I am not human

"What is this?" Liao Qingshu picked up the bottle mouth of the glass bottle and looked at it carefully, but saw the translucent blue fragments changing their luster like gemstones under the fluorescent lamp, which was very beautiful. Inexplicable disgust and rejection.Jiufang Ziyan pinched the glass bottle with two fingers, and replied: "It's the soul of a monster."

"Soul? Like Lao Zhan?"

"No, Lao Zhan is a ghost, a ghost." Jiufang Ziyan explained, "This is the essence, the refined soul, which was refined by the people of the Exorcist Department, using the souls of those hunted and vicious monsters." Jiufang Ziyan specially added an accent to the word "extremely vicious".

"Like the organs of a death row prisoner?" Liao Qingshu tried to make a comparison, and Jiufang Ziyan exploded immediately: "Can you stop making random comparisons? This is for eating! How can you make people eat it!"

Liao Qingshu gave him a strange look: "How do you eat this kind of food? Doesn't it cut your tongue if you put it in your mouth?"

Jiufang Ziyan was stunned for a moment, and said uncertainly: "It should be... no way. These are like those pills in novels, they are used to temporarily increase spiritual power, and they should be quite easy to absorb."

"It's a red bull made from the organs of executed prisoners." Liao Qingshu continued to compare, and the corners of Jiufang Ziyan's eyes twitched.He asked, "Have you never eaten this?"

Jiufang Ziyan curled his lips: "My spiritual power is all innate, I don't need this."

"So..." Liao Qingshu gradually understood, and frowned slightly, "Do you want to eat it now?"

"I don't know." Jiufang Ziyan shook his head, shook the glass bottle in his hand, his eyes showed a trace of bewilderment, "In the past, I wouldn't even look at this kind of thing."

"But the situation is different now, isn't it?" Liao Qingshu understood what Jiufang Ziyan was struggling with, and sighed, "What do you want these for? To fight?"

"I need strength." Jiufang Ziyan said bluntly, buried his face in his hands, "The current situation is too bad, I can't do it like this..."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with you..."

"If I say no, I won't!" Jiufang Ziyan suddenly raised his voice, "I can't do anything like this!"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with you." Liao Qingshu repeated word by word, "You've saved me many times, and I've always known it."

"Those are just good luck." Jiufang Ziyan said, "There will always be times of bad luck. Understand?"

Liao Qingshu was silent.He knew what Jiufang Ziyan wanted to express when he talked about this with him.He wanted to use this kind of thing to enhance his strength, and wanted to add an extra guarantee for the safety of himself and the people around him.But he was trapped by the pride he once had, and at the same time worried about his own mood.

He has the idea of ​​taking these things, but he is afraid of making himself angry... How bad of an impression did he make on him?Extreme demonists?

"Will there be any side effects from eating this?" He asked Jiufang Ziyan, "Such as gastric perforation?"

Jiufang Ziyan didn't seem to expect Liao Qingshu to say that. After a moment of silence, he replied: "Probably not. I see that many exorcists have used this, and it's not uncomfortable at all. It's easy to digest."

"Ah, that's it." Liao Qingshu pondered, "If it's safe and you need it, then it's okay to try it. But I think it's better not to touch such instant things. Even tonics can't be taken too much. Know if this will burden the body."

Jiufang Ziyan sized him up and down, feeling a bit unbelievable: "That's all you want to tell me?"

"Then what do you think I should say?"

Jiufang Ziyan wrinkled his nose: "...sardines."

Ha, I knew it - Liao Qingshu silently rolled her eyes in her heart.

"Didn't you say that these are all made of demons?" Liao Qingshu explained, "I think human beings can't go too far, but it's not that extreme. Bad guys and demons are not within the scope of my sympathy... Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a voice from behind: "That's what I said, but what kind of person is bad, and what kind of monster is evil? I'm afraid it's hard to say such things."

Liao Qingshu looked back in surprise, and saw Qiao Xiren in a lead gray uniform, heroic, struggling to stick his head out from the TV cabinet under the TV: "Hey! Qingshu! Jiufang! Come and give me a hand, I Ass stuck!"

