vstars Chapter 572 Chasing the Wind
Chapter 572 Chasing the Wind
Even as she was thrown into the dungeon, Si Zhenniang still cried out in disbelief, "Am I going to be locked up too? Hey! I don't know how to get out!"
This was Wei Xi's second time in prison. After briefly looking around the cell, she sat down against the wall with E Qiyu, who was still oblivious.
The town keeper in charge of guarding the cell chuckled and said, "Zhenniang, we're already being lenient by not twisting your head off and sending it to the gambling den. Besides, aren't you happy being locked up with Wei Xi?"
"Happy my foot! Who wants to sleep in a jail cell for no reason? Besides, this is a gambling den, and those people who are supposed to be reincarnated are making a scene here day and night, demanding to see He Haichao! I'm not staying here!"
“I advise you to speak less,” the man said, locking the cell door with an extremely thick iron chain, “lest someone try to get something incriminating out of you.”
"Hey! No! Let me out! Don't force me to take action!"
The man's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a gloomy tone, "Your little tricks are useless. Even if you curse me to have sores all over my body, they will heal completely when it gets light again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man lowered the second stone door, plunging the entire cell into darkness.
A muffled voice came from behind the stone door, "Just stay put, do you need to worry about Wei Xi?"
"That damned thing," Si Zhenniang complained, rummaging around as if looking for something to light her way, "especially Su Jing! She left behind a demon-binding rope to make her so powerful! And now she's using it to tie me up!"
Then the outline of an oil lamp slowly appeared, and a thin flame leaped into Wei Xi's eyes.
"At least there's still a lamp," Si Zhenniang breathed a sigh of relief, and the lamplight flickered. "Wei Xi, give me your orders!"
Wei Xi tilted his head slightly, puzzled, and asked, "What did you say?"
Si Zhenniang, on the other hand, was full of excitement and said with great confidence, "You built the entire Calabash Town, you must have a way to escape!"
"Oh," Si Zhenniang slapped her forehead, "Don't worry, as long as you run out of Hulu Town, we won't be able to catch you!"
Wei Xi was speechless for a moment, but the sincerity in Si Zhenniang's eyes did not seem fake.
"Was this between you and me before?"
Instead of asking directly whether Si Zhenniang knew him, Wei Xi indirectly inquired about the details of their interactions.
Claims may not be true, but the smallest details are hard to fake.
"How about that? Wasn't it you who came up with the idea and I did the work?" Si Zhenniang said without any defense. "That's called making the best use of one's abilities! You were born to do these kinds of schemes! I've never seen anyone better at it than you!"
As she spoke, Si Zhenniang waved her hand in front of E Qiyu's face, "Is this the puppet you made? Why did you bring it in?"
Wei Xi, whose head was throbbing, paused slightly, then asked in a casual tone, "This is my masterpiece. How did you tell it's a puppet?"
"Your masterpiece? Don't be ridiculous. You could make something a hundred times better with your toes!"
Wei Xi was somewhat surprised: Didn't these townspeople recognize that I Qiyu was a living person?
After all, both I Qiyu and Yu Jin are cultivators who came to Dieji Mountain to form their cores, so there's no reason why only one of them could see through it.
Unless, there's something strange about me, Qiyu.
“I remember now,” Si Zhenniang said somewhat embarrassedly, “Have you…forgot again?”
The use of the word "again" is quite ingenious, showing that this person is convinced that Wei Xi is the "Wei Xi" she knows.
Seeing that Wei Xi remained silent, Si Zhenniang said with some distress, "This is a bit difficult. But if you don't remember us, why did you look so heartbroken just now?" Wei Xi had something to say about this: Although she was certain that she had never dealt with any of the townspeople, the spirit of the Bodhi Arrow did indeed make her feel endless sorrow.
It was a sincere, undeniable emotion that surged forth and lingered on.
Even someone as strong-willed as Wei Xi was overwhelmed by these emotions, which is why he failed to put up an effective resistance.
Moreover, the townspeople not only outnumbered each other, but also had the home advantage of being in Hulu Town. Coupled with their exceptionally good mental state, violent resistance was hardly a good idea.
Wei Xi's mind is currently a mess, and it takes him a lot of effort to think about anything.
Fortunately, this Si Zhenniang seemed to be completely innocent, answering all questions without revealing anything, and even showing intentional or unintentional closeness to Wei Xi.
However, Wei Xi did not let his guard down. After all, Si Zhenniang was a local, and her amiable demeanor might not be genuine.
Moreover, looking at Si Zhenniang's face, which was bathed in the soft light of the oil lamp, Wei Xi still didn't find her familiar at all.
Seeing that Wei Xi remained silent, Si Zhenniang's mood gradually declined, and she whispered, "This is going to be difficult. He Haichao and the others' plans are going to fall through."
“Fellow Daoist, I really haven’t seen any of you before yesterday,” Wei Xi coughed twice before continuing, “There must be some misunderstanding here.”
“You’re overthinking it,” Si Zhenniang said, mimicking Wei Xi as she plopped down against the wall. “You not only know everyone in this town, but most of them used to have a good relationship with you.”
“Take Cai Xin, for example. He used to follow you around! Don’t be fooled by his cold attitude towards you now. Back then, he wouldn’t have dared to utter a word in front of you.”
"And Su Jing, you even made that tattered rope for her. I don't really know much about He Haichao. He doesn't like to talk about these things with us."
Remembering that Si Zhenniang didn't have any magical artifacts, Wei Xi's brows twitched slightly, and he tentatively asked, "Could it be that all the magical artifacts you can still use were made by the same person?"
Si Zhenniang scratched her head before replying, "You're the one who made them all. It seems you've been really wronged by Heaven this time, otherwise how could you have no memory at all!"
“My Zhusheng, which came from the Duanye Sect, could not survive. That day, it was destroyed and died before my eyes. I still feel heartbroken when I think about it now.”
Wei Xi's expression became somewhat subtle, but fortunately the cell was dimly lit and no one could see it clearly.
"The bow belonging to the man surnamed Cai."
Si Zhenniang, as if she had suffered a great injustice, or like a child complaining to their parents, shouted, "Just thinking about it makes me so angry! That bastard Cai Xin actually stole [Chasing Wind]! That's your weapon!"
"That bow and arrow is actually called 'Wind Chaser'?" Wei Xi wondered to himself. "Is this real, or a dream derived from my memories?"
However, this name is indeed in Wei Xi's style, and she is currently wearing the newly acquired [Enemy Wind].
Wei Xi thought of the "Tethered Threads" again and hesitated—since his future self could send back the Path of Cause and Effect, it was possible that the "Wei Xi" at different points in time might actually know these crazy townspeople.
"If you ask me, [Wind Chaser] is truly formidable in your hands! Back then, you used it to shoot that Bodhi Arrow and wound the Heavenly Dao! That shameless old thing is still asleep."
"Now not only do you remember nothing, but even [Chasing the Wind] has fallen into Cai Xin's hands. It's truly..."
Si Zhenniang's words were like a thunderclap, leaving Wei Xi dumbfounded: She? Wei Xi? She used a bow and arrow to render the Heavenly Dao bedridden? (End of Chapter)