Chapter 6: Human Needle, Piercing Humanity

  Tai Shi Lan didn't jump down by herself.

  Before jumping down, she was looking for a brick and trying to aim, planning to hit one shot and give Tie Shuzhu a headshot.

  Just as she didn't want to see that similar face smiling and welcoming, she also didn't want to see that face turn pale with death, which made her feel limp all over, as if her soul had left its shell, watching herself being killed.

  But just as she was about to make her move, she suddenly felt a gust of wind behind her, and then her body tilted, falling from the top of the wall.

  With a loud crash, Ta Shi Lan burst open the half-closed window and fell into the room. Before falling, she only had time to grab a handful of wall ash and wipe it on her face.

  Several women who were killing someone indoors were startled by the sudden loud noise, and they all let go of their hands. They turned their heads to see a short-haired person tumble in through the window, with a blackened face that made it impossible to discern his features, except for a pair of narrow and sharp eyes that looked familiar yet strange.

  Although these young ladies were ruthless, after all, it was their first time killing someone in the middle of the night, and they had already become startled birds. At this moment, a mysterious soldier suddenly descended from the sky, thinking that they had encountered thieves, and in their great shock, they didn't even bother to kill anyone else, and hastily fled through the door.

  Escaping last was Tui Shi Zhu, she looked back before leaving, saw Tui Shi Lan motionless on the ground, couldn't help but curl up her mouth and smiled with satisfaction.

  She knew best, Yu Shilan's larynx was broken, and there was no way to save her.

  With a loud crash, she burst out of the door and suddenly felt dizzy for a moment as she rushed out.

  When she came to again, she was standing in the garden, looking dazed.

  Just now, a scene that was once thought to be unforgettable for a lifetime has suddenly become somewhat vague and blurred, just like a white paper filled with black words slowly sinking into the lake of memory, seeping, softening, falling, and turning into continuous entwining marks.

  She thought for a long time before recalling what had just happened. She felt very satisfied with herself, and the fear was gone. She walked back slowly.

  Oddly enough, she forgot about Tai Shi Lan's last appearance...

  Taishi remained indoors.

  At this moment, the woman was lying on the ground, gasping for breath. She slowly walked over and squatted down, furrowing her brow as soon as she did.

  Wei Shilan's neck was twisted at an eerie angle... all signs of life had ceased.

  Tai Shi Lan patted her face, seeing that she didn't move at all, and couldn't help but sigh. She turned her eyes to see the broken three-edged awl in the corner of the wall, and her heart moved slightly.

  Yi Shilan wanted to take this thing out before she died, it must be very important.

  Bury her with him then.

  The jade triple spike had already become a pile of fragments, and it was very difficult to pick them up, but this was not a problem for Tai Shi Lan. Her hands slowly covered the triple spikes.

  Under the palm of his hand, the three-edged thorn seemed to be softening, deforming, and then reassembling... before recondensing.

  At this moment, if someone were present and saw the original object restored to its former state, they would surely exclaim in surprise. At this moment, if Tai Shi Lan looked down at his own palm, he might also be astonished.

  The restored trident did not return to its original state, and inside the trident, visible to the naked eye were strips of semi-solidified **in flow. Those **were a kind of semi-transparent green color. Between these green **appeared a thin thread of blood that wandered through the green **and separated them. The colors of those **gradually changed, presenting silver white, pale blue, and gold in three colors, extremely light but clear and distinct.

  When the three ridges are finally formed, the original pale green jade material has changed to silver white, light blue and shallow gold. Each ridge is still semi-transparent, with a flowing, half-solid appearance that shines brightly under candlelight.

  If it can be said that the three prongs were like useless works of art before, now they are still works of art, but with a few more mysterious overtones.

  Tai Shi Lan raised his hand and saw that San Leng Ci had completely changed his appearance, and he also let out a "hmm" of surprise.

  In modern times, she often restored various objects, all of which were cloned in their original form, and this kind of thing had never happened before.

  The three-edged needle feels special in the hand, with a slightly cool silver-white color, a faintly warm pale blue color, and a golden color that is an indescribable strange feeling, as if there is a special suction force that makes one's heart skip a beat.

