Chapter 376: See You Again, Hermione (Please subscribe!)
Of course, that's true.
But it doesn't mean that Aisen can't find extraordinary traits to replicate now. Rather, after his body was implanted with the Laplace's Demon System, his research and development of some commonly used Charms has reached a very deep level.
Moreover, Aisen is developing new Charms with various functions every moment.
For example, Aisen has mastered Apparition and Apparition Without A Trace, two Charms that allow for instant movement and space travel.
Among them, Apparition Without A Trace was a Charmhe previously researched and developed with Dumbledore and others, combining Transfiguration based on Apparition.
So now, Aisen can actually use the Laplace's Demon System to calculate and analyze these two spells, then deduce them in combination with other Charms, thereby creating other Charms with spatial jumping abilities.
For instance, Aisen has now established a new, highest-priority task sequence in the Laplace's Demon System, which is to deduce and create a new Charm based on Charms like Apparition Without A Trace and Apparition, combined with the Time Travel trait and the power of contracts.
If he can create a 'Two Worlds Teleportation Spell', that would be incredibly powerful.
In Aisen's vision, if this spell is created, once cast, it will definitely be able to travel through Space-Time.
Hmm, saying 'travel through Space-Time' seems a bit inaccurate. More precisely, once this Charm is cast, it will definitely be able to move from the current world to another world.
Moreover, because it incorporates the power of contracts, this Charm also has the effect of targeted teleportation.
For example, when Aisen activates the Time Travel trait within him and returns to 1900, it is a past parallel world.
Then when he returns to the present world and goes back to 1900 again, it will be another past parallel world.
Although Aisen's action of returning to 1900 was performed twice, he entered two different parallel worlds.
But once he casts the 'Two Worlds Teleportation Spell' he envisions, he can repeatedly enter a specific parallel world in 1900.
In other words, Aisen enters 1900 by activating the Time Travel trait within him for the first time. Then, as long as he leaves his contractual power as an 'imprint' in this parallel world.
Then after he returns to the present, casting the 'Two Worlds Teleportation Spell' can move him back to the parallel world where the 'imprint' was left.
Of course, the Two Worlds Teleportation Spell can not only teleport across worlds but also cover ultra-long distances within the current world.
In addition, Aisen has now established many similar task sequences in the Laplace's Demon System.
This indicates that he will develop Charms with various functions in the future. This also means that although he can use the Miracle Trait to replicate and merge various extraordinary traits from some magical items or alchemical items.
But overall, the necessity of replicating and merging extraordinary traits into his body is no longer so absolute.
Simply put, Aisen feels that as he develops more and more new Charms, extracting extraordinary traits from various magical items or alchemical items is no longer very necessary.
The reason is simply that he believes the new Charms he develops in the future, with their various functions, will already encompass the functions of most extraordinary traits.
Of course, things are not so absolute. If he encounters an extraordinary trait with a relatively special or powerful function in the future, he will still use the Miracle Trait to extract and replicate it.
But in any case, the current Aisen felt quite emotional seeing the nearly ten thousand Miracle Traits accumulated on his cheat character panel.
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In a slightly cheaper room on the second floor of The Three Broomsticks Bar in Hogsmeade.
Aisen sat quietly on a slightly exquisite chair by the window. The chair seemed to be made of beech wood, carved with beautiful patterns from top to bottom.
Just from this detail, one could tell that the conditions here were much better than at the Hog's Head Bar.
Although it was morning, several candles were still lit in the room. They cast a hazy glow on the room, which was cheap but exquisitely furnished.
Taking out the book of aisen and holding it in his palm, after rubbing it for a while, Aisen embedded a new Charm into it, developing a video call function based on the Chat Group.
As his thoughts turned, the Chat Group interface opened before Aisen's eyes, and he clicked the video chat function. Instantly, the entire Chat Group interface switched out of thin air, becoming an incredibly smooth mirror surface.
Hermione's figure appeared on the mirror surface.
"Professor, is this the new video call function you just mentioned?" Hermione asked, her face full of surprise the moment she saw Aisen.
"That's right, how is it? Isn't it convenient?" Looking at Hermione's figure, a ripple stirred in Aisen's heart, and an inexplicable joy filled his mind, making his tone of voice become gentle.
"Then, Professor, can I come over now?" Hermione said, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"Of course you can! Remember, you need to use Apparition Without A Trace, not Apparition, otherwise, there's no way to get out of Hogwarts!" Seeing Hermione's charming posture, Aisen smiled and nodded.
That's right, Aisen had already packaged and loaded the Apparition Without A Trace Charm onto the skill bar in the Chat Group.
Therefore, if Hermione wanted to use it, there was actually no problem at all.
"Professor, wait for me!" Hermione's voice, full of surprise, fell, and the Chat Group interface immediately closed.
Then, one second later, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of Aisen, it was Hermione, who had just finished speaking.
At this moment, Hermione was not wearing her Witch's robe but a casual T-shirt and jacket with jeans, giving off a vibrant, youthful feeling.
"Professor!" The moment Hermione saw Aisen, she rushed straight into his arms.
"Long time no see, Hermione!" Reaching out and pulling her delicate body into his embrace, the smile on Aisen's face immediately spread.
Hermione wriggled a bit, wrapped her arms around Aisen's waist, sat on his lap, and rested her head against his chest. When Aisen looked down, he noticed her face was flushed as if painted with rouge, a layer of blush spreading across it.
For a moment, the entire room fell silent.
The candlelight flickered a few times, casting the shadows of the two on the wall, gradually merging together and gently swaying.
After a long while, Hermione detached herself from Aisen's embrace and sat on another chair opposite him.
"How has your study at Hogwarts been during this time?" Aisen crossed his legs, and as he spoke, with a thought, he conjured two stemmed glasses out of thin air. Immediately after, the glasses were filled with grape juice, and then he sent the glasses to the table next to Hermione.
"It's okay. Although fifth year is the O.W.Ls year, I can still manage." Hermione picked up the glass and took a sip, a hint of smugness appearing on her face as she spoke.
"Has anything interesting happened at Hogwarts?" Aisen's gaze rested on Hermione, noticing that she seemed to be glowing.
"Nothing particularly interesting!" Hermione showed a thoughtful expression. "It's just the Hogwarts Campus Weekly, which is developing very well. Many students have already submitted articles, and many people outside the school have started subscribing."
"Oh, that's a good thing! Once this newspaper grows and expands, future graduates of Hogwarts will have one more career option!" Aisen nodded.
"That's what I think too. Recently, Megan Jones from Ravenclaw told me that she might choose to stay and develop with the company after graduation!" Hermionesaid enthusiastically.
"Company?" Aisen looked at Hermione with interest.
"Yes, I've already discussed it with Ron and Colin. We're going to open a newspaper company specifically to operate this newspaper!" Hermione placed the glass on the table.
"That's quite good!" Aisen said, changing the subject. "By the way, how is the Society for the Promotion of House-elf Welfare that you founded?"
"Professor, you said, are the demands of the Society for the Promotion of House-elf Welfare really impossible to achieve?" Speaking of this topic, Hermione seemed to have suffered some kind of blow, and suddenly became depressed.
"Hmm, to be honest, if you really want to secure some rights for House-elves, it will definitely be a long process. In other words, you have to persevere." Aisen said vaguely. "Of course, I will always support you!"
"Thank you, Professor!" Hearing Aisen's words, Hermioneseemed to have figured something out, and a smile appeared on her face.
"You're welcome!" Aisen smiled and shook his head. "Once the Hogwarts Campus Weekly grows, you can slowly write some articles like this for the newspaper, but don't rush, take your time!"
"Mhm!" Hermione nodded vigorously.
"By the way, how is Professor Sinistra, who replaced me?" Aisen seemed to think of something, his eyes flickering slightly.
"She's okay!" Hermione mused. "I found that the content of Astronomy Class is actually quite similar; the fifth-year curriculum doesn't have much profound material."
"That's true!" Aisen nodded.
"Then, Professor! What will you do when you return to Hogwarts?" Hermione's face suddenly showed concern. "I mean, after the exchange program ends next year, will you still teach Astronomy when you return to Hogwarts?"
"Why do you ask?" Aisen smiled slightly.
"Professor Sinistra! She replaced you as the Astronomy Professor at Hogwarts. So, when you return to Hogwarts, will Dumbledore still let you be the Astronomy Professor?" Hermione's tone revealed a hint of anxiety.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Dumbledore will make arrangements!" Aisen smiled and comforted Hermione. "Perhaps Dumbledore might even let Professor Sinistra and I teach Astronomy together."
"Teach Astronomy together?" Hermione blinked.
"Yes. Maybe Professor Sinistra and I will take turns teaching classes..." Aisen shrugged. "Or perhaps, the two of us will teach together, with one becoming the other's assistant!"
"That's good!" Hermione breathed a sigh of relief. "If you're no longer a Professor at Hogwarts, then I don't want to stay at Hogwarts after I graduate."
"Actually, you don't need to make such a decision," Aisensaid with a smile. "Whether you work for the Ministry of Magic, stay at Hogwarts to become a teacher, or do other jobs, it's more important to choose according to your own preferences."
"Ah?" Hermione was stunned for a moment, but then seemed to think of something, and a hint of joy appeared on her face.
"That's right! Look—" Aisen spread his hands, gesturing. "We can now talk through the Chat Group and meet anytime through Apparition Without A Trace. With such convenience, there's no need to worry too much, right?"
"Hmm—, that seems true!" Hermione pursed her lips. "But, staying at Hogwarts as a teacher after graduation feels good too!"
