Fang Wei had long been accustomed to the fact that Hua Shi would always remember to take out his Huiguang Pearl wherever he went, and watch a ten-minute movie when he had nothing to do.
Since the Huiguang Pearl only showed him as Liu Qishuang, he didn't have to worry too much about exposing his identity. This time he was too lazy to stop Hua Shi's actions and just let him activate the power of the Huiguang Pearl to check what happened a thousand years ago.
Anyway, he never succeeded every time he tried to stop it.
Thinking of this, Fang Wei actually felt more like watching the show. Seeing the white mist rising in front of him, Hua Shi fell into the illusion again and the scenery around him changed instantly.
But it is different from the past. Even if the surrounding environment changed in the previous times, the difference would not be too big. This may be related to the place where Hua Shi used the Huiguang Pearl before. Whether it was the secret room of the Lingdao headquarters or the later Tianqing City, those were places that had not changed much in thousands of years. But now it is different.
The place where Hua Shi was located was the courtyard of Xuanling Pavilion, but a thousand years ago, there was no Xuanling Pavilion.
Waiting for the white mist to dissipate, Hua Shi opened his eyes blankly with the Huiguang Pearl in his hand. What he saw was an empty and cold forest.
"here……"
Hua Shi was at a loss for words. Wasn't this desolate forest so different from the beautiful pavilions and towers he had first seen?
Opening his eyes and looking at the messy branches and leaves growing randomly around him, the overgrown shrubs, and the insects and birds that could be seen everywhere, Hua Shi found it hard to imagine that a thousand years could transform a barren forest into a fairyland-like courtyard.
The illusion only lasted for ten minutes. Hua Shi spent half a minute observing the surrounding environment and suppressing the shock in his heart, but he did not forget the real purpose of opening the Huiguangzhu illusion.
Since the Huiguang Pearl was successfully activated, it means that Liu Qishuang had indeed appeared nearby. However, Hua Shi looked around and found no trace of anyone. He searched anxiously and finally fixed his sights on an open space high in the wilderness.
That is the mountain closest to this barren forest. There is a flat place on the mountainside, and there are no trees blocking the view. Looking down from there, you can just see the light mist and the real forest below the mist.
Hua Shi has been practicing quite diligently these days. Although he can't fly with a sword, he can still jump to the mountainside.
In order to save time, he even skipped the usual steps before setting off. He rolled up his sleeves, gathered his strength, quickly climbed up the rocks and quickly jumped onto the platform.
When he arrived at that place, he saw a familiar figure standing on the high platform looking down at the barren forest below. Hua Shi breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had finally found the right place after all the effort he had put in.
But he soon noticed that there was another person standing next to Liu Qishuang.
That person was none other than his cheap master Xuanling Pavilion Master Xuan Shuzhi, who looked unreliable, threw him into Xuanling Pavilion to clean and never cared about him since then.
Hua Shi's face changed slightly. The first thought that came to his mind was that Xuan Shuzhi said that he and Liu Qishuang were not very familiar with each other, but now it seems that these two people are still looking at the sea of clouds side by side?
Is this also called unfamiliar?
Hua Shi brushed off the dust on his body from climbing the mountain just now, and walked closer to the person standing on the edge of the cliff. Although he knew that he was in an illusion at this time, he still couldn't help but lighten his steps, as if he was afraid of startling someone.
But although he appeared to be very quiet, in fact Hua Shi's heart was not calm at all. The clamor in his heart almost made Fang Wei, who lived in Hua Shi's soul, dizzy.
"What's going on with my master! He clearly met Liu Qishuang alone, why did he lie to me and say they were not familiar with each other?"
"Ahhhhhh and could he not get so close? Why did he have to hide the fact that he knew Liu Qishuang? Does he have some shameful secret?"
"Could it be that he is also interested in Liu Qishuang?"
"So after all my hard work, I ended up picking my love rival as my master?!"
Hua Shi had more and more guesses in his mind, and he almost suffocated himself. He kept guessing about the relationship between Liu Qishuang and Xuan Shuzhi, staring at their shoulders that were almost touching each other with burning eyes, his eyes wide open and he looked angry, as if he wanted to break through a thousand years of time and tear open the illusion to pull the two apart.
However, Fang Wei found it funny, but she knew that Hua Shi’s guess was completely wrong.