"Qiao, Teacher Qiao?!" Liao Qingshu was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull him out of the cabinet.Qiao Xiren stood up with disheveled clothes, touched his hair distressedly, and said to Liao Qingshu: "It's been a long time since I've been to the world of mountains and seas, and I don't know the way. I want to wear a dream, but I don't fall into it." toilet……"

"You deserve it for falling into the toilet." Jiufang Ziyan's face darkened, "You shouldn't have come in without my permission!"

"I need you." Qiao Xiren patted the dust on his body, and his eyes fell on the glass bottle in Jiufang Ziyan's hand. "Compared to this, what were you discussing just now? I seem to have heard something interesting?"

Jiufang Ziyan half turned his body, put the glass bottle into his pocket: "None of your business."

"It's so cold." Qiao Xiren complained, patted Liao Qingshu on the shoulder, took him to the sofa and sat down, raised his finger and grabbed two cans of cold beer full of water droplets from the void, threw one can to Jiufang Ziyan, and Another cup of canned coffee was handed to Liao Qingshu, and the tab of the can was pulled open with a snap: "Are you guys discussing the spirits of the Exorcist Department just now? I heard something about demons."

"Jiufang said that those spirits were forged with evil demons." Liao Qingshu replied.Jiufang Ziyan glanced at him, didn't express his opinion, just drank the beer given by Qiao Xiren without saying a word-although this was his dream, but because it was shaped too close to the reality he lived in, it was lost to him. Some absurdities and surprises unique to dreams.On the contrary, Qiao Xiren, who is an outsider, is not bound by "everyday", but can easily recognize the essence of it as a dream, and do some things outside the rules, such as grabbing beer from the void, such as grabbing beer from the void. Climbing out of non-existent cupboards.

"Evil monster, there is indeed such a saying." Qiao Xiren rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "The key is, how can it be considered evil?"

"Good people should be protected, and bad people should be punished. The same principle applies to non-human beings—is it really that simple?"

Qiao Xiren raised his legs and continued, it sounded like he was talking to Jiufang Ziyan, but his gaze was directed at Liao Qingshu. His eyes, which were always smiling, added a bit of inquiry and sharpness at this moment, which made Liao Qingshu nervous for a while, feeling It was as if I had returned to the university classroom, being pressed by the professor who was catching the loopholes in my defense.

"What kind of monster is good, and what kind of monster is evil?" Qiao Xiren repeated the question again, his tone was as gentle as ever, but under the gentleness, he seemed to be hiding a thick mallet, taking care of the situation unhurriedly. There was a knock on Liao Qingshu's forehead.

"Qingshu, let me ask you a question." Qiao Xiren said, "As far as this incident is concerned, the remnant soul that turned into a snake, do you think he is good or evil?"

Liao Qingshu was stunned for a moment, then hesitated for a while and replied: "I think... it should be considered good. Although he caused a lot of trouble, he was used by others. My intention is not bad."

"And he saved you." Qiao Xiren added, "Don't you remember? When you fell into the water, he was the one who picked you up."

"...I just remember him punching me in the stomach."

Qiao Xiren laughed: "That's saving you. When people fall into the water, sometimes they have to be knocked unconscious first before being rescued. Now that he is attached to people, he still has some human thoughts. Jiufang, what do you think?"

"You shouldn't hit your stomach." Jiufang Ziyan paused every word, "You should hit your head."

Qiao Xiren: "..."

Liao Qingshu couldn't stand it anymore: "I didn't ask you this. I asked you what you think of the snake."

"..." Jiufang Ziyan pondered for a moment, then replied, "It's hard to say."

"That's right." Qiao Xiren took his words, "Then from the point of view of the exorcist, it is like this. On the one hand, he cleans up the beasts living in the world, which is good news for us, because those are all timed Bomb, in this way, he is 'good'. But from another aspect, he is suspected of killing an exorcist, which is a serious crime, so he can be regarded as 'evil'. The same monster For the same group, there are two impressions of 'good' and 'evil' at the same time, just like adding a weight to both ends of the balance. When the two are compared, the end of 'evil' sinks too much. It was even more powerful, so clang clang clang clang, the answer was born - the remnant soul of the snake is 'evil' to the exorcist, and it is the object that should be exorcised."

