Chapter 1 There are a Thousand Hamlets in a Thousand People's Eyes

That saying can be applied to many fields.

Just like the scene before one's eyes,

For the majority of people in this world, it would be a truly nightmarish scene,

But for Li Qian, the princess of the Zhenbei Marquisate,

It really wasn't much.

She might not be as extreme as Li Fusheng, who needs to kill and feel the bloody heat and viscosity after a period of time to be able to eat and drink, but she would never be frightened by these scenes.

After all,

Three years ago, she could unhesitatingly use the lives of thousands of laborers as bait to win a war.

This is a very decisive woman. Historically, most of the mistresses of the harem who were honed in the struggle for favor in the harem grew up in the treacherous life of the harem. But the princess is different. Her life in the border desert from childhood has already set her starting point very, very high.

"Beautiful?"

A man's voice came.

The princess turned her head and looked behind her. She found a man with disheveled hair and a drunken look standing in her room. The man was also carrying a wine jar in his left hand.

This man has a barbarian face.

The princess tilted her head slightly, as if thinking about who this man was, so her answer was a little late.

"Beautiful, of course beautiful."

The man carrying the wine jar walked to the threshold, standing almost side by side with the princess, and said:

"Really beautiful?"

The princess nodded and said firmly: "Those who were killed were barbarians, and those who killed were soldiers of my Zhenbei Army. How can it not be considered beautiful?"

The man closed his eyes.

"I know who you are now. You are the Zuo Guli King of the barbarian royal court? Why are you appearing in my dream?"

The man didn't answer.

"It's also interesting. When you came to the gate of my Marquisate and wanted to ask me for an explanation, I actually wanted to come out and see you and give you an explanation, but I was stopped by my mother and couldn't come out.

Later, I learned that you had died in battle, and your body was still hanging on the memorial archway, so I lost the interest in talking to a dead person."

"What did you want to say to me?"

Back then, Shatuo Qieshi was seeking an explanation.

The princess seemed to really think this was just a dream, so she wasn't nervous, but said calmly:

"My explanation is that it's no wonder the barbarian royal court is getting worse from generation to generation. I've heard from my ancestors that the barbarians of that time were still capable of fighting, and hundreds of thousands of archers could be mobilized at every turn, covering the sky and the sun.

Now, you, the Zuo Guli King of the barbarians, actually put aside everything and came to the gate of the Marquisate alone just for an explanation because your tribe was massacred?

In fact, you know very well in your heart that this is asking for an explanation, but it is also a kind of seeking death.

For those who actively seek death, death is actually a kind of cowardice and escape.

The barbarian Zuo Guli King is just such a cowardly figure, no wonder the barbarians are becoming less and less promising."

"Yes."

The man affirmed the princess's words.

But then,

The man reached out and pointed to the bloody massacre that was taking place in front of him, saying:

"But those blood colors have been tormenting me, troubling me, and making me uneasy."

"How many people in this world can find peace of mind in everything?"

"But I want to seek peace of mind. Your previous statement was right, but what you mean is nothing more than whoever has the bigger fist has the right to speak.

The Yan people are strong, and the barbarians are weak. If we follow your approach, it would be very reasonable."

"The survival of the fittest, the survival of the fittest, and the law of the jungle are the laws of nature."

The man reached out

And directly掐住 (qiā zhù - grabbed/pinched) the princess's neck,

The princess's back was贴 (tiē- pressed) against the door panel, and the whole person was提拽 (tí zhuài - lifted) up,

"Is this also the law of nature?"

The princess was having difficulty breathing,

But there was still a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth,

"You only dare to kill people in dreams, you coward."

The man's eyes stared at the princess's face.

The princess continued:

"You shouldn't have told me that this is a dream, shouldn't have let me open the door and see the scene outside. Did you think I would feel guilty? Did you think I would panic? Did you think I would regret what I did and dare not look directly at it?

