The group did not stay in the woods. Since their goal had been achieved, Yuan Xiang drove the car, and the four of them and a dog stayed in the nearest inn.

Only one or two days had passed outside, but more than ten days had passed in the secret realm. Everyone's heart had undergone a slight change because of the events in the secret realm.

Several people gathered at the dinner table, and there was another large table full of sumptuous dishes.

Wang Wei held a cup of tea, and in the white mist rising from the hot soup, she felt that Du Ximiao had become more taciturn than before. He had been concentrating on eating, and only Yuan Xiang and Huo Feng were chatting about the things in the secret realm.

Although Yuan Xiang is a master, he has always been by Du Ximiao's side. He knows very well that there are countless masters in this world and he can only be considered an average mortal.

If it is placed in a larger world, there are all kinds of strange monsters, monks who practice strange magic, gods in the sky and ghosts underground, not to mention the unknown mysterious races in the sea.

He often worried about his own strength, not knowing how far he could go with Du Ximiao. He longed to obtain more advanced cultivation methods.

Although he only restrained himself in revealing a few words during the conversation with Huo Feng, Huo Feng was keenly aware of the meaning behind his words.

"Master and I have gained a lot from this trip." Huo Feng was in a good mood, and his tone revealed a little pride. "Even if we have to hand over a lot, the remaining part is definitely enough for all of us to use for a long time. Our storage bags hold more than ordinary monks' pockets. If Brother Yuan needs it, you can withdraw it at any time."

"Then I would like to thank the two immortals first."

"Okay, we are so familiar with each other, why call me Immortal?" Wang Wei hooked his finger, and Huo Feng naturally took the teapot from the table next to him and added tea.

"Yes, we are all from the same kind of people, no need to be polite." Huo Feng was in a good mood, and his previous resistance to Du Ximiao and Yuan Xiang joining was long gone.

"Don't try to fool your brother. We are ready and will not offend you." Wang Wei said to Du Ximiao who was still keeping his head down.

Du Ximiao raised her head, with a grain of rice still on her face. Wang Wei raised his hand and waved it gently, and her face was instantly clean.

"Your temperament has changed drastically, Your Highness." Wang Wei blew away the foam on the teacup. "Originally, I didn't want to ask more questions, but I'm being nosy. That Fairy Yunqiao is your sister, the one who was nagging you last time?"

Du Ximiao said nothing, just stared at her steadily.

Wang Wei continued, "Why do all of you imperial family members have two faces? Her performance in the secret realm seems to be different from that in reality."

Du Ximiao: “…”

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms. Hundun, pretending to be Xiaobai, still followed Huo Feng. However, Wang Wei did not rush back to his room, but went to find Du Ximiao.

If people traveling with you have unresolved emotional problems or have some unclear feelings growing in their hearts, they are likely to get themselves into trouble when they travel together.

The moonlight is particularly bright tonight, and there is a bronze mirror by the window.

Du Ximiao stood by the window, looking outside calmly.

"Not in a good mood? Let me guess, is it because your sister entered the secret realm this time, but you didn't?"

Wang Wei appeared in her room quietly and got straight to the point. Everything happened so fast that Du Ximiao almost couldn't react.

However, she saw the person coming in the mirror.

"No, no... I, I'm not feeling well... It's just that. The forest is too noisy. How can a princess like me get used to living in a place like that?"

The two were silent for a moment.

"Actually, I also have a sister." Wang Weixian did not expose her and just spoke to himself.

She walked out of the shadows and leaned against the window frame, her cheek half bright and half dark in the interweaving of light and shadow.

Half of it is reflecting the cool moonlight, and the other half is hidden in the shadows...with an unclear expression.

"You too..." Du Ximiao was attracted by her opening. She quietly fiddled with the bronze mirror with her hand, ready to be a listener.

This memory is the one Wang Wei is most reluctant to mention, because no matter how she looks at it, she feels it was her fault.

She once firmly believed that everything she did was right. But as time passed and she heard constant abuse around her, she began to doubt herself.

However, Wang Wei had no intention of telling everything, after all, they had only known each other for a short time.

"Yes, I have a sister who looks exactly like me. Except for the different hair and eyebrow colors, our appearances are exactly the same, as if we were carved from the same mold, including all the moles on our bodies."

"Twins are bound to have some differences. How come you are so similar?"

"I don't know either. Maybe it's because we were born as gods."

Du Ximiao asked curiously: "Are there other races born in heaven?"

"Of course, gods and their children are not necessarily gods. They can be humans or monsters. We call them celestial beings. Born as gods, as long as they pass the divine tribulation, they can unlock all their powers. Celestial beings are different. They may be born with deficiencies and need to pass trials and assessments again and again before they can be ranked among the gods. Hmm... it's similar to the process of mortal monks ascending to become gods."

