She could sneak into the kitchen to steal food whenever she wanted, climb the trees in the backyard to watch the sunset, and chase her parents all over the yard in the sword-fighting arena.
Then overnight, it was all gone.
Li Sushang suddenly said, "When I was five years old, my parents sent me to the desert to learn the best swordsmanship. Now I have finally mastered it, but they are no longer here."
“I’m still here,” Zhang Yang said earnestly.
Li Sushang said irritably, "I know you're here, can't you just let me be sad for a bit?"
"You're putting me in a really difficult position."
"What's the problem?"
"When I see you sad, I can't help but try to cheer you up."
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Li Sushang was slightly taken aback, then shook her head: "Never mind, that's just how you are, and I'm afraid you won't be able to change it in the future."
"I don't want to change either. If I don't think about women, I can only think about big things like the fate of humanity?" Zhang Yang said very seriously. Especially when he thought about his behavior in World Three, he felt that it would be better for him to start a harem now.
Li Sushang naturally didn't understand anything about human destiny, but she said seriously, "What should we do next? I don't intend to let this grudge go so easily."
"Yes, they're here. Let's talk together." Zhang Yang turned his head.
Footsteps could be heard in the distance.
On the official road at the edge of the bamboo forest, two figures, one tall and one short, were walking towards them.
One had gray hair like frost, the other had white hair like snow.
The two walked in the sunset, their pace neither hurried nor slow.
Zhang Yang stood up: "Coming."
Li Sushang also stood up, her gaze falling on Fu Hua.
That was my grandmaster.
Red Iris Master.
The guardians of China who have lived for 50,000 years.
She looks younger than her.
Fu Hua stopped in front of the tombstone, looked down at the row of newly erected graves, and scanned from the far left to the far right, finally landing on the tombstone of Li Sushang's mother.
Chapter 56 Old-fashioned things still can't keep up with the times
The sun had already sunk behind the mountains, leaving only a faint, dark red afterglow on the horizon.
In front of the ruins of Yijian Manor, four people stood around a newly erected tombstone.
The wind swept through the ruins, carrying a cloud of fine ash that swirled in the air and drifted away.
Li Sushang bowed respectfully to Fu Hua, her hands clasped at her sides, her body slightly leaning forward, her voice clear and crisp: "Grandmaster."
Fu Hua nodded: "You are Su Yi's daughter?"
"Yes."
"You look like her."
Li Sushang was stunned for a moment, her eyes welled up slightly, but she didn't let those emotions show on her face.
Zhang Yang, who was watching from the side, suddenly interjected, "Hua, do you remember what Su Yi looks like?"
The air fell silent for a moment.
Li Sushang stared at him with wide eyes.
Cheng Ling Shuang glanced at him expressionlessly.
Fu Hua's gaze fell on Zhang Yang's face and lingered for two seconds.
"...What did you call me?"
“Hua.” Zhang Yang said confidently, “Look, your name is Fu Hua. It’s too formal to call you by your full name, too distant to call you senior, and too formal to call you True Person Chi Yuan. One word, Hua, is just right.”
Fu Hua paused for a moment: "You're not afraid of strangers."
"Of course, my greatest strength is that I'm not socially anxious."
"...This is not a strength."
"It counts in my account."
Fu Hua stopped dwelling on the issue of how to address him. She looked at Zhang Yang and sized him up from head to toe: "Who exactly are you?"
Zhang Yang shrugged: "My name is Zhang Yang, I'm a Chinese from Earth, and a time traveler."
"Traveler?"
"Yes, the kind of person who travels from one world to another. I have the ability to move between different universes."
Fu Hua frowned slightly: "Then how do you know so much? Ling Shuang said you told her about the Honkai, the Herrscher, and the previous civilization."
Zhang Yang had already prepared his explanation: "When I was traversing space, I could see some fragments of information about this universe. It's similar to you observing a bubble of a world from the outside, or like reading a book. So I know some of the background settings of this world."
"Background setting?" Fu Hua repeated the word, feeling that it was somewhat unfamiliar.
Zhang Yang chuckled softly, "What, Hua, have you forgotten this word? I remember you used to enjoy playing arcade games, watching movies, or reading books back in the previous civilization."
"..." Fu Hua was silent for a moment, then raised her eyes: "Is that why you call me 'Hua'?"
"Or do you like Ahua?"
“Ahua…” Fu Hua read it once, then suddenly thought of a cat, though she didn’t know why she thought of a cat.
She suppressed these thoughts and said, "Although what you said is very unreliable, the power you used is indeed not Honkai energy, so I will believe you for now."
Zhang Yang smiled.
Li Sushang watched from the side, secretly relieved.
She was worried that her master would ask probing questions, but Zhang Yang passed the test so easily.
Cheng Ling Shuang's expression remained unchanged from beginning to end, as if she had expected this to happen.
"Now that we all know each other, let's get down to business." Zhang Yang looked at Fu Hua: "The Herrscher of Domination has been resurrected."
Fu Hua's gaze sharpened slightly: "That's quite a memorable name."
“I know,” Zhang Yang said, “and its resurrection is directly related to us.”
"What do you mean?"
"Sword intent".
Zhang Yang squatted down, picked up a charred stick, and drew several circles on the ground: "Sword Heart will modify the cultivator's brain."
"The Taixu Sword Qi technique is essentially about using divine sound to guide the subconscious and reshape the practitioner's neural structure, allowing the sword practitioner to control Honkai energy."