You're wrong,

I, Li Qian,

Have the blood of the Li family flowing in my veins.

Not to mention in this dream,

Even in reality,

If you, a barbarian, were to come back to life and want to kill me,

Before I am killed by you,

I, Li Qian, will not bow my head to you, and I will not give you any bit of repentance."

……

"嗡! 嗡! 嗡! 嗡! 嗡! 嗡!" (wēng! wēng! wēng! wēng! wēng! wēng! - humming sound)

Inside the prison,

Shatuo Qieshi's body was constantly trembling,

His originally clear eyes began to be gradually replaced by blood and turbidity.

After seeing this scene,

The demon seed, whose main body stone was being捏 (niē - pinched), showed a look of excitement on his face.

……

Inside the bedroom,

The blind man suddenly put down the teacup he had just picked up after the meal,

Frowning,

He closed his eyes,

And immediately said:

"Master, something has happened."

"What's wrong?" Zheng Fan asked.

"A powerful mental force has appeared in our mansion."

"Whose?"

"The demon seed's."

"The demon seed?"

"It's his, that's right. He is a soul body, so resentment is actually his origin, and he can completely convert resentment into a medium similar to mental power and radiate it out.

However, the demon seed's resentment seems to be very strong this time, excessively strong."

What the blind man didn't know was that Shatuo Qieshi had infused his zombie baleful aura and resentment into the demon seed's body, and then used the demon seed to convert and radiate it out.

At this time, the demon seed has changed from a攪屎棍 (jiǎo shǐ gùn - shit stirrer) to a router.

"So, what is he doing now?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Your subordinate can try to go in and take a look. After all, we are acquaintances, so he shouldn't reject me."

After speaking,

The blind man fell silent.

……

"呼……" (hū - sigh)

At this time,

The picture just froze here.

Shatuo Qieshi's hand was掐 (qiā - grabbing) the princess's neck.

Because of the princess's words, the picture here began to show signs of flickering and collapsing.

Because in the basement on the other side, Shatuo Qieshi's body had begun to uncontrollably躁动 (zào dòng - stir), and was about to completely break out of the coffin.

The blind man came in, in the隔间 (gé jiān - compartment).

Because this is a spiritual world, everyone's appearance is their innermost definition of themselves.

For example, Shatuo Qieshi's attire is the attire he wore before his death.

And the blind man was wearing a dark red衛衣 (wèi yī - hoodie), with the hat covering most of his face.

In the 《Blind Man Bei》 comic, the blind man has always appeared in this image. It's not just otaku artists like Zheng Fan who like hoodies because they can protect themselves.

So,

In the picture,

When the princess and Shatuo Qieshi were facing each other,

In the next room,

A man in Western Region番人 (fān rén - barbarian) clothes walked out.

It can be clearly seen that the princess is very painful at this time because she is being掐 (qiā - grabbed), but because the dream has not ended, she can only continue to feel this feeling of窒息 (zhì xī - suffocation).

But you can say that this woman is very刁蛮 (diāo mán - willful), very 任性 (rèn xìng - capricious), but her刁蛮 (diāo mán - willfulness) and任性 (rèn xìng - caprice) are not at the level of ordinary young ladies.

She can be刁蛮 (diāo mán - willful) to the point of regarding human life as草芥 (cǎo jiè - worthless), and she can be任性 (rèn xìng - capricious) to the point of not fearing this terrifying nightmare.

So,

When she saw the blind man walking out,

She actually let out a humph,

"Why is there a 番奴 (fān nú - barbarian slave) in my dream?"

番奴 (fān nú - Barbarian slave),

Is a derogatory term used by the Yan people for people from the Western Regions. Except for a few who have status and status, such as envoys, most of the people from the Western Regions in the Yan Kingdom engage in "acrobatics", and many female 番奴 (fān nú - barbarian slaves) from the Western Regions make a living in red tents.

