How can someone fall in love with someone because of a painting?
Fang Wei felt that Hua Shi’s words sounded very absurd, but his reaction was real, as if he really fell in love with the person in the painting a thousand years ago, and he was now grieving for that person’s death.
But how is this possible?
Fang Wei almost couldn't help but wonder whether the two of them had any previous connection, but no matter how he tried to recall, he could not find Hua Shi's figure in his memory.
Thinking of this, Fang Wei couldn't help but laugh again. Hua Shi had only recently traveled to the Xuanqing Continent, but she had already been on this continent for thousands of years. There was no way they could know each other.
No matter why Hua Shi was interested in the portrait of himself, Fang Wei did not continue to explore it. The most urgent task was to find what he wanted as soon as possible.
Fang Wei couldn't help but remind Hua Shi again, and Hua Shi finally came out of his strange mood. Under the urging of the system, he finally turned around and left the room to continue looking for his destination according to the map. But when he came to the door to leave, he turned back and took a last look at the portrait on the wall, as if he was reluctant to leave.
After leaving the room, Hua Shi stopped and looked back several times. Finally, until he could no longer see the room, he finally continued to move forward without stopping, looking for the place marked on the map.
After walking out of the room, Hua Shi seemed to have returned to his usual self and started talking and laughing with Fang Wei. Of course, he was still talking, but Fang Wei did not respond, as if nothing had happened in the room just now. Only the occasional absent-mindedness in his eyes would reveal his thoughts.
The room with the portrait hanging on the wall was actually not too far from the destination marked on Fang Wei's map. Hua Shi walked for about ten minutes and arrived at the marked location.
The marked place is a stone chamber. Because it is a secret room hidden in the dark, Hua Shi had to rely on Fang Wei's reminder to open the door of the room and walk into it through the secret passage.
Compared to the messy other places in this dilapidated main hall, this secret room is obviously much cleaner and tidier. After walking in this main hall for a long time, Hua Shi easily found that most of the rooms outside had signs of being searched. Even the room with the portrait hanging on it was in a mess, and it was obvious that many things had been taken away. Fortunately, the portrait on the wall seemed to have some taboos, so it was left in the room.
"If this is really the headquarters of the Spiritual Path, then when the headquarters was destroyed by Fang Wei, the remaining people of the Spiritual Path should have come and taken away what they needed, right?" Although Hua Shi was a lazy young master, he was not stupid. On the contrary, his mind was very agile. "There are no signs that this room has been touched by anyone, so even the people of the Spiritual Path didn't know there was a secret room here? Is this the room left behind by the first generation of the Spiritual Path master?"
Hua Shi had completely returned to his normal state by this time. He couldn't help but look around the room. After opening the cabinet in the corner and seeing the golden light, he couldn't help but quickly open the cabinet door and cover his eyes: "This is too bright."
Fang Wei: “…”
Although it is a bit inappropriate to say this, the masters of the spiritual path do have the habit of collecting treasures, and this room contains many good things that they obtained through fraud.
With this in mind, Fang Wei quickly reminded Hua Shi: "After taking the token, the host can choose three treasures from the room and leave."
Hua Shi passed by the cabinet filled with gold and gems and was about to look for the token the system mentioned. He was stunned when he heard this: "Really? But our Hua family has all the gold, silver and treasures. Why should I move these things back?"
Fang Wei was a little angry and amused. He laughed at this guy's naivety, but also angry at him for not knowing the value of things. He treated so many good things in front of him as waste. So he reminded him, "The treasures in the room are all spiritual heaven-level magic weapons. The host will definitely be able to use them in the future."
Hua Shi still hadn't figured out the level divisions on the Xuanqing Continent. After hearing what Fang Wei said, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "What level of magic weapon is a Heaven-level magic weapon?"
Fang Wei said: "There are no more than a hundred heavenly-grade magic weapons in the entire Xuanqing Continent."