Xuan Shuzhi had never deceived Hua Shi. Xuan Shuzhi and Liu Qishuang were indeed not familiar with each other back then.
Of course, this was just Xuan Shuzhi's unfamiliarity, because in his heart, Liu Qishuang was the acting master of the spiritual path, the opponent of their Fengyu Palace, and the strong enemy of the evil master Fang Wei.
So the reason why Xuan Shuzhi appeared in the same scene with Liu Qishuang this time was because he was originally planning to kill Liu Qishuang.
However, the reason why the scene later became what Hua Shi saw in Huiguangzhu was because Xuan Shuzhi failed.
Of course it was inevitable that he would fail, because Fang Wei had already mastered Xuan Shuzhi's martial arts thoroughly, and even knew all his killer moves, so it naturally wouldn't take too much effort to deal with him.
So the scene happening in front of Hua Shi in Huiguangzhu now was the scene where Xuan Shuzhi was caught by Liu Qishuang and forced to talk after the assassination failed.
Xuan Shuzhi at that time was different from now. The young Xuan Shuzhi was far from the old fox he is now. He looked a little immature in front of Fang Wei. Although he was still smiling with squinting eyes, suppressed anger could still be seen in his eyes.
He said in a cold voice, suppressing his anger: "You can kill me or chop me up as you please, but what's the point of dragging me here to look at the clouds, the mountains and the trees?"
The person who had been silent for a long time suddenly spoke, causing Hua Shi, who had already compiled countless love, hate, and vengeance in his mind based on the scenes of the two of them being alone, to stop his wild thoughts immediately.
He looked at the two people standing on the edge of the cliff in a daze, and realized belatedly that he seemed to have misunderstood the relationship between the two because he cared too much.
"What... are they doing?" Hua Shi was no longer angry, because looking at this scene, it seemed that Xuan Shuzhi in the Huiguang Pearl was much angrier than him, as if staying with Liu Qishuang was a torment worse than death. He just wished he could leave here immediately and never see Liu Qishuang again.
Hua Shi saw Xuan Shuzhi's attitude and couldn't help but sigh: "Master, aren't you being a little ungrateful?"
Fang Wei listened to Hua Shi's comments indifferently and silently, feeling helpless and amused in her heart.
Just now, this young master was blaming Xuan Shuzhi and Liu Qishuang for being too close, but now seeing Xuan Shuzhi's rejection of Liu Qishuang, he became unhappy for some reason.
Hua Shi was still watching the excitement in confusion. In Hui Guangzhu's picture, Xuan Shuzhi had already attacked Liu Qishuang again.
It's a pity that although Xuan Shuzhi was quite strong at this time, he was still far from being a match for Liu Qishuang. After only two moves, Xuan Shuzhi was subdued by Liu Qishuang again.
Seeing Xuan Shuzhi's wrist being held and he could only stare with his eyes wide open, Hua Shi thought of the Pavilion Master of Xuanling Pavilion who was now tormenting his disciples so much, and he couldn't help but feel a little comforted.
"My master bullied me and asked me to clean the courtyard. Now Liu Qishuang is bullying my master. Does this count as Liu Qishuang venting my anger for me from a distance?" Hua Shi thought so and suddenly felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
Fang Wei glanced at Hua Shi who was immersed in his own theory, and hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he said nothing more.
At this time, Xuan Shuzhi in Huiguangzhu knew that he would never be Liu Qishuang's opponent, so he finally gave up resisting and his face turned cold: "What do you want to know from me? Why don't you kill me?"
Liu Qishuang let go of Xuan Shuzhi's wrist, not worrying that he would attack again. She just lowered her eyes and looked at Yun Hai and asked in a low voice: "Who asked you to kill me? Ji Yan? Or Lu Yao?"
Xuan Shuzhi's expression changed slightly, but he still responded in a muffled voice: "Lu Yao proposed it, Yi Zhan agreed, I..."
"Originally it was Yi Zhan who should have taken action, but in the end it was you who replaced him." Liu Qishuang pointed out calmly.
Xuan Shuzhi frowned, and after a long while he finally said, "Yes."
Liu Qishuang was still looking intently at the scenery below the cliff, as if there was nothing more worthy of attention than that scenery.
Xuan Shuzhi asked with an unpleasant expression: "Why don't you guess that it was the order of the evil master?"
