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Chapter 76 Memories of History (Thanks to Floatingy for the Silver Alliance)

"Phew..." Chen Xuan couldn't help but let out a long breath. There's no foolproof way to win at coin toss, and the more varied the methods someone uses, the lower your chances of winning will become. However, people with more methods are often more suspicious, always considering whether there's an even better solution, and Liu Zhidong is a typical example of this.

The Divine Eye Technique can be used to see cards, the Thousand Thoughts Sword can interfere with gambling, and the coin toss is self-explanatory. For the last ability, Chen Xuan chose the Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell Technique. As long as one can foresee their own death in advance, this ability can be used to avoid it once. In gambling, it can be used to set up offensive traps and also as a secret trump card, making it a truly powerful weapon that combines offense and defense.

Moreover, when he repeatedly used the barcode scanner to spy on Liu Zhidong's abilities, he made a point of confirming that the other party's ability did not include the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell.

Even if Liu Zhidong doesn't take the bait, Chen Xuan still has a backup plan, such as canceling Liu Shuyue's guest registration. This way, she will be ejected from the ability shop due to the double closure of the shop door and the house, and forced to return to the other world.

Now, when Chen Xuan checked his abilities, he found that only three remained in the box, and the Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell Technique, a gold-rarity skill, was nowhere to be found.

It really is a one-time use item.

Wait a minute… Chen Xuan looked up and found that the surrounding light was still quite dim, and the pale blue eyes in the arena were scrutinizing him. Had the coin toss effect not worn off yet?

Suddenly, without warning, a pair of hands emerged from the pupil, grabbed both sides, and tore it open, creating a huge hole! Bright red blood trickled down from the tear, like tears welling up from the eye.

Another hand reached out from the hole and grabbed Chen Xuan, who was trapped in place.

Chen Xuan's expression changed drastically. He immediately summoned the Thousand Thoughts Sword and slashed at the fingers around him that were thicker than an arm! But just like in a gambling game, the sword could only pierce through the large hand, but could not actually cut it!

That hand dragged Chen Xuan to his eyes, and the torn pupils seemed to connect to another space. Just a glance at it gave him the illusion of falling into an abyss.

Then he heard a whisper.

"You owe me."

The voice seemed to ring directly in his mind, and before he could respond, his hand and eyes disappeared, and the room lights illuminated his surroundings again.

"Chen Xuan!" Liu Shuyue rushed over immediately.

"Now... I should be alright, right?" He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly felt dizzy and almost lost his footing. Just as he was about to fall, Liu Shuyue pulled him tightly into her arms.

In the last second before his consciousness faded, Chen Xuan saw the other person shaking him anxiously, "Help! Miss Lin Qing, where are you—"

Then he stood on the sea.

sea?
Chen Xuan looked around and found nothing but surging waves and a dilapidated single-sail wooden boat at his feet.

How did I suddenly end up in this godforsaken place instead of at the store?

He was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was a side effect of his coin-guessing ability, and the scene he was seeing now came from Liu Zhidong.

Even a cultivator standing here would feel insignificant when faced with the endless sea.

Further out on the horizon, a colossal sea monster was slowly swimming. Its body was enormous; it was smaller than a blue whale, and even a 500,000-ton oil tanker would seem insignificant in comparison.

He looked down and glanced at his wrinkled hands.

The next second, Chen Xuan saw Liu Zhidong slowly walking along the icy path, surrounded by mist, as if enveloped by a sea of ​​clouds. This path led all the way to the mountain peak—the real mountain peak. In the distance, the proudly towering boulder looked like an ivory tusk emerging from beneath the clouds, and there were no mountains higher or even close to it in the surrounding area.

At the very top of the "Ivory" mountain peak, a dark blue gate was tightly closed.

No matter how much Liu Zhidong knocked on the door, it remained completely still.

Chen Xuan could see that behind the door was a cliff and a deep blue sky. Theoretically, even if it opened, there would be no new path to take.

Is this the Kunlun Peak that Liu Shuyue mentioned? The secluded place of the Lianyun Sect?

The hands that were pounding on the door were dry and cracked, like those of a man in his sixties or seventies.

The scene changed again.

This time, he seemed to be traveling through a series of rocky mountains until he landed on the top of a large tree on a mountaintop.

In the distance, the landscape remains a "forest" of countless mountains, each one towering like a pillar.

Chen Xuan couldn't help but let out a surprised "Eh?"

