Book Six Chapter Four Everyone Has Secrets

  I staked everything on one throw and flew towards the deep pool above.

  The mouse was sent away by me, its magical power not only couldn't help me, but also became a burden. If I don't return by the hour of the tiger, Gan Ningzhen and Hai Ji will naturally make an appearance in "beautiful maiden saves hero".

  The deep pool and I are getting closer and closer, so black, so mysterious, swallowing all the light, like the cold and cool gaze of the night. I couldn't help but feel a thrill of tension, licking my dry lips. This is very risky, but I believe what the masked monster said, that within these few hours, the deep pool will lose its effect.

  I activated the Xuanji Secret Path Technique, and a layer of air encircled my entire body. I suddenly charged forward. The deep pool in front of me was constantly expanding, like an endless black cloak unfolding, enveloping me within.

  In an instant, I had a wonderful feeling, as if another self suddenly appeared outside the deep pool, looking down at myself inside. The past events were like the shadow of a startled swan crossing the water, occasionally flashing and then disappearing in the deepest part of my soul.

  This is really eerie, I pinched my thigh hard to calm down. The deep pool was dark and murky, it's unclear how vast it was or what direction it was in, not even the ground beneath could be seen. It only felt like sometimes it was soft as a feather underfoot, but with just a bit of force, one foot would sink into emptiness; at other times it was like solid rock, jutting out stiffly.

  What astonished me most was that there wasn't a single drop of water around, but I remembered seeing the dark pool water when I first jumped into it!

  Fortunately, I didn't fall asleep and have a dream, my body just felt a bit numb. The masked monster's words were indeed correct, and I involuntarily increased my confidence by a few points. I activated the Mirror Pupil Secret Technique, using clear and mirror-like eyes to penetrate the surrounding blackness that was like an illusion.

  "Boom!", like a stick poking through a beehive, the calm pool suddenly exploded. A massive wave surged up, and the deep pool responded to my Mirror Pupil Secret Technique, like a ferocious beast awakened from its dream, roaring out its claws. The surroundings echoed with sharp whistling sounds, with me as the center, layer upon layer of violent, icy air rushed in, surging forward. In an instant, I was swept into a tornado-like storm, an unstoppable force crashing down on me from all sides, wanting to crush me to powder!

  What a mess! I had an epiphany. I immediately stopped casting the Mirror Pupil Secret Technique. The stormy waves crashed in front of me, and suddenly disappeared, like a tsunami receding instantly. The deep pool returned to calmness at the same moment, without a single ripple or disturbance, as if nothing had happened just now.

  I broke out in a cold sweat, never expecting the Mirror Pupil Secret Technique to cause such big trouble, scaring me so much that I didn't dare use it again. Fortunately, no one discovered me. I looked around everywhere, but except for the endless blackness covering my entire field of vision, there was nothing to see, and I could only fly around blindly, relying on luck.

  Gradually, I approached the center of the deep pool. The air nearby became somewhat sticky and entangling. I flew further in. All around me it grew thicker and more viscous, like a thick mixture of mud, bringing great resistance to my flight.

  I ride the blowing wind, forcibly piercing inward, and suddenly hear a strange "hooo-hooo" sound, as if it's rhythmic breathing. In the deepest part of the pool, ring after ring of black ripples burst out from within, rapidly surging outward, until they spread into a huge circle. Then, in an instant, they shrink back, condensing into a small wavelet, and gather together into a single point, disappearing into the depths. Thus, it cycles on and on, without end.

  I flew over cautiously, the ripples suddenly opened up, and I was pushed to a distant place along with the blowing air. At the same time, I heard a faint voice from the depths of the pool, which spread out as the ripples expanded. It seemed like someone was talking!

  I hastily summoned my spirit, flying towards the direction of the sound. But once again I was repelled by the waves, unable to get close. After a brief moment of hesitation, I withdrew my blowing wind and cast the ferrying technique, lightly floating along the waves. Just as I was about to reach the center, another ring of waves suddenly surged out.

  I had long been prepared, operating the Xuanji Secret Path Technique, and naturally formed a circle within my body. Following the wave, I cleverly turned around in a circle, with the tip of my foot lightly touching the water like a dragonfly, smooth and agile, taking advantage of the momentum to enter the center of the wave pattern.

