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"Yes, I used it. Don't you remember? I used it."
Her words were like a key, unlocking the memories that were buried deep in her mind.
After eavesdropping that day, he quietly returned to his room, but he was caught red-handed by Master Lou.
"Little mouse, I finally caught you. Run, run as fast as you can. Who can outrun you?" He said as he came closer, drooling.
The inhuman fangs swung before his face, as if ready to bite him down and tear him to pieces. But Master Lou held back, giving him a greedy look and shrieking, "But you'll only be able to roam for a few days. The time the immortal spoke of will soon be up. When that time comes, neither you nor your mother will be able to escape."
"Despicable... shameless!" Ah Xu's resentful eyes stabbed into Master Lou's face like a knife. However, he loved to see his prey show this kind of desperate expression. He smiled, let Ah Xu go, and sat down at the table nearby.
It was already dusk, and the twilight cast a shadow on the tabletop, partially obscuring his hideous face and making him look extremely harmless.
"Some people will be stepped on by me all their lives, and they will never be able to stand out!" He looked at Ah Xu with a half-smile, hinting at something.
Ah Xu could only look at him hatefully.
The night in the Lou Mansion was exceptionally dark. I don’t know if it was because of the so-called formation, but even moonlight could hardly penetrate the room.
Young Master Lou's eyes were greedy, like a ghost.
*
The first thing He Shuyu did after returning to Jinxiantai was to sneak into the library. The library of Jinxiantai recorded all the cases and history since the establishment of Taoism, which was exactly what she needed.
The reason why he sneaked in was because Su Zi had been guarding the library strictly recently and not letting anyone in.
He Shuyu was thinking about looking for information while trying to find out what Su Zi was doing, so she quietly slipped in. Su Zi always trusted her, and recently the Golden Immortal Terrace had been busy with many things, so she didn't expect He Shuyu to sneak in.
The library had five floors, and the third floor, filled with strange and unsolved cases, was He Shuyu's primary target. She drained all her spiritual energy and flew up using her Qinggong skills, only to hear a familiar voice.
"What's the purpose of Elder Su asking me to stay here?" It was He Kongzhi's voice.
He Shuyu hid behind the bookshelf, his heart sinking. He Kongzhi's presence meant that this matter was inextricably linked to the Lou family incident.
Sure enough, Su Zi's voice rang out: "The He family was also involved in the Lou family incident, right?"
He Kongzhi opened his folding fan and said in a gentle voice, "Elder Su, you didn't come to talk to me about this, did you?"
"But the matter I want to talk to you about is closely related to the Lou family incident. You don't have to be so hypocritical." Su Zi said in annoyance.
"How do I know whether Elder Su will execute me on the spot after hearing my answer? Although the He family is not as wealthy as the Zheng family, it is still a famous family of immortal cultivation. I will feel very guilty if I get a bad reputation because of me." He Kongzhi said.
Su Zi was preoccupied with something and had a bad temper to begin with. Upon hearing this, he said directly, "I saw the man in black."
This not only startled He Kongzhi, but also almost caused He Shuyu, who was behind the bookshelf, to fall to the ground.
Everything that happened today... She thought about it secretly and found that it all seemed to fit.
Li Zhaoyue's personality changes drastically, the strange formation left by Su Zi, and the legend of the midnight man in black that appears again and again...
All of this hints at something.
"Before I met him, I always thought it was just another rumor." Su Zi said in a deep voice.
"Again?" He Kongzhi keenly caught the word and asked.
"This is exactly the same as the omen that preceded what happened ten years ago." Su Zi smiled bitterly and walked towards where He Shuyu was hiding. She was startled and retreated hurriedly, finally changing her location before Su Zi discovered her.
However, before He Shuyu calmed down again, He Kongzhi seemed to suddenly laugh, a very short laugh, which made her wonder if she had been discovered.
"Ten years ago, are you talking about Wei Zhegu?" He Kongzhi asked.
He Shuyu quietly stuck his head out and saw him looking at Su Zi seriously, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes." Su Zi's face was grim, and his tone was full of hatred. "The rumor that the floating island would fall every three years started back then."
"And this is not a rumor, it is a fact."
"you mean?"
"Back then, Wei Zhegu developed a vicious method to prevent the floating island from falling."
"Wei Zhegu, you want to end all this with the lives of innocent people? We are cultivators and we can't do this!" Zhu Ming looked at him in disbelief and said sternly.
Wei Zhegu was born into a genius, proud and conceited, and had a heart for the world, but he was too stubborn and went down the wrong path that he firmly believed in.
"But if we don't use this method, everyone will die!" Wei Zhegu pointed at the ground and the strange cracks that had spread everywhere recently, and said angrily.
"But your method may not succeed. Those children, those children's lives cannot be lost in vain!" Zhu Ming still disagreed, and even drew out the Falling Mountain Sword, as if he would fight him to the death if he did so.
Wei Zhegu's eyes dimmed, and his white belt was blown high by the cold wind, which drew a deep sadness in Zhu Ming's eyes.
"You said that the Falling Mountain Sword would never be aimed at me no matter what." Wei Zhegu said in a hoarse voice.
