Xie Lian lay on the ice-cold ground.
His face was covered with a half-crying, half-smiling, sorrowful face.
At the side, Bai WuXiang seemed to be admiring his appearance, which was exactly the same as himself.
That sad and happy mask used a strange force to stick tightly to Xie Lian's face. No matter what he did, he couldn't pull it off. Bai WuXiang said, "Wear it. Don't struggle in vain. Do you want to go out? As long as you do as I say, you will be able to quickly break through the copper furnace. "
Xie Lian pretended that he didn't exist.
Bai WuXiang was always getting snubbed by him, but he was never willing to give up.
He sighed and said, "We could have become the strongest master and disciple, and the best of friends.
Why must you be so rebellious? "
Xie Lian finally stopped moving.
He said in disgust, "Don't lecture me like you've seen through the vicissitudes of life. I really don't want to have a teacher and friend like you."
His disdain was clear as day.
Bai WuXiang sneered, "I know.
In your heart, the one who can teach you,
One was the Imperial Advisor.
One is Junwu, isn't it? "
His tone was strange.
He seemed to be somewhat disdainful and amused. Xie Lian didn't want to argue with him about this. He asked something else.
The first Crown Prince of Yongan Kingdom? "
Lang Ying was from Yong An and had suffered from the Human Face Plague before.
That little crown prince was the only candidate Xie Lian could think of. Bai WuXiang said, "That's right.
After you hacked Lang Ying's corpse into a thousand pieces, you knocked him unconscious and threw him into the Yong An Imperial Palace. You even set fire to him, the Crown Prince. "
Crown Prince Yong 'an was Lang Ying's nephew.
It was probably at that time that the remaining Human-faced Plague Virus on Lang Ying's body infected him. Xie Lian asked again, "Why didn't his Human Face Plague spread to others?"
Bai WuXiang said, "Because the people of Yong An Imperial Palace found out that he was infected. In order to prevent him from infecting others, I sent someone to secretly suffocate him with a blanket, but he managed to escape. "
On the other hand, Yong An Kingdom announced to the public that the King of Yong An Kingdom and the Crown Prince had died of a serious illness. However, there was some internal strife, and Lang Ying's other nephew was appointed as the Crown Prince. This was Lang Qianqiu's ancestor.
Xie Lian asked, "How did you trick him?"
Bai WuXiang said, "I did not lie to him. I only told him the truth, who was the culprit that turned him into this monster. As long as he lends me something, I will avenge him. "
Xie Lian said, "You call this borrowing something from me? You swallowed him whole as nourishment. "
Bai WuXiang said indifferently, "His appearance is neither human nor ghost. No one treats him sincerely. Staying in this world is just torture."
Suddenly, Xie Lian asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
"…"
In that instant, Xie Lian felt that the thing wanted to respond. However, he held back.
Therefore, Xie Lian asked again, "You are Prince Wu Yong, right?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt the hot air in the cauldron freeze.
From the moment Xie Lian fell in, he had been thinking about this problem.
The reason why he was able to understand the human language spoken by the Corpse Eating Rats must be because one of the three, Jun Wu, Imperial Preceptor or Bai WuXiang, had implanted a certain memory and emotion into him. In other words, at least one of them was from Wu Yong. Jun Wu was born after the fall of Wuyong, so the Imperial Advisor and Bai WuXiang were the most suspicious.
Why was Hua Cheng rejected by the cauldron? It wasn't because he was extinct, because Xie Lian had confirmed with him that a ghost king who had already become extinct could also enter the cauldron again, just like how a Heavenly Official who had already ascended could once again go through heavenly tribulations. But he still disappeared halfway through. The most direct reason Xie Lian could think of was that this cauldron listened to Bai WuXiang's instructions!
Then, what was the most likely identity of Bai WuXiang?
After a long while, the darkness was deathly silent. Xie Lian repeated with certainty, "You are Prince Wu Yong."
Finally, Bai WuXiang was no longer silent.
