Food Fairy Lord
Chapter 599 Pei Jun's Forged Imperial Edict
Chapter 599 Pei Jun's Forged Imperial Edict
"I am..." The old man looked at him in shock. After a while, he said softly, "I am looking for the Goddess of Luo River... Charioteer, have you met her?"
He slowly raised his head, his eyes gazing off into the distance, and he murmured in a dreamlike voice, "Its shape is as graceful as a startled swan, as gentle as a swimming dragon, as glorious as an autumn chrysanthemum, and as luxuriant as a spring pine..."
Pei Ye looked at him quietly. The first thing he thought of were the stories told by Li Xizhou, the sleep-talking Jiang Yan, and the silent Liu Gong. They probably also occasionally uttered words that were incomprehensible to some people. But whether from the stories or from personal experience, entering the spiritual realm might make people unforgettable, but it would not make people crazy.
Pei Ye glanced at the black cat, and the black cat shook its head.
"I didn't feel the intervention of mental power."
Pei Ye thought for a while and tried to stand up, but he almost made Guo You stumble. Only then did he realize that the old man's grip was so strong, his thin fingers were like a hoop, and he tried to pull his forearm, but the young man who had just unloaded ten carts of cloth like a "barbaric bull" was not moved at all in the old man's hand.
Guo You still stared blankly into the empty space, shedding two lines of hot tears that quickly cooled: "The immortals in the human world are different from each other, why do we need to meet halfway... It's better not to meet, it's better not to meet..."
As expected, the sun gradually set, and the streets were covered with a layer of darkness. Guo You seemed to have forgotten the coachman beside him, and once again returned the way he came in a daze.
Pei Ye followed him silently for about ten feet, watching him stagger through the streets and alleys, entering the place where "palace ladies lived together", and going deeper and deeper, finally arriving at an extremely remote, dark, and old courtyard.
He is probably the person with the lowest status in the palace, which is why he lives here.
The cramped courtyard was filled with messy leaves and the ground was bumpy. Guo You pushed open the door and staggered in with his head lowered. He no longer muttered anything at this time, but he was obviously not awake, as if he had fallen into a kind of coma and ignorance.
As if he didn't care at all that someone was following him, he walked into the dirty, messy and decayed hall, lifted the cupboard curtain, took out half a cold, hard steamed bun, then sat down on it, holding the bun in his arms and biting it hard.
Pei Ye was silent for a while, and then tried to ask again: "Guo You, do you still remember Yuxian Garden 23 years ago?"
Guo You paused for a moment, raised his head and looked at him in a daze. After a while, he handed the cold steamed bun in his hand to him.
Pei Ye continued, "Twenty-four years ago, Daming Palace began to build Yuxian Garden. The participants included Xu Fang, Zhao Wen, Li Shui, Qu Chang, and perhaps Yu Sicheng. After the garden was built, they led a canal from Jingchi to Taiyechi. The garden was completed in the late winter of the third year of Suolin. In the early spring of the fourth year, an assassination occurred in Mingyue Palace, and Queen Wei Qingju died as a result."
Guo You's movement of biting the steamed bun suddenly froze slightly.
Pei Ye looked seriously into his eyes under his gray hair: "From then on, this garden was abandoned. The documents record that you conducted a review of it, which must have been after it was completed, but I don't know if it was before Mingyue's assassination?"
This time, Guo You looked at him blankly, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but seemed to have forgotten everything. His clear eyes were confused for a while, then he lowered his head to bite the cold steamed bun in his hand.
"Why do you want to review it?" Pei Ye asked.
However, there was no response. The old man lowered his head and took a dozen bites. When he was full, he put it back into the cupboard, wrapped himself in tattered clothes, and curled up with his head down.
"The mental barrier is too thick to be solved with words." said the black cat.
Pei Ye moved his eyes to take a look. There were already mold spots on the cold steamed bun. In such a cold winter, it was quite rare to survive with only tattered clothes, living in a shabby yard, and no guarantee of food and drink.
He tentatively raised his hand to hold the old man's wrist, and used the Chihuo to feel it...it turned out to be a spiritual body.
This crazy and foolish old man is actually at least a person at the Tuanshen realm.
Pei Ye released his hand, frowned slightly and said, "He responded to what I said and his name, so I think he knows something about the inside story."
Pei Ye also tried to ask many questions along the way, but this commander of the Shenwu Army from more than 20 years ago seemed to have already become stupid and mentally damaged, and was completely unable to communicate.
