Self-denial System [Rebirth]

The night is like ink, and everything is silent.

The sky full of stars is hidden in the thick clouds.

Down the mountain, it was icy cold, and the north wind blew past.

Xu Mu lay quietly in the withered grass, his whole body almost fell apart, but compared to the pain of the burning fire in his body, these were nothing.

Although he couldn't see anything, he vaguely felt that his arm might have completely lost its shape, and he probably couldn't even hold the teleportation whistle.

It hurts, but luckily it won't kill me.Consciousness is still there.

"System, talk to me for a while."

[What do you want to say. 】

"Anything is fine."

Xu Mu was in so much pain that he wanted to grab something beside him with his hands, but he couldn't control his body freely at all.Up to now, it seems that only thoughts can be controlled by oneself.

[After tonight, the pain value will be reset to zero. 】The system didn't know what to say to comfort him, so it just kept talking dryly.

"The pain value... what happens after it disappears? My body has been burnt like this, can I recover?"

【Appearance...Of course it cannot be restored. 】

"What!!!" Xu Mu was just a jerk short of "deceiving the corpse" directly.Although he said he wouldn't die, but with such a ferocious posture wandering in the street, are he sure he won't scare others to death?

【Saving your life is important. Since you can live without any worries, why do you care about your appearance? 】

Dry!

Although I don't really care about whether I look like Pan An with sword eyebrows and star eyes, I need to look like a person anyway!

Xu Mu was so angry that he didn't even think about talking in his head, and fell into complete silence.

But as a person, he never always gets too worried about a troublesome matter.

There are a lot of unpleasant things in this world, and it's not something you can avoid by cursing a few words and feeling better.Because most of the time, you don't even dare to scold. At most, you have thought about it in your heart, and then you have to bite the bullet and finish it.

Rather than being sullen, it is better to be more at ease with this skill.

If you don't take it too seriously in your heart, it will naturally not take it seriously.

So after being silent for a while, Xu Mu adjusted himself to the initial state.

"System, if I am really disfigured in the future, you will be the only one left to rely on. You have to be responsible to me to the end, after all, only the two of us depend on each other."

The system stopped for a while without speaking, and after a while, it slowly said: [It's not if, but a certainty. 】

"What must be..." Xu Mu felt a little confused from the pain.

[It's not if it's disfigured, but it will definitely be disfigured. 】

"..."

After being speechless for a moment, Xu Mu murmured in his mind: "System, do you have a physical body..."

【What's wrong?Why ask this? ] The system said in surprise with a hint of tone.

"I really want to hit you." Xu Mu replied weakly.

【…】

They were speechless, embarrassed for a while.

The system took the lead in breaking the silence with a mechanical recording:

[Ding——Congratulations!Successfully complete the challenge task 3, the reward point is 3000 and the function of delaying the pain value, that is, you can temporarily not get the pain value when there is no one.The current score is 7980, please make persistent efforts! 】

The intense pain and heavy sleepiness made Xu Mu's consciousness a little loose.Hearing this, he was stunned for a while, and then slowly said: "7980... so high... can you give me some rewards or something?"

[5000 points can be exchanged for one wish. 】

"Can you let me go back? Compared to being born and dying here, I still like to study..."

【……no. 】

"I knew it wouldn't work." Xu Mu sneered inwardly.

Just after he finished sneering, suddenly there was a chill all over his body, pouring down from head to toe, washing away the scalding heat in his body.His sense of hearing and smell gradually returned to normal, and his eyes gradually became clear from the haze.

"It's time?" Xu Mu sat up while thinking.

I saw that I was lying by the river, covered with weeds, and the evening wind blew from the river, bringing a chill.

He lowered his head and took a glance, only to see that his body was covered with bloodstains that were shocking and unbearable to look at directly. His clothes were scraped and torn because he rolled down the cliff, and his exposed skin was scorched black and horrible by the fire.

Xu Mu's heart is crap!

