After confirming contact with everyone and locating himself and Fang Wei's location to the seniors through talismans, Hua Shi finally turned around and looked at Fang Wei again.
By this time, Fang Wei had already stepped down from the stone table and reached the stone bed where Yan Lishan was sitting.
He was now very small, and the originally small shackles became huge in front of him. Fang Wei suddenly found it a bit difficult to handle them.
Although Yan Lishan was still confused, when he saw Fang Wei's actions, he stretched out his hand very cooperatively so that Fang Wei could better deal with the talisman.
Hua Shi stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"
Fang Wei looked at the shackles intently and whispered, "It's the same as I thought before."
Hua Shi asked: "Three hours?"
Fang nodded slightly.
Yan Lishan listened to their conversation and suddenly wondered if he had been locked up for too long and was confused about what they were talking about: "Hours? Does it mean three hours?"
Hua Shi had complete trust in Fang Wei. Now that he had received a definite answer, he felt good and immediately responded, "It won't take that long. Elder Yan, just wait patiently."
Yan Lishan responded, and it seemed that because of Fang Wei and Hua Shi's indifference, he also gradually calmed down. He then sighed softly and asked, "Do you want to hear a story?"
Fang Wei stopped trying to undo the spell. He knew Yan Lishan was going to tell him what had happened in Tianwen Mountain over the years. If he could figure out Cheng Song's purpose, things would be much simpler. Fang Wei said, "It's still a long time before everyone arrives, and it will take a while to undo the shackles. Old Yan, tell me the story."
Yan Lishan nodded, his eyes filled with heavy emotion, and then he recounted the events of many years ago.
In fact, the story is very simple. Yan Lishan picked up Cheng Song, who was abandoned at that time, in a remote mountain forest thousands of years ago. At that time, Cheng Song was still a child who could only open his mouth and cry loudly. Yan Lishan brought him back to the sect, gave him a name, raised him, and taught him martial arts. After that, he became the eldest disciple of Yan Lishan, and this went on for two thousand years.
The relationship between the master and apprentice has changed a lot over the years. At first, Cheng Song admired and respected Yan Lishan, and their relationship was as close as that of father and son. Yan Lishan also doted on him like his own child.
However, the relationship between the two suddenly changed at some point. As Cheng Song grew up, he gradually developed his own thoughts and would occasionally make decisions that Yan Lishan could not understand. The way they got along kept changing, and Yan Lishan finally realized that Cheng Song was no longer the little guy under his protection. Thousands of years had passed. If it were in other sects, with Cheng Song's qualifications, he would have been able to become an elder or even the head of the sect. However, in Tianwen Mountain, because of the existence of this immortal old guy, no matter how strong and capable he was, he would always only be a head disciple of the sect.
Yan Lishan had never thought about these things before, until he was ambushed by Cheng Song and imprisoned with shackles to suppress his spiritual power. Only then did he realize that the eyes of his eldest disciple had become his biggest concern.
"I never thought that my existence would bring such pressure to him, nor did I think that after more than 2,000 years of being master and apprentice, we would one day come to this point."
When Yan Lishan finished speaking, his voice was filled with anger but also with sobs.
Hearing this part of the story, Fang Wei stopped what she was doing, but she didn't raise her head. She just whispered, "Do you think this is your fault?"
Yan Lishan was silent for a moment and did not answer.
Hua Shi said from the side: "It's just greed. Cheng Song gave so many reasons, but they are just whitewashing his real purpose."
That's why, after he accidentally learned about the behemoth beast of the Abyss from Yan Lishan, he deliberately led people to the Abyss, and cooperated with the then leader of the Hanxi Sect to plot against Fang Wei, trying to release the behemoth beast of the Abyss again in this way.
Perhaps Cheng Song's original purpose was not to take things to this point, releasing the giant beast, attacking the spiritual creatures, and disturbing the peace of the entire Xuanqing Continent, but from the moment he plotted against Yan Lishan, he had no way out, and could only get deeper and deeper into trouble.