Although it was unclear how powerful the Heaven-grade magic weapon was, Fang Wei's use of numbers to reflect its rarity made Hua Shi immediately realize how powerful this magic weapon was. In the eyes of Hua Shi, who had only a superficial understanding of cultivation and was still not sure about the value of things, the theorem that rare things were valuable was definitely not wrong. No one knew how many treasures there were in the entire Xuanqing Continent, but there were only less than a hundred Heaven-grade magic weapons, so it must be very powerful.
After coming to his senses, Hua Shi was even more surprised: "You said that there are only a hundred heavenly-grade magic weapons in the entire Xuanqing Continent, but there are so many magic weapons here..."
Hua Shi's guess was not wrong, so Fang Wei said calmly: "Half of the heavenly-grade magic weapons in Xuanqing Continent are here."
Even though Hua Shi was the doted young master of the Hua family and had been enjoying a rich life that others could never enjoy in their lifetime, he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Fang Wei say this.
He looked around, and after a long while he finally found his voice, and then he finally asked, "Can I take a few more things with me?"
Fang Wei: “…”
This person's attitude changed too quickly. Fang Wei was originally thinking about how to persuade Hua Shi to take the treasure away, but now it seems that there is no need to persuade him.
He quickly responded: "The host's ability is not enough to use too many heavenly magic weapons. For the sake of the host's safety, the host can only take three magic weapons."
Hua Shi certainly didn't have the intention of taking away more magic weapons. When he heard Fang Wei say this, he immediately chose to obey Fang Wei's words for the sake of his life, and even cooperated with him without Fang Wei's need to persuade him any more.
At this point in the conversation, Hua Shi followed the system's prompts and finally found a dark metal box in the secret compartment of the room. The box was very heavy, so Hua Shi carefully took it out of the secret compartment and wiped the dust off its surface. Then he asked uncertainly, "Is this what you want me to find?"
Fang Wei looked at the familiar box through Hua Shi's eyes and responded, "The token that the host is looking for is inside."
Hua Shi looked a little nervous. He held the box in both hands and whispered, "Did I open it?"
This was certainly not a question. In Hua Shi's mind, it was probably a kind of ritual. After saying this, he slowly unlocked the box and opened the lid.
Wrapped in the golden velvet cloth inside the box was a black token. No one knew what material the token was made of. It looked like metal but not metal. The surface was extremely smooth, as if water was flowing through it. When the fingertips touched it, it exuded a slight warmth, as if being nurtured by something. In such a cold winter, Hua Shi held the token in his hand and felt as if he was in the warm spring of March. He suddenly felt a little warmer.
Even though he didn't know what special function this token had, in Hua Shi's opinion, just because it could provide warmth, it was a tremendous treasure.
Hua Shi was thinking this when he heard Fang Wei's voice again: "Host, please keep the token close to your body. Do not let outsiders see it unless necessary."
Hua Shi would not be foolish enough to ask why, as he knew that it was a crime to possess a treasure. He did not have any extraordinary abilities when he traveled to Xuanqing Continent, nor did he have any powerful golden fingers. He felt that his biggest advantage was that he had been exposed to too many story routines in his original world, so he knew better than anyone which flags in the plot could not be set randomly and which things were the most suicidal.
Hua Shi would never do anything to seek death, so after hearing what Fang Wei said, Hua Shi immediately put the token into his arms as he was told.
The token pressed against his body through the fabric, making him feel warm all over.
Hua Shi's mood improved again. After making sure that others could not see any clues from him, he asked, "What else do I need to do?"
Fang Wei did not respond directly to his words, but pretended to pop up a system prompt: "Congratulations to the host for completing the main task: enter Ningshan and find the token left by the first generation of the master of the spiritual path. As a task reward, please choose and take away three heavenly magic weapons from the secret room."
Hua Shi was waiting for Fang Wei to say this. After hearing what he said, Hua Shi immediately started to choose in the room.
In this room, various kinds of brilliant lights flickered continuously, and spiritual energy filled the whole room. In addition to the glittering treasures that Hua Shi had seen in the cabinet before, there were also various treasures on the tables, cabinets, and shelves in various places in the room. What Fang Wei said to Hua Shi before was indeed true. The heavenly magic treasures in this room, if placed in the martial arts world outside, any one of them would be enough to cause a big storm.
