Wanderer of the whirling world

Chapter 129 Missing is a disease
When the old man enters my dream, I remember my long-term memories.

When it comes to the love of life, no matter how smart a person is, he will become an extremely stupid fool in an instant.

Knowing it was a dream, but lingering in lies, unwilling to wake up.

There are many people who deceive themselves and others in this world, and this is true in reality, let alone in a dream?
Xin Ziqiu looked at his father's thin figure, and listened to his long-lost call, and the longing in his heart was like a tide breaking a bank in an instant, and it was out of control.

All obsessions, at this moment, all collapsed and were all left behind.

The past is like smoke, rushing to my heart...

……

As long as Xin Ziqiu could remember, he and his father Xin Yuanli lived together in a small mountain village in the northeast, growing corn, burning earth kang, and hunting roe deer...

His father took him to read, taught him mathematics, and taught him the Xin family's boxing and swordsmanship. His life was dull and fulfilling.

Until the age of seven, my father suddenly ran away from home, traveled across the ocean, and went to the United States on the other side of the earth alone, and there has been no news since then.

Another year later, his father's body was brought back by the elders of the clan, and cremated to ashes in front of him.

No one knew the cause of Xin Yuanli's death. He was found lying dead on the streets of Chicago early in the morning, with more than a dozen gunshot wounds on his body.

Xin Ziqiu, who was orphaned overnight, sat blankly on the cold steps of the funeral home all afternoon, holding his father's urn in his arms, holding back a tear despite the flood of grief.

It was also a season of late autumn, withered and yellow leaves whirled and fell from the trees, and the cold northwest wind pierced through his thin sweater, but it couldn't extinguish the flame of anger in his heart.

He kept questioning who took his father away from him, so that he could only stay alone in this world from now on.

From that day on, Xin Ziqiu devoted all his time to reading.

He frantically skipped grades, got promoted, and participated in math competitions, all for one goal.

He's going to America, to Chicago, and he's going to do it in a dignified way, the sooner the better.

He wants to see what is so good about the land of America, which can allow a father to abandon his child, cross half the world, and die in a foreign land.

He wants to find out everything, and more importantly, find the murderer who killed his father, and take revenge with his own hands.

After meeting Xuan Ming, he would rather risk his life to break into the ancient tomb because Xuan Ming claimed that he would tell him what happened to Xin Yuanli during the year he was in America.

……

"Xiaoqiu, there is your favorite braised pork in the refrigerator, remember?"

These were the last words my father said to him before he left.

Since then, Yin and Yang have been separated forever.

Xin Ziqiu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and saw that he was still wearing the same white washed blue shirt and jeans when he left, his hair was still meticulous, but his eyes were full of reluctance and full of parting. love.

That scene, frozen in his camera-like memory, could not be forgotten, and became an eternal curse.

Xin Ziqiu's eye circles were red, and the tears that had been suppressed for many years rolled in his eyes, and he said in a mournful voice:
"Dad, have you seen it? My son has grown up..."

Xin Yuanli stroked his son's disheveled hair with his big hand, and said softly:
"Yes, you have grown up and become a man..."

At this moment, Xin Ziqiu made a sudden move...

Probing the palm is like lightning, it is a move in Baguazhang "Qinglong Probing Claw".

Xin Yuanli obviously didn't expect his son to attack him suddenly, but in a hurry, he changed his moves very quickly, with his palm like a knife, he parried Xin Ziqiu's swift palm away.

At the same time, he was shocked and said:
"Xiaoqiu, what are you doing?"

Xin Ziqiu's eyes were moist, but he gritted his teeth and said:

"This is not my Xin family's Baguazhang, you are not my father, and you are not the result of my obsession. What are you pretending to be?"

……

After these days of tempering, Xin Ziqiu is no longer that ignorant boy in the ivory tower.

The ensuing life and death crisis made him complete the transformation from a boy to a man ahead of schedule.

Although his father's sudden appearance evoked endless thoughts, as a genius warrior, he also kept a clear head at all times.

He knew that he was in an illusion, so he tested the other party with the Baguazhang handed down from his family, trying to figure out what the "father" in front of him was.

Regardless of whether the person in front of him is the real father's soul or a phantom imagined in his own mind, the other party should be very proficient in the Xin family's Baguazhang, because it was dismantled and familiarized by the father and son since childhood.

But although the martial arts of the person in front of him is high, his approach is different.

This guy obviously has nothing to do with himself and his father. This is either born from a fantasy, or someone else pretended to be it.

In any case, using his long-dead father as a means of confusing and testing made him sick and angry.

