Yan Xiu crawled underneath Fang Zhengzhi. Then, he felt the light above him being blocked by something.
When he looked up, he saw Fang Zhengzhi crashing towards him, shouting "ghost"...
"Ghost?" Yan Xiu did not believe this. He would rather believe that there was a god in this world. Because, if he really compared the two, the god was clearly more powerful.
However, he still calmly grabbed onto Fang Zhengzhi.
Fang Zhengzhi, who was grabbed by the arm by Yan Xiu, began to swing in the air. This made Fang Zhengzhi feel slightly awkward. After all, he was a pinnacle Star Conglomerate cultivator.
Falling from a tree?
That was really embarrassing.
However, when he thought of what he just saw, he still felt slightly shaken. After all, in the Heavenly Treasure Hall, he would rather see a monster than a human.
Furthermore, it was a woman.
This time, there were only ten people who entered the Heavenly Treasure Hall from the Divine Constabulary. Other than himself and Yan Xiu, there were only Lu Yusheng and his seven followers.
Ignoring the fact that Lu Yusheng and the rest were behind him.
Furthermore, was Lu Yusheng a woman?
Obviously not.
His seven followers were also not women.
Then where did this woman come from?
Even if there were unknown beings in the Heavenly Treasure Hall, there shouldn't be any women?
Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu, indicating that he could let go. Then, he tapped the tip of his foot on a tree branch and leapt up.
With a few movements, he was back on the tree branch.
He looked in front of him...
On the calm surface of the water, other than some light scales, there was no longer any dancing woman.
"Gone?" Fang Zhengzhi was confused. He was sure that he did not see wrongly. It was not an illusion. Where did the dancing woman go?
He thought back to the scene just now. That dance, and the way her clothes fluttered in the wind.
All of a sudden...
He felt that this figure was somewhat familiar.
But, he could not be sure. Because, when he saw that scene just now, he was really shocked. Hence... He did not look too closely.
At this moment, Yan Xiu had already reached Fang Zhengzhi's side. He followed Fang Zhengzhi's gaze and saw the surface of the lake.
"There is a lake in front."
"Mm."
"Where is the ghost you were talking about?"
"If I say it's gone, would you believe me?"
"I don't believe you!"
Fang Zhengzhi was speechless. He remembered that Yan Xiu had always trusted him. The last time they fought, he believed her when she said that she had copied the moves he had learned.
Why didn't he believe it this time?
"Because there are no ghosts in this world!" Yan Xiu answered with certainty.
"Your grandfather said that?"
"Zi does not speak. Strange powers and chaotic spirits. This is what the Sage said!"
"But does this mean that we should stay away from ghosts and gods and not worship them? It has nothing to do with the existence of ghosts?" Fang Zhengzhi was curious as to why Yan Xiu would use this phrase to explain.
"As long as you are righteous, you will not be guilty!" Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a serious expression.
"But I just saw a woman. Dancing on the surface of the lake, do you believe that? "Fang Zhengzhi did not continue to argue with Yan Xiu. He decided to present the facts and reason with him.
"I do!"
"…" Fang Zhengzhi was speechless. "Didn't you say that you don't believe me?"
"I believe you saw a woman dancing on the lake, but I don't believe she's a ghost!" Yan Xiu explained.
"But this is the parallel universe, how can there be other women?"
"So, we need to go take a look."
Fang Zhengzhi did not reply immediately. He thought about what had just happened. Then... That familiar feeling came again, it shouldn't be possible, right?
"Let's go take a look!" Fang Zhengzhi made up his mind.
"Okay!"
The two of them leapt off the tree and landed lightly on the ground. Just as they were about to walk towards the lake, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly thought of something and stopped.
"Should we let Lu Yusheng and the rest lead the way?"
"Lu Yusheng is a Heavenly Reflection cultivator now. I feel that we should treat him with respect!" Yan Xiu said calmly.
"So?"
"We can go to the lake and observe the terrain. We can set up a few traps, then we can hide. "Yan Xiu's tone sounded as if he was talking about something normal.
"You've changed, you've become very bad! I remember that you liked to fight your enemies head-on. "Fang Zhengzhi suddenly became serious.
"Would you believe me if I told you that I learnt it from you?"
"No!"
"Looks like... I'm not bad enough."
"Everyone has to learn to grow up. Congratulations, you are growing up!"
"I will work hard!"
