The daily life of the retired devil

In early autumn of the 12th year of Taisho, sweet pears were in season.

And when the morning fog dissipated and the ground became hotter and hotter, a peddler in a straw hat pushed a cart of yellow and big pears and began to sell them along the street.

"Pear, pear, sweet pear!"

He has a strong voice, and he should be in his thirties, but he is too lazy, he yelled twice and stopped at the corner of the street casually. While taking off his straw hat to fan the wind, he took pears by himself and ate them sweetly. .

"Pears!"

"Ahhhhhh..."

"It's delicious!"

"Ahhhhhh..."

"Buy one!"

Maybe seeing that the peddler was eating too sweet, the passers-by couldn't help but leaned forward and asked, "How do you sell these pears?"

The peddler said, "Ten cents a piece!"

"Ten Wen? One?!" The passer-by was taken aback, "Isn't this too expensive for you?! Ten Wen a catty, I can still think about it!"

The peddler didn't even look at the man, he waved his hand and said, "No second price!"

The pedestrian left angrily.

So the peddler enjoyed himself, and touched the second pear with his probe.

On the opposite side, Xie Feiyan, who was sitting in the teahouse early, took a panoramic view of the scene in front of him, laughed and shook his head.

"I don't know where he came from a rich family. This way of experiencing life is really ingenious."

After muttering something in a low voice, Xie Feiyan looked away, just in time the waiter at the shop next to him offered him refreshments.

"Young master, I brought you the pastry you ordered first, and your tea will be cooked for a while, and I will bring it to you as soon as it is ready!"

Xie Feiyan nodded casually, not caring about the bad tea here, just asked: "I heard that the storyteller here is going to tell a new story today, do you know what he's going to tell?"

The waiter in the shop smiled brightly: "Young master, you are also here for Mr. Liu. Please wait a moment, he will be here in a while. Today's story will definitely not disappoint you, young master!"

After the waiter went down, Xie Feiyan flipped through "Strange Tales from Tonghe" leisurely.

The system couldn't hold back anymore.

【I said, why are you in no hurry?You have been here for ten days, why haven't you moved at all?How decisive is your killing?Where's your eloquent tongue?Even if you decide to usurp the throne right away, I can still treat you as working, but you——you're just fishing, right? ! ! 】

Xie Feiyan teased, "The emperor is not in a hurry for the eunuchs."

【…】

Not teasing this stupid AI anymore, Xie Feiyan explained: "You don't understand the way here. Ning Xuancheng's wish can't be rushed."

[What's the rush? 】The system feels that Xie Feiyan is fooling himself, a weak, helpless and pitiful artificial intelligence, 【Doesn't he just want to become a fairy?It's not like you haven't become a fairy before!Wouldn't it be enough to walk again? ! 】

Don't talk about immortals, whether it's a demon or a Buddha, who hasn't been a host before?

To put it bluntly, this host has reincarnated more times than Ning Xuancheng has eaten rice grains!A mere wish of "I want to become a fairy", with his experience, isn't it easy to grasp? !

Xie Feiyan couldn't help shaking his head: "I knew you would think so."

[Isn't it right? 】

"Of course not." After a pause, Xie Feiyan said, "Do you still remember what Ning Xuancheng said when he died in his previous life?"

——I laugh at you for being immortals, but you are so pious and like a dog.

——I laugh at this world, there is no real fairy anymore!

Xie Feiyan said: "What he pursues is not the overturning cultivation base, nor the longevity of the same life... He doesn't want to be the kind of 'monk' who spends his time trying to cultivate the base, he wants to be a Taoist who naturally attains the Tao." 'True Immortal'."

Ning Xuancheng's longing for immortals at the beginning was not because of their superior status, nor because of their power to change the world, but because of the travel notes he had read since childhood.

In "Travel Notes of the Nineteen States of Taisho", the author mentioned such a thing.

One day, the author of the travel note encountered a heavy rain in the mountains and forests. When he was looking for shelter from the rain, he happened to see a white deer trembling under the thunderstorm on the cliff stone platform.The author is far away from the mountains and rivers, has seen a lot, and knows that this should be the monster clan's crossing calamity, so he turned around in a panic and wanted to avoid it, but at this moment, a thunderbolt struck sideways, hitting the trees near the author, and the rest of the wave Also hacked the author half to death.

And just when the author was half dead and half alive, thinking that he was going to die in a foreign land, he saw a strange-looking immortal in Tsing Yi approaching him in a haze, checked his condition, and shouted angrily to the sky: "Why did Tian Lei also Will it affect mortals? Who is in charge of thunder today?!"

The author was not struck to death by lightning, but was almost scared to death by this sentence.He never expected that someone would ask the world!

Or is it - such a person is the real Daoist and immortal? !

Later, the author passed out, not knowing what happened next, and when he woke up again, he was still lying in place, the cliff stone platform not far away was empty, and there was no trace of burnt marks on the skin on his body, except for a burnt spot beside his body. Outside the wood, everything is like a dream.

However, the author does not think this is a dream, and uses his pen to describe this event in detail.

And in the "Strange Stories from Tonghe" that Xie Feiyan is reading now, such a story is also recorded:

A few years ago, a Taoist in a village caught a vixen and planned to kill it.

Passers-by saw them and asked curiously, "What did this fox do wrong? Why did you kill it?" The Taoist said, "This fox was overconfident and injured the scholar. He wanted to destroy the scholar's marriage and replace the bride." "The passer-by asked in surprise, "Why is the fox like this?"

Hearing this, the fox said with tears, "you don't know. The scholar lost his father since he was a child. He had nothing but a thatched hut. I met him when he was six years old. Seeing that he was young and pitiful, I often went down the mountain to help him." For him, as time went by, he developed feelings for him, and agreed that he would get married when he became an adult. However, on the day he became an adult, he wanted to break the contract and marry someone else. I was so angry that I lost my sense of proportion."