The blind man just stood there,

Without speaking,

Just quietly looking around.

After a while,

The blind man deliberately lowered his voice and changed his tone,

And said:

"Sorry, wrong door."

After speaking,

The blind man退 (tuì - retreated) back and walked back to the next room, his figure began to slowly disappear.

And at this time,

The princess turned her head to look at Shatuo Qieshi, who was still maintaining the same posture as before,掐 (qiā - grabbed) her.

The only thing that was changing about Shatuo Qieshi was probably his eyes. Deep in his eyes, there seemed to be a ball of flame constantly rising, as if he was deliberately suppressing something.

"This dream seems a little interesting."

The princess raised her hand,

Almost ignoring the situation that her neck was being掐 (qiā - grabbed) and貼 (tiē- pressed) against the door panel,

Instead, she pointed at Shatuo Qieshi's face with her finger,

As if trying to deliberately anger Shatuo Qieshi,

And said:

"Barbarian, after all, is a barbarian."

The smile on the princess's face became more and more intense.

"Is this, a 心魔之术 (xīn mó zhī shù - inner demon technique)?"

心魔 (xīn mó - Inner demons), martial arts practitioners, in fact, all have them. Warriors have inner demons, swordsmen have inner demons, and qi refiners also have inner demons. As long as you want to cultivate, you can't离不开 (lí bù kāi - separate) the坎儿 (kǎnr - hurdle) of inner demons.

But people outside the world have a more thorough understanding and application of "inner demons" than other types.

After all, their actual combat power is不足 (bù zú - insufficient), so there are naturally other places to make up for it.

"Drunken Immortal Weng is the enshrinement in my house. He once said that my inner demon technique can be broken by my firm heart, and even cause the caster to suffer backlash.

I don't know who is attacking me, but I want to see if you can击垮掉 (jī kuǎ diào - crush) my mind.

The Cang Master of the Qian Kingdom once used white lotuses to幻化 (huàn huà - transform), one lotus is one world, true and false, false and true. Drunken Immortal Weng once said that even the so-called dragon vein cutting method透 (tòu - reveals) this meaning.

The Grandfather in the palace賜 (cì - bestowed) me a护心玉佩 (hù xīn yù pèi - heart-protecting jade pendant) before his death,庇 (bì - protecting) me from evil intrusions. My anklet was forged by my father with 貔貅 (pí xiū - mythical wild animal) sharp teeth, and all evils retreat.

If you want to attack me, you're thinking too simply. I'm not good at martial arts, and I'm not good at cultivating Taoism, because not many people in this world dare to openly attack me.

So, I have been practicing avoiding these见不得光的 (jiàn bù dé guāng de - shady) methods since I was a child.

You want to破 (pò - break) my mind,

Come on,

If you cannot破 (pò - break) my mind,

You will definitely be 反噬 (fǎn shì - backlashed) by the 貔貅 (pí xiū - mythical wild animal) ring and heart-protecting jade pendant on my body. At that time, I will make you my slave!"

……

It must be said,

Even for Seventh Uncle, who has lived in the Zhenbei Marquisate for most of his life and can be considered to have seen the world, the layout and design of this Pingye Viscount's Mansion give people a sense of ingenuity.

This is natural, after all, the construction of this mansion is浸润 (jìn rùn - permeated) with the aesthetics of the Demon Kings.

However, when Seventh Uncle walked back to the Western Residence small courtyard after walking around nearby, he saw two people sitting on the steps in front of the princess's room.

These two were the qi refiners in the princess's entourage, Da Hu and Er Hu, who were disciples of Drunken Immortal Weng, but this position should be the location of the guards responsible for protecting the princess, not them.

Seeing Seventh Uncle returning, Da Hu and Er Hu stood up together and said:

"Seventh Uncle, we sensed that the princess is having a nightmare."

