Sorry, master, my junior sister has surrendered to the enemy!

Wang Sheng was not the kind of person who would show off regardless of the occasion. At this moment, he was just like Chu Yu, quietly listening.

Ao Zheng lowered his eyes and said, "My original power is gold, and the Qilin controls fire. Fire and gold counteract each other. Using Qilin blood would make me lose my mind, but I am getting better and better at integrating it, and in turn I can control the power of Qilin blood. That's because I seem to have lost my emotions."

"Emotions, five senses, whatever you want to say, I feel like I'm slowly losing these things. I don't know where this problem comes from. It may be a side effect of the fusion process, but the more rational I am, the stronger I am. I enjoy this process and didn't care too much at first."

"You may think that I used to be cold and had a bad temper, but now I can't tell what mood I should be in. If someone points at my nose and scolds me, I won't feel anything inside, but my experience as a human being over the years tells me that I should be angry."

"I picked up the list of my enemies and I could no longer feel the hatred in my heart. But what I found hard to accept was that when I thought of a very important person, I felt nothing in my heart. I didn't feel grateful, touched, or cry."

Chu Yu asked at the right time: "Who is that person?"

Ao Zheng frowned. He had never told Brother Duan about this, not even to his master. But now he felt this numb feeling scratching his heart, making him feel uncomfortable. He sighed, opened his heart, and talked about the past:

"I grew up without a father or mother, and was always bullied in Xishazhou. It was during that most difficult time that I met a man named Duan Bai, who was from Xiyu Village in Qingcheng. At that time, he was a physical cultivator in Xishazhou. He was a big man with muscles all over his body. He saved me from a group of hooligans."

Chu Yu nodded. She recalled and vaguely remembered that Ao Zheng and Shiyi mentioned this person's name during their conversation. Everything connected together. Chu Yu seemed to understand why Ao Zheng wanted to follow the two of them to Qingcheng to eliminate the monster.

Ao Zheng continued to recall: "At that time, I was still very young and had no ability to make money. Brother Duan himself didn't have much money either. He would occasionally take on bounties to earn some extra money, but bounty missions for physical cultivators are risking their lives. We couldn't do missions with high bounties, and it was inconvenient to bring me along, so we often went hungry, but he never left me a bite to eat."

"He loved eating roasted chicken. When he had money, he would often take me to buy roasted chicken. When he had no money, he would take me to eat it secretly. While he was teaching me not to learn, he would go to the boss to buy it on credit."

What happened afterwards...Brother Duan taught him how to train his body, how to wield a giant sword, and how to protect himself. Then Brother Duan came back to protect Xiyu Village. He said that Ao Zheng was extremely talented and should not be trapped in a small village with him for the rest of his life. He left Ao Zheng in Xishazhou, and then the tragedy of the village massacre occurred.

Ao Zheng didn't finish speaking. He was afraid that he would tell Duan Bai's story without any emotional ups and downs, which he couldn't accept.

So he changed the subject: "So I've been secretly eating roast chicken recently, just to get back the feeling I had before, but..."

Seeing that he stopped talking, Chu Yu had a general idea of ​​the story in his mind.

Ao Zheng was silent for a while, then asked the question in his heart: "If I have no emotions, am I still a human? Wouldn't that make me a monster?"

"You're still human."

Chu Yu answered firmly without even thinking.

Ao Zheng didn't expect Chu Yu to reply so quickly, and thought she was being perfunctory, but looking at Chu Yu's expression, he didn't think so.

Chu Yu said: "Ao Zheng, is your kindness something you have on your own, or is it something that was influenced by the people around you?"

Ao Zheng didn't expect Chu Yu to ask this question, but he thought about it carefully and gave a positive answer: "For me, the influence of others accounts for more. If I hadn't met Brother Duan, I might have been a beggar living on the street, a homeless person bullied by others. If I hadn't met my master and Xuanxia Mountain, I might have grown up in extreme darkness, but my personality would not allow me to live in a muddle-headed way all my life. I might have gone astray or even become a demon in order to avenge those who hurt me."

Ao Zheng finished speaking, his eyes were calm without a ripple. He raised his eyes and found that Chu Yu and Wang Sheng were also looking at him. The atmosphere among the three of them was peaceful and tranquil. Having his friends around gave Ao Zheng a sense of security.

Chu Yu continued, "Will you give up your principles when doing things?"

Ao Zheng: “Impossible.” He was too rational now and it was impossible for him to give up his principles.

Chu Yu smiled: "Then can we say that you are now a person who is growing and moving forward on the right path? You are getting stronger, and you have very precious qualities. These qualities were taught to you by the people you cherish most, and their efforts have not been in vain. Even if you have become a little numb, even if you have lost the drive of justice in doing things, even if you rely entirely on the principles in your heart to control your behavior, but you will help others when they are in trouble and kill bad people, you feel like you are not a person without emotions, but you still retain the most basic human nature. These human instincts are driven by kindness. Just like you said, your kindness is left to you by the people you cherish most around you."

Ao Zheng listened to these words and his frown slowly relaxed.

Yes, the teachings of Brother Duan and the Third Elder took root in Ao Zheng's heart like seeds. It was not that he forgot to be grateful, but that he kept their kindness in his heart and did not let himself become a dark monster.

It was the first time for him to speak out his inner thoughts. Unexpectedly, he felt much better after talking to his friends, and these friends did not disappoint him.

Ao Zheng's mouth corners inadvertently raised a little arc, he still had some emotions.

Wang Sheng listened to all this calmly, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at Chu Yu, and said in a voice transmission: "Great, Master Chu, when will you help me with my troubles?"

Chu Yu rolled his eyes and said, "What's wrong with you? Just stop arguing with me every day."

