Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 592 Greed begins in the heart and ends in the heart (two in one)

What did he see?
After Master Zichen Wu decided to go his own way, he only took a few loyal guards with him and chose to set out on his journey home with a sword in hand.

He walked the same path as before and saw the same scenery as before, but what he saw were no longer Laishi people. Because of the court's inaction, coupled with the rampant natural and man-made disasters, and most of the land was owned by landlords and powerful people, a few young and strong people became slaves and tenants, and the common people had no way to survive. The remaining sick, disabled, old and weak could only die, or be eaten by their children. It was a miserable scene, with wailing everywhere.

"The people are all living such a miserable life..."

Master Chen Wu looked at them all the way, and for some reason, his heart trembled.

The heart that was already filled with greed trembled.

Upon hearing this, the guards nearby looked at each other in bewilderment.

Isn't it supposed to be like this? Besides, aren't you one of the landlords and tyrants who caused the people to be so miserable?

But they only dared to say this in their hearts.

But he didn't dare to say it in front of Master Chen Wu.

Perhaps it was because Master Chen Wu had a ruddy complexion and looked a little plump, or perhaps it was because he stopped moving forward, the child was timid and tentative, as if he wanted to move closer to Master Chen Wu step by step.

When the guards beside Master Chen Wu saw this, they tried to stop him immediately.

However, he was suddenly stopped after taking only half a step.

"master?"

The leading guard was puzzled.

"Send the kid over here."

“That’s just a pariah.”

“Those are also people.”

While the guards were wondering why he suddenly got angry, Master Chen Wu stepped past the guards, walked to the child who had retreated because of the guards' ferocious look, and squatted slightly.

Then, regardless of the child's fear and constant retreat, he reached into his arms and took out a piece of bread abruptly.

He handed it over, his tone gentle.

"You want this, right? Take it."

With just one simple sentence, the child's hind legs stopped.

Because compared to Master Chen Wu’s fear, he was more afraid of being hungry.

So the child grabbed the bread without hesitation. After a quick thank you, he ran to a stone in the distance, shouting, "Daddy, there is food..."

As he watched, Master Chen Wu slowly stood up.

At this moment, there seemed to be a hint of clarity in his eyes.

But the next second, the jade stone that he had been hiding in his arms flashed a dark golden light, covering up the clarity.

"master?"

Seeing Master Chen Wu standing there motionless, the guards hurried forward, seeming to call out to him, bringing Master Chen Wu back to his senses.

"Just keep walking."

Master Chen Wu spoke, and his expression returned to being cold again.

But the guards felt that their master was a little strange. He seemed to have changed, but at the same time, inexplicably.

Next, Master Chen Wu and his guards walked along the way and encountered many fleeing people. However, what he saw more often was not the government providing disaster relief, but a religious organization called "Taipingjiao" providing talisman water to help the people.

But Master Chen Wu took the so-called magic water and looked at it.
This is not magic water, it is clearly rice soup. Although the number of rice grains is clearly visible, at least the soup is hot and there is rice.

"laugh--"

Suddenly, Master Chen Wu laughed out loud.

This smile is sarcastic, but I don’t know what he is laughing at?
Perhaps the emperor was busy enjoying himself and selling official positions and titles, the officials were busy fighting for power and bullying their superiors to make money, and the local landlords, powerful people, and aristocratic families were busy annexing land, regardless of the lives of the people.

Or...

"master."

Master Chen Wu stared at the "Talisman Water" and smiled before remaining silent for a long time. The leading guard had been following him the longest, so he spoke up to warn him after seeing this scene. But at this moment, Master Chen Wu suddenly spoke up.
"Ada, how many years have you been following me?"

When the leading guard "A Da" heard this, he was slightly stunned and said, "Before the master entered the village, my life was saved by the master."

"Yes."

It sounded like he was sighing, but Master Chen Wu suddenly turned around.

His tone was stern, like a question or perhaps just a question, "Do you think you have changed compared to the past? Have I changed?"

The sudden questioning startled Ah Da, and then he was terrified. Just as he was about to speak, Master Chen Wu added, "Tell me the truth, don't lie!"

After this question, Ah Da fell silent.

And his silence obviously represented the answer.