He felt he had seen this scene somewhere before.

If you think about it, it seems that there are also a bunch of such stone mountains standing on the edge of the vast wilderness?

Did Liu Zhidong also go to the uninhabited lands south of Qi?

As the camera panned further forward, the distant scenery finally began to change. Chen Xuan could vaguely see that at the horizon where the rocky mountains met the horizon, several massive, cone-shaped swords were embedded upside down in the earth, their hilts close together and their blades tilted outwards, creating a very stable and imposing scene.

The problem is... those swords are just too enormous. Almost every one of them is comparable to a stone mountain.

Even Ultraman couldn't wield such a huge sword, let alone a giant.

It's more like a spectacle of art, carved little by little from the surrounding mountains.

But what's the point of creating a spectacle in this godforsaken place?

Even if a celestial master were to come and take a look, it would take several months!
Looking at his hands again, Chen Xuan seemed to hear a faint sigh at that moment.

The hands could no longer be described as aged; the cracked skin clung tightly to the bones, revealing the shape of every blood vessel.

It's clear that Liu Zhidong is dying.

A strong sense of loss and resentment welled up in Chen Xuan's heart.

Here we go again… He thought helplessly. When he defeated Fei Wuniang before, he felt like he had become Fei Wuniang. Now he felt like he had become Liu Zhidong, experiencing his experiences from a possessed perspective.

Liu Zhidong is clearly a travel enthusiast.

He not only traveled to all six countries, but also visited the ends of the continent.

What exactly does he want to do? Is he searching for some answer, or does he simply want to leave this land?

Chen Xuan shook his head and sat up from the sofa... When the image disappeared, he was back on the first floor of the shop, covered with a thin blanket.

"How long have I been asleep?"

He pulled back the blanket and stretched. This nap felt like watching a road movie; surprisingly, the experience wasn't bad. As for why he'd fallen asleep, Chen Xuan guessed it was probably due to the shock of his newfound experience and temporary memory lapses. Considering the difference between Liu Zhidong and Fei Wuniang, dizziness turning into unconsciousness was entirely plausible.

Just as Chen Xuan was about to get off the sofa, he suddenly noticed that there was another person at the other end of the sofa.

It was actually Liu Shuyue.

She was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, her head resting on her arms, fast asleep.

This was the first time Chen Xuan had ever seen her sleeping posture.

It turns out that after I fell asleep, she didn't leave, but stayed in the store waiting for me to wake up?
He moved closer and looked down at Liu Shuyue's profile from above.

It must be said that even from such a casual angle, her appearance is impeccable. Her skin is as smooth as silk, her nose is small and straight, and her slightly parted lips are gently exhaling.

Chen Xuan suddenly felt like finding a pen and secretly drawing a few lines on his face.

I wonder what it would be like if the immortal master of the Lotus Cloud Sect woke up to find that cat whiskers had grown on both sides of his face.

"Is it pretty?" The sudden voice from behind almost startled Chen Xuan.

He turned his head and saw Lin Qing leaning against the back of the sofa, looking at Liu Shuyue with the same admiring gaze. "I've already taken pictures. You can watch them repeatedly later."

Chen Xuan coughed twice in a low voice, "It's not a good idea to secretly take pictures of people sleeping..."

"What does it matter? If they really minded, they wouldn't be lying here so defenselessly," Lin Qing said, pouting. "Sigh, if I encountered a similar opportunity in the future—"

She suddenly stopped talking halfway through her sentence.

Chen Xuan turned around and found that Liu Shuyue had woken up. She glanced at Chen Xuan with sleepy eyes, and then her eyes widened immediately.

"Are you all done?!"

“I already told you, your blood pressure, heart rate, and hormone levels are all normal, there’s nothing wrong with you at all,” Lin Qing muttered. “You two have the same problem, which is that you’re tired.”

“She’s right.” Chen Xuan nodded. “How long have I been asleep?”

"It was only three or four hours, from morning to afternoon."

"It's good that you're alright." Liu Shuyue's body relaxed completely. "Knowing that I was delayed there for five days, my biggest worry was that you would come looking for me. If I had gotten into trouble with you too, I really wouldn't know what to do..."

At this point, she found herself unable to continue.

"Don't worry, Liu Zhidong's problem has been resolved, and I'm still perfectly fine," Chen Xuan reassured with a smile. "Now you can tell me with peace of mind what exactly happened in that deep mountain forest."

(End of this chapter)