bookcurios Chapter 214: To the Soul Forest (14): Qi Shichuan
Chapter 214: To the Soul Forest (14): Qi Shichuan
The light of dawn was dim, covering the empty white silence layer by layer.
Gradually, the vast mountain edge appeared in Xu An's eyes.
Then, a huge building made of spiritual stones appeared out of thin air. Such noble attics, pavilions, and stairs... were inexplicably desolate.
In the blink of an eye, Xu An saw a young man in blue kneeling in front of her. Before she could come to her senses, she followed his trembling gaze and saw a shocking scene in front of her that made her mind sink.
The skinny body was pierced by the blood-red sword blade, but there was still a smile of relief on the pale face.
Strands of crimson slowly flowed down from the high altar in the center of the hall, flowing towards the young man who collapsed on the ground.
The grief swept over him, strangling him like a rope, making him speechless and tearful.
“Dad…Dad…”
A hoarse and trembling voice sounded faintly, and he knelt and crawled towards the middle-aged man helplessly.
The cold body had already stiffened, and only the heart-piercing cries could be heard throughout the hall and the entire mountain edge.
In an instant, countless images flashed by, so fast that Xu An couldn't see the direction clearly.
The dream fragments became darker and darker, repeating over and over again at a rapid speed as if possessed, leaving her at a loss as to where to start.
How could this happen? Was Qi Shichuan’s consciousness devoured?
Not daring to delay, Xu An concentrated her mind and tried to enter the recurring nightmare. Although she did not see any dream clearly, she clearly felt the pain of suffocation, as if something was gnawing at her heart.
The dazzling scenes quickly impacted Xu An's consciousness. She could not see clearly and could not get close.
Qi Shichuan, where are you?
Qi Shichuan! Where are you!
"Qi Shizhou! You should have gone to hell long ago!"
A voice full of hatred suddenly rang in Xu An's ears. She opened her eyes and saw a pair of fair white hands piercing through the man's chest, tearing out his still beating heart.
The blood flowed, staining the hands with a bloody and horrible look.
"Qi Shichuan!" Xu An appeared and picked up the man who fell backwards in panic.
Without a moment's hesitation, she said, "Shun'an." Her expression was gloomy, and her clenched fists were about to bleed.
The sharp sword flashed out and suddenly killed the man on the opposite side.
"Qi Shichuan, Qi Shichuan, Qi Shichuan."
The woman looked at the broken chest and the angry and terrified face in panic. Her chin trembled and she tried her best to hold the wrist of the person in her arms.
She is late, she is late...
"Why, why should we kill him? He cares about the people, treats them as a doctor, and saves the dying and the wounded. Why should we kill him?"
"Damn it, you all deserve to die."
Xu An slowly stood up, and Shun An returned to her hands.
The sword wind vibrated and suddenly swirled away, but the man opposite just raised his eyes and looked at her, "..."
Meeting his gaze, Xu An focused for a moment.
hum-
Her heart skipped a beat, "Shun'an! Stop!"
The sharp sword blade suddenly stopped in front of the man's heart, but the powerful spiritual power was not restrained and it knocked him away.
After seeing the man's face clearly, Xu An's fingertips trembled.
The person in front of him looked exactly like Qi Shichuan, whether it was his figure or the faint sadness between his brows, they were all so familiar.
Xu An couldn't help but look back at the hideous face on the ground. The two people were simply cast in the same mold and it was difficult to tell them apart.
But how could Qi Shichuan be so cruel as to take out someone's heart?
Soon, his thoughts came back to him, and Xu An turned around with the sword in his hand, pointing it at the man who was slowly standing up.
Grief, anger and hatred surged in his heart, and even the sword in his hand trembled slightly.
She didn't understand why good people in the world didn't get good rewards.
She didn't understand why there was no conscience in the evil of the world.
Killing for evil, taking for selfishness, without distinguishing between friend and foe.
The sword tip that was filled with spiritual energy was gradually approaching. Looking at the face that looked exactly like Qi Shichuan, Xu An couldn't help but grit his teeth.
She saw with her own eyes that he dug out the bright red heart, but when she saw his firefly-like eyes, so familiar and so desolate, she actually felt that the villain in front of her was Qi Shichuan.
"Who are you and why did you kill him?"
Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Xu Ansen spoke coldly, with a strong murderous intent filling the air.
As soon as he finished speaking, before the man opposite him could respond, a beam of light instantly swallowed Xu An.
Like a flood or a beast, the blinding white light expanded and enveloped...
In an instant, the rapidly looping fragments were reflected in the entire space again, but they were still unclear and impossible to get close to.
Xu An thought of something, and the heavy stone in his heart suddenly fell down, and he relaxed his palms slightly.
