Chapter 45: The Secret II
"You...... Got it? β
"I have been suspicious for a long time, but now I am sure."
The water mirror fused into a bubble, and I turned my head to look at him.
"When did you start guessing?"
He paused: "From the first time I met Qi Sheng. β
I keenly noticed that he was talking about meeting Qi Sheng.
Is that...... When I first arrived at Shahu, Bai Wan couldn't help but say that he was my master, and I met him later.
"Why?"
There's no way I'm going to show any flaws in the first time I see him.
Because I didn't even know who I was at that time.
I don't know who I was, what I've done, who I know β my past is like a fire-burned wasteland, nothing but black ashes.
And Qi Sheng doesn't look like me.
"And where did you see that?" I'm curious to death.
He stepped forward: "That's a long story. After Wu Ning and I parted that time, about half a year later, we met again in a small town she saidβand that was the last time. β
I didn't interrupt him.
She took me to see the place where Yu Baiping and Zhen Hui slew the evil Jiao, but it was strange that this time she didn't mention whether she had understood Zhen Hui's secret. She only told me about her childhood, about her father being a father and a mother who raised her, and about the first trick she learned and how she felt when she successfully performed it...... also talked about Wen Fei. On the day Wen Fei got married, she stood outside the wedding hall. She said she wasn't sad at all, and she didn't feel resentful. β
Really?
If you have been betrayed, how can you not complain at all?
She said that no matter how sad and angry she was at that time, it would be impossible to get along with herself, she just didn't understand. Wen Fei wants to get married, and he will get married. Isn't there time for her to say goodbye? Even if they are not people who have fallen in love with each other, but just ordinary friends, if you want to break your promises, you have to have a word, right? β
"The place where Yu Baiping and Zhen Hui once cut Jiao is deep underground, and it has become a series of underground dark ditches, stretching vertically and horizontally, I don't know how big it is. She led me to see the sword marks on the stone wall, and said that although it was impossible to comprehend the sword technique, looking at these sword marks, the sword intent and sword path could always be traced......"
"She ......" says she is her. It's a little weird, but it's a little awkward to say it's me. Simply vaguely asked, "How did you find that ruin?" β
"Hit by mistake." He said.
Did Wu Ning not tell him? Or is it inconvenient for him to say it now?
"My master's swordsmanship is not very skillful, and he has only passed on a surface to me." Shi Gong said: "The swordsmanship I am using now is what I watched on that stone wall back then and slowly figured it out by myself. β
Oh......
I was stunned.
With a little bit of swordsmanship that he figured out, he could practice to this point - Yan San'er is a very famous swordsman, but Shigong's swordsmanship should not be worse than him.
Shigong's level of comprehension is simply terrifying.
And Yu Baiping's swordsmanship back then. And to what point has it been?
No, it doesn't matter.
I made him dizzy, obviously asking him how he found my flaws, how did he get to Yu Baiping's swordsmanship.
But luckily he made it back.
"Wu Ning asked me how to become an immortal."
Not...... That's a hard question to answer.
How can you be considered an immortal?
People in the world say that immortals are good, but how are immortals good? Who has ever seen a fairy?
Is it immortality? Shakers? Ascending to Wonderland? No more birth, old age, sickness, and death? No worldly worries?
Who knows whether Yu Baiping and Zhen Hui became immortals or died together with the evil Jiao. Exactly no one knows.
Legend has it that those who became immortals...... After becoming an immortal, he never showed up again.
What is the difference between becoming an immortal and dying?
As soon as I said this, Shigong smiled: "What Wu Ning said at that time was ...... She doesn't know anything otherworldly, but if she's right. Maybe...... Spiritual consciousness is immortal. β
My eyes widened suddenly.
Imperishable?
Of course I understood what he meant.
Even if the body is destroyed, the spiritual consciousness is not destroyed...... Isn't that what I am?
As Wu Ning, I had already died once, but then I came back to life as Qi Sheng.
I don't know when my master has already held both of my hands and whispered: "At that time, I had a bad thought, and there was a sentence that came to my mouth but did not say it. Buried in my heart for many years. At that time, Wu Ning said a joke. She said that if she really found the secret of spiritual immortality, even if something happened to her one day, she would definitely find a way to come back...... When the time comes, they will definitely come to visit me, and they will ask me to designate a place. β
So, I succeeded at the time? Otherwise, how could I die and be born again?
I casually asked, "So what did you say?" β
"I said, "Well, let's just settle here. That place is only known to her and me, but I am afraid that no one in the world will know that this is the last place where Yu Baiping and Zhen Hui left traces...... So, ever since I found out that she went, I kept wondering if she would come back and when......"
"So the first time you saw me, you started to suspect that it was me?"
He smiled slightly, quite smugly. It doesn't make people feel annoying to look at, but it looks like a big child: "Your eyes don't look like a child." β
Really?
I didn't pay attention to the way I looked at the eyes. I haven't thought much about what a child's gaze looks like. Even if you think about it, you may not be able to pretend to be exactly the same as a child.
There seemed to be some other reason for his pride. When I thought about it, I couldn't help but laugh and cry.
He was probably proud not only because he saw my flaws, but also because I was sure that I kept my promise, and went back to him.
Phew, who did he think he was?
I went to Sand Lake just by coincidence, it happened to be attached to Qi Sheng, and Qi Jing and Qi Han happened to go to Sand Lake-
No, wait.
I asked him: "Where is the place where Yu Baiping and Zhen Hui really cut Jiao?" β
My grandfather glanced at me, with an air of "knowingly asking".
I hesitated: "Is it possible...... Is it Sand Lake? β
He nodded.
That's a coincidence!
"Right down the hill where we live now. I built the villa on it and lived there for so many years...... You're back, after all. β
His determined tone made me a little unhappy.
Why do you say that I look like a stupid and infatuated woman in the lyrics!
He looked at me with some puzzlement, probably seeing that I was a little unhappy, but he didn't know why I was annoyed.
I had a wonderful feeling.
He had so many years of experience, but it was only in some things. In some cases, he is still like a blank slate.
At times like this...... Even if you don't have sweet words, why should you say something nice?
But he ......
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This chapter is made up for yesterday. Because yesterday my relatives had dinner and fell down, I couldn't finish this chapter. (To be continued)