#319 - So, do you want to come with me? (4000 words)

After Xu Ming walked out of this mountain, he looked back, then randomly chose a direction and flew away.

Shixin glanced at Xu Ming's back and followed in his direction.

During the flight, Xu Ming also unleashed a few sword strikes, directly killing those cultivators who were following him.

Xu Ming knew that there would definitely be some cultivators who wouldn't give up and were still coveting the Blood Bodhi Main Fruit.

Then Xu Ming once again increased his speed, trying to shake off the other cultivators, and Shixin could only barely keep up.

An hour later, Xu Ming slowly landed in the mountains and forests.

Shixin also landed with him.

"Come out, I see you," Xu Ming said coldly, his back to Shixin. "I have already killed enough people today. If you come out now, I can spare your lives, but if you don't come out, then don't blame me for being merciless."

A gust of wind blew, and there was only the rustling sound of the trees in the forest, but no one came out.

Xu Ming looked back and then breathed a sigh of relief: "There shouldn't be anyone following anymore."

After this breath was released, Xu Ming collapsed to the side like a deflated ball.

Shixin was startled and ran to Xu Ming's side.

Xu Ming waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

But Shixin wasn't a fool. Seeing Xu Ming's pale face, devoid of any color, she knew that there was no way Xu Ming could be fine.

In the battle at the summit of Blood Bodhi Mountain just now, Xu Ming definitely suffered no small injuries.

After getting injured and descending the mountain, Xu Ming used all his strength to fly for a long time, which undoubtedly aggravated Xu Ming's injuries.

And now, Xu Ming's body had reached its limit.

Shixin knelt in front of Xu Ming, extending her hand, her palm only an inch away from Xu Ming's head.

Buddhist light bloomed from Shixin's palm.

Xu Ming felt his body warm and comfortable, and his complexion gradually became much more relaxed.

Shixin could only help Xu Ming slightly alleviate his injuries.

But for Shixin, this was already the best she could do.

Shixin was not a medical cultivator after all, and being able to do this was already extremely difficult.

"Thank you," Xu Ming said.

Shixin shook her head: "Your body is still very weak and needs rest."

"I know," Xu Ming said, supporting himself on the ground with his left hand and standing up. "Shixin, you should leave quickly. If there are no accidents, many cultivators will search for me, wanting to kill and steal my treasures. If you are with me, I will only implicate you."

Xu Ming stood up, supporting himself on the trees beside him, and walked forward little by little: "If I don't die, when the passage from the Rootless Secret Realm to the outside world opens, we will meet at the summit of Blood Bodhi Mountain."

Shixin watched Xu Ming's figure gradually move away, thought for a moment, and finally followed, walking beside Xu Ming.

Xu Ming glanced at Shixin, who was still following him, and said calmly: "Master Shixin, is this compassion, unable to bear seeing people die?"

Shixin nodded: "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

Xu Ming smiled again: "But Shixin, let me ask you a question."

"What question?" Shixin asked, feeling a little nervous in her heart.

Every time Xu Ming spoke, he would shake Shixin's Buddhist heart, and Shixin was now a little afraid.

But in Shixin's opinion, if she was afraid of this and didn't dare to think about and argue against Xu Ming's words, but instead closed her ears and avoided them, then her Buddhist heart would be shattered.

"If one day, two cultivators are fighting, and one of the cultivators throws out a long sword. In the direction of the long sword, there is a village with a thousand people.

You have the ability to deviate the trajectory of this flying sword to a certain extent, but on this trajectory, there is a village with ten thousand people.

If it were you, would you choose to let this flying sword continue to fly forward, letting the thousand people in this village die, or would you deviate the trajectory of this long sword, letting the ten thousand people in another village die?"

The question Xu Ming asked was a modified version of the trolley problem from his previous life, which could make Shixin understand it more clearly.

"..." Hearing Xu Ming's question, Shixin frowned, "Benefactor Xu, this question is too hypothetical."

