Chapter 238

After that night, Fan Wu She was still healing Xie Bi An as usual, racking his brains to find the connection between the two of them in the past and presenting it to his big brother. As if awakened from a drunken stupor, he also somewhat sobered up from that manic depression of being unable to get what he wanted. It's just that the way he looked at his big brother had a few more depths of unknown meaning.

Xie Bi An simply couldn't avoid the past because Fan Wu She won't let him avoid it and will bring up their past over and over again. He’ll bring up the past at any time, so that he can't deny or ignore it. He felt deeply tired of this situation where he could do nothing and had nowhere to run. When facing Fan Wu She's constant invasion, he could only spend more time cultivating so that he could heal sooner and leave this imperial palace filled with too many heavy memories sooner.

After his spiritual veins were able to flow freely, Xie Bi An proposed to return to Fengdu.

Fan Wu She said, "Fengdu is not what it used to be. Our soul weapons most likely can no longer pass through the Yin Yang Monument."

"After being an Underworld General for so many years, I have other ways to go back to the Underworld." Xie Bi An said gravely, "We must rescue Brother Lan, Official Lord Cui and the others first before we can eradicate Jiang Qu Lian completely."

"Do you think you can save them by sneaking into the Underworld?" Fan Wu She said, "Lan Chui Han is a person from the origin of Jiang Qu Lian's past life. Jiang Qu Lian's ambition is most likely related to him, and Official Lord Cui, I guess the Book of Life and Death has a very important role in the operation of the six paths of reincarnation. Other people aside, these two people must be heavily guarded by Jiang Qu Lian. The two of us as living beings originally have all kinds of inconvenience in the underworld. To save people without alerting the enemy, it will probably not work."

Xie Bi An frowned and said, "What is your plan?"

"It's a must to go to the Underworld, but I think, instead of risking life to save people, we should pull the carpet from under* Jiang Qu Lian."

"How do we pull the carpet out from under him?"

"Let's go steal the Book of Life and Death."

"..." Xie Bi An pondered for a moment, "Actually, these days I have always had a guess."

"What guess?"

"Based on what you’ve said, if I were Jiang Qu Lian I would not simply jump into the Human Path at the end of Naihe Bridge just because I gave my all to occupy the underworld and wanted to reincarnate as a human being. His power, his cultivation, his memories, he does not want to give any of them up. Otherwise, isn’t that just placing himself at the mercy of others by being reborn as an infant in swaddling clothes?"

Fan Wu She nodded his head: "Yin cultivation is so much harder than Yang cultivation. If he can reincarnate as a human with his current memories and cultivation, he really has the possibility to cultivate the Great Dao."

"In that case, he would want to control the rules of the six paths of reincarnation. Now he is almost equivalent to usurping the power of Great Emperor Beiyin. As long as he does not drink Meng Po soup, he can carry the memories with him and reincarnate, but where will he be reincarnated? How will he carry his centuries of cultivation with him? Or at least reincarnate himself with a set of supreme immortal roots. At the same time, he still needs to be able to command his army of ghost citizens to protect his own safety." Xie Bi An said in a deep voice, "I think that the answer to everything is in the Book of Life and Death, but also not everything is in the Book of Life and Death."

Fan Wu She was stunned, "What you mean is ..."

"As the Judge of Literature, Official Lord Cui is in charge of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush. This point is known to the world, but the Book of Life and Death in his hands is incomplete. Back in the days when the Zhuanxu Clan disconnected heaven and earth, Great Emperor Haotian tore up the part where the destiny of celestial beings were written from the Book of Life and Death."

"The Golden Trunk Jade Policy."

"Yes. In order to keep the fate of the celestial beings from being peeped and dominated by others, Great Emperor Haotian ordered Great Emperor Dongyue to put this Jade Policy into a Golden Trunk and suppress it on Mount Tai. In other words, the Book of Life and Death was born in the Heaven Path and originally contained the destiny of all living creatures in the three realms, which Great Emperor Haotian could not even control, but could only hide. To know the ultimate secret of the six paths of reincarnations, the complete Book of Life and Death is needed."

Fan Wu She narrowed his eyes slightly, "If that's true, by now Jiang Qu Lian should have discovered this secret as well. He must get the Golden Trunk Jade Policy from Xu Zhi Nan's hands."

"These two people will definitely be in cahoots again."

Xie Bi An's eyes shot a cold aura, "We must not let the Book of Life and Death and the Golden Trunk Jade Policy merge!"

"Then compared to the Book of Life and Death, the Jade Policy is obviously easier to get, but Xu Zhi Nan is in hiding. I’ve sent several batches of people to inquire about news about him, but no one knows where he is."

"Xu Zhi Nan's physical body must have been extremely weak, so it’ll be hard to find when he hides." Xie Bi An said with hesitation, "At least the Book of Life and Death is definitely in the Underworld and most likely in the Red Palace. I think it's better to go back to the Underworld first. If we find out Xu Zhi Nan’s whereabouts, we must also find him before Jiang Qu Lian."

"Okay, I’ll listen to big brother." Fan Wu She gazed at Xie Bi An. If people who did not know the truth saw his expression, he would look like a really good and obedient younger brother.

Xie Bi An's expression suddenly stiffened, and he avoided Fan Wu She's focused gaze: "We have to go to Mount Shu."

"Go to Mount Shu to do what?"

