Onmyoji's Secret

Chapter 236 Destined
"You mean Chemazhi!"

Xue'er nodded with a smile, and added: "It's not far ahead, it seems that this is indeed its lair."

I was overjoyed, Xueer can sense life fluctuations within a certain range, as long as a creature she has seen once appears within her sensing range next time, she can distinguish it.Since Xue'er said so, there must be nothing wrong.

Now that I know the whereabouts of Chemazhi, I can't wait in my heart, and I don't think about immortals anymore. I just need to grab this Chamazhi and bring it back to Qingcheng Mountain to Yaoyao. With the goal in mind, what else does he care about so much.

Immediately, I took Xia Wu and ran towards the direction pointed by Xue Er.What makes me feel a little strange is that after Xia Wu saw Xueer, the expression on her face became more and more weird. After Xueer returned to my body, she seemed to want to say something to me, but her mouth Moved, but finally held back.Although I was a little puzzled watching this scene, I was full of excitement at the moment, and didn't take it to heart, and ran quickly while holding her.

Walking on the flat land, surrounded by lush forests, clear streams, and the chirping of insects and the roaring of wild animals, it is a scene full of vitality.

After running for a few minutes, I passed through a dense bamboo forest, and I was a little dazed looking at the scene in front of my eyes.

At a place more than ten meters away from me, there are several weird-looking creatures chirping together, some of them are in the shape of a cow, some are in the shape of a horse, and the one in the middle is a half-meter-high Shiba, looks very weird.But no matter what they look like, their skin is glowing with a faint purple light, and there is a ganoderma-like canopy on their heads.

"Lots of Chemaji!"

I muttered, I didn't expect that there are so many charmazhi, the magic medicine that can life and death, flesh and bones in the world's legends, although only one of them is a middle-grade charmazhi in human form, and the others are all low-grade six animals However, if it spreads out, it will definitely attract the attention of countless people and make the world crazy about it.

The sudden appearance of Xia Wu and I also surprised these chariots and screamed repeatedly, but what surprised me was that these guys didn't run away immediately, but screamed like children and rushed to the place behind them. A wooden house rushed away.

Only then did I find a small wooden house with a unique shape standing in front of me. The small wooden house is located in the middle of a bamboo forest and a peach forest. On the left side is a gurgling stream. The place where the world's masters live in seclusion.

The corner of my mouth twitched, an ominous premonition welling up in my heart.This place is the cave where the fairy lives in the legend, and there is a wooden house that has passed through many years quietly, and even those frightened Chemazhi gave up the earth escape and rushed in like frightened children. In the house, it is self-evident who the owner of this wooden house is.

"Are we... going in?"

Seeing that I was still in a daze, Xia Wu tugged at the corner of my clothes and asked.

I was surprised by her, and the haze in my heart dispelled a lot.In any case, instead of standing here, it is better to go into the wooden house to find out what is inside, just take a look.

I gritted my teeth, took Xia Wu, and walked towards the wooden house.

From time to time, there are wisps of plant fragrance floating around, I don't know what kind of flower it is, this fragrance smells very comfortable in the nose.

The door of the wooden house was already open, and without any obstruction, I stepped in.As soon as I came in, I was taken aback.

Although I was prepared in my heart, when I looked at the figure sitting cross-legged on the futon in front of me, I still couldn't restrain a kind of fear and panic in my heart.

An old man with white beard and hair was sitting quietly on a round futon. This old man had a kind face and kind eyes, and he gave people a sense of intimacy at first glance. He was wearing a toga with long sleeves. He is sitting cross-legged but still looks very dusty, without a trace of vulgarity.

I opened my eyes wide and saw that the escaped Chemazhi plants were hiding behind the old man, stretching out their strange heads and looking at me, the initial panic was gone from their faces, it seemed that with this old man around, the world would be No one can hurt them anymore.

"Greetings to seniors, this junior has strayed into this place and disturbed me a lot, please forgive me, senior."

I hurriedly saluted the old man, no matter whether he is dead or alive, even if I just put on a show, there is nothing wrong with it.

The room was still silent, without any response, only the breathing of Xia Wu and I could be heard clearly, and I didn't feel any signs of life from the old man.

I feel a little creepy. Could it be that this old man is the same as Zhao Gongming in the stone room, a flesh shell left after he emerged?

At this moment, Xueer in my body finally moved. After she appeared, she looked at the old man on the futon with her eyes motionless. Apart from shock, there was also indescribable doubt on her face. .

"Xue'er, did you find anything? Did you feel the fluctuation of life from him?" I hurriedly asked, and the old man didn't answer me, so I didn't dare to go forward without authorization.

Xue'er stared blankly at the front, murmured like a dream, "I... seem to have seen him..."

And following Xue'er's words, a faint sigh echoed in the wooden house.