Fang Zhengzhi felt like he was being a bad influence. However, if he had to choose, he would rather be a bad influence. Yan Xiu was too righteous in the past. He was easily taken advantage of.
All this while, Fang Zhengzhi had never been a hero. If he knew that he could not win, he would still fight. That was no different from courting death.
He preferred to be ambitious because ambitious people would live longer.
"Let's go!"
"Okay!"
This time, the two of them did not walk side by side. They did not know what was ahead of them. As such, they split up and maintained a distance. Fang Zhengzhi was in front, Yan Xiu was behind. The two of them carefully hid in the shadows of the trees. Then, they approached the lake step by step.
A hot and sultry wind blew over.
Fang Zhengzhi was very careful. Yan Xiu was also very careful. As such, nothing happened along the way. Both of them hid in the bushes by the lake.
Everything was calm.
It was eerily calm. It was almost as if the entire world had fallen silent.
Fang Zhengzhi frowned. He did not like this calmness. The calmer the environment, the more dangerous it was. However, there were no caves around the lake.
Where was the danger?
In the lake?!
Fang Zhengzhi tried to look at the lake. He wanted to see if there was anything in it. The water was very clear. There were no fish or water plants.
However, the bottom of the lake was very dark. It was as dark as an abyss. He could not see what was in it.
Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu.
Yan Xiu hid in the bushes not far from Fang Zhengzhi. He seemed to be looking at the lake as well. He frowned slightly. It seemed like he was thinking about something.
"Did you find anything?"
"The lake is very dark. I can't see clearly. However, I don't think there are any women!" Yan Xiu said honestly.
Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He also felt that if there were really women dancing on the surface of the lake. This taste was a little too strong.
But didn't he really see it?
As he thought about this, Fang Zhengzhi looked up at the moon in the sky.
The Heavenly Treasure Hall was one of the three thousand parallel worlds. This moon was naturally not the moon in his own world. It should be the moon in the parallel world.
It looked even brighter than the moon in his own world. Furthermore, there seemed to be something moving in it. It felt like a small shadow.
It did not cover all of the moon's light. It only covered a little.
The shadow was very small. However, Fang Zhengzhi felt that the shape of the shadow was a little strange. It was like a sword, no, a knife. Wait a minute, it turned into a spear …
"..."
In just a short period of time, the shadow had transformed into more than ten different forms. Fang Zhengzhi had the urge to curse out loud.
Just as he was about to curse, he heard a sound beside him.
"Plop!"
"Someone fell into the water?!" Fang Zhengzhi could clearly feel that this was the sound of someone jumping into the water.
Then, he looked at the surface of the lake. Just then, he saw a splash of white water and circles of ripples that were constantly expanding.
"Oh no!" Fang Zhengzhi quickly looked at where Yan Xiu was. Then, his eyes widened. The bush that Yan Xiu was hiding in was now empty.
"It's Yan Xiu?!"
When this thought flashed past Fang Zhengzhi's mind, he only had one thought. Something must have happened to Yan Xiu.
Because, based on his understanding of Yan Xiu, he would definitely not jump into the water. He must have met with something. Or, he was forcefully dragged into the water by something.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi's rationality told him to calm down and observe the reason for Yan Xiu's fall.
However, when he thought about what danger Yan Xiu might be in, he could not calm down.
The bottom of the lake was dark and deep.
It was as if ink was flowing.
Fang Zhengzhi instinctively did not want to jump in. Because, there might be some unknown danger in there. However, he still jumped.
The moment Yan Xiu fell into the water, his feet unconsciously jumped up.
The reason was simple …
Because, the person in the water was Yan Xiu.
"Plop!"
The second sound rang out. White water splashed into the air again. Circles of ripples began to spread on the surface of the lake, colliding with the first ripple …
…
The silence of the night was broken by the sound of two people falling into the water. However, it quickly returned to normal. It was as if nothing had happened.
The bright moon hung high in the sky. Pure white moonlight shone down from the sky, lightly sprinkling on the surface of the lake, adding a touch of faint silver light to the ripples.
Slowly, the surface of the lake regained its calm. A silhouette appeared once again. Her long hair was like silk. She seemed to have been there all along, or rather, she had never left.
Then, the lady began to dance lightly. Her movements were dreamy and ethereal …
The tip of her foot just happened to be stepping on the surface of the water, but strangely, there was no splash, not even a ripple. She seemed to be holding something in her hand, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing there.
She was dancing, but she did not seem to be dancing!
… (To be continued.)
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