"Too hypothetical? But in my opinion, the example I mentioned is happening right now," Xu Ming smiled. "Shixin, if you continue to follow me, you will have to fight with those cultivators who catch up. If you don't kill them, they won't let me go. Could it be that Master Shixin is willing to kill other people in order to save me?"

Shixin: "..."

After a long time, Shixin sighed: "I will try my best to protect Benefactor Xu's life, and I will not kill other people either."

Looking at Shixin's appearance, Xu Ming smiled: "I hope so."

Xu Ming no longer tried to persuade her.

He had already said what he needed to say, and everything that followed was her own choice.

Xu Ming found a cave, and Xu Ming sat in the cave, recuperating.

Even Xu Ming, who had amazing recovery power, would need three days to roughly recover from his injuries.

Shixin sat at the entrance of the cave, calmly looking outside the cave, thinking about the words Xu Ming had said to her these past few days, while also protecting Xu Ming.

On the second day, people finally came outside the cave.

When Xu Ming opened his eyes, several dark-colored poisonous snakes pounced towards Xu Ming.

"Clang!"

Shixin put her hands together, standing in front of Xu Ming, and a golden罩子shield blocked Xu Ming's side. These dark-colored poisonous snakes were flattened and turned into a pool of black stains.

In the next moment, the cold light of a long saber stabbed towards Shixin.

Shixin stretched out her hand, and a golden lotus blocked in front of Shixin.

The long sabers of these people slashed on the golden lotus, and several people flew out directly.

"Why are you committing violence, benefactors?" Shixin asked.

Several people sneered a few times: "Why are we committing violence? Don't you know? As long as this man hands over the Blood Bodhi, then we will leave immediately."

Shixin looked at Xu Ming, and Xu Ming just smiled.

Shixin turned her head and looked at the crowd: "He will not hand over the Blood Bodhi Main Fruit."

Several people: "Then you will die here, we will take the fruit ourselves!"

Several people rushed forward again.

They found that this female monk's strength was very strong. If she wanted to kill them, it would be easy, but this female monk didn't kill.

As a result, these people became even more unscrupulous.

"Please stop," Shixin persuaded again.

But how could the other party stop?

Shixin sighed helplessly and could only stretch out her hand and point forward.

The Buddhist symbol flew out.

Several people spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground unconscious.

"Amitabha." Looking at the few people who had fainted on the ground, Shixin put her hands together.

"What will happen when they wake up?" Xu Ming asked.

"..." Shixin fell silent.

Shixin didn't know what to do when these people woke up.

Xu Ming only said one sentence and didn't say anything more, but closed his eyes and continued to recuperate his body.

These people were injured by Shixin, so Xu Ming would not kill these people, and everything was left to Shixin to deal with.

As expected, in less than a few hours, all the people who had fainted in the cave woke up.

Then, while they were regaining consciousness, Shixin stunned them again.

But not long after, another group of people came to the cave, and these people were also here for the Blood Bodhi Main Fruit on Xu Ming's body.

Using the same method as before, Shixin stunned these people and put them in the cave.

By the end of the second day, there were already more than thirty people lying in the cave.

All of these thirty people were stunned by Shixin.

At this time, although Xu Ming had not fully recovered, he had the strength to fight.

Now it was not so easy for them to kill Xu Ming.

Xu Ming smiled and shook his head: "My location has been known by more and more people, I must leave this place, so what about these people?

When they wake up, the first people to wake up, I guess there is an 80-90% chance that they will kill the others.

In that case, would you feel that these people were killed by you?"

Shixin: "Then I will put them in other places."

Xu Ming smiled: "Okay, whatever you want."

In fact, Xu Ming had one more sentence that he didn't say, and that was, even if you put these people separately in other places outside the cave, wouldn't these people be eaten by wild animals, or be discovered and killed by others?

But Xu Ming was afraid that Shixin's Dao heart would collapse directly, so he chose to shut up.

Shixin used her spiritual power to lift these cultivators one by one and placed them in various directions outside the cave.

While Shixin was doing these things, Xu Ming held his long sword and left the cave directly.

