dogma

Adam was standing in the auditorium. Before the game started, there was a patrolling crisis officer passing by. He saw the werewolf that Rao Xinghai mentioned that day.

The horror brought about by the punishment still lingered in his "sea", and he dared not recall what happened last night.

This is the "punishment" researched by Nie Cai, who called it "a clever control method".

After the spirit body of the sentinel or guide is released voluntarily because it senses that the master is in danger, the person involved in the punishment will control the spirit body, and then defeat it accurately and quickly.

The spiritual body is the embodiment of the sentinel and guide "sea", which is directly related to spirit and emotion.The collapse of the mental body will bring strong fear and shock to the spirit of the sentinel and guide.

And this process will be repeated hundreds of times during the "punishment".

Adam experienced this kind of "punishment" for the first time in his life when he was very young.He left Nie Cai on a quiet summer night and went into the mountains to explore.He is spotted by strangers who have never met before, along with his black mamba.

Instead of harming him, the stranger asked if he was lost and if he wanted to escort him home himself. After Adam returned to Nie Cai, he happily told Nie Cai that the uncle was here to do fieldwork.Although he didn't know what fieldwork was, he gave Nie Cai a stranger's business card.

The first "punishment" was to let Adam know how to protect himself, including how to protect the secrets related to the spiritual body, and not to release the black mamba in front of outsiders at will - this is what Nie Cai said.

Adam believed it.After that punishment, he really firmly remembered this exhortation, and never released his spiritual body in front of any strangers since then.

Gong Shang was a special case that time, it happened suddenly.

Young Adam lay in his room for half a month before recovering.He couldn't fall asleep, and whenever he closed his eyes, he would wake up screaming and crying convulsively.Neither the snake nor his own spiritual body could take shape, not even the mist appeared.Because of fear, he subconsciously trembled when he saw Nie Cai, and he didn't dare to look up.

He knew that Nie Cai loved him.He really never doubted this. Pain, fear and despair on the verge of collapse are obviously also part of "love".

But he couldn't forget those sleepless days and nights.The sedatives didn't calm him, and he curled up in his crib, sobbing with his brand new stuffed animal in his arms.It was given to him by the doctor, a pony with one horn.The doctor no longer pushes the sedative into his arm, he will hold Adam and tell stories gently.Sentinel guides, werewolves, vampires, mermaids, spring slaves, underground people... Adam's first impressions of other special humans all come from this adult.

Hugs, gifts and tender stories, that's part of "Love" too.

Adam sometimes thinks he has learned it, and other times he thinks he hasn't.

Someone behind him pushed him, urging him to move forward and find a place to sit down. Adam was pushed to his place.It was close to the entrance and exit of the waiting area, and he saw Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang hovering at the exit.

Nie Cai's words suddenly sounded in his mind: Adam obviously can't convince the palace merchant, if that's the case, then bring her here directly, I have many ways to make her submit.

Give in - Adam's arms start shaking again.He had to hold down his mask to suppress it.There were fresh scars on the back of his hand, which were broken when he fell to the ground last night, and some blood leaked out.When he woke up in the morning, he found that the scar had scabbed over.Nie Cai came to see him, held his hand, and carefully tore off the thin scab, like peeling off a wrinkled dark red flower petal.

——"You will be obedient, won't you?"

Adam stared at Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang, pain comparable to fear was burning his heart.

He knew what method Nie Cai would use to get Gong Shang to submit. For a guide like Gong Shang who could release multiple spiritual bodies, the pain of being defeated was multiplied. Adam knows all too well.

Maybe he should warn Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang that they should leave here immediately, go into hiding, and live a secluded life that no one knows about, hiding their spiritual bodies and abilities. Adam stood up.It will take no more than 30 seconds to walk from him to the edge of the stands, and then jump into the venue to get close to those two people.

But he quickly sat down again.He wasn't the only one here, he knew.He has no courage to take risks.

Adam's eyes were still glued to Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang.The order of the game on the big screen showed that these two were the second group of players.

At this time, he saw several strangers walking towards Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang.

Shen Chunlan led the students in the class directly to the waiting area to cheer for the contestants.

Only Rao Xinghai, Gong Shang and Qiao Fangjiu are going to play today, and they happen to be opponents.Qiao Fangjiu's partner is a friend of the same level who has cooperated with her in competitions since middle school, and the two are far better than Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang in terms of tacit understanding.

Gong Shang, who had been depressed for a while after the lottery, had fully recovered, because Qiao Fangjiu came over and hugged her for a while, and the two promised that no matter who wins, a big meal is indispensable.

Rao Xinghai was even more indifferent, he didn't feel that he would lose at all.

"Your snake, isn't it afraid of vultures?" Shen Chunlan didn't quite understand where his unfounded self-confidence came from.

"Big snakes are not afraid." Rao Xinghai whispered, "It's fine if the little snakes don't appear."

Shen Chunlan remembered that when the vulture appeared, it immediately fled far away and coiled itself on a high place without moving, and was very suspicious of Rao Xinghai's blind confidence.

The other boys in the class all moved closer to Rao Xinghai, pressing his shoulders one by one, with complicated eyes.

