My life in another world is up to me

After the matter was over, Su Ziyi opened his eyes and looked at Dr. Li on the altar.

After absorbing that aura, Bian Qing, who was successfully promoted to the fifth level of Qi Refining, was overjoyed. He lowered his head and exchanged a happy look with Su Yulang, who had also been promoted. He turned his head to share his good mood with Su Ziyi, But he didn't want to see Su Ziyi frowning.

His heart tightened, and he tugged at Su Ziyi's sleeve: "What's wrong?"

Su Ziyi turned his head and glanced at him, shook his head, and turned back again: "Let's talk about it when we go back." It is indeed a good thing that Bian Qing and Su Yulang can be promoted, but he is currently thinking about the incident of sacrificial sacrifices. He is not in the mood to communicate with Bian Qing.And it's not a good place to say those things.

"En." Bian Qing knew that something might have happened, he put away the joy on his face, and followed Su Ziyi's line of sight.

After the sacrifice was over, there was a lot of noise under the altar. The villagers were in groups of three or five, discussing in low voices, and walked out led by other old people. Only Doctor Li stood alone with his head raised. on the altar.The old man did not take off the mask on his face, but kept a solemn expression for a long time, looking extremely lonely.

Su Ziyi knew that Dr. Li was probably feeling uncomfortable.

Although Doctor Li's cultivation level is not high, he is still a cultivator after all, and the changes in the sacrificial aura can also be felt, especially for a person like him who has participated in countless Xie Shan ceremonies, such changes are like the aroma of fragrance. The stench mixed with it was so abrupt that it was hard for people to ignore it.

And this kind of change is caused by the villagers of Luoshan Village losing their faith step by step. Can Dr. Li feel uncomfortable?

Although he didn't have any sense of belonging to Luoshan Village, at this moment, Su Ziyi inexplicably felt a kind of sadness.

"Shall we go?" At this time, there were not many people on the field except the people who were going to watch the night. It was strange for their family to stand here, and Bian Qing couldn't help pushing Su Ziyi.Su Ziyi withdrew his gaze, nodded, then led Su Yulang who was curious, and led Bian Qing towards home, but along the way, he kept frowning and didn't want to talk much.

"Father, what's the matter?" Su Yulang couldn't keep up with the adults, and Su Yulang stumbled when he walked, but he didn't say anything sensible, just blinked his eyes and looked at his worried father, and asked curiously.And Su Ziyi realized that the child couldn't keep up with his speed after he opened his mouth, so he couldn't help complaining in his heart that he was stunned, then slowed down, and smiled at Su Yulang: "It's not a big deal."

"Oh." Su Yulang believed Su Ziyi's words only after seeing his father's complexion changed for the better. His eyes sparkled, as if he had just gotten a super delicious big candy, and he happily shared with Su Ziyi: "Father, I have reached the third level of Qi refining!"

"It's great!" Su Ziyi praised him without hesitation at all.After all, this child has only been cultivating for more than half a year, and he has already reached the third level of refining Qi. De: "But don't be proud, keep working hard."

"Okay!" Su Yulang happily agreed.

And Bian Qing, who was walking aside, saw the two people talking happily, and the worry in their eyes was completely dissipated.

However, after returning home and putting Su Yulang to sleep, Bian Qing still went to find Su Ziyi in the study.When he entered, Su Ziyi was holding a volume of geographical records in a daze, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. He woke up when he opened the door and said "squeaky" and said, "You're here." Seeing Bian Qing coming, Su Ziyi immediately He sat up straight, put the book on the table, and wiped his face with one hand to wake himself up.

"What are you thinking? Something has been wrong since the end of the sacrifice." Now, the two of them are very familiar with each other, and Bian Qing also wants to get close to Su Ziyi from the bottom of his heart, so he did not wait for Su Ziyi to greet him. Seeing Su Ziyi sit down, as long as the other party tilts his head slightly, he can see his face clearly.

I don't know if he is already familiar with such a distance. After Bian Qing sat down next to him, Su Ziyi felt nothing wrong in his heart, and he didn't even notice it at all. Tone: "Tell me, what exactly is this Xie Shanyi? I always feel that there is some secret hidden in it?"

