in the edge

Chapter 539: Meeting an old friend in a foreign land
In the tavern, Du Chengfeng and Fire Star Lord sat opposite each other, both of them had gloomy faces.

Since they were acquaintances, Du Chengfeng simply paid for the drinks. After all, it was just a matter of adding one more cup, which was not a big deal for him. But who would have thought that his friendly gesture would make the Lord of Fire even angrier, and the old man with red hair and beard almost fought with him again.

"No, paying the bill is also wrong?"

Du Chengfeng was puzzled. This old man was already a powerful man, so why did he eat without paying?
But as the Fire Star Lord told the story, Du Chengfeng realized that it was not the case at all.

The current state of the Fire Deity Star Lord is actually similar to his. On the one hand, he has not found the right path for himself, and on the other hand, he is also a little affected by the will of death, so he chooses to come down and take a walk. As for the Fire Deity Star Lord, it was because he was injured once by the fisherman before, so he also needs to come out and take a walk to make up for the damage to his state of mind.

And now, eating without paying is the path chosen by the Fire Deity for himself.

Or in other words, it is the beginning of this path.

"You saw it too. Just now, so many people surrounded me and beat me, but I beat them all down."

After taking a sip of the wine, Fire Star Lord's face was filled with resentment.

"Since I have committed such evil deeds, many people will naturally come to attack me. When the time comes, I will defeat them one by one, and I will be able to attract more people. If I continue to do this, I will be able to reap victory again and again. Their passion, which burns like a raging fire, will also rekindle my heart of Taoism."

The plan was very comprehensive, but the execution was completely different. The Fire Star Lord, who was determined to become a great devil, never expected that before his chain of hatred could even begin, he would be stopped by Du Chengfeng who suddenly appeared.

He paid for the wine and even the medicine for the beating. Du Chengfeng always took care of everything when handling things.

"You mean I gave the wrong money, right?"

Du Chengfeng had a gloomy look on his face. He had never expected that this would happen.

In fact, when he made the move, he already had a vague feeling in his heart. At that time, he once thought that he might be able to use chivalry as the guiding principle of his actions. At least this concept could last for a while - but who would have thought that the person he arrested was actually an acquaintance, and this acquaintance was actually a powerful person.

He was already a powerful person, but he still wanted to use such a dirty trick. Yes, the Fire Virtue Star Lord could achieve a perfect state of mind, and those evil spirit masters who were knocked down would probably also gain some experience improvement, but who did the owner of the wine shop offend? Didn't he still lose the money for the wine?
Oh, the hotel owner didn’t lose money either, after all, he was the one who paid the money in the end.

"Why don't we find a place to practice?"

Du Chengfeng was a little angry, and he wanted to have a fight with Lao Deng to vent his anger.

But the Fire Star Lord had no intention of fighting him.

"My state of mind is damaged right now, and I can't use my full strength. Isn't it a bit unethical of you to duel with me at this time?"

While shaking his head, the Fire Star Lord stood up.

"Well, it's my bad luck to meet you today. Forget it, I'm going to continue looking for things. The road is wide and we can go our separate ways. Don't interfere with my work next time."

"Don't let me see you again. If I do, I'll beat your breakfast."

Du Chengfeng's face was also quite ugly, but he still did not choose to take action at this time. After all, he did have martial ethics and would not take advantage of others in danger.

However, the more he endured, the angrier he became, and the more he took a step back, the more he felt at a disadvantage. So he quietly followed the Lord of Fire for two streets, and then directly put the Lord of Fire in a sack and beat him up in an empty alley.

Facts have proved that although Fire Star Lord is indeed a powerful being, his fighting skills at the mortal level are still a little rusty. This also makes Du Chengfeng very pessimistic about the path that Fire Star Lord is taking. If Fire Star Lord wants to gain blood and passion by defeating masters, this may be a little lacking.

"Just wait for me!"

After being beaten up, the Fire Star Lord climbed up. He could sense who did it, but just when he stood up and wanted to fight back, Du Chengfeng had already run away.

However, throughout the entire process, they all had a tacit understanding and did not use any overly extraordinary powers.

"Or, try not to destroy the surrounding environment."

Du Chengfeng recalled what the coyote had said before, and comparing it with the current actions of the Lord of Fire, Du Chengfeng roughly summed up some ideas.

After all, they came here to repair their state of mind, and the environment they chose is also the place they use to repair their state of mind - or to put it in more understandable terms, the surrounding environment is equivalent to a cooking wok.

It's okay to eat and it's okay to eat until you're full, but it's wrong to smash the pot while eating.

"Besides, it's too simple to solve everything with those supernormal powers."

Du Chengfeng thought so.

This is indeed the case. After all, the powerful being who can fly to the sky by himself has strength far beyond ordinary people's understanding. Take Du Chengfeng at the moment. Even if he faces the entire Southern Chen Empire alone, he can probably kill several rounds of it - so if he must use this power, it would be a bit like turning on a modifier when playing a game. Although it can allow him to pass the level quickly, it also directly makes him lose the fun of the game.

A solution that is too simple means it is difficult to feel the details along the way, but what can really touch them is often hidden in these details.

After all, they come here to train their minds, to repair their moods, to find inspiration, not to kill people.

Simply resorting to force is putting the cart before the horse.

"Then I completely understand."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng couldn't help but nod repeatedly. This is really a good idea.

However, although the method is good, it is still a bit difficult to implement.

Just like Du Chengfeng's current situation, although he has a solution, he is still in an aimless state. Although he knows that he has to find something he can believe in and stick to in this world, just like when he was sitting beside the fish pond, he doesn't know where to start.

"How about... starting with your interests?"

Du Chengfeng vaguely thought of a direction, and then shook his head repeatedly.