"Anyway, you still have two years until graduation, so you can decide then!" Aisen picked up his glass and took a large gulp of grape juice.
"Okay! I'll think about it carefully!" Hermione nodded.
"By the way, didn't you become a Gryffindor Prefect? How is it? There's a lot to worry about, isn't there!" As if remembering something, Aisen suddenly spoke, then looked at Hermione with interest.
"Well, some regulations announced by the school need to be communicated to the students by the Prefects. Also, we have to patrol every night to check who has violated the school rules, etc." Hermione said, her face showing no strange expression. Then, as if she thought of something, her expression turned serious and she continued:
"It's just, I don't know if something has happened, but I feel that the school rules at Hogwarts are much stricter this year!"
"The school rules are much stricter?" Aisen showed a pensive expression.
"Yes, even students above third year must be personally escorted and supervised by a teacher to go to Hogsmeade on weekends," Hermione said, frowning slightly. "But Dumbledore and the others won't say why this is the case!"
"Then, is the rule prohibiting night wanderings also much stricter?" Aisen became thoughtful.
"Yes, if you're caught night wandering, you'll have 200 points deducted directly, plus half a month of detention," Hermione nodded, then looked at Aisen. "Professor, do you know what happened?"
"What do you think?" Aisen gave Hermione a meaningful smile.
Previously, the Trio were completely unaware of the plan to use the Philosopher's Stone fragments as bait to lure Voldemort out. Naturally, they didn't know about Voldemort's resurrection either.
"Professor, does it need to be kept secret?" Hermioneasked subconsciously.
"Don't think too much about it; you'll know what's going on later!" Aisen's mouth curved slightly, then he abruptly changed the subject. "By the way, we were just talking about Prefects. What about Ron? He also became a Gryffindor Prefect!"
Speaking of Prefects at Hogwarts School, their power is actually quite significant. They not only have the authority to restrain students' inappropriate behavior but also the power to deduct points from a student, or even give detention.
"Oh, yes, since Ron became a Prefect, he seems to have become a lot more foolish. He always shows off his Prefect power in various situations, just like—just like Percy who already graduated!" Speaking of Ron, Hermione couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Cough cough, maybe Ron was managed too strictly before, and as a result, after becoming a Prefect, he also wants to experience the feeling of having power!" Aisen's face showed a strange expression.
"Whatever he does, anyway, after becoming a Prefect, he rarely violates school rules anymore," Hermione said casually, then seemed to think of something, her face flushed, and she unconsciously lowered her voice. "Also, Ron, he seems to be together with Lavender."
"Is that so?" Aisen showed a hint of surprise.
As for Lavender Brown, it seems she had a romantic entanglement with Ron in the original story. However, because of Hermione, the two ultimately didn't end up together.
But the situation is different in this life, and he didn't know what kind of ending they would have.
"Yes, I often see Ron and Lavender together!" Hermionesaid softly.
Aisen smiled and said nothing.
What? You said Ron and Lavender are together, aren't they only in fifth year now, how can they be in love? That's right, in the original story, they were in sixth year when they got together, but that's not a big deal.
After all, Ron's sister Ginny liked Harry when she was in first year.
And now, Harry and Ginny are even together because of the Christmas ball last year.
Perhaps Ron was stimulated by this event and thus had the idea of falling in love.
"By the way, how is Hagrid? And your Care of Magical Creatures class this year?" Aisen changed the subject and continued to ask.
"Oh, it's wonderful! Really, didn't Hagrid adopt two Unicorns? Students love being with him now." Mentioning this, Hermione's face immediately lit up with joy.
"Those two Unicorn foals! Is Hagrid taking good care of them?" Thinking of the two golden Unicorn foals, and then thinking of the Husky that had been staying in Hagrid's hut, Aisen immediately laughed.
"Don't worry, Professor, Hagrid is very professional when dealing with those magical creatures!" Hermione saw Aisen smiling, and her own smile grew wider.
...
After a pleasant conversation, half an hour had passed, and it was nearing the time for Hermione's class.
"Professor, I have to go to class!" Before leaving, Hermione stepped forward again and threw herself into Aisen's arms, hugging him tightly.
"If you need anything, just tell me directly in the Chat Group. With the Apparition Without A Trace Charm, we can see each other anytime, anywhere!" Aisen hugged Hermione, then reached out and stroked her head.
"I know, Professor!" Hermione pulled away from Aisen's embrace, smiling and waving. "Professor, goodbye!"
"Goodbye!" Aisen smiled and nodded.
With a flash, Hermione's figure disappeared from the room.
Aisen's mind moved, and through the connection of the contract power, he shared Hermione's perspective and saw her return directly to the girls' dormitory.
Hmm—, the view from the girls' dormitory is quite nice, cough cough, Aisen immediately withdrew his gaze as the thought crossed his mind.
Looking around the exquisite small room, Aisen waved his hand to extinguish the lit candles, then dispelled the two wine glasses on the table.
After going downstairs and checking out of the room, Aisen didn't delay. He used Apparition Without A Traceand returned directly to Zhengyi School.
Chapter 377: Flying Competition (Requesting Subscription!)
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
During this week, Aisen spent his free time wandering around the Zhengyi School Library, undertaking the great task of moving books. For the rest of the time, he would also explain some technical terms to Harry and others.
Besides that, he would occasionally play chess with Zhengyi School Headmaster Zou Zunian, which was quite comfortable.
Cough, cough, it was indeed quite comfortable.
Since experiencing nearly ten thousand years of 'slumber' accumulation, Aisen's strength had surpassed the entire world by an unknown amount.
What? Voldemort successfully escaped from Dumbledoreafter being resurrected? It's fine, this is just a trivial matter, a minor ailment.
Given this, Aisen had no reason not to be comfortable, right?
Early Thursday morning, after the new day began, Aisenwalked out of his dormitory, went down the path, passed through the teaching building, and arrived at the soccer field.
At this time, Aisen saw that many students had already gathered on the field.
Meanwhile, at the front, near the track, some teachers had also been waiting for a long time.
'Hey, Aisen, how about it, also here to watch the flying competition between these students?' Zhang Mingwensaw Aisen coming and greeted him directly.
'That's right, are these the students who applied to participate in the Flying Competition?' Aisen nodded and focused his gaze on the group of students gathered not far ahead.
'Yes, all the students who signed up are fifth-year or above.' Zhang Mingwen nodded, then as if he remembered something, he pointed to the side, 'Oh, right, that's Harry Potter, and Draco Malfoy. Although they are first-years, their situation is special, so they were allowed to sign up.'
Aisen's gaze swept over the group of students, and a look of interest appeared in his eyes.
At a rough glance, the number of students in this group was around thirty.
Aside from Harry and Malfoy, each with a flying broomstick in hand, the flying artifacts carried by the other students were truly varied.
Among them, some students held swords in their hands, some carried gourds, and others held things like circular plates.
That wasn't all, Aisen even saw a surfboard about a foot long placed next to a certain student.
Of course, although the students' flying devices were bizarre, the talismans and patterns of various colors emanating from them made Aisen understand that these things each had their own divine peculiarities.
'Right, where is the competition venue?' Aisen looked around and asked, 'Is it on the soccer field? Or the Quidditch field over there?'
'Not here, it's a venue on the school's back mountain.' Zhang Mingwen shook his head.
'Back mountain?' Aisen showed a look of surprise, and with God's Perspective open, he looked towards the direction of the back mountain.
Indeed, after exiting the school's back gate, traversing a rugged path through the mountain stream, and covering a distance of about two miles, one would enter a natural venue.
The venue looked as if it had been forcibly carved out from the mountains, like an unfathomable canyon.
At the end of the canyon fissure near Zhengyi School, stood a flat stone platform several zhang wide, extending outwards and suspended several zhang away.
Vines were intertwined on both sides of the stone platform, forming two winding paths that weaved through the mountain forest, extending directly to the other end of the canyon fissure, where they converged again and were connected by another flat stone platform.
'That's right, the venue is on the back mountain. If you want to watch, let's go together?' Zhang Mingwen said, waving his hand towards the students who were gathered together.
The group walked grandly towards the back mountain. Seeing this, Aisen quickly followed.
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'How about it? Do you have confidence in today's Flying Competition?' Following behind the crowd, Aisen, Harry, and Malfoy lagged behind. Seeing their enthusiastic demeanor, he casually asked.
'I didn't expect to achieve any results in the Flying Competition, I just haven't ridden a flying broomstick in a long time.' Harry gripped the flying broomstick in his hand and pushed up his glasses with the other hand.
'I haven't flown in a long time either, I want to give it a try!' Malfoy, on the other hand, was full of confidence.
Looking at their stances, Aisen didn't say anything, but simply focused his gaze on the flying broomsticks in their hands.
He saw that the two broomsticks looked somewhat dark and purplish, seemingly made of jujube wood. Their shape was somewhat similar to the Firebolt. Not only that, but their surface seemed to have been treated with magic, making them look incredibly smooth, as if polished.
Overall, the flying broomsticks in their hands were not some low-level items.
'Harry, let me take a look!' Aisen reached out and gestured to Harry.
Harry looked at the flying broomstick in his hand, then at Aisen's gesture, and extended his hand to pass the broomstick over.
'Discovered Extraordinary Trait - Excellent Grade Flying Trait. Consume one Miracle Trait to replicate?' When he took the flying broomstick, the Golden Finger's prompt suddenly sounded.