He suddenly grabbed towards Xie Lian, the wind from his palm incomparably swift and fierce. This time, it was Xie Lian's turn to dodge. He jumped up and said while dodging, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, let me ask you a question. Why do you never show your true face to others?"
Bai WuXiang said in a low voice, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, I'm warning you not to call me that."
Xie Lian said, "You can call me Your Highness the Crown Prince, why can't I call you that? If you don't answer, I'll guess it myself. There are only two reasons why you don't want others to see your true face. Either you're someone I know, or I don't know you, but as long as I see your true face, I'll be able to easily find out who you are. Or, your true appearance is extremely ugly, so ugly that even you can't stand it! For example … … "
With two 'ka ka' sounds, a burst of pain came from his arm. Bai WuXiang ruthlessly pinched him and said, "Crown Prince, oh Crown Prince, is it because if I treat you a bit more kindly, will you feel that you don't need to fear me anymore?"
This voice overflowed with coldness. Amidst the pain, Xie Lian still remained clear-headed. Bai WuXiang seemed to be really angry. With one hand holding that black sword, he approached Xie Lian and said, "You named this sword 'Fragrant Heart'?"
Helplessly watching that eerie sword edge get closer and closer to his throat, Xie Lian's expression didn't change. He said, "Can't I?"
Bai WuXiang snorted and said, "You don't know how to name things. Listen well, this sword's original name is' Executioner '. "
Suddenly, Xie Lian opened his eyes wide and said, "Who?!"
Bai WuXiang didn't even turn his head and said, "To deal with me, you still want to use this kind of trick to deal with children?"
"… …" Xie Lian was flabbergasted and said, "You … … didn't notice?"
Bai WuXiang coldly said, "There's nothing there. What do I need to notice?"
He didn't notice, but Xie Lian did.
Just now, the blade of Fragrant Heart's sword had reflected the fire on the ground. That fire had flashed past the stone wall above the two of them. In that instant, Xie Lian saw a face.
Xie Lian dared to guarantee that he absolutely didn't see wrong. What he saw was definitely a human face, an enormous human face!
Bai WuXiang's cultivation was only higher than Xie Lian's, not lower. How could he not notice it?
Unless … … it was something even more frightening than Bai WuXiang!
The amount of time he saw that face was too short, but the vision still remained in his memory. That face had all five senses, moreover … … it was somewhat familiar. Xie Lian felt his blood run cold and said, "There's something else in the copper furnace!"
However, Bai WuXiang said, "In the copper furnace, aside from you and me, there's only stone and magma."
Xie Lian was about to say something when he suddenly thought to himself, "Wait a minute … … stone? Face? Familiar? "
With a flash of inspiration, he suddenly understood what he was looking at.
So that's how it was!
Once he understood, Xie Lian's hands quickly formed a seal behind his back. Bai WuXiang noticed his unusual movements and said, "It's useless. Even if you … …"
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, a loud rumbling sound came from above and behind the two of them. At the same time, rocks and dirt fell down like a rainstorm!
Bai WuXiang sensed that something was attacking him and quickly dodged. His dodging was indeed fast enough. No one could move faster than him, so he should have been able to perfectly avoid it. Unfortunately, the thing that was attacking him was too enormous.
It was a giant hand. Its five fingers formed a fist, and it heavily smashed down — — smashing right into Bai WuXiang!
This hand was a giant stone hand.
It was really too big. Just its fist alone was comparable to a large house. The fire on the ground could only illuminate this part of the hand. Everything above the wrist was completely submerged in darkness.
Amidst the rumbling sounds, it turned its hand towards Xie Lian with its palm facing up. Although it was enormous, its fingers were slender with slender knuckles. It could be used to pick up flowers or hold a sword. Xie Lian snatched the sword, rolled up from the ground, and jumped onto the palm. Just as the hand was about to lift him up, Xie Lian suddenly remembered that he had forgotten something. He hurriedly said, "Wait!" He jumped down again, grabbed his bamboo hat, and jumped back up again. Then, the giant hand rose up, getting further and further away from the fire. Xie Lian also felt himself rising higher and higher. His hands once again formed a seal and he said, "Rush out!"
