Chapter 58 The Grumpy Old Uncle
After dinner, I took a bath again as usual. This matter has never stopped for three years. Although I knew in my heart that this was good for my body, I still couldn't help but tremble all over my body when I thought of taking a bath, because until now, with my strong body, I still felt the pain of ten thousand needles piercing my body in a few minutes after entering the bathtub.
I don't know what was added to the bath water, but based on the smell I can confirm that the things I added now have completely changed a lot from the beginning.
I once asked Uncle Gu about the things in the bath water, but he did not answer me directly. Instead, he took out three books and told me that if I want to figure it out, I must systematically learn medical knowledge.
I picked up the top book and saw that the cover was written with "The Legend of Medicine" and flipped through it casually. I found that there were many pictures inside, all of which were plants and animals, and there were some strange-shaped stones. Each picture was equipped with large paragraphs of text underneath, explaining in detail the shape and medicinal properties of the things in the picture.
I know that learning this thing is definitely useful to me, but even if I think about it with my knees, I can understand it. If I want to learn, I must first memorize all three books skillfully. Looking at the three books that are thicker than dictionary, the height of them is almost beyond my knees, and the handwriting on it is smaller than that of a fly. If I want to memorize it, "I really can't do it!".
My curiosity was completely dispelled. I knew that taking a bath was good for me. As for the pain of squeezing ten thousand needles, it should be regarded as a kind of practice. Moreover, such practice can indeed increase my resistance to pain. After soaking for a few months, I could hold back the pain. Uncle Gu no longer needed to pinch my neck and press me into the bathtub. So since then, whenever I took a bath, they would go back to their house and no longer guard the bathtub to supervise me.
However, today's situation was a bit abnormal. Uncle Gu did not go back, but sat at the table and looked at me quietly. After I finished taking a bath, he asked me to lie on the bed and start kneading my muscles and bones.
This matter has been done for nearly three years since Uncle Gu, but it was interrupted since his temper became worse. I didn't expect that today I would get such treatment again.
Uncle Gu's hand was still so strong. After pinching it for a few times, the long-lost numb and itchy feeling appeared again. It was so comfortable that I didn't even want to move my fingers, which made me feel that Uncle Gu was back again.
Seeing me lying on the bed motionless, Uncle Gu thought I was asleep, and after kneading for a while, he stood up and walked out of the house with slight feet.
Actually, I really want to sleep too. After all, there is no entertainment program here. If I don’t sleep at night, I have nothing to do. But I slept for the whole afternoon today, and I don’t feel sleepy at all. I tossed and turned around on the bed like a pancake for a long time, but the more I wanted to sleep, the less I couldn’t sleep. So I simply sat up and started practicing the “Soul Condensation Chapter”.
I have practiced for three years and didn’t feel any substantial effect. Now my body is really strong. I just don’t know whether this is the result of practicing the “Soul Condensation Chapter” or taking a bath every day or practicing with Uncle Gu. Maybe it’s all. Anyway, I feel that after practicing the “Soul Condensation Chapter” for so long, my only result is that I am becoming more and more proficient. It is no longer only when I meditate, but in any posture, as long as I am willing, I can be as calm as water in a few seconds. However, today I still choose to sit cross-legged and silently recite the “Soul Condensation Chapter” in my mind.
It was late at night and there was no sound around me. This was the first time I practiced the "Soul Condensation Chapter" at this time in three years. I used to be so hard to practice every day, but I often fell asleep in the bathtub. Even if I barely persisted in the room, I fell asleep as soon as my head was touched by the pillow, and I didn't have any insomnia.
I don’t know how long I have passed, but I gradually entered a state that I can’t explain clearly. I feel like I’m asleep, but my mind is very clear.
I remember I once heard from the old man that after practicing the "Soul Condensation Chapter" to a certain level, you can not sleep. Just practice the "Soul Condensation Chapter" every night to make yourself full of energy and energetic, which is more effective than sleeping. However, even he has not reached this level now. Am I already reached it now? This makes me a little unbelievable.
This state is really wonderful. I can hardly feel the existence of my body. It's like I have no body, only my soul is left sitting here. Although I have closed my eyes, I can clearly see the surrounding scenery.