Zhu Ming closed his eyes in pain and shouted, "If you don't turn back today, you and I will be mortal enemies from now on!"
"Junior sister is still so naive. So what if we are mortal enemies? No one can stop my plan. By then, everyone will regret not being able to help me!" Wei Zhegu's eyes flashed with absolute fanaticism. With a wave of his right hand, the Falling Mountain Sword fell to the ground with a bang.
Zhu Ming reached forward and grabbed hard, leaving only a piece of white clothing.
From then on, Wei Zhegu began his horrific plan: to select fifty children born on the same day of the same month of the same year, sacrifice them to the gods, reopen the communication channel with the Nine Heavens, and pray for the gods to descend to the human world.
"He should have failed, right?" He Kongzhi asked after hearing this.
Su Zi clenched his fists, his eyes filled with resentment: "No, he succeeded. But it wasn't a god who came, but a baby girl."
"If I guess correctly, it's Li Zhaoyue, right?" He Kongzhi asked calmly with no surprise in his eyes.
"Yes, it is... How did you know..." Su Zi said, her eyes suddenly widening. He Kongzhi's eyes opened slightly, and his originally black pupils suddenly turned deep purple, followed by a strong spatial fluctuation. Su Zi felt someone pinch her neck, and a pure black space suddenly appeared, a powerful suction sweeping over her body.
Su Zi couldn't muster a single ounce of strength, and was about to be swallowed by that strange space. A flash of brilliant sword light cut through the force.
He Shuyu drew his Lici sword and quickly executed a series of sword moves. Taking advantage of He Kongzhi's moment of blocking, he pulled Su Zi and jumped out of the window. It all happened so quickly that by the time He Kongzhi came to his senses, they had already disappeared.
"Just let them go like that?" Lou Daoye walked out from behind him and asked.
He Kongzhi turned around, unfolded his folding fan again, waved it casually, and said with a smile: "So what if they escape? Nothing can be changed anyway."
After saying that, he closed his folding fan, walked around the bookshelf, and came to Lou Daoye's side. He tapped his shoulder and said, "Pay more attention to Zhu Ming's movements recently. The day of his latest fall is approaching."
Lou Daoye nodded and watched him slowly leave, but still couldn't help asking: "Can the curse really be lifted?"
He Kongzhi paused and said softly, "Yes, as long as we can succeed this time."
*
Tick-tick-tick-
Xu Xing struggled to open his eyes, only to see endless darkness. Beneath Qingfengyuan lay a crypt, where Zhu Ming had been developing various formations to prevent the floating island from collapsing.
Yes, the rumor that the floating island would fall every three years was actually true.
"Back then, Wei Zhegu was so mad that he killed so many people. Not only did he fail to prevent the fall of the floating island, but he also angered the divine power, causing the fall, which was originally scheduled to happen every five years, to be advanced to three years. You are the only survivor back then. I hope to find traces of Wei Zhegu's formation from your memory, and finally restore it using the art of feng shui." That day, Zhu Ming called him to the room and told him these secrets.
"Why does Elder Zhu suddenly trust me so much?" Xu Xing asked.
Ever since he came to Yiziyuan, Zhu Ming almost never gave him a good look and always looked extremely wary of him, which made Xu Xing very helpless.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ming's expression darkened, and he said bitterly, "Back then, I was ordered to eliminate Wei Zhegu, but because of our past friendship, I couldn't carry out the ruthless action, which led to his unexpected escape. Your sudden appearance makes me suspect that he deliberately set up a trap to repeat the disaster of that year."
"Then why does the elder suddenly trust me and tell me so many secrets?" Xu Xing asked, deliberately emphasizing the pronunciation of the word "secret".
Zhu Ming untied the Falling Mountain Sword from his waist and pointed at the spot on the hilt where only two bars were lit. He said in a deep voice, "This fall is different from any previous one. The Floating Island has fallen completely. I don't know who ordered those spirits to spontaneously organize an attack. The Floating Island was originally positioned perfectly to avoid their attacks, but after this fall, there will be no gap between the lower realm and the Floating Island. Those spirits will flood into the sky above the Floating Island, and it will be another catastrophe."
"Isn't there a barrier on the floating island that can restrain spirits?" Xu Xing asked again.
Zhu Ming looked at Xu Xing with a strange look in his eyes and said self-deprecatingly, "That formation was left by the gods a hundred years ago. It has been slowly worn out over the years. If I hadn't patched it up with my spiritual power in recent years, it would have collapsed long ago."
"So you mean to ask me to help find the formation from back then and slow down the sinking of the floating island?"
"Yes." Zhu Ming nodded.
“But this doesn’t completely solve the problem.”
"It would be great if I could have more time, just give me some more time." Zhu Ming muttered, his body trembling. If Xu Xing hadn't helped him, he would have almost fallen to the ground.
"Just give me some more time, and I will definitely find a solution."
Zhu Ming's look at this moment was completely different from the cold and aloof swordsman she used to be. It seemed that she couldn't bear it. Xu Xing looked at her and nodded slightly.
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