Zhang Ke's indifferent words made Master Hanshuang speechless.
He was originally a talented person, but a wasted life of mediocrity had changed his mind, and he fell into a self-centered, illusory world of isolation, self-pity, and always felt that everyone was unfair to him.
There was an embarrassing silence in the air.
After a long while, Master Hanshuang said in a dry tone:
"Kenji, no matter how you say it, I can be regarded as your elder.
Now I have even given up my dignity to beg you, can't you help me just once because of the friendship between you and me?"
Master Hanshuang called out Zhang Ke's Taoist number in his master's sect, intending to find another way to accomplish his goal.
Zhang Ke couldn't help but smile, and looked at Master Hanshuang with a layer of white mist eyes and said:
"Master, if a fellow disciple comes and tells me, I will give you the thorn treasure.
Haha, do you think this treasure that breaks through the realm of Yuanshen is just Chinese cabbage?
What's more..."
Zhang Ke's artifact was a bit weird and authentic:
"Besides, real people should understand how precious treasures that can help people break through the realm of soul are.
Even if I agree to trade with a real person for the sake of my fellow disciples.
Then may I ask, what kind of reward are you prepared to give?"
Master Hanshuang couldn't help but perked up after hearing Zhang Ke's words, and quickly took out a jade box from the [Space Wrist Wheel].
This is an emerald-colored rectangular jade box that is one foot square. The box is engraved with gorgeous patterns of animals, making it look very delicate.
Master Hanshuang held the jade box in one hand and opened it with the other.
The moment the jade box was opened, a colorful light burst out from the box, and the dazzling light directly illuminated the entire side hall.
Caught off guard, Xu Qingzhi's eyes were narrowed by the shining light.
But Qi Guan Xinyu was staring at Zhang Ke's eyes curiously at this moment. She has the magical power of 'Dharma Eye' and can observe the smallest changes in things.
Under her magical eyes, Zhang Ke's pupils showed no reaction at all under the sudden light.
Zhang Ke lowered his gaze and looked at the jade box, where he saw a five-color round stone the size of a chicken.
"What is this?"
Zhang Ke asked softly.
Master Hanshuang smoothed his beard and replied with a hint of hope:
"Kenji, I wonder if you have ever heard of a strange stone between heaven and earth that can make up for the scars of the rules and boundaries of heaven and earth?"
Zhang Ke's expression changed and he asked in surprise:
"Is this the legendary 'five-color stone' that can mend the sky?"
Master Hanshuang smiled and nodded:
"Kenji is indeed knowledgeable. Yes, this is the legendary sacred stone!"
There is a legend in Zhang Ke's dream.
According to "Historical Records: The Benji of the Three Emperors", in ancient times, the water god Gonggong rebelled and fought with the fire god Zhurong.
After Gonggong was defeated by Zhu Rong, his head touched Buzhou Mountain, the pillar of the world, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to collapse, and the water of the Tianhe River to pour into the human world.
Nuwa couldn't bear the disaster to the living beings, so she made five-color stones to mend the sky, cut off the feet of the divine turtle to support the four poles, calmed the floods and killed the ferocious beasts, so that all living beings could live in peace.
It is said that Nuwa made 36,501 stones to mend the sky. She spent 36,500 stones to mend the sky, leaving one unused stone.
There are rumors that this unused five-color stone is a defective product left over from stone refining and is not suitable for repairing the sky.
But there is also a legend that this last five-color stone is the one left after patching the sky.
And there are countless legends surrounding this five-color stone.
Some say that this stone absorbed the essence of the sun and moon and a stone monkey burst out from it. Others say that this stone eventually turned into a psychic jade, which gave rise to a story called "The Story of the Stone".
In the blue world, there is also a similar legend of mending the sky.
Zhang Ke did not take the jade box, but looked at it carefully and suddenly asked:
"Even if this is the legendary 'five-color stone', what is its use?"
The smile on Master Hanshuang's face was a little frozen.
If I knew the use of this stone, how would I trade such a treasure with you.
After forcing a smile, Master Hanshuang said:
"No matter what, this is an innate spiritual object.
The treasures in heaven and earth have their own spirituality. Maybe this treasure has no connection with me.
But maybe today I want to send my hand to Kenji to achieve a fate!"
Zhang Ke couldn't help but laugh "haha".