  A strange suction suddenly came from the bottom of the wave's center, pulling me into the depths of the pool. My body was instantly out of control, shaking and spinning around like a drunkard.

  "Bang" My forehead bumped into a row of hard objects, although my eyes couldn't see, but feeling with my hands, it seemed to be a cylindrical object, thick and long, icy and piercing.

  "Damn it, this demon is really hard to serve!" A vague sentence floated into my ears, and my heart suddenly shook. The voice came from behind the pillar, but I couldn't see anything. I wanted to fly over by detour, but the row of pillars seemed to have merged into a vast expanse, completely blocking the way.

  "When will the king finally put her away? It would be better to just kill her with one knife, so we don't have to worry every day!"

  "Haha, I think you can't take her **, always picking up your pants and holstering your gun."

  "Who can stand it? Aren't you always manually relieving yourself against the wall corner every day? This rogue is always putting on a flirtatious face to entice us, but he's all thorns and can't be touched. He's torturing me like I'm on fire."

  "This is going to end in disaster. The day before yesterday, she kept batting her eyelashes at me, making my heart flutter and I almost opened the door to let her out."

  A hoarse voice and a loud voice came one after another, I listened with excitement and anxiety. Ah, it turned out that Ji Danmei was indeed locked up here! I couldn't help but rush over to strike down the pillar and rescue Ji Danmei. What should I do now? My heart was burning with anxiety, although I could hear the voices clearly, but I couldn't see anyone, what kind of strange place is this deep pool?

  "Hey, you two handsome and majestic brothers, don't turn your backs on me, am I that ugly?" The lazy voice of Yu Danmei suddenly rang out, my body shook, and in front of my eyes, her seductive and charming smile seemed to appear.

  "Someone's thirsty, would a sip of water do? Look, my lips are all dry." Ji Danmei seemed to be flirting, I didn't need to look, but I could guess that she was pouting her plump, fiery red lips, striking a seductive pose.

  "Y-y-you, don't look at me like that. The king said to ignore you." Another hoarse voice shouted: "Damn it, shut up or I'll kill you!"

  "You're on, I'd be delighted to accompany you." Ji Danmei's response was like a low moan from the depths of her throat, and even I felt a thrill. Next thing I knew, the two monsters were involuntarily gasping for breath.

  I secretly laughed, the seductive skills of Ji Dan Mei are probably among the best in the Northern Territory. Just thinking of disregarding everything and using the Mirror Pupil Secret Technique to find her again, a sudden shockwave shook the surroundings, causing air turbulence. The entire deep pool seemed to have trembled once.

  A ray of light suddenly shines through, one, two, three, and then five colors of light burst forth in all directions, like a multitude of colorful lanterns.

  The deep pool sparkles with splendor, its light flowing beautifully. Intuitively, I sense that even rescue is not possible, and hastily turn around to flee outward at the fastest speed.

  Just as I retreated, the scenes around me emerged one by one under the illumination of colorful lights, as if a mysterious black curtain was lifted quickly.

  In the field of vision, there were black ice pillars, thick and tall, like a precipitous mountain wall, stretching across in front. Between the ice pillars, extremely fine gaps were left. Through the gaps, inside was shining with cold light, crystal clear, a square-shaped ice cave. The ice was very thick, emitting strands of cold air, each ice cave completely sealed off. Separated by several zhangs, outside each one had monsters patrolling and guarding. In the outermost ice cave, I clearly saw Ji Danmei!

  Even locked in a cell, she was still so enchanting and charming, half-reclining on the ground, her full and slender legs overlapping, lazily twisting. Her beautiful eyes glanced around, her emerald green hair like silk, hanging down into the deep cleavage of her breasts. Outside the ice cave, two one-horned monsters stared at her greedily, their saliva dripping.

  In the instant I saw her, Yu Danmei seemed to have a feeling in her heart, turned her head and looked out. Our eyes suddenly met, but she seemed not to see me, and turned her head again. As my figure flew back continuously, the distance between us grew farther and farther apart, until finally, the ice cave disappeared at the end of our line of sight.

  My heart ached, I turned my head and rushed out of the waves, fleeing wildly all the way. The scene of the small wooden house appeared in my mind: Tudan was drunk and fell on the bed, her breasts rising and falling as she snored. I lay on the ground, silently laughing.

