The fragments in front of their eyes disappeared, and Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji fell down together. Xie Changji subconsciously raised his hand to grab her, and then protected her as she fell to the ground.
This is the cave where Xie Changji entered the painting. The scroll is still spread out beside it. As soon as Hua Xiangwan fell to the ground, she felt severe pain all over her body. It seemed as if she had brought the injuries from the illusion with her.
"You still..."
Xie Changji had just spoken, and before he could help Hua Xiangwan, he saw Hua Xiangwan grabbing the mirror and rolling to the side.
Hua Xiangwan raised her head and looked at Xie Changji who was also injured. Before she could say anything, the screen lit up and Hu Mian fell to the ground.
The two looked at each other, and Hua Xiangwan made a decision. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Heal the wound first."
Seeing that Hua Xiangwan didn't mention anything about what she saw in the illusion, Xie Changji lost his courage and just nodded: "Okay."
As he spoke, Hua Xiangwan stepped forward to check on Hu Mian's condition. After confirming that Hu Mian was not seriously ill, he gave her a pill and sat aside. After simply taking the pill, he began to regulate his breathing.
She intuitively felt that Xie Changji was looking at her, but her mind was too confused to dare to open her eyes.
Her head was buzzing and her mind was in a mess. The only thing she was thankful for was that Xie Changji probably didn't remember anything in the painting. This way, she would be less embarrassed to face him.
Her mind was full of the last images she had seen, and even a fool could understand.
Xie Changji is Xie Wushuang.
As for Xie Wushuang, he has someone he likes.
He was obsessed with her and became obsessed with her. She had advised him at first...
When Hua Xiangwan thought about what happened in the past, she wanted to find a cave to hide in.
She said that her plan was flawless, and she was supposed to marry Shen Xiuwen and get away with it, but why did Xie Changji suddenly suffer a heavenly tribulation? It would have been fine if it was just a heavenly tribulation, but he suddenly stole his nephew's marriage. Is this what he should do as a sword master with a clear conscience and a supreme ruler?
But if he was Xie Wushuang, everything would make sense.
But if he is Xie Wushuang...what did she do!
She actually used the same method to seduce his "disciple" and nephew in front of Xie Changji, and he saw it all! !
Moreover, if he was Xie Wushuang, he actually knew all the details. At that time...
Did he really not notice?
But since he knew it from the beginning and hasn't mentioned anything until today, he probably... didn't notice it.
Realizing this, Hua Xiangwan breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Changji had been staring at her, and seeing her calm look, he knew that she was trying to cover up the matter.
She probably thought he didn't remember anything and wanted to pretend nothing happened.
She might even want to stay away from him.
He knew clearly that all the tolerance and indulgence Hua Xiangwan showed him in the illusion was only because it was an illusion.
She wanted someone to be with her, and he was there.
But she didn't want his affection.
She was extremely decisive about feelings that she could not respond to, and she had long since stopped liking him.
This realization made him feel uncomfortable.
He pursed his lips and hesitated for a long time. Then he remembered what Hua Xiangwan had taught him in the illusion, and he mustered up the courage to speak: "Wan..."
"Xinsheng..."
As soon as he spoke, Hu Mian beside him began to groan. Hua Xiangwan immediately closed his eyes and rushed over.
"Senior sister!"
Hua Xiangwan asked hastily: "Are you okay?"
Hu Mian opened her eyes dazedly. She looked at Hua Xiangwan for a moment, then suddenly realized something, sat up abruptly, and grabbed Hua Xiangwan.
"how?"
Hu Mian looked at her anxiously and asked eagerly: "What's going on?"
Hua Xiangwan paused, she looked at Hu Mian's expression and pursed her lips. Hu Mian saw her expression and understood: "Was it Qin Min who poisoned her?"
Hua Xiangwan hesitated for a moment, she thought about it, and finally shook her head: "It's not Qin Xiansheng."
Hu Mian was stunned for a moment, and then she heard Hua Xiangwan explain to her: "It was Wu Sheng who pretended to be Qin Xiansheng. The person who came back from the engagement party was not Qin Xiansheng."
"It's not him..." Hu Mian murmured. She breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the ground. She couldn't help laughing. Tears filled her eyes and she murmured, "It's not him..."
If it wasn't Qin Xiansheng, then it wasn't that she trusted the wrong person.
She blamed herself and punished herself for two hundred years, and finally it paid off.
"What about him?"
Hu Mian paused for a moment, then remembered and looked up at Hua Xiangwan happily: "Where is Qin Xiansheng? I saw him once before I passed out. Where did he go?"
Hua Xiangwan didn't say anything, she just looked at Hu Mian's left eye.
