vstars Chapter 574 Talking Nonsense
Chapter 574 Talking Nonsense
The name is quite descriptive. Wei Xi, who seemed to be listening attentively, thought to himself, how could he not need to wash his feet after finely chopping up the monster into minced meat?
Considering Cai Xin, who was mostly rotten, Wei Xi estimated that Si Zhenniang's genetic makeup must be quite rare.
I never expected that Si Zhenniang, who seemed so sunny and cheerful, would be so brutal when she got physical.
"Oh!" Si Zhenniang slapped her thigh, embarrassed, and said, "The details of our time together..."
Wei Xi sneered inwardly: Can't make this up anymore, huh? These kinds of details are the easiest way to tell the truth from the falsehood!
Having lived for fifteen years, Wei had never seen these townspeople before. How could she have any grudges or entanglements with them? A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole; the level of detail in the various illusionary scenes was quite poor.
"Where should I begin...? Well, let's start with you saving someone from my blade!"
Wei Xi: Huh?! You're so quick to make up lies?
For the next two hours, Si Zhenniang recounted her entire experience of meeting Wei Xi, becoming friends with him, and fighting side by side without even taking a breath.
Wei Xi tried to interrupt several times, but Si Zhenniang, who was engrossed in the conversation, ignored him.
To be fair, Si Zhenniang is quite eloquent, and the "Wei Xi" she mentions, while resourceful, steady, and reliable, is just as unlucky, which makes the story full of ups and downs and surprises.
For two whole hours, Si Zhenniang showed no sign of resting, and Wei Xi was exhausted from listening, his head throbbing with pain.
"...[Chasing the Wind] was drawn back, and the Bodhi Arrow pierced through the air, shattering the heavens and earth wherever it passed, revealing the dense network of heaven and earth within. Then, it broke apart one by one, and the yin and yang energies roared as they followed the arrow into the chest of that scoundrel, the Heavenly Dao, causing him to vomit out most of the mortal world. His body was like porcelain cracked by a raging fire, and then he collapsed to the ground with a thud!"
"The peerless Master Wei was now covered in blood, wounds upon wounds, a horrifying sight that made it clear how fierce the previous battle had been. The wounds inflicted by that scoundrel Zhu Yu were the most severe, his upper body nearly torn in two."
"Master Wei barely managed to support herself with [Chasing the Wind], and the blood could not obscure her bright eyes."
"She said in a hoarse voice, 'Zhu Yu, both demons and humans are thorns in the side of Heaven. What you're doing is tantamount to digging your own grave!'"
"That scoundrel Zhu Yu ignited the Chongyang Fire, surrounding the already exhausted Wei Xi, and with a sinister grin, he replied, 'You'll die first!' He burned you alive...you back then."
Overcome with emotion, Si Zhenniang shed two tears and choked out, "It's my fault for being useless. I was already critically injured and on the verge of death, and could only watch helplessly as you... and He Haichao and the others..."
Wei Xi rarely fell for this kind of thing, and calmly asked, "Is what you're saying really true?"
With tears still clinging to her cheeks, Si Zhenniang said somewhat embarrassedly upon hearing this, "This... has some artistic embellishment involved, but it's mostly true."
"And a great artist, no less!" Wei Xi was speechless. What kind of mess was this? And how could someone make up a lie and make him cry?
While Si Zhenniang calmed down, Wei Xi extracted information from the story in his mind:
First, according to Si Zhenniang's description, the "Wei Xi" she mentioned was active during the golden age of cultivation. Although her aptitude for cultivation was average, she had many fortuitous encounters and greatly promoted weapon crafting. It is said that the first magical artifact with a spirit was crafted by her. Although Wei Xi has embarked on the path of a weapon crafter, she is only at the very beginning. Moreover, there are always people more skilled than her, and even Xian Hua's skills would take her several years to learn from.
Secondly, in this bizarre story, Wei Xi led many outstanding cultivators and demonic beasts in an attempt to overthrow the Heavenly Dao. Just as victory was within reach, the Western Regions demon leader Zhu Yu betrayed them, causing their success to fail, Wei Xi to die tragically, and the surviving cultivators to be imprisoned on Dieji Mountain.
In response, Wei Xi said that perhaps someone else had done it, but it would never have been him.
According to Si Zhenniang, the Wei Xi she knew, though composed, was also somewhat obsessed with weapon forging. How could such a person gather a force for rebellion? Furthermore, she was vague about the cause of the war. Since there was no life-threatening reason, why would these chosen ones risk their lives for Wei Xi?
Secondly, there's the description of the celestial warp and weft. Judging from the scene of the Eastern Barbarian upheaval, the shape of the red thread and the yin-yang energy are genuine, but the celestial warp and weft are more like woven cloth, certainly not reaching a dense, intricate level. Moreover, the severe damage to the celestial warp and weft should be the work of predecessors like Zuo Fei, with Dead Water City being evidence of this;
Finally, regarding the ending of "Wei Xi". The fact that a figure who defied the will of Heaven was ultimately burned to death by a demonic beast certainly has some dramatic effect artistically, but it doesn't make logical sense: Zhu Yu had, after all, opposed the will of Heaven; why would he switch sides when things were going so well?
In the end, Zhu Yu did not reap the benefits; instead, the severely injured Heavenly Dao continued to maintain its rule.
Wei Xi was puzzled. It was more convincing to believe Si Zhenniang's nonsense than to believe that Zhu Yu was a fool.
"Having witnessed Wei Xi's death, why were you still fooled by Zhu Yu? The dead cannot be brought back to life; this is a truth known to all."
Wei Xi's words were very skillful, subtly shifting the blame onto Zhu Yu.
Upon hearing this, Si Zhenniang's expression turned strange. After a moment, she managed to say, "This... is related to the rumors about you... that you once attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven, but somehow returned, which is why you were able to contend with the Heavenly Dao."
"That sounds like nonsense, but everyone was already in despair at the time, and Zhu Yu made a solemn vow... Now that you're back, that bastard did tell the truth."
Si Zhenniang seemed unwilling to linger on this topic any longer, and said with some relief, "Luckily, I was stopped at the time, otherwise it would have been such a pity..."
Wei Xi didn't know what regrets Si Zhenniang had, and tried to steer the conversation back to Hulu Town.
“Fellow Daoist, I still can’t remember these things,” Wei Xi said in a troubled tone, “but I am indeed a weapon refiner. Although I am not as skilled as your friend, I do have some basic skills.”
"If Calabash Town is a magical artifact, after all these years, you must know this place very well. What exactly are the rules and regulations here?"
Si Zhenniang stroked her chin and gave Wei Xi a deep look.
"I don't know much about weapon crafting, and at that time you were the only weapon crafter in the world."
Wei Xi almost burst out laughing: So it turns out that the reason why the weapon forging is unparalleled is because there is only one contestant.
"You mean Calabash Town..." Si Zhenniang's face showed pain, as if recalling something extremely unpleasant. "It was the magical artifact you crafted for Zhu Yu. It's a pity Cai Xin is insane now. He was the one who went with you back then; perhaps he knows the inside story." (End of Chapter)