  Outside the window, the night rain is pattering.

  Where are you? I'm lying in a house that feels like home. Not alone anymore? No. The rain is drizzling down, pattering and dripping. Gently and softly tapping on the roof, as if it has been raining since that night until now.

  A rainy night, a homeless and lonely young man, a small wooden hut echoing with the sound of wind.

  In everyone's heart, there will always be an unforgettable scene. No matter how time flies like a furnace and worldly affairs are like fire, no matter if the other people in that scene may have already forgotten.

  Only you can't forget.

  That is a picture that belongs to you alone, never fading.

  The entire deep pool was getting brighter and brighter, with countless light points twinkling and expanding one after another, turning into colorful transparent bubbles that floated gently from around me. In each bubble, I saw myself, Gan Ningzhen, Hai Ji, and many unfamiliar faces. Each person was like a phantom, acting in their own bubble, playing out scene after scene of past events flashing by quickly.

  My mind was shaken, and I stared tightly at the bubble I was in. Suddenly, I woke up to realize that it was a dream bubble! The dream I had when I first entered the deep pool appeared clearly inside the bubble! At the same time, everything around me suddenly darkened, and the night wind rushed against my face. I burst out of the deep pool and fell to the ground.

  The wind blew by, and the white ash of the bonfire scattered everywhere. The Snow Worm lay quietly on the Emerald Stone Plateau... Once asleep, it's a dead end. I was desperate, bit my tongue tip, the pain made me suddenly come to my senses, I immediately used all my strength, drew my sword and retreated.

  As soon as the sword left the bubble, my mind immediately cleared and drowsiness disappeared without a trace. It seems that I couldn't touch the bubble, or else I would fall asleep strangely like when I first entered the Dream Pool. I calmed down, refocusing my gaze on Ye Liu Bing's body, who was sleeping like a dead pig, without any reaction. Standing in place, I chopped out with one palm, and the sword energy pierced through the bubble, rapidly slashing towards Ye Liu Bing!

  A flash of golden light, and Night Flowing Ice's body was sliced in two at the waist, as if it were a watermelon. Not a sound escaped his lips. I was both shocked and delighted - the infamous Demon King of Moshangtian had been killed so easily that even I couldn't believe it. It was truly a case of an eighty-year-old granny giving birth to a baby - Night Flowing Ice, go quietly to the Yellow Springs Heaven and become a vengeful ghost!

  At this time, a soft cry came from the direction of Haiji, and two beauties rushed over. I was proud, with a handsome gesture, turned around to welcome them. At this moment, the two beauties must have been shocked, and Gan Ning would also look at me with new eyes. I quickly fabricated in my mind how I had performed magic, and fought against Ye Liu Bing for thousands of rounds, regardless of bloodshed and sacrifice, finally bravely killing the strong enemy's heroic deeds.

  Wow, I'm even moved myself. It's as if I see Gan Ning and Hai Ji looking at me with admiration, their hearts trembling with excitement, and who knows, Hai Ji might even give me a kiss voluntarily.

  "Little rascal, are you alright?" Hai Ji rushed over and, along with Gan Ningzhen, stared at my back, their beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

  I nodded slightly with my head down and didn't look back, making myself appear cool and calm.

  "What's wrong? Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Haigi gripped the Golden Shell tightly, casting a concerned glance at me before quickly shifting her gaze to my back. Gan Ning slowly raised the Three Thousand Weak Water Sword.

  "Huh? Why are the two beauties looking so serious, as if they're facing a great enemy? I turned my head in confusion, and whoa! In the blink of an eye, the old hen had transformed into a duck! The Night Flowing Ice that was cut in half earlier had somehow merged back together. He lay quietly, his eyes closed, his chest rising and falling slightly, clearly not dead! Not even a tiny wound remained on his waist."

  Damn it! I opened my mouth wide and was shocked speechless. It wasn't until then that I remembered when I cut open the night flowing ice earlier, I didn't seem to see any blood.

  "Be careful, don't touch it!" Just as Haki was about to sweep towards the Night Flow Ice, her palm knife was about to chop towards the bubble, I hastily stopped her and told her about the strange thing that had just happened.

