Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1145 This is not an illness (4K)

"What if it gets worse?" Xia Shou pressed.

"Is it getting worse?"

Jin Fenglong took out a medical record from the drawer and began to scribble and jot down some notes.

"This is a natural change, there's nothing to worry about."

Just like a child who is satisfied with snatching a toy from someone else when they are young, they will want to snatch other people's money, more power, women, and so on when they grow up. In fact, this is also a kind of expansion of desire. It's just that because the phenomenon is so widespread, secular society simply calls it ambition.

Life will find its own way, it will find its own alternatives.

Wanting toys as a child and wanting graphics cards, women, and villas as an adult are essentially no different.

People who enjoy eating might start with steamed buns, but as their desires grow, they will pursue the quality of food, and further seek out rare ingredients, chefs, techniques, and all imaginable details.

It is absolutely impossible for someone to love eating steamed buns as a child and eat ten every day, and then grow up to like eating even more steamed buns and eat a hundred every day.

The change in the intensity of desire will eventually be reflected in needs. Aren't the desires of mortals much smaller than those of the named? But don't the named still exist?

Moreover, there are proxy, and the incomprehensible desires themselves, and those supreme gods.

What are you worried about right now? Are you worried that your desires will take up too much of your time? Or do you feel that you'll stop being yourself?
If it's the former, you don't need to worry. As the form of satisfying desires is upgraded, it can lead to a situation where one is not too particular about food or food preparation. Just like now, as I'm chatting with you here, I can already imagine my future of saving humanity. I'm already in the process of self-satisfaction.

As for the latter... there's even less to worry about. Everyone is constantly changing, and that can't be stopped. Even not wanting to change is a form of change, and wanting to maintain the status quo is a desire in itself.

Even if you think you haven't changed in the end, you have actually changed. You will find that your desire to maintain the status quo has swelled to the point that it overwhelms all other desires.

Even gods can be killed; what in this world is unchangeable?

"Is there any way to control it?" Xia Shou asked anxiously.

Seeing this, Jin Fenglong immediately tried to comfort him:

“I know your current situation. You want to alleviate this change and have a period of adjustment. I understand that.”

Because desire itself is not wrong; it is simply something you want to do. The reason you dislike a desire is only because it leads to other losses.

Just like people with diary disorder write in their diaries because they are afraid of being caught, it's not that they dislike spreading knowledge, but rather that spreading knowledge conflicts with their survival instinct. Their desire for life makes them mistakenly believe that they hate spreading knowledge, which is why they think it's a disorder.

But if a person's desires align with their daily work, would that still be considered an illness?

Those who crave mending work as tailors, while those who transmit secrets happen to be spies. They don't see their desires as causing trouble for them; instead, they see it as a fusion of interest and work, allowing them to get the job they most desire.

So, the reason you're feeling irritable right now is simply because you haven't found a way to perfectly integrate your desires with your daily life.

In a split second, Jin Fenglong considered the problem from the perspective of a named individual, and then quickly switched to the perspective of a normal human being.

He certainly wanted to help Xia Shou overcome his psychological barriers, but treating Xia Shou from a named perspective undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the treatment.

Just now, he used the forbidden perception of "Tree of Desire Observation" to try to see Xia Shou, but he couldn't see Xia Shou's mental state at all.

Xia Shou's inner thoughts seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog, making them unclear.

He had always known that his forbidden consciousness was specifically designed for humans, and now that Xia Shou had nominally taken his name, it was normal that the forbidden consciousness could not take effect.

But after obtaining information about the rat in his heart, he also learned that Xia Shou could not possibly be truly named.

Because... Natsumori is actually a human being.

He could not possibly become any race other than human.

The Natsume was originally the source of the human character concept.

He was designated by the gods as "human," a vessel for balancing various desires.

Therefore, according to this reasoning, it is impossible for Xia Shou to truly possess a name and enter the divine kingdom of any deity.

He is a public instrument of God and cannot be privately owned by any god.

But this creates another problem.

Since Xia Shou cannot escape the category of humanity, why can't he see clearly?

I could see it clearly before.

