Donkey

What is the origin of "False Emotion Root"?

Feng Daiku, "True feelings are born from the Emotion Seed, nurtured in the heart and rooted in the eyes."

This False Emotion Root is an illusion, born in the eyes, remaining in the eyes, and dissolving in the eyes; it is both real and false, both illusory and real, a method fabricated by Illusion Technique.

The two of them were talking in the movie theater, seemingly unafraid of being overheard.

I'm really not afraid.

Those around them neither saw Feng Daiku nor heard their conversation.

The technique of using Illusion Technique to fake Emotion Cultivator angered Feng Daiku: "Fifth Son, where did this handkerchief come from?"

"Left behind when I was removing the False Emotion Root from a close friend in Black Stone Slope."

Feng Daiku, "Black Stone Slope produced False Emotion Root, but I haven't seen Belt Ridge. What's the reason for that?"

Ma Wu said, "The other party isn't a reckless person. To fabricate Emotion Cultivator techniques on your territory—aren't they just asking for your punishment?"

Feng Daiku shook his head slightly. "That's not what I meant. I meant, why can't the same film leave False Emotion Root on me?"

If they've already stayed, I need to take action quickly; if they haven't, what exactly has changed?

Ma Wu understood what Feng Daiku meant: the movies shown at Black Stone Slope might be different from those shown at Belt Ridge.

So what exactly is the difference?

Ma Wu was indeed prepared for this. "My men will be at Belt Ridge tomorrow, and they will bring the shadow play from Black Stone Slope over."

Feng Daiku, then raised an eyebrow and said, "Is this the only movie you brought? This 'Blood Blade Detective' is a bit too dull."

Ma Wu hugged Feng Daiku and said, "There are plenty of good movies out there. Let's appreciate them one by one."

The next day, Feng Daiku stayed at the hotel with Ma Wu to watch Black Stone Slope's "Blood Blade Detective". Feng Daiku was meticulous and found the key point after watching for about ten minutes.

"Fifth Son, rewind this scene a bit."

The Ma Wu rewinds the film, taking about five minutes to rewind.

The female lead, Xiao Xiufēi, was taking a shower when, at a moment of sadness, a tear suddenly rolled down her cheek.

Tears streamed down my cheeks, down my neck, and onto my conscience.

The male lead, Chu Ningsheng, suddenly walked into the bathroom and sucked the tear into his mouth.

It must be said that this series of shots was used very well. From a purely artistic point of view, Ma Wu is very impressed. No film like "Blood Spear Detective" could have produced such a long shot.

The detail that Feng Daiku noticed was the scene when the male protagonist swallowed the tear.

That swallow seemed to swallow all of the heroine's sadness and melancholy.

"Fifth Son, this scene shouldn't exist in the shadow play on the Belt Ridge."

"No?" Ma Wu was stunned for a moment. In his memory, he seemed to have seen this scene in the movie theater yesterday.

Feng Daiku and said, "Fifth Son, I definitely don't have that scene. The scene was filmed very exquisitely, and it leaves a deep impression on the viewer."

Fifth Son didn't notice because Fifth Son had too much experience in this area, and some people are simply not interested in these kinds of things and won't fall for such tricks.

But such people are extremely rare. Ordinary people who witness this scene are bound to be moved, and thus, the False Emotion Root is planted.

"Fifth Son, look closely. First, look at that teardrop, then look at this woman's conscience. There's an Illusion Technique involved."

Ma Wu took a closer look and indeed they were quite different.

He slept with Xiao Xiufēi, Xiao Xiufēi conscience was very light, but here the color and texture have become very deep.

Illusion Technique originated from this point.

They went to such lengths just to sell a few more movie tickets.

Ma Wu shook his head and sighed, "After Ling Miaoying died, I don't know who's been running this film company. They've done a really bad job."

Feng Daiku frowned slightly and said, "Fifth Son, I cannot tolerate this. No matter what their purpose is, using such despicable tricks to fabricate methods that belong to my Daoist sect, I absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

Ma Wu asked, "How do you intend to handle this?"

