Inner Demons

Chapter 87: Luring the Gentleman into the Trap

"Yes, Communism." Li Yunxin nodded. After saying this, he was silent for a moment.

Lingkongzi is a cultivator, and a cultivator's observational skills are always sharper than those of ordinary people. Therefore, she could see Li Yunxin's chest rising and falling - his breathing rate was normal, but his shoulders were clearly drooping...

He was trying to adjust his breathing, trying to suppress a certain emotion.

Then he raised his head again, motioned to the young Taoist boy standing obediently beside him: "Wine!"

The young Taoist boy was stunned for a while, looked at Lingkongzi, and then at his master.

But Xuan Chengzi was foolish and mumbling something at this time, not paying attention to him. The young Taoist boy looked at the Prefect again.

The Prefect and several officials had lost their dignity just now, and they had just barely collected themselves and straightened up behind the table. They were all astute people, and naturally understood immediately... So that young man was an old acquaintance of Lingkongzi.

Not only were they old acquaintances, but he might also be being pursued by her.

But at this time, no one would be stupid enough to "take sides" - Lingkongzi came from Langya Grotto-Heaven, and in the eyes of secular people, she was undeniably at the highest level. But that young man could talk to her like this... how could he be a simple character?

It seemed that neither of them could be offended. If possible, they would almost want to run away. So at this moment...The Prefect closed his eyes slightly and ignored him.

Seeing this situation, the young Taoist boy cautiously walked a few steps away, took a pot of wine from the table in front of the rogue Taoist priests by the window, and presented it to Li Yunxin with both hands.

Li Yunxin took the wine pot and raised it high to pour it into his mouth. After a stream of wine entered his throat, he put the wine pot on the table, looked at Lingkongzi and said: "You are a cultivator. You seek the Great Dao, you seek longevity, and now you have cultivated to the Manifestation Realm - why?"

Lingkongzi answered without thinking: "Cultivating the Dao and becoming an immortal is a great fortune that worldly people seek but cannot attain, so why ask why?"

Li Yunxin then smiled and drew a line with his hand: "If I were to guess, you left Langya Grotto-Heaven and came to this world, seeing many things. With every new thing you see, you find it more interesting. You slowly discover that there are so many interesting things and interesting people in this world, but you... another thought in your heart is telling you that these things are just fleeting clouds, and only the Great Path to longevity is the fundamental thing. Now these two thoughts are slowly fighting fiercely in your heart... You are gradually feeling pain, aren't you?"

After Lingkongzi heard him finish speaking, she thought about it for a while: "Although I don't know why you're saying these things... but no."

"I knew early on that the Great World was more interesting than the Small World, but this thought hasn't caused me any pain."

"That's the scariest thing..." Li Yunxin sighed, "The thought is in your heart, but you haven't faced it. It's not even that you force yourself not to face it, but that another consciousness in your heart doesn't want you to see it."

"I used to be like you. Since you've come looking for that treasure, you should know that I've been living in seclusion and fleeing since I was a child, and I've seen many things - and many demons. I've seen them, and I know there are good and bad, and I also know that the birth of demons in this world is a natural law of heaven."

"Demons harm people because they have no sense of right and wrong. Just like people harm chickens, ducks, pigs, and dogs - to them, we are also demons. Some great demons, with many followers, become stronger and stronger, so I thought, what if one day these great demons become so powerful that no cultivators in the world can restrain them, what should we do?"

"So I thought again... why should humans and demons be enemies? Why can't we... enlighten them, accept them, and let them become a part of us? We are human, they are non-human, but they are still 'people' in a sense..."

As Li Yunxin spoke, his expression became more and more solemn, as if he was completely immersed in his own world of theories.

And everyone else who heard his words was dumbfounded - the things these two were discussing...

Compared to them, it was a completely unfathomable world, and they could only listen.

"Your idea has some merit. But it is not timely." Lingkongzi listened for a while and couldn't help but retort, "Many things are one thing to talk about, and another to do. Accepting demons might lead to a world of great harmony as you said, but it is more likely that they will learn profound Daoist arts and demons will gain power. Once this happens, the world will be in danger. From a long-term perspective, it is better to suppress them when they are weak."

Old Daoist Liu sighed after hearing Lingkongzi's words.

He hadn't been by Li Yunxin's side for long, but Li Yunxin rarely hid anything from him and even intended to teach him - about that "Heartology."

Therefore, Old Daoist Liu knew that this Fairy Lingkong... was gradually falling into a very simple trap.

When Brother Xin spoke, his expression and attitude were sincere, making it easy for people to believe him. Then there were some flaws in his words - perhaps the person listening to him didn't originally care much about his views. But even so, when they heard the obvious flaws, they couldn't help but... try to correct and refute them.

This is like a piece of cotton cloth placed near water.

If it doesn't touch the water, it remains dry. But even if one corner touches the water... it's hard to say how much it will absorb.

With an opinion, if she only listens, she might be able to remain objective and rational. However, once she can't help but refute, she will inevitably have to think deeply about it. According to what Brother Xin told him before - this is the first step of self-hypnosis.

Fairy Lingkong... has entered the water.

He believed that Brother Xin must have many other methods, such as understanding and speculating about this Lingkongzi. But the old Taoist felt that being able to see this level was already worthy of Brother Xin's guidance. At this point, this old Taoist had become the third calmest person in this building -

He wanted to see what Brother Xin was going to do.

"So it's still the same question." Li Yunxin listened to her words, not annoyed or angry, and a slightly sad smile suddenly appeared on his face. He was already a rarely seen handsome man, and Lingkongzi also found him interesting. Seeing him smile so sadly at this moment, and thinking about his previous confident look, she suddenly felt a hint of pity and sadness for no reason.

"Why do you cultivate? Cultivation runs through your life for several years, decades... What will happen if one day you discover that this is just an illusion - cultivation, in the end, will not lead to longevity or becoming an immortal... What will you do?"

"It's like, I've spent so many years thinking about this world where humans and demons coexist harmoniously. But in the end, I found out... as you said, my previous ideas were foolish and untimely." He threw away the empty wine pot and sighed, "I prided myself on being exceptionally intelligent, but I always overlooked one problem - for a revolution, the power class of the old era is the biggest obstacle. And my previous misconception was that I wanted to initiate a top-down reform. But now I realize that those corrupt and backward great demon masters will not enter the dustbin of history unless they are cleared out!"