Chapter 9 The True Demon

Seeing Ren Qiushui's speechless smile, Fang Nian also looked at her and smiled, not understanding what she was laughing at.

Ren Qiushui: "So I'm the other woman, right?"

Upon hearing the question, Fang Nian pondered again, recalling the shape of the young woman whose soul was about to be separated from his, and the numerous marks that had been etched onto his body when he cultivated the Soul Splitting Technique.

He shook his head: "No."

Ren Qiushui had clearly misunderstood; upon hearing that it wasn't true, she breathed a sigh of relief.

In his delusional mind, am I still the rightful wife?

Ren Qiushui: "Where did you get this wife named Qingqing from?"

This stumped Fang Nian.

Fang Nian's brain went blank.

After thinking for a long time, he finally succeeded in restarting: "Yes, I don't have a wife. I have dissociative identity disorder. She is a split personality that I created, not my wife."

Ren Qiushui had gotten used to it over a long time.

Fang Nian usually has two forms.

One type is completely unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, believing that they live in a place called "the city".

Ren Qiushui called this state "whole mind".

One approach combines reality and fantasy, believing that the magical gate they live in is the fictional town of "City".

Ren Qiushui called this state "half-thought".

To think it all the time is to be completely insane; to think it halfway is to be half insane.

When Fang Nian reveals that she has a split personality, she is in a semi-Fang Nian state.

In a semi-conscious state, communication is still possible. Ren Qiushui asked, "You mean, you have a new alternate personality?"

Thinking of this, Ren Qiushui suddenly looked at Fang Nian seriously: "Are you telling the truth?"

Qiu Chi: "What? Steamed or boiled? What's wrong?"

Ren Qiushui: "Your brother-in-law..."

Qiu Chi: "My ex-brother-in-law!"

Ren Qiushui: "Your ex-brother-in-law calls his inner demons 'alternative personalities'."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Chi was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed, but his face fell.

The reason for the great joy was that Fang Nian was once a genius, and everyone was waiting for him to become a two-star demon.

I want to know how powerful Fang Nian will be when she becomes a two-star demon queen.

His face fell because, in order to become a two-star demon, he had to refine the first inner demon and transform it into a demonic entity.

Fang Nian believes that his biggest inner demon is his daughter.

Judging from what he just said about his wife taking care of the children, it's obvious that he hasn't overcome his inner demons.

"He's lying. He just said the child is still alive."

Fang Nian: "Who are you? What's it to you?"

Qiu Chi: "I am Qiu Shui's younger sister!"

Fang Nian looked at Ren Qiushui: "You have a younger sister? How come I didn't know?"

Ren Qiushui: "They are not blood sisters, but sworn sisters."

Fang Nian: "So you're godparents? Why didn't you ask my opinion?"

Qiu Chi stepped forward: "Hey, what's wrong with you? You're so annoying, why do I need your permission?"

She had barely finished speaking when she felt a large hand slap her face and push her away.

After being pushed away, she realized that Fang Nian had touched her silently!

How is that possible! Fang Nian is a fake one-star demon who hasn't refined his inner demons and doesn't have a demonic aura. He's no different from a mortal!

At this moment, two dark stars appeared above Fang Nian's head as he looked at Ren Qiushui: "I have a second personality, but I can't show it to you."

When Ren Qiushui saw the two dark stars, her mind was filled with many thoughts.

She understood that Fang Nian was already a two-star demon!

But, does Fang Nian's alternate personality still exist?

Could it be that his inner demons and the alternate personality he mentioned are not the same thing?

Ren Qiushui: "Is the baby still in your arms?"

Fang Nian looked down and said, "Yes, the little one is fine."

Ren Qiushui pondered: "Are you conscious right now? Can you recognize that it's your alternate personality? Or do you still think it's your wife?"

Fang Nian: "Qingqing is my alternate personality, but when I'm confused, I think she's my wife."

Ren Qiushui knew that Fang Nian had made a breakthrough, but she was exhausted and didn't want to continue like this.

Therefore, she wanted to refuse.

"Okay, then let me ask you, did you decide to come find me when you were confused, or when you were fully conscious?"

"Come to me when you are fully aware that Qingqing is your alternate personality, and ask me to be your wife."

"But when you're confused, you'll start to think of Qingqing as your wife. At that point, will you still consider me your wife?"

"If that's the case, is it still necessary for us to continue?"

"I only want a true Daoist partner, someone who can live longer with me in this chaotic world, cultivate for longer, and try to transcend. You might deny that I am your wife at any time, so there is no need for us to continue."

Fang Nian listened as Ren Qiushui calmly finished speaking: "Is this your true thought?"

Qiu Chi: "That's right, that's what she thinks, so I found her a new Daoist partner..."

Fang Nian's large hand pushed Qiu Chi aside again.

Then he looked at Ren Qiushui seriously: "But... when I decided to come to you, it was when I was treating Qingqing as my wife that I decided to come to you."

Upon hearing this, Ren Qiushui and Qiu Chi were both stunned.

Fang Nian replied matter-of-factly, "If my wife weren't taking care of the child, I would be the one taking care of the child."

"If I'm taking care of a child, how will I have time to go out and find a girlfriend?"

Uh-huh!

Ren Qiushui had lived with Fang Nian for seven years and understood the logic behind it in an instant.

Qiu Chi was stunned: "That makes sense... no, what the hell makes sense?! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

So you're taking advantage of your free time to have affairs because you have a wife and can take care of the kids?