I was so shocked that I couldn't even speak!

With this appearance that is even more tragic and desolate than imagined, how can I let myself be romantic and carefree in the future, and enjoy the youth of the world!

Just as he was at a loss, he suddenly felt a faint sound behind him, which seemed to be the sound of human footsteps.

Xu Mu was startled: he couldn't be Qingluan or Fuyun's disciple!

Thinking of this, Xu Mu held his breath and turned his head slightly to look at it.A woman seemed to be walking in the distance, the tulle outside her dress was fluttering in the bitter cold wind, her long hair was pulled up, and a long sword was in her hand.

Although it was late at night, Xu Mu could still recognize this figure.It was Guan Liying.

Xu Mu suddenly remembered yesterday that he had promised Junior Sister Guan to wait for him at the foot of the mountain. At this time, she had come to attend the appointment, but how could his image be seen by others?It's good to scare people.

Adhering to the concept of never going out to scare people, Xu Mu decided to hide quietly behind the dead wood.

While carefully moving his body, he asked silently in his heart: "System! What wish can I exchange for 5000 points? Can I have a plastic surgery!"

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【您好，5000积分可以兑换的愿望为以下：1.移觉通感2.痛感降低3.易容术4……】

"Okay, okay, stop, what is that disguise technique?"

[With the Disguise function, you can switch your appearance by yourself. 】

"Fuck! This is good! It's suitable for people like me who are being chased everywhere!... But I have a question, can this powerful function help me restore my current appearance first!"

【Can. 】

"Okay! Then why didn't you say it earlier! It just made me sad for a long time! Quick! Change the disguise technique for me now! I can't wait to experience it!"

【OK. 】

As soon as the system finished speaking, Xu Mu saw white light flashing faintly on his body. The scorched flesh was smoothed out at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, and the scars and wrinkles that were originally terrifying gradually faded away, replaced by a piece of whiteness.

Seeing the faint white light crawling on her body, Xu Mu was pleasantly surprised.

[When you need to change your appearance, you only need to say "disguise" silently and conceive the appearance in your mind. 】

"Thank you, Brother System!" Xu Mu was once again delighted that his scar had healed and he forgot the pain.

Seeing that his body had fully recovered, Xu Mu hurriedly used his recovered hand to take out the teleportation whistle.

Just as he was about to put the whistle to his lips, he suddenly saw a woman approaching, as if she was not waiting for someone.

Instead, cry.

The originally tall and tall figure shrank into a ball and squatted beside the river, with her head deeply buried in her arms, and the jade hairpin in her bun trembled slightly with the sound of the woman's crying.

Xu Mu was stunned. Could it be that he missed the appointment and made her feel wronged?

That being the case, then get up and comfort yourself.

Xu Mu straightened his clothes, stood up and walked towards the woman gently.

After taking a few steps closer, Xu Mu realized that the sword she had placed by her side was not a complete sword at all.

I saw that the sword body was broken from the middle, and there was still blood on the blade that hadn't solidified.

This is... Just fought against someone?

At this moment, the woman suddenly raised her head, picked up the broken sword beside her, and threw it into the river.There was only a huge splash of water, and the woman's crying burst out along with it.

"Okay, okay, this time it's good!" The woman's cry was almost broken, "It's fine if I don't get it, it's fine if you disappear in my world, but now you have to completely Disappear in this world!"

However, as she shouted and shouted, the woman's voice was slowly drowned by tears and weakened: "Don't you even give me a little thought..."

"Now you're at ease, I can't pester you anymore..." The woman's last voice turned into a low murmur, and she took a hairpin from the end of her hair while thinking, and held it tightly in her hand.

Xu Mu was too shocked to speak.

Could it be that Junior Sister Guan has seen herself die with her own eyes?

Now, how to explain it?

When I looked up again, I saw the empty riverside, and there was no one there.

Under Wuqiling, which is expected to be cold in spring, the vegetation is withered and yellow, and it is bleak, only the cold wind blows past.

