Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 136 Have You Ever Looked Up at the Sky?
When the world fell apart for the first time like a broken mirror, the present world where Gu Xiaoxing lived was like a dusty world in a mirror, and the dark world outside the mirror was the real one.
But at this moment, the dark world also fell apart like a broken mirror, and it was no longer possible to tell which side was the flower in the mirror and which side was the moon in the water.
When the last piece of broken lens in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes fell off, he returned to the world, still standing on the wooden platform. The thin Gu Xiaoxing was still standing beside him, and the little Qilin was still squatting under the wooden platform. Even the coffin inside his body did not move at all.
Everything is as usual...
Everything before was like a dream...
But the red dot in the center of the lightning flower between his eyebrows told Gu Xiaoxing that it was not a dream, the old village chief had really been here, but what was that skeleton hand, and why did the old village chief become half a finger bone...
Why, they seem to be one...
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxing's heart was in turmoil, more chaotic than before, unprecedentedly chaotic...
Tears flowed unconsciously from his red eyes. In fact, he had already guessed something, but guessing one part clearly often brings two parts of confusion, three parts of pain, and four parts of helplessness...
Finally, Gu Xiaoxing sat down on the wooden platform, and his mortal body made it impossible for the platform to withstand the pressure, causing it to collapse.
Gu Xiaoxing's body sank and fell along with the collapsed wooden platform, but the wooden platform was not high, so the impact was not great. Gu Xiaoxing was completely unaware of it and sat on the collapsed wooden platform, his eyes gradually becoming dull.
This sitting lasted for ten days.
For the past ten days, Gu Xiaoxing had not moved at all, and the little Qilin was still squatting beside him, also not moving at all. The only change was that the thin Gu Xiaoxing disappeared and turned back into a little paper man floating on the broken wood.
Suddenly, Gu Xiaoxing was stunned, and for the first time there was some light in his eyes, because he found that the coffin in his body suddenly opened, and a graceful figure floated out of the coffin, floated out of the Qingyan Palace, and floated under the Taiyin umbrella.
The next moment, the woman walked out of Gu Xiaoxing's body and stood in front of him.
Gu Xiaoxing raised his head slightly and saw the woman's back. Her long hair was like ink floating on her white clothes. She held an umbrella in one hand and looked up at the sky. Her back was not just thin, but inexplicably lonely, which seemed out of tune with everything around her.
"Have you ever looked up at the sky?"
A voice like the clear autumn sounded, blowing past Gu Xiaoxing's ears and brushing across Gu Xiaoxing's heart. It was as pleasant as the voice of the Taoist chanting immortal scriptures when he fell into the abyss of evil spirits last time. He felt a sense of comfort inexplicably.
Subconsciously, Gu Xiaoxing nodded.
Although the woman had her back to him, she clearly sensed Gu Xiaoxing's response and continued, "Then have you ever thought about whether it is you who sees the sky, or the sky... that has blinded your eyes?"
Gu Xiaoxing was stunned at first, then a hint of clarity returned to his dull eyes. He then slowly raised his head and looked towards the sky without answering.
They were silent for a while, and then the woman suddenly answered herself, as if she was also asking herself: "But is what we see really the sky?"
After saying this, Gu Xiaoxing lowered his head and shifted his gaze to the woman, and her back became clearer and clearer.
Then he saw the woman in front of him slowly turn around, and she looked the same as the last time he saw her.
Pure and flawless.
There is a beauty that does not belong to this world.
Especially her eyes, which contained a purity without sadness or joy, without impurity or dirt. Just by looking at those eyes, Gu Xiaoxing felt inexplicably calm.
The woman walked up to Gu Xiaoxing, and the Taiyin Sui in her hands completely covered the two of them.
"Now, do you understand?" the woman continued.
Gu Xiaoxing raised his eyes. Apart from the woman's flawless face, there was only a large black umbrella that completely covered the sky. His breathing paused slightly.
“Little star, no matter how big the sky is, it’s just a barrier blocking your eyes. Instead of letting it blind you, why don’t you hold an umbrella for yourself and wait until you can see clearly, then go and see it with your own eyes.” The woman said softly.
When Gu Xiaoxing heard this, his eyes finally regained their clarity and shone brightly. He instantly understood that the woman was trying to wake him up. No matter what he saw now, since he didn't know whether it was true or false, why not just hold an umbrella in his heart to cover it and not look at it for the time being.
Because, forcing yourself to see it will only lead to confusion and unnecessary trouble.
Just like the guesses in Gu Xiaoxing's mind at the moment, if he couldn't see clearly and couldn't figure it out, he would just put it aside for now, even though he saw with his own eyes that the old village chief had turned into a piece of dry bones.
But, is it really true that I will never see the old village chief again in the future?
The light in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Seeing the change in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes, the woman nodded slightly, knowing that there was no need to say anything more.
"Thank you, little fairy sister!" Gu Xiaoxing finally came to his senses and immediately bowed to the woman.
When the woman heard this name, she was obviously stunned for a moment, then she smiled and shook her head, saying: "Remember, you are Gu Xiaoxing, and I am Fang Qingyun."
