The honest person is you

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You pass through lush forests, and a mist hangs over the surface of the river, from which countless beautiful lotus flowers grow.

When you arrive at the village, you find that it is completely different from what Tianyuan described to you in the past.This village, which became desolate at some time, can vaguely imagine the prosperity of the past, but now there is not even a trace of human habitation among the houses.

You have practiced Taoism on this island for thousands of years, but this is the first time you have come to this village.You see ritual objects and talismans hanging in those houses that are not closed, but they are not so much used for cultivating the Tao, but as decorations—this is just using the "Tao" and faith to restrain the villagers s method.

But why did Mei appear in this kind of place weakly?She is obviously also one of the "celestial beings".

This can only be known by finding her.

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The names of "celestial beings" all come from flowers. The first two "celestial beings" were born, and the master named them "lian" and "plum".

The master treats them as his disciples, and also lectures on them, and teaches them to operate the "Qi" in their bodies, which is different from the human body structure, enabling them to understand the "Qi" between heaven and earth more subtly.

But compared to the immortals who were born with an absolute advantage, the master favored another disciple—that was the disciple he brought from Xianyang to Kuize in the past.

Because of her trust and respect, she was even given the task of teaching the "celestial beings" who were born later.May, who was doing these things together, was so curious about her that she couldn't help but peek at her all the time, but they never sat down to talk to each other properly.

Mei felt that she possessed an air of rejection, a kind of indifference and tranquility that seemed to transcend the mundane.This made her retreat involuntarily every time she wanted to talk to the other party.

So although they could always see each other, May didn't know her at all.Mei neither knew her preferences nor heard her voice a few times.In May's view, only a guru can talk to her.However, even in front of the master, she never talked about topics other than "Tao".

Mei even felt that the master who created her and Lian was more approachable than her.

When he said this to the master, there was a kind smile on the face of the master. He said that the child was born to cultivate the Tao, as long as it continues like this, she will become a fairy one day.

"Immortal?"

Becoming a fairy and becoming a sage is the end of the fairy road.Mei felt very strange about this statement, because she and Lian were "heavenly immortals".

This is different, the guru said.Even if the artificially created life is endowed with the title of "celestial being", it is not a real immortal. The essence of "Heavenly Immortal" is just a creature that can manipulate "Qi" more subtly than humans.

But the ascetics who are truly favored by the supreme principle of the immortal way can also surpass the "celestial beings" who have the innate advantage.

The master told Mei: "That child is the most gifted ascetic I have ever seen."

From the moment he saw her, the Grandmaster saw the "Tao" in her body. The child said something like "Safe as fate", but the look in his eyes was completely different.

So he took her under his family, taught her personally, and did not forget to take her with him when he led the fleet to seek immortality.When they left Xianyang, the master asked her if she had made up her mind to only seek the Tao with one heart and not for external things.

Going to sea this time may encounter risks at sea, or they may really find the legendary fairy mountain. All in all, the possibility of returning to Xianyang is the weakest.

That child who was still a young child, her eyes were as firm as a rock.

Mei learned about her past from the mouth of the master, and imagined everything she saw in her eyes, but people's thoughts cannot communicate with each other, let alone an inhuman thing like Mei.Mei, who was born as a "celestial being", has never been to places other than Penglai.May could not imagine those things at all.

The first time she heard her take the initiative to talk to herself, May was even taken aback. She asked May if she had anything to say, because May was always looking at her.Hearing her voice, Mei was so nervous that she didn't even dare to lift her head, let alone answer.

Afterwards, Mei felt very regretful again, but when she saw her again, Mei still didn't dare to speak.

It would be great if she could hear her heart, or be heard by her, Mei thought so, day after day, they didn't say a word.

Later, the master retreated to practice Taoism, and Mrs. Bian occasionally refined the outer alchemy...Everything seemed normal, until one night, she took the initiative to find Mei for the first time in the dark.

Mei saw the emotional ups and downs of ordinary people appearing on that beautiful and indifferent face for the first time, her expression was so serious, and her gaze on Mei was extremely serious.

"Ms. Bian is not using ordinary medicines to refine the outer alchemy, but she is using living people to cultivate flowers, so as to transform their qi into the raw materials for alchemy..." Her voice was very clear in the darkness, she told Mei, " Grandmaster is not retreating, he has died and turned into a tree, Mrs. Bian transformed the body of Grandmaster into metal and kept it in the hall, I have seen it all."

