Chapter 32: Zhen Zhen Jie

  A person walks alone on the forest path, silent and unspoken. The new greenery by the roadside has no hint of spring, even the cheerful chirping of birds can't change the mood in the midst of the annoying chatter.

  I used to think this world was beautiful, with everyone being so kind and gentle. But after what just happened, I've come to realize that people's hearts are not as they seem. Sorrow comes from within, and it cannot be severed...

  Walked to a small lake called Crescent Moon Lake, feeling the environment was quiet and serene, so walked over. Walked into a small pavilion - Alumni Pavilion, sat on a stone bench and fell asleep...

  After a long time, suddenly a cool breeze blew from behind, the clear and serene moonlight poured down from the sky, covering the earth with a hazy white gauze. Suddenly waking up, I felt inspired and exclaimed: "Feeling Encountered" Yesterday, I stood in front of clarity, saw that people's hearts are lovely, all things are beautiful only.

  Alas, today's doubts make me sigh at how people's hearts are no longer ancient, where is the heart of the Tao?

  The bright moon is considered beautiful, the green pines and bamboo are thought to be strong, the birdsong and fragrance of flowers are considered charming, the rippling blue waves are thought to be spiritual. Now they no longer exist, only a lingering doubt remains in my heart.

  Human feelings and worldly affairs are not what I wish to see; the best virtue is like water, benefiting all things without contention, the clear ones naturally clear...

  The wind at night is like a pine tree, and I feel the chill on my skin.

  Leather jackets are windproof and down-filled garments can keep warm.

  Pedestrians hurry by, willow catkins float gently.

  Wake up and see the moonlight, rub my icy wrists.

  A strong wind brings a subtle fragrance, and my belly is already in turmoil.

  Like a tiger and wolf as teachers, similar to the lion's den in River East.

  Mount Tai wants to crush the top, typhoon blows guest ship.

  Practice should be done early, reading books until midnight.

  Essence will coagulate, six spirits will form perfectly.

  Diligence makes up for clumsiness, and strengthens my wrist.

  The original intention is like this, sitting and waiting for the soul to return.

  The first part of this poem laments the world's indifference and the decline of traditional values; the second part laments one's own circumstances, as well as how to change them.

  "Good writing, unfortunately, the previous section contained inexplicable sadness, I think I can understand, sigh." The voice of Huang Que came from across the small lake, mixed with the sorrow of Du Juan. This person's voice made me feel very familiar, which was strange, it was clearly a stranger's voice after all.

  She strained her eyes to look towards the opposite side, and vaguely saw a figure with exceptional elegance, although several rounds of moonlight had responded to each other, it was no longer dark, but due to poor eyesight, her facial features were not very clear.

  "Have we met somewhere before?" I asked tentatively. A voice came from the other side of the lake: "Yes, it's not the first time we've met; Brother Shidi is indeed worthy of the title of Little Genius, his writing skills are really good! And his mindset has changed very quickly!"

  "It's nothing, it's nothing, Master Sister Mu has praised me. I do know a thing or two about flattery. Hehe, one should always be optimistic in life." I'm the kind of person who not only fears being wronged, but also fears being praised by others, so I responded to her with embarrassment.

  "Junior brother, you're still upset about what happened during the day, aren't you? Although on the surface you pretend it doesn't matter; actually, sometimes there's no need to care too much about other people's opinions, as long as you can accept yourself in your heart." My kind senior sister started teaching me some life lessons.

  "What my sister said is right, I was just using beautiful words to cover up the true thoughts in my heart, and I didn't want it to be like this; but if I don't care about other people's opinions, I won't be able to do it, maybe I'm too self-centered, actually in other people's eyes, what I think in my heart may not be that important." When talking to her, I had no guard and spoke out my true thoughts.

  "Yes, we often live in the eyes of others and can only confirm our existence through their recognition... In short, attitude is the most important thing." The words that understood people's intentions came slowly from the other side of the crescent lake. At this moment, I felt that the surrounding environment was not as bad as I had imagined.

  I unknowingly walked around the small lake, heading towards where she was. As the distance shortened, the two of us didn't feel any awkwardness, but instead a sense of closeness grew stronger. This feeling was so familiar, it had appeared several times before, except with family members, I had also felt it when meeting Xiaomei, Yan Auntie and Yun Jie, only I hadn't paid much attention to it at the time.

  She stopped at a distance of half a meter from me, finished speaking, and stared at me with her bright and agile eyes flashing with confusion and delight. Her expression was thoughtful on her melon-seed-shaped face, which was tied up in a ponytail. On this cool autumn evening, her tall figure wore a simple cotton-padded jacket, and she had a white cotton hat on her head, giving off a fresh feeling.

