Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 319 Past Illusions

Qin Xiaochuan was deep in thought when the sound of a door opening came from the meditation room. He looked up and saw Guo Shiyi walking in from the bookshelf. A smile involuntarily appeared on his face as he said, "Shiyi, you've come at just the right time. There's something I'd like to share with you."

"Really?" Guo Shiyi was quite happy and asked curiously, "Judging from your expression, it seems like it's something very interesting."

"That's really interesting, but before I share, I'd like to ask you a question: what kind of person do you think the previous Blood Witch King was?" Qin Xiaochuan deliberately kept him in suspense.

"Hmm... Based on my interactions with the Blood Witches over the past few days, almost every one of them is aloof and taciturn. Considering the curse of the Blood Witch Clan, he is probably a cold, dignified, and ruthless person who is indifferent to emotions and decisive in killing." Guo Shiyi answered seriously. As she spoke, she took off her shoes, walked to the training platform, and sat opposite Qin Xiaochuan.

"I knew you'd think that way too. Now I'll show you a passage." With that, Qin Xiaochuan handed the annotations in the book to Guo Shiyi.

Guo Shiyi was clearly taken aback, asking incredulously, "Did he write this?"

"Most likely," Qin Xiaochuan chuckled, "Don't you find the contrast quite striking?"

"That was indeed unexpected." Guo Shiyi nodded.

"And there's more." Qin Xiaochuan recounted the past illusions he had discovered in his spiritual world to Guo Shiyi.

"So he was such a devoted person," Guo Shiyi couldn't help but exclaim. "Now that you mention it, I'm quite interested in that past illusion you told me about."

"Then let's explore it together. To be honest, after seeing this sentence, I suddenly had a feeling that the previous Blood Witch King created this past illusion partly to remember his deceased wife, and partly to explore the truth of the world."

"Really? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and see what he found." Guo Shiyi became even more curious.

Qin Xiaochuan smiled, patted the Blood Lotus seat beneath him, and said, "Then why don't you hurry up and come up?"

Qin Xiaochuan's words were originally very simple, but with his tone and actions, they came across as somewhat domineering. Guo Shiyi appeared lively and cheerful, but she was actually very sensitive. After noticing this strange feeling, she felt both inexplicably happy and inexplicably resistant. For a moment, she was conflicted, unsure whether to obey him or refuse him.

"What's wrong?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, looking at Guo Shiyi who was not moving.

"Hmph, your tone was a bit harsh just now," Guo Shiyi said haughtily, pouting.

"Huh?" Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback for a moment, but he was sensible enough to immediately change his expression and said with a grin, "It was my fault just now, I will correct it immediately, let's do it again now." As he spoke, he stood up, bowed and extended a hand in a gesture of invitation, and solemnly said, "Princess, please come up."

Guo Shiyi made a face at him, then took off her shoes with a grin, took his hand, and walked to the practice platform to sit opposite Qin Xiaochuan.

"You little rascal," Qin Xiaochuan teased her, then opened his mental space and led Guo Shiyi into that past illusion.

"Chirp~ Chirp~" The chirping of cicadas reached his ears. Qin Xiaochuan looked around and saw that he and Guo Shiyi were on a path by the fields. On one side was a vast rice field that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see, filled with lush green rice seedlings. On the other side was a small ditch with water flowing gently.

Ahead of them lay a banyan grove, into which the stream flowed. The chirping of cicadas emanated from that grove, mingling with the sounds of insects chirping in the rice paddies and frogs croaking in the stream, creating a symphony of nature. (Book lovers are all p>)

It was a bright and hot midsummer afternoon. Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi exchanged a glance and walked along the path by the fields toward the banyan grove.

"I didn't expect it to be so hot, and I couldn't even prepare an umbrella for you." Qin Xiaochuan saw Guo Shiyi shielding her eyes from the sun with her hand, so he took the initiative to walk to the side facing the sun and use his body to block the sun for her. He still felt a little apologetic. The past illusion was different from the mental space. In the mental space, he could make himself grow a pair of bat wings, but in the past illusion, he couldn't even use the mental space.

"Hehe, it's okay," Guo Shiyi said nonchalantly. "Getting some sunshine occasionally is good for your health. Besides, we're here to explore the world, so there's no need to be so fussy."

As they walked into the banyan grove, they happened to see two children, a boy and a girl, approaching from the opposite direction. The girl was carrying a red leather bucket, while the boy was carrying a net bag. Each of them was holding a large lotus leaf and they were talking excitedly.

The sound of cicadas chirping became clearer, as if it were right next to my ear.

As Qin Xiaochuan passed by them, his gaze lingered on them for a long time. It was a long-lost sense of familiarity, a scene that existed only in his memory, but unexpectedly came to life, giving him the feeling of suddenly traveling back to his childhood.

"I have a way to avoid the sun's harsh rays." Guo Shiyi also kept looking at the two children, with a gentle expression on her face.

Although Guo Shiyi didn't say what the solution was, Qin Xiaochuan seemed to understand perfectly and said, "Did you mean lotus leaves?"

Guo Shiyi glanced at him and said, "Yes." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, and a lotus leaf slowly formed in her palm.

"Your wood-type spiritual power is really useful," Qin Xiaochuan said enviously.

"It's just that its combat ability is a bit weak. It's a wood-type control-focused build, but it's seriously lacking in damage output," Guo Shiyi said helplessly.

"Well, I'm here for you. Leave the fighting to me," Qin Xiaochuan said with a grin.

"I don't want to rely on you." Guo Shiyi made a face at him. The banyan forest wasn't very big, and after passing through it, there was an open path along the edge of the fields. Guo Shiyi placed the lotus leaf in her hand on Qin Xiaochuan's head, and then a new lotus leaf appeared in her hand.

Just as the two stepped back into the scorching sun, they suddenly heard the girl behind them shout to the boy, "Zhou Bin, come over here and collect some, there's a lot of duckweed over here."

Upon hearing the girl's voice, the two instantly stopped in their tracks and turned to look at the two children. The boy replied with a "okay," and then obediently ran to the girl's side to scoop up the duckweed on the other side with a net.

"Do you think he might be the Brother Zhou we know?" Guo Shiyi asked.

"That shouldn't be the case. This is a record of Han Keyun's memories. There's no reason for Zhou Bin to barge in," Qin Xiaochuan said, frowning.

Guo Shiyi, however, had a gossipy look on her face: "What if their lives intersected before? When did Zhou Bin and Sister Kexin meet?"

"I really don't know that; Han Kexin has never mentioned it. If this boy is Zhou Bin, then wouldn't this girl very likely be Han Kexin when she was a child?"

Guo Shiyi's gossipy expression intensified as she said, "You know what, these two kids really do look a bit like them."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaochuan carefully examined the two children and could indeed see some resemblance to Han Kexin and Zhou Bin.