At this time, Hua Shi, who was in the center of the storm, was still distressed because of the difficulty of his choice.
Standing in the middle of the room, looking back at the various gorgeous treasures, Hua Shi began to feel sweet distress. He scratched his head and couldn't help asking the system: "Which of these magic weapons is the most powerful? How should I choose?"
Fang Wei found Hua Shi's distressed look interesting, so he said, "Each magic weapon in the room has its own special ability and function. The host can choose any one at will, and after choosing, he will be able to learn how to use it."
Hua Shi hesitated and said, "Only after I select them can I know what they are used for? Isn't that just a matter of luck? Isn't your system too tricky?"
Fang Wei didn't respond and started playing dead.
In fact, Fang Wei certainly knew what functions these magic weapons had, but in Fang Wei's opinion, it really didn't make much difference which treasure Hua Shi chose, as these magic weapons all had their own uses, and the reason why he didn't explain their functions to Hua Shi one by one was because he thought it was too troublesome.
Hua Shi had no idea what Fang Wei was thinking. He was still struggling with how to choose the treasure.
"Of course the treasure has to be powerful enough to be used in fighting and self-defense. Should I pick a weapon for myself first?" Hua Shi muttered to himself. When he said this, his eyes turned and immediately focused on the weapons hanging on the wall.
Those weapons have their own merits. There are snow-white swords, sharp axes, whips and sticks. They all look like rare and unique magical weapons.
The magic weapons in the room were the most diverse. Hua Shi observed them carefully, frowned, and analyzed them seriously: "Since ancient times, only those who learned swordsmanship are worthy of being the protagonist. From an aesthetic point of view, sword moves are much more beautiful than other moves. I should also practice sword moves in the future, so I should choose a sword for myself."
In this way, he has already screened out a large part of the magic weapons, but probably according to his idea, among these weapon-type magic weapons, swords account for almost half of them. Even if some are screened out, there are still many swords waiting for him to choose from.
Hua Shi frowned and muttered to himself, "The red sword is too weird. It doesn't look like it's used by an immortal master. It looks like a sign of future possession. It's unlucky. The black sword doesn't seem to be any good either. It looks like a stick and you can't even see the sword light... Well, this one seems good, but it seems a bit short? Will such a short sword be at a disadvantage when compared with a human? No, no, look at this one..."
Hua Shi kept talking to himself while Fang Wei just listened quietly. After listening to his analysis, she couldn't help but find it funny.
After analyzing for a while, Hua Shi still hadn't picked out any of the three treasures. When Fang Wei was about to remind him to speed up, Hua Shi suddenly seemed to have thought of something and shouted, "I know!"
This time it was Fang Wei who was a little confused. He didn't know what Hua Shi knew, so he took the initiative to ask: "Has the host made up his mind?"
Hua Shi nodded and said seriously, "I've thought about it!"
Fang Wei paused and asked, "Which blade has the host decided to choose as a weapon?"
Hua Shi swept his eyes over the pile of magical weapons in front of him, and his fingers passed over swords of various shapes. In the end, he did not choose any of them, but passed them all and directly moved to a rusty, stick-like "thing" in the corner.
"I've decided. I'm going to choose the rusty sword."
Fang Wei was silent for a moment.
Hua Shi made this decision solemnly, and then he began to wait for Fang Wei's response. However, the long silence made him wonder: "System? Are you still there?"
Fang Wei took a long time to calm down, and when he said this, he finally asked with complicated thoughts: "Why did the host choose this sword?"
Hua Shi said seriously, "I have thought of all the tricks. In various plots where people are asked to choose treasures, the things that look shiny and beautiful are often not the best treasures. The more inconspicuous something is, the more precious it is." As he said this, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips, as if he felt that his judgment was impeccable. "So I chose this. This rusty sword is inconspicuous no matter how you look at it. It is obviously the best treasure here."
Fang Wei: “…”
Seeing Hua Shi's smile, Fang Wei even felt a little bit reluctant, but he still told the truth: "Host, this is not a treasure, it's just a broken scabbard."
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