Fang Wei suddenly became the focus of the crowd, but there was nothing awkward about it for him. He seemed not to notice the inquiring gazes of others, and just responded to Hua Shi as usual: "Just do as you say."
He paused here, and seeing that Hua Shi's anxiety had not dissipated, he added in a gentle voice: "Now it's my turn to listen to you."
Hua Shi didn't know what he was thinking when he heard what he said. His face suddenly turned red. After a while, he nodded and said, "Then let's go to Hanxi Sect first."
Zhou Li finally got a chance to speak at this time, and he quickly continued: "It just so happens that my master also wants to see you. We invited you to come this time and have prepared a place for you to stay in advance. And Yuxing, and this..." He looked at Fang Wei who was leaning on Hua Shi's shoulder, and thought about it but couldn't think of how to address him. Hua Shi obviously didn't intend to introduce his identity, so he could only think of a random statement and said: "My lord, you should follow me back to Hanxi Sect to rest tonight. It's better to discuss what to do next before making plans."
The situation is still unclear now. As Zhou Li said, they really need to plan slowly, and this is exactly what Hua Shi meant.
After this was agreed upon, Hua Shi and the others followed Zhou Li on flying swords to Hanxi Sect.
Fang Wei noticed that Hua Shi's sword was still the Lingsha Sword, but there was a crack on the hilt of the sword. Although the sword was still snow-white, it looked much older than before.
Using such a sword is indeed a status-defying thing for Hua Shi now. As the lord of the evil way, it is actually very easy for him to change to a better sword. However, he stubbornly guards this sword, just like it has been waiting for him stubbornly for so many years.
While flying with the sword, Fang Wei was once again protected by Hua Shi in his arms and pocket. However, the distance from this small town to Hanxi Sect was not far. In just a moment, they fell back to the ground again, and in front of them was the location of Hanxi Sect.
When Fang Wei was carefully taken out of Hua Shi's arms, his eyes were still fixed on the Lingsha Sword. He said, "I remember I borrowed the Lingsha Sword at that time."
When fighting with the giant beast, Fang Wei was using the Lingsha Sword. Later, he and the giant beast were swallowed up by the spiritual power erupted by the formation, and the Lingsha Sword was left in the abyss. Now it is in Hua Shi's hands, so Hua Shi must have gone to the abyss to retrieve the sword.
Hearing Fang Wei's words, Hua Shi looked down at the sword and said, "I went to get it back later. At that time, Huo Yuan had just experienced that..." He paused here, as if he didn't want to mention what happened at that time. He skipped that part and continued, "Huo Yuan was full of broken rocks and burnt trees. We searched for a long time before we found the Lingsha Sword from under the rocks, but we couldn't find you."
After hearing this, Fang Wei understood that Hua Shi and the others must not have left immediately after he got into trouble. They had no way to get close, so they could only stay far away and observe the battle situation. Probably after the battle was over, they immediately returned to Huoyuan to look for his trace.
However, he had lost his body due to being devoured by spiritual power, and even his soul was weak and fell into a deep sleep. He was protected by the three spiritual creatures, Jiuxiao White Dragon, and they floated to an unknown place. Therefore, Hua Shi and the others naturally could not find him, and could only find the Lingsha Sword in the end.
Fang Wei's thoughts were soon interrupted. At this time, a disciple from the Hanxi Sect came up and talked in a low voice with Hua Shi and the others, saying that the leader of the Hanxi Sect was already waiting in the house.
Hua Shi responded quickly. Since they had come to the Hanxi Sect, the necessary etiquette was inevitable. So Hua Shi immediately followed everyone to meet the Sect Master of Hanxi Sect.
That sect master had seen Liu Qishuang before. Although he was not the sect master of Hanxi Sect a thousand years ago, he had experienced many major events and had seen the appearance of the master of the spiritual path and the master of the evil path. So before entering the room, Hua Shi hesitated for a moment and looked down at Fang Wei, wondering if he was willing to meet the sect master of Hanxi Sect in this state.
Since Fang Wei was going to show her true self to everyone, she didn't plan to hide it any longer this time. So when she saw Hua Shi's hesitation, she took the initiative to say, "Just go in like this."
Yu Xing and Zhou Li heard the conversation between Hua Shi and Fang Wei. They were already curious about Fang Wei's identity, and now they were even more curious. They were eager to find out Fang Wei's identity, but they were concerned about Hua Shi's feelings and did not dare to ask rashly. So they could only secretly exchange glances behind Hua Shi.
However, although no one said anything, there was one thing that both of them were very sure of. Judging from Hua Shi's reaction, he must have a close connection with this little spiritual creature, and even a deep affection for him.
Hua Shi had no idea what the two friends behind him were thinking, but perhaps even if he knew, he would not correct or explain. He pushed the door and entered the study of the leader of Hanxi Sect with Fang Wei, and took the initiative to greet them.
In the past, Hua Shi had to treat others with courtesy as an elder when he met them, but now it is different. As the leader of the evil way, Hua Shi naturally does not need to do so anymore.
The leader of Hanxi Sect did not dare to let the leader of the evil sect pay homage to him as a junior. He chatted with Hua Shi in a low voice, talking about many things, including the major and minor events that happened in Xuanqing Continent recently, and the relationship between the evil sect and the spiritual sect. In the end, the leader of Hanxi Sect even asked about the current situation of Hua Shi's master Xuan Shuzhi and others. Hua Shi said that his master and they were still in seclusion in Xuanling Pavilion, and the other elders of the evil sect were also safe. The two ended their conversation then.
During this process, Hua Shi always behaved very calmly, and even slightly overwhelmed the leader of Hanxi Sect in terms of momentum, as if dealing with the leaders of various sects in this way was already a common occurrence.