Starting from his interest, he would find a place to be a cook, but it was this idea that reminded him of his experience in Sanshan Town - it was true that he was a cook during that period, but that period of time was as plain as water and there was no explanation at all. That kind of comfortable life was obviously closer to eternal sleep.

In other words, if he really did this, he would most likely be close to eternal sleep.

"I still have to find something less comfortable to do."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng began to ask around for some interesting stories.

Perhaps because he was lucky enough, he actually found out something - this was a notice issued by Mr. Wang's family in the town, saying that the house was haunted and disturbed the family, so they wanted to find an expert to help clean up the situation.

This kind of thing is usually done by monks, Taoist priests or the like, but sometimes, masters of evil spirits can actually do it. After all, most of these martial arts madmen whose brains are filled with evil spirits are not afraid of ghosts. They think that the evil spirit weapons in their hands can kill even living people, so dead ghosts can be killed as well.

Du Chengfeng, with the reputation of being a master of evil spirits, entered Wang Yuanwai's house. The haunted room was in the wing room in the backyard. It was said that the room was originally occupied by Wang Yuanwai's concubine, but because of a sudden illness, the concubine died, so it was now vacant - but it was in this vacant room that the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling was often heard.

"Even my daughter, my poor daughter..."

At this point, Mr. Wang burst into tears.

It turned out that Mr. Wang's daughter was a brave woman, and she was also good at swordsmanship. So when the place was haunted for the first time, Mr. Wang's daughter simply rushed in - but who would have thought that after only a quarter of an hour, Mr. Wang's daughter flew out, covered in wounds, and died at that moment.

"It means this ghost can still kill people."

Du Chengfeng had collected enough information, so this was not dangerous to him. On the contrary, the feeling of danger made him feel quite exciting.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing can't hurt me."

After saying this, Du Chengfeng moved in as a matter of course.

Ghosts naturally don't make noises during the day, so Du Chengfeng simply waited until midnight - and during this process, Du Chengfeng, who had nothing to do, began to think about his personal development plan. Now that he has a good start, he may be able to continue along this path, using the identity of an exorcist to solve strange stories in various places.

And in this process, he may also be able to find what he wants to believe in, find the path he wants to take, and find the thing that can support him to keep going.

"It's getting better. It's getting better this time."

Thinking of this, Du Chengfeng lay on the bed and fell asleep.

This was also a flaw he revealed deliberately. After all, he had waited until midnight, but the ghost didn't come out. This meant that the so-called ghost might have vaguely sensed the danger - there was nothing he could do about it. Even if Du Chengfeng didn't use the power of those powerful beings, or even any power at all, and only relied on pure fists and feet, he was now at the level of a first-class master.

If you take into account his body of iron and steel, although it can only be regarded as a weakened version of the steel body, it is no longer something that can be hurt by any evil master. This means that even if a so-called top-notch master comes, he will probably be able to knock him down with just his fists and feet.

With such combat power, no matter whether the existence hiding in the dark is a ghost or not, it is obvious that no one dares to move.

So since there is no chance, Du Chengfeng can only take the initiative to create opportunities for the other party to attack, just like now, he is lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, his body without any defensive posture, just waiting for others to chop him.

So, he really got stabbed.

"Ouch!"

Du Chengfeng, feeling a little itchy, cried out in pain, and then suddenly opened his eyes.

To Du Chengfeng's surprise, he actually saw a ghost.

Or perhaps, this could not really be considered a ghost. Although the body under the helmet and armor was indeed a corpse, the appearance of this corpse soldier seemed a little familiar to him.

"And the marks on your body from the knife...did I chop you?"

Du Chengfeng grabbed the corpse soldier's neck and lifted him up in the air.

"Why are there still teeth marks on your body...were they caused by a wolf?"

The corpse soldiers in the air were trembling all over and their teeth were chattering.

And Du Chengfeng's expression became more and more gloomy.

"No way..."

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but look up towards the direction of the beam.

That expression was exactly the same as when he saw the Lord of Fire.

It was because the person who appeared in front of him was indeed a person similar to the Lord of Fire.

He was also a powerful man, named Zheng Qixing.

However, unlike the last time they parted, Zheng Qixing now just raised his head, with a kind look, and he was no different from a wealthy man in the mortal world - but Zheng Qixing's next words made Du Chengfeng a little angry, because Zheng Qixing actually asked him to put down the corpse soldier.

"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."

Zheng Qixing waved his hands repeatedly.

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng realized that the corpse soldier came here for a reason - it turned out that the concubine who died in Mr. Wang's family was the blood descendant of this corpse soldier, and the corpse soldier's greatest wish was to see whether his descendants were living well.

But who could have imagined that when the corpse soldier was brought back and took a look from afar, he happened to see Wang Yuanwai's wife and her men beating the concubine to death.

"Speaking of which, this child has a miserable life. Because she was a little pretty, Wang Yuanwai schemed to break up her family, and then forced her to marry him. After she got married, she was not tolerated by the first wife, and the result was..."

Speaking of this, Zheng Qixing also looked sad.

"So I can only let this ghost go. After all, he can only rest in peace after punishing the evil Mr. Wang... This is also my practice, I hope you can understand."

"hiss……"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but take a breath.

He inexplicably felt that things were starting to get hot.

"It's not a big deal."

Seeing that Du Chengfeng had not given up yet, Zheng Qixing hurriedly continued to persuade him.

"Mr. Wang was originally a wicked man. He did many evil things to amass wealth. Now that you have released this dead soul, it is also a punishment for the evil..."

"That's not what I'm talking about."

Throwing the undead aside, Du Chengfeng's expression became more subtle.

"I mean, how come I always run into acquaintances wherever I go?"

"You guys are practicing, what should I practice?"

(End of this chapter)