Being struck by lightning twice in a row naturally made Fang Zhengzhi, who was already in a sorry state, look even more pitiful.
The tattered blue robe on his body had already turned black, and even his hair was standing up, as if it had exploded.
Of course, there was also the feeling of floating in the air, like a shadow that couldn't be removed.
"Hahaha …" Chi Guyan couldn't help but laugh when she saw this scene. She laughed so hard that she swayed back and forth, like a trembling flower branch.
"Very happy?" Fang Zhengzhi's expression was rather ugly, but he couldn't be blamed. After all, no matter who was struck by lightning twice, they wouldn't look happy.
"I thought for a while, maybe two strokes aren't enough, maybe I need to draw three strokes!" Chi Guyan's eyes shone brightly. She really looked like a strategist who was giving advice and suggestions.
However, Fang Zhengzhi threw a look of disdain at Chi Guyan. Three strokes? Did she really think he was stupid? A person could make a mistake once or twice, but no matter what, it was impossible to make a mistake three times in a row.
Three strokes!
That was three bolts of lightning.
Even a fool could guess it. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had always considered himself to be quick-witted, how could he believe Chi Guyan's words again?
"Three strokes? You do it! "Fang Zhengzhi replied without hesitation.
"Alright, then I'll do it. Don't regret it, if I can break through the Eighth Heaven, you won't have a chance anymore." Chi Guyan nodded her head again.
"Wait a minute!" Fang Zhengzhi stopped Chi Guyan again.
For some reason, he felt that Chi Guyan was a little strange, although he could indeed feel that Chi Guyan was making use of him to keep trying.
However, it didn't seem to be that simple.
That was because, in essence, Chi Guyan's actions didn't have much meaning.
Was she watching a joke? Or did she just want to see him being struck by lightning a few times, and suffer a little? It wasn't impossible, but it wasn't very likely.
After all, with Chi Guyan's personality, she wouldn't be that bored. Furthermore, this was the Divine Rain Pond, in other words, Chi Guyan was actually the same as him, wanting to ascend to the Ninth Heaven.
Then what was the reason?
Fang Zhengzhi looked at Chi Guyan. Looking at her beautiful and smiling face, it was impossible for him to not have any doubts.
Chi Guyan seemed to have noticed his gaze. However, she did not retract her smile immediately. She seemed to have guessed that Fang Zhengzhi would stop her. "Why, you want to try again?"
"Of course, I'm a man. I can't possibly let a woman like you stand in front of me, right?" Fang Zhengzhi replied straightforwardly.
"Alright then, you can try again!" Chi Guyan nodded. From her expression, it could be seen that her expression was as calm as the surface of a lake. There was no change in her expression.
Fang Zhengzhi's heart skipped a beat when he saw this.
Something was wrong!
Something was very wrong!
The calmer Chi Guyan was, the stranger the situation was. Most importantly, Fang Zhengzhi knew that Chi Guyan did not want to lose either.
Giving the opportunity to him?
Furthermore, she had given him the opportunity over and over again. There was only one possibility. Chi Guyan knew that her experiments would not be effective.
Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up when he thought of this. If Chi Guyan was really sure that her experiment would not be effective …
Did that mean that she already had an answer in her heart?!
As he thought of this, Fang Zhengzhi started to recall everything that happened just now. Then, looking at Chi Guyan's expression, he became even more certain.
First, she pretended to be kind and said that if one stroke didn't work, she would draw two strokes.
Furthermore, she looked like she was eager to try.
Now, she said that if two strokes didn't work, she would draw three more strokes …
It felt like she was purposely guiding the wrong thoughts.
Most importantly, Chi Guyan did not show any desire to ascend to the Ninth Heaven at all. On the contrary, Fang Zhengzhi felt that Chi Guyan was purposely stalling for time.
This was far too strange.
Because, Fang Zhengzhi knew that Chi Guyan's personality was not just about being competitive. To describe Chi Guyan in one sentence, it would be arrogance. Absolute arrogance.
This kind of arrogance made it impossible for Chi Guyan to give up.
To put it bluntly, anyone could stall for time in the Eighth Heaven for the sake of winning the bet. However, Chi Guyan could not do that.
Because, someone as arrogant as Chi Guyan would definitely not give up and bow her head so easily when faced with the difficulties of the Eighth Heaven.
Chi Guyan also wanted to ascend to the Ninth Heaven.
Furthermore, this kind of desire was not inferior to Fang Zhengzhi's. However, Chi Guyan purposely suppressed this desire and did not let it be expressed …
With this, she made Fang Zhengzhi think that he was even more eager to ascend to the Ninth Heaven.
Indeed …
Chi Guyan was not only terrifyingly powerful, but her intelligence was also terrifyingly high. She could be called a demon among the demons.
Unfortunately, this demon among the demons was his opponent. Furthermore, it was an opponent that he had no choice but to win.
What should he do?