Hu Mian was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
"He's here." Hua Xiangwan raised her hand and pointed at Hu Mian's left eye. "He died to protect you. Before he died, he turned himself into your eyeball and stayed with you forever."
Hearing this, Hu Mian looked at Hua Xiangwan in a daze.
"He is dead."
"Dead?"
Hu Mian couldn't believe it. Hua Xiangwan lowered her head, refusing to look at Hu Mian. She just said, "Yeah."
"Impossible." Hu Mian laughed. She turned around as if nothing had happened, rolled up the scroll, put the retro-mirror in her arms, and shook her head, saying, "How could he be dead? Don't joke with me. He must be hiding somewhere and doesn't want to see me..."
As she spoke, her left eye felt strangely sour and a tear quietly fell.
She stood there in a daze, and Hua Xiangwan whispered, "Senior Sister, don't lie to yourself."
Hu Mian stood there without saying anything. Xie Changji walked behind Hua Xiangwan, took a look at the injuries on her body, and reminded her, "Leave here first and find a place to rest."
After hearing this, Hua Xiangwan realized that the three of them were injured. She nodded and said gently, "Sister, let's go and rest first. I'll talk to you slowly on the way."
Hu Mian was unable to react, so Hua Xiangwan helped her walk out of the cave.
Xie Changji took out a carriage from his Qiankun bag, and Hua Xiangwan called Xiaobai out to pull the carriage. After everything was ready, the three of them got on the carriage together. Hua Xiangwan and Hu Mian sat in the carriage, and Xie Changji sat outside the carriage.
Hua Xiangwan told Hu Mian about the things in the illusion half-truthfully. At first, it was true, but later on, she began to lie: "Xie Changji followed him to Duanchang Village. He was controlled by the Wulong Sect and his memory was stolen. Wu Sheng pretended to be her and returned to Hehuan Palace and poisoned the wine. Later, it was like what you and I know. Something happened in Hehuan Palace, and you and I stayed until the end. Before you fell into a coma, he desperately escaped from the Wulong Sect and saved you. Those people were busy absorbing the remaining cultivation of the people in Hehuan Palace and refused to chase him, so you and he had the opportunity to escape. But halfway through the run, he was too seriously injured. Knowing that he could not save the situation, he turned himself into an eye. He said that he became your eyes and would accompany you through thousands of mountains and rivers in the future. He also asked me to tell you-"
Hua Xiangwan looked at her, Hu Mian raised his eyes, Hua Xiangwan smiled: "Qin Xuan loved you until the last moment of his life, you didn't trust the wrong person."
Hu Mian didn't say anything, tears fell from her eyes.
She lowered her head and said hoarsely, "I know... If it was Qin Xiansheng... he wouldn't do that... It's my fault. I wasn't careful enough at the time and hurt everyone..."
"If anyone is not careful enough, it should be me."
Hua Xiangwan comforted her: "After all, I was the one in charge of the inspection at that time. I am the young palace mistress. The poison they used was the Extreme Joy created by Xue Zidan. Xue Zidan is a genius in making poisons. Without Yi Chen, no one in the palace could detect it."
"Xue Zidan?" Hearing this, Hu Mian raised his head and frowned slightly, "But I heard that you and Xue Zidan..."
At this point, Hu Mian paused. She suddenly realized that Xie Changji was sitting outside the carriage. She was a little embarrassed to ask, so she just asked, "Then, did you know about this a long time ago?"
"I only know that the poison was created by Xue Zidan."
Hua Xiangwan chuckled: "So we finally separated."
When Xie Changji heard these words, he couldn't help but tighten his grip on the reins.
Xiaobai noticed that Xie Changji's emotions were fluctuating, and it turned its head to look at Xie Changji with some pity in its eyes.
Hu Mian didn't say anything. She thought for a moment and said, "What about their bodies?"
"Wu Gu Sect."
Hua Xiangwan's voice was very calm. She turned to look at Hu Mian and said, "They used it to purify the body."
The higher the level of cultivation of a monk, the more powerful the body can be after his death.
However, the refining process is extremely complicated, and these monks are not easy to control and may backfire at any time.
We haven't seen the Wugu Sect take action in all these years, maybe that means they haven't succeeded yet.
Hu Mian pursed his lips and immediately said, "I'll go get them out, and then find a way to kill Wu Sheng!"
Hua Xiangwan didn't say anything. She seemed to be thinking about something and slowly said, "No hurry."
"You're right," Hearing this, Hu Mian thought of the current situation. All the disciples of Hehuan Palace had been taken away, and Hehuan Palace was the first object of suspicion. She clenched her fists and forced herself to control her emotions. "Hehuan Palace is not strong enough now. If they find out that we know the whereabouts of these corpses, they will worry about our revenge..."