Fang Qingyun's smile was very elegant, which made Gu Xiaoxing stunned. While he thought it was very beautiful, he also felt that there seemed to be some other meaning in her words.
"Time is up……"
Fang Qingyun sighed softly, walked up to Gu Xiaoxing step by step, and their eyes met.
Gu Xiaoxing looked at the other person's eyes as clear as stars, and felt his heart beating faster and inexplicably nervous.
"See you next time."
The woman suddenly spoke again, and then walked into Gu Xiaoxing's body with a smile and walked back into the coffin.
The Taiyin Umbrella floated again above the Qingyan Palace, concealing the aura.
"Fang Qingyun?"
Gu Xiaoxing blinked, murmured and repeated, and then used his consciousness to call out softly in his body: "Fairy Qingyun!"
However, instead of getting a response from the fairy, the sound of a coffin was heard. What made Gu Xiaoxing most outrageous was that the coffin master was actually crying at this moment.
“Oh my god…!”
Gu Xiaoxing thought the sound of its crying was a bit disgusting, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it and continued to shout: "Fairy Qingyun...!?"
“What are you arguing about…!? Oh, oh, oh…!” A voice that was not sure whether it was happy or sad came from the coffin, “My master has never laughed before, but he actually laughed because of a loser like you, oh, oh, oh…!”
"Can you please stop crying so disgustingly? What did your master mean when he said the time is up?" asked Gu Xiaoxing.
"Do you think the master will come out just by telling you? This opportunity that comes once in a thousand years was wasted on you last time. If it weren't for the Taiyin Umbrella, you would have no chance to get the master's advice!" The coffin said in a bad tone.
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes widened immediately, he was stunned, and he wanted to continue asking for some other things, but the coffin was very tight-lipped. Apart from saying that with the Taiyin Umbrella, Fang Qingyun could come out for a short time every once in a while, he didn't ask anything else.
"It only comes out once every thousand years."
Gu Xiaoxing murmured to himself, thinking of Fang Qingyun's calm and elegant appearance, a sense of sadness inexplicably arose in his heart, and he wanted to do something for her.
But what can be done?
Nothing can be done...
At least, that's the case now.
Shaking his head to dispel the feeling of powerlessness, Gu Xiaoxing moved his thoughts to the present, slowly sat down cross-legged, his eyes flickering, and began to sort out some of his thoughts and guesses!
The first thing that Gu Xiaoxing thought of was that he was a chess piece!
Just like the silly dragon in the thundercloud sky!
Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoxing couldn't help but laugh at himself. He once lamented the tragic fate of Shalong, being born a pawn and having his destiny controlled by others. Now it seems that he is the same.
How ironic…
The reason why Gu Xiaoxing had such a guess was very simple, because he, like Shalong, had no past life. Combined with the words of the old village chief and recalling his past in Fulai Village, it was not difficult to come to the conclusion!
I was also created as a chess piece by others!
Even the entire Fulai Village exists because of himself. Rather than saying that Fulai Village disappeared for no reason, it is better to say that it has completed its mission.
As for the chess player, if nothing unexpected happens, he is the owner of the big skeleton hand!
In fact, based on the words of the old village chief and the scene where the village chief , Gu Xiaoxing already had a rough guess about the past.
Perhaps, the old village chief was originally a finger bone that was born from the big skeleton hand. He came here with a certain mission, transformed into the entire Fulai Village, and also created himself.
But it is obvious that this is not the entire mission of the old village chief. The village chief must have something more important to accomplish. Perhaps, after creating and nurturing himself, he should guide himself to accomplish something. This is the ultimate mission of the old village chief!
And during this process, an accident occurred!
Either the old village chief developed an independent consciousness or he developed compassion, in short, all Gu Xiaoxing could think of was that the old village chief went against the will of the Skeleton Hand and did not train himself as in his mission.
I guess this is what the old village chief said...variable!
As for the "birth and death" and "floating dust" mentioned by the old village chief, it was not the first time that Gu Xiaoxing had heard them. He remembered that the charlatan Zhang Dixin had also said the same thing in Yunfeng City before, but he still could not find any result after much thinking.
"I can only ask Zhang Zaixing for clarification later...!"
After sorting out all of this , Gu Xiaoxing took a deep breath and suppressed all of his worries in his heart. Although he didn't understand the purpose of the giant skeleton hand, he didn't understand why he was created and what mission he was assigned.
But since the old village chief has become the "variable" for my sake, I shouldn't continue to be depressed even for the old village chief!
Gu Xiaoxing's expression condensed, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and his eyes became firm. He waved his hand, and the burning incense in the alchemy furnace in the distance immediately flew back and was taken into his body. Then he looked at the little Qilin and said, "Make a fortune, come back, and give you a good fortune."
Upon hearing this, the little Qilin jumped up and down, then turned into a streak of lightning and flew back to Gu Xiaoxing's Niwan Palace. It stayed there motionless for ten consecutive days, which was really difficult for it.
After doing all this, Gu Xiaoxing suddenly looked up at the sky, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the sky.
“I don’t seek immortality or power, but if immortality and power are the only things that I can do, I won’t be manipulated by others, I won’t become a pawn, and I can control my own destiny.
Then...I want to challenge for the top spot!"