Fang Zhengzhi was now faced with a few choices. The first was to keep trying. Perhaps there was a possibility that he would succeed. Then, he would ascend to the Ninth Heaven.
Of course, there was another possibility of this method, which was that he did not manage to test it out. When he was struck by lightning and could not move, Chi Guyan might sneak up on him from behind and knock him out with a slap.
This possibility was definitely there. Furthermore, it was very high.
The reason why Chi Guyan allowed him to try again and again was very obvious. She was purposely exhausting him in order to have an absolute chance of winning.
And the second was to let Chi Guyan try. However, even if he had the chance to ascend to the Ninth Heaven, he was destined to fall behind Chi Guyan.
Then, he would lose the bet.
Of course, there was also a third possibility. That was if he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Then, he would understand the mystery of the Eighth Heaven and ascend to the Ninth Heaven.
But the crux of the problem was that he had not understood it yet.
Furthermore, not only did he not understand it, but he was also inadvertently brought into the "ditch" by Chi Guyan. In his mind, there were only three strokes, four strokes, five strokes, six strokes …
Wait a minute.
Speaking of three, four, five, six strokes, could there be a possibility …
Actually, it was not a simple matter of one or two strokes. It was to completely draw out all the Great Dao from the First Heaven to the Seventh Heaven?
Completely draw it out?!
Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up again. He felt that the possibility was very high. However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was almost impossible.
Not to mention him, even the best painter in the world would not be able to copy all the paintings from the First Heaven to the Seventh Heaven.
After all, it was too difficult.
It was not the paintings themselves that were difficult, but the changes. Especially the changes in the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Heavens. How could they be drawn with a brush?
It was impossible.
But if it was not like that, what else could it be?
The First Heaven, the Second Heaven, the Third Heaven … the Seventh Heaven.
Fang Zhengzhi's mind continuously recalled the scenes he saw in the previous Heavens. One by one, the paintings flashed past his mind.
The Great Dao was the simplest, the cycle …
Wait a minute!
Could it be that …
I understand, I understand!
In an instant, a thought flashed past his mind. Furthermore, this thought became clearer and stronger. It was so strong that he wanted to start drawing immediately.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to try? If three strokes are not enough, you can try four, or five or six strokes … "At this moment, Chi Guyan's voice rang out again.
"Hmm, alright!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He tightened his grip on the brush in his hand. Just as he was about to follow Chi Guyan's instructions and try again …
However, very quickly, he stopped again.
No!
If Chi Guyan had also thought of this, then how could Chi Guyan just watch as he broke through the Eighth Heaven in front of her?
There was a problem.
If he really followed Chi Guyan's "suggestion" and drew three or four strokes, Chi Guyan would naturally not stop him. On the contrary, she would be very happy to do so.
However, what if his actions were judged by Chi Guyan to be able to break through the Eighth Heaven? Would this girl launch a sneak attack from behind at a critical moment?
It's possible, it's very possible!
In an instant, Fang Zhengzhi also understood why even though Chi Guyan had already thought it through, she still wanted him to try.
The reason was that Chi Guyan knew that if he knew what she was thinking, he would probably do the same thing as Chi Guyan. Sneak an attack!
This way …
Everything was clear to him.
Chi Guyan had indeed thought of a way to break through the Eighth Heaven. However, she could not say it, nor could she do it. Because, he was behind her.
And now, he was also facing the same problem.
Even if he thought of it, he could not do it. Because, Chi Guyan was behind him. Once he made a move, Chi Guyan would definitely sneak an attack.
Noble?
Fang Zhengzhi had never felt that he was that noble. Hence, he naturally would not be so naive to think that Chi Guyan would be so noble as to wait for him to win against her.
This was a little awkward.
The two of them kept each other in check. Neither dared to make the first move. Because, whoever made the first move would be the loser of this bet.
What should he do?
"If you don't make a move, I'm going to try?" Chi Guyan looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who still did not move, and urged him again.
When Fang Zhengzhi heard this, he once again confirmed his thoughts in his heart.
Chi Guyan also wanted to go to the Ninth Heaven. However, an hour had already passed, and there was not much time left.
"Alright, I'm going!" Fang Zhengzhi did not hesitate anymore.
He directly leaped up. Like a bolt of lightning, he instantly appeared in front of the white scroll. The brush in his hand also rapidly drew on the white scroll.
At this instant, Chi Guyan's eyes clearly lit up.
However, very quickly, this ray of light disappeared. Because, Fang Zhengzhi had already returned from the air to the ground. At this moment, there were three thick strokes of ink on the scroll.
In the end …
It went without saying.
At the instant when the three thick strokes of ink disappeared, the horizon changed again. At the same time, three bolts of purple lightning struck down from the horizon.
"Chi Guyan, I hate you!" Fang Zhengzhi looked extremely shocked. He quickly hid behind Chi Guyan.
But it was obviously useless.
