Chapter 17, turning evil into good

Under the surface of the lake, the unconscious bluestone slowly sinks, and finally falls on a flat piece of mud and sand at the bottom of the lake, the lake is quite deep but very clear, and the moonlight shines down through the clear water, even the deep bottom of the lake can be faintly seen.

Qingshi lay motionless at the bottom of the lake, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth and slowly drifting away.

There is a small piece of sparse aquatic grass next to the bluestone, there are three or five snails in the aquatic grass bushes, all of which are adsorbed on the aquatic grass leaves, and there are a few empty snail shells scattered in the sediment at the bottom of the lake.

The bloodshot floated over and spread between the snail shells, a snail shell flashed brightly, and the bloodshot floating in the water was suddenly absorbed into the past and turned into a blood line into the shell, at the same time, the light spread along the bloodshot to the source, and touched the bluestone in an instant, and immediately turned into a flickering strong light to wrap its whole body, and after a breath, the light disappeared suddenly.

The bottom of the lake is still in the same condition, only the bluestone has disappeared.

I don't know how long it took, Qingshi woke up slowly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that he was lying on the hard and cold black floor, surrounded by a slight white light, and the light was dim and soft.

Qingshi sat up and found himself in a hemispherical enclosed space with a diameter of about 100 zhang, shrouded in a huge circular canopy overhead, dark and deep, a galaxy disk composed of countless sand-like stars was slowly turning, and the light in the hall came from these stars.

I don't know what the material of the black ground is, smooth and flat. The bluestone is in a circular circle of light about one zhang in diameter, outlined by a thin line that emits a shimmering light. And this circle is in the very center of the entire circular space.

In addition to the circle where the bluestone is located, there are also eight identical circles neatly distributed around this central circle, which are twenty zhang away from the central circle. Other than that, there is nothing left in the entire space.

Qingshi sensed himself and was pleasantly surprised to find that he had no injuries, whether it was fracture trauma or internal organ injury, all of them had healed.

Feeling the surrounding situation again, the air is clean and clear, but there is no trace of aura, as for the rest, it is clear at a glance. The space was huge and empty, and Qingshi felt like a little ant in a large iron pot.

After a while, Qingshi walked out of the circle, and it was natural to step out of the circle, and there was no unusual feeling.

Qingshi stood still and said loudly into the air, "Is anyone there?" Younger generation Qingshi, thank you for saving your life! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a small animal running out of a circle of light in front of him and coming straight to him, Qingshi fixed his eyes, but it was a white kitten, it seemed to be a little different, the head and body were seven or eight points like a cat, but there was a lion-like mane and a fox's big tail, and there were black tiger stripes on the white body, which looked like a miniature version of the white tiger.

However, this little thing has neither the solemn majesty of a tiger, nor the noble elegance of a cat, I saw it squatting in front of the bluestone, raising its two front paws and bending on its chest, its two big eyes dripping and turning, its neck was smart and its tail was shaking, and its thief looked a little like a weasel.

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The little beast barked at Qingshi, and sure enough, it was not a cat meow, and Qingshi couldn't hear any kind of animal cry like he knew.

"Uh, this ......" Aoshi was a little overwhelmed. The little thing turned around and ran in a circle of light in front of it, but it was not the one that had just come out, and it disappeared as soon as it ran in.

Qingshi followed, paused slightly, and stepped in.

There was no strange feeling in the body, bluestone appeared in a courtyard surrounded by a fence, in the middle of the courtyard two circles side by side, bluestone was standing in one of them.

As soon as I looked around, Qingshi found that this is also a hemispherical enclosed space with a diameter of about 100 zhang, but there are flowers, trees, sunlight, small bridges and flowing water.

There was a two-story building in front of the courtyard, the atrium was wide open, and an old man with white hair and white beard and white robe stood in the door, quite a fairy posture, he looked down at the little beast, as if he was communicating something.

Qingshi walked over, but it was not easy to enter the door rashly, and was about to speak, when the old man looked up and waved his hand to signal him to wait for a while, and then looked down at the little beast and spoke.

