Nocturnal

Qin Mochi heard rustling voices, opened his eyes, and saw a cloud of black mist in his field of vision, he couldn't see anything, which made him suddenly have an illusion, as if he had become the innocent little boy he was when he was a child again. blind.

Qin Mochi could only silently recite the "Xin Xin Jue" over and over again in his heart, which was taught to him by A Li as a nursery rhyme when he was a child.It's just that after returning to Linhai, many things were forced to be forgotten, and it was only recently that I slowly remembered them—after Li Yedu reminded me of the first two sentences.

In Qin Mochi's more than 20 years of life, he never thought of practicing.He is just an ordinary person, going to school step by step, further study, and then starting his own small business, without even thinking about whether he will have a family in the future.He has always been very satisfied with his life.Unexpectedly, a person in his 20s suddenly transformed into a monster, and was forced by the hard reality to embark on the road of cultivation step by step... Without cultivation, there is no way to absorb the demonic power of Ali that circulates in the meridians , will overflow the dantian, and will be discovered by other monsters or celestial masters, and will become a delicious meat bun that can walk in the eyes of other monsters...

From his own experience, Qin Mochi has a deep understanding of what it means to depend on blessings and misfortunes.The laws of this world are strict and fair, and what is gained is bound to be lost.Qin Mochi thought about whether he would like to be a blind man or a Tang monk, and found that no matter which choice he chose, he could not make the decision.

A strange movement came from the top of his head. Qin Mochi raised his head, thinking whether there would be another big hand, when he felt the surrounding air suddenly stirred up, gradually forming a vortex above his head.

Qin Mochi struggled uncomfortably, but the suction became stronger and stronger, as if his soul was being sucked away.Qin Mochi desperately resisted this terrible suction, only to feel that there was something turbulent in the sea of ​​consciousness, struggling between the suction above his head and his own strength, like a saw.

The true energy in the body was quickly exhausted.

Qin Mochi stared in front of his eyes, unconsciously reciting the "Xin Xin Jue".

After reading it over and over again, the circulation of Qi channels seems to have become the instinct of the body, and no longer needs his deliberate guidance.Qin Mochi developed a new function of inner vision without a teacher in this almost hallucinatory stupor after exhaustion.He saw a mass of magnificent purple in the dantian slowly turning according to some mysterious law, and it seemed to solidify a little with each turn.A faint mist is separated from it, traveling along the meridians, wherever it passes, it continuously washes his body with mysterious power, takes away the impurities in the body, returns to the dantian, and refines in that cloud of mist Impurities are removed, and then the pure Qi is sent into the circulation of the Qi veins.

It goes on and on, the cycle goes on and on.

Suddenly, a green picture scroll unfolded in front of Qin Mochi's eyes, with jagged rocks, towering old trees, and a young leopard climbing up and down around an old tree, his eyes full of novelty about the world.Day after day, the leopard grew up slowly in the mountains and forests, its round body became slender and strong, and its expression became vigilant and fierce.

The leopard climbed up the thick pine tree and peeked through the branches.On the mountain path, the gray-bearded old Taoist priest was carrying a half-worn pannier, criticizing a little fat bird with long tail feathers that sat on his shoulder.The little chubby bird has light yellow feathers and a red beak that keeps pecking at the old Taoist's hair. It is very clever and cute.

It was this bird that the leopard was staring at.

The little chubby bird turned his head suddenly, glanced at the direction where the leopard was lurking, then lowered his head indifferently, shaking his little paws, as if he didn't care at all about being peeped at.

The leopard lowered its body, jumped down from the tree without making a sound, and followed it not far or near.

The old Taoist twisted his beard and murmured, "... Gather the divine light and reach the heart of heaven. Enter the Niwan and descend to the air pocket..."

The little chubby bird grabbed the old Taoist priest's collar, glanced back at the depths of the mountain forest, his round little bean eyes blinked, turned his head quite disdainfully, and pecked the old Taoist priest's ear twice with his sharp beak as if nothing had happened. .

The old Taoist reached out to touch its head, his eyes were half-opened and half-closed.

A clear cry broke through the heavy fog in front of him. Qin Mochi opened his eyes and saw a gap in the thick fog, and bright sunlight shone in through the gap, instantly dispelling the dense fog.

Qin Mochi found himself leaning against a low wall, slumped crookedly on the ground.In front of him was a dilapidated old-style courtyard, with grass growing higher than his calves.A stone path among the wild grass leads to the half-collapsed Moon Gate not far away.Outside the Moon Gate, an old wisteria pressed most of its canopy on the half-collapsed Moon Gate. Purple flower strings cascaded down the wall, like a dazzling brocade unfolding in this desolate courtyard.