"Fifth Son, is there any way to lure them to Belt Ridge?"

Ma Wu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "These people usually stay in Green Water City. It's too difficult to lure them out."

Upon hearing the Green Water City, Feng Daiku bitterly. "If this had happened elsewhere, I might as well go and find them, but if it's Green Water City..."

Green Water City is Green Flower's territory. Tell me, which Local Earth God dares to say he's not afraid of Green Flower?

Ma Wu comforted Feng Daiku twice, and Feng Daiku's mood improved slightly.

"Fifth Son, do you also want to learn their method and earn more movie tickets?"

"How could I be that kind of person?" Ma Wu shook his head and said, "No matter what business you do, you can't lose your basic integrity. When I get back, I'll expose this matter immediately and make sure no one else is fooled."

Feng Daiku touched Ma Wu's cheek and said, "I will teach Fifth Son some Illusion Techniques. If you encounter similar situations in the future, Fifth Son will be able to see through them at a glance."

Ma Wu was overjoyed; the opportunity to Illusion Technique from the Local Earth God was too rare to come.

Feng Daiku poked Ma Wu's forehead with a bitter smile, "It's too easy for you to always learn skills from me."

Ma Wu hugged Feng Daiku, "How could I let you suffer a loss? I'll pay for the tuition!"

Early in the morning, before Qiu Family Business's Pharmacy opened, the old man who was mourning was already sitting at the door with his Smoking Pipe.

With his dejected appearance, the pharmacy won't be able to do any business for a single day.

Even those who came to buy medicine dared not enter Qiu Family Business's Pharmacy in order to avoid the funeral procession.

Does this mourner have nowhere else to go?

He had been to other places, and after comparing them repeatedly, he felt that the place in front of him was the most suitable.

The main reason is that this monk is of a high level, and ordinary people cannot handle him.

Qiu Zhiheng inquired about the man and learned that his name was Yu Heshun, a sixth-level monk who had turned eighteen villages into deserted villages in his lifetime.

The villagers couldn't withstand his interference; some died, and others left.

The village was abandoned, and he could no longer cultivate. Forced by circumstances, he had to move around. Now that he was old, he really didn't want to move anymore, so he wanted to find a suitable family to live with for a couple more years.

There aren't many families that can withstand a six-story funeral. Take that Steamed Bun Shop in Inner Gully, for example. Yu Heshun had been there before, but the owner of the Steamed Bun Shop was an honest man.

Honest people who run honest businesses can't withstand too much trouble. After being disgusted by Yu Heshun's words, the Steamed Bun Shop almost had to close down. If he had been disgusted for a few more days, the owner of the Steamed Bun Shop would probably have committed suicide.

Qiu Zhiheng is clearly no ordinary person. In Yu Heshun's view, such a person could keep going for ten or eight years without dying, so he must keep this job.

Of course, if he had heard of Qiu Zhiheng's reputation, he wouldn't have dared to keep pestering him like this.

He tolerated him for a while because he didn't want to get involved in bad luck, but that doesn't mean Qiu Zhiheng would tolerate him forever.

"Seventh Brother, you've handed over the Lu Family Newspaper business to me. You should be familiar with the people at the Medicine King Gully Newspaper, right?"

Li Banfeng said, "Not exactly familiar, but I recognize him."

"As long as they recognize them, that's fine. Ask them to come over later."

"Brother Qiu? You don't mean to get the newspapers to expose this old bastard, do you? He has no idea how shameful it is, so it's probably useless."

Qiu Zhiheng shook his head and said, "He knows it's shabby, but it depends on the situation. Wife, make a good medicinal meal according to this recipe and send it to Yu Heshun."

The sister-in-law glanced at the prescription, blushing, and said, "Will this work? He's so old..."

Qiu Zhiheng replied very seriously, "I'm getting old, so I need to nourish my body. Cao Ye, stop crying, lend me your two donkeys that pull the cart."

At noon, his sister-in-law brought a bowl of lean meat porridge to the door and handed it to Yu Heshun, saying, "Here, have some."