Master Chen Wu looked back at him, and then glanced at the other guards. Every guard lowered their heads when they saw Master Chen Wu's gaze.

In the village, all of them took advantage of their master's power to bully others. Even Ah Da, who had been a refugee, also bullied others in the village after becoming a guard. He was very happy.

"It seems like they are all the same. They have all forgotten their origins."

Master Chen Wu was referring to both them and himself when he said this.

This time, Master Chen Wu's eyes were clear again.

Even though the jade in his arms flashed a dark golden light again, it could not cover it up.

On the contrary, this time the dark golden light caught the attention of Master Chen Wu and made him look sideways.

"Let's go."

"Master, let's keep going."

"No!"

Master Chen Wu shook his head, his eyes determined.

"This time, I'll go alone!"

"What!?"

"Master, no!"

"Yes, sir, how can we let you go by yourself!"

"..."

But this time, no matter how much the guards persuaded him, Master Chen Wu would not change his mind. He asked the guards to turn back the way they came, and then he set out on the road back to his hometown alone.

And he made this decision not to be disturbed by others.

At this moment, his back seemed a little more relaxed.

……

"I am back."

After many months, he returned to his homeland.

But now, this piece of native land is no longer inhabited.

Maybe it was a turmoil, or maybe it was a disaster...

After sighing, Master Chen Wu did not stop. He walked forward, passed by his hut, only took a glance and walked forward again. Following the road in his memory, he crossed the mountains and forests, came to the rock wall, and came to the bushes.

A faint little mound of earth is still there.

Master Chen Wu stared at him, "Old man, who are you?"

A question was raised, but no one answered. But at this moment, Master Chen Wu's eyes were extremely clear!
The atmosphere was silent for a long time, and there was no response. Perhaps a breeze blew through the forest, causing the rustling sound.

After a long time, Master Chen Wu took out the jade.

Then he took out the carving knife and fell again.

One knife, two knives, three knives... Every time the knife falls, it will turn stones into gold, grow crops in wasteland, turn dead wood into flesh, and turn mud into silver...

But as the wolf on the jade stone took shape, the dark golden light became more and more intense, even covering Master Chen Wu's entire body, as if it was going to destroy his fading clarity!
At this moment, Master Chen Wu's eyes glowed red, and the veins on the back of his hand holding the carving knife bulged out like twisted earthworms.

A cold, greedy impulse seemed to constantly drive him to move the carving knife and add the final stroke to the jade.

At this moment, without any warning, a shrill wolf howl came from the depths of the rolling forest! The howl pierced through the clouds and cracked the rocks, filled with unprecedented violence and pain, as if something was trying to tear out Master Chen Wu's internal organs!

Then, the second and third sounds...

One after another, it seemed as if the whole forest was boiling!
The roar of tigers, the growl of bears, the wild boars’ wild braying…

The roars of various beasts mixed together, forming a horrifying and frenzied symphony! The roars were filled with bloodthirsty madness and an unprecedented greedy desire!
It seems that the greed of all living things has been detonated!

In the bushes, Master Chen Wu's movements suddenly stopped.

The beast's roar, which penetrated the forest and was filled with violent pain and bloodthirsty madness, was like a basin of snow water mixed with ice, pouring fiercely on his brain that was eroded by the red mist and was boiling hot! His hand holding the carving knife did not tremble, but his ears moved slightly.

This is because he can hear sounds, which means:

Entered,

The beasts were getting closer and closer to him.

He lowered his head and looked at the jade stone in his hand that was about to be completed. The wolf head was crouching, and one of the carved eyes was deep and empty, like an abyss waiting to be filled. The other eye covered by the jade skin seemed to be waiting for the end.

He stretched out his left index finger, and his cold fingertips gently brushed across the thin jade skin that had not yet been touched by the carving knife.

At this moment, an indescribable desire, like countless tiny poisonous insects, instantly penetrated his blood from his fingertips, madly gnawing at his sanity - carve it! Carve it open!
Let this greedy wolf open his eyes!
Let the overwhelming wealth come!
Unprecedented greed is constantly driving Master Chen Wu.

If it were in the past, Master Chen Wu would continue to attack.

But now, it's different.

At this moment, his eyes swept around.