"I never thought there would be such a huge difference between the races in the heavens. I originally thought that the children of God must be gods!"

When Du Ximiao learned the "inside story" for the first time, his mood suddenly became cheerful and his previous unhappiness was temporarily forgotten.

"This is a very rare thing. I've heard that there is a fertility formula that can predict this... but it's all unorthodox and unreliable." She sighed, "For some reason, my sister and I were born to be gods. We look the same, but our personalities are completely opposite. Our situations can be summarized as worlds apart."

"Ah?" Du Ximiao didn't understand. She thought Wang Wei used the wrong word.

"She was a kind and respected god who was born in the clouds. Her good name was known throughout the heavens. The Father God and the Mother God loved her very much, perhaps because she was too kind, so kind that she was even a little...stupid. She seemed unable to distinguish between evil and evil. Even if someone did something unjust to her, she could easily forgive them and forget the grudges. Even if that person hurt her a second time."

She sighed slightly, "Always forgive others, save others, this is my sister's life."

"Hearing what you said, your sister is a very good person. It's just that I feel... such people are easily hurt because of their kindness." Du Ximiao said with emotion and showed an envious look, "However, if I have a sister like this, I will definitely treat her well!"

Wang Wei laughed softly, and the half of his face exposed in the moonlight seemed to contain a hint of sarcasm.

"But she died after all, died of ..."

"Death from what!"

“…He has a kind heart.”

Wang Wei's voice trembled slightly, and she took a long time to adjust herself but still couldn't completely conceal her emotions.

"How could this be?" Du Ximiao couldn't believe it. She lowered her head and glanced at the bronze mirror. The mirror reflected Wang Wei's face hidden in the shadows, with something crystal-like in his eyes.

"I'm telling you this because, first, we should get to know each other properly. Second, as I just said - your sister braved the danger and entered the secret realm. You learned that she had a side that no one else knew. You felt very upset about this and even a little jealous. You hated yourself for being weak and incompetent and unable to do what she could do... On the other hand, you didn't want to admit that many of the things she said were actually beneficial to you. You hated her and wanted to go against her."

"...You're right." Du Ximiao heard Wang Wei directly reveal her inner thoughts, combined with what she said about her sister and herself, she seemed to understand the hidden other half of the story.

Maybe they are the same kind of people, that's why she understands her so well.

Du Ximiao laid her cards on the table: "Her mother was a favored imperial concubine in the palace. When she was young, she and her brother were sent to Congshan Sect to practice for ten years. After returning to the palace, she was deeply loved by the emperor."

"And I am a sharp contrast. I came from the cold palace. Since I was a child, the palace people nicknamed me Rat Girl, saying that I came from a rat's nest. I was hungry and cold, and my body was born with defects. If my mother hadn't planned for me in advance, adopted Yuan Xiang, and asked someone to send him to learn martial arts and come back to protect me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive today."

"Some people have everything at their fingertips, but I can't get it no matter how hard I try." Du Ximiao sighed, "But I don't accept my fate, never... I admit that I have always been jealous of her, but it's not just what you said. I used to be a member of the Xianwang camp. When the fourth brother died tragically, it was said that the sixth brother killed him, but the sixth brother was a member of the Xianwang. So, I can't escape responsibility for the death of her brother, the fourth prince. I... I don't know how to face her."

"You didn't kill him, why can't you face it?" Wang Wei asked doubtfully, "Besides, aren't you using King Xian now? It doesn't matter who you cooperate with, why don't you find someone else?"

"You mean I'm working with my third...sister?"

"I just said it casually. You still have to choose your own path. I just want you to understand that everyone has a dark side in their heart. What will happen if you admit it generously? The sun will rise as usual tomorrow. If you admit it, at most some insignificant people will hate you. Do you care about them?"

Wang Wei turned the mirror in a different direction, and Du Ximiao saw himself in the mirror.

“Take a good look at yourself in the mirror, not at others.”

As she walked towards the door, she was completely hidden in the darkness.

"The winner is the king, the winner deserves everything. No matter what you are like, you will be praised by others." Wang Wei smiled softly under the night sky, "Become the winner, Du Ximiao."

She disappeared, but her voice still lingered in Du Ximiao's mind, and her heart, which had been shaken a little, became firm again.

Wang Wei returned to her room and took out the colorful spirit stone from the secret realm.

She cast a spell with her fingertips, and the colorful spirit stone emitted a bright light, which illuminated her room as bright as day for a moment, and then she was sucked into the space inside the spirit stone.

She walked along the only bright road. The road ahead became wider and even looked familiar.

……

This was where she had lived in her childhood, where there were endless tassel trees and a vast sea of ​​flowers that looked like a pure white snowfield.