Flying Trait? As Aisen's thoughts turned, he directly replicated this Excellent Grade Flying Trait and then immediately fused it.
Hmm—, the Flying Trait previously fused within his body had grown stronger, but it didn't seem to have successfully undergone a transformation.
With a glance, Aisen saw that on the character panel, the Excellent Grade Flying Trait was still an Excellent Grade Flying Trait.
After a slight thought, he returned the flying broomstick to Harry, and then reached out and gestured to Malfoy.
'Discovered Extraordinary Trait - Excellent Grade Flying Trait. Consume one Miracle Trait to replicate?' After taking the flying broomstick from Malfoy's hand, the expected prompt sounded again.
This time, Aisen consumed another Miracle Trait to replicate and fuse it, immediately feeling the rapid growth and transformation of the Flying Trait within his body.
With another thought, the information on the character panel had changed:
Character: Eisen Turner
Extraordinary Talent: magic (Activated)
magic Value: 36468730 (Increases by 10 magic points daily)
Extraordinary Traits: Legendary Casting Trait (Fused), Mythical Immortality Trait (Fused), Legendary Observation Trait (Fused), Mythical Time Travel Trait (Fused), Legendary Self-Healing Trait (Fused), Excellent Grade Tranquility Trait (Fused), Viewing Distance Enhancement Trait (Fused), Excellent Grade Super Sight Trait (Fused), Perfect Grade Flying Trait (Fused), Legendary Storage Space Trait (Fused), Legendary Space Travel Trait (Fused)
Miracle Traits: 9991 (Automatically gain 1 per year)
Indeed, the Extraordinary Traits that had been fused into his body could not only complete their transformation by accumulating and nourishing with magic, but also by fusing with similar traits.
This meant that from now on, as long as he put in a little effort and was willing to spend Miracle Traits, he could fuse all the other Extraordinary Traits on his body to Legendary grade quality.
Thinking this, a smile appeared on Aisen's face.
His thoughts cleared, and only then did he have time to look at the flying broomstick in his hand. A line of large characters was engraved on its tail: 'Jindouyun CompanyProduct: Kite 007'.
'How does this flying broomstick feel?' Returning the broomstick to Malfoy, Aisen asked with a smile.
'I don't know, but just by looking at the appearance, it shouldn't be worse than the Nimbus 2000!' Harry shook his head, but the expression on his face was extremely satisfied.
'I think it might even be better than the Firebolt!' On the other side, Malfoy spoke up at the right time.
Clearly, this flying broomstick called Kite 007 had already conquered the two of them in terms of appearance alone.
However, such an evaluation was a bit high.
Of course, the specific situation would only be known after using it for a while.
Shaking his head slightly, Aisen didn't say anything more, but just followed behind the group. After passing through the student dormitory building, they exited from the back door.
Passing through the school's back door, everyone seemed to have entered a different Space-Time, arriving in the lush mountain forest.
Looking from afar, one would find a small stream winding through the depths of the mountain forest. When it reached the back door of Zhengyi School, it suddenly took a turn and flowed diagonally down along the school wall.
The air in the mountain forest was fresh, with the chirping of insects and birds. With a gentle breeze, there was the rustling sound of leaves.
'Fifth-year students behind, keep up—' A teacher leading the way in front shouted back, his voice echoing far into the mountain forest.
Aisen recognized that teacher. Zhang Mingwen had introduced him earlier as the Artifact Forging class teacher for the first and fifth years—Qiu Yisheng.
Qiu Yisheng was roughly sixty years old, but looked quite sturdy. And although he was dressed like a farmer, appearing quite rough, he was exceptionally kind to the students.
Regarding the scoring for students in this flight competition, it is estimated that Qiu Yisheng's job is to score some students on the modifications they made to their flying props.
After walking for about ten minutes, a small path paved with gravel suddenly branched off the rugged path everyone was walking along. The small path extended over a hundred meters, abruptly leading to a series of stone steps.
The stone steps were hidden among several thick trees, and at the end, a pavilion standing ten meters high suddenly appeared.
Looking over, the three large characters 'Star-Gazing Pavilion' came into Aisen's view.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and Aisen remembered what Zhang Mingwen had said earlier, suddenly understanding.
That's right, he had revealed before that the teachers at Zhengyi School all knew about Voldemort's resurrection. The reason was that a retired Qimen Dunjia teacher here had calculated it.
Zhang Mingwen said that the retired teacher had been compiling books in the Star-Gazing Pavilion, so this must be the place.
The group continued along the mountain stream path, and after about twenty minutes, everyone's view suddenly widened. Clearly, they had arrived at the mountain gorge.
After walking dozens of steps, Aisen and the others all arrived at the flat stone platform.
A few minutes later, Aisen saw that Zhang Mingwen and several other teachers seemed to have finished discussing, and then stomped their feet in a marked area at the edge of the stone platform.
This seemed to be a signal.
Immediately after, Aisen saw several bright and brilliant points of light flashing on the opposite side and both sides of the gorge. Then, these points of light emitted threads, as if weaving a large net that enveloped the entire gorge, and then quickly disappeared.
Subsequently, an illusory screen, as if projected, stood in the air to the right of the stone platform.
"Alright, students participating in the flying competition, get ready!" Qiu Yisheng's clear voice rang out, and the students who had signed up for the competition all came to the edge of the stone platform that extended towards the cliff.
"What were those just now?" Aisen came up to Zhang Mingwen and pointed towards the interwoven net in the gorge.
"Detection equipment, it allows us to observe more clearly," Zhang Mingwen said, pointing to the illusory screen on the right side of the stone platform.
Aisen looked and saw a ripple spread across it, then it displayed a panoramic view of the gorge.
"Is it about to start?" Seeing the students standing at the edge of the stone platform, some with surfboards under their feet, some riding flying brooms, and others holding a sword in one hand and forming hand seals in the other, Aisen couldn't help but ask.
"The flying competition is not an event that all teachers and students participate in, so the process is not complicated!" Zhang Mingwen knew what Aisen meant and explained casually.
"Get ready, listen for my command! Three, two, one, go!" After Qiu Yisheng gave the command.
Over thirty figures soared into the sky, rushing towards the stone platform on the other side of the gorge.
Some students, standing on surfboards, glided rapidly through the air as if surfing. Other students, after forming hand seals, stepped onto flying swords and soared into the sky. There were also students who flew at high speed riding a gourd.
As for Harry and Malfoy, they were riding flying brooms, flying quickly towards the opposite side.
With a thought, Aisen turned his head and saw that Zhang Mingwen and the others had all focused their attention on the illusory screen that had appeared on the right side of the stone platform.
Figures appeared clearly on it. They were the students flying through the gorge.
Whoosh whoosh—
Figures quickly streaked across the sky, rapidly advancing towards their destination.
Suddenly—
Gusts of strong wind rose out of nowhere, swirling around above the gorge. They caused great difficulty for the flying students.
Some students formed hand seals and chanted spells, their bodies surrounded by protective mystical light, pushing through the strong wind. Other students, stepping on flying swords, twisted and turned, changing direction to bypass the areas with the strongest wind.
In the image, Harry and Malfoy, riding flying brooms, were not flying at the very front.
In the face of the strong wind, they both chose to take a detour. Therefore, they fell behind to the middle of the pack.
Boom—
After the strong wind subsided, giant logs rapidly rose from below the gorge, forming obstacles like wooden stakes, blocking the path of the flying students.
However, it was clear that these obstacles did not have much effect on them.
Everyone, while rapidly advancing, still had enough energy to dodge the giant logs shooting up from below.
"There are obstacles in the middle of this flying competition?" Aisen said, nodding involuntarily.
"Just a few small obstacles," Zhang Mingwen said, looking at the figures rapidly moving on the screen and nodding with satisfaction. "If it were just a competition of flying speed, then the flying brooms provided by the school wouldn't be needed at all."
"That's true, those who use flying brooms to participate in the competition are probably the ones who want to try out for the Quidditch team," Aisen said, a look of understanding appearing on his face. "In that case, they still need to demonstrate some obstacle-dodging skills."
"Exactly!" Zhang Mingwen said calmly. "To join the Quidditch team, both flying talent and skills need to be demonstrated."
"That student is quite good, his flying speed is ranked first, is the flying device under his feet also modified by himself?" Aisen's eyes flashed, and his gaze fell upon the student who was leading the pack.
It was none other than the student standing on the surfboard.
He was wearing a black suit, had a short haircut, and was rapidly advancing in a 'surfing' stance, looking particularly capable.
He would sometimes sway left and right, and sometimes lean forward to accelerate. Whether it was his flying posture or speed, he gave others a feeling of being left far behind.
"Good, that's Zhang Lei, a sixth-year student with considerable talent in artifact crafting," Zhang Mingwennodded. "Last year, he performed quite outstandingly in the flying competition, and this year he added many spell formations to his flying device, performing even more perfectly."
"His flying talent is also quite good. Did he not join the Quidditch team?" Aisen's face showed a hint of surprise.
On the surface, his flying talent did seem remarkable. After all, the talent for artifact crafting and modification is one thing, but personally piloting a modified flying device and flying faster than all other students is another.
At the very least, this student named Zhang Lei should have flying talent no less than Malfoy's and Harry's.
"As teachers, we won't force students to make a choice. After all, his artifact crafting talent is higher—" Zhang Mingwen shook his head slightly, then said without hesitation, "Therefore, if he chooses to join the Quidditchteam, we won't stop him, and if he doesn't join the Quidditch team, we'll leave it up to him!"
