Chapter 279

Su Qian's words made Lu Mian laugh:

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Su Qian laughed along:

"It is a good thing. One of the happiest things for every psychologist is to see their patients gradually walk out."

Lu Mian asked tentatively:

"Then can we directly move to the next stage of treatment?"

"Let's chat first, and I'll evaluate your psychological state." Su Qian didn't refuse, nor did she agree, her voice gentle and her attitude peaceful.

"Chat about what?" Lu Mian had already talked about his experiences during this period just now.

Su Qian pondered for a few seconds and said:

"We can chat about what confusion or trouble you still have."

Lu Mian was silent for a moment and said:

"Am I really an 'Unfortunate One' who will bring disaster to the people around me?"

This time, it wasn't Su Qian who answered, but the other lady.

She smiled with a soft voice:

"If disaster is the destiny destined for the people around you, then it has nothing to do with you. If it comes because of you, and destiny slides toward disaster, it means that such destiny can be changed and reversed.

"The one sealed in your body by Mr. Fool is not that existence named Fate, but an angel in the corresponding field. In a situation where you cannot use your own power and can only rely on others, it is impossible to let the changed destiny still be destined to arrive."

"In other words, I indeed had the opportunity to change the destiny of those people, but I missed them all?" Lu Mian took another sip of the espresso in his hand, his voice becoming low unconsciously.

That lady maintained the tone just now:

"First of all, we need to determine one point. The one who influenced the destiny of those people and brought them unfortunate endings is that Fate angel lurking around you. He came for the seal, for Termiboros, and has no direct relationship with you.

"Your only problem is that you didn't do well enough, but no one can guarantee that they can do well enough in everything."

Speaking of this, that lady said in a self-deprecating tone:

"I can understand your feelings. In these years, I have worked hard to do many things, many of which encountered failure, and even though I clearly held good intentions, I brought greater harm and pain to others. This hit me hard, made me very guilty, and I appeared shaken, wanting to shrink back to a place where my soul could be at peace, and never leave again.

"Fortunately, during that time, I also succeeded in many things, helped many people, stopped many disasters, and eliminated a large amount of pollution. This brought me confidence and motivation, making me firm in my own philosophy and ideas.

"Later, whenever I was full of confidence and very optimistic about what I wanted to do, I would recall the mistakes I made and the failures I encountered, waking up the guilty snake hidden in my heart, reminding myself not to be careless, not to be subjective, and not to underestimate anyone.

"Similarly, when I was frustrated, guilty, and painful, I would also recall the people I helped and the disasters I stopped, telling myself that you are not that bad, and your philosophy and ideas indeed have a good side.

"The things we experienced in the past are both our burdens and shackles, and our wealth and motivation."

Lu Mian listened attentively, gradually facing the guilt in his heart, and no longer suppressing them:

If I were experienced and had mastered more occult knowledge, perhaps some tragedies wouldn't have happened.

This indeed has my problem in it, but the one who brought disaster wasn't me. I just didn't do well enough. What needs to be made up for is the weakness in this aspect, striving to do it more perfectly and comprehensively in the future, being able to truly save the people I want to save, and letting those bastards who deliberately create misfortune encounter disaster...

As thoughts raced, the peddlers, pedestrians, and tenants who fell from the "Shadow Tree" appeared in Lu Mian's mind, and he recalled his mood of watching with a smile at that time.

Hu... He exhaled slowly, his head leaned back slightly, and he leaned against the sofa back:

"I feel much more comfortable."

He then sneered:

"That guy who helped Termiboros and influenced the destiny of me and the people around me definitely wouldn't have thought that the blows and pains he brought time and time again not only didn't make me collapse, despair, give up, and truly go crazy, but also acted as a good psychological treatment, making my mental state significantly improve.

"I really want to find him and 'thank' him to his face."

That lady chuckled:

"That's why I often tell Su Qian that psychological treatment is a very complex and subtle thing. If you are not careful, you will get the opposite result of what you expected. You can't be fearless just because you are a Beyonder.

"Hmm... Here, I need to remind you of one point:

"You cannot assume the target's current intention based on their original image and purpose when you lack sufficient evidence."

Lu Mian didn't quite understand:

"What do you mean?"

That lady explained with a gentle voice:

"Many people will be deceived because they always assume what kind of person the other party was originally and what kind of person they are now, and they won't change their humanity and thoughts because of environment, experience, and objective conditions.