Yan Lishan looked at Hua Shi. His mood still did not improve. He opened his mouth to speak for a long time before he finally uttered, "You... I have been wanting to know from the beginning, who are you?"
Hua Shi: “…”
After talking for a long time, he forgot that Yan Lishan was about dozens of gigabytes behind in the update package, so it was impossible for him to know his identity. However, he had long been accustomed to being easily recognized wherever he went, so he even forgot to introduce himself in advance.
Just when he was hesitating about how to introduce himself, Fang Wei took the initiative to speak for Hua Shi: "He is the current leader of the evil way, his name is Hua Shi."
Yan Lishan's eyes suddenly became alert when he looked at Hua Shi. Hua Shi was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he remembered that the evil attitude in Yan Lishan's eyes at that time was completely different from now.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly said, "Don't worry, Elder Yan. The evil ways and the spiritual ways have been living in peace with each other for many years now. There is no conflict between the spiritual and the evil now."
Yan Lishan still refused to believe it and looked at Fang Wei again, obviously believing the words of the former master of the spiritual path more.
Fang Wei nodded and said, "He is right. You don't need to be so wary of him."
However, he did not know that the Fang Wei he believed in was actually the former leader of the evil ways.
The three of them chatted here, and Fang Wei was almost done with the shackles. Now the only step left was to undo the spell that Cheng Song had cast on the shackles. Fang Wei naturally couldn't do this now that he didn't have spiritual power, so he gave this task to Hua Shi.
Fang Wei told Hua Shi the method to break the spell, and Hua Shi nodded in agreement. Seeing Fang Wei stepping back and waiting for him to take action on the stone bed, Hua Shi was silent for a moment, then picked him up again and carried him to his shoulder.
Only when he saw Fang Wei sitting steadily on his shoulder did he finally feel satisfied and started to work with a smile.
Fang Wei: “…”
Because he had grown smaller, he was always held in the arms and cradled by others. Others were fine with it, but Hua relied on the fact that he would not get angry, so he always took every opportunity to touch and hug him, and occasionally even poked his cheek with his fingers.
Although Yan Lishan didn't understand why Hua Shi suddenly picked him up, Fang Wei understood it very well. Hua Shi had recently developed a sense of belonging. He often held Fang Wei in his arms or let him sit on his shoulders. Over time, he felt that Fang Wei should naturally stay on his shoulders or in his arms.
At this time, he was sitting on Yan Lishan's stone bed, and Hua Shi naturally felt a little unhappy.
Fang Wei found it funny and interesting. She gently smoothed his hair and then whispered, "Hurry up and break the spell."
Hua Shi responded, calmed down and started to get busy. He would occasionally show jealousy and childishness, but he would never mess up when it came to being serious.
Fang Wei had been away for a hundred years and had not been able to accompany Hua Shi in his growth. Later, after they met again, he seldom saw Hua Shi take action. Now, as he watched Hua Shi skillfully use his spiritual power, he realized that Hua Shi's spiritual power had already been refined to an unexpectedly pure level.
It was hard for him to imagine how much training he had to go through over the past hundred years to reach such a state.
The room became quiet because of Hua Shi's actions. Hua Shi was concentrating on fiddling with the shackles, Fang Wei was concentrating on looking at Hua Shi, and Yan Lishan's eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, trying to understand their relationship.
After an unknown amount of time, Hua Shi finally let out a breath in the silence, stood up and said, "Okay."
Even as he spoke, the shackles that had imprisoned Yan Lishan for a thousand years broke into two pieces. This thing that was almost comparable to a heavenly grade magic weapon also lost its luster and became mediocre in appearance.
Hua Shi helped Yan Lishan up from the bed: "Mr. Yan, Cheng Song should be here soon. We may need to leave here as soon as possible."
Yan Lishan looked serious, nodded and said, "Let's go."
Hua Shi turned his head slightly and was about to speak to Fang Wei, but as soon as he called the other party's name, his expression suddenly changed.
He sighed and said, "It seems that we are still a little slow."
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the stone chamber. It was Cheng Song coming.
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