He sighed and glanced around. The scattered furniture was either rotten or covered with wood mold, the doors and windows were slanted and broken, and the floor was covered with dirt and dust. There were three rooms in the hut. In addition to the current room, there was another room on each side. The right side was probably a bedroom, although he suspected that the old man no longer needed to go to bed before falling asleep. The left door was tightly closed, with a small lock on it, and it was also covered with rust and dust.
"It would be great if Piaoqing was here at this moment." Pei Ye retracted his gaze, "She carries the [Heart Transmission Candle], which allows her to easily enter the mind realm and read his thoughts and memories."
Black Cat said, "Something's up, Zhong Wuyan."
"?"
"There's no need to trouble Sect Leader Li to come over here." Black Cat looked at the old man with dim eyes in front of him and said calmly, "Since he is mentally confused, we can try to intervene with our minds."
"what for?"
"Li Piaoqing's direct observation of his mind is of course the best method, but most of the world's mental methods do not have such magical powers. Generally speaking, breaking the confusion in his mind and allowing him to speak out is already a solution."
Pei Ye frowned: "So who do you want to come?"
"you."
"……I?"
"Sure, we can try."
"Aren't all kinds of tricks forbidden in the palace?"
"That's why you are the only one." The black cat whispered, "[Que Shou] and the Immortal Edict can still be used."
"Well."
The black cat turned around and said, "How about taking him to the Immortal Terrace? I'm afraid he won't go with you."
This old man does seem to have his own trajectory. Xiuyifang said that he would walk along the canal every evening... It is already difficult to defeat a Tuanshen in Lingxuan Forbidden Zone, and it would be too difficult for Young Master Pei to take him away by force.
"Then what should we do?" Pei Ye sat down cross-legged in front of Guo You seriously.
Even though the state of mind had been visited more than once by many means to conquer the world, this was the first time Pei Ye tried to actively control this power.
"I don't think you have ever secretly read any psychological secrets behind my back."
"You can rest assured." "Very good, then I will teach you." Black Cat said, "Let's try a technique... well, let's call it 'Little Correction'."
"Why does it seem like you just invented it?"
"Yes, now you try to learn it." The black cat said calmly, "A genius hunter and a genius master are both indispensable."
"..."
"You enter the state of mind first."
Pei Ye closed his eyes as he was told and sank into his own mind. When he opened his eyes, he was already under the snow-capped mountains and in the purple forest and white mist.
"To put it simply, any interaction between two minds has three stages," the black cat's voice slowly narrated, "The first is 'entering the door'. Everyone's mind is first of all a closed whole. If you want to enter someone else's mind, it's like entering someone else's home. And no matter whether you break open the door, climb over the wall, or knock on the door politely, and no matter whether you enter to practice medicine, visit, or steal, you must first cross this door wall."
"This is also the reason why all mind-related techniques require advanced means - the mind realm is originally invisible and intangible. Ordinary people want to feel it but cannot, let alone touch or enter the mind realm of others." Black Cat said, "Ordinary people who want to reach this step often practice mental techniques for many years. Only after they can enter their own mind and create an 'I' in the realm can they feel the realm of others and further seek means to enter. After a sorcerer has passed this step, he can truly influence the minds of others, which is considered to be the threshold."
Pei Ye nodded.
"But you have the advantage of [Quail Head], and you have never gone through these difficulties. The first time you entered the mind realm, you had a clear insight into your own mind realm, and you can mobilize the power of the mind as easily as your arm. If one day you illuminate the realm of others, you will also be able to see it clearly. What you lack is a means to 'enter the door'."
"Can't [Que Shou] come in?"
"In theory, [Quail Head] can accomplish everything," said the black cat. "It is the collection of the minds and souls of all living beings in the world and the highest authority, so it is naturally omnipotent. But in reality, no one except the Immortal King can use it so casually. It's like putting your soul into the body of the Immortal King back then, and you can't restore it to that forest and living beings."
Pei Ye understood that the Immortal King could use [Quail Head] to split himself, modify the consciousness of any living being, and manipulate the mind like mud... That came from His immense will. But he could only passively enjoy its protection and the most basic benefits.
"So you don't have the ability to use the Quail Head as a weapon yet. It's like the vast ocean behind you. You can use some more specific mind techniques, and the Quail Head will support your every move with its supreme status." Black Cat said, "The Heart Transmission Candle has a way to 'enter the door', the Heart Pool Raising Dragon Method has a way to 'enter the door', and the Glazed Heart Slash is unstoppable... and you, too."
"what?"