Ren Qiushui did not dwell on the issue of status or title.

Qingqing doesn't exist in the first place, so why would she compete with a fictional person for affection?

Isn't that a sign of mental instability?

Therefore, Ren Qiushui only cared about what the actual effect would be.

"So, you're in a semi-conscious state right now. What are you thinking?"

Fang Nian: "I am now very clear that Qingqing is my... alternate personality, she is actually me, so I need a real woman."

"But...maybe my madness will be a burden to you."

Fang Nian truly felt that she needed a woman.

I knew it the moment Qingqing dragged me into the house.

Looking at Ren Qiushui's expression and the way she was seriously thinking, Qiu Chi asked, "Are you serious? You really want to go back?"

"You don't think Fang Nian is powerful just because he can cultivate, do you? He's only a two-star demon. The new Daoist partner I found for you is a five-star demon!"

"A five-star demon, capable of traversing the Succubus Peak alone. A true powerhouse!"

Ren Qiushui shook her head: "I don't care about these things, I just want to know if he has me in his heart."

Qiu Chi was completely embarrassed.

Being in love is really hard to manage.

Fang Nian: "Oh, right, there's another surprise."

Ren Qiushui looked at Fang Nian.

Fang Nian: "Besides the full or half thought that you often talk about, there is now also a state of no thought."

Upon hearing this, Ren Qiushui stepped forward and grabbed Fang Nian's arms with both hands: "What do you mean?"

Fang Nian: "The literal meaning."

Ren Qiushui immediately began to ponder.

The state of complete awareness is when the secondary personality is completely mixed with the primary personality, and it is impossible to distinguish between them.

The semi-conscious state is when the primary personality is aware of the secondary personality's existence, but the secondary personality influences the primary personality's cognition and thinking.

In a state of no thought, wouldn't the primary personality be able to completely eliminate the influence of the secondary personality?

In a state of complete mental awareness, one cannot perceive the demonic sect and may even believe they are living in a fantasy city.

In a half-conscious state, he thought the Demonic Sect was a strange urban town.

In a state of no-thought, wouldn't one be able to perceive the difference between reality and fantasy?

Fang Nian didn't give Ren Qiushui much time to think; instead, she gave her the answer directly.

"My wife Qingqing's alternate personality will breastfeed our daughter's alternate personality for a certain period of time each day, and during that time, our daughter's alternate personality will not be under my control."

"So it won't affect my perception."

"At that moment, I was fully conscious."

Ren Qiushui asked eagerly, "Is it okay now?"

Fang Nian: "There are two points."

"First, I don't know if my so-called state of no thought, which is a state of complete wakefulness, is the same as that of a normal person, or how normal it is. After all, dissociative identity disorder is a mental illness, and even when mental patients are normal, they can't be more normal than normal people."

"Secondly, I have an obsession in my heart, which should be an obsession in a state of no-thought, that he wants to... cultivate demonic arts."

He only comes out when he's cultivating.

Ren Qiushui thought for a moment and immediately understood.

If Fang Nian were mentally sound, she would be able to sense the madness and danger of this world, and she would definitely want to cultivate.

One can cultivate oneself to the point where even when one's mind is not entirely clear, one can still save one's life.

When you are fully awake, it is naturally the best time to cultivate.

Ren Qiushui: "I can teach you!"

Fang Nian: "Only someone who isn't insane knows how to enter a state of no-thought, while someone who is half-thought doesn't understand how to activate this state... Try teaching me how to cultivate, and maybe I will be able to enter a state of no-thought."

"Once you enter a state of no-thought, he will naturally tell you the real key."

Ren Qiushui: "I understand. Now I will teach you how to use the magic key."

"Although you haven't refined your inner demon, you're already a two-star demon. Regardless of why this illogical phenomenon occurred... it means that your first inner demon can already be considered a demonic entity."

"Then I'll tell you what a real demon is."

In that instant, Fang Nian's eyes lit up.

Ren Qiushui immediately noticed Fang Nian's difference, and her soul trembled.

Is Fang Nian truly fully awake?

Qiu Chi, however, felt that Fang Nian was just putting on an act.

He's faking it, and he's not faking it either.

Ren Qiushui stared at Fang Nian.

Fang Nian: "Don't doubt it, I'm awake now."

"When I'm not fully conscious, I can't remember things from when I was conscious; I can only feel the obsession I left behind."

"But when I was conscious, I clearly remembered what happened when I was conscious."

Ren Qiushui: "You've finally come to your senses. Is there anything you'd like to say?"

"That's amazing!" Fang Nian exclaimed. "You know what? For the past seven years, I've thought I was breastfeeding, but I actually fed myself entirely from the bottle!"

"Seven years! Do you know how I've gotten through it?"

"I've never even eaten a proper meal! An ordinary adult would have died long ago if they only drank milk! If I hadn't already been a one-star demon at the time, I would have died from my own milk!"

"Now I want to attend the banquet!"

Ren Qiushui calmly turned her head and looked at Qiuchi: "Go get something to eat."

When she finished speaking, tears were already streaming down her face.

He really woke up.

Fang Nian looked at Qiu Chi: "Thank you, sister-in-law. I, your brother-in-law, like to eat meat. Braised pork knuckle!"

Qiu Chi retorted angrily, "We don't have pork knuckles, but do you want pig's penis instead?!"

Fang Nian: "That works too!"

This sister-in-law is quite pretty too. Seeing them, Fang Nian, who was in a daze, was reminded of her two beautiful classmates from high school.