Original God, but the real world

Chapter 96 95-Should Die

Jiang Qing didn't want to recall the twists and turns along the way.

But at least, at least Shen He achieved what she said.

From Dihuazhou to the foot of Tianheng Mountain, it is indeed "not very far".

"Here we are."

Shen He let go of his hand, and Jiang Qing, who lost his support, fell to the ground instantly.

"I have a proposal."

His face was pale. "We should have more time when we go back. How about going slower?"

“This is already a very normal speed.”

Shen He thought for a moment and said seriously: "If it weren't for taking care of you, we should be able to reach Tianheng Mountain faster."

us?

You and a corpse whose name doesn't matter?

Jiang Qing was too tired to complain.

Fortunately, his physical fitness has improved. Although he was carried all the way, his body was able to hold on.

"Is it Mr. Jiang Qing?"

The girl sitting under a nearby tree adjusted her hat and spoke with a hint of curiosity.

Don’t blame Yun Jin.

If Jiang Qing was sitting under the tree, he would also be curious about the two people who suddenly fell from the sky.

"it's me."

There was enthusiasm in Jiang Qing's eyes.

"Long time no see, Miss Yunjin."

Shen He stood aside with his arms folded, like a sculpture.

Yun Jin only listened to the general idea, and then he could tell that Jiang Qing and this unknown woman must have hurried here.

If Tianheng Mountain is their destination, then what exactly are they looking for here?

Yun Jin maintained an elegant smile while thinking.

"That's right, Miss Yun."

Considering the friendship between Hu Tao and Yun Jin, even though it is about telling a story that she is currently compiling, it shouldn't be a problem.

"I am very interested in the [Goddess's Splitting of Insights] that you and your father are currently compiling." Jiang Qing said seriously, "If you don't mind, could you please tell me a little bit about it?"

This is a bit blunt.

But fortunately it's not a big problem.

Jiang Qing will never be Yun Jin's competitor, so even if the other party reveals some information, it will not have much impact on her.

On this basis, Yun Jin doesn't have to worry about much.

Of course, it is impossible to tell a newly-written play to others casually, but Jiang Qing is not a pure stranger and should be trustworthy.

So Yun Jin just smiled and didn't refuse.

"Okay." She chuckled and said, "I'm still working on the story of [The Goddess Splitting the Temple]."

"If we can get more opinions, it will be of great help to the subsequent revisions."

Jiang Qing didn't take it seriously.

If you are not a professional, it is almost impossible to give more complete suggestions for revisions just by listening.

Yun Jin just said that, he couldn't take it seriously.

It turned out that these two people were really coming for me.

Yun Jin blinked.

Of course, she was willing to talk not only because she thought Jiang Qing was pretty good, but more because she thought she could get some unexpected surprises.

She and her father were very serious in compiling the story of "The Goddess Splitting the Guan", and they really devoted a lot of attention and effort to it.

It is precisely because we have achieved this level that we need more profound improvements.

To achieve this, she traveled to Tianheng Mountain more than once.

If nothing goes wrong, we will probably get the most critical part today.

That was something that his father had no chance of getting, but fate put it in his hands.

The girl with a gentle smile had a flash of thought in her mind, and in the end, only pure anticipation remained.

“The general story of [The Goddess Splits the Guan] has not deviated from everyone’s expectations. It tells the story of a girl becoming a hero.”

Yun Jin's tone was a little low.

She says she is pioneering and innovative, but in fact she herself is well aware of the prevalence of such stories.

People always expect more heroic stories, but there are too many people writing such stories.

Bards have been writing heroic stories like this for two hundred years, and it is difficult for anyone to escape this limitation.

"First, a problem occurs in a certain place, and then someone, by chance, obtains the key to solving the problem, such as intelligence or a weapon. In the end, he becomes a hero who solves the problem and is rewarded accordingly."

The story is basically like this, there may be some twists and turns, but it remains basically unchanged.

She explained it so frankly that Shen He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"Legend has it that there was once a prosperous village here in Tianheng Mountain."

"But one day, a terrible monster suddenly appeared here."

"A monster took away a woman who was out collecting herbs. Her husband was heartbroken and spent his days in a daze."

Yun Jin spoke slowly and calmly in a gentle voice.

She fits Jiang Qing's image of a lady from a wealthy family. Maybe there is someone more suitable?

But Yunjin already fits in very well.

"After this incident, the monster announced to the villagers that it would continue to do this, and if people wanted to avoid this kind of disaster from befalling them, they had to offer the village's children to it."

This is also a veteran actor.

No matter what kind of evil spirit it is, it is always interested in living beings such as boys and girls.