The Taoist disagreed, and said: "Human monsters are different. He said he wanted to marry you when he was young and ignorant. When he grows up, he understands, so naturally he won't mention it again. As a monster, you should be born to understand this truth. Back then, you shouldn't marry me." It should not be used as a reason for your self-defense now!"

The fox said angrily: "Since it's an agreement, how can I break it so easily? Could it be that I'm a monster, so I'm not worthy to make an agreement with others? If I really don't deserve it, then what is he who is favored by me?!"

The passer-by said: "From this point of view, you both have your own reasons and insist on your own opinions. In this case, if I ask the scholar to return all the things to you, would you like to end this agreement? Daoist, would you let this matter go?" fox?"

One person and one fox all nodded.

So the passer-by laughed and pointed to the scholar beside him.

The scholar's face changed suddenly, and he immediately felt unbearable abdominal pain. He couldn't help opening his mouth to an exaggerated arc, and began to spit out live chickens, mountain rabbits, and green snakes.

In the end, after the scholar vomited out sixteen live chickens, eighteen mountain rabbits and six green snakes, he couldn't vomit, and almost turned into a skeleton covered in human skin. He collapsed on the ground, gasping for air. There are only various fresh animals running around him.

A passer-by said to the people around him with astonished faces: "The scholar was fed by the fox and grew up. It can be said that he owed the fox a great favor without repaying it. At first, he had decided to repay the favor with his own body, but then he ruthlessly broke the contract, and even took the Taoist. To kill the fox's life. Logically speaking, such a person should repay kindness with his life, but God has the virtue of loving life, so I only ask you to pay back with flesh and blood, and leave your life. I hope future generations will be vigilant. Take you as a warning."

After all, the passer-by waved his hand, and the fox, the Taoist, the passer-by, and the scurrying animals all disappeared, only the story of the immortal's persuasion spread in the world.

This strange story recorded in "Tonghe Zhiyi" may be true or false.

But the young Ning Xuancheng neither thought the first story was a dream, nor did he think the second story was false, so he deeply remembered his feelings and thoughts when he saw these "immortals" in the story— —

Walking in the world of mortals, coming and going with the wind, saving people's lives, avenging justice for demons... He wants to be such a chic and casual fairy!

Through the books, Xie Feiyan had vaguely touched Ning Xuancheng's mood back then, but the system was confused.

【What's the difference? 】The system was suspicious, 【Don't just make random guesses yourself? ! 】

Xie Feiyan: "..."

Xie Feiyan felt that after possessing Ning Xuancheng, he seemed to have been infected with a little bit of tranquil and far-reaching immortal energy, so that his violent temper was much calmed down, otherwise, he would have been careless like before. With a small system, his backhand is a small black room.

Xie Feiyan said indifferently: "Even if I guessed wrong, Ning Xuancheng would not be able to follow my path. I know Buddhist Kungfu very well, but it is impossible for me to take this path now; as for sword cultivator, he doesn't have the vigor , I prefer to use a knife; as for the final "Shifang Liuhuo Illusion Book", this should not be a cultivation method for human races. So, in general, none of my methods are suitable for him."

The system was stunned for a moment.

【Then, what shall we do then? 】

"Wait."

【Wait? 】

Xie Feiyan smiled: "That's right, wait."

Wait until he sees all over the world and realizes the true Dao Miao Zhenxian!

……

The rain at the beginning of autumn came without warning and went away abruptly.

When the storyteller in the teahouse performed and vividly told the wonderful story called "Pear Planting", Xie Feiyan on the second floor of the teahouse noticed that there seemed to be a little problem with the pear seller's stall diagonally opposite.

Xie Feiyan listened carefully:

"...Give me another pear! Good-hearted man, since you gave me a pear, why not give me another one?"

"You Taoist, you are so unreasonable! Is it possible that I gave the pear wrong? How can there be any reason in this world that repeats again and again?!"

"But you have a carload of pears, and it doesn't hurt to give me one or two. Why are you so stingy?"

"Think about it, if everyone asks me for pears like you, how many people can I give my car pears to?"

"But now it's not everyone, only me!"

"Oh, you Taoist, if you are really unreasonable, go away quickly! I will be rude if it is later!"

The two entangled endlessly, and the movement gradually attracted the attention of passers-by.

When the passers-by downstairs gradually gathered and pointed at the two, the story of the storyteller in the teahouse called "Planting Pears" also happened to be here.

"The Taoist said, 'There are hundreds of them in a car, and the old man is one of the beggars. It will not cause any serious damage to the layman. Why are you angry?'"

"The viewer persuades the inferior to give an order, but the villagers refuse..."

Xie Feiyan looked surprised, amused, but also a little suspicious in his heart.

How could it be such a coincidence?

The storyteller in the teahouse was telling the story of "Planting Pears", and the pear seller outside also met a Taoist priest?

Inside and outside the teahouse, the story continues.

The author has something to say: I think that the current mainstream comprehension essays are actually a mixture of martial arts essays + □□ essays, in which there are more elements of fighting and killing, love and hatred, and killing and seizing treasures. It looks very exciting, but I feel a little tired after watching too much (I also write about cultivation, and I don’t mean to look down on cultivation)

Most of the classical fairy tales pay attention to the word "immortal": coming due to origin and going away due to extinction, which is not only in line with the principle of yin and yang, but also in line with the goodness of human nature.

I hope that in this volume, I can successfully write the "immortal" in my heart to everyone.

Yesterday's second update... forget it as today's first update_(:з」∠)_

There will be a second update around 19:00

感谢在2021-06-1718:26:58~2021-06-1804:43:02期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: 23115 bottle of all the best;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!