My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

"There is always an invisible barrier between the world we live in and the world of ordinary people. They see us as different, but they can't do without us. When they need us, they call us; when they don't need us, they avoid us as much as possible. Perhaps, we should let them see our world. They shouldn't just live in beautiful illusions."

This is the pain in the hearts of all ascetics.

Once you embark on this path, your life will never overlap with that of ordinary people.

In the eyes of ordinary people, everything about ascetics is crooked and superstitious. However, when misfortune really befalls them, they will desperately seek help from ascetics.

Human beings are such contradictory and complex creatures.

What Fu Rong wants to do is to break this order. He now recruits students for free to allow more ordinary people to embark on the path of monasticism. In fact, this is his effort to change people's prejudice against monastics.

However, Zhang Hao had no interest in such things. Prejudice and misunderstanding were not fatal to him.

It wasn’t like that before, and it’s even less so now.

"I can defeat the Demon Lord myself."

"After we defeat you, will we become enemies?"

"After that, it has nothing to do with me." Zhang Hao seemed to not want to get entangled with this crazy man anymore. He just turned around and said lightly: "Defeat the Demon King is my only goal in life now. After completing this task, I will disappear from people's sight. At that time, no matter whether I am dead or retired, they will no longer know any news about me."

Fu Rong didn't want to end the conversation with Zhang Hao like this. His eyes moved around and finally stopped on Han Shan.

"This guy has been dead for too long. If he doesn't do something 'bad', his spiritual power will gradually dry up, his body will gradually weaken, and he will eventually be unable to maintain his human form!"

After hearing about Han San, Zhang Hao suppressed his impatience and turned around to continue talking with Fu Rong.

"What do you mean?"

At this time, the Taoist priest finally took off the veil on his head.

Surprisingly, he looked very young, perhaps only eighteen or nineteen years old.

And these eyes and eyebrows... are extremely similar to those of someone Zhang Hao knows.

Fu Rong casually threw his veil aside, and the disciples beside him all lowered their heads involuntarily to avoid looking into his eyes. It seemed that here, not daring to look directly into the eyes of the Heavenly Master had become a deep-rooted rule.

"What 'bad thing'?" Zhang Hao asked again.

Han Shan knew the answer to this question very well, but he didn't want Zhang Hao to be entangled with Fu Rong on this issue, so he just took Zhang Hao away.

"If it doesn't work, you can always come to me for help, little brother!"

Fu Rong's voice became farther and farther away, until it could no longer be heard, and then Han Shan let go of Zhang Hao's hand.

"Don't listen to that man. He is very good at deceiving people. From the fact that he tricked ordinary people into joining the Tao, we can see that he is not a good person. He is just a selfish guy."

Han Shan doesn't believe that a person who will do anything to achieve his goals has any good intentions.

But Zhang Hao was still struggling.

"Can't you just stay by my side? What other 'bad things' are you going to do? What counts as 'bad things'?"

Zhang Hao's stubbornness never changed.

In desperation, Han Shan had to tell Fu Rong what he meant.

"Do you know why so many ghosts have turned into evil spirits throughout history?"

"Because they absorb spiritual energy and harm living people."

"Yes, they may do this just to survive. In order to survive and not dissipate, they can do anything, including absorbing spiritual energy from other souls or living people."

Han Shan paused for a moment and added: "There are no exceptions. You either choose to dissipate or become a ghost."

This is a choice that Han Shan will have to face sooner or later, but he has not started to make the choice yet. Because the spiritual energy in Zhang Hao can still protect him for a while.

But what if Zhang Hao can’t hold on any longer one day?

Han Shan understood that he had to solve the problem before Zhang Hao's spiritual energy was completely consumed by him.

He had already set the ending for himself, which was to choose to disappear.

It was not the death of the body, but the disappearance of the body, soul and will. For Han Shan, this was a worthy death.

"I don't want to hurt anyone, and I don't want the world to think that I, who once followed you, would become a threat to others... Don't think that you owe me a life. I am consuming your spiritual energy now, which is also considered that I owe you something. Let's just pretend that we don't owe each other anything and are just working towards the same goal."