"Secret?" Bian Qing didn't know the secrets of the village, so he was at a loss when he heard Su Ziyi say this: "I don't know either."

"It is estimated that not many people in the village know about it." Recalling the conversation with Li Yu and the choices of young people in the village, Su Ziyi thought that there were only a few people who knew the truth: "The village chief said that Xie Shanyi was to reward that It’s just a fairy—is it really like this? If it’s just a ritual thing, why are they so persistent? They don’t hesitate to turn against their own juniors?”

"And today's aura is a bit weird."

"eccentric?"

"Yeah." Su Ziyi nodded, and tapped his fingers on the table: "You didn't practice last year, so I don't know. In fact, the spiritual energy I obtained at the sacrifice last year was more pure than today's. At least Two or three points."

"What?!" After cultivating for so long, Bian Qing naturally knew what the purer spiritual energy represented, and because of knowing, he couldn't help opening his mouth in shock.At the same time, he was secretly shocked by how much spiritual energy was needed to step from the fifth level of Qi refining to the sixth level of Qi refining. "Why is that? What went wrong?"

"Faith." Su Ziyi was thinking all the way home, and now he can say this answer with certainty.

"Although I don't know what Xie Shanyi is, it must be related to the villagers' belief in it. There have been too many changes in the village recently, and more and more people have doubts about Xie Shanyi. When holding sacrifices, it will naturally affect their sincerity. , which further interfered with the sacrificial ceremony, leading to such a problem."

"It's actually like this..." Hearing what Su Ziyi said, Bian Qing was stunned.At the same time, I also remembered that before the mining, although the villagers in the village lived very poorly, they were very dedicated in the preparation of the ceremony, just to make a wish to the gods and hope for a good harvest in the coming year, or maybe it was because they were too sincere , Luoshan Village has basically not suffered any natural or man-made disasters.

But in the same way, no one can live a prosperous life, and everyone can only feed their stomachs and not starve to death.

Or maybe because of this, under the stimulation of the wages in the mine, everyone's hearts are biased.They forget that Luoshan Village is the only village in the ten miles and eight villages that has never suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters. They only remember how ragged their clothes are and how hungry they are. It became more and more frequent, and finally this incident broke out.

"Then, will this have any impact?" After thinking about it, Bian Qing couldn't help worrying about the secret behind this ceremony.He had already experienced the benefits of that aura now, so he had enough reason to suspect that if the ritual was further compromised, it would cause worse problems.

After all, that aura couldn't have descended out of thin air.

So, for so many years, what kind of deal has Luoshan Village made with Xie Shanyi's secret behind it, and what kind of deal is unknown?

"We have to ask those who know the secret." Su Ziyi said: "The old people in the village should have experienced or heard something, so they have a great obsession with the ceremony. But there should be a few of them who know the secret behind it Yes, such as the village chief, and—” He narrowed his eyes at this point: “Doctor Li.” He remembered what Doctor Li said to him by the river two days ago.

"Doctor Li..." Bian Qing grumbled, never expecting that Doctor Li would be involved.

"The day before yesterday, Dr. Li told me some strange things by the river. I didn't pay much attention to them at the time, but now that I think about it, I'm afraid Dr. Li has already predicted something." Under the flickering candlelight, Su Ziyi said that Bian Qing felt inexplicably nervous when he heard the conversation between him and Dr. Li that day.

"Then what should we do now?" Judging from Murakami's situation, such things will only intensify, and Xie Shanyi will also develop in a worse direction.

"I'll go to Doctor Li's place to find out tomorrow first." Su Ziyi was still thinking about Doctor Li reminding him that if he wanted to leave, he should leave early. "If things are beyond our expectations, then we will leave Luoshan Village first, and come back after a suitable time." Thinking of the secrets and treasures hidden in the mountain, he was unwilling to leave like this.

"Okay." Bian Qing thought for a while, but couldn't think of a better way after all, so he could only comply with Su Ziyi's words.It's just that when he thought of leaving the village where he had been staying for almost 12 years, he felt somewhat flustered.

