Chapter 54: Inquiry
It was already evening when I came out of Huanxin Cave, and Lu Xiaofeng had already run away. Damn, leaving me here alone, what should I do?
I turned around and looked at my uncle-master and asked, "Master Uncle-master, what ? Go down the mountain to deal with the little ghosts?"
"No hurry, no hurry. You are now an official disciple of my Yushen Sect. Although you are a little special, you still have to abide by the rules set by the ancestors."
The old man stroked his beard and spoke in a mysterious manner.
Oh my god, what are you doing? Am I special? I asked curiously, "Master, what do you mean when you say I am special?"
My body is indeed a little peculiar. An experienced guy like my uncle must know something about it. If he could tell me, I would be able to understand more about my condition.
The uncle looked at me with a strange look, stopped stroking his beard, reached out and patted my shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little guy, don't worry, you will know what you should know sooner or later."
I couldn't help but roll my eyes. He really looked like an old charlatan. Thinking of the formation in my body and the matter about the moon and sun, I said, "Master Uncle, you are too misleading. I am now a disciple of the Yushen Sect. We are all family. If you know my situation, you should also know my current situation. I might die suddenly one day. Do you think I can not be anxious?"
He glanced at me but didn't answer. I couldn't help but feel anxious and continued, "I know a little about my own affairs, but I still have some doubts. I've just started learning, Uncle Master, you can't watch me worry every day, right?"
The old man patted his head, seeming a little helpless, but asked back: "What did you see in the Fantasy Heart Cave before?"
I was stunned. Why was he asking me this? Could it have anything to do with the question I was asking? I recalled the several visions I had seen in the illusion cave, and then described them in detail.
"Do you believe in reincarnation?"
The uncle suddenly asked. I was stunned for a moment, and asked back, "Does it mean reincarnation after death?"
He nodded. I thought about it and said, "I didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, because the book says that a man should not talk about strange things, and now is the technological age. But now I know that ghosts really exist. Since ghosts exist, then I think those mythological stories in the books may also be true. If you think about it this way, reincarnation should also exist."
"Hey, you look stupid, but you are actually quite smart, and your thinking and analysis are very reasonable."
What the hell is this? What does stupid mean?
"Many things need to be seen with your own eyes and felt with your heart, rather than listening to others. But since you are so worried about your own problems, I will tell you what I know and what I can see now."
I was delighted and said quickly, "Master Uncle, please tell me quickly."
The old man rolled his eyes at me, then slowly said, "What I said is what I understand, which may not be true, so you still have to rely on yourself to understand it in the future."
I nodded quickly and continued listening.
"Everything in the world exists in opposition. Just like heaven and earth, white and black, light and shadow, yin and yang, life and death. And all the opposites actually rely on each other. If there is no earth corresponding to the sky, the sky will naturally have no meaning of existence, and vice versa. If there is no light, there will naturally be no shadow."
Oh my god, what the hell is this? It sounds so mysterious, and just like a textbook, rigid and stiff.
"Snapped!"
"Listen carefully, little brat, and don't be distracted, or I won't say anything."
As I was thinking, the uncle suddenly reached out and slapped my head, scolding me. I quickly forced a smile and said, "Uncle, don't be angry. Go on, I'm listening."
He glared at me and continued, "It's the same with humans and ghosts. They exist in opposition and rely on each other. The rules of hunting patrols are to capture those ghosts who have done evil, and those wandering ghosts should be liberated and sent to the underworld.
As for you, the biggest special thing is that your body has both human characteristics and ghost characteristics, so you are called hermaphrodite. Of course, this does not mean that you are neither male nor female. There have been hermaphrodites born in the Yuan Dynasty before, but many of them died due to the imbalance of yin and yang in their bodies. Of course, there are also some who survived.
As for you, Ergua told me, and now it seems that you must have had some adventures when you were a child, otherwise the chances of a hermaphrodite surviving in an ordinary family would be almost zero."
I thought about it, and then told him about the Taoist priest who saved my life when I was a child, and the special formation in my body. After listening to me, the uncle nodded and said, "I also noticed the formation in your body."
It seems that my uncle is really good. He can tell it at a glance. I asked hopefully, "How is it, uncle? What is the formation in my body?"
He shook his head and said, "The Taoist friend who saved you is right. The formation in your body is very powerful. I can only sense its existence, but unfortunately I don't know where it comes from. If I rashly explore it, it may have the opposite effect and hurt you instead."
I quickly waved my hand and said, "Then don't investigate. Let's talk about it later."
"As for the Moon Wheel and the Sun Wheel. It's just a name, and it only exists on the body of a hermaphrodite. Most of them appear on the palm of their hand, but not every hermaphrodite can open the Moon Wheel and the Sun Wheel. They are extremely yin and extremely yang, respectively. You should have experienced this before. The Moon Wheel is the nemesis of ghosts and other underworld things, while the Sun Wheel is the nemesis of yang."
Indeed, the Moon Wheel has absorbed and devoured ghosts many times before, and it is really the nemesis of ghosts. But I always feel that this Moon Wheel is a bit eerie and strange, probably because it devours ghosts.
"Since you have already activated the Moon Wheel, you will be able to activate the Sun Wheel sooner or later. The existence of these two can maintain the balance of yin and yang in your body, which is at least a guarantee for your survival. As for their further uses and abilities , you can only discover them by yourself in the future. I think they should be more beneficial than harmful to you."
Although I don't know much about the Moon Wheel and the Sun Wheel, I feel more at ease with what Uncle Master said. If the benefits outweigh the disadvantages and it can save my life, then it is a good thing, and I don't need to worry about the rest. As for the formation in my body, since even Uncle Master doesn't know what it is, it's useless for me to think too much, so I just don't care about it.
