Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Old Chen Returns
In late autumn, heavy rains smashed the yellow leaves in the mountains to pieces, revealing the originally dark mountain of Dahei Mountain, which was shrouded in rain and fog, becoming increasingly dark and gloomy.
Wang Xuan did not look back and rushed into the rain.
The six snipers were experienced and ruthless. They were afraid that Wang Xuan would deal with them after he dealt with the man in black, so they directly used energy cannons, not caring about the life or death of the man in black.
Several of them were professional killers. They could get their hands stained with blood for money and goods, and they could even abandon and kill their employers decisively to ensure their survival.
After Wang Xuan dealt with them, he did not regret it. It was just the first time he killed someone, and he felt very uncomfortable. He ran all the way in the rain to relieve the unspeakable emotions, and the mud and water splashed everywhere.
He used all his strength and sprinted in the rain at the fastest speed. He did not stop once for dozens of miles, and entered the small town with sweat mixed with rain.
He slowed down his pace, adjusted his breathing, bought new clothes to replace his torn coat, etc., and then he took an umbrella and walked along the small lake in the city.
He was thinking about where to go. Since he practiced the old technique, his peaceful life was gone forever. Looking at the misty lake, he thought of all kinds of possibilities.
Since he couldn't choose again, if he wanted to keep a peaceful and peaceful life, he had to become stronger and reach the legendary height on the road of the old technique!
"Qingmu, Lao Qing, you... blocked me?!" Wang Xuan contacted Qingmu, but couldn't get through. Finally, he found out that he might have been blocked two days ago.
He was speechless for a while, and then the deepest curse from Xiao Wang appeared: "Qingmu, the next one is you, you can't escape no matter what!"
In a certain manor in Xinxing, Lao Chen wore a Bagua Taoist robe inside and a purple gold cassock outside, holding a bowl in one hand and a whisk in the other, with bright red cinnabar painted on his face. He was listless, with dark circles under his eyes. He couldn't stand it anymore. If he couldn't wait for that master, he would go back to his old land in two days.
When Hei Hu contacted Qingmu by phone and told him that Xiao Wang was looking for him, Qingmu's fingers holding the cigarette trembled and he didn't want to pay attention.
But then Feng Zheng and Lao Mu also contacted him one after another, telling him that Xiao Wang had found him for a matter of life and death.
Qingmu sighed and had to contact Wang Xuan. He couldn't hide for a few days. He always had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, as soon as he contacted Wang Xuan, he heard a resentful voice on the other end of the phone: "Old Qing, you're done. I have a feeling that it will be your turn soon!"
Qingmu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Shut up. Are you bothering me again when you're alone?"
"No, don't think too much. Something happened here!" Wang Xuan simply and quickly told the vicious ambush and murder incident in Daheishan.
"Old Qing, isn't our exploration organization cooperating with the country and semi-official in nature? However, I was assassinated three times in just half a month. The exploration organization is too shameless. Some people are lawless and regard the old land as a place, is it his backyard? This kind of power doesn't care whether it is a chaebol or involves other fields. Don't you uproot it and keep it for the New Year?!"
Although separated by the phone, Qingmu has already felt Wang Xuan's anger.
Qingmu said: "Okay, stop talking. I will ask someone to deal with this matter right away. Just pretend that nothing happened for the time being and don't affect the normal life of your family and friends around you."
And this is actually what Wang Xuan wanted. After all, there were seven bodies left in Dahei Mountain. Once they were discovered, or he took the initiative to call the police, the small town would be in turmoil, and the peaceful life of his family and friends would definitely be broken.
The expedition organization is semi-official in nature, and it is most appropriate for Qingmu to find someone to take the lead.
After Wang Xuan ended the call, he went home directly, washed his body and went to sleep. He was still very uncomfortable. Before falling asleep, he did some visualization, sorted out his emotions, adjusted his mentality, and made it calm and peaceful.
In fact, his psychological endurance is very strong. He dared to visualize the female Taoist priest with two lines of blood on her face as a fairy, singing and dancing in his dream, and naturally he could quickly deal with the current problem.
In the evening, Wang Xuan woke up, his body full of vitality and spirits, sweeping away the previous haze, and he let this matter go.
From today on, he will deal with future events with a completely different mentality.
Outside, the sky was full of red clouds, and the fire clouds were huge, indicating that tomorrow would be a good day. Wang Xuan's mood gradually improved. He had dinner with his parents and his appetite was open.
In the evening, Wang Xuan watched TV and chatted with his parents until he returned to his room after nine o'clock. He tapped the desk with his fingers and thought about today's experience. It was really dangerous.
The man in black was so strong that his achievements in the field of old arts were quite extraordinary. As a result, Wang Xuan was exhausted in the end, lying on the ground and unable to move, and was almost shot.
"The inner scene... came suddenly and went quickly, and I couldn't take the initiative to grasp it." He sighed. Today, in that desperate situation, he actually triggered super senses. This accident allowed him to escape.
But he couldn't rely on this special state at all. Who can guarantee that he will have such luck next time?
He had reason to believe that once he had this kind of psychological dependence, he would definitely die next time. If he himself thought that it was possible to trigger super sense at a critical moment, would it still be considered a life-and-death situation? The subconscious mind would definitely think it was not!