"Tsk tsk—" Aisen smiled, then changed the subject, pointing to a figure on the screen. "I know Harry joined the Zhengyi School Quidditch team as an exception, don't you think his flying talent is quite good!"
"Indeed, he's quite strong. Relying on Kite 007, he can fly ahead of other students also riding flying brooms, which shows he's very suitable for the sport of Quidditch," Zhang Mingwen nodded with satisfaction, then pointed to another figure. "Also, Malfoy behind him is not bad either, doesn't he want to join the Quidditch team?"
"You must know about Voldemort, right?" Aisen organized his words.
"Does he have some relation to Voldemort?" Zhang Mingwen frowned.
"Uh, his dad was a loyal subordinate of Voldemort, and he was originally hiding quite well, but unfortunately, he revealed himself, was caught by the Ministry of Magic, and thrown into Azkaban prison," Aisen said calmly.
"And then?" A hint of doubt flashed in Zhang Mingwen's eyes.
"Well, he used to be a Quidditch player at Hogwarts, perhaps because his dad was imprisoned, his temperament changed, so he probably doesn't want to play Quidditch anymore—" Aisen shrugged his shoulders.
"So that's how it is, I couldn't tell!" Zhang Mingwennodded.
...
Whoosh—
After the student on the surfboard was the first to rush to the stone platform on the other side of the gorge, the rest of the students also passed through to the finish line, landing on the stone platform.
With this, the 1995 Zhengyi School Flying Competition officially concluded.
Immediately after, the teachers divided the students who participated in the flying competition into two groups for scoring.
One group was scored based on the opinion of Quidditchcoach Lü Wei, and the other group was scored based on Qiu Yisheng's opinion.
Thus, they could rank the champion and runner-up for those with good flying talent and skills. Similarly, they could also rank the champion and runner-up for those with good artifact crafting ideas and abilities.
Chapter 378: Qingshan Market (Part 1)
After the Flying Competition, life at Zhengyi Schoolgradually returned to peace.
Hanna, Padma, and Malfoy were doing alright; their first-year studies were slightly smoother than before. As for Harry, because he had Quidditch training every Tuesday and Thursday, his classes were slightly behind the others.
However, this wasn't a big problem.
After classes ended each afternoon, Harry could just come to Aisen for some tutoring.
That's right, ever since Aisen's body was implanted with the Laplace's Demon System, he naturally became more and more "knowledgeable." In his free time, when "carrying books" from the Library, he would still unconsciously absorb some of the knowledge that had been insightfully perceived.
Therefore, Aisen now had no problem tutoring Harry and the others.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
During this period, Zhengyi School held two more dueling competitions involving all teachers and students.
Although these dueling scenes could no longer pique Aisen's interest, at Zou Zunian's request, he reluctantly agreed to participate and fought a "draw" with the other two Combat Spell teachers, Zheng Kang and Du Chengyan.
In addition, Harry, who had joined the Zhengyi SchoolQuidditch team, participated in two matches in November after a period of training and adjustment.
Zhengyi School had two Quidditch teams, the Dragon Roar Team and the Tiger's Roar Team, who competed against each other.
Harry's Tiger's Roar Team, perhaps due to insufficient adjustment time, lost twice in a row.
Of course, Aisen noticed that although Harry lost twice in a row, his mood wasn't significantly affected. He still remained full of energy during the training sessions every Tuesday and Thursday.
...
This afternoon, Aisen was about to go out for a stroll when he ran into Harry and the others who had come together.
"Professor, are you planning to go out?" After pushing the door open and seeing Aisen's posture, Harry couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, I'm planning to go for a walk!" Aisen replied casually, sizing them up and down, noticing that their expressions were quite calm, suggesting there was nothing major. "What's wrong? Is there something?"
"Uh, it's nothing major!" Before Harry could speak, Padmaon the side took over and said, "It's just, we wanted to ask, how do we get back during the Christmas holiday?"
"What do you mean? Go home?" As Aisen's thoughts turned, the corners of his mouth slightly curved up.
"That's right, when we were at Hogwarts, we left school by taking the Hogwarts Express, so what about here?" Hanna blinked, saying in an uncertain tone, "Could it be, just like when we came, we'll take a Muggle airplane?"
As soon as Hanna finished speaking, the others also looked at Aisen.
"Didn't you go ask the teachers?" Aisen's gaze swept over them, and he retorted, "The teachers at Zhengyi Schoolaren't ferocious tigers or vicious beasts; what's there to be afraid of asking?"
"Professor, we just thought, if you knew, we wouldn't have to ask Teacher Zhang!" After exchanging glances for a while, Hanna explained with a smile.
Is that so? Well, that makes sense.
As his thoughts turned, Aisen already understood what they were thinking.
"I'm not too sure about that," Aisen immediately shook his head slightly and said casually, "Maybe you can leave by riding the Somersault Cloud like you did when you came."
"But didn't we come according to the Muggle Worldprocedures?" Harry immediately spoke up.
"Hmm, you're right. Then you'll probably have to take a Muggle airplane home, just like Hanna said," Aisennodded.
"Wouldn't that be a bit too troublesome?" Upon hearing Aisen's words, Malfoy couldn't help but blurt out.
"It is a bit troublesome, otherwise, you could just stay at school during the Christmas holiday!" Aisen's smile widened. "Come to think of it, spending Christmas here—"
As he said this, Aisen seemed to think of something and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.
"Uh, Professor, do you mean you recommend we stay at Zhengyi School during the Christmas holiday?" Seeing Aisen's demeanor, Harry exchanged glances with Malfoyand the others, a hint of confusion flashing across their faces.
"No, I mean, if you have something you want to do during the Christmas holiday, then your plans are likely to fall through," Aisen said, a strange expression on his face.
"Ah? Professor, what do you mean by that?" The confusion on Harry's face deepened.
"This—" Aisen pondered for a moment but still voiced his guess, "If I'm not mistaken, people here don't celebrate Christmas!"
"Don't celebrate Christmas, what does that mean?" Upon hearing what Aisen said, Hanna immediately exclaimed.
"That's right, just as you thought, people here don't celebrate Christmas, so naturally there's no Christmasholiday," Aisen observed their expressions and saw through their thoughts, immediately laying it out directly.
"People here don't celebrate Christmas at all?" Padmamurmured, then couldn't help but nod. "That's right, otherwise, why haven't Feifei and the others ever mentioned Christmas during this time?"
"Feifei? A first-year student at Zhengyi School, your friend?" Aisen showed a half-smile.
"Sort of!" Hanna nodded, but wore a dejected expression.
Looking at Harry and the others again, Aisen found that they also seemed to have suffered some setback and became dispirited.
"What? Feeling uncomfortable because there's no Christmas holiday?" Seeing their demeanor, Aisensuddenly felt like laughing.
"But, if there's no Christmas holiday, how can they stand it?" Malfoy's face showed an expression of disbelief. "I mean, don't the students at Zhengyi School ever feel tired?"
"Alright, don't think too much," Aisen shook his head inwardly. "I'm just guessing that people here don't celebrate Christmas, so there's no Christmas holiday, but there should be other holiday breaks!"
"Other holiday breaks, holidays like Christmas?" Harrysaid, his face showing an expression of surprise.
"That's right!" Aisen slowly began. "Christmas is a major holiday in England, in Europe. Although I don't know why Witches also celebrate Christmas, there's no doubt that it's true that everyone there celebrates Christmas.
As for Zhengyi School here, the major holiday close to the Christmas holiday period is actually only one, and that is the Spring Festival."
"Spring Festival?" Harry and Hanna and the others looked at each other.
"That's right, it's the Spring Festival!" Aisen nodded, then explained, "Here, the Spring Festival is a very ancient traditional holiday with a very long history, and it is also the most important and lively holiday..."
"So, will Zhengyi School also have a holiday during the Spring Festival?" After hearing Aisen's explanation, Harry's eyes lit up.
Seeing his reaction, Aisen almost couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Good heavens, I've been talking for ages introducing you to the general situation of this holiday, and all you're focused on is the holiday break.
"That's right, if I haven't miscalculated, the Spring Festivalholiday will probably be about two weeks long. It will likely be from mid-February to the end of February next year," Aisen said unhurriedly.
"Then the holiday duration is about the same as the Christmas holiday?" Hanna looked surprised.
"It's just, I didn't expect the Spring Festival holiday to be in February next year!" Malfoy nodded thoughtfully.
"Of course, I just have a general understanding. Whether the specific situation is like this, you still need to ask Zhang Mingwen," Aisen quickly added when he saw their reactions.
"Professor, you said people here don't celebrate Christmas, so is Easter—" As if thinking of something, Padma looked at Aisen with burning eyes.
"You guessed correctly!" Aisen shrugged. "When you were at Hogwarts, you would have a two-week Easter holiday, but here, unfortunately, there's none at all!"
As his words fell, Harry and the others seemed to have suffered some blow. After their expressions changed several times, they remained silent and said nothing more.
"Alright, alright, what are you thinking so much about? You're only staying here for a year, what's the big deal!" Seeing their demeanor, Aisen suddenly chuckled. "Right, is there anything else?"
"Ah~ Yes, Professor!" As if waking from a dream, Harryimmediately reacted. "Could you give us some crystal balls? We've been finding our studies a bit difficult lately."
"Yeah, Professor, although those are first-year courses, it's still a bit difficult to keep up with the progress!" Hanna immediately chimed in.
"Crystal balls?" As Aisen spoke, his mind recalled a series of actions he had taken at Hogwarts previously.