The little beast couldn't understand the cooing bluestone, but the old man's words could be understood, so he only heard him say: "If you can't eat it, you can't eat it, and the old man is too lazy to explain it to you." As he spoke, he prepared to go out.

But the little beast scurried to the side, stopped in front of the old man, and straightened up for a while.

"Hey, you little trick, okay, I'll tell you," the old man said helplessly, "This is a person, not a spirit beast or food, understand?" ”

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"What! Have you eaten? When have you ever eaten it? The old man's eyes widened.

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"Two hundred years ago? Yes! You mean the girl in the floral dress? ”

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"Old Qinglong, this old bastard," the old man raised his head and scolded, then lowered his head to the little beast and said, "That's not good, this one is still alive, not dead." He shook his head and shook the white beard under his chin and said regretfully, "Alas, that girl is so beautiful and has a sweet mouth, I didn't expect it...... Alas! ”

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"Let's talk about it when it's dead, okay, okay and go later." The old man said.

The little beast turned and ran out the door, scurrying out of the door, a circle of light and vanishing.

The old man was fully dressed, raised his legs and walked out of the door with a solemn cough, his hands behind his back, and he looked like a fairy wind and bones.

The old man's words Qingshi naturally heard it, and he was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: It won't be what I thought, this little thing is clever and cute, and the old man is kind and kind, it must not mean that, it must be that I think too much.

By this time the old man had already walked out of the door.

Qingshi hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed: "Junior Qingshi, thank you for saving me." ”

"You're awake, and your body is all back? Well, not bad, not bad. The old man shook his head and said, "This is not my credit, it was Yunlu who brought you here, as for your injury, it should be you who recovered by yourself, I didn't help, you kid, you recovered by yourself so quickly, it's amazing, luck is even more reversed, no wonder Yunlu will bring you, no one has come for a long time!" By the way, do you write poetry? ”

"No," Qingshi replied, "Dare to ask the old senior's surname, which senior is Yunlu?" Please ask the seniors for a recommendation, I have thanked me in person for saving my life. ”

"Well, the old man's surname is Hu, and his name is a white character, Hu Bai." The old man said solemnly, "Yunlu is not a senior, but the place where we are." You can't compose poetry, so how about calligraphy? ”

"The younger generation can write a few words, and calligraphy is very common." Qingshi was a little surprised, "This place? Please also ask the seniors Hu to make it clear. ”

"Old White!" The old man said, "Call me Bai senior, it's white, not Hu." ”

"Yes, Old White." Qingshi was even more surprised, it is rare to call himself an old-timer, let alone introduce himself with a high surname, this old man looks like a fairy wind, but he seems to be a little out of tune when he speaks.

"Well," the old man nodded, "Cultivators are naturally able to read and write, but writing can rise to the height of art, so it is not called writing but calligraphy." Old man, I have been concentrating on poetry and books for tens of thousands of years, and it goes without saying that calligraphy is also the true meaning of inheritance and innovation! ”

The old man shook his head and boasted to himself, made a gesture to Qingshi to follow me, walked towards the aperture in the courtyard, and chattered endlessly, "You can enjoy my ink treasure in a while, if you have the opportunity, you can also read my poems and appreciate them, which is very helpful for people's taste." ”

The old man said as he stepped into the aperture where the bluestone came in, but it did not disappear, and it disappeared until the bluestone also stepped in.

In the next moment, Qingshi and the old man appeared in another circular space, the diameter of this space was only about ten zhang, and in addition to a circle of light on the ground, there was only a black stone tablet about two zhang high, and the stone tablet was engraved with columns of golden words.

The old man said: "This is a message left by my master, but the words were written by me, you can enjoy it slowly, I will go first." With that, the glimmer of light vanished.

Qingshi walked out of the aperture and came to the stele, first look at the word, but it is more neat, but that's all, it may be good in this world, but it is not worth it in the eyes of Qingshi.

