Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Curse Breaker
"I don't know what Miss Shiyao experienced at the bottom of the cliffs of Yishan," the machine spirit continued to recount in a flat tone, "I only know that after a day, she absorbed a large amount of Yin Death Qi in extreme pain, and since then she has been transformed into the Snow Maiden of Yishan, controlling the power of frost from the coldest to the coldest.
After that, she returned to Qingzhou to find that her loved ones, as well as those who had been kind to her, had been abused and died miserably.
"I don't know if you know if you know the myths and legends - those who hurt people's limbs in the yang world, those who commit rape and murder, those who bully others, those who forget their righteousness, those who seek revenge, those who are cold-blooded and cruel, etc., will enter the 'Ice Hell' of the Second Yama Hall after death, and suffer the punishment of cold and frost.
"So, with anger and hatred, the young lady turned the entire Lu Mansion into an 'ice hell' with the help of the 'Shocking Pen' and the power of frost. She wants to make the thugs who were kidnapped and burned to pay the price.
"It's called 'Hell has no way to take the blame'.
And three days later, Miss's maid Shuyan, for some unknown reason, turned into a drought after her death, bringing a three-year drought to the entire Qingzhou Mansion.
"However, the evil leader Tang Hui and some of his subordinates escaped the punishment of the Ice Hell with the power of the 'Qincha Token'.
"Although they couldn't leave the confines of the Lu Mansion, they built a shelter in the northwest corner tower.
"Because of the presence of the 'Chincha Token', neither the young lady nor my powers can enter that shelter.
At the same time, with the passage of time, the human emotions in Miss Shiyao are gradually disappearing. She became more and more like a god who ruled over ice and snow and did not eat the fireworks of the world.
She feared that she would forget her hatred and end up letting those villains get away with the punishment they deserved.
"So, she left me and the last shred of her humanity in this abandoned mansion, waiting for the arrival of someone who can help her make her wish come true."
Gu Xu listened to the machine spirit's narration while silently analyzing whether her words were true or false.
"I have a question," he pondered for a moment, then spoke, "why did your young lady keep you here and not take you to Yishan?" β
The machine spirit sighed, and said with a somewhat gloomy expression: "A dead person can no longer be the master of the famous weapon; And without the master's famous weapon, he can't exert his true power. Mademoiselle didn't want me to be buried forever in order to help her. She hopes that I will have another moment of brilliance in the future. β
Hearing this, Gu Xu took out a copper coin from his pocket, turned it around in the palm of his hand a few times, and at the same time silently recited the name of "God", and then glanced at it quietly.
Face up.
This shows that the machine spirit is not lying.
Gu Xu then asked, "If I'm not mistaken, after Miss Lu incarnated as a Snow Maiden, she had the strength of the Sixth Realm; And you are also one of the famous 'Twelve Famous Instruments'. What is the power of the 'Chincha Token' to keep you out of the Vault? β
The spirit replied, "Because the 'Chin Cha Token' was carved by the Emperor himself with the 'Tai'a Sword'. The Tai'a Sword is the first weapon in the world, and it has a great restraining effect on the souls of the dead and the magic weapons of the world, including other masterless famous weapons. β
"I'm just a weak Second Realm cultivator, I'm afraid I can't help you in this kind of thing, right?" Gu Xu asked tentatively.
"What you need to do is simple," replied the machine spirit, "all you need to do is become the new owner of the Pen and step over the barrier of the Sanctuary. Miss and I will take care of the rest by ourselves. β
"Why choose me?" Gu Xu then asked, "I think, before me, there must have been many monks who could also do this. β
"It's not a random thing to choose the owner of a famous weapon," the machine spirit sneered, "Do you think that these three tests in the Lu Mansion are really set up casually?" β
She paused for a moment, then continued: "For example, the test of the 'Hundred Flowers Poetry Society' was with the help of the young lady's 'discerning eye' supernatural abilityβit can not only examine the talents of the monks, but also their hearts.
"A person who is inconsistent with the inside and the outside cannot write a poem smoothly on the 'Hundred Flowers Poetry Society'.
"Just like Tang Hui, although he drew the signature of the 'Gentleman in Flowers' orchid, but because he is essentially a despicable villain - even if he was admitted to the Jinshi and learned brilliantly, he couldn't successfully write an orchid poem."
No wonder.
Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.
He had long suspected that the flower names and poems on the "Hundred Flowers Poetry Society" had a great relationship with everyone's character and fate.
Now the words of the machine spirit undoubtedly confirm this speculation.
Subsequently, Gu Xu asked a question that he had always been very curious about: "So what is the third test?" Why did I pass without doing anything? β
"Because Miss told me that you are the only one of all the monks who has not entered this abandoned mansion for his own fame and fortune," replied lightly, "Miss admires pure and clean people, and so do I."
"But in this world, too many people have fallen into the mud of fame and fortune and can't extricate themselves."
"Miss Lu may have seen the wrong person," Gu Xu laughed at himself, "I have always thought of myself as a layman, and I have never felt how noble I am. When I came to this mansion, I actually just wanted to ask Miss Lu for a solution to the 'frost erosion' curse. β
"How to break the curse of 'frost'? What do you want that thing for? "The machine spirit obviously didn't expect Gu Xu to make such a request.
And not because this is very demanding.
Rather, it is because, compared to becoming the new owner of the "Amazing Pen", this requirement is too insignificant.
Gu Xu stood up from his seat, cleared his throat, and said, "My boss went to Yishan to pick a snow ginseng in order to treat me. In the process, he fell under the curse of 'frost' and his health deteriorated.
"But no matter what, he did it for me. I am deeply sorry for him if his behavior angered Miss Luk.
"I believe that Miss Lu is a simple, kind, and beautiful woman. I begged Miss Luk to raise her noble hand and forgive an elder who had committed a mistake by taking pity on his juniors, and give him the 'Frost Melt' spell to relieve his pain. β
As soon as the words fell, he clasped his hands into fists and bowed to the spirit of the "Shocking Pen" and the windless automatic blue yarn cupboard.
The machine spirit stood silently, seemingly undecided.
At this moment, a lilac flower note appeared in mid-air out of thin air, and then gently fell at Gu Xu's feet.
Gu Xu picked up the flower note and read it carefully.
I saw that the paper was written in Juan Xiu's hairpin letters:
"I'm sorry, Childe. The temper of the body is not very good, and he has always hated the uninvited guests who trespassed on Yishan, and he hurt the elders of the son, and I ask the son to forgive me.
"The method of cracking the 'Frost Erosion' spell has been written on the back of this paper. Please be sure to accept it.
"Lu Shiyao, respectfully."