"Yes, Professor! Didn't the Professor make a lot of crystal balls in the second year?" Harry nodded. "At that time, not only were there crystal balls in the classrooms for each subject, but also in the common room. We felt it was very helpful for studying and might make it a little easier for us to learn."
Calming crystal balls? Hmm, if placed nearby, they can indeed improve a person's concentration, so it's true that learning efficiency would increase.
But, their learning progress?
Hmm—could it be that as time goes on, the depth of knowledge taught by the teachers is increasing, and as a result, Harry and the others can't keep up?
"Alright! This is no big deal!" Aisen said, spreading his hands.
He saw the window in the room being pushed open out of thin air, and then four stones flew in from outside, landing on his palm.
As his thoughts turned, the four stones immediately changed.
Like pastries melted by high temperature, they instantly turned into several clusters of crystal-clear pearls. After this action stopped, Aisen continued casting spells, imbuing each of them with a calming spell.
A faint silver light rose in Aisen's hand, pouring into the four pearls.
Then, the silver light temporarily faded, retracting into them and transforming into a swirling mist of silver sand that flowed endlessly.
In just an instant, Aisen stopped casting. Then, he displayed the four pea-sized pearls on his palm in front of the four people.
"Here, one for each of you! They can help you concentrate and focus more on studying!" Aisen said, and with a thought, the four pearls flew towards the four people respectively.
"Is that all?" Hanna saw Aisen casting the spell, and after receiving the pearl, she turned it over and over, examining it.
"Don't underestimate it just because it's so small, its function is actually the same as the crystal balls I made at Hogwarts." Aisen explained casually. "I've cast a calming spell on it, so as long as you carry it with you, you'll naturally find it easier to concentrate!"
"Thank you, Professor!" Hearing Aisen say this, the few of them put away the beads they had received.
...
The sun set in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone diagonally on the earth, painting the entire city golden. The sky was also like it had been painted with crimson fuel, with a strong golden light shining through the magnificent sunset glow, adding a touch of splendor to the world.
This was a wide and clean street, lined with dozens of shops on both sides. In front of the shops, there were also various small stalls. People came and went on the street, occasionally stopping at the stalls to bargain with the vendors, making it quite lively.
Harry and the others left after getting the calming pearls from Aisen.
As for Aisen, he also left Zhengyi School and came to this street called "Qingshan Market".
Qingshan Market is located near Zhengyi School. After bypassing the small village at the foot of the mountain, continue along the road towards the nearest town. When entering the town, this street branches off diagonally.
This street is not seen by ordinary people, just like Diagon Alley in England. There are many cultivators—uh, Witches gathered inside.
"Boss, how much is the cheapest bronze alchemy furnace you have here?"
Aisen looked around and saw a shop with a plaque hanging that read "The Alchemy Furnace of Lao Jun's Disciple". The shop's door was open, and inside, a middle-aged man was standing in front of a steel shelf, looking at alchemy furnaces of various models displayed on it.
"The cheapest one is the semi-automatic Model 4 bronze alchemy furnace from ten years ago. I'll only charge you one tael of mysterious iron." A young boy dressed as a Daoist acolyte said, pointing to an alchemy furnace on the steel shelf.
"Boss, do you have any Year Beast cubs?" A voice caught Aisen's attention.
Aisen turned his head and saw two figures talking at a stall on the other side of the street.
On that stall were displayed more than ten kinds of magical creatures, including brightly colored bluebirds, snow-white jade rabbits, and various other animals that Aisen didn't recognize.
"Year Beast cubs? These are in high demand, wait a moment!" The vendor was seen rummaging through a briefcase nearby, and then pulled out a fierce beast with a large head, small body, sharp teeth and claws, and eyes like copper bells.
The fierce beast resembled a lion or a dog, and originally looked extremely ferocious, but at this moment, it was only about a foot in size, and its wide-eyed stares gave it a rather cute appearance.
Walking a few more steps forward, a shop caught Aisen's eye, piquing his interest.
He saw a sign hanging on the shop that read "Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop - Qingshan Market Branch". Aisen didn't know what to say about the shop's name, but in front of the shop, on either side of the main door, stood two straight, arm-thick—uh, Ruyi Jingu Bangs.
Amused, Aisen walked straight up and pushed the door open.
At a glance, Aisen found that the layout of this wand shop was very similar to Ollivander's Wand Shop he had visited before.
Of course, when he said similar, it was just that the way the goods were stacked was very similar. Both had long, rectangular boxes piled up on shelves.
"Oh, hello there, I didn't expect to have a foreigner visit my shop!" A seemingly lackadaisical old man was originally lying in a recliner reading a book, but when Aisen pushed the door open, he revealed a gentle smile.
It's unknown what method he used, but the words he spoke automatically turned into English when Aisenheard them.
"Boss, do you only sell wands here?" Aisen asked directly in Chinese with a smile.
"That's right, I only have wands here. Want to try one?" Seeing Aisen speak Chinese, the old man's eyes lit up, and he directly pulled out a box from the shelf.
"Really? Let me see!" Seeing the other party's attitude, and since Aisen was quite curious, he immediately took the box and opened it.
However, the moment he opened the box, Aisen's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Because lying quietly in the box was a slender "Ruyi Jingu Bang" the size of a wand.
Is this thing really a wand? Black lines appeared on Aisen's forehead, but he still calmly reached out and picked it up.
"Detected Extraordinary Trait - Perfect Grade Casting Trait. Do you want to consume one Miracle Trait to duplicate it?"
Holy crap! This is too much!
"How does it feel? It's not worse than the wands sold by that shop over there, the one called Oreo Wand Shop, right?" The old man asked, grinning and leaning close to Aisen.
However, what he said made Aisen feel utterly speechless.
That's Ollivander's Wand Shop, not some Oreo Wand Shop—why don't you call it Yue Li Yue instead?
But then again, is this Ruyi Jingu Bang-like wand really that amazing? It immediately has a Perfect Grade Casting Trait.
You know, the wand he bought at Ollivander's Wand Shop back then, and the casting trait he extracted and duplicated from it, was only of Excellent Grade.
And Ollivander's Wand Shop was already the most amazing wand-making shop in Europe.
But Aisen just casually walked into a Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop here and found a more powerful wand. Wasn't that a bit ridiculous?
After duplicating and merging this extraordinary trait, Aisen made a waving motion, stirring up gusts of cool wind before putting it back in the box and closing it. "It is indeed very good. Can I look at other wands?"
"Haha, no problem!" The old man took the box, put it back on the shelf, and pulled out another stack to hand to Aisen.
When Aisen opened the box, he was startled to find that the wand inside was still a slender "Ruyi Jingu Bang". In an instant, Aisen felt as if he had been insulted.
Immediately after, Aisen opened three boxes one after another, but without exception, every wand in each box was a "Ruyi Jingu Bang" style wand.
Good heavens, have you guys here already broken down wand production into an assembly line standard mode?
Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop, so it turns out this wand shop of yours only produces Ruyi Jingu Bangs!
For a moment, Aisen didn't know how to complain.
He reached out and took out each of the—uh, wands, rubbing them for a moment. Aisen took the opportunity to consume four more Miracle Traits to duplicate and merge four Perfect Grade Casting Traits.
Chapter 379: Qingshan Market (Part 2)
With a slight thought, Aisen's golden finger character panel appeared. Although he felt that fusing several casting traits had indeed brought changes, the panel's status was not beyond his expectation:
Character: Aisen Turner
Supernatural Talent: magic (Activated)
magic Power Value: 36,469,350 (Increases by 10 magicPower daily)
Supernatural Traits: Legendary Casting Trait (Fused), Mythical Immortality Trait (Fused), Legendary Observation Trait (Fused), Mythical Time Travel Trait (Fused), Legendary Self-Healing Trait (Fused), Fine Calming Trait (Fused), Viewing Distance Enhancement Trait (Fused), Fine Super Viewing Distance Trait (Fused), Perfect Flying Trait (Fused), Legendary Storage Space Trait (Fused), Legendary Space Travel Trait (Fused)
Miracle Trait: 9986 copies (Automatically gain 1 copy annually)
The first casting trait Aisen had fused before was a Fine-grade casting trait, but after being nourished by magicPower from nearly ten thousand years of slumber, the Fine-grade casting trait had evolved into a Legendary-grade casting trait.
And this time, although Aisen spent five Miracle Traits to replicate and fuse five Perfect-grade casting traits, it seemed insufficient to make the already Legendary-grade casting trait continue its evolution.
As for evolving to Mythical-grade like the Time TravelTrait and Immortality Trait, it's not impossible to achieve by continuously fusing casting traits.
However, Aisen estimated that if he were to do so, he would likely need to fuse at least a hundred Perfect-grade casting traits to trigger the evolution.
Ahem—
Although he currently had the conditions to fuse a hundred Perfect-grade casting traits in this Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop, there wasn't really much need.
Hmm—, actually, it didn't matter.
At the moment, Aisen couldn't find a reason to fiddle with every wand in the shop. But it didn't matter, he wasn't in a hurry, he had plenty of time in the future to replicate more casting traits.
In other words, his casting trait could eventually evolve to Mythical quality anyway, so what was there to be conflicted about?
"How about it, aren't they all fantastic?" The old man saw the changing expression on Aisen's face and thought he was surprised, immediately showing a look of self-satisfaction.
Hearing the old man's words, Aisen silently nodded in agreement. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he pointed outside the door and said, "Are those two standing outside also wands?"
"Haha, young man, you have good eyes. Those two wands at the entrance are the treasure of our Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop!" The old man showed a look of self-satisfaction.
