Chapter 79 Chapter 79 The Fifth Wish
Chen Mu: “…”
He Shile: "This explains why Hongzhu is so familiar with the secret realm."
He suddenly felt a little sad. For him and other cultivators, this was just a place to improve their strength, but Hongzhu and the others must feel differently.
The illusion dissipated, and when He Shile looked up, he saw a beam of green light flying towards him. Binding spell! If it had been the previous He Shile, he would definitely not have been able to react, but after the battle with the master of the secret realm, He Shile's reaction speed was incomparable. He dodged the binding spell, but then several spiritual powers silently formed a dense net behind him, enveloping him.
He Shiqing appeared in front of him.
"Cousin, we meet again."
He Shile was tied up and sat on the ground. He found that his pulse was blocked. A circle of people around him were on high alert. It seemed that He Shiqing came prepared.
"What are you doing here?" He Shiqing asked.
He Shile sighed inwardly. He had stayed in the illusion for too long. "You can come, but I can't?"
"Is this what you wanted to say?" He Shiqing smiled and said, "I'm in a good mood now, so I'll give you another chance."
He may appear to be a gentleman, but his actions are incredibly ruthless. Some branches are closely aligned with the main family, such as He Shiqing, who often spent time with He Shilie in his youth, and their interests are deeply intertwined. He Shilie is simple-minded, has a fiery temper, and is conceited, and it's He Shiqing who often cleans up his mess.
In He Shile's opinion, He Shiqing is more troublesome than He Shilie.
He Shile said: "I don't have anything to say."
He Shiqing sat down, stretching his face with one hand. "Since you came to the secret realm, you're probably looking for something. You should know we're here. You tried to avoid me before, but now you've fallen into my trap. This means there's something valuable here that you have to take the risk to get."
He Shiqing looked him up and down: "Besides, it looks like you've already got it."
"What is it?"
He Shile didn't answer but asked, "Cousin, why did you come to the secret realm? Since we both got it, why bother holding each other so tightly? Let's have a good competition in front of the hall. Do you still think that what you got is worse than mine?"
He Shiqing: "If you don't want to tell me, don't blame me for robbing you."
He Shile sneered: "This mustard seed space, even if I die, it will not be opened by others."
"Aren't you afraid of suffering some punishment?"
"I've endured the pain of He Shilie cutting off my spiritual roots. Does my cousin have any other tricks?"
He Shiqing stood up and softened his tone, "Cousin, why risk competing for this candidate position? You've never fought for it before. Since you're capable, I'll naturally use you when I take that position. As long as you're willing to be loyal to me..."
He Shile stared at him: "If He Shilie is a magnanimous person, why does my cousin have to suppress his cultivation level all the time, just to be inferior to He Shilie? Are you willing to do that?"
The temple was silent for a moment. The other disciples of the Immortal Grass Sect lowered their heads, wishing they hadn't heard anything. Outside, everything seemed calm, but the wind and rain seemed to have already enveloped the temple.
After a while, He Shiqing lowered his eyes and said slowly, "Everyone has his own destiny... I will wholeheartedly accept that Big Brother will become the Sect Master in the future."
The two sides stood in a standoff for a long time. He Shile spoke first, "Cousin, how about this? Tell me what you got, and I'll be honest."
He Shiqing raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected He Shile to still want to take the initiative at this point. However, after thinking it over carefully for a moment, he decided that it wouldn't matter if he told He Shile. If what He Shile had was truly more valuable than his own, then it wouldn't matter if he dealt with He Shile later.
He Shiqing could of course choose to kill him here, but unless it was necessary, He Shiqing didn't want to do that.
To prevent the other from lying, both parties swore an oath to each other. This oath is supervised by the laws of heaven and cannot be broken. He Shiqing said, "My goal is the skeleton of the master of the secret realm."
He Shile: "What I got is the sword of the master of the secret realm."
Both sides fell silent, weighing the value of each other's items. A legendary figure like the master of the secret realm, his bones were naturally unique and of special value, especially after being refined. When He Shiqing said this, He Shile was also a little surprised. He had never expected that such a thing existed in the secret realm.
Chen Mu: "What did he say he got, a skeleton? That's impossible!"
He Shile: "Why do you say that, Senior?"
Chen Mu originally wanted to say that if He Shiqing got the skeleton, he would not be able to feel nothing at all, but he didn't know how to say it. When he was hesitating, He Shiqing suddenly made a move!
However, the next moment, He Shile's body turned into a piece of wood.
It's puppetry again.
…
He Shile had prepared himself to be caught by He Shiqing before entering the ruined temple. Although he used a backup plan, he was still very upset. He Shile hurriedly left the place where the puppetry was set up to prevent He Shiqing from catching up with him based on the fluctuations of his spiritual power.