It seems that Master Hanshuang really gave up even the last dignity of a cultivator for the sake of 'Zhilanxing'.
Zhang Ke's thoughts were racing in his mind.
The importance of ‘Zhilan Xing’ is very important, and he specifically warned about it back then.
But since Master Hanshuang knew the news about ‘Zhilanxing’, he undoubtedly learned it from the mouth of Master Mingxiao or Master Chongxiao.
From this point of view, Master Hanshuang came to ask for the treasure today because he actually had the intention of some people from the Dingzhou sect.
Zhang Ke personally doesn’t care much about ‘Zhilanxing’.
Although this thing can help people break through the realm of the soul, it will cut off the future path.
Of course, in the minds of ordinary practitioners, being able to achieve the realm of Yuanshen is already a matter of luck. How dare they expect anything else.
The intention of the Dingzhou sect is obviously to hope that Zhang Ke can help Master Hanshuang.
This may be an attempt to eliminate the gap between Zhang Ke and Hanshuang Zhenren.
But it may also be a test to see if the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ will still respect the opinions of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’.
If someone else had come, Zhang Ke would have given him a 'Zhilan Apricot' without hesitation, but this person happened to be Master Hanshuang, which was a bit awkward.
Back then, Zhang Ke was almost expelled from the school because of Master Hanshuang.
The path of a bad person is no less than killing his parents!
This kind of thing can be big or small, especially Zhang Ke, who is famous for his vengeance. If it weren't for the fact that Master Hanshuang was deceived in the past, Zhang Ke would not let him go.
You must know that when facing True Lord Furong, Zhang Ke had murderous thoughts more than once.
The reason why Zhang Ke did not take action in the end was because True Lord Furong had a spiritual pet called 'Hui Dou', and one person was equal to two True Lords of Yuanshen.
The 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' did not have a few True Lords of Yuanshen at that time, and it was in urgent need of True Lord Furong to control the situation.
Secondly, it was because Zhenjun Furong later felt the crisis and put down his dignity to show his kindness to Zhang Ke repeatedly, thus eliminating Zhang Ke's murderous intention.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! 'Why is it Master Hanshuang!'
Zhang Ke was somewhat dissatisfied with Headmaster Mingxiao, knowing that he was not on good terms with him, but deliberately sent this person here.
Looking at the white-haired Master Hanshuang with a fawning look on his face, Zhang Ke felt as if he had eaten a fly.
At this moment, Xu Qingzhi also understood some of the intentions of the Dingzhou sect, and was equally dissatisfied.
Over the past few hundred years, the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ has transferred countless knowledge and resources to the Dingzhou sect, and every few years it will send its disciples to the Dingzhou sect to provide guidance and help.
Thirty years ago, the Dingzhou sect discovered a secret realm and asked for help from the 'Southern Sect'. Ding Xiaoxiao didn't say anything and went directly with ten Yuanshen True Monarchs and a hundred Jindan disciples.
It is precisely because of the help of the ‘Nan Sect’ that the ‘Xiantian Yi Qi Sect’ has greatly improved in strength over the past few hundred years.
As for the 'Southern Sect', the Dingzhou sect has hardly been of any use.
Now, he deliberately sent Master Hanshuang, who had a rift with Zhang Ke, to come and ask for the treasure. This made Xu Qingzhi suddenly have an idea in his mind.
'Perhaps, our sect should be completely separated from the Dingzhou sect!'
In a moment of thought, Xu Qingzhi decided to gradually adjust his help and support for the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ in all aspects.
Zhang Ke frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally decided to handle the matter according to his own wishes.
He looked at Master Hanshuang and said softly:
"Master Hanshuang, one thing you just said is right.
No matter what the differences are between you and me, we still come from the same family in the past.
Don’t look at the monk’s face, look at the Buddha’s face!
People are not close to the soil, and rivers are not close to the water. Even if you and I are not close to each other, our ancestors are still close to each other!
But after all, there is a rift between you and me. If I were to give you a 'Zhi Lan Xing' like this, it would be hard for me to reconcile.
Let's do this, I don't want your baby either, for the sake of the Dingzhou sect, I'll give you a chance."
Zhang Ke said as he unfolded his right hand, and a dark golden Rubik's Cube appeared in his palm spinning.