Although it was just a soft sigh, it was no less than a bolt from the blue in my heart, because the sigh was actually the old man sitting cross-legged like a statue in front of him.

I trembled and looked forward, there was a pair of star-like eyes looking at me quietly.

"Since I have been here once, why come again?"

The old man's voice was a bit ethereal, like the aura in him, detached.

Xia Wu next to me didn't respond because she didn't know the legend of the Jiulao Cave, but just looked at us strangely.But I felt that both rows of teeth were trembling slightly. Is the old man in front of me really alive?Then his identity...

"Have I been here before? This feeling is so familiar..." Xueer was a little dazed, no longer as shrewd as usual.

The old man glanced at me and Xue'er indifferently, and didn't speak, but this appearance gave me great pressure.His not burly body is like a towering mountain in my eyes, which is difficult to surpass.

"I... I lost a lot of my memories, can you tell me why?" Xue'er whispered to the old man, as if begging him.

There was no sadness or joy on the old man's face, and no emotion could be seen.

I couldn't help but said: "Senior, do you know what state Xue'er is in now? She doesn't seem to be a ghost? Could someone have tampered with her?"

I don't know why I asked these words at this time, maybe it's because of my curiosity about Xueer's identity, but I always feel that the old man in front of me can see through everything, and must be clear about Xueer's identity.

The white hair on the old man's head fell down, as if countless years had passed. He glanced at me and said softly: "The way of heaven is impermanent, and everyone has their own destiny. What you should know, you will always know, and you shouldn't know." Yes, you won’t know even if you give everything.”

I froze for a moment, what the old man said sounded very mysterious, but I always felt that he cared about what he meant.

Xue'er on the side is still stuck in the look of remembering, and I don't know if she can recall all the memories.Taking advantage of this opportunity, I hurriedly asked: "Senior, you just said that Xue'er has been here before, can you tell me about it?"

I looked at the old man eagerly, as long as he is willing, I can know the cause and effect of everything, even related to the secrets of Xueer and Chen Shengzhi.

But to my disappointment, the old man was silent for a while before he said leisurely: "This is your life, and it is also her life, including everyone and everything you have ever met. It is also their life."

Life!
My breathing became short of breath. This is not the first time I heard these words, my fate. My grandfather often said this to me since I was a child, and the phantom of Chen Shengzhi that appeared when Changyou was expelled also disappeared. said this time.

It seems that since I was born, everything has been calculated by people, and the paths I have traveled are all arranged by the predecessors.My whole life is the path that other people have arranged for me.

At this moment, a strong rebellion surged in my heart, and I blurted out: "Fate! My life is my own decision, and I don't need anyone to arrange it for me! I will walk my own way! Even my parents Master, my ancestors, and even this world cannot control my fate!"

The old man didn't seem to care about my excitement at all, and he still had that calm expression.

He said quietly: "The words you are saying now are not destined to be spoken by you, and your thoughts are also not destined to be what you think. Your words and deeds, every thought and action, It's all predestined."

I was immediately swallowed by the old man's words, and I couldn't say a word for a long time. I felt that my whole head was not enough, and I was surrounded by this old man.

This guy, don't eat oil and salt!
I simply gave up and continued to argue with this old man. I will never be the opponent of these people on such philosophical and mysterious questions.I opened my mouth to ask about the identity of this old man and about Zhao Gongming outside.

But before I could speak, the old man said again: "Don't tell, don't ask, you will know when you should know."

I almost spit out a mouthful of blood out of breath, this old man's words can really piss people off, and he seems to be able to know my inner thoughts, it's really scary.

"You want Chemazhi."

At this moment, the old man spoke lightly, expressing the purpose of my trip.Moreover, what he said was not an inquiry, but more like a statement made after he knew it long ago, with a calm and calm tone.

I nodded and said, "Senior, I need to use Chemazhi to rescue a friend, I hope you can grant me."

I restrained my inner thoughts and respectfully saluted him.People under the eaves have to bow their heads!
"Yes, you are destined to get one." The old man said calmly.

And as his words came out, the surrounding plants immediately fell to their knees, begging the old man, and even the human-shaped plant's face burst into tears.

On the contrary, I was overjoyed, this old man actually said that I was destined to get a Chemaji plant, wouldn't it be equivalent to agreeing to my request.

I hastened to thank you again and again, with a happy look on my face.

But before I was happy for a while, the old man said:
"According to my rules, you need to pass a test."

I was taken aback, and blurted out: "Didn't you say that I was destined to get a plant? Why do I still need to pass your test, and since you said it was destined, then according to your theory, I will definitely pass your test , this is a trial that must be passed, is it interesting to do so?"

The old man smiled faintly: "I have transcended the six realms..."

(End of this chapter)