Regarding Gu Xun's joking words, Shao Yu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, but he didn't dare to retort, so he could only endure it.
Shi Lan was much more straightforward than Shao Yu. She was not afraid of Gu Xun at all and asked bluntly:
"You showed up here to catch us?"
Hearing this, Gu Xun asked with a smile, "I want to arrest you, but there is no need to wait until now to arrest people in the mirage."
"Then are you here to prevent us from entering that palace?" Shi Lan continued to ask without hesitation.
Gu Xun turned his head and glanced at the blue palace, then shook his head, "I'm not stopping you, I'm just giving you a suggestion."
"It's not a nice place in there, it's best not to go in."
Shi Lan's brows twitched slightly when he heard this.
Gu Xun said that it was not a good place, but she inexplicably wanted to go in from the bottom of her heart... Which was more reliable, his words or her own feelings?
"What exactly is this place?" Putting aside this doubt for the time being, Shi Lan asked again.
Gu Xun put his hands behind his back, walked a few steps towards the palace, and then replied in a deep voice:
"This is the lowest level of the mirage."
"The structure of the mirage is very interesting, with the Fuso sacred tree as the main axis, running through all the upper and lower areas, except for two places."
"The first one is the Toad Palace located at the highest point, which is higher than the top of the canopy of the Fuso Sacred Tree."
"Secondly, this is the deepest underground palace, which is deeper than the roots of the Fuso tree."
"Higher Toad Palace, deeper underground palace..." Shi Lan murmured these words softly, as if she had thought of something, but she lacked a trace of inspiration, and her brows could not be relieved.
"What's in there?" Shi Lan, who couldn't figure it out, asked Gu Xundao further.
"What's there...hehe..." Gu Xun laughed, but this time he didn't answer her directly, "Don't worry about what's inside. What you should do now is to leave the mirage safely."
"As for these secrets belonging to mirages, let them remain mysterious for the time being."
"The secret hidden there is related to the Fuso sacred tree, right?" Shi Lan asked.
Gu Xun still did not give a direct answer, but just persuaded, "The advice I give you is definitely the best choice. Even for your mother's sake, I will not harm you."
As soon as she heard about her mother, Shi Lan became even more persistent.
So many Shushan people, including her mother, died to protect the Fuso sacred tree. Now there was a secret related to the sacred tree in front of her, and she would never miss it in vain.
"I have to go in!"
Shao Yu, who was blind on the side, was completely dumbfounded, and all kinds of doubts came to his mind.
What is the relationship between Shi Lan and Gu Xun?
Shouldn't the people of the Empire and Shushan be mortal enemies?
Why does Gu Xun still know Shi Lan’s mother, and the relationship sounds very close?
Who am I, where am I, what should I do???
But now Shi Lan and Gu Xun have no time to pay attention to the confused Shao Yu.
"Tsk..." Gu Xun smacked his lips helplessly, "It's really hard for children nowadays to communicate!"
Looking at Gu Xun who looked helpless, Shi Lan's firm heart suddenly softened. After some hesitation, he changed his words and asked:
"Why don't you let me in? Is it dangerous inside?"
Gu Xun shook his head, "There is no danger, and I guess you can get a lot of benefits."
"Then why..."
Gu Xun interrupted Shi Lan, stared at her with burning eyes and asked, "How can there be so many free lunches in the world?"
"The benefits come with a price!"
"You, him, and Tianming, all three of you are inextricably linked to Mirage, so it can be said that you are destined to board this ship in a sense."
"It is also because of this that each of you can get great benefits from being on this ship."
"But all the benefits come at a price!"
"You three are no exception!"
Shaoyu finally couldn't help but interjected and asked, "What's the price?"
Gu Xun glanced at him and sighed and replied, "The price is your fate."
"What price is this?" Shao Yu couldn't understand the meaning of Gu Xun's words.
"Whether it's a mirage, a sacred hibiscus tree, or going out to sea to find immortals... Everything the Yin and Yang family does can't escape one goal - Canglong Qisu." Gu Xun's eyes swept over the two of them, and he sighed.
Voice explained.
"The more involved you are with it, the more deeply you will fall into it and find it difficult to extricate yourself."
"Believe me, that's never a good thing."
"Canglong Qisu..." Upon hearing that this palace was related to Canglong Qisu, Shao Yu wanted to find out more.
Although he only knew a little bit about the secret of Canglong Qisu, it was enough for him to understand the significance of this legend that has been passed down for at least a thousand years.
However, although he was very moved, Shao Yu had no intention of urging Shi Lan to find out.
Now he is basically blind. If there is any danger inside, Shi Lan will almost have to face it.
So at this time, his thinking was very conservative, and safety came first.
After listening to Gu Xun's series of explanations, Shi Lan fell into silence. After a moment, she suddenly asked:
"Then what is the price of this sword?"
Since there is no free lunch in the world, the Ice Soul Sword she is holding now should also have to pay a price.
Hearing this question, a trace of trance flashed in Gu Xun's eyes, and then he slowly answered:
"Your price has been paid by someone."
Gu Xun has never had any utilitarian thoughts about the Master of the Seven Swords, so naturally there is no need for them to pay the price.
However, upon closer inspection, he did this thankless thing because of his friendship with Hongmao and the others, so it should be considered that Hongmao and the others paid the price.
Upon hearing this answer, Shi Lan's eyes flashed with surprise and doubt.
This was not the answer she expected, and she didn't understand who paid the price for her.
Gu Xun did not give her a detailed explanation and continued:
"Anyway, that's all I have to say. Whether you listen to this advice or not is up to you."
"If you don't plan to go in, I can help you both out."
Hearing what Gu Xun said, Shao Yu directly chose the latter in his heart. As for the secret here, he just couldn't go back and make further plans.
If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood.
However, it mainly depends on Shi Lan’s thoughts.
"Shi Lan, what are you going to do?"
After Shi Lan hesitated for a long time, he did not make a decision. Instead, he asked Gu Xun about another matter:
"Shaoyu's eyes, can you... do anything about it?"
"Oh, this..." Gu Xun smiled and replied, "Don't worry, the problem is not serious."
"His eyes were not blinded by trauma, but caused by the backlash of the medicine in his body."
"The elixirs refined by Yun Zhongjun, including the Ghost Control Pill, have never departed from the core idea of Taoist external elixirs to replenish the internal organs from the outside. As long as the conflicting and entangled medicinal powers in his body calm down and are completely absorbed by him,
After refining, his eyes will naturally return to normal, and there will be great benefits."
"As I said before, you can all benefit from the mirage. This is your blessed place."