Bluestone calligraphy is good, there are several generations of personality before are also successful people, its calligraphy skills are still in the memory, although there are not many opportunities to come to this world to write, but really want to write, definitely better than this old man's proud work.

Qingshi shook his head with a smile, and then looked at the text carefully:

Anyone who comes to this cloud house is a destined person, and they all have the opportunity to pass on my mantle and fulfill my long-cherished wish.

Yunlu is the spirit treasure of the cave, the rest of the driving is too empty, unintentionally attacked by the evil (Note 1), fell here, Yunlu was damaged, the palace was injured, and it has been trapped here for 5,000 years.

Yu had no choice but to seal his remnant soul to wait for rebirth, and asked the remaining four servants to set up an assessment to wait for fate.

People who are destined in the future can be given gifts according to the assessment situation. If you can pass the assessment, you can be my disciple and have my inheritance. However, he must make a true life oath in front of Yu Ling, arrive at the Taihao Divine Realm within 10,000 years, and find my husband (Note 2) to inform him of this situation, so that Yu can be saved.

This matter is very difficult, may God have mercy on me and help me. The Jade Sword Princess of the Moro Divine Realm, Xue Rong Weeps Blood Book (Note 3). Emperor Moro Yanhua 1263 (Note 4).

Note 1: It's the bastard of Taihao's sixth prince, Sailin

Note 2: His Royal Highness Prince Taihao Tuyue

Note 3: It should be dictated, and the author of the book is also white

Note 4: The Tianlong World Tianlong Dynasty was around 450 years after the Great Emperor of the Great Universiade

Annotator: Hu Bai

After reading it, Qingshi's heart was gloomy, but he couldn't help but feel sorry for Hu Bai's annotation, and secretly thought that this old man was also a bad person.

After reading it twice, it was another speculation, Qingshi thought: This Jade Sword Princess is concise and to the point, and the reasons and appeals are also clear, but about the assessment, but it is not clear, it seems that the specific matters are carried out by her four servants, I don't know if this old man Hu Bai is one of the four servants, by the way, he once said that the princess is 'my master', so it must be, it seems that he has to find him.

Having made up his mind, Qingshi turned around and walked into the aperture, but found that he was in the same place, and he didn't return to the old man's yard after going in and out a few times. Qingshi was confused, so he had to shout loudly: "Old Bai senior." ”

After a few breaths, I saw Hu Bai appear in the circle, and the old man came over and asked, "Is there any word that you don't recognize so you can't understand it?" This kind of ancient text is not very easy to understand, you can ask me for advice. ”

"The juniors have already finished reading it," Qingshi replied, "I can recognize and understand the words."

"Oh! Is it? Literary literacy is not bad. The old man was slightly surprised, then nodded with satisfaction, "Then have you ever paid attention to my calligraphy?" ”

"The old-timers' calligraphy is rigorous and neat, and it is very good." Aoshi replied.

"Well, this is the inscription, since it should be neat, but the old man's favorite is cursive, by the way, you look at the third word in the second line," the old man stretched out his hand and pointed to the stone tablet, "It is the long-cherished word, that tick, you see how smart and uninhibited the hook is, both solemn and elegant, so this word, although neat but not rigid, the next child, can you understand?" ”

Looking at the unaesthetic hook, Qingshi almost laughed out loud, but there was a look of admiration on his face, and he said, "It's really smart." May I ask the seniors, how is this assessment conducted? ”

"Well, it's rare to be able to see its cleverness, and I really want to talk to you kid when I have time...... That's a pointer. The old man said with a little regret, "But the things that the master has to explain to you clearly first, come with me." After saying that, he walked into the aperture, and Qingshi hurriedly followed up.

The scene changed, but this time it was back to the empty hall with nine circles at the beginning, but this time it was not through the middle circle.

"This assessment is divided into three levels, and each level is divided into three levels, and I am responsible for the assessment of the three levels of the first level." The old man paced slowly in the empty hall, talking as he went, and Qingshi listened carefully to him.