With this order, he felt a slight falling sensation, as if the giant supporting him had slightly bent its knees in preparation. In the next moment, he felt his entire body suddenly sink. That giant soared into the sky, rushing towards the mouth of the volcano where the copper furnace was sealed off!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Along with the violent vibrations, Xie Lian heard an extremely clear 'ka ka' sound.
That was the sound of rocks being unable to withstand the fierce impact and about to shatter!
Immediately, a ray of white light fell from above.
They rushed out!
The top of the copper furnace was broken, and a large amount of dazzling white light poured down like a waterfall. Fierce winds swept in, howling and whistling.
Xie Lian stood on the palm of the giant, one hand holding the bamboo hat on his head, and the other hand blocking the oncoming blizzard. The stuffy air was swept away, and he took a deep breath of cold and fresh air. He loudly said, "San Lang — —!!!"
The first echo was still echoing when he was suddenly pulled into an embrace from behind by a pair of hands. Xie Lian stiffened at first. He looked down and saw that around his waist was a crimson sleeve and a silver wrist guard. Only then did he relax. A deep voice said in his ear, "… I'm going crazy!"
Hearing this, Xie Lian hurriedly turned around and held his cheeks with both hands, comforting him, "Don't be crazy, don't be crazy, I'm already out!"
It was Hua Cheng. Hua Cheng's black hair was messy, and his eyes were still a little dazed. Xie Lian couldn't take off the sad and happy mask, so he took it off and threw it away. Xie Lian didn't know why he held his cheeks with both hands, but he did it subconsciously. He probably wanted to comfort him, or maybe he was afraid that his face would be frozen by the wind and snow. After all, how long Xie Lian stayed in the copper furnace was how long Hua Cheng had been guarding the mouth of the volcano.
They went in together, but one of them was suddenly thrown out. They had no idea what was going on inside. Wasn't this going to make them go crazy?
Hua Cheng hugged Xie Lian tightly and said in a low voice, "… I couldn't get into the copper furnace no matter what, and I actually wanted you to rush out by yourself! I really fucking … … "
Xie Lian hurriedly said, "San Lang is fine, really fine! Also, I didn't rush out by myself! "
Hua Cheng finally calmed down a little and said, "What? Brother, how did you get out? "
Xie Lian said, "You helped me get out. Look. "
As he said this, he pointed upwards. Hua Cheng also looked in the direction he was pointing.
In the middle of the wind and snow, he saw a giant statue carved out of mountain stone. Its face was covered in frost, and it seemed to be able to support the heavens and the earth. At this moment, the two of them were standing on the palm of this giant stone statue.
The outline of that stone statue's face was soft and beautiful, with long eyebrows and beautiful eyes. The corners of its mouth were slightly raised, as if it was smiling yet not smiling. It could be said to be affectionate, but not frivolous. It could be said to be heartless, but not cold. It was a merciful and handsome face.
— — It was Xie Lian's face!
Xie Lian looked up at its face and said softly, "This is what you said, the best statue you have carved, right?"
"… …"
Hua Cheng also looked up at it. After a long time, his gaze fell back on Xie Lian and he said, "Yeah."
This giant stone statue must have been carved by Hua Cheng when he was trapped in the copper furnace, hammered thousands of times, and in extreme pain.
For hundreds of years, it had always been hidden in the depths of the copper furnace, and part of it was even covered by green vines. The cauldron was its natural and perilous grotto, and it was the only god in the most magnificent grotto.
It was one with the copper furnace, and the material was also the same. Otherwise, if it was just a statue chiseled out of ordinary stone, it wouldn't have been able to break out of the copper furnace. It would only have been smashed to pieces. If it wasn't Xie Lian himself, or if Hua Cheng hadn't given Xie Lian enough power before they jumped down, they wouldn't have been able to summon this statue.
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