Liao Qingshu: "..."

"But is this result necessarily fair?" Qiao Xiren continued, "Let's think about it again. Where is the 'good' of the snake? It is that he can take away the beasts that endanger the world. The 'evil' of the snake Where? Because he killed our compatriots. Qing Shu, you didn’t know that he saved you, but now that you know, don’t you have a much better impression of him?”

"It's good if it benefits me, and it's evil if it hurts my interests." Liao Qingshu seemed to be thinking.

"That's right, that's the reason." Josh Ren said, "Good and evil are just a subjective assumption based on self-interest. There is no absolute good or evil, only relative tolerance and exclusion. When you put yourself When you shape an image that suits the interests of most people, you are good. When your existence endangers his interests, you are evil. What do you mean by 'heinous'? I have been an exorcist for some years, and I really I haven't seen a few of the vicious ones at all, but I have seen a lot of hypocrites who distort and suppress themselves in order to cater to others. The funny thing is that when the latter tear off the outer skin unbearably, it becomes a textbook-style "vicious" '——Then tell me, are those monsters good or evil? Just because they don't meet the standards unilaterally set by humans, they will be exterminated, and even their souls will be squeezed out. Is it reasonable to use it? Jiufang, what do you think?"

Qiao Xiren suddenly turned to Jiufang Ziyan, but Jiufang Jiufang only looked serious and remained silent.Liao Qingshu glanced at him, and said to Qiao Xiren: "Mr. Qiao, don't ask him, he doesn't understand."

Jiufang Ziyan was angry: "Who do you say didn't understand? I just think this is wrong!"

"Do you think this is wrong, or do you think it's wrong for me as an exorcist to say this?" Qiao Xiren smiled, "Jiu Fang, I think you are good at everything, but you are a bit too stubborn—— There are some things that you, as a human being, don't think about, or even deliberately ignore."

"I know what you're alluding to." Jiufang Ziyan snorted coldly, "The half-demon Qiongqi a year ago, didn't you just want to run on me?"

"You're overthinking." Josh Ren said, "Although I do believe that you made an unforgivable and major mistake in that incident until now, what you said just now was really just a feeling." He Standing up, he stretched out his hand towards Jiufang Ziyan: "Recently, the ministry is undergoing reforms, the danger classification for monster races has been adjusted, a new code of conduct for exorcists is about to be launched, and the restriction and recycling of spirits has also been put on the agenda ...So Jiufang, if you don't mind..."

"What spirit?" Jiufang Ziyan lay down on the sofa, clamped his pockets with his arms, wrinkled his nose and interrupted fiercely, "I don't know what you are talking about!"

Qiao Xiren: "..."

He turned his head to look at Liao Qingshu, and pouted at Jiufang Ziyan, beckoning for help.Liao Qingshu faltered for a while, looking at Jiufang Ziyan who was clutching his pocket, the balance in his heart shook twice, and finally he whispered: "Mr. Qiao, what are you talking about? I didn't see anything."

"..." Qiao Xiren suddenly showed a distressed expression, which made Boss Liao Qingshu feel embarrassed.

"What on earth are you here for?" Jiufang Ziyan said bluntly, "You came here specially, you can't come here to scold people, right?"

"I'm not scolding you, I'm just expressing my opinion on...a certain bottle of ghosts that doesn't exist." Qiao Xiren looked a little weak, he grabbed a piece of paper from the air, swiped a few times with his fingers, and handed it to the Jiufang Ziyan.

Jiufang Ziyan hesitated to take it: "What is this? A ticket?"

"Address." Qiao Xiren said, "I just got out of Lin Hongle's dream when I received a message from Muman, who told me that the snake would go here."

"Wouldn't it be better to send a text message for this kind of thing?" Jiufang Ziyan muttered and unfolded the paper, "It's worth running in..." His expression suddenly froze.

"Jiufang?" Seeing this, Liao Qingshu frowned and stood up to be concerned, but Qiao Xiren held her shoulder.Qiao Xiren said to Jiufang Ziyan: "I'm just here to deliver a message. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first. Qingshu, you should wake up too."

