Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 379: Truth and Illusion
"Rustle..." The sea water washes the beach, the breeze is blowing gently, the afterglow of the setting sun makes the sky red, and the whole world is gentle.

A body supported itself and sat up from the warm and soft sand. He looked around but didn't know where he was. This person was Wuzhan. He was not dead, and he didn't know why he was still alive. Could he have come to another world?

"Zhan'er, wake up!" A long-lost and familiar voice came.

Wuzhan looked in the direction of the voice and was suddenly stunned. He saw a woman in white clothes, smiling and carrying a fruit basket, walking towards him. Tears immediately filled his eyes and he cried out, "Mother!... Why are you here? Aren't you dead?" The woman in front of him was none other than his mother, Na Lan Xue.

"Zhan'er, you are talking nonsense again. Did you have a bad dream again? Come and eat this freshly picked fruit!" Na Lanxue handed the cut half of the orange to Wuzhan.

Wuzhan took the orange and took a bite. The sweetness of the orange juice in his mouth was real. For a moment, he couldn't tell what was illusion and what was reality.

Na Lanxue pointed to the sea and said, "Your father is back!"

Looking unobstructed, he saw five or six strong men rowing a boat loaded with cargo slowly approaching. Li Mu was standing at the bow, waving at them.

Wuzhan felt dizzy and thought, "Did I really have a dream?" The scene before him was exactly what he had longed for in his childhood.

"Zhang'er, what are you thinking about? Why are you unhappy to see your father today? In the past, you were the first one to rush over."

Wuzhan's face darkened, he sighed and said, "Who are you and why did you lie to me?"

Lan Xue looked at Wu Zhan in surprise and said, "Zhang'er, what's wrong with you today? Why are you talking nonsense?"

"I'm not talking nonsense. You are not my mother. Who are you?"

"I am your mother!"

Wuzhan said: "Your imitation is too realistic, it can be said that there is no difference at all, but there is one thing you overlooked, my mother will not let me go and let me sleep alone on the beach."

Na Lanxue said unhappily: "Zhang'er, why are you talking so much nonsense today? You are already eighteen years old. Do you still need your mother to accompany you when you take a nap?"

When Wuzhan heard this, his thoughts became confused, his vision went dark, and he fainted again. Lan Xue hurried forward to support him.

When he woke up again, he was already lying in Na Lanxue's arms. Na Lanxue was feeding him medicine with a spoon. Seeing Wuzhan wake up, she said gently, "Zhan'er, you're awake."

Wuzhan looked at Lan Xue's face. This was the feeling he was most familiar with and also a kind of enjoyment. He closed his eyes again. He didn't want to lose this feeling.

"Where is this? Why am I here? I seem to have forgotten everything." Wuzhan asked after a long time.

"This is the Penglai Fairy Island. Ten years ago, your father gave up his military power, resigned from his position as Marquis of Wu'an, and came here in order to cure your illness. The immortals here know a magic that can suppress the strange poison in your body. This immortal has just been here, and your father sent him out." Na Lan Xue said softly.

At this time, Li Mu came in, looked at the mother and son and said, "This immortal is really not an ordinary person. He said that Zhan'er has woken up, so I came back to check, and it was true."

"Father!" Wuzhan already had tears in his eyes.

"Zhang'er, why are you crying? The immortal said your illness is nothing serious. It's just because you were at the seaside and were blown by the sea breeze for too long."

"Father, how is Zhao State doing now?"

Li Mu sighed and sat down, "Not long after my father left, the country was destroyed."

Wuzhan murmured, "It's all my fault. My father was unable to serve the State of Zhao faithfully."

"It doesn't matter if such a tyrant is disloyal, Zhan'er, don't think too much about it. You should pay more attention to rest. When you have rested well, we can play a few more games together. I don't believe that I can't beat you, haha!"