There was an old well in the corner of the courtyard, and a bird stopped on the edge of the well, staring at him with a pair of black bean-like eyes.The light yellow fur is matted, and a small tuft sticks up from the back of the head.Qin Mochi felt that its expression was very serious for no reason - he couldn't explain how he could see seriousness from the palm-sized bird's face.

Qin Mochi shuddered, he suddenly realized that this was the black-bellied fat bird he had seen when he entered meditation just now.The images he saw were all the memories that Ali kept in the demon pill, so the person in front of him was most likely the fat chicken that spit fire and burned Ali!

Qin Mochi pointed at it with trembling fingers and coughed violently.

He was imprisoned in that predicament, and he did not know what foul air he had inhaled. Now that he saw the light again, he felt that his nasal cavity and throat were full of inexplicable smoke and dust.

Fat Bird tilted his head and looked at him twice, lowered his head and pecked at the messy hair on his body, and then threw the long tail feathers behind him to the front, combing them carefully one by one.

Qin Mochi was so weak from coughing, and his eyes were tearful, that he finally had the feeling that he was still alive.

The fat bird finished trimming the few hairs on its body, flapped its wings and flew up, circled Qin Mochi twice, landed on a raised green brick in the weeds, and hummed disdainfully, "You are A Li's child ?”

Qin Mochi was taken aback by its human voice, and was taken aback for a moment before he remembered that this little fat bird could still be regarded as Ali's old friend.It was also because of it that A Li entered the Taoist sect by chance and embarked on the path of demon cultivation ever since.

Qin Mochi was weak and weak, he could only cup his hands at the big bird and said, "Ali is my adoptive mother."

Fat Bird snorted, "Ah Li really lost her fortune. She gave birth and raised her again, but she only admitted half of it..."

Qin Mochi didn't hear what it muttered clearly, and asked subconsciously, "What?"

The fat bird jumped impatiently on the bricks and stones, "Can you get up?"

Qin Mochi reluctantly stood up while leaning on the wall, hesitantly looked at the round ball at his feet, "You brought me here?"

The fat bird flapped its wings and flew up, "Idiot! If I hadn't come in time, you would have been sucked up as the soup stuffing of a soup dumpling!"

Qin Mochi, "..."

It's just a metaphor, do you want to put it so eloquently?

"Then do you know who brought me here?"

"I don't know." The fat bird flew unhurriedly one or two meters away in front of him, the voice was not loud, and it sounded a bit of a young man's arrogance, but when thinking of its age, Qin Mochi was really worried. I can't feel contemptuous, "As soon as my spiritual consciousness came out, this person escaped." After a pause, he said: "I guess he has heard the name of my golden-haired bird, so he has some scruples."

Qin Mochi, "..."

In fact, it just doesn't know, right?And this divine golden-haired bird... Who gave it the nickname? !The silly and cute face of a golden retriever came to Qin Mochi's mind, coupled with a bird's tail like a feather duster, his hairs stood on end in an instant.

"Where were you before?" Qin Mochi was more curious about this question, "How did you come here by such a coincidence?"

Shenniao glanced at him very condescendingly, "I gave your mother some warning symbols before, and she hit you with this symbol. When I got up this morning, one of the warning symbols was broken, so I followed the warning symbols The trace left behind came to see what happened to you... It turned out that someone wrapped it up as a stuffed bun."

Qin Mochi, "..."

It must have not eaten breakfast when it went out.

Qin Mochi held his breath and followed it through a low door. Outside the door was a quiet courtyard with covered bridges and small pavilions, full of antiquity, but it was abandoned for unknown reasons.The divine bird seemed to be quite familiar with this area, flying here and there, and even came out of this haunted house-like barren garden.

Qin Mochi was so tired that he was panting heavily. When he was still trapped by the unknown magic weapon, he felt that he was about to be sucked dry, but he could only hold his breath.Now that he was in trouble, he let out his breath unknowingly, and he began to feel sore every inch of his body, as if he had been soaked in water for too long, and was almost crushed by the pressure of the air when he landed.

Qin Mochi sat on a remnant stele outside Huangyuan and tried his best to cheer himself up. His face was as pale as a ghost, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

The divine bird landed on the branch next to it, and complained impatiently, "You are so delicate, can you be sucked dry with a mere suction talisman? How could Ali give birth to you so useless?" son?"

Qin Mochi glanced over, "What did you say?!"

Shenniao probably thought that he was overwhelmed by his scolding, so he sneered, "The element-absorbing talisman sounds scary, but its effect..."

"The last sentence!" Qin Mochi interrupted it. He felt that his outer shell was still sitting here without moving, but his inner body was in pain like a torrential river, "You said that Ali gave birth to my useless son?"

