Chapter 35

Perhaps it was because Yin Qianshang had experienced a lot along the way after the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, that Tu Su treated Yin Qianshang better this time. He nodded to Fang Shao, and Fang Shao took another dry wine glass, poured a glass and handed it to Yin Qianshang. The bottle of "Ancient Dreams" was not big, and one bottle was about two taels. Fang Shao didn't want to waste money on this old drunkard.

Yin Qianshang did not think the amount was too little and his face immediately beamed with joy, "Thank you, benefactor, and thank you, Mr. Fang. I have finished all the wine I brought with me, and I can't find a place to sell the wine. I have been very busy during this period of time." He first smelled the aroma of the wine, and then poured it into his mouth with an expression of enjoyment.

He also looked stiff and confused like Tu Su, but soon regained consciousness and looked calm, as if nothing special had happened. As expected of a powerful person who could play dumb under the big boss's nose and act in front of his own sister, his calmness was indeed amazing.

"Good wine!" Yin Qianshang praised. "It's refreshing and mellow, refreshing and soothing."

Fang Shao smiled and said, "Would you like to have a bottle as well?"

Yin Qianshang waved his hands quickly, "This wine is good, but it's too expensive. I can't afford it as an old drunkard." He took out his card and said, "Please ask Mr. Fang to give me a bottle of yellow wine. The champagne I had last time was not very good."

After getting the bottle, Yin Qianshang raised his head and drank, gulping down half a bottle. Although the alcohol content of the rice wine was not high, the way he drank it still stunned Peter who was watching beside him.

Fang Shao also shook his head slightly. Although he was a bar owner, he had never seen anyone who liked wine so much. This priest had really been unrestrained after leaving Youdu. No wonder Feng Qingxue was suspicious but didn't dare to confirm that he was her brother.

Although Tu Su did not get a definite answer to his doubts, he felt that the trip was worthwhile after receiving Fang Shao's promise to identify the medicine and the immortal wine that healed his master. He was about to say goodbye, but Fang Shao stopped him.

Under Tu Su's puzzled gaze, Fang Shao took out an orange gem from the drawer. "Young Hero Baili, could you please take this gem? I want to do a little experiment."

"Of course." Tu Su replied in a deep voice and took the gem in one hand.

As soon as he got the gemstone, Tu Su's mind was immediately stirred. This time, the excitement was far more intense than the one caused by the immortal wine just now. Two balls of starlight rushed out from Tu Su's body, and a few small flashing dots could be vaguely seen in each of the lights.

It really works!

Fang Shao's eyes lit up, and he finally saw a glimmer of hope in solving the problem of Tu Su's soul.

One, two, three…ten.

Fang Shao silently counted the flashing dots, there were ten in total. These should be the three souls and seven spirits that all creatures in the ancient sword world possess. However, part of Tu Su's soul came from the soul of Prince Chang Qin that was lost in the fierce sword Fenji, and now it was affected by the gem and split into two groups.

The two star clusters were not far from Tu Su, and they kept passing through and entwining him. They were also separated from each other and entangled with each other. Tu Su felt that he seemed to be split in two, sometimes from one perspective and sometimes from another. His memories and cognition were also in a mess, extremely chaotic.

"Tu Su!"

"My benefactor!"

Peter and Yin Qianshang both shouted. Peter ran directly to Tu Su, but didn't dare to touch him. "Boss Fang, what's wrong with Tu Su?" Although it was the first time they met, Peter, who had heard about Tu Su from Harry, had already regarded the young man as his friend.

"Don't worry." Fang Shao comforted Peter while carefully observing Tu Su's condition.

He had studied the Soul Gem for several days since he got it, but no matter how he fiddled with it, it seemed no different from an ordinary gem. But he thought that this was a treasure of the cosmic level, so it shouldn't be useless. Sure enough, in Tu Su's hands, the power of the gem was immediately activated.

But what happened next disappointed Fang Shao. Although the two stars on Tu Su's body, representing different souls, were entangled and swirling, there were no other changes. Fang Shao waited for a while, and seeing that Tu Su's expression was becoming more and more painful, he sighed and took the gem back from Tu Su's hand.

When the gemstone left, the two balls of starlight lost their power. After circling for a while, they slowly calmed down and finally sank back into Tu Su's body.

"Boss Fang, I just..." Tu Su asked, suppressing his discomfort. He was tough by nature and had always trusted Fang Shao, so he could still ask calmly after being tortured for no reason.

Fang Shao revealed part of the truth to this strong young man. "There is something wrong with your soul. I am worried that it will cause disaster in the future, so I want to use this soul gem to solve your problem. Unfortunately, I have a treasure, but I don't know how to use it, and you have suffered in vain."

"My soul..." Tu Su said in a daze. He suddenly recalled the calm and elegant immortal he had dreamed of several times, as well as the strange memory that suddenly appeared when he was drinking just now.

Yin Qianshang laughed at the side. "How is it possible? A benefactor is so talented, how could his soul be different?"

As a Westerner, Peter had no concept of souls, but from the expressions of the others he was more or less aware of the seriousness of the problem. He did not dare to say anything and just stood aside obediently.

Fang Shao ignored Yin Qianshang, the spy planted by the big boss in the protagonist group, and continued to talk to Tu Su. "Baili Shaoxia, you are a cultivator, you should know that all living things have three souls and seven spirits. Among them, the life soul is responsible for reincarnation, and the remaining souls and spirits carry memories and emotions. Only part of your soul and spirit is your innate possession, and the other part has other origins."

"You should have noticed that yourself, right?"

