Yinshan Record

Chapter 271 The Nine Laws of Heaven and Man: Unpredictable and Illusory (Part 2)

Madam Xie and Yan Qi boarded the carriage one after the other, while Su Che was the last to step inside.

Although the carriage was created by magic, it was quite spacious inside, easily accommodating five people.

Su Che looked around and thought for a moment, then raised his arm and added some more embellishments.

A huge table was surrounded by five dark chairs, each with cushions made of some kind of animal hide.

"Brother Su's illusion magic has improved very quickly."

Yan Qi sat down in the chair closest to him. For a moment, he felt a little empty below him, but soon a comfortable feeling came over him.

"We still need to try harder."

Su Che watched as the four people sat down in turn. As soon as they sat down, they realized that although the seats looked to be of the same height, they were actually quite different in height.

Madam Xie's seat was the lowest, while the maid Zhu'er's head almost touched the roof of the carriage.

Su Che then made some minor adjustments and casually opened a sunroof on the roof, allowing sunlight to stream into the car along with the azure sky.

Su Che discovered that the core of illusion lies in "construction".

Under the influence of his magic, the carriage replaced the original blank paper, but he needed to specify the weight, length, and decorations of the carriage.

Otherwise, it would be like when the group sat down just now—they looked similar, but once they started using them, they would immediately realize that something was wrong.

The five of them took their seats, and Su Che then commanded the ghost soldiers to move.

The ghosts played music and made a racket, the mournful banners fluttered from side to side, and the ghostly carriage, created by illusion, slowly ran through the mountains.

"Illusion is indeed wondrous."

The Prince of Wuling sighed sincerely, "It's astonishing how smoothly this carriage moves; it's truly unbelievable that it's made from a blank sheet of paper."

"In the East Sea there is a city called Huaiying City, which was formed by the breath of a mirage dragon. The palaces, pavilions, cultivators, craftsmen, and common people inside are all illusions created by its magic, yet they are no different from living beings. I once went there with my master and encountered a strange thing."

"I wonder what could have surprised even Brother Yan."

The Prince of Wuling was very interested in Yan Qi's experiences.

Su Che thought it was actually quite simple. This Prince of Wuling had grown up in the deep palace since childhood and was suspected by the emperor and the crown prince. Ordinary life in the common people was novel to him.

As for the stories of cultivators in the East Sea, that's another world entirely.

"When I passed through Huaiying City with my master, we rested there for a while. My master had a fairly good relationship with that mirage dragon, so he stayed in the city lord's mansion."

Since the Sword Palace is named after the "East Sea," it is essentially the largest cultivation force in the East Sea. When a true cultivator from the Sword Palace travels, all parties will naturally give him face.

"I met a maid there. She was fairly good-looking. Later, after we got to know each other, she cried to me at night, claiming that she was from the Central Plains and had been kidnapped by the city lord of Huaiying City. She begged us to take her away from this place."

Yan Qi glanced at the two ladies in the car and omitted a large part of the story.

While Prince Wuling and Zhu'er listened to Yan Qi's story, Su Che and Madam Xie exchanged a glance, both knowing how Yan Qi had quickly become "familiar" with the maid.

"Back then, I was a bit of a hothead and wanted to stand up for her, but she advised me that the city lord here was highly skilled and only a step away from immortality. If I stood up for her, I would not only be throwing an egg against a rock and hurting myself, but I would also harm her."

Yan Qi chuckled, it was unclear whether he was mocking the naive young swordsman of yesteryear or the East Sea swordsman who had lost his former edge.

“I told her that my master had already attained immortality, and the East Sea Sword Palace had never been afraid of Huaiying City. I told her to put her mind at ease. No matter how much she begged me, I stubbornly went to see my master and told him the whole story.”

"And then?" Zhu'er asked curiously, "Did your master draw his sword?"

"After I finished speaking, my master said that he would naturally find the city lord and demand an explanation, and then he took me and rushed out."

"You really did it?"

"As expected of a sword cultivator." "Wasn't it said that most of the people and things in Huaiying City were illusions?"

"Sigh, just strike down evil as soon as you encounter it, who cares about its authenticity or illusion? That's the only way to be decisive."

Zhu'er and the Prince of Wuling exchanged words, their conversation revealing their deep approval of Ren Fuzhou, who was quick to draw his sword at the slightest provocation.

Yan Qi looked up and gazed at the blue sky through the sunroof of the car.

"Looking back now, it was a great battle. My master's sword was like a rainbow, and wherever he went, there was no opponent who could withstand a single blow. He led me through the city lord's mansion."

"and then?"

The Prince of Wuling then asked, unlike Zhu'er beside him, he felt that something in Yan Qi's story didn't make sense.

"Then my master rescued the maid with me, and we returned to the Sword Palace together." Yan Qi chuckled. "My master had her take care of me, and gradually our relationship grew stronger..."

"and after?"

The Prince of Wuling's eyes lit up. So that maid must not be an illusion, but a real person.

It seems that the mirage dragon that created Huaiying City was indeed cunning. It first spread the rumor that the city was full of illusions in order to cover up its evil deeds of kidnapping people.

In no time, the Prince of Wuling had conjured up the image of an ultimate villain. However, having just heard that Huaiying City was still a scenic spot on the East China Sea, he began to suspect that it might be related to the situation in the East China Sea.

In the East Sea, the Sword Palace holds the greatest power, but it also has its share of dragons. Aren't all the dragon clans of the Four Seas headed by the East Sea?
It seems that even the Sword Palace wouldn't be able to directly eliminate that evil dragon.

"Later? Later she became pregnant, and I was overjoyed and decided to marry her."

"Congratulations, Brother Yan!"

The Prince of Wuling said this sincerely.

“I had been practicing for a long time, and my parents had already passed away. I didn’t want to deal with my relatives at home, so I went to visit my master and asked him to be a witness.”

Upon hearing this, Su Che realized that Yan Qi had truly fallen in love.

Spiritual practice emphasizes "wealth, companionship, Dharma, and environment." Even those in Buddhism who pride themselves on "strict rules and regulations" often seek a "consort." For a spiritual practitioner, finding a partner is not a rebellious act.

However, for a disciple of the Yan Seven Swords Palace to marry a mortal woman of unknown origin...

It really does require the master's approval.

“Master naturally agreed and even took charge of our wedding arrangements. It wasn’t a grand affair; he just invited a few fellow disciples.”

Yan Qi exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Finally, the time for delivery arrived, and I was overjoyed beyond words. But then..."

He smiled wryly and shook his head.

"When the time came for delivery, my master came to visit me personally. I was entertaining him when suddenly an old man was announced to have arrived."

"An old man?"

"He claimed to be a relative of my wife's family and came to my master to collect a gambling debt. My master greeted him and took out a fine sword pellet from his sleeve and gave it to him. I immediately felt something was wrong and rushed into the delivery room, but my wife was nowhere to be seen, only a wisp of steam remained."

The Prince of Wuling shouted.

"Could that old man be the mirage dragon?"

"That's right, that woman was a manifestation of it."

(End of this chapter)