PS: To see the exclusive story behind *Reverend Insanity*, to listen to more of your suggestions, follow the Qidian public account (WeChat -> Add Friends -> Add Public Account -> Enter 'qdread'), and tell me quietly! The "Ren Zu Zhuan" records that Ren Zu was walking on his own path of life. After parting with the chief of the Hairymen, he encountered the Feathermen in the Green Sky.
Ren Zu was very happy to see these Feathermen.
Because the Feathermen had wings on their backs, the Feathermen could understand what Ren Zu said, and they could communicate.
Ren Zu then asked the Feathermen for help: "Feathermen, please help me. My daughter has fallen into the Abyss of Mediocrity and cannot come out. Please fly down and bring my daughter out, so that we, father and daughter, can be reunited."
The Feathermen laughed heartily: "O Man, how dare you command us! We Feathermen are the freest lives under heaven and earth. No one can order us, no one can restrain us. For you to ask us to listen to your request and act according to your will, this is impossible!"
No matter how Ren Zu persuaded, or even begged, the Feathermen just flew around as they pleased, enjoying the joy of freedom.
Ren Zu's lips became dry from speaking, but the Feathermen only regarded him as a clown, laughed at him, and mocked him.
"Look, what a pitiful man this is!"
"Even if he is the most spiritual life under heaven, what can he do?"
"He has no wings, he can only walk on the ground, how sad! How fortunate that I am not a man, but a Featherman! Look, how swiftly I fly!"
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Inside Ren Zu's Loneliness Heart, Self Gu heard these words and grew increasingly furious, until it could no longer hold back. It jumped out on its own.
"You all come down!" Self Gu exerted its power, and in an instant, captured all the Feathermen alive from the sky.
Seeing this scene, Ren Zu couldn't help but be greatly shocked: "Self Gu, how did you become so powerful?"
Self Gu said with undisguised pride: "Of course! I took a bite of Strength Gu. Now I have my own strength, and I possess great might. Moreover, using this strength requires no cost at all. O Man, you must know: only one's own strength is the most reliable. Freedom without strength is nothing but falsehood!"
The Feathermen were captured alive. They could no longer fly into the sky. They were pinned to the ground, unable to move.
The Feathermen were so angry that they all started cursing Ren Zu and Self Gu.
Ren Zu sighed: "Feathermen, I did not intend to offend you. Please forgive my recklessness. I only want to ask you to save my daughter. Once we, father and daughter, are reunited, I will definitely reward you."
"This is impossible! We Feathermen are the freest!"
"Even if we lose the freedom of our bodies, our hearts are still free!"
"That's right! That's right!"
"Cruel man! Your will cannot be imposed on any Featherman!"
The Feathermen all shouted, with no intention of compromise.
Ren Zu tried to persuade them for three days and three nights with no effect. In desperation, he could only release all these Feathermen.
Self Gu said indignantly: "O Man, how could you just let them go so easily? Don't you want to save your Fourth Daughter?"
But Ren Zu answered with great confidence: "I can see it now. We cannot use force with these Feathermen. After spending these days with them, I have discovered that although these Feathermen are free and unfettered, they have no nests to shelter from the wind and rain, and not enough food to eat. If we want their help, they have to act willingly!"
So Ren Zu built a house near the Feathermen. Every day, relying on Self Gu, he gathered many, many wild fruits and hunted many, many beasts for meat.
The Feathermen soon discovered the safety and warmth of the house. Especially during storms and heavy rain. The Feathermen could only hide in the bushes, shivering, enduring hunger and cold. Meanwhile, Ren Zu was nestled in the house, enjoying the warm fireplace and abundant food.
One cold, snowy night, some Feathermen quietly crept under the eaves of Ren Zu's house to shelter from the wind and snow while greedily absorbing the warmth seeping through the cracks in the door.
Ren Zu then put on Attitude Gu, actively opened the door, and with a very warm attitude, invited these Feathermen into the house to share warmth and food with him.
After this happened many times, more and more Feathermen came to Ren Zu's place.
Ren Zu was very hospitable, entertaining the Feathermen every day. He even gave them the spots closest to the fireplace. No matter how much the Feathermen ate, he let them eat their fill.
The Feathermen gradually became accustomed to this life. Finally, one day, Ren Zu saw that the time was ripe. He took off Attitude Gu, revealing his true, cold expression.
He closed the doors of the house tightly and put away the food, no longer providing it unconditionally to the Feathermen.
The Feathermen were caught off guard and panicked.
They had become accustomed to the safety and warmth of the house, to having plenty of food. They rarely flew into the sky, and even more rarely went hunting. Their food reserves were very, very small. Many Feathermen had even grown too fat to fly.
Ren Zu did this, and the Feathermen had no way to deal with him. They could not defeat Ren Zu, who possessed Self Gu.
Soon, the Feathermen faced the prospect of starving or freezing to death.
A few days later, many Feathermen had died.
Ren Zu waited and waited, but the Feathermen still did not actively yield to him. He grew very anxious.
Finally, after more than half the Feathermen had died, Ren Zu had to bring up the old matter: "Feathermen, if you just flap your wings and fly down the Abyss of Mediocrity to rescue my daughter, I will give you ample food and a warm house."
Unexpectedly, the remaining Feathermen all shook their heads and refused.
In the end, they all died.