I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 19 Wandering in Dreams
Lu Zhen said faintly:

“Human memory is not like eggs in a basket that you take out and look at when you want to use them. Rather, it is more like grains of sand piled on the ground. When needed, they are pieced together and reconstructed into scenes and characters under the command of spirits.

“We are now in your memory, and what I need to do is to find out which scenes and characters are constructed by you, and which are pre-constructed under the influence of others.

"This way we can find the place in your consciousness that has been invaded, and then erase the traces of deliberate carving, restore your memory, eliminate those malicious manipulations, and avoid those subtle influences. Only in this way can we prevent you from losing your mind and falling into madness due to the distortion of your spirit."

Li Qingyun seemed to understand what he said, so he nodded and listened to Lu Zhen continue:
"It might be a little uncomfortable next, don't be afraid."

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and the scene around him began to change rapidly, as if he suddenly pressed the rewind button while watching a movie.

Li Qingyun's eyes were spinning like a kaleidoscope, his mind was in chaos, he felt dizzy, and his body seemed to be floating in an illusory cloud, unable to control himself.

"Okay, here it is."

As Lu Zhen's voice sounded, the dream finally stabilized, and Li Qingyun saw everything clearly in front of him. It was exactly the long street he had seen in his trance before.

It's just that everything around him has abnormally rich colors, the red is redder, the green is greener, as if he is not in the real world, but a painting painted with oils and watercolors, full of bizarre and strange feeling.

"Do you see something wrong?"

Lu Zhen asked in his ear.

Li Qingyun nodded:
"This color... doesn't look like the real world."

Lu Zhen smiled slightly:
"Yes, this is the scene that someone built using your memory. But everyone perceives the world in subtle ways. No matter how powerful a spiritual practitioner is, they cannot replace your own spiritual body and understand the world from the same perspective. Therefore, the memories they instill in you and the world they construct will be subtly different.

"It's just that ordinary people have no way to tell the difference under normal circumstances, but as long as experienced people give a little guidance, it will be different immediately. This is how we spiritual practitioners identify intruders.

"If you look carefully, you should be able to find the differences."

Li Qingyun nodded and focused his attention on his surroundings.

Then, he saw another "Li Qingyun" walking towards him with a staggering step.

"Well, that's you in my memory."

Lu Zhen explained very considerately.

Li Qingyun remembered this dream very clearly and knew what would happen next.

"Young Master, please tell me your fortune. You must pay for it."

Familiar lines sounded, and Li Qingyun's gaze followed the voice and was immediately startled.

In the shadows on the street, there was a thick black fog that was twisting and wriggling like a living thing.

The fortune-teller, the stall, and the "iron-mouthed predictions" scam did not exist at all. All the sounds came from the black fog.

He immediately said loudly:
"Captain Lu, something's wrong there too."

Lu Zhen nodded:

"This is a spirit seed, someone deliberately left it in your spirit body..."

"…The human spirit is a very wonderful thing. As long as you plant a seed, no matter how crude and strange it is, your spirit will automatically restore it into something you have seen and heard of, something that makes sense, vividly and perfectly.

“Now that we have found this seed, we can trace it back to its source and see who planted the spiritual seed in you.” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and waved it in the air, gently wiping away the black mist as if wiping a mirror with a cloth.

As Lu Zhen waved his arms, the black fog gradually faded, and the thick oil paint around it also faded a little bit, slowly returning to normal, becoming more and more like the real world.

Soon, the thick black color dissipated, revealing a man of medium build. He had a horse face, a large hooked nose, abnormal gray eyes, and a very obvious black mole under his ear with a tuft of black hair on it.

Just listen to him say:
"Li Qingyun, come here..."

When the sloppy "Li Qingyun" heard the voice, he was suddenly as if he was under a spell and walked towards the man stiffly.

The horse-faced man took out a puppet from his arms and put it in his hand. With his other hand, he gently snapped his fingers in his ear:
"You stole this from an old man. You don't remember anything else."

Li Qingyun nodded in a daze, took the puppet and left. He hadn't taken two steps when his face suddenly lit up and he said to himself:
"I'm really lucky today. I didn't have any money to spend, but I got this good thing. I wonder how much it's worth..."

Lu Zhen watched all this silently, then patted Li Qingyun on the shoulder:

"This is the man. Remember what he looks like."

Li Qingyun nodded slightly, his eyes never leaving the horse-faced man, his eyes full of confusion.

He didn't know this person, nor did he know what grudge he had against him. Why would the other party want to harm him in this way?

Just when he was puzzled, the horse-faced man suddenly turned his head and glanced in the direction of the two people.

There was mockery and contempt in his eyes, as if everything was expected.

Is he looking at me?

He is clearly in my memory, how could he know we are here!

Li Qingyun felt a chill down his spine when his gaze swept over him, as if his blood was about to freeze.

Immediately afterwards, his body became weak and uncontrollable, as if he was about to float up and leave the ground. It seemed that there was an invisible force drawing him over.

……

"Oh no, this is not an ordinary spirit species, it actually has consciousness and can see us!"

Lu Zhen's voice rang in his ears, "Go quickly, don't be trapped in his memory!"

Li Qingyun felt dizzy. Although he heard Lu Zhen's words, he could hardly control his body. He only felt someone grabbing his shoulders and moving quickly.

The scenery before his eyes kept changing, and the incredible colors spread like a virus until the whole world seemed to have turned into a series of colorful pictures...

After a moment, Lu Zhen stopped and stood firm again.

Li Qingyun suppressed the dizziness and looked around, and was surprised to find that they were still there.

"The person who planted the spirit seed in you is much more powerful than I thought. He can actually lock us through your dreams. We are trapped here by him."

Lu Zhen's voice was still ethereal and vague, but Li Qingyun could hear his cautious and nervous tone. Realizing that something was wrong, he quickly asked:
"What will it be like to be stuck here?"

……

(End of this chapter)