Once this happened, it would be a dead end, and he would not be able to kill even if he had nine lives!
So Wang Xuan sighed. After experiencing this kind of thing, it became increasingly difficult to trigger super sense again. The pre-Qin alchemists should have some conventional methods.
Unfortunately, all kinds of bamboo slips and ancient sects' classics, etc., all fell into the hands of Xinxing, and he had no books to read if he wanted to check.
"Should I start with meditation? In theory, reaching the highest state of meditation is called the Bodhisattva realm, and one can stand in the empty and bright time." Wang Xuan pondered.
His current method, the so-called super sense state, should belong to the category of the unity of man and nature in Taoism, and Buddhism naturally has a similar path.
"It's a bit difficult to enter the highest state of meditation." Wang Xuan frowned. The so-called holy monks would find it difficult to enter that state after practicing for a lifetime, and people who had such experiences had already disappeared in the old times.
On Sunday morning, the sky was clear and the morning glow filled the town. Wang Xuan brought gifts to meet his two childhood friends. One liked all kinds of new warship models, and the other liked all kinds of beautiful women figurines.
Dahei Mountain was definitely not to be visited. After meeting his two friends, Wang Xuan told them that there were blind bears in the mountain. For safety reasons, they should not go there.
"I like this model of deep space battleship. I asked someone to help me buy it for me several times but it was out of stock. Today I finally got what I wanted!" Zhao Mo was very happy, and then he began to look down on Lin Xuan next to him, saying, "You are a boy who never grows up!"
Lin Xuan fiddled with the beautiful girl figurine and said with contempt, "Men are teenagers until they die. They always have a young heart and always like beautiful things. You don't like beautiful women in your early twenties, which means you are old. Look at me and Wang Xuan. We are always young, know how to appreciate, and always have a pair of eyes looking for beautiful scenery."
Zhao Mo said, "I will get married in a year or so. Go play with your figurines. As for Wang Xuan, hehe, his aesthetic level has long been out of figurines. He likes real people, okay."
The two brought a cardboard box with a little yellow dog in it. It was very strong. It was said to be the most authentic mountain dog puppy. They asked Wang Xuan to take it back to the city to raise it.
Wang Xuan shook his head: "Forget it, I don't have time to take care of it now, so I won't keep it."
When he was eleven or twelve years old, he had a little flower dog, but it died in less than half a year. He couldn't eat for two days in a row and was very sad. Since then, he never dared to keep a dog again.
Yuncheng is not big. After lunch, the three of them walked around the city and talked for a long time. Wang Xuan knew that this peaceful life was about to go away, and he cherished everything in front of him.
He felt that the time for him to go to Xinxing would not be too far away.
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In the afternoon, Wang Xuan said goodbye to his parents and set off on his journey back to Ancheng where he worked.
In the next few days, everything was very peaceful. Wang Xuan studied Daozang during the day and practiced root methods and physical skills at night. He felt very fulfilled.
In the spirit of caring for old colleagues, he called Qingmu during the period and asked him to say hello to Lao Chen and ask when Comrade Lao Chen would come back.
Qingmu almost threw the phone away, because today, someone he knew came back from Xinxing and told him that Lao Chen asked him to help arrange things at the thousand-year-old temple outside the city, and Lao Chen would stay there for a while, which meant... Lao Chen would be back soon!
Qingmu was a little panicked, because it was obvious that Lao Chen was not prevented from going to Xinxing, and was still tortured. Everything was just as Wang Xuan said, and he would eventually "return to his hometown".
He naturally thought of Wang Xuan's words, and it would be his turn next. He was unsure, and he didn't want to be cursed by Xiao Wang's mouth that seemed to have been blessed.
He pretended to be calm and told Wang Xuan a piece of news, saying: "The identity of the man in black is not simple. He used to be a guest of honor of some old men in the chaebol who are in their twilight years. His name is Sun Chengkun. He is a scholar and professor. His strength was extremely strong, but he was seriously injured at the age of 40. His body had serious problems and his strength dropped a lot. Otherwise, he would be much stronger than now."
Wang Xuan was shocked. The man in black was stronger than he imagined. He was indeed a person who had gone far on the road of old arts and had extraordinary achievements.
"Since we know his identity, let's continue to investigate. They attacked three times, not only targeting me, but also a serious provocation to the expedition organization." Wang Xuan urged that this matter could not be over and there must be a result.
According to the pessimistic suggestion of the man in black, some people and forces are far from what he can touch and confront, so just endure it.
But being assassinated again and again, and having to endure it, as if nothing happened, is not Wang Xuan's character. He wants to investigate it secretly.
The next day, Lao Chen came back and lived in the thousand-year-old temple outside the city.
Qingmu was panicking, but he happened to be out of Ancheng, so he asked Heihu to run around and make proper arrangements for Lao Chen.
That day, Lao Chen called Qingmu and told him not to leak the news and not to tell Wang Xuan that he was back. He didn't want to see that guy now.
In fact, Wang Xuan didn't want to see him now. Who would jump into the pit for the second time for no reason and take the initiative to meet an "ominous old man"?
At this stage, his primary task is to improve his strength, so he got up early on the weekend and went out of the city to the thousand-year-old temple. He wanted to see if there was a rare treasure - feather fossil.