When the Rubik's Cube stops rotating, a jade box will appear on each of the three sides.
Zhang Ke casually threw the Rubik's Cube on the table, and the dark golden Rubik's Cube rolled three times in a row on the table.
Every time you roll, a jade box will appear on the table from one side of the Rubik's Cube.
After three tumblings, the three jade boxes appeared neatly in a row in front of several people.
Zhang Ke put away the Rubik's Cube and slowly opened the three jade boxes.
Master Hanshuang and Qiguan Xinyu's breathing stagnated at the same time.
In each of the three jade boxes, there was a jade apricot shining with dazzling white gold light.
The white-gold light trembled rhythmically, like a beating heart, and traces of Tao Yun rippled on the jade apricot like water waves.
The two of them could clearly feel the huge energy contained in the jade apricot.
'Gudu!'
Master Hanshuang secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva. At this moment, he suddenly had the idea of reaching out to snatch the jade box.
But when he looked up and saw Zhang Ke's half-smiling expression, this thought disappeared instantly.
Zhang Ke slowly reached out and put away the 'Zhilan Apricot' in two of the jade boxes. In this way, among the three jade boxes on the table, only one of the jade boxes still contained jade apricots.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Zhang Ke closed the lids of the three jade boxes, and then said to Qi Guan Xinyu:
"Xinyu, come here, move the positions of these three jade boxes."
As soon as these words came out, both Master Hanshuang, Xu Qingzhi and Qiguan Xinyu understood what Zhang Ke meant.
‘Guess one!’
Qiguan Xinyu turned around and glanced at Master Hanshuang. He knelt down beside the table and reached out to slowly move the three jade boxes to each other.
This is the trick called "Three Immortals Returning to the Cave" by magicians in the secular world, and it is also called "Dumping the Bowl and Guessing the Ball".
Master Hanshuang did not dare to neglect, and mobilized the power of his spiritual thoughts and his 'eye of heaven' to carefully observe the movements of Qiguan Xinyu's hands.
But for some reason, as he concentrated his attention, countless phantoms seemed to appear in the movement of Qi Guan Xinyu's hands.
Master Hanshuang was furious, thinking that Qiguan Xinyu was deliberately using magic to interfere with him.
But when he turned his eyes and looked elsewhere, everything he saw had double images.
Master Hanshuang was slightly startled, and then he realized that Zhang Ke was casting a spell to interfere with him.
"Ma'am, you can stop at any time!"
Zhang Keluue's echoey voice rang in his ears.
Master Hanshuang's heart beat violently, and he screamed inwardly, how could he take his attention away from Qiguan Xinyu.
Turning his head to look at Qiguan Xinyu, he saw that she was still slowly moving the position of the jade box. It was obvious that she was deliberately helping him.
But at this time Master Hanshuang could no longer tell which jade box contained the ‘Zhi Lan Xing’.
He ignored Zhang Ke's presence beside him, and with a thought, he summoned the power of his soul to explore into the three jade boxes.
Qi Guan Xinyu on the side could not help but curl her lips secretly, such behavior is really unbearable to watch.
If the things in the box can be detected at will with spiritual thoughts, why would Zhang Ke have to do it multiple times?
As expected, Master Hanshuang's spiritual thoughts could not penetrate into the jade box at all.
Then Master Hanshuang used his magical power of "Shunfeng Ear" and listened carefully for the movement in the jade box, but found nothing.
After a while, Master Hanshuang said helplessly:
"stop!"
Qi Guan Xinyu stopped moving, and the three square jade boxes were neatly placed on the table again.
Master Hanshuang looked at Qiguan Xinyu's expression, hoping that she would give him some reminders.
Zhang Ke said leisurely:
"If you, real person, dare to cheat, don't blame me for repaying him with his own methods!"
Master Hanshuang turned his head and looked at Zhang Ke, and after a moment he said:
"Master Ruyi, you have so many magical powers, how do I know you didn't do anything about it?"
Zhang Ke smiled lightly.
“Don’t judge a gentleman with a villain’s heart.
Qiguan Xinyu knew exactly which jade box contained 'Zhi Lan Xing'.
Master, in the past you almost expelled me from your school because you listened to slander.
That choice was an important turning point in your life.
Since the real person said that because of what happened back then, you are mentally deficient and unable to break through to the realm of Yuanshen, then today I will give you another chance to choose.
