idea was too frivolous. How could he have such unreserved thoughts?
It's all my fault, Junior Brother! If you were trapped here, you would be happy as long as you were with me... How could you say that to Senior Sister!
There was a "pop" sound, but Shi Liuli picked up the thick book and hit Luo Yan's head gently as if to vent his anger.
Luo Yan:?
"Read the book carefully!" Shi Liuli glared and lectured him.
How could I have offended her... Luo Yan thought helplessly.
With the characteristic of hearing and enlightening at once, his learning efficiency is extremely high. The books he has read have piled up behind him, and his understanding of the Tao of Taoism has been improving by leaps and bounds.
Luo Yan even found several long-lost wonderful formations in several ancient books, which are of great use in various situations.
However, there is still no progress in cracking the Guixu Formation.
This formation was more than one level higher than any other formation he understood.
If Luo Yan mastered the four arithmetic formations, then the difficulty of the Guixu Formation could be compared to a supercomputing level problem, which made Luo Yan almost despair that it was impossible to solve it.
No wonder there were so many monks in the ruins, and all of them were stunned by the end...
Luo Yan sighed, closed the book and stood up.
"What are you doing?" Miss Shi quickly stood up in panic, "Where are you going?"
"I'll go to the central courtyard and take a look at the wood used to make the Sanyu treasure ship." Luo Yan replied.
"I'll go with you!" Miss Shi had already decided to stay with him.
The two of them left the side hall and walked in the long corridor. Miss Shi mustered up her courage and asked in a low voice:
"Junior brother, if we are really trapped here and can't get out, what should we do?"
"If that's the case..." Luo Yan pondered for a moment, "The first thing to consider is how to maintain one's own sanity in the long period of time."
"Alas." Shi Liuli nodded sadly, "There are only two days left for the closure of the Sanyu Treasure Ship Secret Realm. In other words, we still have eight months here..."
As for what will happen if the deadline is exceeded, it is naturally self-evident.
Assuming that the secret realm is not opened until a thousand years later, then if it is placed in the Guixu Palace, it will be at least a hundred thousand years old.
If he really fell into that situation, Shi Liuli thought to himself that he didn't understand the formation at all and was unlikely to join in the research, and his life would inevitably fall into an extremely terrifying state of emptiness.
If you want to maintain your sanity, maybe you can only fall in love with your junior brother to avoid being driven crazy by boredom.