Tu Su said blankly, "I have dreamed many times of an immortal named Prince Changqin from the ancient times. He was extraordinary and gentle, and liked to play the zither at the foot of the mountain. A good friend, Qianyou, often listened to his music. In my dreams, I often felt that I was the prince Changqin."

As he said this, there was some longing on his face, while Yin Qianshang beside him couldn't help but look sympathetic.

"Then do you know who Prince Changqin is?" Fang Shao said calmly.

Tu Su shook his head, "Please give me some advice, Boss Fang."

"Prince Changqin is the incarnation of Fenglaiqin, one of the three qins made by Zhurong, the God of Fire. He was the best musician in the Three Realms in the ancient times. He was demoted to a mortal by the Heavenly Court because he violated the Heavenly Law. He was removed from the immortal register forever and was destined to be alone in reincarnation, with few relatives and friends. If his soul really exists in you, you may receive this heavenly punishment, and your fate will be rough in the future, and you will live alone until the end of your life."

Tu Su's face was gloomy. Anyone who was told that he might have such a fate would not be indifferent. But he was puzzled by one thing, "It's OK to be eliminated from the immortal list forever, but reincarnation is a lonely fate, with few relatives and love... What did Prince Changqin do wrong to deserve such a heavy punishment?"

Fang Shao didn't expect Tu Su to care about this, but it wasn't something that couldn't be said. Anyway, Tu Su would meet Chan Yu in the fake "Qian Mountain" in Zuzhou soon, and he would reveal his past and present lives. "This has something to do with Chan Yu, the good friend of Prince Changqin."

After listening to Fang Shao's story of ancient times, Tu Su fell silent. It turned out that the soul of Prince Changqin had been in the Burning Silence, and the dull child he saw should be Jiaoli, the other half of Prince Changqin's soul.

But how can the soul in the burning silence get to me, and where does the lost half of my soul go?

Tu Su recalled the last scene in Wumeng Spirit Valley, countless souls being sucked into the Jade Cross, Lei Yan's wanton laughter, his mother's anxious cry, and Lord Wu Xian standing next to his mother. No, there was another person...

He hadn't remembered it before when he was at Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, but now some images of this person vaguely emerged in his mind.

But at this moment a clear young voice interrupted his memories.

"The pillars of heaven collapsed, and the world almost collapsed... This is almost the end of the world." Peter interrupted, "The prince Changqin was distracted for a moment and caused such a disaster. Although it was an unintentional mistake, he was punished for it. In our country, officials who commit serious negligence will also be dismissed and never employed again."

Peter in the Marvel movie world did not experience the death of his uncle like Spider-Man in traditional stories, so his mind is far from mature enough. He cannot understand the heaviness of the word "eternal loneliness" and is only concerned with being demoted to a mortal and being removed from the immortal list forever.

Fang Shao didn't want to reveal the cruel truth to this naive boy, so he didn't say anything. Yin Qianshang probably thought the same. Instead, Tu Su nodded silently, acknowledging the rationality of the punishment.

Peter continued, "Chanyu was taken as a mount by the goddess, Gonggong and Zhurong were imprisoned for a thousand years, and Prince Changqin was demoted to a mortal. What about Zhonggu? How was he punished? The battle between him, Gonggong and Zhurong was the main culprit. Moreover, Gonggong, Zhurong and Prince Changqin were all frontline personnel. What about the leaders? How come there was no one higher up to take responsibility for such a big thing? It must be a mistake in decision-making and supervision."

Tu Su was stunned for a moment, Fang Shao laughed, and Yin Qianshang looked at Peter seriously and patted his shoulder vigorously. "What you said makes sense, little brother."

Seeing the reaction of the crowd, Peter, who had just been talking a lot, felt a little embarrassed. "I was just talking casually."

Fang Shao sighed, "The Lord of Heaven should be the God King Fuxi, and he is also a qualified leader. After Mount Buzhou collapsed, he led the gods to repair the sky, activated the magic sword Zhaoming to kill the giant turtle, support the four poles, and temporarily stop the sky from collapsing. But he is a little conceited and often likes to act arbitrarily, so it is not surprising that the punishments he gave to a group of people were unbalanced. But after the punishment, the Heaven Court ignored all the follow-up matters, which is the root of the problem. The slogans in the mortal prisons are still "Punish the past to prevent the future, cure the disease and save people", but the gods in the Heaven Court just throw down a paper of judgment from a high position, not caring about how painful the people punished by the heaven are, nor how many innocent people are implicated."

Fang Shao added, "After Shennong disappeared and Nuwa went into seclusion, the gods in heaven were called gods, but they no longer had the divinity of being able to understand everything and feel compassion for the world. All that was left was laziness and bureaucracy."

Yin Qianshang looked at the boss who commented on the gods in heaven and the God King Fuxi with surprise, and couldn't help but raise the bottle of wine in his hand and cheer loudly, "Boss Fang speaks frankly."

Fang Shao smiled and said, "I just said what I was thinking." He then said to Tu Su, "You don't have to worry too much. You have been to my place several times, and you should have seen that my guests are not ordinary people. This fairy wine and soul gem come from different worlds. I believe there will always be someone who can use the soul gem, and then this problem can be solved."

"Tu Su thanked Mr. Fang." Tu Su was silent for a while, then said, "If the soul can be separated, where will the soul of Prince Changqin go?"

Fang Shao spread his hands and said meaningfully, "It all depends on God's will. Maybe its former owner will come looking for it."

Yin Qianshang's eyes lit up and he looked at Fang Shao silently for a long while, not knowing what he was evaluating in his heart.