Xuanxia

Chapter 418 Seeing the Truth
The scene of the ruins of the courtyard slowly faded away, revealing two painful and shocked faces.

In the dim hut, Fu Qingzhou sat on a heavy iron chair, his true energy surging in his arms, and broken ropes scattered on the ground beside him. The material of the rope was clearly special, and no one knew what it was made of, but it was extremely tough, leaving blood marks on Fu Qingzhou's body and hands.

Not far from him, Qiu Chan was also sitting on an iron chair, but she had no strength to break free and was still tied tightly by the special rope... She closed her eyes tightly, her expression kept changing, as if she was going through something extremely painful.

As for his and Qiu Chan's weapons, they had all been taken off and thrown aside... Not only weapons, but also the jade token on Fu Qingzhou's body and the various magic weapons on Qiu Chan's body were all searched out and piled together.

Of course, in order to facilitate movement today, they all wore night clothes and did not wear anything extra. Fu Qingzhou did not wear the Mingjianshi sword badge, otherwise today's development might have been different.

And in front of the iron chair... there were two people sitting there, a man and a woman.

They were none other than Wen Qingru and Wen Kui.

They looked at Fu Qingzhou who broke free from the ropes and opened his eyes, with disbelief written all over their faces and eyes.

Fu Qingzhou let out a long breath and glanced at the two people who were sitting not far from him.

Both of them were injured.

The index fingers of both of Wen Kui's hands were severed at the root, with the white bones exposed and blood all over the ground, but no one could see where the severed fingers had gone.

Wen Qingru was not seriously injured, but her right earlobe looked like a piece of flesh had been torn off, and it was also bleeding, with blood staining half of her shoulder red.

"Oh……"

Fu Qingzhou seemed to understand: "The illusion array is actually controlled by you?"

"You... who are you..." Wen Qingru covered her right ear and looked at him with a look of fear: "Why can you even break through this illusion..."

Fu Qingzhou did not answer, but turned his head and glanced at Wen Kui.

Wen Kui said nothing, but clasped his hands together, trying his best to cover the bleeding severed fingers, and lowered his head.

"never mind."

Fu Qingzhou tilted his head: "If I ask you now, you won't be able to tell me... Let's knock you out first."

Hearing this, Wen Kui suddenly raised his head, a strange look flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to do something - but it was too late, Fu Qingzhou's big shoe sole had already flown in front of him.

After knocking the two men unconscious, Fu Qingzhou was about to untie Qiu Chan, but suddenly his hands stopped.

"This place is not still an illusion, is it?"

He murmured to himself and decided not to rush. Instead, he squatted aside and observed Qiu Chan carefully.

After the two Wens fell unconscious, the illusion should have dissipated... Sure enough, Qiu Chan's struggling and painful expression gradually faded away, her eyelashes began to flicker quickly, and soon she opened her eyes.

"how……"

Qiu Chan was still a little confused when she opened her eyes, but soon she noticed Fu Qingzhou in front of her.

"Oh, it's another illusion, right?" She sneered, "What is it this time?"

Fu Qingzhou looked at her calmly: "Come on, tell me something I don't know."

Qiu Chan continued to sneer: "What kind of shitty illusion is this? If you want to find someone to torture me, don't kill this rapist's face. Do you think I will be willing to say more to this face?"

Fu Qingzhou: “…”

This is a dead end.

Both of them felt that this might still be an illusion and they couldn't be honest with each other. How could they play this game?
Don't talk about asking the smoker for help... There was also the smoker in the illusion just now. As long as you are in the illusion, everything may be false. Even if you think you have left the courtyard, it may still be false.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration passed through Fu Qingzhou's mind.

"right……"

He murmured, "Buddhist illusions, perhaps we can verify them using Buddhist methods?"

Qiu Chan was startled: "What?"

"I suspect you are fake, and you also suspect I am fake..." Fu Qingzhou smiled: "But I seem to have a way to judge now." After that, he strode to the corner of the room.

All of his and Qiu Chan's weapons, magic tools and other items were thrown here and scattered all over the ground.

Qiu Chan followed his gaze and saw the pile of things. Her eyes lit up: "Wait, you don't want to torture me? You want to determine whether you are in an illusion? Are you really a pervert?"

Fu Qingzhou turned around and asked: "Why, do you have relevant magic weapons?"

"Have!"

Qiu Chan asked, "Did you see a bronze mirror?"

Fu Qingzhou looked down and saw a bronze mirror among the pile of things.

He picked up the bronze mirror... It was called a bronze mirror, but it was actually a "Tai Chi Bagua Mirror". Tai Chi was painted on one side, and Bagua patterns were engraved on the other side, with only a small part of the mirror surface exposed.

"Can this thing help us determine whether we are still in an illusion?"

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Qiu Chan: "If you have this magic weapon, why are you still trapped in the illusion?"

"Bullshit!" Qiu Chan cursed, "Do you know how many illusions I just went through? It's because I found that the bronze mirror on my body is useless that I keep realizing that I am not in reality! Give it to me, I have a way!"

Fu Qingzhou weighed the bronze mirror.

He could feel the traces of magic on it, which was moderate and peaceful, vast and majestic. It was indeed a rare magic weapon.

"Okay, I'll give you the bronze mirror, but I will verify it using my own method."

As he spoke, he picked up his Cloud-Splitting Sword.

The knife flashed, and the ropes that bound Qiu Chan broke into pieces, and the bronze mirror was stuffed into her hands.

"How do you want to try it?" Qiu Chan asked, holding the bronze mirror.

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Don't worry about it."

After saying that, he took a few steps back, held his sword in front of him, and gathered some strength...

"Ignorance is annihilated!"

The long sword chopped down, and a flash of lightning passed by, but it was not directed at others, but at Fu Qingzhou himself.

The key to the destruction of ignorance lies in the word "annihilation". One needs to infuse it with the unparalleled sharpness and all-destroying sword intent, pointing directly at the enemy's soul and destroying its spirit!
Fu Qingzhou was not sure, if using the magic of ignorance on himself could also cut off the influence of the illusion on his soul?

Illusion is more of a bondage and a deception that traps your soul in confusion.

In this case, it is better to use ignorance to eliminate it and destroy it all together!
Yin thunder flashed in Fu Qingzhou's mind, causing his eyes to go black. He felt more dizzy than after using the Soul-Snatching Technique several times in a row for a long time. Blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, nostrils, and ears. He almost couldn't stand steadily and could only use his long sword to support himself on the ground.

But...it seems to work.

Although his vision was blurred by blood, Fu Qingzhou was suddenly no longer confused and doubtful. The world in his eyes seemed to have shed the suspicious fog and became clear again.

"Right now...it is indeed real."

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh?" At this time, Qiu Chan also cast a look at him: "How did you get yourself into this state?"

She held the bronze mirror in her hand and looked at herself over and over again, just like an ordinary girl dressing herself up in the mirror.

Fu Qingzhou wiped his face...his palms were covered in blood, he must have looked very embarrassed.

“I confirmed that, too.”

Qiu Chan smiled and said, "This is definitely not an illusion. You're in such a hurry. You made yourself look like you were beaten up. Why don't I take a photo of you after I'm done?"

(End of this chapter)