  "Impossible?" Haidi said incredulously: "Are you sure Ye Liu Bing was cut down by the Pulse Slashing Sword?"

  I nodded uneasily, raised my palm, and struck out with another pulse-cutting knife. The golden blade energy burst into the air bubble, cutting off Ye Liu Bing's head. He immediately fell apart. There was not a single drop of blood at the break, smooth as jade, covered with dense blood vessels. The three of us stared at the corpse without blinking.

  The giant bubble kept expanding and contracting, and after a moment, the broken neck of Ye Liu Bing burst into colorful light, emitting small bubbles that connected his head and body. Before long, Ye Liu Bing mysteriously revived before our eyes.

  The beauty of Hai Ji Hua changes color: "Die and be reborn? Is there really such a magical skill in the world?"

  I smiled wryly: "It's unlikely that he's come back from the dead. Look, there isn't even any blood flowing from his wound. I think the knife didn't even hurt him."

  Hai Ji shook her head decisively: "As long as he is a mortal, it's impossible for him to withstand a single slash of the Meridian Knife."

  "What if it were flesh and blood?"

  "Unless it's a soul or an evil spirit that's vague and elusive. Otherwise, whether human or demon, they all have blood and flesh."

  Gan Zhen hesitated for a moment, his wrist shook, and the three thousand weak water swords transformed into a rainbow-colored light that silently shot into the air bubble. A dazzling light burst out, and the three thousand weak water swords, which were as small as embroidery needles, suddenly expanded and turned into surging weak water. In an instant, they submerged the Night Flowing Ice. In the midst of the brilliant sword light, the Night Flowing Ice silently exploded and shattered into pieces. Gan Zhen stretched out his hand and beckoned, and the three thousand weak water swords returned to their original shape and flew back into his hand.

  "Haha, it seems our lotus flower beauty is quite something. Now, I'm curious to see how Ye Liu Bing will revive!"

  The voice had just fallen. In the giant bubble, countless colorful bubbles emerged again, and the debris of Ye Liu's ice was sucked in and spat out. The fragments gathered together, like a fragmented picture being reconnected and pieced together. A finger appeared, followed by an arm, thigh, waist, and then the entire body, all within the bubble, sleeping peacefully. Not a single hair was harmed, and a smile spread across his handsome face, as if with deep sarcasm.

  The three of us were stunned, and even Gan Ning was shocked speechless. It's too terrifying, under the full-force attack of the Three Thousand Weak Water Sword, Ye Liu still came out unscathed. If he's an undead monster that can't be killed, how are we supposed to fight him?

  Hai Ji gritted her teeth, brought the golden spiral to her lips, and blew gently. The dazzling golden meridian network floated towards the air bubble, covering the Night Flowing Ice. The meridian network suddenly contracted. Sharp...

  A knife cuts through tofu, and the night's flowing ice is cut into fragments. As expected. After a while, the scattered remains of the ice reunite.

  Hai Ji sighed and said: "The Demon King of Mo Sha Tian is indeed incredibly powerful, even the Pulse Web can't stop him."

  "I made a swift decision: 'Time is running out, let's not bother with the Night Flowing Ice for now, we need to save people!'"

  Gan Ning nodded, and the Three Thousand Weak Water Sword transformed into a shimmering water-colored ribbon that slipped into the air bubble, wrapping around the unconscious Ji Danmei and pulling her outwards. Just as they were about to reach the edge of the bubble, however, Gan Ning found himself unable to pull her any further, as if an invisible wall had blocked their way.

  Gan Ning let out a soft sigh, withdrew the Three Thousand Weak Water Swords, and said: "Unless you break through the air pocket, don't even think about rescuing Ju Danmei. Hai Nu's meridian shift could have been tried, but it would destroy everything inside the air pocket, including Ju Danmei."

  Haixi shook her head: "The bubbles don't even know what they're made of, as if they were nothing. Knives and swords can penetrate them, but can't damage them. Even using the Great Meridian Shift, it's probably still ineffective. Otherwise, with the power of the Three Thousand Weak Water Swords, I would have broken through them long ago."

  My heart sank, this giant bubble was too strange, not only couldn't be broken, but also made people fall asleep when touched, like a hedgehog that couldn't be handled. Now that I'm so close to Ji Danmei, I still can't save her, it's infuriating me to the point of vomiting blood.