"And the Key of Domination will resonate with the holder's brain when the holder cultivates the Sword Heart."
"This resonance will copy a portion of the cultivator's subconscious into the core of the Key of Domination."
Fu Hua's expression turned serious.
Zhang Yang continued, "Each of the Seven Swords of Taixu possesses a Key of Control. The core of the seven swords will transmit everyone's thoughts to a common... a common space of consciousness. Like a cloud."
“These fragmented thoughts merged together in the cloud and eventually became a complete self-awareness.”
"That is, the consciousness of the thousand-person law enforcer."
Fu Hua pondered for a moment. Although she had forgotten many things, she still retained a great deal of memory about the Herrschers, with the aim of remembering how to kill them.
Fu Hua can guarantee that if these Herrschers reappear, as long as their powers remain unchanged, she can kill them all as easily as cutting melons and vegetables...
Of course, this is on the premise that she is in her prime.
Comparing these methods of killing Herrschers, it seems there are discrepancies with Zhang Yang's claims. Could it be that some abilities were not displayed before being eliminated?
“My memory is a bit hazy,” Fu Hua said softly. “But I do remember one thing: Herrschers don’t have humanity. They’re like puppets, without self-awareness or emotions; they’re just tools of the Honkai.”
Zhang Yang shook his head: "That's not necessarily true."
"The Herrscher of Corruption possesses a personality; you should still remember her, right?"
"Its core was made into the Key of Erosion, and the Herrscher consciousness still lives inside the Key of God, and can even communicate with its holder."
"Therefore, the idea that the Key of God has no self-awareness is simply unfounded."
Fu Hua looked up at him: "Ling... is she still alive?"
Zhang Yang nodded: "If you want to see her, we can go to the Far East later."
Fu Hua nodded at first, then shook her head, and asked, "What is the purpose of the Herald of Domination?"
Zhang Yang drew an arrow on the ground with a stick: "Its core can split, and each split core is essentially no different from the cores of other Herrschers, only differing in energy level."
"In other words, given enough energy, plus the power of the Herrscher of Domination itself, it is entirely possible to create a new Herrscher of Domination core."
"The power of the Herrscher of Domination is domination, and their purpose in appearing is to take away the Herrscher cores that have been taken away by humans."
"Hua's Feather Dust was also affected by this, resulting in a large number of phantoms."
Fu Hua nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement: "I have a similar feeling. Perhaps I sensed something unusual twenty years ago, or perhaps for some other reason, but after I woke up, I had the idea that I must retrieve the seven Divine Keys."
Holding the "Ruoshui" sword in her hand, Li Sushang suddenly said, "Grandmaster, my sword also had the consciousness of a Lawyer in it before."
"Zhang Yang burned it with his fire seal."
"It's clean now."
Fu Hua extended her hand, and Li Sushang handed her the sword.
The hilt was warm to the touch, while the blade was cool to the touch. The Honkai energy flowing inside was smooth and pure, truly free of any contamination.
"Well, at least this sword won't become the new core of the Herrscher of Dominion."
Cheng Ling Shuang stood to the side, her white hair fluttering gently in the evening breeze: "Of the seven keys of control of the Seven Swords of Tai Xu, mine has already been broken and buried in the sands of the northern desert."
"Seventh Brother's sword was passed on to Su Chang, and the Herrscher consciousness within the sword has been burned away."
"What about the remaining five?"
"The remaining five people can be controlled by the Herrscher at any time."
Zhang Yang threw the wooden stick on the ground and dusted off his hands: "Perhaps they've already been brought under control."
Fu Hua raised her head and looked into the distance: "Where is Chao Yu?"
"Our eldest sister is at Tianqiong Peak, where she established the Taixu Sword Sect," Cheng Ling Shuang said softly. "It is now one of the six major sects in the martial arts world. However, we swore together to sever the inheritance of the Sword Heart Technique back then, so no one in the sect knows the Sword Heart Technique... probably."
He glanced at Li Sushang as he spoke.
Li Sushang: "..."
Wait a minute, there's also this vow. Doesn't that mean Mother broke her vow?
Fu Hua asked, "Who suggested taking the oath?"
"Second son."
"It really was her..."
Fu Hua immediately looked at Zhang Yang, "Brother Zhang, concentrating a large amount of Honkai energy to reshape the core of a Herrscher is by no means a simple matter. It requires a complex ritual. I think the Taixu Sword Sect of Sky Peak was built by Chao Yu under the subtle influence of the Herrscher."
Zhang Yang briefly recalled the location of Tianqiong Peak, which was also the future Tianqiong City, located in a place equivalent to Chongqing in reality.
With their speed, it wouldn't take them too long to get there.
"Okay, let's go."
Fu Hua nodded slightly.
Li Sushang came to her senses, put the sword back in its sheath, and as if she had thought of something, muttered to herself, "Tianqiong Peak, maybe I can see Uncle-Master Ma now. This young lady is going to get my revenge."
Fu Hua was slightly taken aback: "Yan Qing? He's also at Sky Peak?"
“That’s right. When the Chasing Horse Sword and the Light Dust Sword got married, it caused quite a stir in the martial arts world.” Li Sushang leaped away, leaving Fu Hua bewildered in the wind.
Did Chaoyu and Yanqing get married?
Isn't he and Su Mei a couple?
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