Zhang Hao has no feelings for the other party now. If the interests involved are explained clearly, he probably will not refuse.

If Zhang Hao still had feelings for her, Han Shan would never be able to say these words.

But now it seems... it's actually a good thing that they don't have any feelings for each other. At least they won't be entangled in emotional issues.

Han Shan was waiting for Zhang Hao's answer, but saw him turn around and walk away without saying a word.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Wait in the car. I have something to do."

Zhang Hao's voice became increasingly distant. Han Shan saw him walk to the car, throw something into the car, and then walk away.

"Where are you going? Drive!"

Han Shan wanted to chase after him, but found that once he was more than a certain distance away from the car, his body could not move!

He seemed to be fixed in place by something!

Only by taking two steps back with all his strength could his body return to normal. Han Shan tried several directions, but found that he could not get too far away from the car.

Han Shan suddenly remembered that Zhang Hao seemed to have thrown something into the car before leaving, so he hurried back to the car to check.

I saw a jade pendant on the back seat of the car, which was where Han San usually hid.

It turned out that in order to prevent Han San from following him, Zhang Hao actually left such an important jade pendant in the car...

Even though he had long been accustomed to Zhang Hao's cruelty, Han Shan still felt uncomfortable when this kind of thing really happened to him.

After all, he is not a man without emotions.

After feeling uncomfortable for a while, Han Shan silently accepted his fate, drove the car to the nearby forest, and rested while holding the jade pendant.

Fu Rong was right, he really needed to do some "bad things" to make a living.

He could clearly feel that he was becoming weaker and weaker... He didn't know if he could still accompany Zhang Hao through the next year.

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"Boom boom boom!"

Han Shan woke up from his sleep and found that it was raining heavily outside. Zhang Hao was standing outside the window, soaked all over, knocking on the window with his hands.

Han Shan was surprised that he slept so soundly, and quickly unlocked the car to let Zhang Hao in.

"Sorry, I don't know how I slept so soundly..."

"Eat this."

Han Shan didn't say much, and threw a small black porcelain bottle over. This small porcelain bottle was plugged with a red stopper, and there was still a small piece of cloth on it. When you hold it in your hand, you can feel that the small porcelain bottle contains something extraordinary. Just by getting close to it, you can feel a strong and powerful force.

"This is……"

“Elixir.”

"what?!"

Elixir, as the name suggests, is a medicine made with spiritual energy.

Spiritual energy can only be obtained from living or dead people. Even Zhang Hao could not collect so much spiritual energy extracted from nature in such a short time.

This must have been collected from dead souls or living people?!
"Where did you get it? The ghosts around here have long been wiped out by Fu Rong. Did you really hurt anyone?"

Zhang Hao acted calmly towards Han Shan's anger.

"Whether they are alive or dead, what difference does it make?"

Han Shan was so surprised that he was speechless. He just threw the small bottle back to Zhang Hao and got out of the car and ran away.

It was raining heavily and Han Shan's body was soon soaked and became limp. He was so weak that he could not support himself at all.

He didn't want to go back and quarrel with Zhang Hao at this critical moment, but the place closest to here that could accept him was only Fu Rong's.

There was no choice but to run up the mountain in the heavy rain.

Fortunately, the female disciple guarding the gate had some impression of Han Shan, and also heard Fu Rong's words that he was willing to help Han Shan, so she quickly brought him to the Heavenly Master.

Fu Rong was a little surprised to see Han Shan’s miserable condition.

"I didn't expect your spiritual power to decline so quickly. Didn't Zhang Hao help you?"

"He helped me collect spiritual energy... There are no large numbers of wandering souls around here for a long time. He must have collected it from living people..."

Fu Rong waved his hand, and all the doors and windows were closed. In the dim room, the candle flames ignited with a puff.

Although there were only a few dim candles, they illuminated the room brightly and even made Hansan feel a little warmth.

"I can help you."

"Can you help me? What are the conditions? Is it something I can do now? Or do I need Brother Zhang to help?"

"No, no, no, it's not that complicated." Fu Rong smiled and waved his hand, "I don't need you to promise me anything right now, I just want you to agree to one condition. As for what this condition is, we'll talk about it later. How about it?"