  Tai Shi's fingers suddenly pressed a protruding point, and with a "click" sound, the body of the trident suddenly rotated, and the golden tip of the trident popped out. The three prongs of this trident were actually movable.

  Tai Shi Lan's hand slightly shook, and the golden corner accidentally poked onto Yi Shi Lan's hand back.

  Xie Shilan suddenly opened her eyes!

  Tai Shi Lan crouched down, grasping the three-pronged spear, motionless.

  It's alive!

  I just tried her breath, she was clearly dead, how did she open her eyes again in the blink of an eye?

  Tai Shi Lan didn't say another word and grabbed a candle holder from the ground, striking it at Yi Shilan.

  Don't try to revive something dead, knock yourself out and talk about it again!

  "A soft, weak voice of restraint... Ta Shi Lan's hand suddenly stopped, three centimeters away from Ou Ye Sheng Lan's head."

  "Human? Ghost?" Tai Shi Lan stared at Cui Shi Lan, "Unfinished business to say last words? Spare me, I'm not a savior."

  Wei Shilan's eyes rolled back, and she was so angry with Tai Shiyan's resolute and unreasonable attitude that she almost fainted. After a long time, she finally calmed down and said intermittently, "...... I won't live for long...... Don't you want to hear the secret......"

  "I don't want to." Tai Shi Lan's face was expressionless.

  Those who like to listen to secrets often end up becoming secrets themselves.

  She is not interested.

  Wei Shilan let out another "ah" and took a few deep breaths, her gaze shifting to the three-colored trident in Tai Shi's hand. Her eyes suddenly lit up as she muttered, "...So that's how it is... You... you..." She struggled to stretch out her hand, "Do you want the Wei family's treasured heirloom?"

  Tai Shi Lan held the three-edged dagger in his palm and weighed it, then suddenly asked, "Isn't this mine?"

  Xie Shilan coughed violently and started coughing...

  "Alright......" Her complexion gradually darkened, and she let out a helpless bitter laugh. "So... it needs the blood of a direct female descendant of the Tui clan... I didn't think that in the end, I would be helping you... The origins of this thing... You will find out later... It's called 'Human Realm'..."

  The world has thorns, and the name of these thorns is "human".

  "Human..." Tai Shi Lan repeated, feeling that this name was simple yet profound in meaning, and as he read it, his thoughts were endless, with a hint of shock.

  From Tai Shi Lan's intermittent narrative, Taishi Huan finally understood that the human body has a needle that makes people forget, a needle that reveals the truth, and a needle that recalls the soul. The needle pierces the emptiness of the human heart, the superficiality of the world, and the impermanence of life and death.

  Confuse people's minds, overthrow the world, control life and death.

  It is for humanity.

  "The Human" originated from the alien tribe "Long Xiang" many years ago, this tribe was skilled in toxic medicine, with a dragon as its totem. In fact, the so-called "alien dragon" is a rare poisonous snake that they worshiped. The snake's skin, venom, and saliva each have different strange toxic effects. The people of this tribe devoted themselves to researching and finally refined three medicines with the effects of "forgetting, spitting out the truth, and returning the soul". They gathered heavenly materials and treasures to practice the Human Needle.

  Oblivion causes temporary amnesia, with the duration depending on the depth of the poison; Truth Inducer, as the name suggests, forces one to reveal the truth within a short period of time after being poisoned. Soul Recall doesn't literally recall one's soul, but it can make one regain consciousness for a short period of time, earning them an extra moment of life.

  All three effects are short-term, but all are crucial. Whether it's erasing memories in an instant, revealing the truth in a flash, or prolonging life for a short period, they can all play a crucial role at critical moments. If the people and things involved are important enough, it's not an exaggeration to say that it can turn the world upside down and disturb people's minds. Moreover, it is said that the ability of the human needle will become more mysterious as its master's abilities increase, and if it encounters a heavenly ordained master, it may even bring about catastrophic consequences for humanity.

