Demon's Self-cultivation

At this moment, Zhang Jie is just at the time when he is being greatly stimulated and his spiritual barrier is the weakest, but even if he really wants to have someone to accompany him, or even hug him, he still shows a fierce expression after a moment of trance, and drives him away viciously. This warm feeling: "Get out!"

Zhang Jie hates Qiao Qiao very much, not only because he cried and complained to Mrs. Neil, the head of the orphanage today, and he was punished, but more importantly, he and Qiao Qiao can be regarded as "incompatibility".

Zhang Jie looked down on a "young master" with a weak personality like Qiao Qiao, and was even more jealous that the other party could easily win the love and care of adults with his beautiful appearance and well-behaved personality-this is the feeling that Zhang Jie never got since he was a child.

Zhang Jie's father would only beat him, while his mother was indifferent and disgusted with his father's blood because he hated his father.In order to survive, Zhang Jie also learned to use violence, and then he became a bad boy who was hated and rejected by everyone. Whenever they saw him, the adults would subconsciously protect their children and stay away from him with vigilance.

Zhang Jie told himself not to care about the attitudes of these adults, and gradually he really did not care anymore.But the kind of jealousy and disgust towards the "good kids" loved and protected by adults is deeply rooted in his heart, so that every time he sees this kind of kids, he can't help but step forward to bully them, seeing them scared to death Only when you look brave will you feel comfortable.

But tonight, his embarrassment was seen by the guy he hated the most, which made Zhang Jie very upset.Normally, he would definitely shake his fist to "teach" Qiao Qiao to "forget" everything, but now he really doesn't have the energy to teach the other party a lesson, so he can only put on a fierce posture as much as possible to drive away threats.

Zhang Jie thought that the timid Qiao Qiao would be frightened and left quickly.But unexpectedly, this child who never dared to resist him just shrank back reflexively when he growled, and then leaned back hesitantly and anxiously.

"You... are you really okay? Your face is really ugly..." Qiaoqiao bit his lips, blinked his big eyes, and a layer of water mist rose.Although he was so timid that he trembled slightly, he still squatted on the spot, and even raised the cup in his hand tentatively, "Would you... have some hot water?"

——From his "straight father", Qiao Qiao learned that "hot water" is a good thing.

Drink hot water for stomach pain, drink hot water for cold and fever, anyway, as long as you are sick and uncomfortable, you should drink more hot water.As for mental illness, it is also a kind of long-term illness, right?

Well, anyway, just drink more hot water!

Of course, in addition to the physical therapy of hot water, the spiritual power of Xiaoxiaomo also quietly enveloped Zhang Jie, subtly soothing the trembling soul of the other party.

Looking at the slightly swaying transparent liquid in the glass in front of him, Zhang Jie sniffed the rising moist and warm water vapor, only to belatedly realize that he was indeed thirsty—after all, he had sweated so much, and lack of water was also very serious. normal.

Licking his dry lips, Zhang Jie was silent for a moment, then unceremoniously took the cup over, put it near his mouth, and took a sip.

The water in the cup is neither cold nor hot, just the most comfortable temperature for people.Although it was just the most common hot water, Zhang Jie inexplicably drank it with a hint of sweetness, as if it was life-saving rain.

The warm hot water flowed into the stomach along the esophagus, dispelling the coldness in the bones, and gradually calming down even the anxious spirit.Zhang Jie took a sip after another until he drank the whole glass of water, and finally he felt alive again, and his pale cheeks recovered a little bit of a healthy blush.

After a long breath, Zhang Jie rudely stuffed the empty cup back into Qiao Qiao's hand, stood up without saying a word, turned and left, as if Qiao Qiao was not a "benefactor" who "helped" him at all, but just a "benefactor" A shelf for drinking glasses.

However, Qiao Qiao didn't feel angry at all.He obediently walked to the sink, cleaned the water glass carefully, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a happy arc.

Little Demon doesn't know how to tame human beings, but he has seen how cultivators tame spirit beasts—it's nothing more than hitting a stick and then giving a sweet date until the other party is completely obedient.

In the eyes of the heart demon, human beings are also animals with the ability to think independently, so taming humans and taming spirit beasts... shouldn't be much different, right?

In this way, according to the method used by practitioners to tame spirit beasts, the little demon began a tireless journey of taming.

Every night, by reading Zhang Jie's memory, he constructs all kinds of demons and illusions, destroying Zhang Jie's will over and over again, making the other party struggle and reincarnate in fear and despair.And whenever Zhang Jie was on the verge of collapse and trying to calm down, he appeared silently, accompanied him silently, and handed him a cup of "good medicine that is easy to obtain but has multiple functions".

