Chapter 75 Chapter 75 The Fifth Wish
After Hongzhu left, He Shile could only recuperate honestly. He was indeed seriously injured. When he just woke up, he was too excited and didn't notice his condition. Now that he calmed down, he found that his body was broken again and his spiritual power was gone. The severity of his injuries was comparable to the last time he was injured by He Shilie. He Shiqing didn't show any mercy to him this time. They were really a family.
Hongzhu took good care of him, and some of He Shile's injuries were recovering. Thinking of Hongzhu, he couldn't help but think that there must be some misunderstanding between him and Hongzhu.
He Shile thought for only a moment before he fainted again from exhaustion. He had a terrible dream, and his body jerked violently, waking him up with a start. When he sat up, his back was covered in cold sweat. He Shile covered his mouth and gasped violently. After a while, he slowly calmed down.
He looked around and found that Hongzhu had not returned yet.
System 05 said: "She never came back."
He Shile was a little worried. After all, He Shiqing was still looking for him. If Hongzhu was discovered by He Shiqing... He took out a tracking talisman, but his body was empty and he had no spiritual power to drive the talisman.
He Shile tried hard to calm himself down and meditate, capturing the vague spiritual energy around him to repair his spiritual roots. After a while, he suddenly discovered that there was no sword energy that was everywhere in the secret realm. It was because of this that he was able to wake up so quickly despite being so seriously injured.
After waiting for a whole day, Hongzhu still didn't come back. He Shile accumulated some spiritual power in his body. He took out the talisman and injected spiritual power into it. Then he looked for Hongzhu's belongings in the cave. He could find her by the aura on it. He looked around and found only two cushions, two swords, and two sets of clothes in the cave... Why were there two of everything?
At this time, the sound of water outside changed. A girl in a white shirt walked in, saw He Shile, and said, "You can get up now?"
He Shile was slightly startled, secretly hid the talisman, and called out awkwardly: "...Hongzhu, you're back."
The girl raised her eyebrows, a faint smile on her lips. At this time, another head popped out from behind her. The girl with a ponytail said, "Hey, why are you up?"
Two identical faces.
No, not only the face, but also the height and body are exactly the same, the aura is the same, the spiritual power is the same, from the outside, there is no difference.
Seeing He Shile staring at her sister, Hong Zhu said, "This is my sister, Lan Xin. People often mistake us for each other, so don't mind."
Lan Xin spread out her hands, revealing a watery, clear and transparent spirit bead.
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"So, when you mentioned the Lingzhu incident earlier, it was because you and my sister had already encountered it." Hongzhu was busy in front of the cauldron, brewing medicine for He Shile. She held a small palm-leaf fan, and the ends of her hair swayed with it. "My sister and I don't usually act together. We only contact each other when something happens. She seemed to have told me about the Lingzhu before, but oops, I didn't think of it then."
Hongzhu smiled again and said, "But I'll give you this spiritual bead in the end."
"Thank you." He Shile finally understood what Chen Mu meant. His thoughts were complicated and his voice was dry.
"You're welcome." Hongzhu waved her hand and continued her story of searching for materials, but she was primarily speaking to Lanxin. They were so connected that they could communicate with each other no matter how far apart they were. Therefore, after entering the secret realm, they explored separately for efficiency. They had entered the secret realm around the same time as He Shile, so when He Shile met Lanxin, Hongzhu was on the other side of the secret realm.
While Hongzhu chattered away, Lanxin sharpened her sword beside her, occasionally responding to indicate she was listening. He Shile quickly noticed the difference between the two: Hongzhu was lively and active, while Lanxin was more calm and gentle.
Twins, and in his sea of consciousness, System 05 also suddenly realized.
He and Chen Mu had raised the twin lotuses for over a decade, taking them with them wherever they went. Chen Mu generously used the best supplies to raise the twin lotuses, spending more on them than on himself, because all he needed for revenge was a sword.
System 05 still remembered how, when the twin lotuses had just budded, Chen Mu had found a safe place to nurture them with spiritual fluid. They watched as the tiny green buds emerged, then grew, enveloping soft, delicate petals. Later, the twin lotuses blossomed, half red, half blue, like a fusion of ice and fire. As time passed, the twin lotuses gradually developed a certain spirituality. They were placed on the windowsill, and when Chen Mu walked by, the petals swayed gently, brushing against his sleeves.
Chen Mu asked System 05 to choose a name, but System 05 refused. He said he would try his best to avoid leaving his mark in the small world, so Chen Mu did not mention it.
Hongzhu, Lanxin, did they choose these names themselves? System 05 looked at the two identical girls and almost saw twin lotus flowers growing upright in them.
"You already knew that." System 05 said.
Chen Mu: "I recognized He Shile when he first helped Hong Zhu at the inn."
"Then why don't you tell me?"
"I told you, when I left, the Twin Lotus had already transformed. You saw her three times, but couldn't recognize her..." Chen Mu sighed, "If they knew this, they would be so sad."