However, even so, the leader of Hanxi Sect never asked about the origins of Fang Wei, who was sitting on Hua Shi's shoulder.
Hua Shi was confused but did not ask any questions, but Fang Wei knew it very well. Sect Master Hanxi glanced at him several times during the conversation and it was obvious that he looked familiar. As for whether he recognized him or not, Fang Wei had no idea. It was just that Sect Master Hanxi wisely remained silent.
After the conversation, the leader of Hanxi Sect sent people to the dungeon to interrogate the guys who stripped the spiritual objects and elixirs, and then ordered Zhou Li to take Hua Shi to the guest room to rest. Hua Shi did not refuse, because he believed that the interrogation of Hanxi Sect would not be worse than his own interrogation, and the other two men who sold spiritual objects had not yet come to Hanxi Sect to confess their crimes. It would take them tomorrow to arrive at their speed, so Hua Shi did not need to rush at this time, and the most important thing was to conserve his energy.
What's more, Hua Shi had long wanted to be alone with Fang Wei. After meeting Fang Wei after such a long separation, he had accumulated so many things to say to her, but he was held back by these things and had to deal with them properly. It was not until now that he finally had some free time to be with Fang Wei. Hua Shi's self-control and patience had long been exhausted.
The place Zhou Li took Hua Shi to seemed familiar. Hua Shi followed him and walked forward. After looking around, he realized that this was exactly where he had lived when he came to Hanxi Sect a hundred years ago.
The surrounding scenery was familiar, and even after a hundred years, it had not changed much, except for the change of seasons. Zhou Li led his men to the outside of the courtyard and did not enter. He only said a few words to Hua Shi and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to wink and smile at Hua Shi, as if he meant something.
Hua Shiping's heartbeat quickened by the secret code he conveyed. Thinking that now there were only him and Fang Wei left in this quiet courtyard, his heartbeat seemed to accelerate even faster.
After entering the courtyard, Hua Shi looked around. Although it was a little unfamiliar, he had lived here for some time, so he felt very familiar after entering the room. He held Fang Wei in both hands and carefully brought her to the table. After thinking for a while, he brought a few plates of fruit and cakes from the small table next to him and stuffed them in front of Fang Wei. Then he asked tentatively: "You are tired after all this journey, do you want to rest first?"
Fang Wei looked at the apple on the plate that was bigger than her, but she had no intention of trying it. She just asked in a low voice, "How long did you search for it?"
Hua Shi was stunned: "What?"
Fang Wei stared at Hua Shi without asking any more questions, but Hua Shi quickly figured out what Fang Wei meant. When they entered the mountain gate of Hanxi Sect just now, Fang Wei had asked him about the Lingsha Sword. Later, because some disciples of Hanxi Sect arrived and had to meet the Sect Master of Hanxi Sect, their conversation did not continue.
Hua Shi thought that the topic would end here, but he didn't expect Fang Wei was still thinking about it and brought it up again.
Realizing that Fang Wei was worried about him, Hua Shi whispered, "We have been searching in Huoyuan on and off for two years..."
Fang Wei frowned slightly when she heard this, and couldn't help but interrupt Hua Shi's words: "Two years?"
For practitioners, many things do not require a lot of energy, such as finding someone. They only need to release their own spiritual power to sense the fluctuations of the surrounding spiritual energy and judge the surrounding situation. If Hua Shi and others want to find me, it will only take two days at most to search the entire Huoyuan without omission, but now Hua Shi said that it took them two whole years.
It would take so long unless they had personally visited all places in the Abyss of Disaster, uncovered all the rubble that collapsed after the battle, and searched everything with their own hands.
"After that, Master and the others refused to give up. We would go to the Abyss of Misfortune every year to look for you, because you said you would not die. We all believed that one day you would come back." Hua Shi's voice became hoarse when he said this, but he quickly smiled and said, "Now we have finally waited for it."
Although Hua Shi said that Xuan Shuzhi and others were unwilling to give up, Fang Wei could guess that Hua Shi must be the one who was unwilling to give up.
When mentioning Xuan Shuzhi and the others, Hua Shi quickly came to his senses: "I haven't had time to inform Master and the others about your return this time. They will definitely be very happy if they hear about it."
As he spoke, he was about to take out the talisman to pass the message to Xuan Shuzhi and others, but his action was quickly stopped by Fang Wei. Fang Wei shook his head and said, "Don't worry, it's more important to deal with the things at hand." If Hua Shi notified everyone, they would surely come soon. This would delay the important matters that Hua Shi had to deal with now, so Fang Wei was not in a hurry at this time.
Hua Shi looked at Fang Wei steadily, without insisting, and silently took back the talisman paper.
The room suddenly became quiet again, with only Hua Shi and Fang Wei staring at each other in silence.
Hua Shi had so many things to say to Fang Wei. He had thought that after such a long time to calm down, he would be able to gradually calm down from the emotions of reunion. However, he soon found that calming down was of no use. Even though they had dealt with a lot of things along the way and wasted a lot of time on the road, for Hua Shi, as long as he calmed down and saw Fang Wei again, as long as he thought again that Fang Wei had finally come back, he would never be able to calm down.
After an unknown amount of time, Fang Wei waited but Hua Shi didn't speak, so she could only smile helplessly and said, "Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"
Hua Shi's eyes were wandering, and he finally came to his senses after a while. He opened his mouth but paused.
Doesn't he have anything to ask?
Of course there are, not only yes but a lot of them, but where should he start?
Hua Shi hesitated for a moment, then said inexplicably: "I now know that you are not a system, but I still don't know how to call you. Which of Fang Wei and Liu Qishuang is your real name? Can I... can I call you another name like Ji Yuanling called you 'A Shuang' before?"
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