"When I said there's no rush, I meant to let you recover from your injury." Hua Xiangwan listened to Hu Mian's words. She looked at Hu Mian with an unusually calm expression, "I'll go with you."
"But Hehuan Palace..."
"Senior Sister," Hua Xiangwan's eyes were full of determination, "I haven't lived for two hundred years in vain."
This made Hu Mian stunned. Hua Xiangwan turned around and said calmly, "Let's not talk about me anymore. Let's talk about you. How did you escape in the first place? And how did you become a disciple of Yucheng Sect?"
Hearing Hua Xiangwan change the subject, Hu Mian knew that this was something Hua Xiangwan didn't want to talk about. She pondered over Hua Xiangwan's words and continued the conversation along the same lines: "When I woke up, I found that I was rescued. Later, I hid everywhere and met a few low-level disciples of Yucheng Sect. They had been rescued by me before, so they changed their appearance and took me in to Yucheng Sect. I started as the lowest-level disciple until now..."
As the two talked, they slowly arrived at the nearest town.
Xie Changji found an inn, arranged accommodation for them, and came out to tell the two people to get off the bus.
Hua Xiangwan was supported by him as she stepped off the carriage. As soon as she landed, she heard a young man's playful voice beside her: "Hey, Young Master Hua."
The three of them looked together and saw a young man standing next to them.
The young man was very handsome, with slightly upturned peach blossom eyes, moving eyes, and a teardrop mole at the corner of his eye. He looked like a romantic man.
Hua Xiangwan was stunned for a moment, and the young man opened his fan: "Why, don't you recognize me?"
"Xue Zidan?"
Hua Xiangwan reacted, and then suddenly remembered that Xue Zidan had always appeared as Yun Qingxu before. Xie Changji had gone to save "Yun Qingxu" before, but when he came back to save people, "Yun Qingxu" did not come back.
After a year in the painting, she had even forgotten about it.
Now that Xue Zidan showed up in his original identity, something must have happened to "Yun Qingxu". She thought about it and immediately laughed: "I didn't expect to meet you here."
"I didn't expect that either." Xue Zidan glanced at the three of them. Xie Changji was looking at him calmly, like a white python looking at its prey.
Xue Zidan chuckled: "It's better to meet by chance than to meet in person. It just so happens that all three of you are injured. Why don't you let me take a look?"
“No need…”
"OK."
Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji spoke at the same time. Xie Changji frowned slightly and turned to look at Hua Xiangwan. He wanted to say something, but Xue Zidan beside him said, "Let's go. Senior Sister Humian looks badly injured. Let's hurry up."
Hua Xiangwan followed Xue Zidan without hesitation. Xie Changji couldn't help but grab her. Hua Xiangwan turned around in confusion and heard Xie Changji remind her, "He is Xue Zidan."
It was her sister who poisoned her two hundred times and provided poison to Hehuan Palace. It was Xue Zidan who broke up with her that year.
Hua Xiangwan didn't take his reminder too seriously, she just patted his hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."
As she said that, she followed Xue Zidan forward. Hu Mian got off the carriage and followed behind the two of them. He glanced at Xie Changji with a little sympathy: "Don't think too much, Ah Wan knows her limits."
Xie Changji didn't say anything. He paused for a while before following him in.
After entering the house, Xue Zidan first examined Hua Xiangwan and Hu Mian, then quickly wrote two prescriptions and handed them to Xie Changji, shouting skillfully, "Please prescribe the medicine."
Hearing this, Xie Changji paused and looked at Hua Xiangwan. After seeing the injuries on Hua Xiangwan's body, he hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
After Xie Changji left, Xue Zidan gave acupuncture to Hu Mian. Her injuries were more serious, with blood clots in her body, not as serious as Hua Xiangwan.
After finishing all this, Hu Mian felt a little tired and fell into a deep sleep on the bed. Hua Xiangwan glanced at him, got up and said, "Let's talk next door."
"Sister Humian, have a good rest."
Xue Zidan stood up nonchalantly and followed Hua Xiangwan to the next room. When Hua Xiangwan saw him enter the room, she immediately turned around and asked quickly: "Why did you suddenly come here as Yun Qingxu? Do you know the situation of the Wugu Sect? You..."
"Don't be so anxious," Xue Zidan sat down slowly in the room and poured himself a cup of tea. "One question at a time. But before that, I want to ask," Xue Zidan smiled, "how did Xie Changji tell you about Yun Qingxu and Wu Mei?"