After Li Mu and Na Lanxue left, Wuzhan sat up from the bed and looked out the window. It was still the afterglow of the sunset and the fiery red sky, as if it had never changed. Everything was so harmonious and warm. Wuzhan was silent for a long time, and after a little practice, he found that he could not find any true energy in his body. He shook his head helplessly, and lay down on the bed again and closed his eyes. In his dream, Wuzhan dreamed that he was chased by the gods in heaven. He woke up from the nightmare with a cold sweat and found that there were two more women in front of the bed, one was Qin Moyao, and the other was Wan Jiao.

Seeing Wuzhan wake up, they were both happy. Qin Moyao said, "I heard from Master that you fainted. We were worried, so we asked Sister Wanjiao to come and visit you."

When Wuzhan saw these two people, he was extremely surprised and his thoughts were extremely confused. For a moment, he couldn't say anything.

"Brother Zhan, why don't you say anything? I heard from your mother that you seem to have lost your memory. Have you forgotten us too?"

Wuzhan shook his head and said, "I really can't remember."

Wan Jiao exclaimed, "How could this be? Have you forgotten our agreement?"

"What a promise!"

Qin Moyao said shyly: "Marry me and Sister Wanjiao."

"Getting married, it seems I really have lost my memory."

Wan Jiao said: "You personally proposed it to our respective masters, and both masters agreed. We all have the jade pendant you gave us as proof." As she spoke, she showed the half of the jade pendant on her waist and matched it with the half of the jade pendant on Wuzhan's waist, making them exactly one piece. The other half of the jade pendant was also the same piece as the jade pendant on Qin Moyao's waist.

Wuzhan said self-deprecatingly: "I don't have any strength, I am no different from a useless person, how could I be favored by the two girls."

"Although brother Zhan is weak, he is the wise man of the entire fairy island. When the immortals here encounter bottlenecks in their cultivation, they will come to visit and ask for advice. Brother is an important figure here." Qin Moyao said with a smile.

Wuzhan was certain that the two women were Qin Moyao and Wan Jiao, but their personalities were completely different from what he had imagined. It was like he had really come to another world.

"I'm a little tired and I want to be alone for some time." Wuzhan really didn't know what to say or what to ask.

Qin Moyao and Wanjiao looked at each other after hearing what was said and said, "Then we won't disturb you, brother. Pay more attention to rest. We are leaving now." They took Wanjiao and left reluctantly.

Looking out the window without any obstacles, it was still the afterglow of the setting sun, and the sky was a fiery red, without the slightest change. At this moment, it no longer felt gentle, but rather weird.

After thinking for a long time, Wuzhan got out of bed, took off the sword hanging on the wall, and staggered out of the house. Outside the house was the beach, and the breeze was blowing gently. Everything here was real.

"Zhan'er, what are you going to do?" Lan Xue and Li Mu chased out together.

Wuzhan looked at the two and said, "I know the answer. You are the ties, yearnings, desires, and even private affairs and vanity hidden in my heart. All of this is illusory."

Qin Moyao and Wanjiao also appeared in front of Wuzhan. Qin Moyao shouted anxiously: "This is not an illusion, this is all real."

"It is indeed real. I can feel the pain, I can feel my own heartbeat, I can feel the real existence of everything here, but all these feelings are also illusions, I just don't want to admit it." At this time, Wuzhan had already placed the sword on his neck.

"Zhang'er, please don't do anything stupid. Are you willing to leave us?"

"Indeed, I am reluctant to leave. Everything here is so beautiful, so peaceful, and eternal. But this is all illusion. Father will not abandon the people of Zhao for me. That is something he will never do. Miss Qin and Wanjiao will not change their personalities because of me. If they change their personalities, they will no longer be themselves."

Qin Moyao asked tearfully, "So what exactly do you want us to do so that we won't abandon you? What do you really love?"

Wuzhan shook his head and said, "I don't know, I just know that my heart will be very painful. Sorry, I have to leave." After saying that, he committed suicide without hesitation.

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(End of this chapter)