On the first night, Zhang Jie gave Qiao Qiao a fierce "Get out"; on the second night, Zhang Jie took the water glass silently; Show up every night.

It is naturally impossible for Qiaoqiao to admit that he is the instigator of all the incidents.He blinked innocently, and sincerely said that he came out to get a glass of water on the first day purely because he was thirsty, but later he came out to check because he was worried about him.

Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Zhang Jie cursed in a bad tone, "Meddle in your own business", and every night afterwards, he returned to the state of the second day, drank the hot water silently, turned and left.As for the daytime, the two of them seem to have never met at night, like two parallel lines that do not interfere with each other.

On the surface, it seems that there is no progress in the domestication of the little devil, but he is not in a hurry at all, but rather has a bit of fun in it - because he has already seen the dawn of victory: for example, Zhang Jie looked at his own The eyes no longer had the vicious disgust and maliciousness they once had, but instead showed a bit of unnatural dodge; another example is that the other party has not actively bullied him for a long time.

After several weeks of conscientious domestication, Qiao Qiao felt that it was almost time to accept the results.So, after An An'an had been a good baby for a long time, the little devil who was ready to move was finally ready to make trouble.

On this day, he saw an opportunity while eating, and deliberately bumped into a boy with a hot personality, and directly lifted the plate in the opponent's hand, spilling soup and water all over the boy's head and face.

Such unexpected disasters made the boy stunned for a moment, and then he flew into a rage.

Grabbing Jojo by the neckline, he lifted him up like a chick. The boy raised his fist and wanted to punch him, but he never thought that the arm he just raised was suddenly grabbed by someone forcefully.

The boy who was blocked was even more annoyed. He turned his head to look at the winking guy viciously, but his angry expression was fixed in astonishment in the next second, and he stammered, "Jie, brother Jie?!"

Obviously, this is also a younger brother who usually follows Zhang Jie.The boy never dreamed that "Jie Ge", who always took the lead in fighting and fighting, would stop his fist one day, and the object of "protection" was Qiao Qiao, a guy he had always disliked.

Bathed in the blank and puzzled eyes of his younger brother, Zhang Jie also twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling that his behavior was a bit strange—however, when he saw the little guy who accompanied and comforted him every night tremblingly hugged him Head, trying to avoid the next fist that fell on the body, unexpectedly felt a little... unbearable.

He pursed his lips, even though he felt that he had done something he shouldn't have done, but Zhang Jie didn't regret it - he never regretted his decision, even killing his own father.

"Okay, you don't think it's worth beating such a weak guy!" Zhang Jie glanced at the boy, his expression seemed to be taken for granted, "Just fill another meal, what's the fuss with such an idiot!"

The boy opened his mouth and almost asked, "Brother Jie, didn't you feel that your price was low when you bullied him before?" But seeing Zhang Jie's threatening eyes, he swallowed the question silently, let go and pulled With the hand of Qiaoqiao's collar, he walked back to the robot that distributed the meals.

Easily, a turmoil dissipated invisible.The children in the cafeteria were stunned, and the aunt who took care of the orphans was also stunned for a while, and looked at Zhang Jie who no longer bullied the weak and finally "returned the prodigal son" with gratified eyes.

Qiao Qiao, who was "surviving the catastrophe", lowered his arms protecting his head in a trance, looking a little unbelievable.He looked at Zhang Jie in surprise, and whispered "Thank you".However, Zhang Jie turned a deaf ear to this thank you, turned his head and walked away with an arrogant and indifferent expression - but, Qiao Qiao saw his slightly red ears.

The second time, Jojo felt that the other party was indeed a little cute.

Therefore, maintaining a frequency of "death" that would not be suspected, Qiao Qiao would intentionally or unintentionally cause trouble in front of Zhang Jie every few days, and then watched with relief as Zhang Jie, who had been domesticated by him, stood in front of him and defended him. .

In this way, with the passage of time, not only did Zhang Jie get used to his act of protecting Qiao Qiao, and he was no longer as resistant and awkward as before, even the other orphans knew that Qiao Qiao was Zhang Jie's protector, and they A guy who can't be provoked.

Orphans are very sensitive, and they know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages better than children living under the protection of their parents, because they can only protect themselves-bullying the weak and fearing the hard is not a bad habit, it is just a survival instinct.

When Qiao Qiao was weak and deceitful and had no shelter, they could vent their emotions on him and rob him of their interests.And once Qiao Qiao hides behind Zhang Jie, the orphans can quickly change their attitudes, and treat Qiao Qiao at a respectful distance, or even be kind and kind.