Hua Xiangwan was stunned. She didn't understand why Xue Zidan asked this question, but she didn't hide anything and said honestly, "I haven't asked yet."
"Then go ask."
Xue Zidan had a look of anticipation on his face.
Hua Xiangwan frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Nothing."
Xue Zidan was calm and changed the subject, saying, "That identity of Yun Qingxu died. Fortunately, I met Qin Yunshang, who saved me. She asked me to tell you that Qin Yunyi saved Minghuo some time ago, and then Minghuo returned to Yinyang Sect."
"And then?" Hua Xiangwan raised an eyebrow. Xue Zidan smiled. "He has completely absorbed the cultivation of several elders of the Yin Yang Sect. He is about to break through and become the new Divine Transformation cultivator of the Western Territory."
"so what?"
Hua Xiangwan already understood what Xue Zidan meant, but still wanted to ask for clarification.
Xue Zidan held his head up and said slowly, "If he becomes a Spiritual Transformation cultivator, will Qin Yunyi still be willing to give him up? A good Spiritual Transformation cultivator is hard to find. Wen Rong wants to kill him, and Qin Yunyi wants to protect her. If Mingluan Palace and Qingle Palace start to fight, isn't this your best chance?"
Hua Xiangwan didn't respond. She sat aside and picked up a teacup from the table beside her. She looked calm and said, "The chips are not enough yet."
"So what else do you want to do?"
"This is not your business." Hua Xiangwan looked up at him, "Go back."
"I've already come out, why should I go back?"
Xue Zidan casually played with the paper fan in his hand, thought for a moment, turned to look at Hua Xiangwan, and said curiously: "By the way, I have a personal question for you."
Hua Xiangwan raised her eyes and saw Xue Zidan approaching her: "Tell me, if one day you find out that Xie Changji is not a gentleman at all, and is no different from you and me, what will you do?"
"impossible."
Hua Xiangwan decisively rejected it, and Xue Zidan smiled: "What if?"
Hua Xiangwan looked up at him. Xue Zidan stood up and said slowly, "Think about it carefully. If one day you find that Xie Changji is a good sword," Xue Zidan said, raising his hand and flicking the fan lightly, "Will you use it or not?"
Hua Xiangwan said nothing. They heard footsteps outside. They turned around and saw Xie Changji appear at the door with medicine in his hand.
Xue Zidan came up and said with a smile: "Do you want me to bandage your wound?"
"Get lost."
Hua Xiangwan knew his bad temper and immediately shouted to drive him away.
Xue Zidan was not annoyed. He put away his fan, stood up with a smile, and saluted towards Xie Changji: "Oh, I forgot to say hello. It is better to meet in person than to hear about it. I have met Xie Daojun."
Xie Changji didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly. Xue Zidan continued, "Ah Wan told me about you before, saying that Xie Daojun was as bright as the moon, with a noble character, so she admired him. After meeting him today, I find that your reputation is indeed worthy of your praise, and you are completely different from the miscellaneous cultivators like us in the Western Territory."
"Anything else?"
Xie Changji spoke coldly, and Xue Zidan smiled: "No more."
As he said that, he turned around and glanced at Hua Xiangwan: "Please consider what I said carefully. I'm leaving now."
Xue Zidan walked out of the gate, looking very happy.
Xie Changji walked into the room as if nothing had happened, put down the medicine and closed the door.
He pulled her to sit on the bed, fetched some water from the side, and raised his hand to wipe the blood off her palms and face.
Hua Xiangwan felt that he was not very happy, and looked at him anxiously for a long time before asking hesitantly, "Um... I forgot to ask you before, where is Yun Qingxu?"
Upon hearing this question, Xie Changji paused.
He didn't dare look at Hua Xiangwan, lowered his head, and said slowly: "She couldn't be saved, she was killed by Wu Mei."
"Like this."
Hua Xiangwan nodded: "What about Wu Mei?"
"Dead."
"Dead?!" Hua Xiangwan was shocked. "Who killed him?"
"I killed him."
"Why did you kill them?" Hua Xiangwan frowned upon hearing this and asked anxiously, "Do you know that if you killed them and let others know, it would involve the Tianjian Sect in this matter? You..."
Hua Xiangwan paused. She looked at the young man in front of her who was lowering his head, and for a moment she couldn't say anything.
Xie Changji remained silent for a while, then he said slowly, "They were the first to attack."
He didn't take the initiative to kill.
After hearing this explanation, Hua Xiangwan felt relieved. She was silent for a long time before she said, "Xie Changji, if it's not for yourself, don't get involved in the affairs of the Western Territory."
Xie Changji listened but did not answer.
