"My name is Xiao Yi."

The man seemed to raise his eyebrows and said: "The name is quite good. Then tell me, why did you almost get burned to death there?"

His eyes moved back and forth on our faces.

I lowered my head and didn't dare to meet his eyes. I could only tell the truth: "Those people are the enemies who killed my parents. They arrested me, that's why I'm there."

The man obviously knew that what I said was not comprehensive, but he did not ask immediately. He turned to silence, "What about you? Are you the same as him?"

Silently replied without hesitation: "Yes, those people suddenly broke into my house and killed everyone in my house. I stayed there just to take revenge."

When the man heard this, his eyes flashed and he asked: "So, the fire burned your home. You also killed those people?"

Silence didn't answer immediately, he looked at me.

The man looked at me, raised the corner of his mouth, and said, "Is that you?"

I had no need to hide this matter, because that was my purpose. So I raised my head and said, "I set the fire. Because I couldn't kill any of them, so I set the house on fire." , the two of us took advantage of the chaos to kill the old man with a knife."

The man didn't care at all who the old knifeman was. He just narrowed his eyes and said: "You dare to set fire to kill people at a young age. This is not an ordinary courage. Aren't you afraid of death?"

"I'm not afraid. My family is all there, and they can't die in vain like that. If I don't take revenge, I'm not worthy of being a descendant of the Shen family!" The dazzling light in Shen Mo's eyes lit up again, and he answered very decisively and simply. .

I saw a slight look of appreciation in that man's eyes.

I didn't answer immediately. Thinking of the situation at that time, I was actually very scared. The reason why I didn't give up was because I had no way out.

But now I don't want to tell my true feelings at that time. I feel like I will be looked down upon if I tell the truth.

This seems to be a kind of cheap self-esteem at work.

The man didn't ask me any more questions. Instead, he asked another question: "Tell me, what does it feel like to kill someone?"

He first looked at Shen Mo. Shen Mo thought for a while and replied: "I'm scared, but very happy, because after all, I killed my family's enemy with my own hands."

The man smiled and looked at me again. I could only reply: "I want to vomit."

I swear I'm telling the truth.

The man raised his head, exhaled, and murmured to himself: "Those people deserve to die for killing innocent people indiscriminately. And they died at the hands of you two children who were young but had such courage and strategy, but it is not unfair."

He suddenly let out a long sigh and continued: "I think that as the master of the Guiyin lineage, I, Ghost King Yuanwu Zong, have experienced so many vagaries of life and seen so many vicissitudes of life and death for more than a hundred years, yet I am allowed to meet you here. It seems true. You cannot get what you ask for, and what you get is completely unintentional. You are not deceiving me by saying this, it is true to God’s will!”

Neither I nor Shen Sheng could understand what he was talking about. But I was wondering in my heart, why did this man seem to be only middle-aged, but he had been talking for more than a hundred years?

If he is said to be over a hundred years old, I will never believe it even to death.

But I immediately discovered that I was indeed wrong because the man said something.

"Can't you see that I am almost one hundred and thirty years old?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Mo and I were almost shocked. This was so unbelievable.

This is impossible, because that person's appearance and figure, except for the slightly conspicuous gray hair, really have no characteristics related to a person who is more than a hundred years old.

We don't know how to answer it, because the answer is obvious.

The man smiled bitterly, spread his hands, and said, "I know you don't believe it, because many people don't believe it. But that doesn't matter, that's not the point."

He paused, his expression and tone became serious, and said: "For almost a hundred years, I have been looking for two unique and special people to inherit the incense of my Guiyin lineage.

But no matter how many people I meet and where I travel, I have never met the right person. Meeting you two tonight is our fate and luck. I can see that you have something different from others. This

That’s what I’ve been looking for.”

Only then did we finally understand what he meant.

"So, I will give you two choices now." He looked at us and said: "First, from today onwards, you will worship my Yuan Wuzong as your master and become a disciple of my Guiyin lineage. Second, we will go our separate ways after dawn.

Your life and death are none of my business, so just pretend you have never seen me."

Both Wen Mo and I couldn't help but feel anxious and couldn't make a decision.

