"How do I know when to close my eyes—"

"I can remind you in advance." Chen Yin's voice sounded very flat.

But to Qingying, these words sounded like something incredible.

"You...you remember every time when everyone goes crazy-"

Qingying regretted it halfway through saying it.

She glanced at Chen Yin cautiously.

Chen Yin was not angry at what she said, but fell into deep silence. After a long while, he slowly shook his head.

“…I don’t want to remember it either.”

"It's just that you see this kind of scene once."

"It will never be driven out of your mind for the rest of your life."

...Just like Chen Yin now, he can stand here and talk about this matter with Qingying casually.

But in his previous life, when he saw the man's skeleton break free from his skin for the first time, and then greedily eat his flesh and blood.

Like Qingying, he vomited for a long time, then retreated to the edge of the square in fear, hugging his knees.

Because it's not just the crazy person who makes people despair.

And there were others in the square who were completely deaf.

Chen Yin didn’t know if the next person to go crazy would be right next to him.

I don’t know if I will be the next one to go crazy.

That fear is far more severe than death and the dark road we had come from.

Even more shocking.

Qingying looked at Chen Yin's dim eyes and suddenly understood why Chen Yin had gradually become taciturn after entering the Cangzhe Ancient Domain.

If it were Qingying herself, she would never want to enter this place a second time. Even the mere mention of this place would make her tremble with fear.

...But this is only the first one.

She only saw the first crazy person.

If what Chen Yin said was true, then everyone here would go crazy and die.

Qingying suddenly felt a little afraid to look at it.

"Let's go..." She fearfully grabbed the corner of Chen Yin's clothes.

But Chen Yin shook his head: "It's gone."

Qingying looked up in surprise, only to find that the horrifying scene on the ground had completely disappeared.

It was as if this person had never appeared at all.

"This..." She turned her head blankly, only to see Chen Yin shaking his head silently.

"Stop looking at other people. Just look at your brother."

"Next time someone goes crazy, I'll remind you to cover your ears and close your eyes."

Qingying hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously:

"...Is he more terrifying than that person just now?"

Chen Yin didn't say anything, but just looked at her with a slightly sad look.

Qingying understood.

So she took a deep breath and followed Chen Yin.

Chen Yin noticed that her hands were tightly clasped in his own.

"You actually took the initiative to shake my hand. It seems that you are really scared."

"It's just holding hands." Qingying whispered, "Don't be so ungrateful."

Chen Yin didn't tease her much.

He just ruffled her hair gently and whispered, "Let's go."

Qingying really doesn't like people touching her hair.

She felt like she was being treated like a child.

Besides, she is tall, so it would look strange if someone touched her head.

But only this time, facing that warm hand, she couldn't muster the slightest displeasure.

I just felt warm and comfortable.

-

In the next few days, Qingying could be said to be living in hell on earth.

Regardless of time and place, someone may suddenly go crazy at any time and anywhere.

Sometimes, when she was still eating in the morning, she would hear crazy curses outside the house. When she wanted to look out the window to see what was happening, Chen Yin was already waiting at the window, blocking her view with his body.

"It's not gone yet. Don't look."

Sometimes, when Qingying went out in the morning, the shadow of a monk who was walking beside her with empty eyes would suddenly twitch his mouth strangely, take off his clothes in public, and do extremely obscene actions.

But before Qingying could turn around, Chen Yin had already covered her eyes from behind. He said softly, "Cover your ears."

Some were in the square. Some were in the middle of the night.

Sometimes it’s just one person, sometimes it’s several people together.

All the time, Qingying felt that she was living in a state of mental tension, fearing that the lifeless shadow beside her would suddenly go crazy while she was walking.

Days like this have made her extremely exhausted.

But from beginning to end, she was even well protected by Chen Yin.

Apart from knowing that someone was going crazy, I didn't see any disgusting scenes.

Qingying sometimes thinks about it too.

Then how did Chen Yin endure it last time when he was alone?

She just thought about it for a moment and didn't dare to think about it any further.

If it were her, she would have gone crazy like these people even if she had never read Taoist scriptures.

Living one more day in such a place is the ultimate torment and torture. In comparison, Qingying felt that the seemingly inhumane tortures before the secret door were so gentle and kind.

