The smoke gradually dissipated, and the cliffs and wild forests disappeared from sight. The effect of the Huiguang Pearl disappeared, and the surroundings returned to their normal appearance.
However, Hua Shi stood there in a daze, leaning against the pillar, and was unable to come back to his senses.
After a long while, he suddenly turned his head and looked at a high mountain outside the manor.
As far as the eye can see, there is a place on the mountainside with few trees and excellent terrain. It is a platform that can take in the entire Xuanling Pavilion below.
Looking over there from where Hua Shi was, he could just see a small pavilion on the platform.
That was the place where Liu Qishuang and Xuan Shuzhi had talked. In Huiguangzhu's vision, there was no pavilion there.
Who would have thought that a brief conversation between Liu Qishuang and Xuan Shuzhi a thousand years ago actually led to the creation of today's Xuanling Pavilion.
The pavilion is still there, but the people from the past are no longer there.
Hua Shi couldn't help feeling a little sad when he thought of this. He then turned back again and looked in a direction completely different from the pavilion. At the end of his sight, a mountain that was almost towering into the clouds was split into two. A long silver stream fell from the sky from the broken part of the mountain. The sound of water seemed to be clearly audible even through the distant clouds.
That is the mountain that was once split by Liu Qishuang.
The scenery there was too mysterious. Hua Shi had noticed the scenery since he arrived at Xuanling Pavilion with spiritual energy. However, he had never thought that the formation of that scenery was related to Liu Qishuang.
Hua Shi was shocked and did not come back to his senses for a long time. He sat on the edge of the corridor of the courtyard, not knowing what he was thinking about. Until the time for cleaning was almost up, he finally woke up at the reminder of the system, and hurriedly took the broom to start sweeping the last remaining courtyard.
However, while cleaning, he couldn't help but look back at the mountain and waterfall, pointing at it and asking the system seriously: "That place is so beautiful, don't you think so, system?"
Fang Wei ignored him.
So Hua Shi continued to talk to himself: "That sword strike was so beautiful. Look at the gap in the mountain. The strength and angle of the sword wind were controlled just right. It couldn't be more or less than one point. It was exactly there, without any deviation."
Fang Wei still ignored him, but Hua Shi had long been accustomed to the system's silence, and then commented: "Of course the most interesting thing is the person who drew the sword. System, did you see it in the Huiguangzhu environment? It took him less than a second from drawing the sword to putting it away. When he put the sword away, he looked light and fluttery, and even his face did not change. Especially when he turned around to look at my master, I have never seen anyone who can put so many emotions into one glance. Just based on that glance, let alone saying that he wants to build a house in the wilderness, even if he wants all the stars in the sky, I will give him it."
Fang Wei: “…”
As he listened to Hua Shi's increasingly outrageous words, he finally couldn't help but interrupt him and tell him to get his mind off the topic.
However, before he could open his mouth, Hua Shi suddenly shouted and pushed the broom in his hand aside.
Fang Wei asked: "Host?"
Hua Shi's face was solemn, and he twisted his fingers and said, "I just remembered why Liu Qishuang said he wanted to build a manor here, and my master really built it? What was he thinking!"
Fang Wei: “…”
No, he had no intention.
It's just a coincidence.
He couldn't explain so much to Hua Shi, and there was no need to explain. He just watched Hua Shi sweep the yard angrily, and finally returned to his residence to rest.
Although Hua Shi was a new disciple and was assigned to sweep the floor and do odd jobs after arriving at Xuanling Pavilion, and he still had a lot of work to do in the next six months, Xuanling Pavilion did not treat him badly in terms of food and accommodation. He lived alone in a small courtyard, which was even very spacious.
However, when Hua Shi was preparing to rest after dinner, he failed to be lazy. Even though he had become a disciple and arrived at the Xuanling Pavilion, Fang Wei still did not let him go. He made him practice his spiritual sea for half an hour before he could lie down to rest.
After cleaning the courtyard for a whole day and then practicing for half an hour, Hua Shi had never felt so tired since he came to this world. After finishing the practice, he almost immediately fell on the bed and quickly fell into a dream.
At the moment, Fang Wei only had his spiritual consciousness and did not need to rest at all. He just looked at the mountains and rivers outside the window in the night and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.
He didn't expect that what he said in the past would become a reality.
I never thought that there would be such a paradise on earth in the mountains of wilderness.
The next day, Hua Shi was awakened by Senior Brother Zhou Xun.
When he was painting, Hua Shi never got up early. Even the system that supervised his practice every day only required him to complete his practice, and there was no requirement to get up early to practice. Therefore, for Hua Shi, getting out of bed early in the morning was a very difficult thing.
After hesitating for a long time, Senior Brother Zhou Xun took some effort before he finally managed to drag the man up.
When Hua Shi yawned and walked to the window and pushed it open, he opened his sleepy eyes and saw clearly that the direction facing his room window was actually the direction of the broken peak and the waterfall.
Hua Shi stared at that place, and felt extremely happy. His sleepiness disappeared instantly. He couldn't help but said to Senior Brother Zhou Xun behind him: "Senior Brother, look!"