  "Look closely at these tentacles," said Gan Zhen. "They are connected to the bubbles, if we cut off these tentacles first, maybe..."

  "It's too late!" I interrupted her, the entire space shook violently, and the tentacles automatically broke off, splitting into a string of shimmering colorful lights that floated up. In these bubbles, many figures of human-like creatures emerged.

  "It's almost the third watch, let's go!" I gritted my teeth and took a deep look at Ji Danmei. As long as we leave the green hills behind, we won't have to worry about not having firewood to burn; for now, we can only think of ways to rescue her later.

  "Hai Ji hesitated and said: 'Let's wait until he wakes up, we'll have a fair fight with him then, and see who wins.'"

  "Night Flowing Ice won't give us this chance." I grabbed Haixi's hand and hastily pulled her away. As long as Night Flowing Ice uses the ice flower to appear without revealing his true self, we're at a loss for what to do with him, let alone that Jidianmei is in his hands, and even if we take action, it would be like throwing a stone at a rat.

  The snoring in the giant bubble suddenly stopped, and a brilliant light burst forth, dazzling with its strange colors. The bubble was like a body of light, illuminating the night stream so that it shone transparently throughout; his body slowly floated up, his eyelashes quivering slightly as if he were about to wake up.

  We hurried back along the original road, and when we passed by the ice cave, there were bloodstains all over the ground, with dozens of demon corpses lying horizontally and vertically. Hai Ji sighed: "It really took a lot of effort to clean up these demons." She blew on the golden shell, and the mouth of the shell sucked in all the corpses. With a wave of her hand, she scraped off the bloodstains around her, making it spotless.

  Gan Ning shook his head: "Even if we dispose of the corpses, Ye Liu Bing will definitely know that the disappearance of these demons is related to us."

  I let out a cold laugh and jumped out of the waves first, saying: "That's no problem, as long as Ye Liu Bing wants to continue playing this game of cat and mouse, he won't tear his face with us, he'll even pretend that nothing has happened."

  The surroundings were getting brighter and brighter, filled with colorful bubbles everywhere. As we rushed out of the dream pool, a bubble of dreams happened to float in front of my eyes, inside which was a white-clothed little girl with a low bun, sitting on the lake shore with her knees tucked in, staring at the snow-white water lilies that covered the entire lake surface with her big black shining eyes, silently shedding tears.

  I was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at Gan Ningzhen beside me. The little girl's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to hers, and the icy and elegant temperament was exactly the same. Could this be Gan Ningzhen when she was young? She was born in a famous family like Bì Luò Fù, with no worries about food or clothing, could there still be any sad things for her?

  The night wind whistled by, and I rode the gusts of air, carrying Gan Ning and Lady Huang to the ground, where we met up with Marshal Zhu, who had been waiting anxiously for us. We then headed towards the Embroidered Tower.

  "Master, how is it?" asked Old Mouse.

  I irritably said: "A bamboo basket cannot hold water."

  "Only after the little princess's marriage will we make our move." Gan Ningzhen looked up at the deep pool, her voice light and calm, her beautiful face seemingly embedded in the night sky. No matter what happened, she always had this tranquil expression.

  The last scene of the bubble flashed through my mind: a lotus flower on the lake surface suddenly bloomed, and a beautiful female elf like a snow lotus, with a floral crown on her head, floated out of the lotus heart and opened her arms to the little girl.

  Silently walking side by side with Gan Ningzhen, I suddenly felt that although she was close to me, I didn't understand her at all.

  "Huh? There's still someone in Sun Si Miao's house?" Gan Ning Zhen stopped in her tracks, focusing her gaze forward. Unbeknownst to us, we had already passed the entrance of the pavilion. A single lamp cast a faint light, illuminating Sun Si Miao's standing figure. Clearly, besides him and the female demon lying on the bed, there was no third person in the dimly lit room.

  "That figure flashed and disappeared." Gan Ning said, my heart moved, Yin time! Again it's Yin time! What a coincidence, the person who appeared in Sun Si Miao's house and last night's mysterious black shadow are likely to be the same person!

  Sun Si Miao must be possessed by a ghost!

  After a moment's thought, a bold idea flashed into my mind and I walked towards Sun Si Miao's residence.