The three bolts of lightning seemed to have eyes of their own. They ignored Chi Guyan and landed on Fang Zhengzhi's head.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out again.
Smoke rose from Fang Zhengzhi's body and his eyes became dull. Then, he fell to the ground with a thud.
This was a very shocking scene.
After all, it was still very exaggerated for three lightning bolts to strike one person at the same time. The entire Eighth Layer of Heaven couldn't help but tremble with this loud bang.
"I, I … don't … I can't accept this …" Fang Zhengzhi mumbled as his body trembled uncontrollably, as if he was having a cramp.
However, this was obviously not of much use.
The power of the three bolts of lightning was too great. It was so great that Fang Zhengzhi could not take it anymore. Even though he looked extremely unwilling, he still fainted very quickly.
"Shameless thief, are you alright?" Chi Guyan was clearly a little nervous. She did not laugh like before when she saw Fang Zhengzhi faint.
Instead, she quickly bent down.
She pressed her jade-like hand on Fang Zhengzhi's chest. Then, she placed her ear on Fang Zhengzhi's chest and listened. She looked extremely concerned.
"Shameless thief, wake up!" Chi Guyan shook Fang Zhengzhi's body and shouted loudly, "We still have to go to the Ninth Layer, wake up …"
"Wake up, shameless thief, don't fall asleep!"
"Hang on a little longer!"
"…"
Anxious voices could be heard continuously. However, after shaking Fang Zhengzhi for a full 15 minutes, he still did not show any signs of waking up. It looked like he had really fainted.
This caused Chi Guyan's expression to look a little gloomy. Her entire body looked like it was about to collapse.
"Shameless thief, it's my fault. I should have thought it through. However, now that I think about it, let's try one last time. Wake up, we will definitely succeed this time!"
Chi Guyan said again. Then, she muttered, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have let you try like that. Actually, if we think about it carefully, we should use the beginning and the end to form a cycle. The First Heaven is the beginning, and there's only one stroke. The Seventh Heaven is the end, and there are thousands of changes in one. Therefore, if we use one stroke …"
At this point, Chi Guyan paused and tears welled up in her eyes. Then, she sat beside Fang Zhengzhi.
Time passed again.
Chi Guyan continued to sit beside Fang Zhengzhi in a daze. From her expression, it seemed like she had no intention of going up to draw.
Another quarter of an hour passed.
When there was only 30 minutes left before the Divine Rain Pond would close, Chi Guyan finally let out a heavy sigh.
"Sigh …" After letting out a sigh, Chi Guyan stood up slowly.
In the next moment, she looked at the white painting above her head. In an instant, her eyes lit up and became extremely bright. They were as bright as the most resplendent stars in the world. Specks of light flickered in them, and there was even a faint flow of color in them.
Then …
Chi Guyan started moving.
Like a beautiful butterfly flying in the sky, she slowly rose into the sky. Her pink dress shone brilliantly under the illumination of the light.
Her brush moved.
Thick ink appeared on the white scroll. It wasn't a stroke as sharp as a sword. Instead, it was a stroke that seemed like the beginning of the world and the resurrection of all living things.
It was just a dot, but it seemed like it contained all living things.
Then, that dot slowly expanded under Chi Guyan's brush, turning into lines of ink. It looked like something was about to rush out from that dot of ink.
It had to be said …
Chi Guyan's movements weren't too fast. On the contrary, they were extremely slow. Her eyes shone brightly, as if it was extremely strenuous.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi, who had been unconscious all this while, finally moved. His eyes, which were tightly shut, opened completely in an instant.
That was a pair of completely transparent eyes.
Crystal clear like water.
However, at this moment, in those eyes, there was a dot of ink that was similar to the horizontal line on the scroll. It was also spreading rapidly.
"What a good actress. If I didn't know about this girl's schemes, I would have believed her pitiful look just now! Unfortunately, you're facing a better actor! " Fang Zhengzhi's lips curled into a smile. "Do you know how Cao Cao, that smart and ambitious person, lost to the Red Cliff Army? It wasn't because he wasn't cautious enough. It was because he fell for the legendary trick of injuring himself to gain the confidence of others! "
Without saying a word, Fang Zhengzhi moved with a single thought.
Being indecisive was obviously not something he should do now. Without any hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi charged towards Chi Guyan and slapped her back with his palm.
A sneak attack from behind.
That had always been his strength.
As such, Fang Zhengzhi was very meticulous in his control of his strength. This palm wouldn't take Chi Guyan's life. However, if it hit her, she would definitely faint immediately.
This wasn't because he didn't want to protect her. It was because he knew that if he couldn't kill her in one hit, then all the pain and suffering he had suffered previously would have been in vain.
Fang Zhengzhi was very happy.
Because, after enduring for so long, he could finally hold his head high. He made use of Chi Guyan's scheme to turn the tables and defeat this demon among the demons in front of him.
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