The breeze blew, and the petals fluttered, just like falling snow. But this snow smelled especially good, with a light and elegant fragrance that always made people linger.

This is Wang Wei’s favorite place. She is familiar with this forest and always hides here. No one can find her trace in the sea of ​​tassel flowers.

She returned to the familiar yet unfamiliar cabin and saw a man standing in the yard with his hands behind his back, as if waiting for someone.

Wang Wei pushed the door open and the man turned around. It was Tianzun Junzhao.

He still appeared in such a stunning manner, even the wind that blew the petals and hair seemed to be under his control.

His dark hair was simply tied up with a white jade hairpin. He stood under the tassel tree, but the flower petals passed around his body and fell into the spiritual soil at his feet.

Looking closely at the jade hairpin, it was surprisingly 80% similar to the one Wang Wei had thrown away.

A long time ago, Wang Wei was asked about the origin of this hairpin by others, and Wang Wei answered like this:

"I thought everyone would have one after passing the divine tribulation, but it turns out you don't have one."

Tianzun, who was standing halfway to the entrance of the palace, stopped in his place somewhat awkwardly. Wang Wei ignored the gazes of others and pulled out the jade hairpin on his head, causing his long hair to fall apart instantly. In his confused and angry eyes, she took his jade hairpin and compared it with the one in her hand.

Ha, sure enough.

From then on, she never wore the hairpin in public again and kept it at the bottom of her box.

After falling into the mortal world, she searched her body and found no magic weapon, only this hairpin that had been hidden in the bottom of the box for thousands of years. This made Wang Wei realize more clearly that she had to stay away from Jun Zhao, lest she be beset with bad luck.

There are too many fragments of memories from the past, just like these withered and fallen tassel flowers. No matter how the wind blows them away, there will always be the latest fallen ones covering them.

The five hundred years of intermittent and difficult coexistence are the most unforgettable.

Seeing that it was him, she seemed not to be surprised. She walked straight into the house, sat on the swing made of tassel flowers in the yard, and began to swing leisurely.

Jun Zhao walked towards her, stood quietly behind her, and pushed the swing for her.

It was as if the breakup had never happened, as if we were back to our teenage years.

"You used your avatar to come see me and made such a big scene, just to push the swing for me."

"Wang Wei, there are two roads in front of you now—"

"Oh, are we that familiar with each other? You just get straight to the point without even trying to be polite with me."

Suddenly, the swing stopped. I don’t know whether Wang stopped it for me or Jun Zhao stopped it with force.

"This is no small matter."

"Every word that comes out of your mouth is of great significance, Tianzun."

"Come back with me. Your divine body still has divine power. I can send someone to look for it."

"Puchi--hahahahaha..." Wang Wei stood up and laughed, as if he had heard something new.

"My Lord, can you be any more outrageous? Do you think you still have any trust in me?"

Wang Wei's expression was filled with undisguised contempt. "You've become hypocritical. You once said you wanted to kill me, but wasn't that straightforward? Now you're trying to kill me in a roundabout way... Tsk, you've backslid."

"When did I say I was going to kill you?" Jun Zhao immediately retorted, "I've only been away for a while, and your ability to talk nonsense has improved."

"Don't imitate me." Wang Wei rolled his eyes. "You have to find your own things. If you accept a favor from others, I'm afraid you won't be able to pay it back."

"I didn't ask you to return it. I took it as my duty... There have been some anomalies in the Four Realms recently. Have you noticed?"

"What does it have to do with me? It wasn't me who did it."

Being stubborn at this moment just means that you don't want to say what he wants to hear.

"...Of course I know it's not you. This is related to the safety of the four realms. As the Lord of Chenzhongtian, you protect thousands of gods and monsters, so it is of course related to you. As gods, we have the responsibility to protect all living beings in the four realms. The sea realm is not within our jurisdiction, but if the crisis comes from the sea realm, we must make plans early."

"We? Not you? The rest of you, the Eightfold Heaven."

"This is a serious matter. We still don't know whether there are enemies lurking in the heavens. Now only the four emperors of the Heavenly Court know about this. I haven't told the gods of other heavens yet. We need to test them one by one."

He paused, "Everything you see in this secret realm was arranged by me. This is the very little information I have now... You can only come here and see me if you choose the right final path."

"Is it good to see you? If you want to beg me, just say so. Why are you testing me? Fortunately, I am smart, otherwise I would have died in there. I hate you gods the most, pretending to be gods and playing tricks."

"I told you this is a serious matter. If you fail the test, I will not let you participate in this matter."

Jun Zhao took a step forward, "It seems that you haven't changed - you can still make choices that are beneficial to everyone."

"What is the second way you are talking about?"

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