Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang was about to say that it was not the case, but Mu Guang reminded her, "Do as I say, or they will be the ones to pay the price."

"I don't remember," Xue Huang said, "I have a headache. How come it's dawn so soon?"

"What did you do after closing the stone door and staying inside alone?" Xu Yao asked.

Xuehuang thought to herself: Do these people look like they can be easily fooled?

"Is it me?" Xue Huang continued to play dumb. "I don't know either. I just remember that we left the stone chamber, and I don't remember anything after that. But there has always been a voice in my ear telling me to cherish those bamboo slips and use the things inside to benefit the people."

"Let's go and send these things back." Mo Ruilin said. "What happened just now is strange and unpredictable, but it is definitely not a good thing."

"What are you sending them back for?" Xue Huang asked. "What happened? What happened to you?"

"You seemed like a different person just now." Gu Qinglan said. "It was as if there was another person inside you."

Xu Yao said, "People call this kind of thing ghost possession."

"I have seen it in some strange stories, but I have never seen it with my own eyes." Gu Qinglan said.

Mo Ruilin also said: "Indeed, there have been many legends about this kind of thing. Especially near mass graves and ancient tombs."

Xue Huang was bewildered. "So what you mean is that I was possessed by a ghost just now?"

"It does look alike." Xu Yao said.

Wei Yunzhou frowned slightly, he was the one who least believed in such weird things, but he had spent the longest time with Xue Huang, and based on his understanding, the person just now was definitely not Xue Huang.

"What is the price you have to pay to take those scrolls away?"

"I don't know either." Xue Huang said frankly. "But I think it's worth it."

"Send it back now." Wei Yunzhou said.

"It's useless." Xue Huang frowned, her head ached again. "Once the price is paid, the deal is done and cannot be changed. It's useless even if you send it back." After saying that, Xue Huang suddenly fainted.

Mo Yunchen hugged her in time, "Her breathing is normal, it seems... she just fell asleep."

Wei Yunzhou also took her pulse and found everything was normal, but he couldn't wake her up.

"Qinglan, let's go and send all the scrolls back." Mo Ruilin said. "We have to give it a try."

Wei Yunzhou found the three gems from the Snow Phoenix and gave them to Xu Yao.

The three people immediately returned underground, but this time there was no way to open the stone door.

No matter how many times they tried, the stone door remained motionless.

"There are words here." Xu Yao wiped the dust off the stone door. "Strange, these words were not there before, it seems like they appeared suddenly."

Sixteen red characters suddenly appeared on the stone door: The deal is done and can never be reversed. Use the technique wisely and don't do evil.

Several people looked solemn, and they all wanted to know at what price Xue Huang made this deal, and with whom.

"Could it be the god who left these things behind?" Gu Qinglan asked. "Looking at Xue Huang's condition just now, it seems that this is the only reasonable explanation."

Mo Ruilin thought for a while, "There are many strange things in the world, and there are many records in unofficial history books, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. As you said, Xue Huang looked like a different person just now. This stone chamber was built by Beiyuan. Could it be that the breath of the gods really remains?"

"But why is this person Xue Huang? She seems to have known the result already." Gu Qinglan said.

Xu Yao gave up trying to open the mechanism. "Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid we are powerless to change them. As she said, don't let her down."

The few of them were silent for a moment, carefully packed away all the things they had brought out, and returned to the ground.

"Where is Xue Huang?" Gu Qinglan asked.

There was no trace of Xue Huang on the ground, only Wei Yunzhou was left.

"Evergreen Palace." Wei Yunzhou looked at their expressions and had guessed the answer. "Is the deal irreversible?"

Xuyao nodded, "The mechanism can't be opened."

"What's the price?" Wei Yunzhou asked with a frown.

"There's no way to know." Gu Qinglan said. "We have to ask Xue Huang."

"Then let's send these things to Changqing Palace first." Mo Ruilin said, "We'll talk about it after Xue Huang wakes up."