Liu Qishuang finally reacted when he heard this. He turned around and looked at Xuan Shuzhi with complicated eyes, then quickly looked away.
Xuan Shuzhi paused: "What do you mean by looking at me just now?"
Hua Shi, a bystander, was just as confused as him. He asked the system in his mind, "What's wrong? Why did Liu Qishuang react like this when he mentioned the evil master Fang Wei?"
It wasn't like the reaction one would have when hearing the name of an enemy, nor did it seem like he was worried about anything. If I had to say something, it was more like he had heard some ridiculous news and wanted to explain it but couldn't.
Hua Shi and Xuan Shuzhi didn't understand, but Fang Wei understood it very well. Even after many years, he was still clear about it... because he had never issued an order to assassinate Liu Qishuang using Fang Wei's identity.
At that time, he possessed two identities, so he was well aware of the movements of both the spiritual and evil ways. He always tried his best to mediate and resolve the conflicts between the two sides. In fact, he lived a life of anxiety and worry every day, but in the eyes of others, he seemed to be able to plan and strategize as if he knew everything.
It was only later that Fang Wei realized that this was how the people around him viewed him.
On the cliff, Liu Qishuang and Xuan Shuzhi talked about something else. Finally, Liu Qishuang finally gave in and said, "You can go back."
Xuan Shuzhi pursed his lips and looked at him for a long while, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he walked in front of Xuan Shuzhi again as if he had never died: "Why don't you kill me?"
Liu Qishuang's eyebrows showed helplessness, and she rubbed her forehead and said, "I don't want to kill."
Xuan Shuzhi pressed on, unyielding: "Then what on earth are you thinking about?" He stared into Liu Qishuang's eyes and quickly asked: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Liu Qishuang was silent for a long time this time.
It has been so long that Hua Shi, who was watching, became a little anxious. He clenched his fists and couldn't help muttering, "Hurry up! Say something! The time for Huiguangzhu is almost up, we can't stop here!"
Fang Wei: “…”
He continued to watch the past scenes in the illusion. Fortunately, Hua Shi was not disappointed this time. After a long silence, Liu Qishuang finally waved her sleeves and looked at the desolate forest below the cliff and said, "I was thinking..."
"The scenery here is beautiful and pleasant. If I have time in the future, building a villa here might be a good choice."
Xuan Shuzhi had not expected Liu Qishuang to say this suddenly. He was stunned for a moment. He followed Liu Qishuang's gaze and looked at the dense trees and roots in the mist below. He blurted out, "This place is remote and uninhabited. It's not suitable for living at all."
"As long as someone stands out, others will follow." Liu Qishuang was not worried about this problem: "If you build a paradise on earth, there will always be people who come here to admire it."
Xuan Shuzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "But there are many wild beasts here, and the fog is poisonous. How are you going to deal with it?"
"Wild beasts hurt people because no one has tamed them. The fog does not dissipate because there are so few people. As long as you build this place beautifully enough and as long as someone is willing to travel with you, these problems can be solved."
Xuan Shuzhi couldn't help but sneer: "Why would I spend so much effort to build a house in the wilderness? Do I look like I'm sick?"
Without waiting for Liu Qishuang's response, Xuan Shuzhi continued, "There is another most important problem. Most of the trees in this barren forest are withered and yellow, and they are dwarf trees. That's because there is not enough sunlight because the mountain on the other side blocks most of the sunlight. There is not enough water, only a trickle. You want to build a manor here, but there is no sunlight and no water. What's the point..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of a sword.
The sound of the sword was clanging, and the sword wind was like a flash of lightning, bursting out from Liu Qishuang's hand, then spreading between heaven and earth, cutting through the sea of clouds and mountain peaks, and finally condensing under the sunlight in the distance.
Then the sky and earth began to hum, and the peak in the distance that blocked the sunlight suddenly cracked from the center and split into two.
And right in that crack, silver water flowed down from the sky, washing over the dry soil of the wild forest covered with dead branches and leaves, and filling the gullies into a sparkling white river.
The world suddenly opened up, and the sound of birds singing could be heard from a distant place.
Liu Qishuang sheathed her sword, looked back and said with a smile: "Now we have everything here."
The author has something to say: Because Hua Shi let out a cry of his soul, the Huiguangzhu did not break at the critical point this time!
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