"But, such large wands, who can use them?" Aisen looked over playfully.
"Hey, didn't I say? They are the treasure of the Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop, they are not for sale, understand?" The old man said with a smile, seemingly not noticing Aisen's posture.
"So, those two wands are actually just for display?" Aisenimmediately laughed.
"Exactly!" The old man said, lifting the box in his hand, "By the way, do you want to buy one?"
Rubbing one of the wands and feeling its compatibility with magic Power, Aisen secretly nodded. Although he truly didn't need a wand anymore, buying one wasn't a big deal.
Hmm—, these Ruyi Jingu Bang wands, which were completely identical in shape and size, might even be used by Harry and the others after he bought them.
Wait—
Was there a magic similar to the Trace added to this thing?
With a thought, Aisen had already silently detected and probed. After a moment, he found that there were no magical traces similar to the Trace on it.
"How much does a wand like this cost?" After finding no issues, Aisen immediately asked.
"Hmm, how many do you want? If you want all four of these, I'll count them at 10 Galleons each, how about that?" The old man smiled and picked up the other three boxes.
"I didn't hear wrong, you accept Galleons here?" Aisenlooked over in surprise.
"Accept, why wouldn't we? Our Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop will eventually enter the international market, of course we accept foreign currency." The old man said earnestly.
"Alright, I'll buy four wands then!" Aisen was silent for a moment, then smiled and took out four gold coins, handing them over.
After putting away the four Ruyi Jingu Bang wands along with their boxes, Aisen turned and left the shop.
After leaving the door, Aisen paused. As if by a strange impulse, he touched the Ruyi Jingu Bang standing at the entrance. Immediately, the golden finger popped up two notifications of discovering Perfect-grade casting traits.
After replicating and fusing them without a change in expression, Aisen looked back and forth several times, revealing a speechless expression.
Speaking of which, as the treasure of the shop, how come the casting traits it provided were no different from the wands sold in the shop? Or was the large wand standing at the entrance of this shop actually just a gimmick?
Tsk tsk, truly shameless!
Shaking his head, Aisen stepped forward and continued walking down the street.
"Wow! Look here!" The voice of a boy came over. Aisenglanced slightly and saw the situation over there.
"Is this the latest version of the flying sword?"
"It looks so cool!"
"Of course, look, there are mountains and plants painted here, and the sun, moon, and stars over there—"
Several children gathered outside a shop, in front of a vertical stand, looking eagerly at a long sword placed on it.
Yo ho, they've even got the Xuanyuan Sword involved, not bad, not bad, quite excellent!
Looking up, Aisen saw the large characters "Shu Mountain Artifact Forging Company" written on the shop's signboard.
Tsk tsk, if it's Shu Mountain, then it makes sense.
As he was walking forward, a crowd of people gathered in front of a shop, and lively sounds of chatter came out.
"Hey—, hurry up, don't you see there are so many people behind you?"
"Exactly, it's just one liang of Profound Iron, it's a chance to win big with a small investment, no need to be so conflicted!"
"Everyone wants the latest experimental version of the Somersault Cloud from Jindouyun Company, but each person only gets one chance, it's fair and just, don't waste any more time!"
Walking forward, Aisen focused his gaze, and it had already penetrated the crowd.
At this point, he saw that the shop surrounded by the crowd was called "Jindouyun Company". Yes, it was the Jindouyun Company that produced the Somersault Cloud, the one that Zhang Mingwen had taken Aisen on to fly to Zhengyi School earlier.
At this moment, the crowd was gathered in front of the shop, lining up one by one to put "coins" into a box.
This scene was quite strange, as if they were all queuing up to insert coins to play a game.
After each person inserted their "coin", they would press the prominent red button on the right side of the box, and then the coin slot would spit out a slip of paper with a number written on it, which the person who inserted the coin would take.
Looking around, with a rough glance, Aisen found that many more people were gathering and queuing up here.
Clearly, the people here were basically used to what was about to happen.
Mixing in with the crowd and observing quietly for a while, Aisen understood what was going on from the conversations among the people.
How to put it?
For the cultivators here, Jindouyun Company would have one or several unscheduled "welfare" events each year.
It was like when a game company develops a game and invites players for internal testing. Jindouyun Companywas pretty much the same. After developing a more advanced version of the Somersault Cloud each year, they would invite many people to test it.
After the testing was completed, Jindouyun Companywould release a batch of the officially mass-produced new version of the Somersault Cloud before its formal sale, placing them in branches across the country and holding a lottery event.
Originally, the new version of the Somersault Cloudrequired one liang of Fine Gold to purchase. Now, for just one liang of Profound Iron, there was a chance to win the new version of the Somersault Cloud.
You should know that one liang of Fine Gold could be exchanged for ten liang of Shining Silver, and one liang of Shining Silver could be exchanged for ten liang of Profound Iron.
Well, the currency here seemed quite strange, but that wasn't the main point.
The main point was that as long as they happened to encounter Jindouyun Company's "welfare" event, everyone had a chance to get the new product from Jindouyun Company for a very small amount of money.
Therefore, seeing the crowd gathering here increasing, Aisen wasn't surprised.
Among the gathered crowd, individuals stepped forward one by one to insert coins, then took out a slip of paper, and then stood to the side. They waited for those who came after to repeat the action.
"Hey, I wonder how my luck is this year?" A burly man with a rough face squatted on the steps next to the shop, holding a slip of paper in his hand and shaking it hard.
"Are you really expecting to win the grand prize? Don't think too much, it's just for fun!" The big man's friend said with a grin, seemingly unconcerned.
Among the hustle and bustle, many people stopped in front of the Jindouyun Company's shop, but Aisen noticed that quite a few people also bypassed the crowd gathered there.
Well, that's understandable.
After all, although Jindouyun Company provides some so-called welfare activities, perhaps some people are just not interested. Or rather, some people, after drawing a few times and realizing they don't have the luck, completely give up.
This... why does this feel so familiar?
Aisen's eyes flashed with confusion, but then a look of realization appeared.
That's it! Isn't this just a lottery!
Shaking his head, Aisen walked through the crowd and continued deeper into the street.
After passing Jindouyun Company, Aisen saw shops like "Jade Pond Brocade Clothing Store", "Spirit Beast Breeding Custom Specialty Store", "God of Cookery's Flavor", "There's an Inn", and so on.
Reaching the end of the street, a dark alley branched off diagonally, cutting straight across the main street.
Looking to the right of the dark alley, a dozen meters away, there were also a few stalls set up, and further out, it extended directly to the outskirts of the wilderness.
To the left of the dark alley, a quick glance would reveal that this was also a rather lively commercial street.
Walking directly to the first shop on the left, Aisencouldn't help but nod as he looked at the shop's name, "Jixia Bookstore".
After climbing the steps and pushing the door open, a scent of books wafted towards him.
Taking a closer look, he saw that the interior space of the shop was spacious, like a Library, with rows of bookshelves displayed. The shelves were filled with various kinds of gold-stamped books.
Judging solely from the spatial structure, this shop had clearly used a space-expanding Charm similar to the Undetectable Extension Charm.
Inside the bookstore, besides the books on the shelves being quite attractive, there were reading tables displayed next to the bookshelves, and quite a few people were quietly flipping through books.
Although there were many people reading, the entire bookstore was very quiet.
At first glance, this bookstore looked more like a Library.
Just inside the door on the left, a desk was displayed, and a beautiful woman in her thirties or forties sat behind it. She wore a light white qipao with patterns printed on it, and her black hair was gathered and coiled into a bun on top of her head, secured with a hairpin.
Before Aisen came in, she seemed to be quietly reading a book.
After Aisen pushed the door open and entered, she looked up.
"Hello, do you have any books on artifact refining here?" Before the other person could say anything, Aisen smiled and spoke directly.
"You need to buy books on artifact refining?" The beautiful woman's voice was gentle and soft, perhaps surprised by Aisen's level of Chinese. A hint of surprise flashed across her face, and she stood up directly and made a welcoming gesture, "Please come this way!"
The beautiful woman walked ahead, guiding Aisenthrough three sections of bookshelves before arriving at an area.
"These here are all artifact refining books! You can take a look yourself!" The beautiful woman pointed to a certain bookshelf. After speaking, she turned around decisively and returned to the table by the door.
Aisen turned his head to look at the other person, feeling a bit puzzled. Then, he looked himself up and down but didn't find anything strange.
He then shook his head, stopped thinking about anything else, and looked towards the books displayed on the shelves.
"Introduction to Artifact Refining ①" by Lu Yuan, "Introduction to Artifact Refining ②" by Lu Yuan, "Introduction to Artifact Refining ③" by Lu Yuan...
"Detailed Introduction to Nurturing and Incubating Spirit Artifacts ①" by Tao Hongyu, "Detailed Introduction to Nurturing and Incubating Spirit Artifacts ②" by Tao Hongyu,
"Detailed Introduction to Nurturing and Incubating Spirit Artifacts ③" by Tao Hongyu...
After taking down "Detailed Introduction to Nurturing and Incubating Spirit Artifacts ①" and quickly flipping through it, Aisen's eyes immediately lit up.
Because this book explained a method of artifact refining that involved feeding crafted artifacts with herbs and elixirs to make them transform and develop spirituality.
What's more, Aisen prided himself on having read the collections of several Libraries, but he had never imagined there was such a unique method of artifact refining.
Or rather, what he had thought before was that herbs, Potions, and elixirs were related, while Alchemy, artifact refining, and so on were mostly related to magical items or alchemical items.
