"No." Shen Qingmang shook his head. "Yang Zhidu calls herself 'the daughter of destiny,' but in the end, she's nothing more than a puppet with a golden finger. If, and I mean if, fate is manipulated by someone, and the world we live in was actually born from the Creator's will, do you think our struggle still has meaning?"
"That Creator, can she easily control everything?"
"She...she influenced the creation of this world. The laws here are controlled by her. You can understand that the rising and setting of the sun and the moon are set by her, including the spiritual energy and magic..." Shen Qingmang's eyes were fixed on the void, and his voice was a little ethereal.
When she first came to the Qihuang Sect, she was confident that she could find a way to maintain the spiritual energy in this sect that has always been rich in spiritual energy. She and Gu Suihan had even put forward a reasonable hypothesis. As long as this hypothesis could be verified, they would have a goal for action.
However, the experimental subject told her that everything was God's will and had nothing to do with human efforts.
At first it sounded a little funny and a little pathetic, but when she thought about it carefully, she found that the other party had hit the nail on the head in her heart.
She had always tried to change the ending of the original story, but the author of the story was right here. Li Shutong was the author of the novel and the creator of this world. She had once been weak, but now her power was growing stronger. Even though she mocked her lack of strength, Shen Qingmang knew that this opponent was not as fragile as before.
Can what she and Gu Suihan have done truly change the course of the world? Li Shutong, once limited to wreaking havoc in her spirit realm, can now directly weave a magical illusion to surround her. Will she become even more powerful in the future? Is confronting the original author a futile attempt to shake a tree?
"Can she influence you and me?" Gu Sui Han asked seriously.
"It can't affect me." Shen Qingmang said without hesitation: "My opinion of you depends solely on my heart. No one else can influence it."
Gu Suihan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I can't imagine losing my Master again. As long as my Master is by my side, no matter what happens, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Shen Qingmang suddenly grabbed his arm, his lips curled up. "Yeah, I got stuck in a dead end."
She was worried about Li Shutong's increased abilities, but no matter how much he improved, he wouldn't be able to change her will. As long as she was still Shen Qingmang and could still use her brain to think independently, she wouldn't be at a disadvantage.
She will never stop thinking about changing the past. No matter how Li Shutong arranges things, she will fight her to the end!
Shen Qingmang changed the topic to a lighter one and talked with Gu Suihan about the various magical and interesting herbs of the Qihuang Sect. The two of them walked and stopped, and after another half a month, they returned to the Taichu Sect.
The Taichu Sect remained peaceful and tranquil. Shen Qingmang went to Wuwei Peak to check on An Yanxiang and was relieved to find that he was still trapped in the Frost Sky Wall.
An Yanxiang heard footsteps, looked up, and saw that it was her, with a focused and affectionate gaze.
"Junior sister, you finally came to see me. Stop making trouble and let me out, okay?"
Shen Qingmang took a few steps closer and looked down at him: "An Yanxiang, what tricks are you trying to play?"
"Junior sister, what are you talking about?" He looked aggrieved. "Junior sister wants to lock me up here, so I will stay here quietly, not moving an inch. How dare I play tricks?"
"The will of heaven you mentioned earlier, has it always been residing in your spiritual palace? Or did it come from somewhere else?"
"What is Heaven's will?"
"Don't play dumb, An Yanxiang." Shen Qingmang said impatiently: "You've been locked up for more than a month, haven't you become stupid? Qiongju was killed by you, but she also has responsibilities. If you want to..."
"I didn't! I didn't kill you! You were standing right in front of me, weren't you?" An Yanxiang suddenly raised his voice. "Don't scare me, Junior Sister. This isn't fun at all."
"I told you I'm not her."
"Master, he's not in the right condition." Gu Sui Han couldn't help but speak out.
He was worried about her facing Anyanxiang alone, so he followed her and had been hiding at the corner.
After hearing what he said, Shen Qingmang looked at An Yanxiang carefully and found that his expression seemed a little abnormal.
When An Yanxiang saw Gu Suihan, his expression was initially icy, but then he smiled and said softly, "Junior sister, you're really skilled. You've found a great dog."
Shen Qingmang's eyes turned cold. "An Yanxiang, please show some respect."
An Yanxiang smiled even more broadly. "Qingmang, my dear Junior Sister, have you become a different person? Or are you tired of me and planning to abandon me, so you went to great lengths to make up such a big lie, making me think you're no longer yourself and stop bothering you?"
"You clearly suspected I wasn't her long ago, so why are you pretending to be innocent now?" Shen Qingmang remained unmoved. "I told you the truth, but you refused to believe it. An Yanxiang, you're just trying to avoid the fact that you killed her."
"Shut up! I didn't kill her! How could I have killed her? No, it wasn't her, it was you. You were standing right in front of me. Okay, little Junior Sister, stop making a fuss. Look how quiet I've been lately. You asked me to reflect on my mistakes here, and I've stayed here the entire time without even thinking of running away. Am I not obedient enough? If it were him..." An Yanxiang pointed at Gu Suihan: "Would he let you control him like this? I'm your most loyal dog."
Shen Qingmang's eyes widened. "I really underestimated your potential."
"He's crazy, Master." Gu Sui Han said.
"Hasn't he always been crazy?" Shen Qingmang said gritting his teeth as he looked at An Yanxiang's smug smile.
"No, I mean, he's really crazy. I've seen him in this state before." Gu Suihan leaned close to her and whispered, "He looked like this after our previous master passed away."
Shen Qingmang was shocked.
An Yanxiang seemed not to have heard Gu Suihan's words, still looking at her with a smile. "Junior sister, why are you whispering to others? Is there anything that Senior Brother can't hear? Senior Brother must know more little secrets than this brat. Junior sister, if you stay with me, I will tell you all my secrets, okay?"
Shen Qingmang squatted down and looked him in the eye. "An Yanxiang, did you remember anything? Or did you see anything? Did someone provoke you?"
An Yanxiang tilted his head and looked at her, his face full of confusion, without saying a word.
"This is terrible." Shen Qingmang cursed softly, then said, "Perhaps it's because we entered the illusion and eliminated him as a spy too early, so he... became a discarded pawn."
In the original novel, An Yanxiang had always been hiding very well, but this time he was exposed too early and actually had no value anymore.
Li Shutong's previous appearance may not have been used by An Yanxiang to deal with her, but rather he appeared on his own initiative, either to solve her problem or to solve An Yanxiang's problem.
She had serious doubts, so she let An Yanxiang see how Qiongju died in her previous life.
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