Yu Heshun picked up the porridge, examined it, and said with a gloomy face, "Did you poison the porridge?"

The sister-in-law frowned and said, "How dare you speak like that?"

"What did I say? What did I say? I just asked if it was poisoned. Why are you so angry? Are you feeling guilty?" Yu Heshun's mouth went on like a machine gun, unable to stop.

Yu Heshun picked up the porridge and ate and drank it in large gulps, muttering as he ate, "This porridge is too thin, it's all water, more fluff than substance, it's obviously not from a generous family!"

How can their business possibly succeed like this? They can't even afford to put any real ingredients in a bowl of porridge; they deserve to be poor their whole lives!

Throughout the meal, Yu Heshun kept tasting the congee, fearing that someone might have poisoned it.

But his sister-in-law definitely didn't poison it. His sister-in-law was a high-ranking Food Cultivator with exceptional culinary skills, and she had put a lot of care into making this porridge. Yu Heshun ate it all up and smashed the bowl to pieces.

"You don't even feed us properly, you're clearly up to no good!" Yu Heshun spat.

A passerby asked, "You didn't give them money, they just gave you food, why are you cursing at them?"

"What did I say? What did I say to him?" Yu Heshun shouted. "I wasn't even full to begin with, did I say anything wrong?"

Don't argue with him; every extra word you say will only make you look bad.

The pharmacy worker came out to empty the dirty soil and, while he was at it, led the two donkeys to Yu Heshun's side.

Yu Heshun said with a gloomy face, "What are you doing? Are you blind? Can't you see people here? Why did you bring the livestock here?"

The shop assistant ignored him and turned back to the pharmacy.

Yu Heshun didn't leave; he just sat down next to the donkey.

You think you can drive me away by giving me two donkeys?

What are you thinking about?

Qiu Zhiheng came up behind Yu Heshun and gently patted him. Yu Heshun turned around and cursed, "I'm telling you, don't touch me! If you touch me again, your whole family will die a horrible death!"

This is called "sad talk," one of the techniques of "mourning cultivation." If Qiu Zhiheng were to harm him again, his family might not die, but they would certainly suffer misfortune.

Qiu Zhiheng raised his hands, shook his head, and said, "I won't touch you. I just want to give you some money so you can stay somewhere else."

"No, I'm not going anywhere! I'm happy to stay here, what can you do about it?"

Qiu Zhiheng nodded; this was his last chance to give Yu Heshun.

There was indeed no poison in my sister-in-law's porridge; it only contained tonics.

However, when combined with Qiu Zhiheng's techniques, it becomes a different story.

Yu Heshun sat at the doorway and smoked another pipe of tobacco when he suddenly heard a donkey braying in his ear.

Mmm~ Ah!

That's strange, why does this donkey bray so nicely?

Yu Heshun looked up at the donkey, then lowered his head again.

Mmm~ Ah!

The donkey brayed again.

Yu Heshun's face turned slightly red.

That sounded really nice.

The donkey brayed for the third time, Yu Heshun didn't look up, but it seemed... he did.

The donkey brayed a few more times, Yu Heshun stood up.

What's going on?

Yu Heshun sensed that something terrible was about to happen to him.

No, absolutely not...

He wanted to leave.

"Mmm~ Ah!" the donkey brayed again.

Someone must have loosened the donkey's reins, because the donkey walked towards the entrance of Pailou Street.

Yu Heshun left.

He followed the donkey.

All he sees now are donkeys!

When they reached a crowded area, Yu Heshun lost control.

The donkey also went out of control.

He went up behind a donkey and had sex with it.

Another donkey came up behind him and took his place.

Everyone on the street was stunned.

This is the street corner!

That's a donkey!

Even the reporters from Medicine King Gully were dumbfounded.

Li Banfeng chimed in from the side, "What are you standing there for? Take pictures! Record videos!"

"Ah..." the reporter replied, recording the news while thinking about how to write it.

PS: If this news gets out, Medicine King Gully will probably become famous, right?