After finishing speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the two of them instantly moved outside Jiufang House.Liao Qingshu turned her head eagerly, just as the heavy anti-theft door was slowly closing, Jiufang Ziyan was paralyzed on the sofa with a dull expression, bit by bit engulfed by the door panel, and finally completely isolated behind the heavy anti-theft door.

"What's wrong with him?" Liao Qingshu looked at the door and asked Qiao Xiren softly, "Is there any problem with that address?"

"For him, that is the old place." Qiao Xiren replied, "He has been to that place...a year ago."

Liao Qingshu looked at Qiao Xiren suspiciously: "A year ago, it refers to..."

"Jiufang participated in an exorcism operation a year ago, and he didn't tell you?" Qiao Xiren pushed Liao Qingshu's back lightly, "Let's go, let's go downstairs first."

Liao Qingshu looked worriedly at the closed anti-theft door, turned around and followed Qiao Xiren down the stairs: "Are you talking about the half-demon Qiongqi?"

"You know?" Qiao Xiren said, "Yes, Jiufang... Well, he told you all about it, right?"

Liao Qingshu nodded.Qiao Xiren said conveniently: "The place Hua Snake is going this time is the place where Jiufang went to exorcise a year ago."

Liao Qingshu stopped in her tracks: "...that small villa?"

Qiao Xiren: "Jiufang even told you this? Well, that's right, it's the house that the half-demon Zhuoxi used to live in. That house was bought for him by his former guardian, An Muxi himself. Zhuoxi's name was listed on the real estate certificate, and after that incident, Zhuoxi disappeared, and the house became deserted."

"Then." Liao Qingshu swallowed, "That half-demon—is called 'Zhuoxi', right? What's the relationship between him and the snake?"

"What I'm more concerned about is what the missing Zhuo Xi has to do with the 'mentor'." Qiao Xiren said.

Liao Qingshu felt that she had caught something, but she couldn't tell the truth, or in other words, she had a guess and dared not announce it.Qiao Xiren seemed to have thought of something with him, and said in a deep voice: "According to the investigation of the ministry, that 'mentor' rose to prominence only after Jiu Fang left the Exorcism Department."

In this way, the answer seems obvious.

"'Mentor', what the hell did he do?"

"He didn't do anything, that's the most disturbing thing." Josh Ren said, "Sneaky activities, cultivating forces. If it weren't for the fact that he happened to swallow a demon clan force secretly supported by the Exorcist Department." , we may not be able to discover his existence until now - but even so, we still know very little about the mentor."

Qiao Xiren walked down while talking, and passed in front of Liao Qingshu before he knew it.He suddenly turned his head to look at Liao Qingshu, with a serious expression on his face: "I don't know his face, and I don't know what he is going to do. So far, we have been in such a passive and restless state. The meeting between the snake and him this time may be a Great opportunity - not just for us, but for Nine as well."

Liao Qingshu's heart tightened, and she turned her head to look up: "Then Jiufang..."

"I'm also worried." Qiao Xiren rubbed his forehead, "If Zhuo Xi really has something to do with the 'mentor'—thinking about it in a worse way, maybe he is the 'mentor', and he will definitely not let it go with Jiufang .So as soon as I got the address, I immediately sent it to Jiufang."

"I'm really bothering you, so I made a special trip." Liao Qingshu thanked Jiufang Ziyan habitually, and Qiao Xiren gave him a funny look: "You have a good relationship with Jiufang?"

"It's okay, so-so." Liao Qingshu replied vaguely, Qiao Xiren turned around and walked to him, and said as he walked: "The relationship is not good, and he will cooperate with him to fool me."

"..." Liao Qingshu scratched her face embarrassingly, "Jiufang said he needs that."

"It's okay, I don't blame you." Qiao Xiren waved his hand, "I can understand Jiufang's mood, after all, he is like this now... But this kind of quick stuff is useless, and it's that kind of origin. I really can't see it used."

He looked up at Liao Qingshu: "I thought you would do the same."

Liao Qingshu originally wanted to say that she would find an opportunity to persuade Jiufang Ziyan, but she turned her face to look into Qiao Xiren's gray eyes, and her heart suddenly moved.

What he said in the living room just now... Who is he trying to tell?