  To her, the boy in front of her, who was younger than herself and dressed in a thin black suit, with his white and tender hands exposed, had a face as if washed with cow's milk, especially his golden pupils shining with determination, was adorable.

  Facing that warm gaze, I felt a sense of familiarity and suddenly remembered seeing her during the day. I smiled and said: "So it's Elder Sister Liu Zhenzhen, I don't know what's going on, but I feel very close to you, very happy, and can't help but want to pour out my heart." I was actually saying such words to a girl I had just met not long ago and only seen a few times, making me ashamed of my eloquence.

  She immediately discovered the problem, her little face smiled somewhat awkwardly, and she hurriedly added: "Uh, uh, I didn't mean it that way, just, just my mouth is not good, don't mind, huh."

  She tried hard to hold back her laughter on one side, and instead of taking the opportunity to make fun of him, she smiled lightly: "No way, little brother is straightforward and speaks from his heart, hehe."

  As expected, she was a considerate girl. Let's start by acknowledging her as an older sister. "Jingjing jie, you're really great, I sincerely wish to have an older sister like you."

  "I also sincerely want a younger brother like you, and in the future if there's anything, just come find me." She said with a smile, so serious.

  Upon hearing this, he felt delighted in his heart, then furrowed his brow and said: "Sister Zhenzhen, I don't know why, but I feel that you have an unshakeable sorrow, can you tell your younger brother about it, so that I may share your worries?"

  She was taken aback by the sudden question, then shook her head and sighed: "Younger brother, I wish you could share my worries, but unfortunately..." She had originally planned to stop talking, but when she looked up and saw my determined gaze, she was persuaded by my eyes and continued...

  It turns out that Liu Zhenzhen is also a one-in-a-billion congenital body, and it's even a pure yin body. Born in the Time Empire of the three major empires, the Liu family, she is 12 years old this year, only one year younger than my brother, and has already reached pps699, which shows that her talent is good.

  However, the birth of a large family on the mainland is not always a good thing, especially for those with congenital bodies. The so-called innate responsibility is also great. Congenitally, at the time of birth, the heavens show strange signs that are perceived by superior beings, and evil spirits naturally perceive them as well. Parents should be happy, but upon perceiving that it was a purely yin-bodied girl, they couldn't muster up any joy. As for who was happiest, it was the evil spirit, who immediately designated the newly born purely yin-bodied infant as an imperial concubine. When the infant grew up and became an immortal, the evil spirit would personally come to marry her, then use her to cultivate evil powers...

  This is unacceptable for the parents of infants, however, in a large family, it is often helpless. The power of evil gods is not something that any single family can contend with, even if it is the strongest family. In fact, not to mention families, even the entire continent at present cannot withstand the wrath of evil gods.

  It's just that, for various reasons, the evil god temporarily didn't have the idea of destroying all living things on the continent, but instead did as he pleased, playing with the entire continent in the palm of his hand. He seemed to have found some fun in it. However, this is only a relatively reliable statement, which means that the evil god is a cruel tyrant, and not many people are clear about the specific situation.

  For thousands of years, the way this matter has been handled has become a kind of inertia. Therefore, the Liu family can only obey. Under the pressure of the family's elders and the threat of evil spirits, parents sent newborn Liu Zhenzhen into the sacred bath pool.

  On the mainland, congenital infants perceived by intuition are sent to the sacred bath pool due to their innate talents. The congenital infants sent to the sacred bath pool are then blessed with holy protection by high-ranking grandmaster-level divine law enforcers, directly transforming a person into one with an innocent heart.

  There are two kinds of people with a childlike heart: one is the holy blessed person - the man-made childlike heart, and the other is the naturally born childlike heart.

  An innocent heart has a unique affinity for others, with a warm and elegant temperament that is as gentle as a spring breeze, making it difficult to resist the birth of inexplicable goodwill, especially in the hearts of kind people. If two innocent hearts meet, they produce a strong sense of closeness.

  On the one hand, people with a heart of innocence are the most powerful in dealing with all evil, invulnerable to all evil and unharmed by all demons, cultivating quickly, with pure energy and immense power.

  On the other hand, maintaining a childlike heart is a difficult problem in cultivating one's mind. Generally speaking, a childlike heart is the way to an eternal heart.

  The eternal heart is also known as the immortal heart. It is forged by people's great willpower and wisdom, which is rare and precious.