Meanwhile, Huo Tianyu, Chang Yajing, and their daughter Huo Wei were sent back to their own home.
Chang Yajing was the first to wake up.
When she opened her eyes, she felt a sudden pang of panic.
She just had a dream, and it was very vivid.
In her dream, she became Pei Rong, the original wife of Wang Sheng, the male protagonist in the story of Painted Skin, and her husband Huo Tianyu became Wang Sheng.
The story of Painted Skin was completely different from any she had ever heard before.
It wasn't the fox demon Xiao Wei who ate human hearts, but Wang Sheng who drank demon blood.
Wang Sheng deceived Xiao Wei from beginning to end, and Pei Rong, his original wife, was also harmed by Wang Sheng and drank the demon's blood, thus being regarded as a monster.
Later, Wang Sheng took half of Xiao Wei's heart and used the other half to save Pei Rong.
But Pei Rong's fate was not good.
After acquiring half of the heart, Wang Sheng became increasingly unrestrained in consuming demon blood.
As his strength grew, his temper became increasingly violent.
He used to become a captain by relying on Pei Rong, and he suffered a lot of mistreatment from Pei Rong's parents.
After gaining power, he was quickly promoted to general and imprisoned Pei Rong in his mansion, threatening her parents' lives to force her to serve him like a maid.
In the end, Wang Sheng, unable to control the demon blood, killed everyone in the mansion.
Pei Rong and her parents were not spared either.
After waking up, the memory felt as if she had personally experienced it, filling her with immense fear of Huo Tianyu.
If you think about it carefully, isn't her relationship with Huo Tianyu now similar to the story of Pei Rong and Wang Sheng?
The only difference is that Wang Sheng and Pei Rong did not have children, while she and Huo Tianyu did.
Chang Ya looked at Huo Wei and suddenly made a decision.
She wants a divorce from Huo Tianyu!
...
After obtaining the demon core, Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng went to Tianji Sect and told Liu Manyun the whole story.
After finding a solution, Liu Mosheng immediately ordered everyone in the Tianji Sect to stop deciphering the secrets of heaven.
However, just as they all stopped, the compass suddenly emitted a burst of golden light, so bright that it was blinding.
As the golden light faded, a phantom image of an old man with a white beard, dressed in a Taoist robe, appeared before everyone.
The old man scanned the crowd before his gaze settled on Lu Qing.
"This old minister pays his respects to Your Highness!"
Lu Qing was taken aback: "Are you talking to me?"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Lu Qing realized that this old man must be the former imperial advisor, and the princess he mentioned was Helian Qing.
“I am just the reincarnation of Helian Qing, not her,” Lu Qing said.
"No matter how many times the princess is reincarnated, or who she becomes, you will always be Her Highness the Princess."
Lu Qing: "Uh... okay!"
"How did you suddenly appear out of the compass?"
The Imperial Advisor smiled and said, "This is just a fleeting image left behind by this old minister. The fact that this old minister has appeared means that Your Highness has found that glimmer of hope."
Lu Qing was somewhat puzzled:
"I did find it, but not by interpreting celestial secrets using a compass. How did you know?"
"Your Highness, did you ever imagine that the Heavenly Mystery Sect, which had been searching for a thousand years, could find such a glimmer of hope so easily?"
Lu Qing's eyes flashed: "You mean...it's because of you?"
"No, no, no!" The Imperial Advisor shook his head with a smile.
"Essentially, you found it yourselves, but what helped you find this glimmer of hope was the wish of so many people for you to live."
"Read?" Lu Qing asked, puzzled.
"That's right! It's reading!"
"The thought of one person is insignificant, but the thought of thousands or tens of thousands of people can shake the heavens and the earth."
Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. If the way of heaven requires you to sacrifice yourself for the peace of the world, how could it leave you any chance to live?
But Your Majesty entrusted me with the task of leaving you a glimmer of hope, and I must not fail Your Majesty's grace.
Therefore, when the Tianji Sect was founded, the old ministers, their disciples, and their descendants all had only one thought—to let the princess live!
The disciples of Tianji Sect have upheld this belief for generations.
The compass will absorb these thoughts to fight against the Heavenly Dao for you. The stronger the thoughts, the greater your chance of survival.
Fortunately, in this life, you not only have the thoughts of the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, but also the strong thoughts of your relatives and friends.
These thoughts, in some mysterious way, brought about the birth of this glimmer of hope.
Upon hearing these words, Lu Qing's heart trembled.
Was the glimmer of hope they found so easily actually the result of so many people's efforts over so many years?
Back then, the Imperial Preceptor established the Heavenly Mystery Sect, and generations of people worked hard for this sliver of hope. That's why Liu Manyun took notice of her, got close to her, and became her friend.
If she didn't know Liu Manyun, she wouldn't have known what the Heavenly Mystery Sect was doing.
If you don't know what the Heavenly Mystery Sect is doing, you won't try to save Liu Manyun.
You won't know the truth about illusions and illusions unless you find a way.
If you don't know about the Mirror Flower and Water Jade, you won't go to Qingqiu.
If they didn't go to Qingqiu, they wouldn't have brought Helian Shi with them. Qin Yuebai alone might not have even been able to see the Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy.
Without seeing the Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy, there is no chance of survival.
Every step of development may seem easy, but if you take a wrong step or hesitate for even one step, this glimmer of hope will disappear.
“Your Highness, you are much luckier in this life than in the last!” the Imperial Advisor said with a smile.
Lu Qing glanced at Gu Xicheng and smiled:
"I think so too!"
"A glimmer of hope has appeared, and this old minister's mission is complete. May Your Highness enjoy peace and happiness year after year, and may all your desires be fulfilled!"
After saying this last sentence, the Imperial Preceptor's body gradually turned into streams of light.
Suddenly, some strange yet familiar memories flashed through Lu Qing's mind.
When she was young, she loved to climb to the top of the Star-Picking Pavilion and look at the starry sky.
But the rooftop was windy and dangerous, so her father and mother always kept an eye on her and wouldn't let her go up.
Later, the white-bearded old man in charge of the Star-Picking Pavilion came up with a solution for her. He had a small platform built on the roof of the Star-Picking Pavilion and covered it with quilts and blankets.
Whenever the little princess wanted to see the stars, he would carry her up and sit her on the platform.
The little princess would stay with her for as long as she watched.
Sometimes the little princess would fall asleep while watching TV, lying on her grandfather's lap.
Grandpa with the white beard didn't dare to move, often sitting until his back ached, but when he saw the little princess's smiling face, nothing else mattered.
The little princess once asked, "Grandpa Imperial Advisor, why are you so kind to me?"
The white-bearded grandfather replied, "Because you are the little princess and I am your subject. It is only right for a subject to treat the princess well."
The little princess sensed something was wrong: "But you're not as nice to my brother!"
The white-bearded grandfather dared not tell her that the extra kindness he showed her stemmed from respect and tenderness.
We respect the princess's compassion and feel sorry for the responsibility she has to bear with her life.
So he wanted to make her as happy as possible in the few years she had left.
However, as they spent more and more time together, the old imperial advisor truly came to regard the little princess as his own granddaughter.
No one knew that he could have become an immortal.
Building the compass to save the princess's life was not an order from His Majesty, but something he insisted on doing.
In the end, the old imperial advisor gave up his immortal path for the sake of the princess.
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