Rumble rumble rumble — — -
All sorts of messy, broken things, with an aura of destruction, were piling up.
Gu Qing Shan glanced down and forced herself to remain calm.
If the pixies can pass through, I only need to think about the pixies' way of doing things to pass this test.
— — what would the pixies do?
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and asked:
"Are you a gate, or a spell? Or the entire Pantheon? "
The gate solemnly replied: 「 I am the Holy Gate that separates the mortal realm from the Pantheon. From a very long time ago, I have been guarding the realm of the Pantheon. Unless the corresponding Causality Law is fulfilled, no one is allowed to peek into the world that separates the gate, much less enter it 」
— — -so it's a gate spirit.
Gu Qing Shan continued to ask: "Does the art package you mentioned include high-difficulty magic tricks?"
「 It does 」 the gate replied.
Gu Qing Shan quickly said: "Very well, then give me a deck of cards — — any card is fine"
Poof!
A deck of cards appeared in front of him and was caught in his hand.
At this point, Gu Qing Shan was serious like never before!
He quickly shuffled the cards and said:
"Let us play a magic trick. Take a look at these cards and choose a card from them, but make sure not to tell me, only silently memorize it"
「 And then? 」 the gate asked.
「 Then I'll give the cards to you, you can shuffle them however you want, but you can't shuffle them for more than 10 seconds. Once you're satisfied with the shuffling, give it to me, and I'll draw a card from them — — which will be the card you chose "Gu Qing Shan said.
「 I know you have some card abilities, but that's not possible! 」 the gate said.
Gu Qing Shan spoke in a low voice: "If I really draw the card you chose, does that count as me passing?"
「 Yes, but you can't do it 」 the gate also became serious.
Gu Qing Shan's gaze turned cold and asked again: "If I draw the card you chose, are you sure I've won?"
「 Of course it is, but you really can't do it 」 the gate replied again.
"Is there something like a notary? You can't go back on your word. "Gu Qing Shan asked.
「 I won't go back on my word, I have the fair contract left behind by the Old Gods 」 the door replied.
A scroll appeared out of thin air and landed in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan took the contract, quickly wrote what she just said on it, and showed it to the door.
On the scroll was written: "Rhode, pick out the card you chose. You open the door and let them pass."
"If you agree to this agreement, say: Agreed."
"Agreed" the door said.
Hu –
The scroll was burnt into a pile of ash.
Gu Qing Shan said, "Alright, since we have a contract, let's begin."
He quickly shuffled the cards and displayed them in front of the door.
The door paused for a moment, then said: "I have chosen"
Gu Qing Shan folded all the cards and handed them to her.
"I'll wash it," the door said.
The entire deck of cards floated in midair, turning into a series of afterimages as they shuffled at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
10 seconds passed in the blink of an eye.
The cards returned to Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Scarlet silently asked: "Rhode, are you confident?"
"No problem" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Hurry up, those things are about to reach us" Reneedol said.
At this point, the cards were shuffled and returned to Gu Qing Shan's hand.
Gu Qing Shan lowered her head and quickly laid out the cards one by one, then said: "Alright, let me guess, which card is the one you chose"
The door muttered: 「 You — – 」
Gu Qing Shan waved her hand dismissively: "Don't disturb me, this is a great art!"
The door could only remain silent.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
Gu Qing Shan abruptly looked up and shouted at the door: "I found it"
The door asked: 「 Which one is it?
Reneedol and Scarlet also nervously looked over.
Gu Qing Shan drew a card and slowly displayed it in front of the door.
「 You've failed 」 the door said.
"No, take a closer look" Gu Qing Shan curtly replied.
The door froze, unable to say anything for a while.
Scarlet and Reneedol also took a closer look, only to see a line of crooked text cut out from the card:
"The card you chose."
The air suddenly became silent.
Reneedol and Scarlet were both speechless.
The door muttered: 「 No, this isn't the card I chose, you've failed! 」
Gu Qing Shan shouted: "You're cheating!"
The door's voice abruptly became louder and shouted: 「 You're the one who's cheating! We clearly — – 」
Gu Qing Shan cut it off and spoke even louder:
"We clearly agreed: I'll draw 'the card you chose'!"
The door protested: 「 That's not — – 」
Gu Qing Shan cut it off again and angrily scolded: "I've confirmed with you twice, and I've even written a notarized scroll, which means that our agreement is valid. I've already shown you 'the card you chose', so why did you change your mind and say that you want a 'card I chose'?"
The door angrily shouted: 「 The notarized scroll — — 」
"— – show me the scroll!" Gu Qing Shan shouted.
A burning flame appeared out of nowhere, manifested into a scroll, and unfurled itself between the door and Gu Qing Shan.
It read, "Rhode, pick out the card you chose. You open the door and let them pass."
The door replied: 「 The meaning of this is, you have to pick out the card that I have chosen in my heart 」
"No, take a closer look, I've used normal writing for the rest of the words, but please note that I've used bold and slanted letters for 'the card you chose', as well as a diagonal line below it, which represents a specific card, named: 'the card you chose'" Gu Qing Shan said.
He pressed a button on the covenant and muttered: "Deities above, someone is cheating, request for enforcement"
The covenant then spoke with a solemn voice:
[The covenant has been established, open the door immediately]
Bam!
The door was opened.
