Chapter 120: The Secret of the Mountain River Illustration (1/2)
Chapter 120: The Secret of the Mountain River Illustration
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
That feeling of that moment was wonderful, just as if the hinderance of his body had completely disappeared. Or, it could be said, it didn’t completely disappear, but a portion of it had disappeared.
Had the effects of the mountain and river land weakened?
Just as his heart filled with delight, Fang Zhengzhi instantly felt that mountain-like pressure pressing down on him again.
Furthermore, it seemed to be even stronger than just now.
It didn’t weaken…
Don’t tell me that it was an illustration? That’s not possible, I had indeed taken a step forward just now.
Fang Zhengzhi hadn’t had the opportunity to think further before a few streaks of fiery half-moons slashed towards him once again, shocking him so badly that he could only wave his sword continuously, then block off Yan Xiu’s attack with four times the number of counterattacks.
”Boom boom boom…”
After a stream of blasts, Fang Zhengzhi once again was pushed back multiple steps.
The sadness in his heart flowed out again.
And at this moment, his entire body had suddenly retreated a few steps. That wonderful feeling washed over him again. Compared to the dull feeling before, this seemed even clearer.
There’s a problem somewhere!
Fang Zhengzhi could almost confirm that at that moment, the pressure on his body had decreased somewhat. Even though it wasn’t much, but it had truly become lighter.
As he grew delighted, the pressure once again increased.
Fang Zhengzhi’s heart was really going to shatter…
Can we still play together happily?!
Wait a minute, seems like something isn’t quite right! That feeling just now was definitely real, then, where does the problem lie? It was definitely unrelated to Yan Xiu, then, was it… my mental state?
Sadness decreased the pressure.
Happiness, increased the pressure?!
Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes instantly lit up. Yes, that’s right...
But, why is this so? And where was he supposed to find sadness?
Fang Zhengzhi was somewhat conflicted. Even though he had found the method, but he believed that this method definitely had a reason behind it, and wasn’t just created out of the blue.
Hence, this secret definitely resided in the mountain river illustration.
The mountain river illustration...
Normally, in an intense battle, nobody would bother paying attention to the illusion formed by the points of light. However, Fang Zhengzhi at this moment inspected them carefully.
Beginning from each individual mountain, water, grass, tree in the illusion, he began to observe carefully.
Then, he realised a problem…
This seemed to be an ink painting. Because, the colour of the mountain actually wasn’t green, and instead, was the colour of black ink. This was commonly used in Chinese ink-style paintings.
It wasn’t surprising.
However, Fang Zhengzhi felt very surprised.
Since one wished to integrate this light constructed illusion with reality, why must the colour of the mountain be painted with black ink? Wouldn’t using a lush green match the real environment more suitably?
As he thought…
Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes suddenly turned round, and received a great shock.
”This simply isn’t a mountain river illustration!”
The mountain was a black ink mountain, that was the black hair of the woman. The river was a bright silver river, that was the grey-white hair of the woman. Black hair dyed white, I wait silently and wholeheartedly for you to paint!
This painting was the Yan family ancestor’s deep and fond memories of the woman.
The mountain river was the woman, the woman was the mountain river...
Since the ancient times, heroes were the ones who were filled with affection for the opposite sex. The Yan family’s ancestor sacrificed the landscape for a beautiful woman! He was indeed a lovesick man, he actually integrated the woman into the mountain river drawing. I know, I know!
Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes turned brighter and brighter
He recalled the emotions Yan Xiu had when he used the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan, and suddenly understood that the power of the mountain river illustration originated from grief.
If this was the case...
The more he resisted, and the more he opposed it, the greater the pressure on his body.
No, from the start, that was already wrong. It wasn’t resistance, instead, it was absorbance. He completely absorbed this grief into his body, merging his heart and the mountain river illustration together.
He instantly acted when as he thought. Fang Zhengzhi decided to attempt to feel grievous, but, to be able to feel miserable without any reason was indeed rather difficult…
He could only borrow some tools.
”What is love? Why love drives men crazy?”
”Flying off to different places, the old wing returns to the cold winter.”
”Uniting is joyful, parting is bitter, and in the middle, there’s lovesickness.”
Fang Zhengzhi’s voice sounded from the arena.
This caused the surrounding examinees to feel somewhat confused.
”What is Fang Zhengzhi trying to do? He still has the mood for poetry at this time?!”
”I believe he is admitting defeat in advance…”
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi was filling his heart with misery, attempting to merge as one with the mountain river illustration.
He simply didn’t notice Yan Xiu’s gaze at all, and instead shook his head inwardly. Not too long later, he actually managed to squeeze out a drop of tear, and entered the role of a grieving man.
Just as he expected.