Currently, only one of the three jade boxes contains ‘Zhi Lan Xing’.
Don't say that I don't give real people a chance, real people can choose twice, so you have an 80% chance of getting a treasure that can break through the realm of the soul.
If you can guess which jade box contains the treasure, that's your luck, and I have nothing to say.
But if a real person fails to win two choices, then it is God’s will.
In this case, the people from Dingzhou’s sect would not be able to say anything.
Now, the right to choose is given to real people.
If you don't want to make a choice, please go back to the Dingzhou sect, and I will pretend that I have never been here.
But if a real person decides to try his luck, he must suffer the consequences of his choice.
So, please tell me, real person, what is your choice?"
Zhang Ke's words were very clear, and Master Hanshuang fell silent.
This is Zhang Ke's counterattack against his past behavior.
He turned his eyes slightly and saw Xu Qingzhi holding a 'shadow bead' in his hand openly, and faint rays of light bloomed from the bead.
Master Hanshuang lowered his head slightly.
'Do I have a choice?'
'No!'
'If I give up this choice, even the head coach and others will not be able to say anything to Zhang Ke.'
'The 80% chance is worth a gamble!'
Master Hanshuang quickly made up his mind, took a slight breath and said:
"Master Ruyi, I am willing to give it a try!"
Zhang Ke nodded lightly, turned to Xu Qingzhi and said:
"Give Xinyu paper and pen, and ask her to write down the location of 'Zhilanxing' on the paper. Don't let the real person think that I am doing something secretly."
"yes!"
Xu Qingzhi took out a pen and paper and handed it to Qi Guan Xinyu.
Qiguan Xinyu glanced at Master Hanshuang and wrote a number on the paper.
Master Hanshuang carefully observed Qiguan Xinyu's movements, trying to figure out what he wrote.
But at this moment, Qiguan Xinyu seemed to be thousands of miles away from him, and it was impossible to see what he wrote.
Then he unhesitatingly launched his spiritual mind to investigate, but he vaguely felt that there was an invisible blade on the paper ready to strike.
Feeling the sharp edge that reached his heart, Master Hanshuang understood that this was Zhang Ke's warning to him. As long as he dared to investigate, he would be greeted with a merciless blow.
There was a trace of contempt and disdain in Xu Qingzhi's eyes.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people.
Qiguan Xinyu handed the paper with the answer to Zhang Ke. Zhang Ke folded the paper in half and gently placed it on the desk.
On the four-foot-long desk, a piece of paper and a three-square jade box were placed quietly.
The answer was so close, Master Hanshuang could only stare blankly.
After a moment of sluggishness, Master Hanshuang looked away from the paper.
He finally gave up all thoughts of trickery and quietly looked at the three-square jade box on the table.
'Which jade box is the one containing 'Zhilan Xing'?'
Master Hanshuang was thinking secretly in his heart.
He had a wide range of interests in his life, and he also did a lot of research on the art of arithmetic.
According to the probability method, if you choose for the first time, you only have a 30% chance of getting a treasure.
But among the three jade boxes, the one with the highest probability of finding treasures should be...
Master Hanshuang suddenly stretched out his hand and quickly opened the jade box in the middle.
But the empty jade box made Master Hanshuang dizzy.
wrong selection!
Looking at the remaining two jade boxes, beads of sweat appeared on Master Hanshuang's forehead.
'Is it on the left or on the right?'
pick one of two!
The chance of Master Hanshuang choosing to obtain the treasure this time is 50%.
At this moment, Master Hanshuang once again had the idea of opening the two jade boxes at the same time.
Master Hanshuang slowly raised his head and looked at Zhang Ke, who looked calm.
Then he turned his eyes to look at Xu Qingzhi, only to see him looking at the table with a blank expression, not caring about him at all.
Finally, Master Hanshuang looked at Qiguan Xinyu on the side.
Her eyes were also looking at the table, and her eyes were moving back and forth between the two jade boxes, as if she had a hint, but Master Hanshuang couldn't see what she was thinking.
‘From the perspective of Xinyu, it seems that the jade box on the left is more visible.
Could it be that 'Zhilanxing' is in the jade box on the left?'
Master Hanshuang's mind was spinning rapidly, and his right hand tremblingly stretched out to the jade box on the left.
One hand pressed on the jade box!