Zhou Xun looked in the direction he pointed, staring for a while before wondering, "What's so good about Broken Peak? Can't we see it every day?"
Hua Shi shook his head and said seriously: "Brother, don't you feel that the line that is broken in the middle of the mountain..."
Zhou Xun saw him being mysterious and couldn't help but ask, "Hmm?"
Hua Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't you think he is very straight?"
Zhou Xun paused, and said with amusement and anger: "Yes, your senior brother has a temper as straightforward as it."
He knocked Hua Shi's forehead heavily and said, "Don't waste time. There are still eight courtyards to clean today. Go quickly."
Hua Shi had no choice but to pick up the broom again, pushed the door and walked out of the room. But before leaving, he took one last look at the broken peak, blinked at him and said silently "Good morning".
However, what Fang Wei did not expect was that after yesterday's work, Rihua did not slack off at all when cleaning. In fact, because he was familiar with the environment, he cleaned a few points faster than usual. Even the procrastination symptoms that had always existed in the past seemed to have been cured. It was only noon when he finished cleaning.
After Hua Shi finished cleaning, he was not in a hurry to find Senior Brother Zhou Xun to check the results. After eating, he walked around first to make sure no one would come to find him. Then he found a quiet place to complete his daily spiritual sea practice.
Finally he stood up, patted his clothes, and finally began to slip out quietly.
Fang Wei felt that Hua Shi was too diligent when he first saw him. Later, when he saw him finish his training ahead of time, he became more certain of his guess. At this time, seeing Hua Shi slyly climbing over the wall and leaving the villa, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going?"
Hua Shi was originally watching carefully to see if there were any disciples patrolling nearby. When he heard the system's voice, he was almost startled. He covered his mouth to prevent himself from making any sound. After a long while, he managed to calm his heartbeat and responded in his mind: "System, you scared me to death."
Fang Wei ignored his complaints and asked, "Where are you going?"
Hua Shi was already hidden in the shadows of the trees. He had just avoided the patrols of several brothers. He shook his head and pointed to the platform on the mountainside in the distance. He looked at the pavilion on the mountain and said, "I want to go there and take a look."
That was the place where Liu Qishuang had a conversation with Xuan Shuzhi a thousand years ago and cut mountains and rivers apart with one sword.
By this time, the patrolling brothers had already gone far away. Hua Shi quickly emerged from the bushes, climbed out of the villa with a few jumps, and then went into the forest and headed towards the pavilion on the cliff.
A lot of things have changed in a thousand years, even the way up the mountain has changed. Hua Shi was worried about being seen, so he did not climb up the mountain directly as he did in the illusion, but chose to walk slowly up along the stone path in the mountains.
Hua Shi remembered that there was no path leading up the mountain in Huiguangzhu. This path was obviously built later. Hua Shi guessed that this was probably the work of his master, but he didn't know why he built a road here and built a pavilion.
Maybe it’s because the entire Xuanling Pavilion can be seen from here, so the scenery is better?
Hua Shi said that he was moving forward slowly, but he had been practicing for a long time after all, and his physical strength had long surpassed that of ordinary people. It didn't take him long to reach the platform.
The pavilion was right in front of him. Hua Shi looked at the platform and thought that this could be considered a revisit to an old place in a sense.
He first stood outside the pavilion for a long while, looked at the broken peak with deep emotion, and then slowly walked into the pavilion.
Then he quickly realized something was wrong.
There was a chessboard on the table in the pavilion at this time. The black and white chess pieces were crisscrossed on the board. It was obvious that the game was only halfway through and the winner had not yet been decided.
And just to the side of the chessboard, there are teapots and teacups. The cups are filled with tea, with tea leaves floating in them, and there is faint steam coming out.
Hua Shi: “…”
He stared at the teacup for a long while. If he guessed correctly, it seemed that... there was someone here not long ago.
No, maybe that person just left.
Just as Hua Shi was trying to comfort himself, the system took the initiative to speak: "The items were confiscated, and the person should not have left yet."
As if to verify the system's words, just as Hua Shi was staring at the teacup in a daze, a voice came from behind, followed by footsteps coming from afar and stopping right behind him: "What are you doing here?"
Hua Shi lowered his head and couldn't help but complain secretly in his heart.
Then he turned around and looked at Xuan Shuzhi, who was wearing casual white clothes and had a half-smile on his face, lowered his eyes and whispered, "Master."
Xuan Shuzhi did not ask him why he came here. Perhaps it was because he knew Hua Shi would not tell the truth, so he was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He just waved his sleeves and went back to the pavilion to sit down. He looked up and stared at Hua Shi for a while before smiling and squinting his eyes and said, "Since you are here, sit down and chat with me."
Hua Shi looked at him hesitantly until he spoke again, then he finally moved slowly over and sat down opposite Xuan Shuzhi.
Staring at this man for a moment, I felt that the smiling fox in front of me was much more terrifying compared to the young Xuan Shuzhi in Huiguangzhu.
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