Chapter 278: Portrait
As soon as you enter the Wanjing Pagoda, the fragrance of ink hits your nostrils.
The first floor of the Wanjing Pagoda is lined with rows of bookshelves, and the shelves are full of scriptures.
Xu Yi couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw so many books.
Nowadays, most of the classics handed down from ancient times and the insights of great powers are recorded on jade slips. It is rare to see such handwritten books anymore.
She did not stay on the first floor for too long before stepping onto the steps under the guidance of the second elder.
Second floor, third floor...
After walking all the way to the sixth floor, Xu Yi took the lead to stop when he saw that the two elders had no intention of stopping.
"The second elder is planning to lead me to the seventh floor?"
"That's exactly what I meant."
The corner of Xu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, "These seven floors must contain the most important classics of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect. I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go there."
Xu Yi didn't really feel embarrassed, but was afraid of trouble.
Now that she's on the seventh level, if the second elder suddenly gives her a magic weapon similar to the Spiritual Demon Bead, and then coaxes her into going to a secret realm to kill demons, then she will end up being deceived.
"Xu Xiaoyou, don't you want to know why I often say that you are destined to be with the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect?"
Xu Yi's mind moved, of course she wanted to know.
But she always felt that if she set foot there, she would definitely know something important, so she couldn't help but hesitate.
"Then little friend Xu don't want to know some of Fairy Jinghong's past?"
Xu Yi:!
What does the second elder mean by this?
Knowing that she is from the Xuanji Clan, she must be very curious about the deeds of Fairy Jinghong, who is also from the Xuanji Clan?
Or does he know something she doesn't know?
The second elder's smile suddenly turned hateful in front of Xu Yi.
The second elder was clearly setting a trap for herself, but she still had to bite the bullet and jump off.
She gritted her teeth and followed the second elder to the seventh floor.
The seventh floor is not much different from the other floors. The only difference is that there is a simple desk in the middle of the seventh floor, and there is a scroll scroll on the desk.
"Xu Xiaoyou, please open this scroll."
Xu Yi looked at the scroll, as if there were roots growing under his feet, unable to take a step.
She always felt that there would be something extraordinary inside when she opened the scroll.
The second elder looked at her with a smile and did not rush her, but it put a lot of pressure on her.
Xu Yi took a deep breath, with firm eyes, strode forward, and pushed the scroll away violently.
When the scroll was unfolded, her expression became slightly stiff and she stood blankly on the spot.
The portrait shows a woman with thick eyebrows and sharp eyes. She is wearing a green dress and her figure is as straight as an unsheathed sword.
The corners of her mouth were raised as if she were smiling, but the aura in her body also made people fearful through the drawing paper.
What's more important is that she also holds a black ruler in her hand.
"This, this is me?"
Xu Yi was in a daze for a moment, and then his eyes fell firmly on the portrait, looking at it inch by inch.
This is her, but it's not her.
Although their faces and magic weapons are exactly the same, their aura is completely different.
Even if Xu Yi is now a combined monk, he still cannot reach the realm like the person in the painting.
This is not like a portrait of her, but rather like someone created a portrait based on her mold.
Xu Yi's eyes moved downward little by little, and finally landed on the signature in the lower left corner.
Hongjing.
Xu Yi's pupils shrank, was this portrait painted by Hong Jing?
"Second Elder!" Xu Yi turned to look at the Second Elder, "Aren't you going to explain something to me?"
The second elder clasped his hands together and said softly: "I'd better let the painter explain it to you personally."
Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked behind him, and sure enough, he saw Hong Jing slowly walking out of the bookshelf, "Xu Yi."
"Hongjing."
Xu Yi looked at Hong Jing, whom he had only met a few days ago, and suddenly felt extremely strange. They were clearly fighting side by side a few days ago, but now it was like there was a chasm between them.
"Xu Yi, this is my fault, I'm sorry."
Hongjing's voice was apologetic.
Xu Yi frowned and couldn't help but feel depressed.
Lu Zaiye hid something from her, Bai Shan concealed his identity and followed her, and now even Hongjing is hiding a secret.
What about Bei Xinghan, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, and Yu Xiaoyu? Do they each have something to hide?
Xu Yi gritted his teeth and suppressed the random thoughts in his heart. The most important thing now was this portrait.
"Then please explain to me the origin of this painting."
Xu Yi has been with Hongjing for many days and thinks she knows him fairly well.
Hongjing was devoted to Buddha and had no distracting thoughts. It was impossible for him to have any thoughts about her. Naturally, this painting could not be the product of imagination.
"Xu Yi, before you receive the heaven-level initiation from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, I will also receive the heaven-level initiation." Hongjing said slowly.
Xu Yi said nothing.
She knew about this that Hongjing relied on this initiation to become the official disciple of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect.
"But in addition to receiving the baptism of Buddha's power, I also got a glimpse of my past and present lives. This portrait was made after I received the initiation."
Xu Yi's eyelids twitched, past and present life?
She couldn't help but think of the dream she had before leaving Xuanji's door.
That dream was so vivid and so effective that Xu Yi once suspected that it was not just a dream, but her past life.
Could it be that Hong Jing also saw her past life?
But that's not right. Her previous life was obviously very miserable, and she ended up dying without a burial place. She was not as majestic as the one in the painting.
"Xu Yi, haven't you noticed that you have great luck?" Hong Jing asked.
"Great luck?"
Xu Yi wanted to laugh. She had never thought that these three words could be related to her. The person with great luck should clearly be Liu Jinghong, but she was just...
Wait, if we don't talk about past lives, but only talk about this life, she has indeed gained a lot of opportunities.
Let’s talk about her magic weapon, the Admonition Ruler. This admonishment ruler is kept in the sect’s inner treasury, but no one knows about it.
Until she entered the inner treasury, the Admonition Ruler took the initiative to appear and became her natal magic weapon.
Later, no matter how dangerous the situation she went through and how many thunder tribulations she went through, this admonishing ruler still followed her without any change.
There is also the Demon Attendant Trial Space in Yangshenxi, where she sensed a strange power of the stars, which she has not yet fully comprehended until now.
Then came the secret realm of weapon refining in Huangcheng, the initiation from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, and even the recently acquired Green Flame of the Earth's Core. One by one, Xu Yi suddenly woke up. It turned out that she had unknowingly...
Got so many opportunities.
Xu Yi's gradually stunned expression allowed Hongjing to see what she was thinking.
"Xu Yi, you don't have to doubt that you are a person born with great luck. The Heavenly Rank of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect will only instill Buddha power for the child of great luck."
"Then you are also a child of fate?" Xu Yi asked in confusion.
Hongjing smiled and shook his head, "No, I am only favored by heaven because of your great merits."
Xu Yi shook her head, she could no longer understand Hong Jing's words.
What does it mean to gain great merit because of her?
She obviously didn't do anything.
Unless it's...
Chapter completed!