Chapter 43: Walker
Walker!
This was not the first time Dian Wei heard this word.
Tu Tu Gong also mentioned it, saying that he became a "teacher" at the age of forty-seven and a "walker" at the age of ninety-five.
Old Man Zheng said slowly:
"The so-called traveler is a type of person who can see anomalies, come into contact with anomalies, and walk among anomalies.
But that's not important, it's just a title.
The point is, as a traveler, you may often encounter abnormalities in the future."
Dian Wei was shocked: "What will happen to me?"
Old Man Zheng was silent for a while and said cautiously: "Abnormalities are very strange. For example, I can't see them at all, so naturally I can't notice their existence. Out of sight, out of mind, everything is peaceful.
But you can see exceptions, which is troublesome.
At the least, you may be harassed abnormally all the time, and in serious cases, you may even be killed by them.”
Dian Wei raised his eyebrows: "Can't we destroy them?"
"Probably, maybe it can be done, but I don't know exactly how to do it." Old Man Zheng said vaguely.
The next day, Mr. Qin finally came back, his face was full of joy, and it seemed that the date was a success.
Dian Wei hurriedly went to him to ask.
"Actually, I can't see the abnormality." Mr. Qin shook his head, thought for a moment, and gave Dian Wei an address.
"I know a person who can see abnormalities just like you. He happens to be living in seclusion in the town. Go and talk to her."
Dian Wei perked up and followed the address to find the person.
Changshoufang, Wutong Lane.
Dian Wei walked into this deep alley and took a quick look. He saw many people sitting in front of their homes weaving bamboo strips, as well as bamboo baskets, lanterns and other supplies. They must be making a living from this.
Go inside.
Dian Wei was suddenly startled and stopped in front of a house.
I saw an old woman with white hair sitting at the door. She was blind with a cloth covering her left eye, and she was also weaving bamboo strips.
The moment Dian Wei saw this one-eyed old woman, he was sure that she was the one he was looking for.
He stepped forward and saluted.
The old woman looked at him with her right eye and asked with a smile: "Young man, what do you want to buy? I have a newly made flower basket, a dustpan..."
Dian Wei quickly interrupted: "Mr. Qin asked me to come."
The old woman looked stunned, looked at Dian Wei carefully, and said seriously: "I have been living in seclusion for a long time, and I am no longer a member of the world. Why did he ask you to come to me?"
Dian Wei Luo Mo told his own situation.
"Oh, you just broke through the fourth level of blood power and you can see the abnormality?"
The old woman was not too surprised. Instead, she smiled miserably and said, "I'm better than you. I can only see abnormalities when I break through the fifth level of blood strength. I was almost forty years old at that time."
Dian Wei took out a silver ingot and placed it on the old woman's knee, and said sincerely: "I know nothing about abnormalities, please give me some advice from my seniors."
The old woman looked at the silver ingot, put it in her sleeve with a smile, and motioned for Dian Wei to sit on the steps.
Dian Wei was not polite and sat down.
The old woman looked around and whispered:
"As for the anomaly, I actually don't have much information that I can tell you, and I am not completely sure whether some of the information is true or false. In this way, I want to tell you some information that I am very sure about."
Dian Wei nodded, raised his ears and listened quietly.
The old woman thought for a while, organized her words, and said slowly:
"First point, the higher the level of a warrior, the more and more terrifying anomalies they will encounter.
Although everyone's starting point may be different, as long as you persist in practicing martial arts, you will eventually see abnormalities.
In other words, all warriors will eventually become practitioners, sooner or later.
The second point is that although all travelers can see anomalies, different people, even if they encounter the same anomaly, may see the same scene, or they may see it completely different.
A benevolent person sees benevolence and a wise person sees wisdom. A thousand practitioners may have a thousand pictures.
The third point, and the most important, is how to deal with an exception after you encounter it.
There are three principles you should keep in mind:
First, if you turn a blind eye to the anomaly, you may also turn a blind eye to the anomaly."
Hear it here.
Dian Wei frowned and said dumbly: "As long as I pretend not to see the abnormality, the abnormality will not harm me?"
"Most of the time, that's it.
Think about it, are those people who can't see anything unusual just out of sight and out of mind, and everything is fine?" The old woman nodded.
Dian Wei is thoughtful.
The old woman paused and continued:
"Secondly, abnormalities have patterns of action.
For example, the little girl you met must be the type that likes to stalk people. They will often follow a person until they die before turning to another target.
For another example, there are some anomalies that will not move at will. They will only move within a certain area. As long as you stay away from that place, you will be fine.
Third, the last principle is that if you have to take action against an anomaly, you must remember that the clearer and more realistic the anomaly you see with your eyes, the greater the damage you can do to it.
If you can't see the anomaly clearly, or don't see it comprehensively, then the anomaly is almost unkillable to you, but you may be killed by the anomaly.
Of course, if you are too weak, even if you can see the abnormalities clearly, you will not be able to kill them. Well, that's all."
Dian Wei digested the old woman's words carefully and asked: "Mother-in-law, can you still see anything abnormal now?"
"I?"
The old woman was silent for a moment, with a complicated expression on her face, "To be honest, I used to underestimate abnormalities and be too careless.
After I broke through the fifth level of blood power, I could see abnormalities. Only my left eye could see it, and my right eye was normal.
When I first saw the anomaly, I wasn't too scared. Instead, I was curious about the anomaly. Although someone warned me repeatedly, I didn't listen.
So, I took the initiative to contact anomalies, and ended up provoking a terrible guy.
The anomaly noticed that I was looking at it and came to my side. After that, it has been following me, no matter where I go, it follows me.
It was very quiet and didn't do anything to me, it just kept staring at me.
It stared at me behind me while I was eating. It stared at me when I was sleeping. When I woke up and opened my eyes, it was still staring at me.
No matter what I did, I couldn't get rid of it. Gradually, I almost went crazy, scared, helpless, and desperate, but it was always by my side, staring at me..."
Speaking of this, the old woman lifted the eye mask, revealing a mutilated and empty eye socket, "One day, I thought about it and destroyed my left eye with my own hands. From now on, I can no longer see abnormalities. This is my relief."
Dian Wei shuddered and stood up to say goodbye.
After walking a few steps, the old woman suddenly shouted: "Young man, look around me, is there anything abnormal?"
Dian Wei shuddered and said without turning his head: "No, there is nothing abnormal around you."
After that, he left quickly.
It wasn't until he walked out of Wutong Lane that Dian Wei had the courage to turn back and look into the alley to make sure nothing was chasing him. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Beside the old woman, there was an anomaly, a human-shaped outline, with no skin on the whole body, dripping with blood like a corpse.
The strange thing is that Dian Wei didn't see that it had eyes, but its tongue was very long. The scarlet tongue was covered with acne and was densely packed. It stretched out and wrapped around the old woman's neck, and then the tip of its tongue inserted into the old woman's mouth...
Chapter completed!