Bearing the blue sky

It must be said that although he didn't quite grasp the secret to "calmness," he did gain a new understanding.

Focus!

Only when you lie down quietly will you realize that human concentration is actually quite poor.

It's easy for my thoughts to wander, or rather, for me to have random thoughts.

However, as long as you focus your thoughts and concentrate on one point, you will discover more ideas than usual.

Now, Zhu Ge had only been lying down for a short while when a new idea popped into her head.

虫！

He suspected that the insect chirping he had heard before originated from a demon.

Regardless of whether it was well-intentioned or malicious, the insect demon had alerted him with the sound of insect chirping before he woke up.

In other words, introducing it to Jianshan Village will only bring benefits and no harm.

If the insect demons are benevolent towards Jianshan Village, then that would be a great help.

If it's malicious, then we can't worry about that too much; one more won't make a difference anyway.

For a rabbit, it doesn't matter whether it's a wolf, a tiger, or a leopard.

If there were only one wolf, the rabbit would probably die instantly.

If tigers and wolves fight, then the rabbit will still have a chance to catch its breath.

What if tigers, wolves, and leopards were in a three-way standoff?

That would be even better!

In the chaotic situation of a three-way battle, it is more advantageous for the rabbit to escape.

So, if the chirping of insects sounds again at night, he can go and listen to it!

"Looks like I won't be able to get a good night's sleep again tonight..."

Even Zhu Ge couldn't help it.

During the day, there was basically nothing unusual in Jianshan Village, probably because the sunlight was too intense.

Only at night, when the moonlight is not as harmful as sunlight, do those strange entities come out.

The chirping of insects only occurs around midnight.

"Then take advantage of this time to lie down more."

Having found another reason to rest a little longer, Zhu Ge felt at ease continuing to rest to alleviate her body's soreness.

time flies.

As night approached, Zhu Ge finally resisted her laziness and pushed open the coffin door, limping back home along the path.

There was only some cornmeal at home, which my parents had clearly cooked using a mechanical process. We ate it with some fermented black beans and chatted as we ate.

"The weather is nice today."

"Yes, Xiao Ge, eat more vegetables."

"The seedlings have sprouted."

"There will be a harvest in autumn."

"The Mushroom Festival is coming soon."

"You can pick mushrooms and eat them."

The parents' conversations were incredibly mechanical, as if they were programmed to do the same thing over and over.

Zhu Ge also tried to speak like that, and finished her dinner with great difficulty.

After a while, he lay down to prepare for sleep.

Lying in bed, her whole body ached, and Zhu Ge couldn't help but think about her parents' problems.

After their parents were deprived of their divine powers, they were originally in a vegetative state.

Even if the other god has special characteristics, he should only be someone who turns parents into mindless robots.

If that's the case, why did his parents greet him at the door last night after he went to see Scholar Yu and returned home?

I always feel like my parents have some issues too...

Forget about that for now.

Let's look at its lifespan.

With a thought, Zhu Ge saw the panel appear before his eyes.

Name: Zhu Ge

Lifespan: 23 year

【Characteristic: Not wearing】

[Inventory: Kunpeng]

As expected, lifespan doesn't increase that quickly... Zhu Ge glanced at it casually, but wasn't disappointed.

There's no such thing as increasing lifespan on the first time you practice martial arts.

As for martial arts, Zhu Ge didn't know what the first realm was called or how much it would increase lifespan.

In fact, he hasn't even entered the first stage of the Great Sun Glass Body yet. Only after entering the first stage can he be considered to have entered the first realm.

"It's also possible that martial arts realms aren't divided in this way..."

After practicing martial arts, Zhu Ge's body became extremely weak, and before she knew it, she had fallen into a deep sleep.

However, he suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.

"They've started barking again, just like I expected!"

The insects are chirping!

Without delay, he quietly got up again, trying not to elicit a mechanical, instinctive reaction from his parents.

Once outside, he ran straight towards the bridal chamber.

Scholar Yu must be there!

Every night, the God of Happiness seemed to pull the dozen or so people under his control to the vicinity of the bridal chamber, presumably to prevent an attack from another god.

However, Zhu Ge didn't get too close. When she was almost there, she could see the bridal chamber from afar, and then she shouted:

"Scholar Yu! Come out at once!"

The congratulatory songs were shouted.

This time, he called Yu Xiucai because, besides the matter of the insect chirping, he had many other things to ask Yu Xiucai.

So I can't worry about that anymore.

Yu Xiucai's lifespan should be longer than Zhu Ge's, and his energy expenditure certainly wasn't as great as Zhu Ge's.

However, in terms of the outcome, the fact that Zhu Ge is currently not under control is the only hope for breaking the deadlock.

Zhu Ge needs to gather more information and find some breakthroughs to truly break the deadlock.

Therefore, Yu Xiucai's lifespan could only be consumed.

If they can't escape before Yu Xiucai and he run out of lifespan, then they'll have to accept their fate.

Just a dozen seconds later, a figure as swift as the wind appeared before him in a flash.

"What urgent matter is it?" The "Confucian" character on Yu Xiucai's chest shone with a soft yet firm light.

Seeing this, Zhu Ge first asked the question she hadn't asked last night: "Last night you said 'we'..."

"That's right," Yu Xiucai said solemnly, "No one in our village is dead!"

"Whether it's the God of Happiness or another deity, they are both in a nascent state and cannot digest so many souls all at once!"

"Let's talk as we walk!" Zhu Ge pulled Yu Xiucai down the mountain.

Scholar Yu did not refuse and followed Zhu Ge down the path, saying as they walked:

"Confucianism and Taoism cannot separate the soul from the body, but they possess a 'clear discernment' ability similar to the Buddhist wisdom eye. I can vaguely sense that Ma Laizi and the others are alive!"

"I have heard you say before that some great gods would raise intelligent beings as livestock, using their inexhaustible energy to sustain themselves, and they especially favored humans."

"You should know that the soul is constantly radiating emotional power outwards, and the gods are most fond of the power of emotions, incense, faith, and so on."

"Perhaps these two gods here don't want to deplete the resources, but rather want to sustain everyone in Jianshan Village!"

Domesticated!

Zhu Ge frowned.

In other words, the people of Jianshan Village are still alive!

They all became livestock, providing God with a constant source of emotional power, like a hen that only lays eggs!

"How exactly did the God of Happiness appear?" Zhu Ge asked another question.

"Maybe I released it..." Yu Xiucai's tone wasn't so certain: "I have two memories in my mind now."

"One memory is that Hua Xiaomei was engaged to you, and it was your husband who acted as matchmaker."

"One memory is that Hua Xiaomei and her mother are already dead, and there was no engagement between them."

Scholar Yu glanced back at the village faintly visible on the mountaintop, then turned back and said:

"But I only vaguely remember that the appearance of the Goddess of Happiness seemed to be related to me, but I can't remember it clearly..."

At this point, Yu Xiucai's tone became serious: "Zhu Ge, these two kinds of memories..."

Zhu Ge turned around and met Yu Xiucai's gaze, and they said in unison:

"Both of these memories are problematic!"