For me, it is a blessing that I can save my life, but I am not optimistic about the days after today. I am not sure how long I can live after leaving this ruined temple. The past six months have been a nightmare.

The encounter made me feel that the outside world is a cannibal world, and I have no ability to survive in this world.

Now it seems that the choice given by the man who claims to be over a hundred years old seems to be the most appropriate and realistic choice. His abilities are stronger than I imagined. If I have his protection, I don't have to worry about my life all the time.

But I have only known this man for less than half an hour, and he is asking me to entrust the fate of my future life to his hands. This is undoubtedly the most incredible choice. Because to me, everything about this man is still a mystery.

puzzle.

How could I put my life in the hands of someone who didn't understand me?

But I immediately thought that he was a stranger to me, but how could we not be strangers to him? So what made him think of asking two children who had just met each other to worship him as their teacher?

Is he taking a gamble? A bet on his lifelong search for purpose?

I also made a bet not long ago, and now it seems that I was right. So why not bet again?

I felt a sense of sadness in my heart when I thought about it. Maybe only people who are desperate would choose to gamble.

Many years later, when I think back on those two desperate gambles, I don’t know whether they were lucky or unlucky, let alone whether they were right or wrong.

Although this kind of psychological entanglement did not last long, I felt that it had been a long time.

I've made my decision.

But I didn't know what Shen Shen was thinking. I looked at him quietly and found that he had his head lowered, as if he was having the same hesitation as me.

But at this moment, the man's voice sounded again, "Before you make your decision, I must explain one thing, that is, I need you two, so you two must make the same choice." He paused. After a pause, he continued: "Your destiny is in your own hands, but my patience is not very good, and you don't have much time."

My heart was suddenly shocked. After hearing this, I also raised my head in surprise, with a pair of eyes shining with confusion.

The man crossed his arms and looked at us with interest, waiting for the answer.

I have never felt so clearly that time passes so quickly.

I couldn't wait any longer, I had to tell my decision first, so I said: "I choose the first one."

As soon as I said it, I suddenly felt that there was another road in front of me, a road that I couldn't see clearly.

At the same time, my heart was beating violently because I didn't know what silence would say.

"Oh——." The man responded lightly, with a long tone, as if he was surprised and as if he already knew the answer. Then he looked at Silence and asked: "So, what about you?"

I also turned my head and looked at Silence.

Seeing that he was silent, an extremely heavy silence suddenly appeared in the ruined temple.

The only sound was the cold wind outside blowing through the broken windows.

This decision is related to the future life and death of two people, and is also related to the hope of a stranger for hundreds of years.

I was very anxious, but I also knew that I had no reason to force another person I had just met to make the same decision as me.

The man didn't seem to be as impatient as he said, he was waiting quietly.

This moment of waiting is really a painful ordeal.

Suddenly, Shen Mo raised his head. He did not answer immediately, but looked at me and said: "Xiao Yi, without you, I would never be able to avenge my family. You are kind to me. My father told me a long time ago I, a man must repay a favor." After a pause, his tone and expression suddenly became very calm, and he continued: "So I will choose the first one."

I was shocked all over, and my heart was filled with inexplicable waves.

Does he mean that he made the same choice because of me?

When the man heard this, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. But I didn't see any joy in this smile.

Since he said that he had been searching for almost a hundred years before he found two of us who met his criteria, why didn't he look happy at all?

Or maybe this was the answer he expected?

"I believe that your choices have been carefully considered, even though you are still children." The man said leisurely: "Usually in this case, most people will choose the second option, because we don't know each other yet, so we can't be sure at all. What are the consequences after making the choice? For choices with uncertain consequences, it is safest to choose the path that you can control. But you chose the opposite. This may prove that you all have the courage to challenge the unknown, but I am more willing Believe, this is your bet."

"I appreciate your courage." He continued: "But you should know one thing now. Once you have made a choice, there is no chance of regret. Everyone must be responsible for their own choices."

I started to feel anxious, not knowing what the future would be like.

The man kept staring at us, and I looked at each other in silence, and then nodded together.
Chapter completed!