From beginning to end, Chen Yin followed Qingying silently and gently. No matter where someone went crazy, he would always be able to block Qingying's sight just in time.

Make her unable to see anything. Even comfort her softly.

And every time at this time, Qingying would feel that Chen Yin's presence made her feel particularly at ease.

Once again, an old man knelt on the ground, mumbling something indistinctly, and Chen Yin covered her eyes again.

Qingying hesitated for a moment, and suddenly muttered softly:

"When you're not being mean... you're not that annoying."

"That's not something you would say." Chen Yin slowly looked away.

"I'm not praising you! What I want to say is, can't you change that bad habit?" Qingying stomped her feet in annoyance.

"What happens after the change?"

Chen Yin suddenly turned his head with a burning gaze: "After the change, will it become the way you like? Then you can like me with peace of mind?"

"I……"

Qingying's cheeks suddenly felt hot, and she became angry and embarrassed.

"When did I ever say such a thing! Please stop imagining things!"

"If that's the case, why should I change?"

His eyes slacked off again, like a lazy animal: "I'm not your boyfriend. I don't need to become what you like."

"If you want me to change, wait until you become my partner."

Qingying was so angry that her face turned red and white, but she was tongue-tied and didn't know how to refute.

She suddenly envied Nan Xiaoxiang. If she had half the eloquence of Nan Xiaoxiang, at least she wouldn't be taken advantage of when bickering with this guy.

It's a pity that I'm not good at talking and I'm not good at being myself. I'm always being led by him.

In the end, she was so angry that she suddenly turned around and bit Chen Yin's shoulder viciously.

"What are you doing?" Chen Yin frowned slightly.

"Girls are just willful." She raised her chin proudly.

One hundred and thirty, a promise

After that, more and more people went crazy.

At first, the frequency was not high, only one or two people a day. Occasionally, a group of people would go crazy together, but only three or five people.

Later on, seven, eight or even ten people would go crazy every day.

Even dozens of people.

You can see crazy people everywhere and at any time.

I saw the dwarf kneeling down and crying in pain.

The monk had a lustful look on his face and was doing obscene things to the beautiful female cultivator.

I saw the painter laughing and crying, using his own blood as ink, and the paper was covered with a strange, indescribable crimson color.

I saw the middle-aged swordsman using a knife to cut his own stomach and using it as a fork and plate to eat with his mouth full of blood.

Everywhere is like the scene of hell on earth.

Qingying knew very well that if Chen Yin had not shielded her at the beginning, she would not have been able to hold out for so long on her own.

If he hadn't teased me from time to time to liven up the atmosphere, I might have gone crazy like these people.

But later, more and more people went crazy, and Qingying finally got used to it. She no longer needed Chen Yin to cover her eyes every time.

The only thing that made Qingying feel fortunate and relieved was that her younger brother Qingchen still got up at sunrise and went to bed at sunset as usual.

He didn't go crazy like those people, he just became more silent.

He no longer shared his experiences every day, nor did he nod and bow to everyone in a friendly manner. He just repeated his life mechanically and rigidly alone.

But as long as you don't go crazy it's okay.

The only thing Qingying dared not think about now was what her brother Qingchen would look like when he went crazy.

She was really afraid that Ah Chen would become like those people, neither human nor ghost, or even do something even crazier.

Fortunately, Chen Yin told her that his younger brother Achen was the last one to get lost, so it should still be early.

Qingying comforts herself like this every day and can barely fall asleep at night.

-

In the last week.

Everyone went crazy.

The entire square turned into a madhouse, with skinny old men stripping naked and running wildly, female nuns mutilating themselves and still grinning foolishly, people burning themselves with fire, and people crying bitterly.

Huang Manlou and Yu Manli sat facing each other in a daze, when suddenly the shadow of a pair of shoes was thrown in front of them.

“Tao…Tao…”

"Shoes are Tao... Shoes are also Tao..." Huang Manlou muttered to himself with dry eyes.

The next moment, the eyes of both of them seemed to be gradually ignited, the voices of their repeated words became louder and louder, and their eyes were almost ecstatic.

"Shoes are the Tao! Shoes are the Tao!"

"The Tao is mine! Don't steal it from me!"

"Mine! Mine!"

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