After being stunned for a moment, Xu Mu realized that he couldn't stay here for a long time, so he quickly picked up the teleportation whistle and breathed lightly.The next moment, there was another gust of wind whistling in his ears, and he had already arrived in An Yu.

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At this moment, An Yu was in the middle of the night, and the streets were quiet and deserted.

Xu Mu felt uneasy. After leaving for so long, he probably ran out of the money he left for the little girl in exchange for jade.I don't know if she has recently gone back to the life of eating the last meal without the next meal, and sleeping in the open.

In the middle of the night, if he guessed correctly, the little girl should be sleeping on her mother's grave right now.

So Xu Mu didn't go to the inn, but went directly to the cemetery in the suburbs.Sure enough, a thin figure in front of the grave was seen from a distance.

Xu Mu thought to himself that in such a cold day, this silly boy is really stubborn, and he is not afraid of freezing if he sleeps in the wilderness.Hurry up and step forward.

The little girl seemed to have fallen asleep, her exposed hands were purple from the cold, and her lips were bloodless.

Xu Mu leaned over and picked her up, turned around and walked towards the town.

The girl in his arms was very alert, she woke up immediately, her fists were clenched instantly, and she was in an attacking posture ready to go.

But the moment she saw the face in front of her clearly, she immediately stopped resisting.

"Come back, dad?" the girl let go of her little fist, wondering.

"Yeah, I'm back, did you miss me?" Xu Mu turned his head and smiled at the little girl on his shoulder.

The little girl pursed her lips and said nothing.

Xu Mu thought to herself that she was really mean-spirited, and that she hadn't done anything gracious to her, so she still wanted to ask if she missed her.So he smiled and lifted the girl in his arms up and down to prevent her from slipping down.

"I've gained a lot of weight recently, and it's hard to hold it. It seems to be eating well? How much did I exchange for your jade?" Xu Mu walked with his feet, and his mouth was not idle.

The little girl still didn't speak.

"Didn't you still talk just now? Why are you dumb again?" Xu Mu teased.

The little girl only moved a little this time, reaching out and taking out a jade from her arms.

Xu Mu looked at the things in her hand, stopped abruptly, and said, "You didn't use this jade? Then how did you eat for so long?"

The girl stared at him and was stunned, then hurriedly held the jade in her hand again, and hurriedly stuffed it into her arms, as if she was hiding something.

Only then did Xu Mu realize that his tone was a bit harsher, and he changed his words: "I'm not angry with you, and you don't have to hide it. Let me ask you, are you still the same as before, with nothing to eat? Just starving and sleeping in this wilderness at night?"

The little girl nodded because she didn't know.

Xu Mu said helplessly, "Why don't you listen to me?"

The girl replied after a while, "I can't bear it."

"Reluctance? Reluctant about what?" Xu Mu was puzzled.

"Father kept it, I don't want to part with it." The girl still said word by word.

Hearing this, Xu Mu's heart trembled suddenly.

Although I have suffered a lot over the years.However, it seems that there is nothing that hits the soul more directly than other people's reliance on and concern for themselves that is so implicit, yet so straightforward.

Xu Mu has seen this kind of look countless times over the years: from the disciples of Mochi Peak, from the patients in Jiangnan Town, from Junior Sister Guan, from the little girl in his arms, and... many years ago, from Gu Jingyin.

"Since you recognize me as foster father, you have to listen to me, understand?" Xu Mu said gently.

"Yeah." The girl's answer should be very straightforward.

"Death cannot be resurrected. No matter how long you guard your mother's grave, she will never come back to this world. Besides, your mother certainly doesn't want to see you suffer in the cold every day in the wilderness. Listen to me , don’t sleep on the tomb anymore, okay?” Xu Mu knew that she was stubborn, so she used a very patient tone.

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the girl nodded at him.