A few people agreed and had just put away the letter when they saw the secret door on the ground close by itself.

Wei Yunzhou checked the original mechanism and found that it had lost its function. Unless it was blown up, it would be difficult to open it.

"This mechanism can only be opened once. I don't know whether it was done intentionally by our ancestors or by the legendary god." Xu Yao sighed.

Several people left the Taiji Hall and placed all the things they brought out in the side hall of the Changqing Palace.

Xue Huang hadn't woken up yet, so Mo Yunchen settled her down and walked out.

When he saw Gu Qinglan, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Mo Ruilin said, "Brother Wei, you and Brother Xuyao should stay here. We are going to the court first."

Wei Yunzhou nodded.

As for Xue Huang, her sudden fall into sleep was caused by Mu Guang bringing her consciousness out.

"What are you doing? Bringing my consciousness here, they'll be worried."

“The more you explain, the more they ask.”

"I can just keep silent, what if you scare them by making such a mysterious noise?"

"Pushing everything to me is your best choice." Mu Guang sighed. "Besides, I didn't lie to them. The way of heaven has gains and losses. These things are beyond this era, which means they violate the rules of heaven. Someone will pay the price in the end. That person is you."

"I know," Xue Huang said calmly, "I am willing."

"Have you ever thought that the sadness you experienced in these two lives is a fateful cause and effect? You have always been gaining, but you have also been losing. You exchanged yourself for the peaceful and prosperous world they wanted, which may have changed the fate of many people, but what about your own fate?"

"Looking at it from another perspective, although I lost a lot, I also gained a lot."

"This time is different." Mu Guang looked at her with a helpless and compassionate look in his eyes, "Your price is far heavier than you imagined."

Xue Huang smiled faintly, "As long as everything is worth it."

"I know I can't stop you." Mu Guang sighed. "Isn't it against the will of heaven? It's not like I haven't done it before. I'll help you this last time, and don't even think about it next time."

Xue Huang smiled, "What's your current state? Has your consciousness returned to your own body?"

"Hurry up," Mu Guang said, "I will guide you to copy those essays and leave them for them to govern the country and save the world. I'm afraid that when you finish writing, you will have to leave here."

"Will you still go with me?" Xue Huang asked.

"Yes." Mu Guang said. "I can't go out now."

"Why? Is it because your strength hasn't recovered enough?"

Mu Guang's eyes flickered. "Not enough. Get out."

Xue Huang was blasted out by him and quickly came to her senses.

She walked out of the room and saw Wei Yunzhou and Xu Yao were still there. She suddenly felt a little scared because the eyes of these two people were a little stern.

Strictly speaking, these two people are related to her by blood. Is this blood suppression?

Xue Huang walked over silently, saw some snacks on the table, and sat down to eat.

Wei Yunzhou sighed in his heart. Sometimes he was really helpless towards Xue Huang.

"Nothing you want to explain?" he said coldly.

"I'm hungry, let me eat first. This doesn't taste good, is there anything else?"

"No." Wei Yunzhou said.

Xuehuang put down the dry snack and refused to eat any more.

Wei Yunzhou was unmoved, he didn't know how to cook.

Xuyao frowned slightly, "Don't look at me, I can't cook either."

Xue Huang sighed, "Are you trying to ask me what the price is?"

"I want to know the truth." Wei Yunzhou said.

"What can we do now that we know?" Xue Huang raised her eyebrows. "The price is irreversible."

"What on earth did you do in there?"

"Uncle, there's no point in asking for the answer. Instead of dwelling on the past that can't be changed, it's better to look to the future."

Xu Yao snorted coldly, "They say you are very opinionated, but I think you are just being willful and reckless."

"Don't worry too much. I'm fine now, right? I'm not missing any limbs. The price the gods mentioned may be a warning to you not to abuse those books." Xue Huang smiled, "Who can predict the future?"

Xu Yao placed the three gems on the table and said, "The mechanism below can no longer be opened. This is useless."