Chapter 37 [037] There is a demonic aura
Shen Xiang returned to the room, closed the door, and lay down on the bed in frustration.

The system was anxious in her mind: [Host! Host! Such a good opportunity tonight, are you really going to give up? ! ]

Chen Xiang buried her head in the quilt, her voice buzzing: [What else can I do if I don't give up? Can I still avoid Shi Qing and sneak into the male lead's room? ]

The system was a little angry and said coldly: [Host, are you giving up because you are helpless, or are you giving up because you are afraid that the vicious female supporting role will look at you coldly? ]

Chen Xiang was also a little mad at being questioned: [What do you mean?! How could I be afraid of the cold eyes of the vicious female supporting role?? I just couldn't beat her! I had no choice but to give up!]

[Since you are afraid of being obstructed, the host can use the points to exchange for a teleportation talisman to teleport directly to the male protagonist's room. She will definitely not be able to find out. Does the host want to exchange it? ]

Shen Xiang was startled. She really didn't expect there was such a trick. She thought about it and bit her lip slightly and said, "But your method is still a little risky. What if Shi Qing finds out?"

[So what if you find out? You were already in Zhong Lijin's room at the time. Just act pitiful and innocent and say you took the wrong path. Even if the vicious female supporting role lectures you and embarrasses you, the male protagonist will definitely speak up for you given how much he hates her. What are you afraid of?]

At this point, the system's words were filled with an ambiguous coldness: [Or - Host, are you really afraid that after being discovered, the vicious female supporting role will ignore you? ]

Chen Xiang: [!!! No way!!!]

She retorted.

【Then go ahead! 】

Chen Xiang's self-esteem was aroused: [Just go ahead! Shi Qing doesn't know anyway!!]

now.

Shi Qing, who was standing outside the door and heard everything clearly, said: "..."

——She knows.

next second.

She pushed open the door to Zhongli Jin's room.

*
Zhongli Jin was not asleep.

Although the young man was lying on the bed with his clothes scattered, his ink-black eyes were always staring at the starry sky outside the window.

The clear moonlight shone through the window onto his bed, making the boy's already fair face look even more delicate and flawless.

There was silence all around, except for the whirring sound of the night wind rushing in through the window.

Zhongli Jin always felt that there was something empty in his mind.

It seemed as if there should be an old voice asking him why he wasn't sleeping at this moment.

Just as I was thinking about it, I didn’t know if it was an illusion, but there was actually a voice beside my ear: [It’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping yet? ]

Zhongli Jin: “…”

The young man sat up suddenly, his eyes widened in surprise: "Who?!"

However, the room was still quiet, almost eerily quiet.

There is nothing bright at night except the stars and the moon.

But at this moment, Zhongli Jin discovered that the ring on his hand was emitting a faint green light.

The boy found that the ring had been worn on his hand when he woke up. He probably got it during the two years when he lost his memory, so he had no impression of it.

The ring glowed green, and an old voice rang out: [Hahaha, don't be afraid, young man, I'm not a bad guy.]

Zhongli Jin: “…”

This time he was completely sure that the old man who was talking to him must be in the ring.

Since I haven't taken off the ring in the past two years, it means that I accept him.

[You——] The young man asked tentatively: [Excuse me, who are you?]

[I am the number one alchemy practitioner ten thousand years ago! Li Chongjian, who is respected as the master of alchemy! ]

Li Chongjian.

Zhongli Jin was stunned.

He had loved reading since he was young, and he also knew a thing or two about the history of cultivation. However, at that time he paid more attention to some famous sword cultivators, and knew very little about alchemy cultivators, talisman cultivators, and formation cultivators.

But there was a man who practiced the three arts of Dan, Fu, and Zhen. He was famous ten thousand years ago. In the ancient war between immortals and demons, he used the three arts of Dan, Fu, and Zhen to force the demons and demon cultivators to retreat repeatedly. In the end, he sacrificed himself and died on the battlefield.

That person was the master of elixir poison—Li Chongjian.

Suddenly, an old man who claimed to be the ghost of Li Chongjian came. Zhong Lijin was half-believing and half-doubting. The old man's voice sounded very kind, and he spoke to him just like a respected senior talking to a junior. Zhong Lijin subconsciously felt that he was not a bad person.

However, the boy was not the type to believe everything others said. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but suddenly he heard some noise coming from his door!

Zhongli Jin's eyes were sharp and he narrowed them slightly. He lay down again vigilantly and pretended to be asleep.

Then, some arguing sounds were heard from the door.

"Go back to your room and rest."

Just five simple words and inexplicable punctuation, you can tell it's Shi Qing as soon as you hear it.