Seventh Uncle knew that the princess had a护心玉佩 (hù xīn yù pèi - heart-protecting jade pendant) that the Grandfather in the palace had赐 (cì - bestowed) to the princess when she was a child. The sacrificial methods of the barbarians in the desert were too powerful, especially when they could not win on the frontal battlefield. They often liked to use some阴损 (yīn sǔn - insidious) tricks. As a direct relative of the Marquisate, there must be protection methods.

"Nightmare?"

Seventh Uncle was a swordsman and didn't know much about these things, but he said:

"Then quickly解开 (jiě kāi - release) Miss. What are you doing sitting here? At this time, do you still need to beware of the defense between men and women?"

Er Hu scratched his head and said, "Seventh Uncle, the princess doesn't want us to go in. My brother and I have already融入 (róng rù - integrated) a trace of our精血 (jīng xuè - essence blood) into the princess's heart-protecting jade pendant to protect the princess with感应 (gǎn yìng - induction), but when my brother and I were preparing to cast the spell, the princess passed on her will through the玉佩 (yù pèi - jade pendant), telling my brother and me not to intervene for the time being."

"Nonsense!"

Seventh Uncle got angry and immediately asked, "Do you know what kind of nightmare it is?"

"Maybe it's because the journey has been辛苦 (xīn kǔ - hard), and the princess is a girl, so her body is weak and she suffered from邪入 (xié rù - evil intrusion)..."

"Bullshit, although I don't understand the神神叨叨 (shén shén dāo dāo - mysterious and weird) things of you people outside the world, I also know that with your师兄弟 (shī xiōng dì - fellow apprentices) accompanying Miss along the way, how could ordinary邪祟 (xié suì - evil spirits) be able to get close to Miss?"

Da Hu then opened his mouth and said:

"Seventh Uncle, this is also the first time my brother and I have come here. It is盛传 (shèng chuán - rumored) that妖魅 (yāo mèi - demons) appear in the Heavenly 断 Mountains, so maybe we were caught off guard and..."

"Caught off guard? It didn't happen sooner or later, but it happened immediately after entering this Viscount's Mansion."

Seventh Uncle顺势 (shùn shì - took the opportunity) to cast his gaze towards the backyard.

Reaching out, he pressed down, and said:

"You two continue to stay by Miss's side. Once things change, take action immediately. Miss can be任性 (rèn xìng - capricious), but we can't watch Miss really take risks."

Saying that,

Seventh Uncle carried his sword in his hand,

"I'm going to find Pingye Viscount. Regardless of whether this so-called nightmare is really related to Pingye Viscount, he can't be lying in bed sleeping at this time."

However,

Just as Seventh Uncle was about to walk out of the courtyard,

"嗡！！！！！！！！！！！！！" (wēng - buzzing sound)

Seventh Uncle suddenly stopped and his expression suddenly凝 (níng - froze).

Seeing this, Da Hu and Er Hu immediately asked:

"Seventh Uncle, what's wrong?"

"龙渊 (Lóng Yuān - Dragon Abyss)... Killing intent..."

Seventh Uncle murmured to himself,

Then he looked towards the south,

"Has that Sword Saint returned?"

……

Not far from the South City Gate, there is the largest and only butcher shop in the city operated by the Viscount's Mansion.

At this time, in the backyard of the butcher shop, several butchers tied up a pig and were示意 (shì yì - gestured) by Xiao Yibo to回避 (huí bì - avoid).

And the Sword Saint held his sword and刺 (cì - stabbed) the pig's neck with some trembling.

The pig immediately began to tremble wildly and resist desperately.

Xiao Yibo was really "愕 (è - stunned)" by the scene of the Dragon Abyss treasured sword killing pigs.

You must know that Dragon Abyss is a famous sword in the world and can be said to be the yearning of all swordsmen.

"My lord, you are..." Xiao Yibo couldn't help but ask.