These fragments are enough to prove that Qi Shichuan is still alive, his consciousness has not collapsed, and he is still in a nightmare.
If that was the case, why did he take out that person's heart in that nightmare just now...
A bloody scene appeared in Xu An’s mind. What was going on with the identical appearances?
There was no time to delay any longer. She could clearly feel her consciousness fluctuating. If this continued, she was afraid that her mind would not be clear for much longer.
It is still unknown whether Shen Yi is awake or Bei Shu Yunxuan is still in the nightmare.
Looking around at the blurry images, the closer I got, the further away they moved. It was really hard to know where to start.
"Since we can't get in, we'll just crush them."
"Shunan——"
The long sword was like a silver dragon, suspended in the air, circling at an extremely fast speed, emitting a fiery red flame in the air.
This light...is it him?
Xu An didn't have time to think about it, he only heard a long swish sound, and the illusion around him was shattered by the spiritual light, leaving only a fragment emitting demonic energy.
With just a glance up, she resolutely jumped in.
The sword blade behind him also hurriedly followed, fearing that he would fall behind.
As soon as we landed, the whole sky darkened. The unfamiliar environment was filled with a strange atmosphere. Red-eyed crows were wandering on the roofs and among the woods.
Suddenly, wounded people appeared one after another around Xu An. Some of them lay on the ground with blood spitting from their mouths, some knelt on the side of the road with wounds all over their bodies, and some... were hanged under the eaves by long white silk silks.
More and more tragic scenes were spreading all over the ground, and the strong smell of stench and decay filled the entire village.
The sky was filled with crows that exuded evil spirits and swarmed up. They were like zombies, pecking at the people on the ground frantically.
The dripping raindrops began to wash this place unscrupulously, and the increasingly bad stench mixed with the rain dyed the earth red, but then faded away little by little.
"Qi Shichuan!"
"Qi Shichuan!"
Xu An shouted in the rain, looking for the familiar figure in her eyes. She called out along the village road, but there were countless more tragic corpses.
Shunan Sword chopped down the crows that approached the woman, without letting them hurt her at all.
"Qi Shichuan!"
While searching, the sword behind him suddenly flew to the front left, as if guiding him.
At the same time, five men in black robes whose faces could not be seen were chasing the fleeing young man.
The man was carrying the glowing spiritual herbs on his back while dodging the assassination attempts of several people. He had been away from the village for nearly half a month. The herbs in the basket were the life-saving prescriptions for the whole village.
He must go back alive, even if it means he has to hang on to his last breath to cure their poison.
Naturally, those evil demons would not let him go, so they chased him to this desolate place.
"Escape? Where can you escape to?" the leading black-robed man asked jokingly.
"It would be ridiculous if everyone in the sect knew that the young master they were so proud of was a fallen demon like this."
"Ridiculous? You, a Yin-born child, are ridiculous. Do you hate me? Why are you and I twins, but I am a Yang-born child, and you! Qi Shichuan! Are you a lowly, pitiful Yin-born child!"
The mocking and crazy sounds of spitting suddenly rang in Xu An's ears, and she quickened her pace.
The black-robed man spread his hands and gathered strength. The turbid demon ball swayed slightly, and he continued: "Twins, one yin and one yang, one evil and one good. Hahahaha~ This curse recorded in history books is really a blessing from heaven!"
"As long as I kill you with my own hands, I will have dual spiritual roots, and I can save those people for you, and save Dad~ You should personally offer your life to thank me, Qi Shichuan, it's time to send you on your way!"
As soon as the words fell, a silver light appeared out of thin air and attacked first.
The five people responded in a panic, and some were caught off guard.
Qi Shichuan came back to his senses and turned around to leave, but someone was waiting for him, waiting for his antidote.
"Qi Shichuan!" In the rain, a slender figure ran towards him. Before he could see her appearance clearly, the worried call passed through the man's ears.
"Qi Shichuan, are you injured? Let me take a look at your injury."
He only felt a slightly warm temperature climbing up his arms, and when he looked down, he saw the woman in front of him with a concerned look on her face.
Her messy hair stuck tightly to her neck, and her wet clothes made her look particularly cool and beautiful, with her collarbone faintly visible through the transparent clothes.
"Thank you, young lady. I am fine. Please excuse me, I will go first."
Qi Shichuan suddenly looked away and took two steps back to avoid suspicion.
He didn't stop, turned around and ran towards the village, only to see the green figure disappear in the gradually heavy rain.
"Shun'an, I leave this to you."
The tragic scene in the village lingered in his mind, and Xu An knew that it was Qi Shichuan’s worst nightmare.