From the end of the world

Chapter 130 Ying Lingyun 3
Ying Lingyun has many faults. He is extravagant, greedy for enjoyment, fond of gambling, and does not care about keeping himself clean. He has taken women he just met to hotels for one-night stands more than once.

At the same time, he is determined, ambitious, and indomitable. He will admit defeat even if he is defeated in public, and he will stand up again no matter how many times he falls. He has extraordinary magnanimity.

With all his shortcomings and strengths combined, he can be said to have the demeanor of an ancient hero, which is also the biggest reason why Zhu Ba attaches so much importance to him. This man really gives Zhu Ba a headache and he can't help but admire him.

Zhu Ba believed that Ying Lingyun would not let his daughter down, because it was difficult for a man like Ying Lingyun to have any romantic feelings. Since he had taken over his political investment, he would definitely take responsibility for his daughter. He did have many moral flaws, but he was always able to distinguish right from wrong. It was because of this that he was able to be so cruel as to kill his adoptive mother Yin Yue.

However, there are always exceptions.

Yin Yue is the exception for Ying Lingyun.

To Ying Lingyun, Yin Yue was such a special woman. He probably thought that he could forget about her after killing her and start a new life. But he realized his true feelings only after everything was over.

He regretted it.

Regret is the greatest poison in the world. Even a heart as pure as gold will be corroded by it and turned into a rotten, smelly tooth.

Zhu Ba easily discovered that his son-in-law was studying ways to revive Yin Yue.

Even if Ying Lingyun was a politician with connections in both the secular world and the strange world, before the Fantian incident, he could not use his connections in one to influence the order in the other. This also meant that if he wanted to revive a demon of Yin Yue's level, he could not use his resources as a politician; and once he tried to use his connections in the strange world, he would inevitably attract the attention of the Zhu family.

Zhu Ba repeatedly advised him to give up that impossible wish, but he not only did not listen, but became more and more mentally ill. In the end, he had a substantial break with the Zhu family and even with his wife Zhu Jiu, and he disappeared from then on.

Yin Yue was like a nagging evil spirit, disturbing Ying Lingyun's heart when she was alive, and driving Ying Lingyun crazy after her death.

Neither Mr. Zhu nor Zhu Jiu told Zhu Shi and Chang'an about this matter, because neither of them wanted their young siblings to hear such an embarrassing family affair.

But Zhu Shi is now an adult, so Mr. Zhu no longer hides the truth and takes this opportunity to tell us everything.

"That man has gone mad." Mr. Zhu said calmly, "He used to be like a man who was free and easy, but when he broke up with us, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was ashen, and he spit and screamed that he would revive the banshee no matter what.

"I originally hoped that he would come to his senses, but I didn't expect him to disappear for several years. When we met again, he looked dead..."

He sighed and immersed in his own emotions, as if he was recalling the head placed on the wooden table in the empty room.

We didn't interrupt his thoughts right away. Meanwhile, I was digesting the information I had heard.

Just now, Mr. Zhu mentioned the magic weapon "Moon in the Water" owned by Ying Lingyun, saying that it is an item that can copy supernatural powers.

Zhu Shi once wondered why the monster maker could use Lu Youxun's ability "Possible Clone". Even if the Humanitarian Department could fully analyze it, it would be impossible to reproduce it completely. To a certain extent, it was a power based on Lu Youxun's personal talent, and no one else could reproduce it exactly the same.

But what if the monster maker did not analyze and reproduce it, but directly copied it using the magic weapon "Moon in the Water"? This seems to explain it.

Seeing that Mr. Zhu had almost pulled out his thoughts, I asked, "Is it difficult to revive Yin Yue?"

"It's not 'very difficult', but 'impossible'. Resurrection of the dead has been considered a miracle since ancient times, and it is the most difficult feat to achieve among all spells and rituals." He said slowly, "Even if it is just to resurrect a mortal, it requires an extremely huge amount of power, or extremely difficult conditions to be met, or both... let alone resurrecting Silver Moon, resurrecting a great monster?
"According to my speculation, to revive Silver Moon, one needs to gather both 'power' and 'conditions'. And just for the 'power' alone, one needs to drain the power of ten Great Impermanences. This is impossible to achieve. As for the 'conditions'..."

He thought for a moment, then said, "In some wild and bizarre legends, if an ancestor wants to be resurrected, he can use his descendants as living sacrifices, which can also be considered a 'condition'. So I have wondered before whether Ying Lingyun would be crazy enough to use Chang'an as a living sacrifice to resurrect Yin Yue. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but that man is crazy after all."