No.

Anything that does not state its purpose in advance may have ulterior motives.

What's more, this matter involves Zhang Hao, and Han Shan will never let Zhang Hao take risks for himself.

"Don't be nervous. I can assure you that I will never let Zhang Hao do anything harmful to the people of the world. It will only benefit me. And I will not harm the people of the world. How about it?"

Fu Rong's face was full of confidence, he was sure that Han Shan would agree to his conditions.

Because what Han Shan least wants to see is Zhang Hao becoming a bad guy in the eyes of the world.

I thought Han Shan would hesitate for a long time, but unexpectedly he agreed so quickly.

"Okay, I agree, as long as it doesn't bring any burden to Zhang Hao..."

"The heavens are our witnesses, the earth is our mirror. Today, you and I have made a contract. There is no need for any written or magical restrictions. You and I can just remember it in our hearts."

After Fu Rong finished speaking, he handed a bead to Han Shan.

"Eat this."

After taking the bead, Han Shan discovered that it contained rich spiritual power. This power was completely different from death, and was full of vitality and vigor... just like it had just been drawn from a human!
Han Shan looked up at Fu Rong in confusion, and Fu Rong quickly shook his head to explain.

"Don't worry, these are all given to me voluntarily by students. They are gifts that will ensure that you won't be afraid of the sun for a few years and will be able to move freely during the day."

Han Shan recalled the first time he saw Fu Rong. He was sitting on a high platform and someone voluntarily sacrificed his life.

As if guessing what Han Shan was thinking, Fu Rong snapped his fingers, and a person walked in from outside the door.

Hansan saw the man's face and tilted his head in confusion.

Isn’t this the person who gave his life for Fu Rong on the stage that day?

"How is this going!"

"It's just acting, just a means. Although I'm not a great good man, I'm not a devil. I can't do those horrific things. These are really given by them voluntarily. They are beyond cause and effect. You can accept them and use them for your own use, and you don't need to pay any extra price. After all, you have already promised me, right?"

Having said that, it would be hypocritical not to believe him. Besides, I took the initiative to ask for help.

Han Shan knew that compared with the cost of Zhang Hao becoming a bad guy, it would be better for himself to become a bad guy.

When he came down the mountain, Hansan was completely different from when he came in, and he was full of strength. The raindrops hitting his body were no longer just a simple pain. He actually had the perception of a living person, and could feel the coldness of the raindrops and the traces of life when each drop of rain hit his body.

The rain stopped soon. After the rain, the sky cleared up and Zhang Hao stood beside the car under a crescent rainbow, his eyes fixed in that direction, as if he knew when the umbrella would come down.

Thinking of the last argument between them, Han Shan tried to pretend that he had forgotten it, but when he passed by Zhang Hao, he was still grabbed by the collar by the other party.

"What did you do with that guy?"

"nothing……"

Zhang Hao didn't ask any more questions, but handed the elixir over again.

"I know you don't need it now, but eat it anyway."

"I don't want to eat it!" Han Shan threw the thing to the ground, "If I eat it, you will really become a bad person!"

"What bad guy?" Zhang Hao looked puzzled. "I am helping the underworld to recycle. It is obviously a good thing. You will also have merits if you eat this."

"what?"

Han San was a little confused.

For a moment, an incredible idea emerged in my mind.

He quickly grabbed the other person's arm and asked, "Didn't you collect this spiritual energy from living people?"

"No, I went to several mass graves nearby and refined the remaining dead energy there, turning it into spiritual power that souls can absorb. Although there is a certain gap between it and what you take from a living person, it is enough for you. On the way, I also captured a few evil spirits, sucked their power dry and sent them to the underworld to reincarnate. This should be considered a good thing, right?"

After hearing what Zhang Hao did, Han Shan trembled all over.

He actually... misunderstood Zhang Hao so deeply.

He should firmly believe that Zhang Hao is Zhang Hao. No matter what, he has a bottom line in his heart, which is not to do so-called bad things.

However, everything is irreversible.

Han Shan closed his eyes in pain, trying to temporarily escape from this cruel reality.

"Tell me, what kind of deal did you make with that guy?" (End of this chapter)