System 05 pounced on him and hit him. Chen Mu dodged in panic. The two of them were in a mess. When He Shile entered the sea of consciousness, he saw such a chaotic scene.
"Senior, this is..." He Shile was stunned.
"Someone's getting angry out of shame." Chen Mu backhanded System 05 into his arms. System 05 hinted at him to let go, but Chen Mu didn't move. System 05 flashed to the other side, raised its chin, and said, "Boring."
He Shile: What should I do as a host who is ignored by everyone when the senior and the system, two plug-ins, are flirting with each other?
He Shile came to the sea of consciousness to calm down because he was in a complicated mood.
"What's there to be entangled about? Don't you know who you like?" Chen Mu said, his face suddenly becoming serious: "You can't tell the difference, right?"
"I can tell them apart now. There's actually a huge difference between them, especially when they appear together." He Shile lowered his eyes. He was embarrassed to say these words, but he was facing a senior and system he had always trusted and had no connection with the outside world. This was no different from saying it to himself. Besides, he needed the senior's help and advice: "I've always liked Hongzhu... But, thinking about the misunderstanding with Lan Xin before, I feel very embarrassed."
System 05 suddenly came to his senses: "You like Hongzhu?! When did it happen?"
Chen Mu: “…”
He Shile: “…”
Chen Mu said in a tone of watching the fun, "He's rather slow to react in this regard unless it involves the mission. It's alright, continue to talk about your journey."
He Shile thought that Chen Mu's attitude was too proactive. He had never communicated with him so eagerly before. He Shile could only think that the senior was probably more interested in the emotional aspect.
He chatted with Chen Mu for a few sentences and found that Chen Mu actually hit the nail on the head in just a few words and solved his confusion. The senior was unexpectedly proficient in the love between men and women. He Shile felt much better after the conversation.
After He Shile left his sea of consciousness, System 05 was still scowling at him. Although he had lost a hundred years, after confirming that Twin Lotus was doing well, System 05 had no regrets. Before he could relax, He Shile revealed his feelings.
He used to think that He Shile was a pretty good host. He was very proactive, had goals and ideas, rarely relied on the system, and was very measured in his actions. Among all the hosts he had experienced, he had a very good impression. But now, he suddenly began to notice the aspects of He Shile that made him a human being rather than a host.
"I think He Shile is not bad." Chen Mu said leisurely: "Besides, the fate is not even decided yet. Even if He Shile likes Hongzhu, so what? Hongzhu doesn't like him."
As he said, Hongzhu was simply warm and cheerful. Because He Shile was injured, she took extra care of him. In reality, she treated everyone else the same way. The only person Hongzhu truly trusted was her sister, Lan Xin. He Shile had stayed in the cave while recovering from his injuries, and Lan Xin hadn't left since Hongzhu couldn't care for him while also exploring. Some time later, He Shiqing and his men finally left, and they left the cave and settled down by the lake.
He Shile cultivated while recuperating, leading a peaceful and tranquil life. This lake was where Chen Mu had once recuperated, so it possessed healing properties. Lan Xin had set up a concealed formation. She seemed to be a specialized formation master, her technique extremely refined, and her formation was far more effective than He Shile's. The lake was embraced by the trees, while the house stood quietly on its shore. From outside, the house was shrouded in mist, flowing like water, and the treetops looming, like a landscape painting with subtle makeup, quite mysterious and captivating. From the cabin, one could smell the moisture mingling with the vegetation. The windowsill faced the lake, where graceful lotus flowers swayed in the breeze.
System 05 and Chen Mu hadn't had much to do lately. System 05 observed the interactions between the three, while Chen Mu was more relaxed. Without Hongzhu around, He Shile and Lan Xin exchanged only a few pleasantries, and the atmosphere easily cooled. But when Hongzhu was around, whether she was with He Shile or Lan Xin, she always managed to lighten the atmosphere. Hongzhu was simple-minded, frank, and generous. In contrast, Lan Xin remained expressionless, making it difficult to discern her thoughts from her expression.
System 05 also noticed the difference in their clothing. Hong Zhu tied her hair into a ponytail and wore a string of red beads on her wrist, while Lan Xin often used a blue hairpin to tie up her long hair. Apart from that, she did not wear any other accessories.
Hongzhu went out exploring that day, and Lanxin handed her the polished sword. It was a very spiritual thin sword. Hongzhu made a sword flower, and the sword body made a sound of surging water.
Among the two of them, Lan Xin is good at magic and can draw formations, while Hongzhu is good at using swords and can refine medicine. The sword technique she learned is exactly what Chen Mu used back then.
She has water spiritual roots and is not suitable for learning this kind of sword that is full of murderous aura.
"Sister, I'm going out." Hongzhu put away her sword, leaned against Lan Xin's arms, and hugged her tightly: "I'll be back soon."
System 05 suddenly thought of a question: Why did they come to this secret place?
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