What a fucking sleazy!
Xin Ziqiu didn't wait for "Xin Yuanli" in front of him to answer, the true qi that had just been condensed spurted out vigorously, one palm after another rushed away like an overwhelming sea.

"Flowers hidden at the bottom of the leaf", "Pushing the window to look at the moon", "White snake spits out a letter"...

At this time, his internal strength is extremely strong, and he has also received Mu Guiying's instruction in martial arts. He has integrated Bagua Sword and Bagua Palm into one furnace, and has gradually entered the so-called high-level state of "no moves to win with moves" in martial arts.

At this time, he shot with anger, with unmatched power and force, but perfectly round and perfect, impeccable.

"Xin Yuanli" smiled slightly, his palm technique changed, he quickly dismantled a few moves with him, and then jumped back far away, jumping out of the circle.

His body suddenly swelled up, breaking through his skin in an instant, and turned into a two-foot-tall evil ghost with a blue body and gnarled muscles.

The ghost stood upright with two legs and had a human-like body, except that it had four long arms and a thin tail growing behind it.

The strange thing is that there is only no head.

Above its shoulders, where the head should have been, was a cloud of indistinct mist, in which the faces of people were changing.

They were all familiar faces to Xin Ziqiu.

Father, Professor Zhang, Pang Zhijun, Jia Xian, Xu Liang...

Looking at the ghost, Xin Ziqiu sniffled and wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes lightly, his eyes became gloomy and cold.

He set up a buckling posture, with his palms forward and backward, protecting his whole body, ready to fight desperately.

But the evil spirit didn't intend to do anything, it changed into Xu Liang's distinctive big purple face like a face-changing in a Sichuan opera, with two white eyebrows slanted into the temples, giggling and saying:

"Little friend, you have passed the test, so you don't need to make any more moves. This test is about character, not martial arts."

Xin Ziqiu stared at the evil spirit coldly, showing no sign of shrinking back:
"Fuck you, it's not a thing to make fun of the privacy of other people's hearts."

He wouldn't let down his vigilance just because of this guy's words, but a raging fighting spirit ignited in his heart.

The Huashan thunder method was launched, and Xin Ziqiu's body was immediately covered by the dark yellow light of Wutu Shenlei, and the blue arcs in the palms of his hands danced slightly, exuding an astonishing momentum.

Seeing the appearance of Five Elements God Thunder and Palm Heart Thunder, the evil ghost changed his expression slightly, then shook his head and said:
"This is the test of the Wangyou Bamboo Forest. Since you have entered this tomb, you should be enlightened. I won't fight you. There is a difference between us immortals, our strength is too far apart, and do you know where this is? "

Xin Ziqiu sneered and said:

"In your interior?"

Once he found out that his father was being pretended, he immediately thought of everything and blurted it out naturally.

The devil laughed and said:

"It's so smart, since you know it's in my interior scene, do you still want to do it?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and Xin Ziqiu's body sank immediately, the light of the divine thunder dissipated, and the true qi that had been gathered with great difficulty disappeared without a trace again.

He was about to speak, but was interrupted by the evil spirit:
"Okay, don't forget, there is a fellow who will help you outside. They are all trapped in the inner scene of this fairy. If you don't want them to be out of their wits, don't fight me here."

Upon hearing this, Xin Ziqiu lowered his hands and said:

"Okay, you are awesome, since I passed the test, let me go out and save people."

Devil said:

"It's not necessary to save people. Within half an hour, those who fail the test will be released and enter the next level."

Xin Ziqiu narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously:
"Who are you? What are you going to do?"

The devil said:
"My immortal name is Cang Mi, and I am the examiner of this level. This Bamboo Forest of Wangyou is my dojo.

"The test here is human nature. Regardless of your level of cultivation, this level will find out the most secret and darkest desires in your heart and reflect them in the illusion. fail."

Xin Ziqiu thought about the several tests he had encountered before, whether it was Jia Zhiqing's seduction, the desire to return to his own world, or the deep longing for his father, they all became the scene where Cang Mirage tested him.

From this point of view, this ancient tomb seems to be, as Xuan Ming speculated before, indeed a testing ground prepared by ancient alchemists for future generations.

I just don't know why they took so much trouble.

At this time, his heart moved, and he suddenly became worried, and quickly asked:

"What about those who fail? No..."

The devil laughed and said:

"Don't be afraid, although this immortal looks ferocious, he is not a villain who kills innocent people indiscriminately. Those who fail will not die, but lose the qualification to enter the next level trial.

"However, these people can still stay in the cave here, and go back when the trial is over and the passage is opened again. There is plenty of energy here, and there are also many treasures of heaven and earth, so they may not have nothing else to gain."