From an energy perspective, children are obviously not as valuable as young adults...but who makes the stories written that way?
Therefore, evil spirits must be interested in human flesh and blood, as if they have nothing else to do all day long except flesh and blood.

And it must be the flesh and blood of a child.

Shen He folded his arms, his mind immersed in the story.

Jiang Qing remained indifferent.

He was no longer in a state suitable for listening to stories, because Jiang Qing valued logic, but stories were often just to express a central idea, and it was enough to get the idea across, and logic itself was not that important.

But he certainly wouldn't interrupt.

Both audiences were quite cooperative, so Yun Jin did not stop.

"The monster is very powerful. For their own safety, the villagers have no choice but to submit to the monster's demands."

"Just when they were discussing whose child to offer as a tribute, a little girl stepped forward."

"She brought a sharp sword to the monster's lair, and then she bravely fought with the monster and won."

Yun Jin looked a little embarrassed when she said this.

It was fine when she was performing on stage, but she always felt embarrassed to share such stories with her friends off stage.

This is also the reason why she still works so hard on it.

Because this story is a bit rough, rough in many aspects.

Yun Jin forced herself to finish the story. "In the end, the girl was valued by the immortals because of her talent, and she became their disciple."

"It's a pity that the immortals and mortals are separated forever, and she has no chance to return to the mortal world."

She looked at Shen He and vaguely guessed a possibility.

"What do you think of this story?"

Although they were two, Yun Jin's attention was mainly focused on Shen He.

The story is clear enough.

In order to polish this story, she has traveled here many times, and naturally knows clearly that there was really a village in Tianheng Mountain in the past.

She even found quite a few people who had lived in this village, but unfortunately most of them didn't know much about it.

At this time, Jiang Qing and Shen He were hurriedly trying to find out the story she was telling.

Yun Jin could certainly understand the truth behind this eagerness.

It turns out there really is this little girl.

This may not be the final answer, but judging from the performance of Jiang Qing and Shen He, this guess is not wrong after all.

Yun Jin's eyes were filled with anticipation.

Shen He shook his shoulders uncomfortably.

Both of them understood who the little girl in the story was.

"Perhaps the little girl in that story wasn't as brave as you said."

That is to say, he did not come forward voluntarily, but was forced?

At least she didn't deny the evil part.

Yun Jin confirmed the true part of the story and explained with a smile: "After all, drama is not a real story. On the one hand, the real story may not be suitable for being put on the stage. On the other hand... even if we want to find out the truth, these are things of the past after all."

She meant something. “Without the information provided by the parties involved, we can only piece together the truth on our own.”

However, Shen He had no intention of continuing to explain.

Yun Jin didn't say much.

She has read a lot of ancient books, and based on Shen He's performance, she could roughly guess the direction of the story.

If the evil spirit was real, she was indeed the little girl who stood up.

Judging from Shen He's vague attitude now, it seems that she was pushed out by someone.

Taking the initiative to step forward to save others and being pushed out as cannon fodder and then counterattacking are two different stories.

The story is not suitable to be continued from here, this is not something that can be put on the stage.

She didn't want to say it, and Yun Jin didn't force her.

Jiang Qing said nothing.

He was piecing together the truth, a slightly more interesting possibility.

Due to time constraints, Jiang Qing and his group did not run into Uncle Mingjun.

But they still found a torn notebook in a dilapidated room, which was the last piece of evidence Jiang Qing needed.

"So, the goddess in the play is the daughter of the couple who were held hostage by the monster." Yun Jin shook his head, "No, to be more precise, the goddess was sent into the monster's mouth by her father."

"His purpose was to revive his deceased wife."

The true story is indeed not interesting at all, and is even more story-like than the original story.

Even Yun Jin knew that the so-called [resurrection of the dead] was just a lie.

What status could Shen He's father have?
Even if he is somewhat special, can he be more special than Qixing?
The price he could pay was something that the Seven Stars could not afford.

If this resurrection technique is real, and a person who has lost a person with the fate of Gu Chen Jie Sha can be resurrected, then Shen He's father is not qualified to "use" Shen He.

There must be someone who saw Shen He's fate earlier and used her as a sacrifice to resurrect the person he wanted to resurrect.

It’s not that Yun Jin despises human nature, but it is the fact.

And in this world, there are many lives that are more special and more powerful than the Seven Stars.

resurrection?

If there really is a way to resurrect, they should be the first to enjoy it.

According to this logic, any so-called resurrection technique is obviously false.

Shen He, who was standing aside, subconsciously clenched his hands.

Jiang Qing turned his body sideways inconspicuously, a little afraid of the beautiful woman's fist.