Rao Xinghai sighed: "Wang Wensi, you are so afraid of losing, why don't you bet on Qiao Fang wine?"

Wang Wensi: "Is it interesting to bet on her, sister Qiao will definitely win."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone frowns again.

Wan Li was rich and powerful, so he bet 200 yuan on Wang Wensi in one go, betting that Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang would win at least one round.He squeezed Rao Xinghai's shoulder: "Money is not a problem, but you can't lose, you know? You can't lose! It's embarrassing!"

Rao Xinghai: "The palace merchant and I have tried our best, so we won't lose face."

Everyone was at a loss for words for a while, and Yang Yun immediately answered: "If you lose, Teacher Shen will be very embarrassed. You know he has high hopes for you, is it?"

Rao Xinghai: "..."

His expression did change a little.

In order to pretend that she didn't know about this matter, Shen Chunlan had already stepped aside.

Surrounded by a few small red butterflies, Gong Shang was listening intently to Tang Ying's analysis of the weaknesses of Qiao Fangjiu's vulture.Qiao Fangjiu folded her arms and watched the two chattering: "When did you analyze my mental body so thoroughly?"

Tang Ying: "You don't care about me."

Soon, the staff began to clear the venue, and all irrelevant people left the waiting area.Shen Chunlan and the others returned to the sidelines without going up to the stands, and just stood and watched the game.

A lot of tickets were sold for today's pair match, and the stands were full of chaotic sounds.A black-nosed sheep bounced up to the host stage, and Shen Chunlan saw Luo Yan's figure.

Fate is a wonderful thing.Xi Weiyun, a half-zombie who shared the dormitory with Luo Yan, fell in love with the senior host sister, and under her recommendation, Luo Yan joined the school's host team. "Has she stopped playing drums?" Wan Li asked from the side, "Who in our dormitory said that Luo Yan played drums so handsomely that he wanted to confess his love right away."

Yang Yunye: "Fight, I have to participate in competitions during the summer vacation. Wait, who is in your dormitory?"

Shen Chunlan listened to the chirping voices of the students, and unconsciously drifted to Rao Xinghai who was sitting and waiting.

There was a little distance between the two, but strangely, Rao Xinghai immediately realized that he was looking at him.His eyes met from afar, and the sentinel smiled at him, looking very calm.

The first group was played by two groups of contestants with experience in the competition: rusty spotted leopard cat, bicolor tree swallow, against Siamese cat and rabbit.

The two-color tree swallow is also a spiritual body that can be copied, but it can only copy four.And the rusty-spotted leopard cat caused frenzied screams from the audience, even the opponent's Siamese cat couldn't help tilting its head and staring at the kitten in front of it, without any thought of attacking.

The rusty-spotted leopard cat looked so cute and well-behaved that when it suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the rabbit like an arrow, the rabbit didn't even have time to kick it, and rolled over on the spot, scrambling with its long legs, and ran a long way.

Shen Chunlan laughed again and again.At this time, he felt someone approaching beside him.

It's Longyou.

"It's the first time I've watched a game at such a close distance." Shen Chunlan said, "To tell you the truth, I didn't participate in this kind of competition when I was in college. I find it very troublesome."

Long You looked at Shen Chunlan and rubbed his fingers nervously.

"Mr. Shen, I'm sorry." He took a deep breath, and his voice was so small that Shen Chunlan could hardly hear him, "I...I got cold feet."

"Don't apologize to me, it's your own game."

Long You lowered his head even more: "Teacher Cao told me that you are looking forward to our playing."

"Well." Shen Chunlan nodded, "But that is always your own business. You decide to retire, this is your choice, my expectation is not important. Are you better now? Are you still insomnia?"

Long You nodded, then shook his head again.At least he does look much more energetic than before.

"...I can't do this." Shen Chunlan heard his students whisper, "I... I'm too timid, and I don't study well. If my dad wasn't a martyr, I wouldn't get extra points in the college entrance examination, it's impossible Come to New Hope to study."

He watched the big cats and kittens fighting fiercely in the arena.

"I'm not suitable here." Long You said softly, "Everyone is so good, except me."

Rusty-spotted leopard cats and two-colored tree swallows are extremely flexible, and their attack speed is quite fast.Under the attack of the two spiritual bodies, the rabbit was the first to be unable to hold on, and disappeared with a snap.

The only opponent left is the Siamese cat, but the outcome is already decided.In a two-player battle, whichever side's mental body completely disappears first will be judged as a failure.This is a game that pays attention to cooperation, and obviously the rusty-spotted leopard cat and tree swallow are better.

Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang were already standing on the sidelines.When Zhanyan walked down with his kitten, his eyes fell on Gong Shang, with a little provocation and a little pleasure.

Gong Shang: "The kitten is so cute."

Zhanyan: "Then do you want to..."

Gong Shang: "No."

Rao Xinghai was confused: "What are you talking about?"

The whistle sounded, and the two stepped onto the stage together.

Qiao Fangjiu and her partner are obviously experienced, and they have released their spirits when they stepped on the stage.The vulture emerged from the dense fog with a loud voice.A small and exquisite sika deer stepped lightly on all fours, standing in the field, with brown and black eyes, staring at Rao Xinghai and Gong Shang.