The Sword Saint pulled out the sword,

Staggered back two steps,

Reached out,

And wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

This body has not recovered yet, and he actually broke a sweat just doing this little movement, but at least it is much better than when he was paralyzed in bed.

"If you want to ask, ask your伯爷 (bó yé - Viscount) to go. He wants me to create some killing intent."

So, human debt is hard to repay;

In order to repay the debt,

The Sword Saint had to personally take up the Dragon Abyss to kill pigs.

……

Inside the bedroom,

The blind man's body moved slightly.

Zheng Fan, who was eating the橘子 (jú zi - orange) he had just摸 (mō - felt) out of the blind man's pocket, asked while chewing the橘子 (jú zi - orange):

"How is it?"

The blind man replied: "Master, this matter is a bit interesting. It should be that the princess came here and刺激 (cì jī - stimulated) Shatuo Qieshi, and then the demon seed somehow became the medium for Shatuo Qieshi to contact the princess."

"Speak more vividly."

"Probably Shatuo Qieshi灌输 (guàn shū - instilled) power to the demon seed, and then the demon seed created a 'dream' and pulled the princess in."

"Dream? Is it the kind of mental幻境 (huàn jìng - illusion) you have?"

"Yes, master. Low-level ghosts can create鬼打墙 (guǐ dǎ qiáng - a state of being lost), and the demon seed can naturally do it too. To a certain extent, the demon seed's talent in this area is even better than mine, because he is a pure soul body."

"What's the point of making a dream?"

"Master, you should have heard of the典故 (diǎn gù - allusion) of killing people in dreams, right?"

"Cao Cao?"

"Well, it should be Wei Zheng斬 (zhǎn - beheading) the Jinghe Dragon King in a dream. Sometimes, things that cannot be done or are inconvenient to do in reality can be achieved in dreams.

But……"

"But what?"

"That princess can be said to be a person with a firm will. Your subordinate went in and took a look just now, and that幻境 (huàn jìng - illusion) is also very low-level. It is根本不可能 (gēn běn bù kě néng - absolutely impossible) to触及 (chù jí - touch) the princess's true heart defense. To be precise, Shatuo Qieshi was a martial artist before his death, and even if he became a zombie after death, he cannot change this status quo.

He is 根本不擅长 (gēn běn bù shàn cháng - not good at) this道 (dào - way).

And this kind of精神层面 (jīng shén céng miàn - spiritual level) confrontation has little to do with the strength gap between the two sides. The most important thing is to look at the will.

And this kind of confrontation, if not慎 (shèn - careful), will not harm people, but will greatly损耗 (sǔn hào - consume) oneself."

"Then why doesn't he just come out and do it?" Si Niang asked.

The blind man hesitated for a moment and responded:

"I think Shatuo Qieshi is afraid that if he directly现身 (xiàn shēn - show himself) and do it, it will连累 (lián lěi - implicate) master. After all, the other party is the princess, and master is still an official of Great Yan."

Zheng Fan took a deep breath.

Si Niang bit her lip. She had to admit that this "godfather" whom Master had磕头 (kē tóu - kowtowed) to recognize in the past was really beyond words.

Then, Si Niang looked at the blind man and said:

"Blind man, go help out."

The blind man苦笑 (kǔ xiào - smiled wryly) and said: "I can go in, but I can't manipulate and change the environment in the dream, because the demon seed will not give me the power to manipulate, and it is impossible to let me be his主导 (zhǔ dǎo - lead)."

In fact, what everyone didn't know was that the reason why the demon seed was willing to help Shatuo Qieshi do this extremely吃力不讨好 (chī lì bù tǎo hǎo - thankless) thing that can be called脱裤子放屁 (tuō kù zi fàng pì - pointless) was because of the "godfather" face, and the other reason, which was also the main reason, was that his main body stone was being捏 (niē - pinched) by Shatuo Qieshi.

At this time,

Zheng Fan raised his head,

Looked at the blind man,

And said:

"I'll do it."