Nantianmen
On this day, a huge roar resounded through the sky, breaking the peaceful life in the fairyland that seemed to last forever.
Xu Shulou felt as if the whole world was shaking, and he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the group of people's action in his heart.
All she could say was that they were worthy of being able to ascend to the immortal realm. They were very courageous and did not require her to spend too much time convincing them. Moreover, they were all multi-talented. After hearing her plan, one of them was good at alchemy before he ascended to the immortal realm and even made some black gunpowder and buried it in various corners of the immortal realm.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
In the Hundred Flowers Garden, a rain of stones fell, and Xu Shulou quickly took away his wine glass and a wine pot from the table.
"The falling of stars is probably a sign of the collapse of the world!" Xu Shulou mixed in with the crowd, forcing his way, pointing out those huge rocks as falling stars, and quickly spreading rumors. It can only be said that after staying in such a comfortable environment for a long time, everyone is relatively simple and honest, and does not doubt the origins of those stones too much.
Xu Shulou had laid the groundwork for a while, and just as he was clearing his throat and preparing to tell a rumor, Xi'e grabbed his arm and said, "Come with me."
Xu Shulou followed her, through the confused crowd, and came to a deserted place.
"I saw you were very close to those people," Xi'e said straight to the point. "Tell me the truth, is this related to you?"
“Maybe it’s related.”
"Why?" Xi'e looked disappointed. "I thought you were a very interesting person who knew how to have fun."
"Same here," Xu Shulou said, still holding her beloved wine glass. "There's a saying in the mortal world that you can know a person's face but not his heart. Miss Xi'e, have you been in heaven for too long and have you long forgotten these mortal sayings?"
"I think you have too much free time. You need to find a hobby for yourself."
"I am a person who loves big scenes."
"You...you'll cause panic!"
Xu Shulou didn't buy it: "Come on, we are all capable of ascending, and you can't even bear this?"
"What do you want to do?"
“I want the truth.”
"The truth will only hurt you."
"Miss Xi'e really knows about it," Xu Shulou smiled, "It seems that you are not thinking about how to have fun every day, but thinking about how to conceal the truth."
“…”
Xi'e looked at her in silence, and Xu Shulou looked at her fearlessly. After a while, it was Xi'e who compromised: "I can tell you the truth."
"oh?"
"I'll tell you alone," Xi'e added, "but only if you make those people stop."
"no."
"no?"
Xu Shulou drank the wine in the cup and said, "Are you the only one who knows the truth? If you turn the fairy world upside down, someone will naturally speak up. Why should I negotiate with you? What bargaining chips do you have? Or do you have the power to silence me?"
There was obviously some sarcasm in her last sentence. Xi'e seldom dealt with such unscrupulous people, so after hearing it, she couldn't help but fall silent again.
Xu Shulou knocked on the table: "Why don't you tell me now? If your reasons are reasonable enough, I might even help you."
"Okay," Xi'e gritted her teeth, "I'll tell you."
"Speaking."
"In fact, what was sealed thousands of years ago was not only the way back to the mortal world, but also a passage leading upwards."
"Up? What's up?"
"I don't know, no one knows," Xi'e smiled bitterly, "Maybe it's the fairyland with Taishang Laojun and Chang'e Fairy you mentioned?"
"Why was it sealed?"
"have no idea."
"Why hide it?"
"We are trapped here, unable to go up or down. Do you understand? Everyone could be very happy, but once they know the truth, how desperate will they be?"
Xu Shulou raised his eyebrows.
Xi'e stared at her: "From your expression, I can see that you don't seem to agree?"
“I really don’t agree with that.”
"If it were you, what better way would you have?"
"Gather everyone's strength and fight to find a way out," Xu Shulou said, "If we can't open a passage, we can just blow through the fairyland. Why would we just sit there and wait for death?"
“…”
"Don't look at me like that," Xu Shulou shook his finger, "I'm sure this time, this is what a normal person would do."
"That's easy for you to say. We have tried to open the passage," Xi'e said with a sad look on her face. "Three of the strongest people among us who knew about it volunteered to go in and explore. They have never come back in all these years, but the seal is still there. Since they couldn't break it, they must have been lost in time. I don't want this to happen to you. Is that wrong?"
"I'm willing to take the risk."
"Why? Isn't it good to live an easy life like this now?" Xi'e said earnestly, "Everyone has finally ascended with great difficulty, why should we waste our lives for such a reason?"
"Will killing someone with a blunt knife cause less pain?" Xu Shulou asked back, "Of course I can live easily now, but hundreds or thousands of years from now, if I am tired of this kind of life, but my strength has declined, and I no longer have the sharpness I have today, what will I do then?"
“…”
"Take me to see the passage in your mouth."
This time, Xi'e did not refuse again. Xu Shulou and several "crazy people" who participated in the bombing of the fairy world followed her and came to the end of the heaven.
A dim beam of light penetrated this world, with no end in sight.
Xu Shulou took out a very long silk ribbon, tied it around his waist, and handed the other side to everyone: "If you feel the strength of my pulling on the silk ribbon, pull me out."
"Are you really going in?"
"I have made up my mind."
After making sure that they had a firm grip on the ribbon, Xu Shulou leaped into the column of light.
This leap was like jumping into some kind of sticky gelatinous substance made from pig skin. Xu Shulou looked around with difficulty and saw a faint light curtain above him, with three motionless people floating under the curtain.
Xu Shulou swam over with all his strength and saw that their eyes were wide open. These three people were still conscious, which was terrifying.
According to Xi'e, they have been lost here for nearly a thousand years. If they continue like this, unable to speak or move, with nothingness all around them, their consciousness trapped in their bodies but unable to control them...
Xu Shulou quickly untied the silk belt around his waist, tied up the three people one by one, pulled the silk cloth, and signaled Xi'e and others to pull the three people out.
She leapt towards the light curtain, and after some back and forth movement, she felt her movements becoming a little bit sluggish. This sluggishness was not very obvious, and she would easily overlook it under nervousness, especially since the three of them had gathered around the seal to study how to crack it, and their movements were very small. That was how she slowly fell into the trap, and by the time she noticed it, it was already too late.
Xu Shulou estimated in her mind and set a time of about a cup of tea for herself. She counted the numbers in her mind. As long as it exceeded this time, she would leave first regardless of whether there was a result or not.
But just as she touched the light curtain, the Sumeru Ring on her finger flashed, and she was sucked in.
For a moment, she thought she saw a rainbow, all the colors rushed towards her and passed by her quickly. After a moment, she realized that it was not the rainbow around her that was flying past her quickly, but herself.
When all the colors solidified, what appeared before our eyes were thousands of golden lights spitting out red neon, and thousands of auspicious auras emitting purple mist.
On the plaque at the highest point of the towering gate in the distance, the three large characters "Nantianmen" are clearly engraved.
Xu Shulou widened his eyes.
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