Unable to grasp the key point, the divine bird snorted, "With the inner alchemy that has been cultivated for more than 800 years, it turns out to be this bird... Bah, this bear, how dare you say that you are useful? It really makes people laugh out loud. gone."

Qin Mochi's ears buzzed, "A Li gave birth...she is mine..."

Shenniao finally realized what kind of a secret he had revealed, belatedly, the feathers on his tail trembled, and shrank unnaturally, "Ha ha."

Qin Mochi stared blankly at the dilapidated Huangyuan not far away. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly bent down and grabbed a handful of sand from the ground and threw it at the divine bird without thinking.

His move was like a stroke of magic, the bird didn't dodge, and immediately screamed with dust on his forehead, "What are you doing?!"

Qin Mochi said expressionlessly: "Avenge my mother. Who told you to spray her with fire?"

Divine Bird, "..."

800 years ago, right?It's all forgotten, okay?Is this an upgraded version of Gentleman's Revenge Ten Years Not Too Late? !

"Unfilial son!" Shenniao angrily shook off the dirt on his body, and combed his yellow hair from head to tail again, "You still have to call me uncle when it comes to seniority, your mother should be led in by me." Yes, I was the first person you saw when you were born! If it weren’t for me, your little gray fur with spots and your tail would not scare the Xia family to death!”

Qin Mochi looked at him directly, the shock was too great for him to react for a while.

Shenniao cleaned herself up, but she was still a little angry, "Little bastard! Disrespecting the teacher!"

Qin Mochi hugged his head, his heart was full of sadness that wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, what the hell kind of world is this...

Shenniao finally noticed Qin Mochi's strangeness, and moved closer to him, "Hey! Little nephew!"

Qin Mochi buried his face in his palm, "I was born a leopard?"

Shenniao thought that he had found the root cause of Qin Mochi's shock, and hurriedly said: "How can it be, Ali is a great demon with more than 800 years of cultivation, she is much more advanced than the white lady in your story who will show her original shape when she drinks alcohol , how can I give birth to a small... child with fur?"

Qin Mochi persuaded himself not to think deeply about what was originally going to be behind that small word.

"You were born as a half-demon with spiritual power, but this spiritual power conflicts with your human half." Shenniao jumped on his knee and continued to babble about the past, "That's why you The soul is incomplete, but this is not something that can't be remedied the day after tomorrow. Unfortunately, your father can't bear it, alas. Don't be sad. Most human beings can't bear the fact that they married a goblin. "The Legend of the White Snake" is the most A good example, the white lady gave Xu Xian a lot of heart and soul. Xu Xian was a poor dick, and after meeting the white lady, he got a lot of money. As a result, the old bald donkey wanted to go home to accept the demon. When the white lady showed her true form, Xu Xian immediately frightened himself to death... What do you think he is... isn't he just a worm with a skin disease..."

Qin Mochi was silent, thinking that it still knew the word hanging silk, and it was quite up to date.

Shenniao said again: "I guess your father must have realized that Ali's original body is not a human being, so he fought hard with Ali over your matter, and finally divorced her... If it wasn't for your old man Grandpa said that he wanted to keep the blood of the Xia family, so he sent you and A Li out of the house at that time... Hmph, what, didn't they give you in the end..."

Speaking of this, Shenniao finally realized who he was talking to from the self-talk that seemed to vent his anger, coughed twice, and unnaturally turned the topic of unbridled, "Oh, your mother met your father Just after the Heavenly Tribulation, the Heavenly Tribulation of the demon cultivator was even more dangerous than that of the monks. She was seriously injured at the time. If it hadn’t been for being saved by your father, it would have been a trouble... She can be regarded as repaying her kindness with her body. So what? , cultivators, the most important thing is to repay favors, you can't owe favors casually, otherwise there will be demons in the future, and I'm afraid it will be sad."

Qin Mochi suddenly understood where Ali's indifference came from when he was in the mountains.Or in her heart, Xia Hong's life-saving grace and later abandonment have been offset by grievances and resentments, and neither is owed, so she can continue to be her leopard spirit in the mountains and forests.Perhaps in her view, the loss of true energy due to having a child with a mortal is just the price she should pay when she repays her kindness.

So... what about him?

Something in Qin Mochi's heart shook violently, and then he felt ashamed and remorseful, wishing to slap himself.Was he actually doubting Ali's feelings for him? !

Shenniao comforted him clumsily, "Although you had fur when you were born, you are much cuter than you are now. Ah Li doesn't like it. Well, she liked me very much at first, but later... the favorite is me. It has become you." Speaking of the last sentence, there was an inexplicable resentment in her tone.

Qin Mochi thought numbly, this guy is really his uncle?Not his mother's pet?