The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

When Cheng Lingshuang heard this, she couldn't help but glared at her good apprentice. And Aixia didn't waste time. She first sent a message to Fu Hua.

[Master, are you there? 】

[Yes, is there something wrong? 】

Fu Hua's reply was very quick, and it seemed that he was just free.

[I have some things I want to discuss with the master. Is it convenient for you to talk on the phone now? 】

【Yes, ok】

It was still a very simple Fu Hua style response.

However, since he was free, Alexia didn't do any ink and just made a video call.

[Dududu~~~~What’s wrong? Alexia? Contact me all of a sudden? 】

The call was quickly connected, and Fu Hua appeared on the personal terminal screen, with his hair tied into a ponytail, a lot of sweat dripping from his forehead, and a bottle of water in his hand.

"Master, are you training?"

【Um. Recently, because of the return of Kevin and the others, Tianming's attack frequency has not been so high, so I have spent all my spare time on training, and now I have just finished my morning training. How's it going over there? how are you these days? 】

"Fortunately, I just came back from China in this world - actually, due to some accidents, I met a... person with whom I have a deep relationship, so I wanted to invite you to meet him. "

[A person with whom I have a deep relationship? 】

Alexia's statement made Fu Hua on the screen a little surprised and confused.

Now Aixia and Li Sushang are in another world. Why can there be people she is familiar with in this other world?

"I've switched the conversation mode to projection mode, Master."

【okay. 】

When Fu Hua agreed, Alexia placed the personal terminal on the coffee table between herself and Cheng Lingshuang. After pressing the projection mode switch button, Fu Hua's figure suddenly appeared in the air in the form of a 3D projection. middle. And it was at the moment when Aixia turned the direction of the projection towards Cheng Lingshuang——

【——! 】

Fu Hua's expression in the image froze for a moment, and the water bottle in his hand almost fell for a moment. Fortunately, Fu Hua reacted in time and caught it.

Putting the water bottle on the bench aside, Fu Hua took a deep breath and looked at Cheng Lingshuang who appeared in front of him with complicated eyes.

Memories from more than five hundred years ago suddenly came to her mind!

From when he rescued her on the top of Wangshan Mountain, to how he and Lin Chaoyu raised her together, and then when she stabbed her through the head with a sword - he and Cheng Lingshuang just looked at each other, but in Fu Hua's mind Fifteen years of memories flashed quickly.

【....Indeed, he is my old friend. I didn't expect to see you again, Ling Shuang. 】

The fifth disciple she accepted more than 500 years ago was also her best disciple besides Alexia.

The person who should have died hundreds of years ago reappeared in front of Fu Hua at this moment.

Cheng Lingshuang also looked a little moved and nostalgic. She pondered for a while before speaking: "Well, long time no see, master. From my point of view, I haven't seen you for almost a hundred years."

【Nearly a hundred years...what's going on? Alexia, why did Ling Shuang...]

"Well, here's the thing-"

Under Fu Hua's inquiry, Alexia also briefly explained things related to Cheng Lingshuang, including Cheng Lingshuang's current existence and Li Sushang's power.

And listening to Aixia's explanation, Fu Huana gradually calmed down, which was a little shaken by seeing Cheng Lingshuang again.

[I see... Is Ling Shuang's simulated soul simulated from memory? It seems that Su Shang, like you, has begun to become stronger through different world methods]

[So, what do you mean by asking me to meet Ling Shuang? 】

"What happened more than five hundred years ago." Ixia said, "Master, you told me before that you didn't actually know the inside story of what happened more than five hundred years ago, right? And you don't care about it now. That’s the inside story. But... I think since Cheng Lingshuang is here now, it is still necessary to let you know the whole story. After all, this is a major event related to you. "

【......】

The Taixu Mountain Incident more than five hundred years ago.