Seeing her reaction, Xu Mu smiled and said, "I don't know your name yet, would you like to tell me?"

"Li Zhiluo."

After hearing this literary and artistic name, Xu Mu looked at the ragged man in front of him, and felt that it didn't fit.

The only possibility is that the child's parents were scholars, but passed away very early, and the child had no one to take care of him, which made him look like this.

Xu Mu knew in his heart that this child needed someone to take care of him.But men and women are different, and the age difference between the two of them is not very large. When two people are together, it is inevitable that there will be embarrassment in trivial matters of life.

After thinking about it, Xu Mu decided to take the child back to Mochi Peak.

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Five days later, Mochi Peak.

Xu Mu who walked into the mountain gate was a little surprised. Although the place was quiet and lifeless, it was considered clean.

All the houses were tidied up.

Xu Mu turned around and said to the little girl, "Xiao Luo, don't move here, wait for me to come out."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the courtyard, and saw a familiar figure within a few steps.

I saw Guan Liying coming out of the Library Pavilion with a pile of things in her arms, followed by a few women, who seemed to be packing something.

Xu Mu took a closer look, those women were not familiar to him, and they should not be Mochi Peak's original disciples.Well, maybe Junior Sister Guan brought help from her own home?Or is it the new helper she hired?

But seeing Junior Sister Guan here, a stone in Xu Mu's heart fell to the ground.It seems that I guessed correctly, she will definitely return to Mochi Peak.

So Xu Mu turned around and backed out before they found himself walking around.

"Xiaoluo, is the jade I gave you still there?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded, and stretched her hand into her arms.

"It's good to be here. You can go in from here later and keep walking. When you meet a woman in a white dress, you can call her aunt. Remember to give this jade to her and say it is your righteous one." Father left it to you. Do you understand?" Xu Mu leaned down and explained to her carefully.

The little girl nodded.

Xu Mu knelt down, straightened her collar, and said, "If someone asks me anything about me in the future, don't mention it, just say you don't know, remember?"

The little girl nodded again.

"Go in." Xu Mu patted her shoulder lightly.

"No, me?" The little girl suddenly became nervous.

"I don't want you," Xu Mu smiled at her, "It's just that you are a girl, so it's more convenient to follow her. Don't worry, I will come to see you."

The girl still looked at him and didn't speak.

"Be obedient." Xu Mu stared into her eyes and said.

After a while, the girl still nodded at him.Holding the jade in his hand, he walked slowly for a few steps, then turned to look at him again.

Xu Mu suddenly felt that he had left just like that, and felt a little uncomfortable.But I am clearly not someone who knows how to take care of children, so instead of letting her run around the world with such an unpredictable old man, it is better to let her stay in Mochi Peak, by the side of Junior Sister Guan, and have a good time grow up.

So he gritted his teeth secretly, made up his mind, turned around and left.

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After wandering aimlessly for several months, Xu Mu finally got tired of playing.

In fact, it's not that I'm tired of playing, but that there are too few places I can go, very few.

The north of Wuqiling is basically under the jurisdiction of Qingluan; the factions south of Wuqiling are attached to Fuyun's banner one after another.

I simply have nowhere to stay, and my life is in danger wherever I go.

Hide, you can't hide; fight, it's probably a little hanging.

"System, is there any good place in this world for people to devote themselves to cultivation?" Xu Mu thought to himself that in this case, it is better to find a remote place and practice hard for a few years.When the time comes to come out, even if someone recognizes it, it won't be a disastrous defeat in a fight.

【Have. 】

"Come and recommend it to me! My son is going to experience it!"

[Ziquan Peak of Fuyun Mountain is the best place for disciples of the Xian family to practice. 】

"..." System, do you have a grudge against me? If you don't kill me, you won't die with peace, right?

[The second is Cangxue Mountain Netherworld. 】

"Fuck! Don't mention the word Nether to me! Just listening to it makes me shudder!"

