Chapter 493: Poisonous Sore
Old friend… Seventh floor… Long Yuehong immediately noticed two keywords.
The former was said by Du Heng himself, and the latter was conveyed by his gaze and actions.
Apart from the Enlightened on duty on the seventh floor, there were only the monks and Buddha’s Nirmanakaya who were in abnormal states.
Upon recalling that Du Heng had claimed to figure out a way to enter the New World with both mind and body—as well as the fact that his actual age was far greater than he looked—Jiang Baimian suspected that his so-called old friend was the Buddha’s Nirmanakaya of the Crystal Consciousness Church.
Perhaps it’s because his old friend entered the New World that resulted in him clearly not being in the right state that Du Heng decided to seek out a new path… Jiang Baimian nodded gently and smiled. "Are you preparing to leave?"
She didn’t ask about his old friend. After all, Zennaga was beside her.
Although the Old Task Force had used Ashlandic language when conversing with Du Heng, it couldn’t stop Zennaga’s Mind Reading.
"That’s right." Du Heng smiled. "What’s the matter?"
"I have some questions to ask you." Shang Jianyao was very frank. "You can also not answer them, just like the monks here."
Du Heng looked around. "Let’s find some place to sit then."
This time, he switched to the Red River language.
Zennaga immediately understood what he meant and led the mysterious antiquarian and the four Old Task Force members into an empty meditation room on the sixth floor. He then went elsewhere.
After finding a bed, a bench, and a chair to sit down on, Shang Jianyao directly asked, "Teacher Du Heng, since I can’t defeat myself and everyone is evenly matched, I can’t reconcile with him due to fundamental differences. What should I do?"
Du Heng stroked his beard and laughed. "I knew you’d ask that question. If it’s that simple to accommodate oneself, there will definitely be more Mind Corridor-level Awakened in the Ashlands than this."
He said smugly, "I can’t make a choice for you, nor can I directly give you a plan. Everyone’s inner self is different. Failure is the only outcome from doing what others have done. Based on my personal experience, I’ll find what you and that you of yours have in common. Figure out what both of you wish to do and deliver an incisive strike there."
Du Heng didn’t elaborate. The mind world was too private after all, and people were different.
Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and slowly nodded. "Thank you."
After a brief silence, Jiang Baimian deliberated and asked, "Teacher Du Heng, have you been to Wasteland Ruin 13?"
Du Heng took some time for a serious recall. "Probably."
What do you mean by probably… Long Yuehong wanted to curse inwardly, but he immediately recalled that Du Heng’s memories seemed to be missing something.
"Then, do you know Wu Meng?" Jiang Baimian asked further.
"I’ve heard of him." Du Heng continued using an uncertain tone. He then smiled and said, "Why? Did you meet him?"
Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao spoke one after another about how they had listened to the Dao and Electrical Appliance Repairs radio station at Lehman’s, how they had entered Wasteland Ruin 13 while tracking the white wolf, and how they had been affected and almost committed suicide.