Whether analyzed from the perspective of a named individual or from the perspective of a human being, Jin Fenglong did not obtain the corresponding answer.

Fortunately, even though he couldn't observe Xia Shou's mental state, he could still guess the general predicament Xia Shou was currently facing.

He already knew the truth behind Xia Shou's dreams when Xia Shou consulted him about them last time.

During that consultation, he already knew that Xia Shou's own problems only accounted for a small part, or even that Xia Shou himself had no problems at all.

However, at that time, his diagnostic data was not comprehensive enough.

Because he is a newly named figure in modern times, he has fewer followers and less ability to collect information about the world. Therefore, he cannot accurately judge the extraordinary qualities of the two sisters, nor does he know the specific degree of their ancestral regression.

Now, he has a general understanding.

He had contact with Su Yue in the human world during the time he was "killed" by the Book Eater.

This journey to the human world gave him additional information after he re-signed his name.

Judging from Su Yue's combat prowess and the fact that Ire chose her as the key to the ritual during the Divine Law incident, Su Yue's degree of atavism is quite high.

They are descendants of the Undefeated Beasts, but their ancestors were not only the Undefeated Beasts. The Red Duke's daughter was not an ordinary mortal, but a cursed clan involved with the Beast King.

So before Xia Shou's secret identity as "the first human" was unsealed by Mo Mi, Jin Fenglong had a question.

That was a question that even he, as a named person who was well-versed in the evolution of human psychology, could not answer.

That is—why isn't Xia Shou dead yet?

There are many descendants of the invincible beast, but those with a high degree of ancestral atavism are extremely rare. However, those with a moderate degree of ancestral atavism can still be found in many places.

Because the bloodline of ordinary descendants is not so obvious, they are often mistaken for ordinary superhumans.

But in fact, those people are indeed descendants of the invincible beast.

Those descendants generally share several characteristics, the most prominent of which is warlikeness.

They are also exceptionally active in reproduction, with men and women exhibiting different behaviors. Male offspring often possess extremely strong reproductive abilities, but in the process of engaging in this behavior, they will generally die from exhaustion.

Like an invincible beast in legend, all the energy was poured into the fetus's body.

Female descendants, on the other hand, exhibit the opposite characteristics in this regard.

They are generally extremely attractive to the opposite sex and develop an incredible, passionate attachment to their chosen targets.

Ultimately, however, this often leads to the male dying in bed. The male is burning himself, while the female is the object of that burning; due to these gender differences, the forms in which they replicate ancestral legends also differ.

This is a trait that only descendants with a little bloodline power would exhibit, but strangely, Xia Shou was unaffected.

Jin Fenglong didn't think Xia Shou could resist the influence of those two girls who looked like humans but were actually very close to supernatural beings.

This was something that had previously baffled him, to the point that he subconsciously felt that the factor of proxy was influencing things behind the scenes, something that he, as the person bearing the name, could not see through.

But now, he thinks it might be due to Xia Shou himself.

In Xia Shou's view, it seemed that his desires had spiraled out of control, but the reality was that the two sisters possessed extraordinary power that could suppress any man, and had only had a minimal impact on him.

Or perhaps... it's their own will?
Humans are truly fascinating creatures.

Jin Fenglong felt a sense of satisfaction that ordinary people could not understand.

He felt immensely satisfied simply seeing patients release their desires with a clear conscience under his "psychological guidance."

He felt that this kind of self-deception, which had a touch of dialectics, was also part of what made humanity great.

"Dr. Jin, haven't you thought of a treatment method yet?" Xia Shou asked in return.

"No, not at the moment. Psychological counseling can only provide guidance, not change reality. As a person named God, I will not forcibly brainwash patients to achieve the purpose of 'treatment' unless they agree."

My current suggestion is... it's best to try to regulate and calm yourself down, as I can sense that your thinking ability has declined significantly compared to before.

However, you shouldn't feel guilty. It's understandable that you were affected while in the Blood God's Sea.

"Of course, if you don't mind my thoughts being manipulated, then I can help you with desire channeling. Some patients will agree; they're all in too much pain," Jin Fenglong said, adjusting his glasses.