Xu Ming felt that he couldn't let Shixin continue to follow him.

Otherwise, she should change her name from "Shixin" to "Trapped Heart."

Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke, slipped away, slipped away.

As a result, less than half an incense stick of time after Xu Ming left, Xu Ming suddenly felt that someone was following him, and the aura was very familiar.

Xu Ming sighed and turned his head, only to see Shixin standing in front of him.

Xu Ming said helplessly: "You're still following me?"

"Yeah." Shixin nodded.

"Following me won't do you any good. Wait a while and head towards Bodhi Mountain. In another day, the news of the Blood Bodhi Fruit being completely harvested should spread throughout the entire Rootless Secret Realm. So, that secret realm will be the safest place. When the passage to the outside world opens, I'll go find you."

Xu Ming gave the most reasonable advice.

Previously, Xu Ming wanted Shixin to follow him because he was worried something might happen to her.

After all, the Rootless Secret Realm was indeed quite dangerous.

But now it's different. That Bodhi Mountain, without the Blood Bodhi, is just an ordinary spiritual mountain. That place can now be said to be the safest place.

Moreover, Shixin's strength is actually not bad, so Shixin should have no problem going to that place.

If she continued to follow him, who knows what else they might encounter.

But in the end, Shixin just shook her head: "I'd rather follow Benefactor Xu."

Xu Ming shook his head, this should be the first time Xu Ming had clearly refused Shixin: "I don't want you to follow me, you should leave."

After speaking, Xu Ming turned around and continued walking forward.

After walking for half an incense stick's time, Xu Ming turned around, looked at Shixin, and said helplessly: "Are you really not leaving?"

Shixin: "Benefactor Xu still has injuries on his body. Our Buddhist teachings emphasize that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I can't just stand by and watch Benefactor Xu get into trouble."

Xu Ming said speechlessly: "In this world, there are so many people, can you save them all, Shixin?"

Shixin lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her head: "This humble monk... will try my best."

"I'll say it one last time, don't follow me!" Xu Ming said seriously, took out his long sword, and swung a sword aura in front of Shixin.

The sword aura drew a mark in front of Shixin, as if saying "Do not cross this line."

Xu Ming turned around and flew away.

Shixin raised her head, watching Xu Ming getting further and further away in her sight.

Shixin wanted to take a step, but Shixin lowered her head, saw the sword mark, and finally retracted her foot.

The girl quietly squatted beside the sword mark, stretched out her fair and delicate hand, and gently stroked it.

However, after Xu Ming flew for an incense stick's time, the more he flew, the more uneasy he felt.

What if Shixin didn't go to the top of Bodhi Mountain?

What if Shixin went to the top of Bodhi Mountain, and something still happened to her?

This monk Shixin is too kind. Being kind is one thing, but she also has a unique beauty in the world.

Beauty, no matter what it's paired with, is a surefire hit, but only when paired with kindness will it be a fatal poison.

"Sigh..."

Xu Ming sighed.

He flew back.

"Sigh..."

Finally, Xu Ming sighed and flew back.

When Xu Ming returned to the original spot, he found that Shixin was still there.

Only, Shixin was squatting down, hugging her knees with both hands, looking at the sword mark on the ground.

The monk's robe, worn on her body, outlined a perfect curve.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Xu Ming flew down from the sky and asked.

Shixin heard Xu Ming's voice, and immediately straightened up, looking at Xu Ming with blinking eyes: "I'll leave after a while."

"Forget it, after thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible for you to follow me.

Outside, others would still be wary of the Leiming Temple behind you, but here, if they kill you, no one can deduce it. Human nature will be maximized.

You're not safe alone either."

Xu Ming said slowly.

"So, do you want to come with me?"

Shixin was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Xu Ming smiled: "Are you sure? Don't blame me when your Buddhist heart is shattered."

Shixin nodded again.

"Then let's go." Xu Ming turned around and slowly walked forward.

Shixin looked at Xu Ming's back, crossed the line in front of her toes, and trotted to catch up.