It's quite dangerous.

Yun Jin didn't notice this.

She also has a headache.

If we don't count the chance encounter, the biggest impact of Shen He's story on her is that it declares that the direction of her and her father's efforts over the years was completely wrong.

Although art needs to be processed, the person involved has already described a truth.

Yun Jin really couldn't continue to look squarely at the original [The Goddess Splits the View], as this work was almost completely contrary to the facts.

This cannot be said to be processing. It is just borrowing the names of people and places from one story and then making up a new story.

Yun Jin didn't hold any resentment.

Years of hard work have gone down the drain, but this has nothing to do with Shenhe.

To some extent, Shen He hoped that the story she compiled was true more than Yun Jin herself.

The story after artistic processing is always much better than Shen He’s own story.

She herself liked it very much and wished that there really was such a monster at that time.

It kidnapped a young couple, and in order to save them, he took the initiative to step forward and kill the monster.

This result is better than being betrayed by her biological father and handed over to the monster in exchange for her mother's resurrection.

But now I have to start revising this story all over again.

"I'll take my leave now." Yun Jin bowed slightly. "The truth of this matter is not what I expected. My father and I were just making up stories."

She had to admit this fact.

If she hadn't known, she could still use this story.

But now that Yunjin knows the truth, she can’t pretend not to know.

"I need to correct that."

There was already fatigue in her words.

Jiang Qing bowed and said goodbye, naturally with no intention of trying to keep him.

By this time, the evidence he needed to collect was almost in place, and it was time for him to start his performance.

But...is what he pieced together really the answer?

"Ms. Shen He," he suddenly asked, "what do you think about resurrection?"

Jiang Qing still wanted to give it a try.

"Absurd stuff."

Shen He's answer was straightforward.

After going up the mountain, she really paid attention to these things, and the final answer was actually very obvious.

The Emperor lost his best friend, and Inazuma's General Thunder lost his sister.

If there really is a way to resurrect in this world, they would be the first group of people to achieve it.

They are able to pay most of the price to achieve their goals, and this price is often beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"I think so too." Jiang Qing agreed, "If there really is a way to resurrect, it must be in the hands of the Seven Gods."

Shen He frowned slightly, "What do you want to say?"

She vaguely felt that what Jiang Qing wanted to say was unlikely to be what she wanted to hear.

"A guess that might not be very interesting."

“Interesting answer based on several insights.”

He used the descriptions interesting and not so interesting because this was for two different people.

For Jiang Qing, a spectator, the fun will only get more interesting as it gets bigger.

But Shen He was the person involved, so it was unlikely that she would find anything amusing.

"We must first admit that in the eyes of the general public, resurrection is an impossible thing. Only when some people are really desperate will they consider the so-called resurrection of the dead."

This is the basis of all speculation, that is, any person with normal thinking ability should deny the resurrection itself.

"Secondly, I guess your parents are not ordinary people. They should be alchemists with considerable knowledge."

This is the second prerequisite.

If you are not from a lineage of alchemists, you probably don't even know the so-called lonely and calamity fate.

It’s like if there wasn’t a Chongyun, Jiang Qing wouldn’t have known that there is a special physique like the [Pure Yang Body] in this world.

Shen He nodded slightly.

From the perspective of blood relationship, she is Chongyun's aunt, and Chongyun is the eldest son of a Taoist priest family, a genius born with a "Pure Yang Body".

So Shen He's parents must also be from a lineage of alchemists.

"Okay, then the last condition. Do you think your uncle Mingjun knows that resurrection is impossible?"

Shen He understood what Jiang Qing meant, "You mean, there is something wrong with Uncle Mingjun."

She didn't answer, but she didn't think about what Jiang Qing said either.

Jiang Qing assumed three conditions, and then he wanted to get a unique answer from the three prerequisites.

Fortunately, this is not difficult.

"If all three assumptions are true, then according to this note, it won't be difficult for us to get the only conclusion, right?"

Jiang Qing smiled.

This speculation is very interesting, and what's even more interesting is that it has nothing to do with him, so he can watch the show casually.

"What conclusion?"

Shen He blinked.

"Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that the secret technique in your father's hand was not obtained by him by chance, but was given to him by someone?"

Jiang Qing continued to stagger his steps.

However, Shen He did not give him a chance.

She reached out and held Jiang Qing's wrist with a serious look.

"One of our assumptions is that most people know that the so-called resurrection of the dead is a scam, and people will only choose to believe it when they are desperate and have no other options."

At that time, it didn’t matter whether I believed it or not. I had no choice anyway, so I just tried it.

Success is the best, failure... failure is the normal state.