"Taking the matter you just said as an example, have you considered another possibility? Termiboros's companion deliberately brought those misfortunes, not to make you collapse, but to stimulate you, wake up the strength in your heart, and let you walk out of the prison of your soul, so that your mental state can be restored?"

"How is that possible?" Lu Mian responded subconsciously.

Would Termiboros's companion be that kind?

That lady smiled:

"I'm just giving an example, it doesn't mean it's true.

"But why is it impossible? Perhaps that one initially wanted to cooperate with Termiboros, influence your state through various methods, and create opportunities for Him to get rid of the seal, but gradually, he discovered that this is an opportunity, an opportunity for him to become an angel.

"Once he accepts more gifts and sees the door to the angel rank, he can control you, extract Termiboros's power, or even open the seal, and while He is weak, directly swallow Him.

"And in order to increase the probability of success, he must ensure that you are in good condition and can extract Termiboros's power time and time again, making Him weaker and weaker.

"How about it? Does he have the motivation to help you improve your mental state?"

Lu Mian fell into silence.

The more he pondered, the more he felt that from the perspective of human nature, this was indeed a possibility that couldn't be ruled out.

After a few seconds, he retorted:

"Is that one not afraid of angering the existence named Fate?

"The power from the gift is definitely more influenced by the superior, and is proud of carrying out their will. It's unlikely to have blasphemous thoughts."

That lady, who was in a state of "Psychological Invisibility," smiled meaningfully:

"That existence named Fate only hopes that an angel who obeys Him will descend on the earth. As for whether it is Termiboros or other gifted ones, I think He shouldn't have any special preferences and tendencies."

Also, if that one swallowed Termiboros, wouldn't he become an angel in the Fate field? Perhaps this is the development expected by that existence named Fate. If Termiboros can descend, let Him descend. If He fails and is tragically sealed or purified, let other gifted ones find a way to swallow His relic and become an angel. In short, it is destined that a Fate angel will appear on the earth. As for which one, it doesn't matter... Lu Mian nodded gently while pondering.

Suddenly, he had inspiration, feeling that the lady suspected of holding the "Justice" card was not only taking the opportunity to teach him, but also saying these words to Termiboros:

She is creating a gap between Termiboros and that existence, making Him no longer trust His companion?

I can think of this point, Termiboros wouldn't not think of it, right...

Uh, He can think of it, but since His companion has been detected, that one shouldn't dare to appear again for a long time, and can't communicate with Him. At this time, it is easiest to suspect each other.

Once the seeds of suspicion take root and grow strong, it won't be easy to eradicate in the future!

"Spectators" are truly terrifying...

Lu Mian sighed and said sincerely:

"I understand."

That lady said with a smile:

"Therefore, you cannot assume that a person will not change, and what they were originally like will be what they are like later. You must always pay attention to their specific situation and guess their thoughts.

"Other Beyonders might not need to think so deeply, but your next sequence is 'Conspirator'. You must learn to analyze human nature."

Lu Mian nodded gently, having a new understanding of Gardner Martin's sentence, "The devil is our friend, and hell is other people."

He continued the topic just now and said with a smile:

"Then is there a possibility that Termiboros's companion intended to help me improve my mental state from the beginning?"

"There is such a possibility." The one who answered was Su Qian. "But why?"

"Why?" Lu Mian asked himself.

His expression suddenly changed, his body straightened up, and he trembled slightly:

"Maybe, maybe she just wanted to help me, she is..."

The lady suspected of holding the "Justice" card sighed softly and interrupted Lu Mian's words:

"Your memory shouldn't have lied to you."

Lu Mian exhaled long and leaned against the sofa back again.

That lady said with a gentle voice:

"However, in other matters, there indeed exists a situation where a person's death might not be a true death.

"The occult world has too many incredible things.

"I once encountered a cultist of an evil god. He suddenly died when I was preparing to clear him. Because it was too coincidental, I checked his corpse, checked his destiny and various occult connections, and there were no problems. He really died, and his family and friends also believed without a doubt that he died.

"Later, when I was cleaning up a branch organization of an evil god cult, I encountered him again. He changed an identity and had a new destiny and new occult connections.

"This time, he died thoroughly, and I also learned a sequence name of an evil god pathway from him, 'Deceased', a 'Deceased' who uses death to break away from the original destiny."

This is a bit like the "Technique of Substitution," but it feels simpler, doesn't need any prerequisites, and, after the "Substitute" dies, the original identity and destiny don't seem to be restored... Lu Mian associated it with a ritual magic that came with the "Beggar Monk."

(End of chapter)