I saw the decorations in the room and the Fiery Sun Knife and short stick placed beside the bed. However, these two things are not the same as I usually see. I saw the red flames and white murderous aura in the Fiery Sun Knife. They were cold and hot, tangled together like two giant dragons. What surprised me was that I could feel the power faintly emitted from the Fiery Sun Knife, which should be the dragon power.
Although I was dead and had been melted by the underground volcano for countless years, and then it was made into a knife. After this procedure, my soul had long disappeared, but the supreme dragon power did not completely disappear. This surprised me. The key is that I also felt clear contempt in the dragon power. I dared to underestimate me, but underestimate me. Who makes me a dragon? As the saying goes, "a thin camel is bigger than a horse." As for a dead dragon, I am afraid that any hair on my body will be larger than me.
What surprised me even more was that the short stick looked less mighty and domineering than the Lie Sun Sword, but the power contained in it was even stronger and more unfathomable. I even felt a momentum of despising the world. Even the violent Lie Sun Sword was instinctively restraining the dragon's power in front of it, and did not dare to release it randomly.
This feeling really surprised me. I have always wanted to figure out the origin of the short stick. After all, my strange experience started with picking up this thing. Today I finally got some results. At least I saw the inside through the surface, but the result made me feel even more confused. I could actually suppress the dragon power. What is this thing?
I focused all my attention on the short stick and wanted to see it more clearly. At this moment, a faint sound suddenly came from my ears. I instantly determined that it was the sound of opening the door, and it was a very careful one. I was suddenly shocked and felt like something was going to happen.
I didn't know why I felt this way, but when I felt confused, the wonderful state disappeared immediately. I opened my eyes and didn't bother to savor the feeling. I walked to the door gently, looked out through the crack in the door, and saw a black shadow flashing through the yard and walking outside the yard.
Although it was pitch black outside, I could still recognize the shadow as Uncle Gu at a glance. After all, I have been together for the past three years, and I can confirm him based on my figure and walking posture alone. It was just where Uncle Gu was going in the middle of the night, and it seemed that he was dressed neatly.
At this moment, I remembered the ominous premonition I had just now, and immediately pushed open the door and rushed out, but the shadow had already walked out of the yard. When I chased me to the entrance of the yard, the shadow was gone, and there were only dilapidated houses and endless darkness left around.
I slightly identified the path and was about to chase the main entrance of the house to take a look, but there were tiny footsteps behind me. I quickly turned around and found that the old man and Comb were walking out of their respective houses. They were dressed neatly, obviously not awakened from their sleep.
"Uncle Gu is out." I shouted to the old man, "I know." The old man agreed lightly, then walked over and patted my shoulder gently. "Xiaozheng, stop chasing me, go back, Agu probably has left, you can't catch up." "Why? Why did Uncle Gu leave?!" I shouted at the old man.
The old man didn't care much about my violent behavior. He just looked at me calmly, and then slowly said, "Actually, when he took the Yuzhan Fruit three years ago, he had already entered his body with his powerful skills. However, this suppression was only temporary. After three years of erosion, the demonic energy has penetrated into various organs in the body, including the head, so Agu became more and more irritable during this period.
If this continues, he will lose his mind and become a bloodthirsty living dead man. He is afraid that he will hurt us, so he has to leave. "Since you have known it for a long time, why don't you tell me!" My emotions became even more violent, and the old man couldn't control it anymore. He shouted in an equally violent voice, "Is it useful to tell you? What can you do? Besides, the facts are there, won't you see it yourself? Is the head on your neck just for food?!"
The old man's words left me speechless. In fact, I have suspected that Uncle Gu's irritability may be related to the demonic energy these days. After all, I was also present when he took the Yuzhan Fruit. However, this suspicion just flashed in my heart and did not think about it seriously, because Uncle Gu in my mind is very powerful, and it can even be said to be omnipotent and invincible.
My wish is good, but it also shows my naivety and I dare not face reality. Therefore, I deliberately avoided the "demonic energy" in my heart, which is the most likely reason why Uncle Gu is irritable, and then naively comforted myself, "Uncle Gu is just in a bad mood these days, so his temper is so irritable."
Seeing that I lowered my head and didn't say anything, the old man's heart softened a little. He patted my shoulder and said, "Xiaozheng, go back." "Yes." I subconsciously responded.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!