"The assessment is carried out in order, and every time you pass a level, you will have a chance to get a reward, and you can also have a chance to choose. For example, you have a chance to choose now, you can choose to break through the level, or you can choose to give up, you can tell me if you think about it," the old man stopped and faced Qingshi, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"Huh?" Qingshi was about to listen to the old man talk in detail about the details of rewards and choices, not beware of him suddenly asking, after a little thought, he asked, "I want to ask the seniors, if I choose to break through, I don't know if the seniors can talk in detail about the situation of this level, such as what is the content of this level, how difficult it is, whether there is a time limit, etc." If you choose to give up, I don't know what will happen? ”

"Shhhh There are a lot of problems," said the old man, dissatisfied, "there used to be a young man who was very cheerful, and he went through one level after another without saying a word. ”

"And what happened to him?"

"Hang, at the third level."

"Hang? Do you play games? Qingshi was puzzled in his heart and asked, "If you hang up, you won't succeed in breaking through, right, may I ask how many times there are times in each level, and how many times can you hang at most?" ”

"To hang up is to die." The old man said lightly.

"Dead! If you don't succeed, you'll die! Bluestone almost jumped.

"Not necessarily, you only have one chance per level. Either pass the level or give up or hang up the dead warp. The young man was too persistent, and he couldn't beat and wouldn't give up. The old man said unhurriedly, "In fact, if you can't break through, just say 'I'll give up', and the mechanism will stop, and naturally it won't hang up." ”

"Oh," Aoshi asked again with a sigh of relief, "what happens if you give up?" ”

"If you give up, there will be no reward, and if you give up, there will be no reward for any level," the old man said patiently, "Those who give up must go back, and they can never come here again, of course, for the sake of secrecy, this memory will be erased before going out." ”

"What happens if you pass the test?" Aoshi asked.

"If you pass any level, you can get the reward of that level," the old man glanced at Qingshi and said impatiently, "If you get the reward, you can choose to continue to pass the level, or you can give up, and the result is the same for those who give up." Have you thought about it? ”

"Not yet," Qingshi continued, "may I ask what reward I will get if I pass the first level?" ”

"Well, I'll only tell you the reward for this level if you decide to beat it." After a pause, the old man continued, "Actually, there's nothing to think about, since you're here, why don't you break through, just say 'I'll give up', you say no." Okay, you think slowly, think about it and call me. "As he spoke, he was leaving.

"Seniors stay!" Qingshi shouted, "I'll break through, and I won't give up easily, I'm not just trying to get a few more rewards, my goal is to clear the level." That's why I need to be well prepared and more informed. ”

"Shhhh Blowing nonsense. The old man's eyes rolled and he walked away.

"Old Bai Senior", Qingshi continued to ask, "The last question, how long can I think about it?" ”

"It's okay as long as you want," said the old man angrily, "and I always thought that it was okay to die here." Then he stepped into the aperture and disappeared.

Watching the old man disappear, Qingshi sighed helplessly.

Qingshi asked a lot of questions, and the old man seemed to answer a lot, but he ignored a few of the most basic questions about the assessment rules, that is, the content of the assessment that Qingshi first asked, the difficulty of the assessment and the time limit.

The old man either deliberately avoided answering, or he was confused and couldn't get to the point, but judging from the contact with the old man, the latter seemed to be more likely.

Qingshi made up his mind: I will never participate in the assessment with both eyes, and I must let this old man reveal all the information I want.

Since 'as long as you want', Qingshi was not in a hurry, and began to explore this space, he entered these nine apertures in turn, except for one of which led to the stone tablet, the other apertures did not respond to him.

Qingshi carefully studied the aperture, this aperture was obviously the portal of the teleportation circle, but he couldn't see any clues at all, and there was not a trace of formation on the smooth floor.

Bluestone entered the stele room and did a thorough study of the stele, but nothing was gained.

Finally, Bluestone returned to the hall of nine apertures, lay on the floor staring at the stars in the dome above him, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.