"The Secret Decree of the Dragon Immortal in the Purple Bamboo Forest"
"..." Pei Ye subconsciously looked up. The vast dark sky was so vast, and the purple bamboo was boundless.
"You have a mountain of treasure on your back, so you have to find a way to use it. The Quail Head is your crown, and the Secret Edict is your weapon." Black Cat said slowly, "The Edict Diagram has become the most dangerous thing in the world because of the path of 'human world - host - secret edict - immortal monarch'. But after Xitingxin cut off the last link, we might as well use its unstoppable invasion power on the mind."
Pei Ye didn't fully understand it at first.
"Before, you lacked control over it. Although you could roam freely in it, if the enemy did not rush into your mind like a fool, you would not be able to drive the secret edict to attack the enemy." Black Cat said, "The edict is not the master of the edict map. Your own mind is like a grain of rice among the mountains. Unless you assimilate with it, how can you drive the car with a mantis? And now..."
Pei Ye looked at the purple bamboo in front of him and suddenly understood. He raised his hand and gently stroked it, and a comfortable coolness entered his palm: "Now, I have a [Heart Charter]."
"That's right. Carving words on bamboo is like engraving one's own heart. The purple bamboo within the range of the [Heart Tablet] not only has the power of secret decrees, but is also under your control. It is the best material." The black cat looked at him and said, "Now, try to pick a bamboo leaf."
It was the first time that Pei Ye tried to do something with the bamboo forest. The process was unexpectedly easy. The purple bamboos carved by [Heart Charter] were at his disposal, and he could tear off a piece with just a slight lift of his hand.
"The second stage is to do what you want to the target's mind. There are many different kinds of mind techniques in the world, and most of the differences are in this step. There are hidden hints, gentle deception, ignorance, and brutal destruction... and our method at this stage is to give orders."
"Order?"
"That's right." Black Cat said, "Use the Immortal Lord's bamboo leaf to carve your decree and inject it into the other party's mind... Although it is only one trillionth of the power of the secret decree, the status of the Immortal Lord is genuine."
Pei Ye was slightly startled: "...So this is the 'forged edict'."
"good."
Pei Ye was silent for a while, then lowered his eyes to look at the leaf in his hand.
Black Cat said more seriously: "This technique has a very high limit, but it is not easy to control. Who is the person facing, what is his current state of mind, what purpose do you want to achieve, what kind of decree should be issued... Every time you have to think carefully. This person is just ignorant, so it is suitable for the first time to use it."
Pei Ye nodded silently. He raised his head slightly. Guo You was still hunched in front of him in a daze, looking at the dark sky outside the hall, muttering: "My mind is distracted and my thoughts are suddenly scattered. Looking down, I can't see anything. Looking up, I can see something different. I see... I see... I see..."
"Seeing but not seeing..." he said sadly.
"Guo You." Pei Ye suddenly said in a calm voice, the voice was emotionless, as if it came from the sky.
The old man was startled, his eyes moved towards him unconsciously, and then froze stiffly.
A pair of Gao Mo's beautiful dark golden eyes captured him so thoroughly, piercing straight into the deepest part of his mind that for a moment he seemed to feel his whole body convulsing with pain.
But nothing happened. He remained where he was. A light purple bamboo leaf fell into his confused mind, and then a high and invisible voice came down, like a hurricane: "Guo You, what happened to the Goddess of Luo River? What is Yu Xian's fault?"
Pei Ye watched the old man's expression in front of him change so drastically for the first time, as if his ear canal, which had been blocked for so many years, was suddenly pierced open, and the sound of wind and voices that poured in was so clear that it brought unbearable pain.
"Luo Shen... Luo Shen... Luo Shen is dead!!" Guo You fell to the ground holding his head, crying out in pain, with strings of saliva between his trembling lips. For a moment, he was like a helpless baby.
This gesture was enough to move people. Pei Ye looked at him carefully, not wanting to miss any details.
"Yuxian Garden... yes, Yuxian Garden, I have to go check Yuxian Garden quickly..." Guo You seemed to come back to his senses, and he stood up with trembling thin arms. He looked up at the young man in front of him, his eyes were bloodshot, and he gasped in panic, "Let's go, let's go! We have to check Yuxian Garden quickly! We can't, we can't... that canal!"
Pei Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, and the old man had already stood up hunched over. Before the young man could anticipate it, he suddenly staggered and rushed towards the left door. Both his figure and his screams were like those of a wild beast: "Ziliang! Quick! Go check Yuxian Garden!"
The wooden door, which had long been crooked and rotten, suddenly broke open, and dust flew all over the room under the cold moon.
(End of this chapter)
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