Looking at the gold and silver all over the ground and the mountains of grain and meat all around him, Master Chen Wu's eyes were filled with unprecedented clarity. The waves of greed just now obviously could no longer affect his mind.

“I wonder if this is enough?”

"Unfortunately... there can't be any more."

At this moment, a dull thunder suddenly came from the distant sky, like a giant beast roaring deep in the clouds.

It seems that the rain that has been brewing for a long time is coming.

Master Chen Wu ignored him and just lowered his head to look at the jade.

It's time to destroy you!

This thought was like lightning striking in the darkness.

It instantly illuminates everything!
He stared at the jade with a dim gaze.

Obviously, he had planned all this long ago.

Before this piece of jade is completely finished, squeeze out all its value. And these things created from jade...

Just leave it to the so-called "Taiping Dao".

He didn't know why, but there was always an idea in his mind telling him that this "Taiping Dao" was going to lead all the people who couldn't survive to rebel, to rebel against this world that shouldn't continue.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Master Chen Wu was wondering if they could succeed. Maybe, maybe not. But no matter what, he felt that he should give some help. If a force that led all the people who couldn't survive to rebel could overthrow the world, it would probably make the world a better place.

So, it is like this now.

As for when this idea came to me... maybe it was in the past few months since I returned from my travels, or maybe it was today.

But why destroy the jade...

He didn't think a piece of jade that tempted people to be greedy was a good thing. He couldn't see it clearly in the past, but now he sees it clearly.

Anyway, once the last cut is made, the wolf will come out.

As for whether there is any more wealth...

He didn't know, but he absolutely couldn't let it out.

However, at the moment when his thought became clear, and when his hand tightly grasped the cold jade...

A sudden change occurred!

On the jade, in the deep and hollow eye sockets that had been carved long ago, the two clusters of blood-red flames that were originally only weakly jumping suddenly burned fiercely! The red light suddenly surged, like a blood-red sun exploding in the bushes! The dazzling red light reflected the entire space in detail, and also illuminated the face of Master Chen Wu with a miserable red, and all the beast sounds disappeared.

An irresistible cold will, like an invisible iceberg, crashed into Master Chen Wu's mind!

The greedy thought swept over!

"How dare you disobey me like this?"

The voice of Molang, or Tanlang, was no longer a strange echo in his dreams, but exploded directly in the depths of his soul, icy cold and with a hint of offended anger.

Master Chen Wu's hands seemed to be fixed in place, unable to move at all. He felt like a flying insect nailed in amber, unable to even blink.

The cold will firmly controlled him, driving him like a puppet. He watched his hand drop the carving knife, and the knife was extremely accurate, and the tip of the knife was aimed at the last piece of jade covered with jade skin, the tightly closed wolf eye.

Obviously, this is the final cut!

"Don't even think about it—"

Master Chen Wu let out a roar.

At this moment, he was extremely sober and lucid.

I don’t know where the strength came from to break free from the control!

"You...you actually..."

Tan Lang's voice contained a hint of shock, anger and surprise.

After he was no longer under control, Master Chen Wu directly adjusted his position, raised the carving knife in his right hand, and then aimed at the last mark on the jade stone - that is, the last cut that should be the finishing touch, and cut it down fiercely and obliquely!

"Do not--"

An inhuman scream erupted from the jade!

But that destructive blow completely severed its lifeline.

In an instant, the red light on the jade stone completely dissipated, turning into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the air. The dark golden light that enveloped the jade carving also quickly dissipated like a balloon that had been punctured.

The jade made a sharp cracking sound and broke into pieces, turning into a handful of dull powder, which slipped from Master Chen Wu's hand and made his eyes go dark.

Then, he felt his brain being sucked into a whirlpool, and many memories became clear at this moment.

But at this moment, a voice came from nowhere:
"Jade is innocent, but the human heart imprisons itself."

Everything is just human heart.

……

"He succeeded."

The God of Greed looked at the black screen and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Obviously, in this illusion created by Chen Junting's own mind, that is, in his state of mind, he successfully broke through the greed aroused in him by the God of Greed and successfully cleared away all the deceptions.

What he didn't expect was that the way Chen Junting successfully passed the test was because of the compassion in his heart caused by the consequences of greed, which was the key to clearing away the layer of deception.

(End of this chapter)