"Brother?" Zhu Shi was stunned for a moment, "But..."

"That's right. Only ordinary people can be resurrected by sacrificing their own children. But ordinary people can't master the secret method of resurrecting the dead. As for the conditions for reviving the big monsters, they are so strict that they can't be judged by common sense." Mr. Zhu said, "This shows that Ying Lingyun is not crazy and insane to the point of eating his own children. If he wants to achieve his wish, not to mention sacrificing one biological son, even sacrificing ten or a hundred biological sons is far from enough.

"It's not a matter of quantity. If you want to revive Yin Yue, you have to sacrifice Yin Yue herself. The conditions for reviving a great demon are so harsh." Zhu Shi complained: "Wouldn't that be meaningless? He has to revive Yin Yue first before he can sacrifice her. But if Yin Yue herself is resurrected, what's the point of resurrecting... Isn't this an infinite nesting doll?"

I finally understand how impossible it is to resurrect Silver Moon.

Then, I thought of the "Divine Seal" that could fulfill all wishes, and the fragment of the Divine Seal that Ying Lingyun was suspected to have.

Could it be that he intends to fulfill his wish by collecting the fragments of the divine seal?
"Speaking of which, I have a question..." Zhu Shi said.

Mr. Zhu nodded: "What's the problem? Tell me."

"My father was an orphan whose parents died, and then he was adopted by Yin Yue disguised as a human... Why did Yin Yue adopt a child?" Zhu Shi asked curiously, "Yin Yue should have been recovering from a serious injury at that time, right? And from what you said just now, grandpa, the most important thing for her is to recover her original strength.

"But she chose to spend this time raising a human child who had no blood relationship with her. Even if it might not take that much effort, there is no need to do such a thing, right?"

"Well, I have thought about the question you mentioned. I don't have any reliable reasoning, but I do have some speculations." Mr. Zhu said, "Yin Yue is ultimately a fox demon, and she has a side that favors human talents. But she is arrogant and proud, and she doesn't look down on ordinary talented men.

"So maybe she had nothing to do while recuperating from her serious injury, so she decided to train a talented person. Although I don't know whether Ying Lingyun's actual talent meets her expectations, he is a man she raised after all, so at least he is more pleasing to the eye than the cats and dogs on the street."

"To train oneself... isn't that what we mean by 'cultivation'?" Zhu Shi said.

Is it my illusion? I always feel that Zhu Shi has a lot of messy knowledge.

I remembered the starting point of this series of topics.

"Now that Ying Lingyun has not only joined the Humanitarian Department, but has also become like that... the Zhu family's plan to escape from the strange world should be interrupted, right?" I asked, "What is the Zhu family going to do next? Are they going to let Zhu Shi marry someone who has status and power in the secular world?"

Hearing this, Mr. Zhu suddenly seemed to come to life. He stared at me deeply and asked, "Are you concerned about my granddaughter's marriage?"

"Hmm?" I suddenly felt a sense of pressure coming from nowhere.

Mr. Zhu said kindly, "Don't worry, I have no intention of interfering with my granddaughter's marriage."

“I’m not that worried,” I said.

"And in the final analysis, the Zhu family is not planning to leave the weird world now." He remained calm and continued, "Things are different now. After the Fantian incident, the distance between the secular society and the weird world will only get closer and closer. I think they will merge into one in the near future. Although I don't know whether it will be supernaturalism or politicalism that will dominate this country by then, the so-called separation from the weird world has no meaning.

"In the new era, power is everything. Power and status must be based on real power. This so-called 'power' is not the collective power of the secular society in the past, but the power of the individual strong, that is, the power of a strong person like you..."

He paused for a moment, then spoke in a very serious tone: "I also hate those roundabout ways of speaking, so I'll be frank with you here. Zhuang Cheng, are you willing to accept my Zhu family's support?"

"Grandpa?" Zhu Shi suddenly became restless.

I read the words thrown out by the other party: "Recruit me?"

Mr. Zhu straightened his collar, looked solemn, and stared at me straight.

"You can shake or even crush my Zhu family's barrier with just your gaze... This means that you have at least the power of the Great Perfection level. You have such magical powers just after your debut. Perhaps one day, you can become the new Great Impermanence and become a god walking on this land."

He repeated his previous proposal: "If you are willing to give the Zhu family the honor of becoming your brothers, from now on, our Zhu family will go through fire and water for you without hesitation. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)