The noise disappeared after a while. It must be that the junior sister went out at night and was scolded by Shi Qing and sent back.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Zhong Lijin opened his eyes again and asked in a deep voice: [How can I believe that you are really Senior Li Chongjian? ]

The old man laughed, and seemed to just glance at the young man, and then said leisurely: [Young man, your current body is just a Qi training body, and your spiritual roots have been destroyed by others. ]

Zhongli Jin was startled, [Can you tell? ]

[Of course, no matter what kind of difficult and complicated disease, or whether it is a natural poison or an earthly poison, I can tell at a glance.] The old man seemed a little proud, [I'm afraid you must have suffered a lot to repair this spiritual root, right?]

suffering?

Zhongli Jin shook his head slightly: [Maybe, but I don’t remember. ]

He said: [There is something wrong with my memory. I should be sixteen years old now, but I only have the memory of when I was fourteen. My father and others said that before I fell into a coma, I attracted lightning with my body.]

[Drawing the lightning with your own body?] The old man stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: [It would indeed have incalculable consequences, but with such a serious injury, your memory only regressed to the age of fourteen in the end. Someone must have protected you.]

护？
Zhongli Jin couldn't remember.

But perhaps someone really did touch his brows and protected his body, and in the end only his brain was damaged.

[Young man, do you want to be my apprentice?] The old man suddenly said: [I have a connection with you. My greatest wish before I died was that no one would inherit my skills. Now that you can hear my voice and talk to me, you are the best candidate.]

Zhongli Jin: [...Senior, would you like to take me as your apprentice? ]

[Would you like to?]

Zhongli Jin: [……]

For him now, the path of alchemy is indeed the most suitable one. However, he has been using the sword for more than ten years and he does not want to give up sword practice.

As if seeing the young man's hesitation, the old man said: [Your body is not suitable for holding a sword now.]

Zhongli Jin's heart sank.

The other party continued: [Even if you remember all the sword moves in your mind, the restored spiritual root is no match for it before it was destroyed. Your body and spiritual power cannot keep up with those moves. In the end, your breath will be disordered, your spiritual energy will rush into your meridians, your tendons will be blocked, and you will spit blood. ]

[…Is it not possible to keep nurturing the spiritual roots and strengthening them?] Zhong Lijin's voice trembled slightly, and he slowly clenched his fists.

[Young man, unless you overdraw your own life and nourish it with your life, the price is that you will never be able to ascend to immortality, and you can't even live forever. When your vitality is exhausted, you will become an empty shell and disappear in this world.] The old man sighed: [I know how cruel it is to let a sword cultivator give up holding a sword, but if you want to gain something, you must lose something.]

[Young man, do you want to hold the sword or obtain the path to immortality and ascend to become an immortal? It's up to you.]

He couldn't force the other party to be his apprentice, he could only give him some guidance. The subsequent choices would have to be made by the young man himself.

【…】

Zhongli Jin didn't speak yet.

Before this, the boy still had hope.

Even though he is currently learning alchemy from his senior brothers and sisters in Baicao Pavilion, he will not give up sword cultivation.

Wield a sword across the world, slay demons and monsters, comprehend the great Dao, and ascend to become an immortal.

He thought he still had a chance.

However, now, even Li Chongjian, the number one medical doctor who was capable of bringing the dead back to life ten thousand years ago, can only give an extreme choice.

I want a sword.

Still want to become an immortal.

When a cultivator embarks on the path of cultivation, no matter how the process goes, the result must be to choose to ascend. Zhongli Jin wants to become an immortal, wants to leave this world, and wants to go to a wider and broader world, but to achieve all this. - He must give up holding the sword.

The more you struggle, the more your heart hurts.

He felt as if there was a mouthful of blood stuck there, ready to burst out at any time and stain his clothes red.

Perhaps it was because he was feeling depressed, which was very similar to the state he was in when Shi Qing broke off the engagement.

At this moment, the room was suddenly pushed open!

Zhongli Jin was shocked. He didn't expect someone to suddenly push his door!

Then, a familiar faint fragrance came. The young man who was about to scold the visitor paused, lying on the bed and forgetting words for a moment.

The next second, a white light flashed, and the figure of Junior Sister Shi Xiang appeared in front of him.

Zhongli Jin: “…”

*
When Shen Xiang, who was teleported here, looked up after the white light disappeared, she found that the male protagonist Zhong Li Jin, who should have been asleep at this time, was staring at her with a shocked and astonished look.

Shen Xiang: “…”

What the hell!!! Why is Zhongli Jin awake?!
There was a sound of wind whistling at my back.

Shen Xiang suddenly felt a chill on his back, and his spine suddenly stiffened.

She turned her head mechanically and saw the protagonist's door opened by someone and Shi Qing standing in front of the door and looking at her quietly.