"If this understanding is correct, then we can get the next condition, which is that those who deliberately collect or study the magic related to [Resurrection of the Dead] must have evil intentions."

"This kind of thing definitely has nothing to do with collecting."

Jiang Qing gave the second judgment.

"I've seen people collecting antiques and rare treasures in Liyue Harbor, but I've never seen a normal person collecting the heads of Hilichurls."

"I also don't believe that people who collect evil arts would simply collect them."

This evil magic of [resurrection of the dead] is only worse than the so-called hillbilly head.

Shen He nodded.

She had seen relevant records in the ancient books of Master Liuyun.

Resurrection of the dead has always been a taboo in all kinds of esoteric arts, and too many people have this idea.

Just like Jiang Qing said, among so many relevant records, if there was one successful case, they would not all disappear in history.

You have lost someone important to you and want to sacrifice a little girl with a lonely and calamity fate.

What about one of the Seven Stars? What about an immortal? Or even a demon god?

How many people with the fate of loneliness and disaster can they find to replace the people they value?

If life can be measured by a price, there are too many rich and powerful people in this world, and there is almost no limit.

You feel that you belong to a group of vested interests who can sacrifice others for their own benefit, but there will always be someone richer and more powerful who will turn you into a victim.

After this matter became a big deal, the Rock King had already made all matters related to [resurrection of the dead] a taboo, strictly prohibiting people from studying and spreading it.

In this case, the purpose of collecting such things is the same as Jiang Qing's, and the purpose is definitely impure.

Even if you are a collector, it is impossible for an average person to keep cult pamphlets in their home, right? If you do this, I find it hard to believe that you are a good person.

"Since you agree to these two conditions, isn't the situation obvious?"

Jiang Qing picked up the torn notebook and said in a relaxed tone, "It turned out that Mingjun secretly hid the book that could save you! I got the book back, and I did as the book said, calling the gods and offering sacrifices..."

"The background of this sentence is that after your father lost his wife, he searched everywhere for her. In the end, he was completely desperate and placed his hope on the evil magic of [Resurrection of the Dead]."

"It's not surprising that he believes this, but Uncle Mingjun, who is able to perform evil magic... How can I put it? If you ask me to take out a secret magic like this, I definitely can't do it."

This thing has long been banned.

Jiang Qing found it hard to believe that this was just a coincidence.

It hurts quite a bit.

Shen He's palm was slender and white, but the strength he exerted...almost broke Jiang Qing's wrist.

However, Jiang Qing looked calm.

If you stimulate a person's defenses, you will inevitably suffer some degree of retaliation.

Jiang Qing could fully understand and was willing to take on this insignificant responsibility.

"If you accept all the preconditions, then the answer is pretty obvious, isn't it?"

He did not hold back, but continued speaking.

"It's impossible for a person to just randomly come up with a secret technique for resurrecting the dead... Your father, at least under the circumstances at the time, had completely lost hope and reason, so he would believe that this secret technique could be tried."

Rather than saying it's belief, it's more like... it's just a casual attempt.

He almost ignored the fact that Shen He was his daughter, and defined Shen He's death as within the range of tolerable losses.

Behind every action in the world, there is an exchange of interests.

Some things are just unavoidable, so you just have to throw the jar into the mix, but sacrificing your daughter to save your wife is clearly not one of them.

If he does this, then the expected gains must outweigh the losses.

In other words, he believed that his wife, who might be resurrected, outweighed his daughter, who was bound to die.

The only exception was that Shen He not only did not die, but even obtained the Eye of God and killed the evil spirit.

Jiang Qing could find many reasons for the father, but there was no need.

People should be responsible for what they have done.

Just like the bastard Kujo Takayuki, the wrong things he did were worthy of being hanged up and cut into pieces, but the fact is that if it weren't for Ying, he would most likely continue to stay in that position and act tyrannically.

This fully proves a point.

A wrong thing will not become right because of a person's status, but it will appear less wrong if one remains silent because of one's status and identity.

The same goes for Shen He's father. The only reason why he did not deserve the death penalty in Shen He's heart despite having done such a wrong thing is that he gave Shen He a good childhood and gave her life.

The past haunted Shen He, making it difficult for her to easily resent and hate the father who gave her to the monster, but she did not want to forgive him, so she could only haunt the monster's reflection in her dreams all night long.

That was not a monster, but the self who was unwilling to forgive and full of hatred when he was young.

"You're looking for a reason."

Shen He said with certainty.

She's not stupid.

However, a person's judgment ability is closely related to his or her experience. Considering her practice in the mountains, being able to see Jiang Qing's "good intentions" was an extraordinary display of intuition.

Jiang Qing did not deny it.

