Chapter 16: Fairy Shengle (8)
After Qilang had his eyes gouged out by Li Yuanying, he fell into endless darkness. But suddenly, he felt a strong light piercing into his right eye. As the light faded, he could see things clearly.
A slender woman in white appeared before his eyes, her body stained blood red, half of it was rosy clouds and half of it was snow. She covered her right eye, blood gushing out like a blooming red spider lily.
Without any hesitation, she held the sword in her left hand and stabbed it into her left eye. Qilang had no time to stop her. She let out a long scream and her left eye was gouged out.
Li Yuanying trembled all over and handed the eye over: "Qilang, return this to Fairy Shengle."
"You..." Qilang hesitated to speak. Now that things had come to this, he could not say any more. He picked up the eyeball and stuffed it into his left eye.
Another strong light pierced through his eyes, and he could see with his left eye as well.
Then, Qilang smelled a strong smell of blood. White and blood-red clothes rushed towards him, and a cold body fell into his arms, mixed with a hint of the barely perceptible fragrance of plum blossoms.
Li Yuanying fainted.
Then, the illusion began to crumble. The corpses and humans alike turned to ash, which then fell from the sky. This ash turned into smoke, obscuring the sky and the sun, creating a thick, gloomy cloud. Within the mist, a gigantic statue loomed, its demeanor dignified, its aura rippling. Its true form became apparent. Upon closer inspection, it was the Fairy Shengle. She sat on a white marble bed, overlooking the world.
"Over the past fifteen years, thousands of people have come to my Shengle Township and entered my Shengle Fantasy Land, but not a single one has been willing to offer their eyes. You are the first to do so." An ethereal divine voice descended from the sky, echoing throughout the Shengle Fantasy Land. "Aren't you afraid that if you give up your eyes, you will never see again?"
The mist gradually dissipated, revealing the stunningly beautiful Fairy Shengle. She was adorned with gold and jade, had an extraordinary temperament, and had willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a graceful demeanor.
Li Yuanying had fainted and could no longer respond.
"If Wanwan doesn't hand over her eyes for Jiao Chun, you, the fairy, will be even more angry and our group will be ruined here." Zhang Qingchen replied.
"This girl is so smart, she should have known that as long as this young man offers his eyes, the dome seal will be opened. But she refused to leave and wanted to dig out her own eyes and give them to him. It's really interesting." Fairy Shengle lazily put her hand on her forehead and leaned against the jade bed.
Zhang Qingchen was stunned. He used sword energy to test the dome and found that the divine seal barrier had indeed disappeared long ago.
No wonder Li Yuanying whispered in his ear before gouging out his eyes, "Brother, as both Jiao Chun, you and I can already leave this illusion, but if you want Bingyi to leave as well, you must give up something before you can take her with you."
"Qilang and Bingyi aren't human. Although they can escape this illusion, they're likely to die." Li Yuanying then added, "The Shengle Illusion has always been one that can only be entered but not exited."
"Okay, since you two are so affectionate and loyal to each other, I will let you out first. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the life of this girl will be in danger." After saying this, Fairy Shengle waved her sleeves, and Qilang and Li Yuanying disappeared in the illusion.
"Hey hey hey? Where did they go? Where's the young master?" Bingyi panicked when she saw Qilang and Li Yuanying disappeared.
"They were sent out." Zhang Qingchen said.
"As long as the young master is safe, that's all that matters." Bingyi felt relieved.
"Who are you, Qillang, and why are you always so worried about him?" Zhang Qingchen looked at Bingyi. Since Li Yuanying said that they were not human, then the woman in front of him was either a demon or a ghost.
"A young master is a young master, why do you care so much!" Bingyi rolled his eyes at Zhang Qingchen.
"They are out, so what do you two want to do? Now that the divine seal of the dome has been opened, this young man can leave, but this young lady has to stay in this Shengle illusion, unless the young man also offers something of equal value like that young lady Li, then this young lady can also leave." Fairy Shengle said this indifferently. She was used to seeing the ugliness of all living beings. So far, only one woman was willing to do so. She was interested in seeing if a second person would appear today.
When Zhang Qingchen heard Fairy Shengle say this, he laughed out loud. He suddenly understood why his junior sister suddenly told him that Qilang and Bingyi were not human. She was giving him a difficult problem.
If Bingyi is a demon, then is a demon's life truly life? Should he sacrifice himself to save her?
If Bingyi was a ghost, then ghosts were already dead, so was there any point in saving her? Would she be trapped in this illusion forever, unable to be reborn?
As he interacted with his junior sister and she grew up, he felt more and more that she was not as innocent as she appeared to be. He was now finding it increasingly difficult to see through her.
Seeing Zhang Qingchen was silent for a long time, Fairy Shengle laughed and said, "It seems that you are planning to leave first. It's a pity for this young lady. She can only stay in this illusory world for the rest of her life."
Seeing Zhang Qingchen remained silent, Bingyi looked at him with disdain: "Brother Zhang, I think you should stop pretending here. It's pointless. Get out of here quickly. You're just an eyesore staying here."
Then, she turned to Fairy Shengle and said, "You weirdo, half-demon, half-god, half-god, stop being so arrogant! I'll beat you to a pulp and then walk out of this broken illusion with dignity!"
After saying that, she drew her two swords and rushed towards Fairy Shengle with a murderous aura.
But this hostility was just like a gentle breeze, and it couldn't shake Fairy Shengle at all.
Bingyi was shocked. In the past, those demons and monsters would have been blown several meters away by her violent aura. This Fairy Shengle seemed difficult to deal with.
Just when she felt that this matter was a little difficult to handle, she heard Zhang Qingchen say, "I am willing to cut off my arm in exchange for her life."
"Cut off your arm for righteousness? I don't want your left arm, I want your right arm." Fairy Shengle sat up straight. "Master Zhang, you must think carefully. You are the only heir of the Zhang family. Without your right arm, you can only wield the sword with your left hand. That will not only affect you, but also the fate of your Zhang family!"
The fate of the Zhang family?
Zhang Qingchen heard these three words, and then remembered Li Yuanying's last words: "The choice is yours."
This sentence does not seem to have the superficial meaning, it should have a deeper meaning.
Without saying a word, he tore off a piece of clothing, wrapped it around his right arm, and then swung his sword. A sharp pain spread throughout his body. He bit his tongue and blood splattered. Bingyi was horrified and she ran over to hold his wound in place.
"What are you doing!? It's okay if your junior sister is crazy, but she and the young master are husband and wife after all. Why are you crazy too? Are you in love with me at first sight?" Bingyi blushed, her eyes moist with anxiety.
Zhang Qingchen was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, and blood was gushing out, and he couldn't stop it at all.
Fairy Shengle's expression turned extremely ugly. She seemed angry and surprised. After a while, she waved her sleeves again and said, "Okay, let's go. Whether you can survive depends on your luck."
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