"Hey, what are you doing?!"
Hua Shi's voice was still echoing in the room, but the previous scene had long disappeared. He stood there alone and put his hands down helplessly, but his mind was still on what happened a thousand years ago.
"What happened at that time? Did that guy want to harm Liu Qishuang? He just rushed into the house like that. Didn't the people of the Spiritual Path know how to protect him?" Hua Shi scratched his head in distress. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Seeing his expression, Fang Wei couldn't help but remind him, "These are all illusions in the Huiguang Pearl. According to the records at that time, the Lord of the Spiritual Path participated in the Spiritual Transformation Conference the next day. Lu Yao was also present. Both of them were not injured."
Hua Shi actually thought of this point quickly, but he was too involved just now, so he temporarily forgot the difference between reality and the past.
He didn't know whether he was annoyed that he was too immersed in the play or thinking about something else. He looked out the window of the room and didn't say anything for a long time. Fang Wei was about to ask something, but heard him whisper again: "Why did Lu Yao appear here? If he didn't come to Liu Qishuang to fight, then what was the reason?"
After Hua Shi came back to his senses, he began to investigate the cause. Fang Wei remained silent, and Hua Shi continued, "Since there was nothing unusual at the Spiritual Transformation Conference, then what exactly happened in the room?"
Although Fang Wei didn't think Hua Shi could guess the truth based on this, he still felt that he had to interrupt his thoughts. He said, "Host..."
Before he finished speaking, Hua Shi on the other end of the phone seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but let out an "ah".
Fang Wei immediately asked: "Host?"
Hua Shi frowned, looking distressed. Hearing the system's voice, he couldn't help scratching his head and said, "It's okay. Although I know this shouldn't happen, I still can't help but think about it."
Fang Wei didn't understand what Hua Shi meant: "This one?"
Hua Shi spread his hands and said, "That's right... Liu Qishuang seems to be very popular with this kind of boy. Look how closely that guy named Ji Yuan clings to him. He chatters in front of Liu Qishuang every day. It seems that he can be happy for a long time if Liu Qishuang gives him a look."
Fang Wei couldn't help laughing. He didn't think Ji Yuan was like what Hua Shi said. They were just having ordinary communication. It was just that Ji Yuan was impatient and irritable, and it was difficult for others to adapt to his temper. Only Liu Qishuang had a close relationship with him.
Hua Shi didn't know what Fang Wei was thinking, so he continued hesitantly, "I just can't help but feel worried."
Fang Wei was wondering what he was worried about, but Hua Shi took the initiative to say, "Maybe... this guy is also a love rival."
Fang Wei: “…”
Only then did he finally understand what Hua Shi had been thinking about for so long. Feeling helpless and amused, he couldn't help but want to knock open Hua Shi's head to see what he was thinking about. But then he remembered that he was indeed living in Hua Shi's head, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.
Hua Shi scratched his head and said, "I know I think a lot, but I just can't control my random thoughts."
He paused, knowing that Fang Wei would not pay attention to him, but as if analyzing his own heart, he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Why do I always miss him? I have only seen him in paintings and in the illusion of Huiguangzhu, so why am I so obsessed with him?"
This confusion was not only shared by Hua Shi, but also by Fang Wei. He also could not understand why Hua Shi could pursue him for such a long time based only on illusions and meetings in paintings. On the surface, Liu Qishuang had been dead for a thousand years, so why would Hua Shi do so many things to a dead man like him?
The two of them were silent for a while, and Hua Shi shook his head and said, "Forget it."
Fang Wei listened to his voice with a little surprise, and then he said, "Why think so much? Just do whatever you want. Others like men, women, gods, monsters, and everything else. It's not strange that I like Liu Qishuang. He's so handsome that everyone will like him. What else do I need a reason for?"
Fang Wei: “…”
He just watched Hua Shi convince him with just a few words, and it only took two or three minutes in total.
Fang Wei really couldn't understand why this young master had developed such a temper, but fortunately Hua Shi got distracted while thinking about the problem and completely forgot to find out why Lu Yao went to Liu Qishuang's room. Fang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The long night finally passed. The next morning, Zhou Li came to Hua Shi's room and knocked on the door. He stared at Hua Shi inside and couldn't help asking, "Did you hear any noise last night?"
Hua Shi seemed a little sleepy. He yawned nonchalantly and asked, "What's that sound?"
Zhou Li shook his head: "It seems that someone is walking around here, but it was too late last night, and I was afraid of causing trouble, so I didn't dare to come out to see." He raised his eyes and looked at Hua Shi, as if he wanted to ask something else, but seeing his absent-minded look, he guessed that he probably didn't dare to open the door last night, so he didn't ask any more questions, and just said to himself: "I guess the noise last night might be caused by the group of people from Fengyu Palace. They were bullied by a few people from the spiritual path yesterday, and they must find a way to retaliate. I heard that people from the evil path are the most vindictive."
Having said that, Zhou Li turned to Hua Shi and said, "Brother Hua Shi, you too, if you encounter evil people in the future, do not make enemies with them unless it is necessary, otherwise it will be very troublesome to deal with them."
Hua Shi nodded and couldn't help laughing: "How can I make enemies with them?"
Although he said this, he couldn't help but recall the scene he saw in the Huiguang Pearl not long ago, the scene of Lu Yao rushing into Liu Qishuang's room.
Could that guy really be a love rival?
Hua Shi's mood suddenly became complicated. Coincidentally, when they went out to attend the Spirit Transformation Conference, they actually ran into Feng Yudian and others who were walking from the other end of the corridor. Several young men followed behind them, and the one walking in front was of course Lu Yao, whom Hua Shi had seen yesterday.