When the other orphans would not bully Qiao Qiao even if they were not in front of Zhang Jie, Qiao Qiao's domestication task finally got a satisfactory result.

A little demon without such a sense of self-esteem does not feel that there is anything to be ashamed of hiding under the wings of others, and he is even proud of it.After all, this is the result of his efforts to domesticate, and Qiao Qiao himself is not a violent person, he prefers to play with people's hearts.

——Compared to going into battle in person, it is more interesting to stay behind cleanly and safely, implying that other people who are under your control and applause will charge forward for you, isn't it?

In the eyes of the other orphans, it was Qiao Qiao who flattered Zhang Jie and gained Zhang Jie's protection, but in the eyes of the little devil, it was he who tamed Zhang Jie and made Zhang Jie take the initiative to please him, unconsciously following his lead.

With Zhang Jie, the vicious dog that rushes in front of him all the time, Xiao Xiaomo's life in the orphanage finally got on the right track and became peaceful and peaceful.

After becoming the "master" of the orphanage boss, Qiao Qiao began to set his second goal, which is to understand and integrate into the world as much as possible before he grows up.

His "father" was unable to regard himself as a part of the cultivation world from the beginning to the end, and kept missing the previous world, so he caught his weakness and made him die.With this lesson learned from the past, Xiao Xiaomo must not make the same mistake.

Orphans are not allowed to come and go from the orphanage at will, especially for young children like Qiao Qiao.Under such circumstances, the fastest way to understand the outside world is to read.

In this era, technology is prevalent, and electronic products penetrate into every aspect of people's lives. Cheap, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-search e-books are increasingly favored by people, while paper books are gradually withdrawing from the stage of history.

Those luxurious hardcover tomes have changed from reference books to decorations that show their inner talents, while paperback books that have no decorative effect and take up a lot of space have been cleared out of the room batch after batch, and some of them have been cleaned out. Recycled and reused, another part is donated to organizations that cannot afford e-books but need to read them-such as orphanages.

The orphanage where Qiao Qiao lived had a small library, but most of the time it was neglected.Orphans who are not old enough to go to school are seldom literate, so naturally they don't go to the library; while those who go to school are more focused on their schoolwork, and don't spend much time and energy on "idle books".

As a little Douding who is illiterate and has little interest in books, the memory of Xiaomo Yuan also does not exist in the library.But now Qiao Qiao's "popularity" in the orphanage has been greatly improved, and he can learn a lot of news about the library after a little inquiring.

Because the library is not used frequently, it is not even timely to clean it.As soon as he opened the door, Qiao Qiao saw countless fine dust flying and floating in the sunlight passing through the window, and he couldn't help but frowned in disgust.

The library room was quiet, and Qiao Qiao walked towards the rows of bookshelves, curiously identifying the words on the book covers—yes, the little devil can read.Thanks to the memory of his "father", although he has traveled to a new world where everything is very different from the world of cultivation, Xiaoxiaomo can speak, read, and even know how to use many simple-to-operate household appliances.

Because these cognitions are already a kind of instinct for Qiao Qiao's "father", even if they have been put aside for a long time in the cultivation world, they will never forget them.As for other deeper things—such as the knowledge learned in school—Xiao Xiao Mo doesn’t understand.After all, even Xiaoxiaomo's "father" doesn't know much about these knowledges, and he has to cram his feet before each exam. Once he doesn't use them for a long time, he returns all of them to the school teacher, and there is no way to "teach" Xiaoxiaomo.

... So, to learn knowledge or something, you have to start from scratch.

Little Demon sighed heavily, feeling that there was a long way to go—being a human being is a hassle, how could the Demon Beware be at ease?

Once again slandering humans, creatures who like to toss themselves, Jojo walks through the bookshelves, looking for books that he is interested in and understandable.

His white and tender fingers slid across the book cover, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a figure sitting leaning on the window sill of the library, flipping through the books with his head bowed.Qiao Qiao stopped, tilted his head and looked over, and noticed Qiao Qiao's appearance, the man also raised his head, and looked at Qiao Qiao for a moment.

The immature apricot eyes are clean and curious, and the long and narrow phoenix eyes are cold and deep.

Qiao Qiao only felt that his heart was hit hard by something inexplicable, and subconsciously raised his hand to cover his chest.He could feel the melody of the beating heart under his palm getting more and more surging, and a bright brilliance suddenly rose in his eyes.

——Such a subtle yet intense feeling, could it be what humans call..."love at first sight"? !