After hearing this answer, Xin Ziqiu felt a little relieved, and then asked:

"Why do you set up so many checkpoints and tests?"

The evil spirit replied lightly:

"This is not a question for me to answer. If you can pass all the levels smoothly, someone will explain it to you. If you fail halfway, then there is no need to know."

Xin Ziqiu asked again:

"In our team, a companion has disappeared since he came in. Do you know where he went?"

The evil spirit snorted disdainfully, and said impatiently:
"Are you a hundred thousand why? I will only answer the questions of my level, and ask less about others."

Xin Ziqiu was even more puzzled:
"You also know '[-] whys'?"

The evil ghost knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly waved his hand and said:

"Stop talking nonsense, wake up, the question and answer time is over, if you pass, get out!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his finger to point between his eyebrows, and Xin Ziqiu's forehead suddenly lit up with a faint red light.

Immediately afterwards, an infinite black vortex surged behind him, like a black hole, engulfing Xin Ziqiu and all the scenery in front of him...

……

When he opened his eyes again, Xin Ziqiu found that there were green bamboo forests all around him, and green radishes were like smoke, and he returned to the bamboo forest of Wangyou.

In order to make sure that everything in front of him is real, and not another test of illusion, he tried to condense his true qi, and found that there was no obstacle, so he really believed that he had left the inner scene of the mirage.

Looking around, Xin Ziqiu found that the surroundings were quiet, only Taiwei Hong was sitting on the ground, drinking water leisurely, looking at him like an old god.

Other than that, there is no one else.

Hmph, this Captain is indeed not simple.

Xin Ziqiu saw that there was also a little red light on his forehead, and he was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that this big bureaucrat Hong Xin would complete the test before himself.

But on the surface, he still put on a respectful look, stepped forward to salute with fists in his hands and said:

"I've seen Lord Taiwei..."

Hong Taiwei squinted his eyes and looked Xin Ziqiu up and down, and said with great satisfaction:
"It turned out to be Lieutenant Xin. I didn't expect that the second person who passed the test was you. I thought it would be Zhan Zhao or Xu Liang. It seems that Lieutenant Xin has a firm heart, which is far better than others. Yes, it is worthy of my respect for you." You see it differently."

Xin Ziqiu smiled, and hurriedly offered a flattery:
"The humble job is just a fluke. The first person to pass the test of the immortal family will be the dragon and phoenix among the people, the one chosen by heaven."

Hong Taiwei nodded, seemed to be very useful, and said arrogantly:

"I am subject to the official family's long grace, and I am dedicated to serving the country and the people. I have no other distractions. What kind of bullshit test, how can I be tempted?"

Xin Ziqiu secretly admired Taiwei Hong's ability to speak routinely, but he thought in his heart:

"This kind of excuse to deceive fools, I believe you are a ghost."

Hong Taiwei laughed again:

"Captain Xin, guess who will come out next? I think it's Xu Liang, what do you think?"

Xin Ziqiu didn't think so, he guessed in his heart that it should be someone else, she should have come out first.

But he said:

"Your Excellency's eyes are like a torch, even the humble officer thinks it's General Xu San..."

Just as he was speaking, the glow in the bamboo forest flashed, and a beautiful figure wearing a colorful robe and an ebony longbow appeared.

It was Jia Zhiqing.

There is also a faint red light on her forehead, obviously also passed the test.

Xin Ziqiu had already guessed that it was her. The girl's spirit was protected by the Daluo rune map of Longhu Mountain and Jia Zhengliang. It would be strange if she could not pass this illusion test.

Seeing the two of them, Jia Zhiqing walked over, first saluted Taiwei Hong, and wished them all a blessing.

Hong Taiwei was slightly surprised, but then smiled and said:
"It turned out to be Mr. Jia's granddaughter, and it turned out to be a formidable future life. I didn't expect that the first to pass the test were all young people. The waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead. It is really a blessing for me in the Song Dynasty."

Jia Zhiqing said politely:

"Your Majesty, the honor is too high. The girl just came out by mistake."

Then he looked at Xin Ziqiu, his face was slightly flushed, and he asked curiously:
"Xiaoqiu, you came out so soon, you, what test did you encounter?"

When Xin Ziqiu was asked such a question, thinking of the trial just now, he felt mixed feelings and didn't know where to start.

From the moment he took action against his "father", he was finally completely reborn. He was no longer that immature boy who longed to be loved in his heart because his parents died early, and always had unrealistic fantasies about others.

The love and nostalgia for his father, although getting stronger with time like fine wine, will never be a shackle on his growth path.

Missing is a disease, and I'm cured.

Dad, I have really grown up, have you seen it in the sky?
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(End of this chapter)