Wang Sheng: "No way, I'm the least worrying of your four nephews!"

"Alright." Ao Zheng's expression returned to calm. "Let's go out."

Wang Sheng saw that he was fine in an instant, and he also became carefree, hugging him and saying, "Brother, now that we have solved your inner problems, we still need to solve your behavioral problems."

Ao Zheng regained his icy expression, raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Sheng meaningfully.

Wang Sheng was startled by his look and asked, "Didn't you seal your heart and love and have no emotions at all? Why are you still as twisted as before?"

Ao Zheng coughed lightly and explained, "After so many years, I'm used to it."

Wang Sheng frowned: "Okay, brother, do you want to go out and apologize and pay the money back for stealing someone's roast chicken?"

"Chu Yu and I received a bounty to capture you."

Speaking of this, Chu Yu subconsciously covered his eyes. Ao Zheng wanted to reminisce about the past feelings. Why didn't he just buy a roast chicken and pretend that he had stolen it? Why did he have to do it for real?

Ah... should I go out with them in front of everyone? It's so embarrassing that the chicken thief is one of our own.

The atmosphere became awkward again. Even though Ao Zheng was numb, he could still feel it. He coughed to cover up his embarrassment: "Ahem, I was indeed wrong about this. I will go out and explain it to everyone, but now there is another matter."

Ao Zheng took out a bounty order, put his hand on Wang Sheng's shoulder, and handed it to him directly: "I saw that the description above looked a bit like me, and I wondered which enemy in Zhongzhou was putting a bounty on my head. I didn't expect it. Wang Risheng, you did a great job putting a bounty on your brother. I'm right here, and you wrote down a large reward. How much am I worth?"

“Oh my,” Wang Sheng didn’t expect that it was Ao Zheng himself who announced the bounty, so he tried to fool him by saying, “I was looking for you, but I was a little careless. You didn’t run into any rash bounty hunters, did you?”

Ao Zheng: "Well, bounty hunters... Aren't you two here to catch me?"

Wang Sheng: “Yes, but that’s also because of another thing.”

Chu Yu felt ashamed when he thought about stealing the chicken, and was wondering whether he should abandon the two of them and go first.

Wang Sheng continued, "I did not think this through, but you are not in danger. This bounty is void."

Ao Zheng did not let go of the reward Wang Sheng offered him: "How can it be invalidated? Let's put it this way, I am also a bounty hunter. I brought myself here, and you give me the huge reward."

Wang Sheng felt something was wrong: "No, I posted the reward and I found you myself, so how come you brought yourself here? If there's any reward, I should give it to myself."

Ao Zheng: "What you said is not right. Why is the reward in my hand? I am the one who reveals the reward. Whoever reveals the reward will receive the reward."

Wang Sheng was impatient and didn't want to argue with him: "Okay, okay, go out and apologize to them. I'm a generous uncle, Sheng, and I'll pay for the roast chicken for you, okay?"

Ao Zheng: "Deal."

Seeing that the two of them had discussed the matter, Chu Yu carried Little Wolf and left: "Then you go ask the Immortal Palace. I will go back to the Wanxian Restaurant and ask the disciples to prepare and pack their bags."

"No, you have to go with us." Wang Sheng knew that Chu Yu was afraid of embarrassment, but how could he let him be embarrassed alone? He had to ask someone to go with him.

Ao Zheng is now mentally strong and doesn't care about anything, but Wang Sheng is different.

Chu Yu couldn't refuse, so he followed him back to the Wenxian Mansion.

No one expected Chu Yu and his friends to come back so soon, and bring the chicken thief with them.

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to have a good fight with this thief, but Ao Zheng's wild and arrogant temperament was too oppressive and no one dared to take the initiative to approach him.

"Everyone, I'm sorry for the inconvenience I've caused you during this period of time. I apologize." Ao Zheng apologized sincerely. When some people below heard that it was indeed him, they instantly became excited.

However, the white-haired immortal official from the Immortal Palace exclaimed in surprise when he saw Ao Zheng.

"Little brother, why is it you?"

When everyone heard the immortal official's voice, they all stopped talking.

Ao Zheng did not shy away from the white-haired immortal official and replied calmly, "Sir, it was indeed me."

The shopkeeper in the lead saw that something was wrong and asked carefully, "Master, do you know this chicken thief?"

The white-haired immortal official looked at the trembling people below and patiently explained, "Everyone, this chicken thief must have his own reasons, because he cannot be short of money."

"Because the famous bounty hunter who has been wandering around Shengdu these days is this little brother."

"what?"

There was an exclamation of disbelief from the crowd.

"The bounty hunter who has been helping the people of Shengdu to eliminate bandits and demons these days is actually him?"

"He was also the one who stole the roast chicken..."

Everyone now has complicated feelings towards this chicken thief, love and hate him at the same time.

Chu Yu was only surprised for a moment, and everything suddenly made sense. No wonder Wang Sheng's huge reward was taken away by Ao Zheng himself. It turned out that he had been a bounty hunter in Shengdu these days.

The people's anger towards the chicken thief was instantly extinguished after learning the news, and they quickly accepted Ao Zheng's apology.

Wang Sheng also acted like a big shot in front of everyone and was very generous in paying money. The head shopkeeper was a trustworthy person. After receiving compensation for the loss, he insisted on giving the reward for catching the chicken thief to Wang Sheng and Chu Yu. He also said that he wanted to thank Ao Zheng for eliminating the evil for the people of Shengdu City in the past few days.

That wouldn't work. The three of them were too embarrassed to accept the bounty. When they heard someone asking them which sect they were from, they didn't even say goodbye and left in a hurry.