Hua Xiangwan lowered her head and pursed her lips: "You will have to go back sooner or later."
Xie Changji paused.
Still this sentence.
Even though she knew he was Xie Wushuang and knew his feelings, she still firmly believed that he wanted to go back.
Or rather, she hoped he would come back.
She didn't want Qing Heng Shang Jun Xie Chang Ji at all.
She just wants irresponsible love without future companionship.
Xie Changji said nothing. He controlled his emotions, wiped Hua Xiangwan's hands and face, and said calmly, "I'll clean your wound for you."
He wanted to do something, desperately.
He didn't like the way he felt now, didn't want this feeling of rejection.
He wanted to go back to the fantasy world and see the moment when she was completely open and without reservation.
He made an excuse, but upon hearing this, Hua Xiangwan felt inexplicably nervous.
She had always thought that Xie Changji had no desires or requests, but after a year in the dreamland, she saw the past again...
She suddenly realized that there was a person in front of her.
is a man.
She hurriedly said, "No, I can do it myself."
Having said that, she stood up and walked to the purification room by herself.
Xie Changji watched her resist and closed his eyes slightly.
He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Hua Xiangwan had taught her.
This is anger, grievance, and bitterness.
If he had never gotten it, he might have been able to endure it, but after going through that half year, he found that he could no longer endure it.
He looked at the woman who was walking towards the clean room by herself and asked directly: "What are you afraid of?"
Are you afraid that Xie Changji likes you?
Does he like her as a scourge? Does he like her as a drowning poison?
Hua Xiangwan was suddenly asked the question and she froze in place.
She didn't want Xie Changji to notice her abnormality, so she could only mumble, "I... I'm not afraid. I just think the location of my wound is hidden, so it's not convenient for you to see it."
If it were in the past, Xie Changji would not have said anything more.
After she finished speaking, she felt relieved and wanted to move forward. However, before she took a step, she heard Xie Changji's voice.
"If I am not convenient, who else can be convenient?"
Hua Xiangwan was stunned.
Then she saw Xie Changji walking towards her. He stopped in front of her and looked down into Hua Xiangwan's eyes.
He was much taller than her, and when he looked down at her, his shadow cast her entire body into darkness.
She could feel his breath on her nose. Even though he didn't do anything, she felt as if he was going to do something.
She turned her head nervously, and the person in front of her reached out his hand and calmly and skillfully untied her belt.
This action stunned Hua Xiangwan, but the other party did it with a frank and calm expression.
The belt was untied at his fingertips, and the clothes fell apart. He raised his hands and pulled on her clothes, taking them off one by one. There was no desire in his voice, and he seemed unusually calm and restrained: "I am your husband. You are injured, and I clean and bandage your wounds for you. What's inappropriate about this?"
As he moved, her body was exposed and she felt a strange emotion rising.
She knew him a little too well.
She tried hard to control her emotions and appear calm, as if it was a silent tug of war, with both sides deadlocked and neither willing to lose. She just said, "Then you just help me clean my back, I can do the front myself."
"All the same."
The young man in front of her lowered his head, his breath sprayed on her skin, his expression was clear as usual, he used a handkerchief to carefully wipe her wound, the pain and numbness of the wound came over her, Hua Xiangwan couldn't help but secretly bite her lips.
The person in front of him was concentrating on cleaning the wound, applying medicine, and wrapping it with a bandage.
His fingertips would touch her body carelessly, his breath following her movements, with doubts in his eyes: "I don't understand. I married you two hundred years ago, and we have been together. I accompany you, hold you, and take care of you every day. Is there anything I haven't done well?"
As he spoke, he slowly raised his head and looked into her eyes.
"I've said it before," Hua Xiangwan didn't dare look at him. His eyes were very beautiful, especially at this moment. They always made people feel like the sea, and one look would make them fall in love with them. She looked ahead and said calmly, "You said these things were over two hundred years ago, and there's no need to mention them again."
"So what now?" He stood up, threw the bandage aside, and looked down at her. "What did I do wrong?"
As he spoke, he put his hands around her waist, as if hugging her, and helped her put on her clothes.
"If there is anything you did wrong, I can fix it."
He moved slowly, pulling them up one by one.
"You want a gentleman who is frank and honest, and I have it."
He pulled up her shirt.
"You want seven emotions and six desires, and I have them too."
Pulling on her coat.
"I can learn anything you want." Xie Changji suddenly grabbed her waist and lifted her up slightly. He lowered his head and stood in front of her. For a moment, they seemed to be still in a dream. He was wrapped around her tightly like a snake.
His tone finally softened, and it seemed as if he was pleading, "Stay away from Xue Zidan, and stop hiding from me."