Not a god

Chapter 71 Stealing the Holy Life

Daytime ghosts are just one of the features here, but there are many other features here.

The drug addicts who stand on the streets selling mysterious white powder to other evildoers; the red-dressed ladies who stretch out their white thighs and stand seductively in the alleys; and the short, stealthy daytime ghosts are the three most common evildoers in this world.

Out of curiosity, Chen Xi used his hiding skills to reduce his presence and took a look around the alley.

Each of these make-up ladies was more beautiful than Xi Shi and Diao Chan, and some were even prettier than Wan Wan. For a moment, Chen Xi felt her heart beating secretly.

No, how could there be someone prettier than Wanwan? Chen Xi raised his eyebrows, thinking that there must be something fishy going on here!

Using the art of physiognomy, I took a closer look and saw that I almost vomited out the food I had eaten the previous night.

Those Diao Chan and Xi Shi were all old ladies with heavy make-up, wearing the brightest red clothes, the thickest make-up, their faces painted as white as wall, with sagging breasts, skin like tree bark, and they held a pipe in their mouths, puffing out clouds of smoke.

If there are other evil creatures in the dreamland, they will really come here to visit these beautiful ladies.

And it's not just the evil corpses, there are even players.

Chen Xi saw a shy young boy who looked like a college student being picked up by a burly and well-dressed woman, and all the evil spirits in his body were tricked into going inside.

The beautiful woman in the eyes of the player is actually a fat pig, and she would be scolded if she was put in the curiosity area.

But humans are ultimately sensory animals. They hear pleasure, see color, smell love, and taste and think. The player was bewitched by the ghost and saw beautiful things, and became addicted to them. No matter what outsiders say, everything is ultimately illusory. Only he himself knows the joy he felt at that moment.

A sage once said, when you take off your skin, you are nothing but 206 bones; when you put on clothes, you can have 108,000 appearances.

What is the difference between an illusion and a skin bag and clothes? When Chen Xi and Wan Wan were making love, he dared not say that his love for Wan Wan had nothing to do with her skin.

There is nothing wrong with being driven by desire. At least in the eyes of that player, he is really hugging a beautiful woman and preparing to spend a night of love. This man is obsessed with illusions, just like Chen Xi is obsessed with appearance. He looks at this man as if he is looking at himself, so there is nothing to despise.

"Oh, sir, why can't you take off your pants?"

"Tsk, forget it, beauty, let's continue eating mouths."

Although Chen Xi would not look down on others, he had good eyesight and would not be bewitched by such a group of old witches.

It’s an eyesore, I’m leaving.

This city built of evil remains has an order similar to that of human society, but is filled with a sense of decay, absurdity, and a filthy, foul smell.

It is very dangerous to just wander around the streets like this, as there are daytime ghosts everywhere who want to rob and kill people. Or you may be bewitched by drug addicts and makeup girls, and end up losing both your money and your life.

Chen Xi suddenly remembered that the security in Linjia Town had been getting worse and worse recently. It was precisely because of the poor security there that Chen Xi let Bai Douzi move into his shop.

The impact of dreams on reality may not just be the sudden appearance of a murderous evil spirit in a busy city.

The atmosphere here is affecting reality.

Money, desire, chaotic order, and the beast-like laws of survival.

Hugo mentioned in The Man Who Laughs that the volume of gold is worn away by 1,400% every year, which is called loss. Therefore, of the 1.4 billion pieces of gold in circulation around the world, 1 million pieces are lost every year. This 1 million pieces of gold turns into dust, flying and floating, becoming light atoms that can be inhaled and exhaled. This inhalant is like a heavy burden, pressing on people's conscience and reacting chemically with the soul, making the rich arrogant and the poor vicious.

The term "social slave" refers to the evil thoughts of being enslaved, oppressed and exploited throughout the ages.