He had never thought that elixir refining and artifact refining, or Potions and Alchemy, could actually intersect somewhere.
However, upon second thought, he realized this was not a big deal.
After all, the magic of this world was inherently very idealistic and wondrous, so if elixir refining and artifact refining, Potions and Alchemy could be combined, wouldn't that be a matter of course?
Thinking this way, the smile on Aisen's face immediately became a bit fuller.
A few minutes later, he carried a stack of books to the table by the door.
"How much are these books?"
The beautiful woman's gaze swept over the stack of books, and without looking up, she said directly, "Twenty-two books, a total of one hundred seventy-four taels of refined gold."
"Wow~ Can I pay with gold, or can I pay with Galleons?" Aisen's face showed a hint of embarrassment.
"That's also fine! For gold, forty grams is enough. For Galleons, you'll need four hundred thirty Galleons."
Hearing the other person say this, Aisen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After happily paying four hundred thirty Galleons and putting away the stack of books, he left the bookstore.
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Upon returning, Aisen found that the crowd gathered outside the Jindouyun Company's shop had dispersed.
Obviously, the welfare activity of participating in the lottery by depositing coins had ended. He wondered who was lucky enough to spend one tael of profound iron and win a Somersault Cloud worth one tael of refined gold.
However, none of this was useful to Aisen.
Walking on the street, the setting sun had already fallen, and some afterglow still scattered between the buildings, giving a warm and peaceful feeling.
The sunset glow in the sky had dispersed at some point, leaving only wisps of residual clouds gently drifting with the wind.
Although not many shops on both sides of the street were closed, the number of people was significantly less than before.
Uh, he didn't know if Qingshan Market usually had this many people, or if the welfare activity held by Jindouyun Company today attracted people who normally wouldn't come.
"Hey, young man, young man, come over here!" Just as Aisen was leaving Qingshan Market, a suppressed voice entered his ears.
Aisen turned his head to look and saw an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in flowing immortal-like robes, secretly waving at him.
Across the street, an inn and a teahouse were adjacent but not connected. There was a gap of about a foot between the two shops. The old man was standing in the gap, half his body sticking out, waving at Aisen.
"Young man, you, come over here!"
Originally, he looked like an immortal with profound daoist bones, but at this moment, when he was waving at Aisen, both his voice and his sneaky posture gave off a strange feeling.
This made Aisen feel a bit inexplicable.
He looked at the old man, then looked around and saw that no one else was paying attention. Thoughts turned in Aisen's mind, but he didn't take the other person seriously. However, upon second thought, he was already invincible in the world and wasn't afraid of the other party playing tricks, so what harm was there in going over to take a look?
He immediately walked over with an indifferent attitude.
"Elder, is there something you need?" Coming in front of the other person, Aisen carefully observed him and realized that the old man was truly suitable to be described with the phrase 'immortal bearing and daoist bones'.
He was wearing a faded light green robe. Putting aside his white hair and beard, just looking at the skin on his face, it actually had a smooth, crystal-like, jade-like quality.
'Childlike face and crane hair' clearly describes this kind of person.
"Haha, young man, I knew you could see me!" Seeing Aisen approach and ask, the old man not only didn't answer but laughed heartily to himself while jumping a few times on the spot.
Hmm? What do you mean you knew I could see you?
Noticing the old man's words, a question mark popped up on Aisen's forehead.
"Can't others see you?" A somewhat bewildered Aisenchanged the question and asked directly.
"Hahahaha!" The old man seemed to have encountered some great joyous event. After laughing heartily for a while, he slowly stopped, "Young man, you are right. It's been over twenty years, and I, this old man, have found that only you can see me!"
Chapter 380: Zhuang Zi?
Hearing the old man's words, Aisen's face showed deep confusion. What did he mean that for over twenty years, only he could see the other party?
"I didn't mishear just now, you said that for over twenty years only I could see you - do you mean that people here can't see you?" Looking at the old man's jovial demeanor, Aisen was full of questions.
If no one had been able to see him for over twenty years, was he lying? If he was lying, then he was purely an old swindler, but if he wasn't lying, didn't that mean everything he said was true!
Hmm, with his thoughts turning, Aisen activated the Laplace's Demon System and cast the Legilimencyvariant application, Mind Reading Charm. In an instant, the emotions and thoughts feedback from the other party told Aisen that the other party was not lying.
But if no one had truly been able to see him for over twenty years, what was the reason for that?
"That's right! What? Don't believe me?" The old man looked at Aisen with a smile, as if looking at some treasure, making Aisen's scalp tingle a bit.
"No, no, it's just, you said that no one could see you for over twenty years, does that mean that before twenty years ago, some people could actually see you?" Aisenwaved his hand and asked back.
"Young man, you are right!" The old man withdrew his gaze that was constantly examining Aisen. When he spoke of this matter, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Not only that, his entire demeanor changed. After a moment, he seemed to recall past events and sighed with a sigh.
Seeing his expression and posture change, Aisen's heart tightened.
Could it be that something happened? Wait—
Over twenty years ago? Over twenty years ago, no one could suddenly see him.
"Old man, you said that over twenty years ago, no one could suddenly see you, do you remember the specific year?" With thoughts turning in his mind, Aisen pressed for an answer.
"Specific time? It was the twenty-ninth year of King Nan of Zhou - no, it was 1972." After the old man regained his senses, he pinched his fingers as if calculating, and then actually said a time that greatly surprised Aisen.
If the other party wasn't mistaken, 1972, wasn't that exactly the year he was born! Could it be that because he descended into this world, it caused some strange changes?
Wait—
Strange changes? Could it be the changes caused by the world's "vibration" when he traveled through Space-Time back to ten thousand years ago and then directly crossed from 1971 into 1972?
Uh, in that case, could it be that not only was Aisenhimself vibrated from the parallel world before 1971 to the mirror space of the main world, but even this old man in front of him was vibrated into a special space that no one else could see?
"Old man, since you said that no one has been able to see you for over twenty years, haven't you thought about communicating with others through other means?" Thinking of this, Aisen showed a curious expression.
"I know what you want to say, but unfortunately, for the past twenty years, I've been like a ghost, unable to affect this world in any way!" The old man seemed to understand Aisen's meaning in an instant, and while speaking, he directly squatted down and scratched hard on the ground.
Seeing the other party's posture, Aisen originally thought that the other party could draw a clear scratch on the ground. But unexpectedly, after the other party's finger scratched across the ground, no trace was left.
This was a very strange thing. Aisen clearly felt that the other party's finger had touched the ground, but when it scratched across the ground, it didn't leave any trace.
In other words, this old man's attempt to communicate with others by writing was actually impossible. For a moment, Aisen's forehead was again filled with question marks.
Could it be that the other party was also trapped in the mirror space like him?
But, that's not right either!
When Aisen was previously trapped in the mirror space, he was able to destroy the external environment within two seconds. However, due to the mapping of matter in the real world, it would return to its original state after two seconds.
The old man's actions in front of him at this moment seemed quite strange. Although the other party could touch the real world, he could not exert any influence.
This was clearly different from the situation Aisen had encountered before.
But if it was different from the situation Aisenencountered, then what was going on with this old man?
"Young man, you are English, aren't you?" The old man stood up and asked with a smile, but his tone was very firm. He seemed to have known Aisen's origin for a long time.
"Old man, you know England?" Aisen suppressed the various thoughts that were about to emerge in his mind, his face showing a smile mixed with a hint of surprise.
"Haha, I know! I often wander around there!" The old man laughed again, "Alright, alright, don't call me old man, my name is Zhuang Zhou, according to your side's way of calling, you can call me Zhuang. What's your name, young man?"
"Ah, I'm sorry, my name is Eisen Turner, you can just call me Aisen!" Aisen had a somewhat embarrassed expression, "However, your name is quite impressive. Zhuang Zhou, just like the famous historical figure. You know, the representative figure of the Taoist school, Zhuang Zi!"
"I know, I am the Zhuang Zhou you are talking about!" The old man said with a smile.
"Oh, you are Zhuang—you're not joking?" Aisen's expression froze for a while, but then, as if he thought of something, it turned into a look of shock.
That's right, that's right, just now when he asked him specifically when others couldn't see him, he said the twenty-ninth year of King Nan of Zhou before saying 1972.
This time point - wasn't it exactly the year Zhuang Zipassed away?
This - could it be that Zhuang Zi never passed away, but went into hiding? Doesn't this mean that the other party has lived for over two thousand years?
If the other party was really Zhuang Zi, and everything he said was true, then if he had lived for over two thousand years, and no one had seen him, it would mean he hadn't communicated with people for over two thousand years.
Not having communicated with people for over two thousand years, and yet not having gone "mad", and being able to transition from a state of great joy to calm in just a few seconds upon first seeing Aisen, who could see him, was truly terrifying.
Hmm, or to put it another way, the other party's state of mind cultivation was probably extremely terrifying. It's likely that the 'Dao Heart Eternal' that Zhang Mingwenspoke of, the other party has definitely reached it.
No, no, the other party had already made it very clear just now that no one had seen him for only over twenty years. It didn't mean that no one had seen him for over two thousand years.
This means that even if he was indeed Zhuang Zi who had lived for over two thousand years, he had only not communicated with people in the past twenty years.
Thinking this, Aisen showed a thoughtful expression.
However, if the historical Zhuang Zi really lived until modern times, there's no reason why there wouldn't be legends about him in the Wizarding World?
After all, as long as Zhuang Zi communicated and interacted with people, he would inevitably make friends in various eras. Even if he advocated freedom and inaction, it was impossible for him to look down on everyone.