"To go back to the Underworld without anyone knowing, we have to utilize the City God Temple, and we also need the help of the City God. Master had the best friendship with Sun Xia Zhen, the City God of Mount Shu, when he was alive. I want to find him. In addition, I also want to know how Wuliang Sect ... Song Chun Gui’s current situation." Xie Bi An has mixed feelings about the Wuliang Sect. Although Li Bu Yu could hardly absolve himself from the blame with ten thousand deaths, the immortal cultivation world in the human realm was already in chaos. At this time, the pillar of Wuliang Sect cannot fall. He can fully imagine how Song Chun Gui is now struggling to support the Wuliang Sect and support the immortal cultivation world. If the immortal cultivation world collapsed, who would go and help those evil spirits released by Jiang Qu Lian? The people in Jiuzhou will be in deep distress.

"Okay, let's go to Mount Shu." Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An's sorrowful face and gently pulled the corner of his coat, "Big brother, with me here, I will definitely stop Jiang Qu Lian for you."

Xie Bi An shook his hand off and said coldly, "You are making up for the evil deeds you have done, not for me."

"In my heart, it's just for you." Fan Wu She stared at Xie Bi An without blinking, "Big brother, do you know, in a hundred years of hell, what has been stripped from me over and over again was not only flesh and bone, but also humanity. In my eyes, everything in the world is empty except you. I don’t care if everything is dead. I only care about you.”

"You ..."

"What I said is true." Only Xie Bi An's figure is reflected in Fan Wu She's dark, bottomless pupils, "Big brother can use me as much as you want, but you cannot leave me. Without you, I'd rather the three worlds go up in smoke."

Xie Bi An clenched his fists and his heart was trembling violently. This man's obsession with him is as deep as the sea. It was not the first day he knew, but when he’s exposed bluntly in front of him every time, he would still be shocked and scared.

Fan Wu She re-pulled Xie Bi An's sleeve: "I'll take you to a place, and then we'll set off."

The two of them flew away and left Mount Daming with their swords. Xie Bi An couldn't help but look back at the imperial palace that was getting farther and farther away. He hoped that he would never have to come back.

The clouds and mist in the mountain gradually opened up, and a huge black and charred ruin appeared in front of him. Xie Bi An’s whole body shook and a million thoughts came to his mind.

He was in a coma when he arrived, and as soon as he woke up, he was already in the imperial palace, so he didn't see Wuji Palace, or to be precise, the ruins of Wuji Palace.

When he and Zong Zi Xiao died, the Immortal Alliance divided the three hundred years foundation of the Daming Zong Clan. Li Bu Yu burned the Wuji Palace to the ground and sent people everywhere to arrest the people of the Zong Clan with the intention of eliminating everything. The people of the Zong Clan had no choice but to live in anonymity and drag out an ignoble existence, and the Zongxuan sword technique was eventually lost.

The world thinks that Li Bu Yu hates the Zong Clan because they killed his aunt Li Xiang Tong. In fact, how many of them are because of his timidity and wanting to cover up his plenty of evil deeds against Zong Ming He and Zong Zi Heng? What could be more reassuring to him than to wipe out the Daming Zong Clan from Jiuzhou?

The Wuji palace, which was once a splendid place for thousands of people, is now just a piece of scorched earth.

"What did you bring me here for?" Xie Bi An's heart was suffocating, "I don't want to see." Before he recovered his memories from his previous life, he had traveled to many places and had been curious about the old site of the Daming’s Wuji Palace. Although Li Bu Yu had set up a boundary and forbade anyone to go near the Wuji Palace, it was not difficult for him to get close, or to take a look from the sky, but he had never been here before, not even this close to Daming City. Perhaps, he was instinctively rejecting this place.

"If you want to go to Mount Shu, you can't get around it anyway. The best way to get rid of fear is to face it."

The wind carried Fan Wu She's voice and floated into his ears.

Xie Bi An looked at the debris at his feet like a lump in his throat.

Fan Wu She took the lead with his sword and flew down towards Wuji Palace. Xie Bi An did not hesitate too much and followed suit.

They finally landed on the wasteland, where there was a wall left. Apart from this, they are no different from other places. They are desolated, gray with defeat, and lifeless.

Xie Bi An looked around and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, not knowing if it was because he was standing on the old earth of the Wuji Palace or ...

"Can big brother still recognize this place?" Fan Wu She said softly.

Xie Bi An fixed his gaze at him.

"I came here many times to find Qinghui Pavilion, or Bailu Pavilion, but they have all been burned down, except here because there is nothing to burn, so it remained slightly more intact." Fan Wu She gazed at Xie Bi An. His gaze was an undisguised affection, "This was our Orchid Garden."

Xie Bi An froze.

Fan Wu She walked over to the wall that was still neat and tidy, and wiped off the thick ash with his hand, revealing some very old, almost invisible traces. One by one, from short to tall, as if cut out by a sharp tool. He pointed to the highest one and gestured towards his chest, "When I was fourteen, I was this short."

Xie Bi An's eyes burnt up and blurred almost instantly.

That was the line he drew for Xiao Jiu in the Orchid Garden when he grew in size. He drew it twice a year, and it suddenly ended when Xiao Jiu encountered dramatic changes in life during the age of 14. It seemed that his Xiao Jiu only lived until 14 years old, and would always be that tall and had a childish face.

Ten years later, the Supreme Demon, who returned with the power of sweeping the world, tore up all their love and affection.

Xie Bi An only felt his heart ache to the point of not being able to straighten up.

Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An's moist eyes and was also heartbroken. He whispered, "Big brother, if you are willing, I can also be Xiao Jiu only for the rest of my life."

 

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pull the carpet from under[釜底抽薪]--- take drastic measures to deal with a situation

 

Edited on 8 June 21 (Emzie)

 

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