The daytime ghosts, the makeup girls, and the drug addicts, the three groups have the same goal, which is the embodiment of human desire for money. Chen Xi knew what Mr. Guan said, it is extremely difficult to rebuild after being destroyed, and Linjia Town is a good example.

Compared with the loss of an individual life, what is more important? Probably the soul of an entire nation.

Mankind’s malicious and lustful thoughts created the evil corpse of dreams, and the corrupt wind of dreams blew towards the real world.

Even if Mr. Guan can suppress all the evil spirits like a flood or a beast, how can he stop the backlash of the resentment accumulated over thousands of years?

A daytime ghost approached quietly again, stretched out his hand and searched around, but found nothing. Suddenly, he felt his body lighten. Something was missing?
When the Daytime Ghost saw this, he was shocked to find that his two evil souls had been stolen!

Chen Xi swung his sword and cut the daytime ghost in half.

I killed more than a dozen daytime ghosts along the way, and apart from anything else, I learned a lot of pickpocket skills.

The lock picking technique, the beam raising technique, the knockout hand technique, and the sack-putting dog technique.

Not every day ghost will have a new skill. Some skills are more common among day ghosts and will only drop several times. For example, the lock picking skill is obtained several times. The lock picking skill is mastered from the beginning.

But this thing is useless. The most useful thing I have obtained so far is the Filth and Grimace Spell at the beginning.

Although the name is a bit awkward, it is really useful.

There is a trick to this knockout hand. It comes from a beggar who has been trafficking women and children on the street for years. Because he often holds cloth coated with oily knockout drugs in his hands, his palms have been pickled with the knockout drugs over the years. He can even make people pass out with the drug without applying any. He can just cover them with his hands.

Old man Chen Xi looked at the face on his phone, then looked at the palm of his hand, grabbed a daytime ghost at random, covered it with his hand, and the drug really made him pass out.

Although it’s useless, it’s so fun. I’ll go back and find Wanwan to try it out.

This sack-catching dog technique is also difficult to use. It can catch not only dogs but also people. The creature caught by it will not be able to break free from the sack in a short period of time.

Chen Xi also got three large sacks from the daytime ghost, which he used in conjunction with this skill.

I'll go back and try Wanwan too.

Chen Xi walked around Linjia Town twice and became a master of stealing, forging a strong set of skills. After the last daytime ghost who dared to steal from him stole back for him and took advantage of the explosive reward, Chen Xi suddenly felt that his destiny had changed a little bit.

There is a code of conduct for thieves!
It is said that he who steals a hook will be punished, and he who steals a country will become a prince; in the gates of the princes, benevolence and righteousness exist.

Just like the Qihuang destiny that day that granted him immunity to all diseases and all ailments, after Chen Xi gained a large number of stealing-related abilities this time, he unexpectedly obtained another destiny - the Stealing Saint destiny!

The thief gave Chen Xi three new forbidden techniques.
If you believe what Queen Mother Pingxu said, the thief saint stole peaches three times. This is a technique of taking objects from a distance, and even without physical contact, you can steal the other person's property with just a wave of your hand.

In this line of work, one must avoid being famous, and must always keep a low profile. This ability is an advanced version of the art of hiding.

When it is performed, your presence will be as light as a feather in the eyes of others. If you don't perform it actively, your presence can be reduced in normal times.

Peeping seems to be the ability to see clearly the valuables on other people. Chen Xi tried it and found that as long as he focused his sight, he could pass through walls wherever he could see. If he focused on people, he could pass through their clothes... It's a useless ability, next one!
In addition to this active skill, destiny also has its own characteristics, just like Qihuang's destiny gave Chen Xi immunity from the six diseases, and freedom from lust and confusion, this thief's destiny also gave Chen Xi some characteristics.

If you cause harm to others, there is a chance that their belongings will be stolen. The higher the harm, the higher the chance.

Chen Xi took a look and thought, this is good, he can change his job to a thief.

(End of this chapter)