Just as Aixia said, Fu Hua no longer cares about it, nor does he care about the inside story. The past is like smoke. If you are not careful, it will become a past that cannot be recalled. Not to mention that Fu Hua once lost his memory. Even if he has regained all his memory and power now, Fu Hua has not thought about those things that happened more than five hundred years ago. Investigate in the past.

She is very satisfied with her current life.

Whether it was the Exia family or the Golden Courtyard, she had many more friends and family members than at any time before. What had passed away should be let go completely.

but--

[...Thank you for worrying about me like this. 】

Looking at Alexia's serious eyes, Fu Hua had no choice but to agree.

She knew that this was Alexia helping her resolve her remaining grudges.

If you think about it carefully, Fu Hua's past was almost all picked up and pieced together bit by bit by Alexia - from recovering her memory and strength at the very beginning, to later bringing Alicia and others back, The memories carried in her memory were returned to her, and then she helped build the golden courtyard to give Alicia and the others a place to stay. Finally, she defeated Kevin and reunited the thirteen heroes.

And now...

[Ling Shuang, can I regard you as Ling Shuang now? 】

"Master, it's your choice. As for me, I do think I am Cheng Lingshuang."

[Then...Ling Shuang, could you please tell me? The truth about how you killed me together back then. 】

"Okay, Master."

A smile appeared on Cheng Lingshuang's cold face.

"After all, it's just for this reason that Lao Jiu has kept me until now."

104. You need to die once

The content of the conversation between Cheng Lingshuang and Fu Hua was no different from what she had told Alexia before. At most, it was a little more streamlined.

Because there are some things that Alexia doesn't know, but Fu Hua knows. For example, Jiang Wanru became obsessed with evil and was eroded by the Honkai Energy; and another example was the rift between their seven apprentices and Fu Hua... Cheng Lingshuang didn't need to tell these things, Fu Hua himself could know them. .

But now, in order to fully tell Fu Hua the inside story of that incident, Cheng Lingshuang just mentioned the old story again.

"...That's all I know of the whole story."

Ending with this sentence again, Cheng Lingshuang ended her narration of the past.

"If the second child is here, maybe we can force out the whole inside story. She planned the whole incident. But Su Shang probably can't make the second child come out, so that's all I can say, Master. "

【...I think so】

Taixu’s second disciple, Su Mei.

The woman with the deepest scheming in the Seven Swords of Taixu was a strange woman known to everyone in the world more than five hundred years ago. She had no clues and seemed to have everything under control. If she was the one who appeared in front of Fu Hua at this moment, she would not tell everything so easily like Cheng Lingshuang.

She is not as willful as Cheng Lingshuang.

After listening to Cheng Lingshuang's explanation, Fu Hua fell into deep thought.

She knows that there is a big difference between who she is now and who she once was. First of all, the biggest difference is naturally the state of Taixu Jianxin.

The time she was killed by the Seven Disciples more than five hundred years ago caused her Taixu Sword Heart to be seriously damaged. During the second collapse sixteen years ago, her Taixu Sword Heart was further damaged. Until the Herrscher of Consciousness appeared in her body, her Taixu Sword Heart had completely disappeared.

The most direct impact of this change is that the mental restraint imposed on her by [Shenyin] has expired.

She still regards the fight against Honkai as her mission, and will use all her strength to fight against Honkai, but she is no longer the Red Kite Sage who was merciless to the possessed more than five hundred years ago. If we were to follow her character more than five hundred years ago, she herself would be dead now.

She might even think like this - [Using my own death to take away such a scourge as the Herrscher of Consciousness is really a good deal]

This is the biggest difference between Fu Hua now and before.

After all, if it weren't for her changes, she wouldn't have done such a ridiculous thing as committing herself to her apprentice.

Thinking of this, Fu Hua also looked at Alexia:

[Thank you for letting Ling Shuang tell me all this, Alexia. I... to be honest, I am a little surprised, but not particularly surprised or surprised]

The reason why the seven disciples murdered themselves was to protect their family members who were important to them, and also to prevent their most respected master from being alone. Perhaps conceptually, the Seven Disciples were right, but what they did was too extreme anyway.

