I am an insect

Ji Ye was deep in thought. For the time being, he wanted to continue living as Wang Yecheng and find out the origin and background of the man in the white hat, as well as the matter of the adult insect and the mind-body.

"The only trouble is having to put up with Wu Yumei's nagging..."

Wang Yecheng's home is in the old and dilapidated Maling Mountain Villa. He and Wu Yumei lived here when they got married, and it has been more than ten years. The people in this area are very familiar with Wang Yecheng and Wu Yumei.

Ji Ye noticed that many people on the road greeted Wu Yumei, while Wu Yumei, who usually didn't have a good attitude towards Wang Yecheng, was all smiles and very enthusiastic towards these outsiders.

Ji Ye shook his head inwardly, thinking that he really reserved his smiles for outsiders and his bad temper for his family.

Back home, Wu Yumei finally spoke: "I'll ask my brother if I can borrow some more from him. You should also think of a way. Why don't you ask your company leaders or colleagues to help you out? Last time they said that if Qinshu doesn't get the victim's forgiveness, he will be detained, and if it constitutes minor injury, he will go to jail."

Ji Ye knew that Wang Qinshu was under eighteen years old and would receive a reduced punishment. The victim's injuries were not too serious and should be minor. Although the nature of the matter was serious, the actual punishment for Wang Qinshu would not be too severe, and he would most likely not go to jail.

Of course, he didn't care about Wang Qinshu's matter. He didn't care about the life or death of such a small-time hoodlum. Right now, he was just temporarily acting as the other party's cheap father for a few days. He was too lazy to explain to Wu Yumei. He just hummed in agreement, nodded, and said, "I'll go borrow it."

Then he went into the second bedroom and locked the door so that Wu Yumei wouldn't come in and bother him.

Wu Yumei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Wang Yecheng agreed to ask the company leaders and colleagues for money. Because Wang Yecheng was honest and kind, everyone trusted him. If he was willing to ask for money, there was hope of getting the 50,000 yuan.

Ji Ye locked the door to the second bedroom. There was a computer there that Wang Yecheng would occasionally use. Ji Ye turned on the computer on the table and started searching online, hoping to find some clues about mind-body phenomena.

Ji Ye learned that humans were also insects from the ancient book "Huangdi Neijing" that he found at the antique flower and bird market.

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic classifies living beings into five categories: hairy insects, shelled insects, scaly insects, feathered insects, and naked insects. Hairy insects refer to creatures with hair on their bodies, such as cats, dogs, lions, and tigers. Shelled insects refer to insects and aquatic creatures with various shells on their bodies, such as various insects and turtles. Scaled insects refer to various creatures with scales on their bodies, such as fish and snakes. Feathered insects are various birds with feathers on their bodies, mainly including various birds.

Naked worms are organisms with bare, hairless bodies, primarily represented by humans.

According to the records in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, all living things in nature are insects.

This book, "Huangdi Neijing," contains a detailed description of the four growth stages of the naked insect: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Ji Ye couldn't say he completely believed the description of naked insects in the ancient book, after all, no dead person could come back to life and tell him what the world after death is like.

And now I have personally verified that the records about naked insects in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic are true.

"It seems that the records of caterpillars, scaled insects, and feathered insects are also true. These are all insects, which is simply unbelievable..."

Since these records are all true, Ji Ye believes that there should be more than just the "Huangdi Neijing" that mentions "naked insects".

Thanks to the development of the internet, Ji Ye actually found quite a few ancient books with records of "naked insects" when he searched carefully online.

The Book of Rites of the Elder Dai, Chapter on the Book of Changes, states: "There are 360 ​​naked insects, and the sage is the leader of them."

The Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances states: "The naked insects are all creatures without feathers, hair, scales, or shells, such as frogs and earthworms. Humans are the most intelligent of the naked insects."

The *Lunheng* (Discourses Weighed in the Balance), in the chapter "Encountering the Tiger," states: "The tiger is a hairy creature; man is a naked creature. When the hairy creature is hungry, it eats the naked creature. What difference is there?"

The Book of Han, Treatise on the Five Elements, Part II, states: "At that time, there were monstrous creatures, such as locusts and caterpillars. They had no scales, armor, hair, or feathers, hence they were called naked insects."

The Book of Songs says: "What are you and I? I would say: naked insects."

"According to the records in these ancient books, the first to emerge in the animal life was the scaled insect, which is an aquatic animal. Next were the feathered insects, then the hairy insects, then the shelled insects, and finally the naked insects."

"And humans are the most qualified to be naked, which shows that humans are the last animal to evolve among all the animals on this earth. This is completely consistent with the conclusions of modern scientific research."

"These ancient people were truly remarkable; they had already figured out these problems thousands of years ago..."

Ji Ye carefully and slowly read through these records. Among them, the one that caught his attention the most was the record in "Suwen: On the Five Constant Policies": "When the naked insect is still, the Taiyin governs the sky, the Xuanhuang emerges, the adult insect is nurtured, and it transforms into an immortal."

Upon seeing this record, Ji Ye felt a slight chill run down his spine.

He lived for a century, was obsessed with insects, and had extensively studied ancient texts, naturally possessing a deep understanding of ancient culture.

"The naked insects are still, the moon governs the heavens..."

Ji Ye understood that the phrase "the naked insect is still" meant that the naked insect was in a quiet state. "Si Tian" was the highest official position in ancient times that was in charge of the sky, and it was also a special cultural symbol. In the Analects, Confucius once said, "What Heaven ordains is called human nature; to follow one's nature is called the Way; to cultivate the Way is called education." This statement expressed the reverence for the mandate of Heaven and the respect for Si Tian. It can be said that Si Tian had an extremely noble status in ancient society and was regarded as a connector and bridge between heaven and earth.

"Taiyin refers to the moon, which in this context can refer to nighttime..."

Ji Ye's heart stirred. The meaning of the sentence, "The mind-body fears sunlight and is most suitable for action at night," is quite clear. It means that at night, when the naked insect is in a quiet state, it can communicate and resonate with the sky. "Xuanhuang" refers to the color of heaven and earth. There is often a saying "Xuanhuang Qi", which here refers to the energy between heaven and earth.

"As long as we do this, we can communicate with the Heavenly God and obtain the energy of heaven and earth. The 'growing of adult insects' should refer to the development and evolution of adult insects. Just like how I have evolved this extension of my mental entity, it can also be considered a kind of evolution. In this way, I can eventually ascend to immortality..."

Ji Ye looked at these records with some excitement. He had finally found what he needed in these numerous ancient books.

Humans, limited by their own cognitive abilities, would not pay much attention to these records even if they saw them, but for Ji Ye, it was completely different.

"I don't know how true this record is, but we'll find out by testing it tonight under the moonlight..."

Just as Ji Ye was about to close the web pages, he heard a loud bang outside—the sound of a door slamming shut—followed by Wu Yumei's startled cry.

"Hmm?" Ji Ye immediately turned his head, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light. Could it be that the forces behind the man in the white hat had come knocking on his door so quickly?