Chapter 118: An Unreasonable Answer

“Gudiao?” I thought to myself. Is this monster a gudiao? A demon recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, how could it appear here? In the underground caves of the Xueshan Mountain Range, no, it should be in an underground prison?

And the Snow Mountain clan has no interest in worldly affairs, so why is there such a rebellious underground prison? What is the purpose?

This is a question worth pondering… I was caught up in this kind of thinking, and all the details were ignored. For example, why did I suddenly know that this monster was a gudiao? Although I read Shan Hai Jing when I was a child, the conditions were limited at that time, and the pictures and text were rough, making it difficult to connect with the image of reality. How did I know?

In addition, how could I be so sure that this was a prison? After the dissolution of the soul union with Shatu, why did I immediately react in this way and say these words?

I really ignored all these details… because everything happened so naturally, or perhaps I thought it was natural, anyway… an idea formed in my heart, how can you capture the traces? It’s not like an “order” type of idea that would go against your own thoughts deep in your soul, so obvious.

I still can’t think of anything, even though I have doubts… But sometimes, the stability of reality can quickly make people suppress their doubts, and the same is true of the game of ideas. When I was a child, I wanted to play in my heart, but that kind of command-like idea would make me have to practice well and complete the tasks assigned by my master.

So… I was only thinking about the mysteries of the Snow Mountain clan, but I didn’t think it was related to this incident. I didn’t think I needed to know the details… The most important thing was what was happening right in front of me. So, after walking around the gourd carving for a dozen steps, I suddenly spoke up and said, “I think you should leave… I’m going to break into the underground secret cave here, and it’s destined that we will meet, isn’t it? If you can kill me so easily, why are you in such a hurry to attack?”

After saying this, I felt that the atmosphere in the entire cave suddenly became like a heavy low-pressure air, instantly suffocating me… But I gently made a hand gesture with my right hand. The function of this hand gesture is to concentrate one’s will and focus one’s spiritual power. In short, it is a simple preparatory hand gesture used to enhance one’s spirit.

At this time, it is very good for resisting pressure.

In the past, I have also encountered times of extreme pressure, but I have always adjusted my own psychology… I have never thought of using magic to relieve stress. In my understanding, magic is not used for this kind of thing.

Now, using magic in every detail has become the most natural habit in my life, and I don’t feel anything wrong about it.

In fact, I think that the mysterious hand gestures I made were because the memory of the Taoist monk had become clear.

I have to say that this method of using hand gestures to help resist stress is very effective. At least, the impact on me immediately became lighter. On the surface, it was even hard to tell what impact I had received. I naturally wouldn’t let this mysterious existence continue to be angry, and continued to speak to myself, “Always very measured, isn’t it? Although a lot of spiritual power has been lost, the core of the soul has not been destroyed… That means there are still infinite possibilities… You understand what I’m saying, don’t you? The only thing you care about and are willing to pay the price to stop is that I don’t want this… uh, the Gui Diao, to be destroyed.”

“You’re smart.” After I said this, the idea finally spoke up again. It felt unfriendly, but at least it wasn’t as angry.

“Not smart? It’s just intuition. I didn’t break your bottom line, so you don’t have to be so angry. So, I say, I think you should leave.” I said lightly again. After all, the matter was settled here, and I needed some time to rest, not to continue to collide.

In a situation that everyone else thinks is a death sentence, there is no other way for me to go forward than to steadily and steadily. And by steadily and steadily, I mean that I will not allow any uncertain accidents to occur… and this mysterious power is.

All my composure is gambling… Although Chen Chengyi has lived for so many decades, he has never calculated anything so subtly, but now he is doing it with ease, can this be considered talent?

“You have injured the Gui to this extent, and you are prepared to let me retreat? Even if the core of the soul is not destroyed, but if there is no yang, there can be no yin… Without a body, how can its spiritual power be restored? Devour? Perhaps you are willing to let it devour?” At this point, the voice, which had a primitive air, suddenly rose a few notes, becoming somewhat terrifying.

Suddenly, the pressure in the entire secret cave increased sharply. I have no doubt that when this voice said this, it really had this intention.

Moreover, is he really capable of letting me die and then letting the Gui Diao devour me? It’s just a matter of whether the Gui Diao is worth it. And why does he insist on keeping the Gui Diao?

Although I was full of doubts, I smiled. The smile was neither exaggerated nor forced, just a normal smile. I still held my hands in a fist, but my left hand held two fingers, gently touching my nose… I walked two steps calmly before saying, “I naturally believe you can do it, but as I said before, I believe that everything has a price… Besides, who can control everything perfectly, except for the heavens? How can you guarantee that I won’t kill this fragile guy before you kill me? It seems like killing it now is a much easier thing to do.

The voice did not speak, as if it was thinking.

I still looked calm, but only I knew that all the little movements, the smile, the tapping of my finger on my nose, were all to relieve my own psychological pressure, to try to maintain composure… Only composure can make people unable to see through you, and only composure can give you the capital to negotiate with people… At least being able to make the other side guess is a kind of victory.

I then said, “Actually, I’m very tired too. After a really hard battle, it’s hard to talk. I’m not trying to convince you, but I want to see how far I have to go before I die. I suddenly had an interesting guess… Do you protect the gourd so much because the existence of those things is more important to you? I’m very interested in whether they will eventually devour me, or whether my companion soul will eventually devour them?

“Hmph…” The voice suddenly snorted, then thundered in my head: “Don’t be so smart. What you guess is always right? Let’s see how your life goes! If you choose right, we will pass by each other without any interference. If you choose wrong, I don’t care if you live or die.”

What does this mean? I frowned slightly. What do I need to choose? What I meant was that I was tempting the owner of the voice. Maybe I would be swallowed by a more important guy. Wouldn’t that be better than you paying the price and forcing me to be swallowed by this vulture?

Besides, it’s not dead. If it’s not dead, then it’s fine. All you care about is its life or death.

However, I only seem to have bet half right. It gave me such an inexplicable reply… I suddenly felt that this cave was not as simple as I had imagined. I suddenly remembered what the person who threw me the water and dry food had said.

It seems that if you want to get through, you have to rely on fate… From the way he said it, it seems that relying on strength to force your way through is simply not feasible?

I couldn’t guess that much, but it seemed like I had vaguely grasped the general idea… However, this was not the time to think about this. My intuition told me to just follow the words of the voice’s owner.

Thinking about this, my expression returned to a calm state. I said simply, “Okay, then, let’s see what options we have. I believe we can communicate like this again.”

“Let’s talk about it when you get there.” After that, the voice was silent, and the pressure in the cave disappeared in an instant, returning to its normal state.

I stopped and looked at the huge, but broken, gudiao at my feet, and then glanced at the human bones piled up in the branch cave… thoughtful.

At this moment, the gudiao looked at me with hatred in its eyes… In its current state, it would be suicidal to fight me again. Under my persistent devouring at that time, its condition was not much better than when the stupid tiger was at its weakest.

However, beneath that hateful gaze, I also saw a hint of smugness and luck… I suddenly said, “If I don’t kill you and strip your soul power clean, do you think your reliance will bother to save you again?”

I said this purely to threaten it. I felt that the legendary existence of the Gui Diao must be able to communicate with me effortlessly.

A hint of fear and uncertainty appeared in its eyes. Taking advantage of this moment, I suddenly raised my voice and intentionally or unintentionally used a Taoist technique of shouting, loudly saying, “Tell me, what is the story behind those human bones?”

I didn’t feel that this matter was important, but I just felt that I really wanted to know the answer to this question… as if it had something to do with the future.