Just as he was about to reveal it, another thought flashed through Master Hanshuang's mind.
‘Qiguan Xinyu’s line of sight is so direct, it’s impossible for Zhang Ke not to see it, but why does he turn a blind eye to it?’
Master Hanshuang looked up at Zhang Ke again, only to see him looking at him with a half-smile.
Master Hanshuang lowered his head, and his thoughts changed again.
'It was because I listened to the slander that I misjudged the punishment of Zhang Ke.
If I make a decision now based only on Qiguan Xinyu’s eyes, wouldn’t it be the same as in the past?’
‘I made a wrong choice back then, and I face the same choice again today.
Could it be that Zhang Ke is deliberately letting Qiguan Xinyu mislead him.’
‘Yes, that must be the case. Xinyu is a member of my family, but Zhang Ke let Xinyu move the jade box and deliberately let him know which box contained the treasure.
This must be a trap Zhang Ke deliberately set for himself. He wanted to use this to tell himself that his choice today was still wrong.
Could it be that the jade box containing the 'Zhilan Xing' is actually not on the left, but on the right?
However, all this is just my guess. In which jade box is the 'Zhilan Xing' located?'
While Master Hanshuang was thinking, he raised his hand as he thought and placed it on the jade box on the right.
Big beads of sweat appeared on Master Hanshuang's forehead and slid down his cheeks.
Even the Taoist robe on his body was soaked with sweat at some point without even realizing it.
At this time, Master Hanshuang is like playing ‘Russian Roulette’.
Pull the trigger and you will decide your fate.
At this critical moment of life and death, it is difficult for anyone to remain calm.
Master Hanshuang's mind was spinning all over the place, and his right hand frequently moved back and forth on the two jade boxes.
Every time it moved, Master Hanshuang wanted to open the jade box.
But the lid of the jade box seemed to be extremely heavy, and he could never muster the courage.
Zhang Ke and the other three didn't say anything to urge him, they just looked at him quietly.
After a long while, Master Hanshuang finally decided to reveal the answer according to his own wishes.
He took a long breath, and steadily and firmly reached out to the jade box on the right with his right hand.
‘Zhang Ke has a problem with me and he probably doesn’t want me to get ‘Zhilan Xing’.
He ignored Xinyu's hint, presumably because he wanted me to open the box on the left, which also meant that the box on the left was empty.
Haha, Zhang Ke, I guessed what you were thinking!’
Master Hanshuang slowly reached out and opened the jade box on the right.
The moment he opened the jade box, a slight sigh from Qiguan Xinyu could be heard faintly in his ears.
Empty!
Master Hanshuang stared blankly at the empty jade box, his mind going blank.
'guessed wrong!'
At this moment, time is frozen in the world of Master Hanshuang.
It seemed like a moment passed, and it seemed like countless years had passed.
Master Hanshuang's blank mind gradually returned to his mind.
With trembling hands, he picked up the white paper on the desk and slowly unfolded it.
'Left!'
A single font was written neatly in the center of the paper.
‘Buzz——!’
At this moment, Master Hanshuang's brain seemed to explode.
He suddenly opened the jade box on the left side of the desk.
A white-gold gentle light appeared from the box, but Master Hanshuang felt as if he had been poured cold water on his naked body.
Zhang Ke, Xu Qingzhi, and Qi Guan Xinyu looked at him quietly, with strange looks in their eyes.
Sigh, regret, regret, sadness, but there seems to be a trace of ridicule.
‘Boom——’
A string in Master Hanshuang's mind broke.
He chuckled, holding the jade box containing Zhilanxing in his right hand, and shouted with a confused expression:
"Haha! Master Ruyi, look, I guessed it right!"
Master Hanshuang was speaking, and with lightning speed, he grabbed the 'Zhilan Apricot' in the box and stuffed it into his mouth.
Zhang Ke shook his head slightly and sighed:
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
It was obviously Master Hanshuang who made the first move, but when Zhang Ke finished his words, he still failed to put the 'Zhilan Xing' into his mouth.
Then Zhang Ke waved his right sleeve.
Master Hanshuang and Qiguan Xinyu suddenly felt dizzy.
After the two of them woke up from their dizziness, they found that they were already in a port.
Master Hanshuang stared blankly at his empty left hand and said nothing for a long time.