"No, forget it." Xia Shou sighed, got up, opened the door, and returned to the Origin Sea.

He drifted alone in the deep sea currents, secretly hoping for a dream like yesterday to appear.

Although it's not real, it can at least relieve the stuffy feeling in my chest.

However, it wasn't long before he had to open his eyes.

He didn't get the dream he was hoping for, and woke up alone in bed.

He was thinking about going to work, but then suddenly realized that he was on holiday starting today.

"Go find Wei Yu."

Xia Shou immediately thought of this.

He took out his phone, opened his contacts, and found that the first message was from Yun Xiao, asking when he was free.

Xia Shou did not respond immediately, but his previously depressed mood had already relaxed.

He sent Su Weiyu a text message asking where she was, and Su Weiyu replied that she had gone home to see her parents first.

"Going home?" Xia Shou frowned slightly, feeling that something was a little off.

Given Wei Yu's personality, shouldn't she ask him beforehand?

Before Xia Shou could ask any further questions, Su Weiyu had already sent back several photos of her with her parents. Although she looked a little presumptuous in the photos because her parents couldn't see her, she was clearly still very happy.

Su Weiyu: [I originally wanted to visit you yesterday, but I thought you'd been working so hard and needed to rest, so I didn't go. How was your rest?]

Xia Shou replied: [It's alright, the minister gave me seven days off.]

Su Weiyu: [Then shall we go play with Xiaoyue?]

Xia Shou frowned again, realizing that something was wrong.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and in an instant, Xia Shou remembered what Xiao Yue had said to him ten years later in the canyon!

Could it be...

"Damn it, Wei Yu! She's moving way too fast!"

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In the evening, Su Yue's live broadcast finally came to an end.

Her popularity continues to soar, and now, whether it's the popularity on live streaming platforms or the popularity of her previous movies and web dramas, it has reached a stable peak.

If the regulatory authorities hadn't deliberately suppressed her popularity to keep her low-key, she probably would have remained at the top of the trending list for a long time.

Su Yue was quite troubled by this, as she hadn't been focusing on the entertainment industry much lately, instead putting a lot of her energy into the regulatory bureau.

Unfortunately, the newcomers in the past year have had very... well, let's just say they're not very good.

"Xiaoyue, you've worked hard. Would you like me to take you home?" a colleague asked.

"No need, thank you, I'll stay a little longer." Su Yue gently declined, while taking out her phone to send a text message to Xia Shou.

She didn't understand why Xia Shou hadn't replied to her text message when she sent it as Yun Xiao.

Originally, she planned to have dinner with everyone from the three departments and then create an opportunity to get closer to Xia Shou, but during today's live stream, she found that she couldn't hold back anymore.

While she was working on the live stream, her mind was filled with Xia Shou, especially since they hadn't seen each other for so long. Her emotions, which had been suppressed to the extreme, were now vaguely beyond her control.

She actually harbored a dangerous suspicion and expectation.

Although when she was Yun Xiao, she always wore a mask and had sex with Brother Xia Shou, her body was from ten years in the future.

Did he give himself away after his true self was revealed in the Möbius Canyon?
She had a very conflicted feeling. On the one hand, she hoped that her future self hadn't said it, and on the other hand, she hoped that her future self had said it, but Xia Shou pretended not to know.

Although the latter is unlikely, it is quite possible that Xia Shou's brother noticed something similar but dared not draw a definitive conclusion.

After all... even though Yun Xiao's face was covered, her voice was still the same.

Just as Su Yue was holding her phone, thinking about how to trick Xia Shou into coming to pick her up, Xia Shou's text message arrived.

[Xiaoyue, have you had dinner yet? Everyone in the department is busy. I heard you're free now. How about we go to "Old Wang's Lobster Restaurant" on the street near your company? I passed by last time and thought it was delicious.]

"Yes!"

"Okay! I'll go there and wait for you?" Su Yue replied without hesitation.

【OK! 】

She grabbed her bag, got up, rushed out of the studio, and headed straight for the elevator.

(End of this chapter)