Thus, the flame of her desire to win that had just been aroused by the system was instantly extinguished as if by a basin of cold water!
Shen Xiang: “…”

System reminder: [Quick! Explain to the hero! Just say that you noticed Shi Qing wanted to sneak into his room in the middle of the night, so you used the teleportation talisman to follow him in and take a look! ]

Chen Xiang: [Idiot! Who would believe such a lame lie? ! ]

[The male protagonist won't make it too hard for you! He hates Shi Qing! You have to learn to use your aura of being a heartthrob to the opposite sex! No man will not be attracted to you! ]

Chen Xiang said angrily: [So I have to put all the blame on Shi Qing?! In this case, I am the evil female supporting role!!]

[Will you tell me or not?! If you don't, we'll unbind you! I'll go find another host! I can find hosts an infinite number of times! I can come to this world an infinite number of times to complete missions, but you only have this one chance! If you miss it, you'll return to your inevitable death in the real world! ! ]

The system seemed anxious, as it had not expected that Shi Qing could actually detect the teleportation symbol. Although the words were meant to provoke Chen Xiang, it was actually not sure whether Shi Qing would discover it.

It’s okay to be discovered by the vicious female supporting role, it’s just afraid that the way the male protagonist looks at the female protagonist will change!

It has been waiting for many years for the hero and heroine to meet, know each other, fall in love, and finally become immortals and ascend to the upper realm together. It can't wait for the hero and heroine to have a happy ending, so it cannot accept any variables in the middle.

While the two of them were arguing in his mind, a young man's slightly puzzled voice sounded behind Shen Xiang: "... Junior Sister, what are you doing——"

Shen Xiang was stunned.

System urges: [Hurry up and tell me!!]

Shen Xiang gritted her teeth slightly, her eyes were slightly red, and her lips trembled slightly.

Shi Qing: “…”

Zhongli Jin noticed the strange atmosphere in the room and slowly sat up.

At this moment, Shi Qing suddenly said, "There is demonic energy."

Zhongli Jin paused: "Demonic energy?"

Shen Xiang was also stunned.

Staring blankly at Shi Qing.

"Hmm." Shi Qing looked calm and composed as usual, and said word by word, "Demonic energy, a little bit."

"it's here."

There was a little bit of demonic energy looming here, so she came to take a look.

Then he stared at Shen Xiang and asked, "You too?"

Did you notice it too?
Shen Xiang: “…”

Shen Xiang: “Yeah.”

She nodded quietly.

Shi Qing said again: "I'm here, you go back."

I'm here, you go back.

Shen Xiang's heart beat faster, she took heavy steps, and even forgot to say hello to Zhong Lijin.

She walked slowly to the door, stepped over the threshold, and passed by Shi Qing. She couldn't help but secretly looked up at her, and happened to meet the other person's cold and indifferent gaze.

Shen Xiang: “…”

Shi Qing was probably really angry this time.

The indifference all around him was hard to resist.

Shen Xiang's eyes were slightly red. She ignored the system's urging and anger in her mind, and was thinking about whether to apologize.

She really couldn't stand the way the other person looked at her.

Suddenly, Shi Qing stretched out his hand.

According to the plots of previous TV shows and books, this kind of scene that is similar to being busted is bound to involve a slap in the face.

also.

Shi Qing can also hit her.

Being a little angry is better than being indifferent.

Shen Xiang closed her eyes and tensed up, but she didn't expect the slap in the face to fall.

Instead, a warm palm gently rested on her head.

Shen Xiang was startled, opened his eyes and looked at Shi Qing blankly.

Then I heard her say, "Go back and rest."

"..."

At that moment, a familiar feeling rushed into my brain.

It seemed that in some dusty corner of memory, there was a person who, after being implicated by her willfulness, did not get angry as expected, nor did he beat or scold her.

In the end, just a light palm landed on her forehead.

He asked coldly, "Are you injured?"

*
Shen Xiang disappeared into the corridor.

Shi Qing looked at the young man on the bed again.

Zhongli Jin had untied her hair, her collar was slightly disheveled, and her outer shirt was neatly folded and placed on the table next to her.

The boy's room was tidy and clean, and it seemed to smell like cedar.

He sat up, looked at Shi Qing, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Sister Shi Qing, what's the matter in the middle of the night? There's actually no demonic energy here, right?"

The voice was slightly cold and questioning.

The girl's words just now were probably just to give Junior Sister a way out.

During these few days of getting along, Zhongli Jin could sense the girl's excessive enthusiasm towards him, but the boy had no such intention and wanted to keep a little distance and find an opportunity to show that he did not like love.

Who knew that the junior sister was so bold as to come to his room in the middle of the night.

For the sake of junior sister's reputation, Zhongli Jin will suppress this matter.

However - he finally had a chance to challenge Shi Qing, so of course he would not let it go.

But the next second—

Shi Qing said, “Yes.”

She stared at Zhongli Jin and said seriously, word by word - "Yes, there is demonic energy."

Here we come!!! Sorry for the long wait, my dears!! Woohoo!!! Yes, the old man in the ring has also lost his memory, hahahaha.