Hua Shi had just met Lu Yao last night, so he was not a stranger to this man. However, because he used the Huiguang Pearl to see the past, all that flashed through Hua Shi's mind was Lu Yao's appearance as a teenager. When he looked at the current Lu Yao, for some reason he always had the feeling that this was not the same person he saw in his illusion last night.
Although he was wary of Lu Yao, he still couldn't help but feel puzzled. How did this man, who looked wild and manic when he was young, become like this... decadent middle-aged drunkard?
Hua Shi was talking to his own system in his heart, but he didn't know that his own system had already thought about this problem.
Fang Wei is now looking at Lu Yao who is walking in front of the crowd. Although they are from different forces, everyone in the restaurant is also heading to the venue of the Spirit Transformation Conference in Tianqing City. This venue is not far from the restaurant, and everyone is walking not far away. From Hua Shi's position, he can easily see the group of people in Fengyu Palace.
Lu Yao seemed taller than before, with darker skin, and he had grown a few strands of white hair without knowing when. It was when he saw those white hairs that Fang Wei realized that he seemed to have been away for too long, and the boy from the past was no longer the boy under his protection.
And Lu Yao was indeed no longer the simple-minded and straightforward kid he used to be. He walked in front and never looked back. He seemed to be chatting and laughing with other disciples around him as usual, but Fang Wei could see that he was actually paying attention to Hua Shi behind him.
Although nothing seemed to have happened last night, Lu Yao had already become suspicious of Hua Shi.
"Ah, it seems we are almost there." Just as Fang Wei was thinking about these things, Hua Shi raised his hand and pointed at a strange stone sculpture in the distance and said, "Is it over there?"
Zhou Li walked beside him, looked at the place from a distance and nodded, "That's it."
Fang Wei looked over and saw that the place they were at now was close to the center of Tianqing City. It was a large square where people from various forces had gathered. Many of them were talking in low voices together, or some were nervously preparing. There were disciples who looked like they were led by major sects, and there were also young men who came in groups of two or three or alone.
When Fang Wei saw the scene in the square again after many years, his memory was almost instantly pulled back to a thousand years ago.
Even though a lot of time has passed, the Spirit Transformation Conference, as the most important event in the entire Xuanqing Continent, still retains the traditions of many years ago. Although this square has changed a lot and has obviously been renovated many times, the stone sculpture standing in the middle has not changed at all.
Fang Wei fixed his gaze on the stone sculpture and remained silent for a long while.
Hua Shi was obviously curious about this thing. The stone sculpture looked strange and he didn't know what it was. He looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He couldn't help but ask the system: "What is that?"
"That is the spirit of Xuanqing." Fang Wei quickly responded to Hua Shi.
Hua Shi was a little surprised. After all, he was used to the system's silence. At this time, Fang Wei suddenly responded to his words. He felt a little strange: "Xuanqing Spirit? What is that?"
Perhaps because he was here again, he felt a little complicated. Fang Wei patiently explained to Hua Shi, "I heard that this stone statue has existed for tens of thousands of years. People carved this stone statue in Tianqing City to commemorate the spiritual creature that first came to Xuanqing Continent from the Spirit Realm."
Hua Shi was stunned: "The original spiritual creature?"
These things are recorded in ancient books everywhere, but not many people really understand them. After all, thousands of years have passed, and no one will go out of their way to verify them.
But Fang Wei thought that this information would be helpful to Hua Shi, so he quickly explained: "It is said that there were no innate spiritual creatures in Xuanqing Continent ten thousand years ago, and people had never cultivated the spiritual sea and formed a pact with spiritual creatures. One day, this spiritual creature called the Spirit of Xuanqing opened the door to the spiritual realm and led many spiritual creatures to Xuanqing Continent. The spiritual creatures reached an agreement with the human race, and people were able to enter the spiritual state and exert more abilities."
Hua Shi knew that there was such a thing as a pact with spiritual creatures on this continent, but he didn't know the cause and effect of these things until now. He stared at the stone sculpture for a long time, and his expression couldn't help but change again: "Does the Xuanqing spirit really grow stone sculptures like this?"
Fang Wei couldn't help but laugh, but his tone didn't change, and he didn't reveal any emotion: "It's been impossible to verify what the Xuanqing Spirit looked like. This stone sculpture has existed for too long and has been damaged in many wars. Now it's impossible to see its original shape. No one knows how to repair it, so they just let it stay as it is now."
Hua Shi nodded, and stared at it for a long time, but suddenly felt someone pulling his right sleeve. He came back to his senses and looked at Zhou Li beside him. He saw that Zhou Li's expression had become serious, and he said to a certain direction in the square: "The Lord of the Spiritual Dao is here."
When Hua Shi heard this, he was stunned for a moment. After he reacted, he almost immediately turned around and looked in the direction Zhou Li pointed.
At the same time, Fang Wei was also paying attention there.
The reason why Hua Shi cared so much about the identity of the Lord of the Spiritual Path was naturally because of Liu Qishuang. Knowing that Liu Qishuang had served as the Lord of the Spiritual Path a thousand years ago, Hua Shi couldn't help but want to see what the current Lord of the Spiritual Path looked like, and whether he could have half of Liu Qishuang's charm.
The reason why Fang Wei paid attention to the Lord of the Spiritual Dao was because he wanted to verify some things.
Both of them focused their attention on the other side of the crowd, and in that direction, a figure walked out from behind the crowd and finally sat down on the high platform in front of the stone statue in the square.
Hua Shi saw the man's features clearly.
He opened his eyes slightly, and then blurted out: "That is..."
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