[The second is the empty curtain hole in the frontier.Because it is located in a desolate place, it is difficult for ordinary people to get involved, and the environment is harsh, so many people are reluctant to choose this place.But if you have a teleportation post, it shouldn't be a problem to get to the Konglian Cave. Moreover, the essence of heaven and earth is condensed here, so it can get twice the result with half the effort when practicing. 】

Fuck, this place really fits my heart!What a tough condition!Just be able to avoid those two big monsters!

So Xu Mu used the teleport whistle to move himself to the Konglian Cave the next day.

I saw that this place is not only desolate, but also a desert, okay?There may not be a single living creature in a radius of tens of kilometers, but only weird and rugged stones, tall and weird, standing upright in the cold wind of the night.When there was a strong wind, it swirled among the chaotic rocks, making a frightening wail like a ghost crying.

But the more there were no living things, the more relieved Xu Mu felt, and An Anxin immediately set up camp here.

My son is about to start retreat!Everything outside the cave, goodbye!

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Four years later.

Pingweiguan is the first barrier for entry from the frontier.

It was the Dragon Boat Festival in early summer, and the town of Pingwei was very lively.People come and go, and the sound of hawking and shouting is endless.

This is the first time Xu Mu has stepped into the crowd again in four years. He took a few steps and got acquainted with the world he had been isolated for a long time. The audience gossiped.

"Are you planning to go to Wuqiling recently? If anyone wants to go, let's get together!" A man at the next table said with great interest.

When Xu Mu heard the word "Wu Qiling", he paused in his heart, put down the teacup in his hand, and listened intently.

"You mean Wu Qi's covenant?"

"That's right, the agreement made two years ago, who wins and who loses will be announced five days later!"

"Haha! Definitely going! If you have the opportunity to see the demeanor of Fu Yungu, how can you not go? But, speaking of it, I really admire that girl." A man took a big mouthful of vegetables , Mouth spouting foam.

"Speaking of that girl, I don't admire it, it's a bit unworthy. This competition is not equal at all! The girl is a woman, how can we compare? Does it matter if you win or lose?"

"What's the matter with the girl? The girl is not weak at all. You don't know. I heard that the girl spent four years rebuilding Mochi Peak by herself. Anyway, she was honored as "Peak Master Guan". The strength cannot be underestimated."

"Speaking of which, I really want to know, what kind of bloody enmity is there between them? They fight when they meet? They have been entangled for several years and there is no end! Now they want to set up a contest to show off?"

"It seems that the head of Gu is actually unwilling to fight, but this girl has been holding on to her, seeking revenge again and again, threatening to kill him, and forcing him to make an agreement with Wu Qi," said a man. He relished it, and at the end he lowered his voice, pretending to be mysterious, "Who knows that there is something unspeakable between the two of them, the kind of... grievances between children."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, with meaningful smiles on their faces.

Xu Mu was shocked when he heard this, and the cup in his hand was almost broken by himself.

How come after so many years, the grievances from that year are still unsolved?

Also, why did the two of them fight?It should be said that Mo Chifeng was destroyed by Yucheng and Qingluan. At this time, Junior Sister Guan went to seek revenge from Gu Jingyin, did she make a mistake?

Could it be for yourself?

Thinking of this, Xu Mu himself felt ashamed for his narcissistic face.

However, at this point, no matter whether it is because of oneself or not, it is necessary to stop it.After all, he was a fellow disciple who was like a brother and sister in the past, but now that this is happening, as a senior brother, he should stop him anyway!

So, he changed his appearance with the disguise technique, adjusted his luggage (in fact, he didn't have any luggage), and rushed towards Wu Qiling.

The author has something to say: Some people say that the brother has a very good personality.He has a good personality, otherwise it would be impossible for so many people to miss him/cover his face/, if he is a person who often explodes and takes revenge on society whenever he is treated unfairly... I guess Xiao Gu, Xiao Luo and Junior sister dare not like him anymore 2333