#311 - Please stop it! Please!

Inside the cave, a fire crackled, casting a warm glow.

They had hunted a deer and were roasting it over the fire.

Xu Ming and the others ate their fill of the greasy meat, chatting idly.

Nearby, Shi Xin chanted a Buddhist prayer, her eyes closed.

Shi Xin couldn't stop them from eating meat, so she could only close her eyes, keeping her mind at peace by not looking, and silently pray for the deer's reincarnation.

After Xu Ming and the others were full, they discussed the order of the night watch.

They divided into pairs.

Xu Ming and Shi Xin were one pair, and the other four were divided into two pairs. Xu Ming and Shi Xin took the first watch, and the other two pairs took the middle and last watches respectively.

This arrangement seemed very considerate of Xu Ming and Shi Xin, as the first watch was generally the easiest.

But in reality, Xu Ming felt they had deliberately arranged it this way, because after the first watch, they would definitely be more tired and fall asleep more easily.

Since they wouldn't need to wake up again later, they could sleep through the entire night.

This would make it easier for them to make their move.

But it didn't matter, he was waiting for them to make their move.

If they didn't make a move, he would really have to go to the Western Regions and be a monk for half a year.

"Brother Xu, Shi Xin, we'll leave the night watch to you. We'll go rest now, and when the time comes, we'll come to relieve you," Wang Mingshan said politely to the two of them.

Xu Ming bowed in return, "Please rest assured, everyone. We will definitely be vigilant. If there's any rustling in the wind, we will wake you up at the first sign."

"Good." Wang Mingshan and the others nodded seriously, found a spot in the cave, and slept on the ground.

Xu Ming and Shi Xin sat at the entrance of the cave, looking around.

The night wind blew through the leaves, making a rustling sound.

In the night sky, a bright moon hung high, with stars dotting the sky, casting a faint moonlight over the entire forest.

"Actually, there's something I don't understand," Shi Xin said to Xu Ming.

Now, Shi Xin would ask Xu Ming about any problems she had.

In Shi Xin's eyes, although Xu Ming was not a Buddhist, he possessed great wisdom.

"What don't you understand?" Xu Ming yawned, chewing on a blade of grass.

"You've already reached the stage where you don't need to eat, so why do you still kill, just to satisfy your appetite?" Shi Xin asked her question.

"Otherwise?" Xu Ming felt that Shi Xin's question was a bit redundant. "We've already reached the stage where we don't need to eat. Apart from eating the flesh of magical beasts and spiritual beasts to replenish spiritual power, what else would we eat ordinary things for, if not to satisfy our appetite?"

Shi Xin shook her head, "Whether it's a deer or a blade of grass, life is extremely precious. Should we harm a life just to satisfy our appetite?"

Xu Ming smiled, "I want to eat, so I eat. If it doesn't want to be eaten by me, then it should cultivate into a spirit, or even become stronger than me. At that time, not only will it not be eaten by me, but it can even eat me.

This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. I'm not a benevolent person. I wouldn't even pity people, let alone an animal."

"Speaking of which, are you really not going to eat a bite?" Xu Ming asked, "Or should I grill a few pieces for you? I'm quite confident in my barbecue skills. I think you should like it."

"No! Benefactor, I can't dissuade you from eating meat, but we Buddhist disciples don't eat meat!" Shi Xin shook her head like a rattle, looking very determined.

Her appearance was somewhat cute.

Xu Ming couldn't help but want to tease her again:

"You, ah... You see, you didn't eat it before because it was still alive, but now, it's dead. I killed it, and it didn't die because of you. Moreover, even if you don't eat its meat, it will still be wasted. Its meat will eventually rot.

In that case, why don't you eat it?

If you eat it, it will be put to good use."

"This is my principle!" Shi Xin said.

"Heh, heh, heh, the principle of not eating meat?"

Xu Ming's tone was full of indifference.

"You monks, because you believe in Buddhist precepts, you don't eat meat, otherwise you feel like you've lost your faith.

But in my opinion, wine and meat pass through the intestines, the Buddha remains in the heart, the lotus blooms at both ends, freely wandering in purity."

"..." Shi Xin's pupils contracted, and her spiritual power surged again.

Xu Ming was startled, thinking that he had gone too far again. It seemed that his words had loosened her state of mind again.

Xu Ming didn't want to say it originally.

But Shi Xin was too pure, too innocent, as pure and innocent as the original white of heaven and earth.

Xu Ming felt that he couldn't help but want to leave a footprint or two on her, at least leave a little dust.

Ultimately, it was all this damn desire to destroy...

When something is perfect to the extreme, you can't help but want to destroy it. This is one of human nature.

"If the world learns this, they will enter the demonic path." After a long time, Shi Xin's state of mind gradually calmed down, and the spiritual power around her not only gradually subsided, but also became stronger.

"Not bad." Xu Ming, who had been startled, breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this girl had figured it out and hadn't been led astray by him. Instead, because her thoughts were clear, her realm had taken a small step forward.

"That's right, what you said makes sense, girl." Xu Ming nodded, then closed his mouth and didn't dare to say anything else.

He really couldn't keep courting death.

If something happened to Shi Xin, his mother would be in trouble.

Shi Xin also stopped talking and just sat side by side with Xu Ming, watching everything in the forest.

When it was time for the night watch, Xu Ming and Shi Xin went to rest, replaced by Wang Mingshan and Bai Zhan.

However, Xu Ming and Shi Xin were both pretending to sleep.

Wang Mingshan and Bai Zhan didn't make a move against Xu Ming during their night watch.

Shi Xin felt a sense of relief.

Similarly, Xu Ming also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Ming actually hoped that he would just lose.

If he won again, Shi Xin would probably really explode!

Please!

Please don't make a move!

But Xu Ming's prayer didn't seem to be answered.

In the second half of the night, Zeng Rong and Xu Sheng exchanged a look, then slowly walked towards Xu Ming and Shi Xin.

[I went to see the doctor for a fever, drew some blood, and the doctor said that my inflammation was high, and it was best to get an IV, but it had to be done for three consecutive days...

I really can't stand it, being pricked for three consecutive days is a small matter.

I still have to go to work, and I still have to write the manuscript...

I took some medicine and came back.

Logically speaking, nothing should happen, right? I feel okay now.]