"This kind of question is equally difficult for anyone." He simply explained, "If a father does not actually raise his daughter, but only gives his daughter a chance to come into the world."

"Then after he did something like this, you naturally have the power to choose to kill him."

Unfortunately not.

Before his mother became seriously ill, Shen He's father fulfilled his duties and responsibilities as a father.

In fact, he only made one mistake regarding Shen He in his life.

And it was just that one time that almost took Shen He's life. As a result, for more than ten years since that day, she could not sleep at night and was plagued by nightmares all the time.

This is difficult to do.

There is no doubt that she wanted revenge, and the fact that she was forced into life and death is always true.

It is certainly understandable that one feels resentful and wants revenge.

But at the same time, she realized very deeply that he was her father, and a father who truly raised her.

Jiang Qing could fully understand Shen He's helplessness.

And the worst part is, he died.

After Shen He went down the mountain, this village had become history.

And her father passed away shortly after Shen He went up the mountain.

How can you bring up old issues with a dead person?
She was full of resentment, but there was still no answer.

Shen He remained silent.

She probably could understand what Jiang Qing meant.

In fact, he has no evidence, this is just limited nonsense.

But making up stories was not the purpose. Jiang Qing's purpose was to give her a suitable reason.

If she still had expectations for her father, then things would be simple and she would naturally push the hatred onto Mingjun.

It was Mingjun who bewitched her father, which led to all the subsequent disasters.

This way she could forgive her father and come to terms with her own terrible childhood.

It is impossible to prove this, but fortunately, no evidence is needed.

Throughout the whole story, even according to the worst speculation, Mingjun at best only induced and provided... no, it couldn't be considered as providing.

He himself said that he had snatched it from someone else.

This is an old story from more than ten years ago. Even if Mingjun said that he had just obtained it and had not had time to destroy it, doesn't that make sense?
With current criminal investigation methods, there is basically no need to have any hope of tracing the truth of an old story from more than ten years ago.

But Jiang Qing just gave her a reason.

the truth?

What she was willing to believe was already the truth.

In this way, she can reach an understanding with her past, and the knot in her heart will naturally be relieved a lot.

But there is another way.

"You said I don't have to understand, I want to hear your understanding."

Shen He asked.

Do not accept this somewhat malicious speculation.

Jiang Qing sighed.

If Shen He had chosen the first path, everything would have been simple.

It doesn’t matter whether Mingjun did it or not. The Shen He standing in front of him, his teacher is Master Liuyun Jiefeng, and his senior sister is Ganyu, the most powerful person in Liyue today.

She believed in the truth.

But Shen He didn't do that.

She may not think Mingjun has no problems, but she doesn't want to put all the problems on Mingjun.

That is to say, she already had the answer in her subconscious mind.

She was unwilling to forgive her father.

That's where the trouble lies.

Jiang Qing had no way of giving any answers to questions about children and parents.

He could have set up an outsider to share the responsibility, but Shen He himself was unwilling to accept it.

"Then I won't forgive him." Jiang Qing took a deep breath, "Let him be responsible for what he did."

The trouble in some places is that you interfere in other people's housework without permission. You work hard on your side, but she suddenly thinks you are an outsider and shouldn't say such things.

And then it was GG.

But fortunately, many problems can also be solved with a simple principle.

Without desire, one is strong.

If you don't have any thoughts about Shen He, this question will naturally become simple.

It is difficult for a normal person to have no thoughts about Shen He, but Jiang Qing is not normal.

His goal is to become the favored one of the God of Rock, and his higher goal is to survive in this special world.

The point is, Eula is actually pretty good looking.

If you are not worried about affecting your impression points, you will naturally feel much more relaxed.

"I know you must have thought about this matter. Is your father bewitched by the evil spirit brought by the secret technique?"

Shen He nodded.

How could she not find an excuse for her father at all?
While fighting the evil spirits, she even expected her father to descend from the sky and save her.

But when faced with a more useful excuse given by Jiang Qing, she chose to refuse again.

So the complexity of this group of people made Jiang Qing feel overwhelmed.

If it is simply good, then repay kindness.

Being simply bad, it is only natural that he is abandoned and retaliated against.

But how can human stories be so pure?
He was very good to Shen He, but just one time of abandonment almost cost Shen He his life.

"Let me tell you this, everything is entirely his own subjective will." Jiang Qing thought for a moment, "There is no bewitching, you were simply abandoned."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

"You were abandoned. After weighing the value on the scale, your death cannot suppress his desire, so you should die."

He used an overly blunt phrase, "He thinks you deserve to die."

Jiang Qing repeated it.

(End of this chapter)