Su Ziyi saw that he was uneasy, and comforted him softly: "These things are just our guesses now, even if things will develop to the point of no return, there is still a long time for us to transition, so don't be too nervous. The most important thing at this stage is to improve our cultivation, no matter whether we go or stay in the end, we will have more confidence."

Yes.

Hearing what Su Ziyi said, Bian Qing instantly became less nervous. He let go of his biting lower lip and nodded to show that he understood.

After breakfast the next day, Su Ziyi packed some fresh herbs and carried them on his back to Dr. Li's house.And Bian Qing sent him out of the gate of the courtyard, stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched his back until he could no longer see him, then went back to practice with full of thoughts.

"I knew that you would come over early this morning." The dew had not completely dissipated, so when he arrived at Dr. Li's house, Dr. Li hadn't moved his precious herbs, but was sitting in the yard repairing his tools.When he watched Su Ziyi enter the door, he was not surprised, instead he sighed and told Su Ziyi's reason for coming: "Is it because of Xie Shanyi's business?"

"En." After removing the things behind him, Su Ziyi looked at Dr. Li from behind, and found that the other person's head had a lot more white hair.

"Hey——" Speaking of this, Dr. Li's already wrinkled face instantly became wrinkled. He glanced at Su Ziyi who came forward to help repair the medicine hoe, and asked, "Boy Su, Tell me the truth, what are you cultivating now?" Su Ziyi paused in his hands, looked up and saw Doctor Li's serious face, his eyes drooping slightly, and after a while he said in a muffled voice: "Ninth level of Qi refining. "

"Ninth level of Qi refining..." After hearing Su Ziyi's answer, Dr. Li's face was neither sad nor happy.

"You also participated in Xie Shanyi last year, right?" Dr. Li began to ask and answer by himself: "Yes. So when you participate again this year, you, a thoughtful guy, will immediately understand the key to the problem-I didn't Make a mistake." He showed a tired expression on his face: "How many years has Xie Shanyi been, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and until now—"

Su Ziyi didn't interrupt, and he knew that he didn't need to say anything at this time.

"Actually, I knew that such a day would come." Throwing the things in his hand on the ground, Dr. Li lowered the corner of his mouth and said, with a flash of wisdom in his eyes: "Luoshan Village is backed by a mountain, and it is inconvenient to go in and out. It’s not too far from being isolated from the world, so I was able to preserve the things passed down from my ancestors in the past.”

"But now, foreign things have broken the balance. When everyone sees the new world, they naturally have more ideas. One is money that can be seen, and the other is a ritual that has been passed down for so many years and has no practical effect. Which one is better? People with eyes can see it." Speaking of this, Doctor Li's eyes were full of sadness.

"Boy Su—"

"you say--"

"Would people be happier if they were ignorant, or would they be happier if they knew more?"

A pair of eyes surrounded by wrinkled and loose skin stared at Su Ziyi like sharp eagle eyes, as if they did not give Su Ziyi any chance to lie.And being stared at by Dr. Li, Su Ziyi couldn't say anything out of the scene. After thinking for a while, he said without a single lie: "It depends on who it is for."

"If it is for a person who has nothing, the less he knows, the lower his desire will be, and he will naturally feel happy because of some small things; but for some people who already have certain wisdom or resources, The more he knows, the more he knows where the problems are, and he will actively seek solutions to them, and the moment he finds a solution, he will be happier."

After saying this, he stopped talking, and Dr. Li just stared at him. After a long while, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I know what you want to know this time."

"I can tell you something, but you have to agree to one condition." There was a sly gleam in the old man's eyes.

"If it doesn't violate my bottom line." Su Ziyi didn't refuse the old man's request, but replied conservatively after thinking for a while.

"Of course, I won't let you do anything criminal."

"Then please tell me." Since this is the case, Su Ziyi has no reason to refuse.

"I know that with your qualifications, you will leave Luoshan Village after all, so I only have one request, that is, I hope you will come back again after 50 years—just take it as a visit to my old bones " When he said this, Dr. Li's eyes looked at the spider web under the eaves, and there was an indelible sadness hidden in it.