However, this extreme behavior is closely related to Fu Hua. At that time, Fu Hua was also an extreme person. Her obsession with fighting Honkai made her indifferent to other things and ignored the impact of emotions on human beings.

From a completely objective point of view, whether it is Fu Hua or Seven Swords of Taixu, each has its own right and wrong. If we really want to settle what happened more than 500 years ago, neither side can easily determine guilt or innocence.

"master."

Cheng Lingshuang looked at her master.

"You didn't hate us at all for what happened back then?"

[I don’t have anything to hate you. This is probably one of the few conclusions that I have made more than five hundred years ago that will not change today - I will be confused by your betrayal, puzzled by your behavior, and even angry. But I don't hate you. You were taught by Chaoyu and I, you are definitely not people with bad conduct]

Fu Hua still has this level of trust.

"...Oh, back then Lao Liu was causing trouble everywhere in the twenty years after your death. What you said is not suitable for her."

"Okay, that's all that needs to be said."

Cheng Lingshuang stood up and looked at Alexia.

"You should take my life, Lao Jiu."

【Ling Shuang? Alexia? You are...]

The sudden development made Fu Hua a little surprised and confused.

Cheng Lingshuang smiled and explained: "Master. Lao Jiu cares about you. When he knew these things before, although he said he understood, he was not going to spare us who killed you under any circumstances. So. He said a long time ago that after I explain everything to you, no matter what your attitude and reaction is, master, he will kill me once."

"Of course, I can't die now. If I die, I will just disappear temporarily. Lao Jiu is clear in his heart, but [the sin of killing the master must be temporarily resolved by death] - he said it himself."

【Exia...】

Fu Hua looked at his apprentice.

【You don’t have to do this for me...】

"It's just that I want to do this, Master." Ixia said with a smile, "Master, you are the person I like and my sweetheart. Although you were murdered more than five hundred years ago, even if In this case, I can't help but breathe out for you. This is what I should do as your man, right? Even if you are just my master, master, I will do the same thing."

"Just think of it as my willfulness."

【...It's not good to be too willful】

Fu Hua said this, but her expression was full of helplessness - of course she knew why Exia was doing what she was doing now, but to be honest, she didn't want to be cared for by Exia like this all the time.

She also has her own position as a master. She has always been helped by her apprentices. Her majesty as a master is really gone.

[Then let me talk to Ling Shuang again, Alexia]

"Huh? Master, do you have anything else to say to Cheng Lingshuang? Now -"

[No, you can do it after you finish things with Ling Shuang. Anyway, Ling Shuang has only disappeared temporarily. She and I still have a chance to meet again, right? 】

"It depends on whether Lao Jiu is willing to let me come out." Cheng Lingshuang smiled, "Then, why don't you do it? Lao Jiu?"

"No need for you to urge me."

——[I am the shadow that swallows the world]

——[I am the light that covers the world]

Instantly entering the incarnation of [Light and Shadow], Exia put her hand on the hilt of the magic knife.

next moment--

"laugh--------!!!"

Hundreds of sword lights flashed in an instant!

Cheng Lingshuang's figure was directly in the eyes of Ixia, Li Sushang and Fu Hua, and was torn into countless pieces by the dazzling sword light.

105.Call me Senior Sister again?

"It hurts, Lao Jiu, can't you be gentler?"

A few minutes later.

Walking out of the reception room, Cheng Lingshuang held her neck: "Although I knew you couldn't be merciful to me because of Master, I didn't expect you would cut me into pieces like that."

"That's it, little uncle."

Li Sushang was also a little frightened.

"You actually cut the master like that all at once... It's a blessing that the master is a creature of my power, otherwise the room would have been covered in blood, and the ceiling and walls would have been covered by your chops."

"It's because she is a creation of your power that I dealt with such a heavy hand. She can't die now anyway."

Alexia said.