EFB Chapter 2436 This is fate!
Chapter 2436 This is fate!
Chapter 2436 This is fate!
Shangguan Biao glanced at his pocket, then at the rattle drum, his gaze shifting uncertainly.
Even tonight, he still hates himself for being poor, lacking ambition, and having no influence, trapped in the lowest of the low with no way out.
But with the glimmer of hope to escape his current life and another chance to rise through the ranks before him, he hesitated.
By taking the Xuanjing, he would inevitably leave Changfeng Valley, but also stay away from dangerous places.
Even after taking away the rattle drum, he still had to deal with the environment and people he used to despise, to flatter and fawn, and to learn to read people's expressions... He still had to wallow in the mud. In short, he was no different from before the Red Oni was killed.
The options that "fate" presented him with, no matter which one he chose, seemed insufficient.
"Hurry up." He Lingchuan glanced around and urged him, "You don't have time."
The surrounding mountains and forests were shadowy, filled with stone figures, but no one ventured into the area of the three rows of houses.
This place is like an invisible barrier, which even the master of the secret realm cannot break.
However, the pursuers from Changfeng Valley, not far away, seemed to have sensed something and were heading this way.
Shangguan Biao raised his hand, unable to make a decision for a long time. The veins on his forehead throbbed several times, showing his inner struggle.
He closed his eyes, clenched his jaw, as if making some kind of final farewell, before opening his eyes and pointing—
"This one, I choose this one!"
He chose an opportunity—an opportunity to rise rapidly in Changfeng Valley and climb the ladder of success.
Wave drum.
"you sure?"
"I gave everything for Changfeng Valley, endured countless humiliations, exclusion, and frame-ups, and almost lost my family! If I just leave like this, wouldn't all the suffering and hardship I've endured over the years be for nothing?" Shangguan Biao became more and more determined as he spoke, his back teeth grinding together. "No, I must take back everything that belongs to me!"
“Alright.” He Lingchuan said no more, pointed to the medicine rock, and said, “If you pick the Golden Lotus of Wind and Dew for me, this wave drum is yours.”
Aunt Zhu and Dong Rui, who had been eavesdropping, finally realized what was going on.
So that's what He Lingchuan was planning!
Dong Rui clapped his hands and praised:
"Miaoya!"
He was convinced that the master of the secret realm was hiding in the Golden Lotus of Wind and Dew, but there was a barrier on the lotus, and any outsider who touched it would be kicked out of the secret realm immediately.
This seems like a dead end at first glance, but there is actually one person who can untie it:
Du Zhishan's handyman, Shangguan Biao.
He's no stranger; he's always taken care of Jinlian and doesn't even want to touch her anymore. Having him fetch Jinlian on her behalf will definitely be no problem.
"Huh?" Shangguan Biao glanced at Jinlian, not expecting that this was what she wanted. "This is a sect item..."
He knew perfectly well that without conditions attached, who would help him for free?
"Right now, is it more important to you or to your sect?" He Lingchuan interrupted him. "It's been kept here day after day, but has anyone else even given it a second glance?"
Longwind Valley is filled with countless rare and exotic plants, but this Wind and Dew Golden Lotus has no remarkable effects. It can't even enter Longwind Valley's most important spiritual plant greenhouse. For many years, no one has come to take any Wind and Dew Golden Lotus.
Now that Mother Earth has awakened, the dew from the golden lotus is temporarily useless. Besides, as long as he can pluck the golden lotus, he can secure his future; for Shangguan Biao at this moment, it's not a choice at all.
What he could give up was far more than just a small plant.
"it is good."
Shangguan Biao strode towards the medicine rock.
Aunt Zhu's voice rang in He Lingchuan's ears: "I thought he would choose that bag of Xuanjing."
Shangguan Biao was clearly feeling so stifled and miserable in Changfeng Valley, yet Aunt Zhu couldn't understand him. If it were her, she would definitely choose the Mystic Crystal and get away from this hellhole as soon as possible.
“He simply can’t let go. Changfeng Valley does cause him constant torment, but he doesn’t really want to leave.” He Lingchuan saw things clearly. “Not everyone can be redeemed, nor can everyone’s fate be changed. In the end, he was still led back to his original path by himself.”
"This is obsession." He exhaled softly. "This is fate!"
This is the helplessness of fate.
Some destinies are not necessarily dictated by fate, unpredictable by the world, or subject to objective forces.
It is determined by people's hearts.
It is determined by personality.
It is determined by obsession.
A golden snake-tail bracelet quietly appeared on He Lingchuan's wrist, and his ruby eyes gleamed slightly as he spoke.
His last words even echoed through the valley.
Dong Rui was outside Yujing City and didn't see the bracelet appear, but he said, "Your way of speaking and acting is becoming more and more like that charlatan, Zhaomandu the Great Shaman."
At this moment, Shangguan Biao had already approached the medicine rock and reached out to pluck the golden lotus in the wind and dew.
He had collected the dew from this lotus flower countless times, and was quite skilled at it, but this time, as soon as he reached out, the golden lotus in front of him suddenly shrank into the water!
Only a few lotus leaves remained on the water's surface.
Shangguan Biao was stunned. He had served this golden lotus for many years, and this was the first time he had ever seen it do such a thing!
He Lingchuan finally confirmed that the master of the secret realm was indeed hiding in the lotus flower.
Immediately afterwards, the entire medicinal rock emitted a red light and began to deform.
He Lingchuan knew that it was about to be turned into a stone man under the control of the master of the secret realm.
Shangguan Biao had just taken a step away when he heard the rapid drumming. He turned around and saw He Lingchuan shaking the wave drum, making a loud thumping sound.
Immediately, a pair of enormous stone palms emerged from the ground, firmly pressing down on the medicinal rock from the left and right. Before it could fully deform, they forcefully pried it outwards—one, two, three times—
This action is like a person breaking off a grapefruit or an apple.
He Lingchuan didn't use a knife because he was afraid of cutting into the barrier outside the petals and being teleported out of the secret realm. At the same time, this was also to let Shangguan Biao test the product and see that the wave drum was indeed usable and easy to use.
He Lingchuan urged at the same time, "Go pick the golden lotus, hurry!"
The towering, solid rock has been broken into several pieces, revealing a golden-red center.
Jinlian could no longer hide it.
Shangguan Biao lunged forward to pluck the flower, but a furious voice rang out:
"You dare to aid outsiders and betray your sect?"
Foreign thieves?
Shangguan Biao immediately thought of the wave drum in He Lingchuan's hand. This small drum originally belonged to Uncle Li, how did it end up in the hands of an outsider?
Moreover, there were bloodstains on the drum handle.
Given the various strange phenomena that occurred in Duzhishan, how could he not know that He Lingchuan was also an outsider?
but……
The voice then shouted, "Get out of the way! This is none of your business!"
The rock was deforming and falling apart, indicating that the two sides were locked in a struggle.
"Don't worry, he can't hurt you." He Lingchuan's voice sounded from behind. "Things have come to this point. If you don't help me, you won't be able to get over your own conscience. If you don't pick the flower soon, once Li Yun arrives, he will definitely label you a traitor. No matter how you try to explain, it will be useless. Don't you know how Changfeng Valley behaves?"
(End of this chapter)