This is too hilarious!

6. The heart of martial arts is evil!

"Teacher Li, who is Uncle Zhong? Is he a family member?"

On the way to Li Bin's Taoist home, Bai Hui finally couldn't help but ask.

After all, as things stand, although he has transmigrated, the people he has encountered are indeed all people he knew from high school.

It felt like I had traveled to a parallel world.

But this "Uncle Chung"...

Bai Hui racked his brains but couldn't recall ever meeting someone with the surname Zhong or whose name contained that character in their past life...

Or is it that the version of myself in this world has been adopted?

But that’s not right either!

Even in my past life, my parents didn't just die right away. I was in junior high school when they passed away, leaving me a considerable inheritance that ensured I was well-off for a long time. Besides, by then, there was no need for me to go to an orphanage...

As for relatives?

There doesn't seem to be a guy named "Uncle Chung"!

Bai Hui was completely baffled.

"You really don't remember? Sigh, you child..."

Li Bin sighed.

The way he took Bai Hui to his home was slightly different from the way Liu Shuyan had taken Bai Hui to the Moral Education Department.

The only difference was that Liu Shuyan carried Bai Hui by the back of his collar and sped away, while Li Bin carried Bai Hui on his shoulder and drove to the school parking lot.

Bai Hui was still in the "simple lines" state. The street scene outside the car window was distorted into flowing pale lines in his eyes, and the halo of the traffic lights was dyed into several blurry color blocks.

"Uncle Zhong is one of the dream artifacts in your family. During his lifetime, his martial arts cultivation was the highest among your family members."

Li Bin said carefully, "I heard about you when you first entered school. You actually used up your deceased parents' pension money to buy three dream artifacts to put at home."

We initially thought that you did this because you had received guidance from your deceased parents and were able to use the dream machine to help you grow quickly...

Turns out you're just a typical young kid with a big heart...

"It's fortunate your problem stems from the long-tongued parrot; if it were due to other ghost stories, the situation would be much more serious."

Bai Hui thought for a moment: "Are long-tongued parrots completely harmless?"

Li Bin glanced at the boy's empty eyes in the rearview mirror and sighed, his voice mingling with the engine's hum: "You kid... you've really been corrupted quite a bit."

He even speculated that Bai Hui's thoughts were probably very chaotic and his memories extremely fragmented, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have "self-taught ghost stories and working class" without knowing the dangers of the "long-tongued parrot".

So he explained:

"It's not entirely true that they don't... Long-tongued parrots are best at reading people's secrets, after all, they eat this, and the more they eat, the more vibrant their plumage becomes."

They will spread the gossip and secrets they have collected far and wide.

Moreover, as time goes by, it gradually delves deeper until one day, it spreads the deepest secrets hidden in people's hearts that they least want to be exposed.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the person involved will feel ashamed to live in the world, leading them to commit suicide.

Li Bin paused for a moment, then said, "However, it's easy to control. The school carries out regular disinfection, so the long-tongued parrots simply can't grow up."

Other seemingly insignificant bits of gossip can also help students build a strong mind.

"Then what is the Dream Device?" Bai Hui asked again. With less than 30 points of sanity at the moment, he had no intention of hiding anything and was simply curious.

Moreover, judging from Li Bindao's appearance, he didn't seem to find anything strange about Bai Hui, so Bai Hui simply asked.

"Dream artifacts are objects formed from the souls of powerful martial artists after their death. They are relatively controllable objects from legends, continuing the will and wishes of the martial artist in life, and can be considered a kind of alternative immortality."

Li Bindao seemed to have entered a teacher's mindset, driving the car and patiently explaining to Bai Hui: "It can't be said that there is no harm at all. For example, if the holder is too weak and the heart is too fragile, long-term contact may lead to the erosion of the dream device's will."

At best, it can cause mental confusion and a state of bewilderment; at worst, it can lead to the loss of self!

However, because it was transformed from the body of a powerful martial artist after death, the Dream Weapon's spirit and will are extremely condensed, and it generally holds goodwill towards humans.

Even though their will has been distorted after being turned into a ghost story, they will still help humanity.

However, if the party being helped is too weak, the help from the dream device may turn into a disaster.

For example, you right now.

Fortunately, it was discovered early, and there's still time to salvage the situation.

Passing a traffic light, Li Bindao added, "In contrast to the Dream Artifact, there is also the Nightmare Artifact, which is also a creation of strange tales, but it is not necessarily transformed from a human martial artist, so its harm is naturally greater."

However, relatively speaking, the dangers of nightmare artifacts are more obvious, and those who come into contact with them generally know that they are not exactly good things.

But the dream device... a knife meant to be kind, pierces the deepest!

Bai Hui asked thoughtfully, "Will Teacher Zhang also transform into a dream device?"

"No." Li Bin shook his head: "She has become a pseudo-human, and all her spiritual energy has dissipated. In essence, she has already died, only her body is still active."

Without a strong inner strength and a certain level of martial arts cultivation, death is simply death.

However, if the school later confirms that she is indeed a working-class ghost story, then it could be put to use.

After being exploited to the fullest extent, there's a chance it might become a 'Nightmare Weapon'... which could be seen as an alternative continuation of her personal will.

……

And so, through continuous popular science education, Bai Hui's extremely low sanity level began to slowly increase.

By the time they arrived at Li Bindao's house, the score had already increased to 35.

This allowed Bai Hui, who was still in the "simple lines" state, to use his more active thinking logic after the extremely low visual quality to guess that the way to increase his sanity might be "increasing knowledge and experience", or rather... improving personal wisdom!

Besides, excessive fatigue and physical exertion may also have some effect...

After speaking with his wife, Li Bindao immediately began to help Bai Hui.

"Ghost stories are born from the thoughts and desires of the human heart. Theoretically, they cannot be completely eliminated, and they also have all sorts of rules. For example, even the weakest form of a long-tongued parrot cannot be harmed by even the most powerful martial artist, as long as it is not spreading gossip and rumors."

The other ghost stories are basically the same, all kinds of bizarre and strange, so the only solution is to try to control and contain them.

"The power of ghost stories comes from the thoughts and desires of the human heart, or rather... fantasy."

"Since human imagination can give rise to strange tales, then... why don't we find a way to utilize this to control our thoughts and desires, and strengthen ourselves?"

"A weak body not only cannot control one's spirit, but may also be tormented by illness... Illness will wear down one's will and distort one's 'dreams'!"

But a strong physique can govern the mind, strengthen the will, and boost self-confidence!

Therefore, the source of our martial artist's power is also "illusion"... A martial artist's power is formed by condensing the negative emotions such as weakness and disgust generated from the hardships and pain experienced during training and cultivation, and is called "heart-fire" power!

As he spoke, Li Bin raised his hand and struck the air, and a faint blackish-red energy appeared in front of his palm.

"This is the Heart's Evil!"

……