"If he got the skeleton of the master of the secret realm, doesn't that mean he got the skeleton of Hongzhu's father?" He Shile frowned deeply, then asked with a glimmer of hope, "Senior, what did you mean when you said it was impossible?"
Chen Mu only said: "He definitely doesn't have any bones in his hands."
He Shile trusted him very much. After thinking about it for a while, he said to himself, "He's talking about the target. He probably didn't get it, but he only has the relevant information. But his target is this. If Hongzhu knew..."
He Shile felt a mix of emotions. He thought he should tell Hongzhu, but that might put her at risk. Hongzhu and her sisters had such deep feelings for their father; how could they allow his remains to fall into the hands of others? But overthinking was pointless; he didn't know when he'd see Hongzhu again.
His mission has been completed, and perhaps it is time to leave the secret realm.
He Shile examined the long sword in the mustard seed space. This sword was a gift from the master of the secret realm. Thinking of the relationship between the master of the secret realm and Hongzhu, he bowed solemnly in the direction of the ruined temple and said, "Thank you, senior!"
Chen Mu: "Oh, this..."
System 05 laughed unabashedly.
He Shile was right. This sword was truly a gift from the master of the secret realm. After all, it was Chen Mu who taught him how to find the shadow's weakness. Apart from Chen Mu himself, probably no one could defeat him at the same level.
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He Shile hadn't expected to see the Hongzhu sisters again so soon. After obtaining the sword, he didn't leave the secret realm immediately. Although he said he was looking for more treasures, everyone knew he was looking for Hongzhu. Just three days after obtaining the sword, he happened to run into Hongzhu fighting someone. He Shile didn't hesitate to help Hongzhu. Seeing Hongzhu's help, the cultivator ran away, cursing them as a bastard before leaving.
"Oh, what a coincidence, seeing you again." Hong Zhu thanked He Shile and asked, "It seems you've recovered well."
He Shile always gets nervous when facing Hongzhu, but he has been with her for so long that at least he can talk to her freely: "Thanks for your care."
"Don't be so polite all the time. You're putting so much pressure on me." Hongzhu said, "You just helped me again. Do you have to settle accounts like this every time? After all, we are destined to be together."
He Shile's face turned slightly red.
Hongzhu asked, "Did you get what you wanted?"
He Shile: “I got it.”
Hongzhu smiled and said, "Congratulations then."
When we met again, Hongzhu was still as lively and cheerful as before, but she seemed a little tired, and even when she smiled, there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"How have you been lately..." He Shile thought for a moment and asked in a different way, "Where's your sister?"
"She's nearby and will be here soon." Hongzhu tilted her head and asked him, "Are you ready to leave the secret realm?"
Was she just asking casually, or was she hinting at something? He Shile thought back to the question he had been struggling with before. In just three days, he still hadn't figured out the answer.
He Shile hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and mustered up the courage to say, "I'm not leaving for now. If you're looking for something, maybe I can help you."
Hongzhu hesitated, shook her head, and said, "Let's wait until my sister comes back."
Hongzhu took He Shile to another secluded place. They had many hidden places in this secret realm that no one else knew about, which further confirmed He Shile's suspicions. Lan Xin returned soon after. She wasn't surprised to see He Shile, probably because Hongzhu had just had a secret conversation with her.
Upon learning that He Shile wanted to go with them, Lan Xin became thoughtful. Hong Zhu then advised, "What we are going to do is very dangerous. Why take the risk, fellow Daoist? We don't have enough reward..."
He Shile quickly said, "No reward is needed. I'm willing to do this."
Hongzhu looked at him in astonishment, then suddenly understood his feelings. Her face slowly turned red and she turned away. Lan Xin, on the other hand, kept staring at He Shile and asked, "You said before that you got what you wanted. What was it?"
"...the sword of the master of the secret realm." He Shile slowly took out the sword. The reason for his hesitation was not because he did not trust the two sisters, but because he thought about how Hongzhu would view him taking her father's sword. So He Shile also explained the process of taking the sword, and omitted Chen Mu's help.
"You defeated that shadow?" Hongzhu asked in disbelief, "How is that possible?! We've tried many times..."
Lan Xin was calmer, after all, the sword was right there: "Then you should also know that the shadow used..."
"The Life and Death Sword Technique." He Shile lowered his head slightly: "I know."
The three of them were silent for a moment. Hongzhu turned her body to the side, as if she was afraid of the cold, and leaned against Lan Xin.
"Then you should have guessed it. We don't need to hide it from you." Lan Xin said in a low voice: "The owner of the secret realm is our father, Chen Mu. The purpose of our trip is to obtain his bones."
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