Gu Qing Shan carried Boss on her back and brought the two girls inside.
Scarlet closed the door.
As they were about to move forward, a voice called out from the door: "Wait a minute"
"What else do you want?" Gu Qing Shan cautiously asked.
「 What's your relationship with the pixies? Do you know where to run? 」 the door asked.
Gu Qing Shan sternly replied: "You don't need to worry about me"
Crack!
A long crack appeared on the door.
Gu Qing Shan took a step back and told the two girls: "This door can't hold on much longer, let's go!"
The four of them quickly entered the passage and ran forward.
After a while, Gu Qing Shan slowly stopped.
"What's the matter?" Scarlet asked.
"It's nothing, just keep going, I'll be right there" Gu Qing Shan put Boss down from her back and gave him to Reneedol.
The two girls exchanged glances, not knowing what he was thinking.
However, Rhode was a reliable person.
So the two girls told him to be careful and continued forward.
Gu Qing Shan returned to where the door was, opened it, and looked outside.
Clank clank clank — —
The noise was deafening.
The Samsara artifacts were slowly approaching the door.
"Hey" Gu Qing Shan called out.
The door didn't answer.
"Door spirit? Are you still here? "Gu Qing Shan asked again.
An angry voice resounded: "I am the God of the Holy Gate, not some kind of door spirit"
Gu Qing Shan nodded: "Door God, I have something to tell you"
「 Speak 」 the door replied.
「 You can see that this place is about to be destroyed, wouldn't you also be done for if you were still here? 」 Gu Qing Shan asked.
The door replied: 「 I will not be destroyed, even if I am destroyed, I will continue to be reborn 」
Gu Qing Shan continued: "But if you are submerged by those things, you will remain in a state of constant destruction, which is the same as enduring eternal torture — — even if you aren't afraid of that, it would be too lonely for you to stand here by yourself for countless years"
「 What are you trying to say? 」 the door asked.
Gu Qing Shan replied: "How about you come with me? The outside world is vast, you will be able to meet many different artifact spirits, see sceneries that you have never seen before in your entire life, face many new challenges together with me, do many things that will forever be remembered"
The door went silent for a bit, then replied: 「 My duty is to set the boundary and protect the things inside the door, I don't know what I can do outside 」
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Let's talk about that after we get out, it's much better than being tortured by the Apocalypses here"
The door sighed: 「 There is a Causality Law set up by the Myriad Deities on my door bolt, it has fixed me here, I cannot — — - 」
Clang!
The sound of a sword resonating cut off the door's explanation.
"Alright, I've helped you remove that Causality Law" Gu Qing Shan sheathed her sword.
The door was a bit surprised, then said: 「 I've been standing here for too long, I don't have any strength left. Unless you can find some gems for me to eat, I won't have the strength to leave 」
Gu Qing Shan searched around and managed to find a few gems.
— — -these were the only good things Rhode had on him.
After the door ate the gems, it stopped moving.
"Can we leave now?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The door suddenly spoke with a sorrowful tone: 「 I've guarded this place for countless years, I really don't want to leave. If you can help me clean my body, I'll have the face to go out and meet people again — — remember to use the highest grade of cleansing fluid, Holy Spring is also acceptable 」
Gu Qing Shan scowled.
I said you're fat, and you're still so happy?
I can't spoil you like this.
Without hesitation, he turned around and left.
He walked towards the dark passage and said: "I'll give you one last chance, if you want to come, then come, if you don't, then just stand there and never follow me again"
The door was panicking.
With a "boom", it broke free from the stone wall by itself and jumped up to catch up with them.
Following behind Gu Qing Shan, it muttered: 「 I've never been far from home before, I'm not sure if I can get used to the weather outside, and also, where should I normally stay? I don't like places that are too humid, if you can find some gems — — I actually like to eat green gems, can you prepare some for me? 」
Gu Qing Shan lowered her head and walked forward, only uttering a single word after a while: "I can"
「 Ah — — right, I haven't walked for a long time, can you carry me? 」 the door asked again.
Gu Qing Shan abruptly stopped and glared at the door next to him.
The door was startled by his killing intent and spoke in a low voice: 「 That — — - actually, it's fine if you don't carry me, I'm just afraid that it would be too strange for a door to walk on the road alone. Hah, don't you think it's strange? Can you accept a door as a companion? Or perhaps you men prefer women over existences like us? 」
Gu Qing Shan facepalmed and controlled her emotions: "When we travel the infinite worlds, the first rule is to observe more and speak less, lest others discover too much about us and fall into a disadvantageous situation, or even get killed"
「 — — that's why you need to speak less 」
The door pridefully spoke: 「 That's for you mortals, I am the Sacred Gate, besides myself, nothing can harm me 」
All was quiet.
Gu Qing Shan didn't say anything and simply stared at the door.
Noticing something amiss, the door hesitantly spoke: 「 — — I can continuously reforge myself, even if I'm broken, I'll immediately revive and become even sturdier, I've never been afraid of anything 」
Gu Qing Shan was still staring at the door for a while before uttering a single word.
"Earth sword"
An ancient sword appeared from the void of space.
「 I've been listening 」 the Earth sword spoke in a resounding voice.
"Teach me how to be a person" Gu Qing Shan replied.
「 Understood 」 the Earth sword replied.
Boom!!!
A deafening sound of impact suddenly resounded in the tunnel.
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