For example, figures like Zhang Daoling, Lu Dongbin, Zhang Sanfeng, and so on.
Once Zhuang Zi made friends and lived with people, he would inevitably leave corresponding traces. Subsequently, some legends about Zhuang Zi still being alive would spread.
Just like Nicolas Flamel and his wife, no matter how much they hid themselves, unless they completely cut off communication with the outside world, there would always be clues that spread.
Could it be that Zhuang Zi would be like the protagonist of the man from earth, changing places and names every few decades?
Theoretically, this is possible, but in reality, it doesn't fit Zhuang Zi's style.
That's right, according to Zhuang Zi's unrestrained personality, he shouldn't be the kind of person who would change his name.
"Oh? Does Aisen know my identity very well?" Zhuang Zhou smiled when he saw Aisen's changing expression.
"Cough cough—that's right, I know a little. The most famous one is the 'Zhuang Zhou Dreams of a Butterfly' that has been passed down through the ages. Now it seems you should be a Witch, oh, according to the statement here, it's called a cultivator." Aisen cleared his throat and looked at the other party with a curious expression.
"It seems, Aisen, you do know a little about this old man." Zhuang Zhou stroked his white beard, a hint of self-satisfaction on his face.
"By the way, you just said that no one has seen you for over twenty years, what about the two thousand years before that?" Aisen crossed his arms and threw out the question he had just thought of.
"Who told you that I've been alive for over two thousand years?" Hearing Aisen's question, Zhuang Zhou paused his movements and then slightly shook his head.
"Haven't lived for over two thousand years?" Aisen was instantly dumbfounded, "Aren't you Zhuang Zhou? The Zhuang Zhou who wrote 'Free and Easy Wandering' and 'On the Equality of Things'?"
"That's right, I am the Zhuang Zhou you mentioned!" Zhuang Zhou nodded.
"Zhuang Zhou was a person from the Warring States period, right?" Aisen looked at the other party with a strange expression.
"That's right, I was indeed born in the Warring States period!" Zhuang Zhou seemed to understand Aisen's meaning.
"The Warring States period was more than two thousand years ago. Since you were born in the Warring States period and are now appearing before me, and you still say you haven't lived for more than two thousand years—" A trace of surprise flashed in Aisen's eyes.
That's right, the facts are laid out before you, Chang Wei, and you still say you don't know martial arts! Cough cough—
"Do you remember how I answered when you asked me specifically when no one could see me?" Zhuang Zhoubrought up the matter again.
"You said 1972!" Aisen reached up and rubbed his chin.
"Wrong!" Zhuang Zhou shook his head.
"Wrong?" Aisen frowned tightly, feeling that Zhuang Zhou's words were a bit nonsensical.
Dividing his attention, he sent a part of his consciousness into the Dream World, replaying the scene that had just occurred in the real world, and immediately discovered an overlooked detail.
"You first said the 29th year of King Nan of Zhou, then said it was wrong, and then said 1972. Could it be—" Aisen seemed to have thought of something and immediately widened his eyes, looking at Zhuang Zhou.
"That's right, the 29th year of King Nan of Zhou, which is 286 BC, I felt my cultivation had advanced further, and I thought I was close to achieving the Dao, but unexpectedly, Space-Time suddenly changed, and I arrived in 1972!" Zhuang Zhou said, his eyes also revealing deep confusion.
Ah~ this—
Aisen suddenly thought of his experience of crossing from the parallel world of 1971 into the "Mirror Space" of the real world, and immediately had a guess.
Could it be that the world tremor caused by crossing from 1971 into 1972 not only shook Aisen into the Mirror Space of the main world but also shook Zhuang Zi from the Warring States period into the present Space-Time?
No wonder Zhuang Zhou said he hadn't lived for more than two thousand years, so that's what happened!
However, having said that, after Zhuang Zhou entered this world, no one could see him, and he couldn't interfere with this world. What's going on with that?
Could it be that after entering this world, the other party was actually dead and had transformed into a special ghost that no one could see?
As his thoughts turned, Aisen probed the other party's condition and found that the other party's body was a normal flesh and blood body, not some illusory ghost body.
Clearly, according to Zhuang Zhou, although he was wandering in this world like a ghost, he was not actually a ghost!
But what is the situation then?
"How did you know I could see you?" With his thoughts flying, Aisen looked at the other party with a suspicious expression.
That's right, he had already planned to leave earlier, but was suddenly stopped by the other party. From the tone of his voice, it was clear that he seemed to have known in advance that Aisen could see him.
"As for the specific situation, I don't know who can see me, I just calculated that someone would bring me some turning points and changes at this location and at this time!" Zhuang Zhou pointed to the spot under his feet.
That's unlikely, right? Hearing Zhuang Zhou's words, Aisen fell into contemplation.
Although Zhang Mingwen had said that someone with divination talent who had systematically studied Qimen Dunjia would get a quite accurate result when calculating someone, regardless of whether the other party was a Witch.
But now, after nearly ten thousand years of "accumulation," Aisen's strength had reached a near-divine level.
Even so, could he still not escape the calculations and divinations of certain people?
When Aisen posed this question, Zhuang Zhou's answer made Aisen a little awkward.
Because the other party said that the reason he could calculate Aisen was because there seemed to be a certain causality between him and Aisen since he came to this Space-Time.
Cough cough, what causality? Aisen thought of the world tremor he had caused by "lying" from 1971 to 1972 earlier.
Perhaps, maybe, possibly, that was the reason!
Huh, wait—
If Zhuang Zhou could calculate Aisen based on the so-called causality, then why did he wait for him at this time and place today, instead of waiting for him on any previous day?
Hmm—
Time Travel!
That's right, although he crossed from 1971 into 1972, causing a world tremor, the time he returned to the real world was October 5, 1995.
In other words, he had shielded Zhuang Zhou's calculations during the previous time?
So, the current time is December 13, 1995, which is the time node that Zhuang Zhou calculated?
"Then, why can I see you? Is it also because of the so-called causality?" When he mentioned this point, Aisenbecame confused again.
That's right, if Zhuang Zhou could calculate that he would appear here, then he would tentatively believe that the other party could indeed calculate certain things through the so-called causality.
But when it came to him being able to see Zhuang Zhou, it clearly didn't make sense.
After all, although Aisen was able to some extent control reality due to the implantation of the Laplace's Demon System, he was still quite a distance away from touching causality and manipulating causality.
If that's the case, how could Aisen see Zhuang Zhou?
It couldn't be that because he had fused several transcendent characteristics and his eyes had transformed twice, creating a so-called simplified version of the Heavenly Eye, he could see Zhuang Zhou!
But if it wasn't for this reason, then what was it for? Was it because he had a golden finger on him?
"If I'm not mistaken, Aisen, you must be carrying some heavenly treasures and earthly treasures." Zhuang Zhousaid seriously, but what he said made Aisen feel speechless.
Heavenly treasures and earthly treasures?
Please, he didn't have any heavenly treasures and earthly treasures on him!
Moreover, is there such a saying as heavenly treasures and earthly treasures in this world?
Aisen recalled the specific situation in the England Wizarding World, and then thought about what he had seen and heard at Zhengyi School during this time, and it seemed there was no such saying.
What? You mean things like thousand-year-old ginseng and ten-thousand-year-old earth milk? Please, this world is a world of magic, not some fantasy world, how could there be such things?
Furthermore, even if this world is a world of magic, Aisenhas never heard of any places that have produced heavenly treasures and earthly treasures similar to magiccrystal mines due to abundant magic.
"I don't have any heavenly treasures and earthly treasures on me!" Aisen waved his hand directly.
To this, Zhuang Zhou didn't refute, just looked at him with a smile.
Seeing the other party's demeanor, Aisen immediately felt suspicious. Could it be that he was really carrying some heavenly treasures and earthly treasures?
Okay, let's just assume he is carrying heavenly treasures and earthly treasures.
But according to the other party, could it be that only people carrying heavenly treasures and earthly treasures can see Zhuang Zhou? But how did the other party know that!
This kind of thing is actually very absurd.
For example, if Aisen suddenly traveled to another world now, and like Zhuang Zhou, couldn't be seen by anyone and couldn't affect or interfere with reality.
As a result, in this situation, he knew that a person could see him as long as they possessed "heavenly treasures and earthly treasures."
What else could this be but utterly ridiculous?
Thinking this, when Aisen looked at Zhuang Zhou again, a trace of suspicion had already arisen in his heart.
Recalling what the other party had said earlier, Aisenknew that he had unconsciously believed the other party's words because of his shock.
But at this moment, with suspicion arising, he felt that what the other party said did seem to have some inexplicable loopholes.
Could it be—
The other party is not Zhuang Zhou at all, and what he said about no one being able to see him for more than twenty years is just nonsense?
Hmm—
Using a finger to draw on the ground without leaving any trace, it should be possible with magic, right?
All sorts of thoughts swirled in his mind, and Aisenlooked at the white-haired old man in front of him, already secretly on guard.
"Young man, what's wrong with carrying heavenly treasures and earthly treasures? What are you worried about? Are you worried that I will snatch it?" As if sensing Aisen's change in mindset, Zhuang Zhou shook his head as he spoke, seemingly sighing about something.
Before Aisen could say anything, a surprising change occurred before his eyes.
He saw that after the immortal-like old man shook his head and sighed, his figure flashed and disappeared. At the same time, a butterfly appeared where the figure had disappeared, fluttering its wings and flying straight away.