What she said had such an impact on Mei that Mei didn't know what to do for a while.Although Mei is a "celestial being", she has an introverted personality that is almost weak.

She grabbed Mei's hand and said that she was leaving Penglai, and she asked Mei if she would run away with her.

Mei hesitated, and that weak heart was hindering Mei from making a decision.

But she is not like Mei, Mei has always known, so when Mei hesitated, she looked deeply at Mei's face.Mei lowered her head as before, not daring to look at her.

So she let go of Mei's hand and ran out alone. Mei still couldn't help but secretly raised her eyes to look at her. Her back was like a light butterfly in the night.

That night, Mrs. Bian found out about this, and Mei realized that if she hesitated like herself, she would probably be caught by Mrs. Bian.

When Mrs. Bian ordered everyone to search for her whereabouts, she asked all the angels if they knew her whereabouts. They all said no, and Mei also denied it with her head down.

It was only later that Mei found out that when she left Penglai, she had secretly taken away the secret scroll left by the master—this was the reason why Mrs. Bian was angrily looking for her.

Mei will occasionally think of her again, remembering that night she held her hand tightly, at that moment Mei felt as if she could really empathize with her, and her firmness and courage were conveyed through that palm.

After all, Ke Mei failed to overcome her "heart", so she could only watch her from a distance as before.

Mrs. Bian failed to find her in Penglai, and asked everyone to go to Fangzhang and Yingzhou to continue searching, but after searching the entire dry marsh, she was still nowhere to be seen.Since then, she has been regarded as a traitor, and Mrs. Bian and the gods have kept silent about her.

But Mei still secretly mentioned her to Lian, because Lian was very gentle, and Mei knew that it would not inform Mrs. Bian, but Lian just advised her not to say such things again.But except for Lian, all the angels and Madam Bian share the same hatred.

Gradually, Mei was about to forget her.

However, Mei is also aware of the changes in Lian. The once gentle Lian has gradually become like Mrs. Bian, using living people to cultivate "flowers". Not only that, Lian also forced other angels to practice "fang Chinese art", Lian said, only in this way can the Qi in the body flow better.

Mei thought of her for a long time, that person's fingers once held Mei's hand tightly, and Mei remembered her firmness.

Therefore, when Lian also forced Mei and the "tree people" in the abbot to perform qi circulation, Mei was unwilling to accept it anyway.

The "Room in the House" requires the cooperation of both parties, and if either party is unwilling, it will lose its effect. Lian did not expect that Mei, who has always been weak, would resist this matter so strongly, and would not let go even if she was punished.

In this way, Mei was expelled from Penglai by the angry Lian who destroyed the ovules storing "Qi".

Her ovule (inner alchemy) was defective from the very beginning, and after being destroyed by Lian, she couldn't store "Qi" at all, so she weakly turned into a little girl, and was picked up by a tree man living in the village. back home.The Treant treated her like a daughter.

In this way, hundreds of years have passed, and the number of people in the village has become less and less, and the tree man who picked her has become more and more tree-like. When he completely becomes a tree, he will die completely. .

The villagers living outside Penglai regard Penglai as a real fairyland. They will go to the direction of Penglai when the tree begins to grow, so that their souls can enter Penglai after death.

These things were told by the "Stove God" to the villagers.

The Kitchen God preached to the villagers, instilling a longing for Penglai.Mei, on the other hand, hid in the tree man's house and spent hundreds of years like this.

Then... a familiar "qi" appeared in this deserted village.

Mei, who turned into a little girl, ran out of the house, regardless of the danger of encountering the Kitchen God. Her body was thin and weak, and she was dirty all over. She looked so pitiful.

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Mei wanted to see you, so she ran out from her hiding place, but she is far from what you remember, if it wasn't because you sensed her "Qi", maybe you wouldn't recognize her.

But she clearly recognized you.

Even though you're not using your own body, or even appearing as a woman, Kemei recognizes you, you can see it in her eyes.

She looked at you with a look... as if she was about to cry, as if she had been greatly wronged.

It was only then that you realized that her feelings for you were far more shallow than you remembered.