  And so, the innocent husband was wrongly accused and the family suffered a series of disasters, ultimately leading to their downfall. The sword was also seized by the Emperor of Southern Qi, and after several changes in ownership, it ended up in the hands of the Yu family.

  The Wei family is actually the descendant of this tribe, just changed their name and surname. The people of that tribe used to raise snakes with blood, which was a medicine guide to open the human acupuncture points. Years later, this secret was sealed, even the Wei family didn't know about it.

  Wei Shilan's eyes lit up at this moment, and of course she couldn't say it in such detail. There were some things she wasn't very clear about either, but Tai Shi Lan also understood the general idea.

  The time for recalling one's soul is limited after all, and Yu Shilan's face quickly turned pale. Suddenly, she took a deep breath and tightly grasped Tai Shi Lan's hand.

  "…Help me take revenge!"

  "None of your business." Tai Shi Lan refused bluntly.

  "...you... you took away our family's most treasured heirloom..."

  Tai Shi Lan glanced at the "Human Thorn" in her hand, she had been holding it earlier because she liked it, but now that she knew its origin, she wasn't as interested in it anymore.

  "That's yours." She casually tossed it back at Wei Shilan and turned around to leave.

  Xie Shilan was stunned, muttering and gasping for breath, "Why..."

  "Firstly, I'm alone and weak, while you come from a big and powerful family, I don't want to look for trouble." Tai Shi Lan raised two fingers, "Secondly, you're shameless, which is why your sisters plotted against you. You wanted to do bad things but couldn't even protect yourself, it's no wonder you died."

  "I'm not... born to be shameless..." Yi Shilan looked up at Tai Shi Lan, two lines of clear tears slowly flowing down. "...I was born into this kind of family, how could I possibly be so... shameless... It must have been them who drugged me... If I don't do it every day, my whole body will be in severe pain that's hard to bear... The state I'm in now is also a living hell, believe me, look..." She shook her hand and tore open her own skirt.

  Tai Shi Lan glanced over and immediately shifted his gaze away, a wave of turbulence in his stomach.

  "Human... needle... give it to you." Ti Shilan slowly closed her skirt, closed her eyes, "I don't ask you to avenge me either... they will have their own retribution... I only ask you one thing, in my inner pocket there is a bottle of medicine, the purple jade small bottle... it's the secret medicine I brought back from the palace, apply it within an hour after death... can keep my appearance as before... I want to die cleanly and refreshingly..."

  "Good." Tai Shi Lan thought this requirement was very reasonable and immediately agreed.

  Wei Shilan's lips curled up slightly, and she let out a soft sigh.

  She didn't open her eyes again.

  A night-blooming jasmine on the table silently dropped a crystal dewdrop, like a tear.

  The mist outside the window grew heavier, and dew was accumulating on the tips of the emerald green leaves. Daybreak was near.

  Tai Shi Lan half-knelt beside Yi Shilan, frowning as he stared at the smile on her lips, feeling that this smile was full of calculation and extremely eerie.

  But what can a dead man plan for others?

  Tai Shi Lan shook her head, shaking off the strange thoughts in her mind. She reached out and slowly tidied up Tui Shilan's disheveled hair.

  That night, I met the person who was destined to be with me in another world, only to part ways forever, witnessing her death with my own eyes, and seeing that face so similar to mine fall into eternal sleep.

  Her fingers paused at the familiar brow, like a gust of wind sweeping across the silent lake.

  A faint sorrow, now filling the air.

  It's like seeing another self, desolate until the end of life's journey.

  This doesn't look like a good start at all.

  But who knows what the outcome will be?

  Tai Shi slowly got up, found the small bottle in Yu Shilan's underwear, and poured the grayish-white powder into the wound on her neck according to Yu Shilan's instructions.

  As soon as the powder was sprinkled on her, her face turned cold!

  Digression

  The following is written for the author who reads my book (is there one?)

  Last year, I thought I would stop writing in the future. I once boasted in a circle of friends that I wanted to take on apprentices (actually just exchange ideas), and then forgot about it. Recently, when I went to check, I found over 100 messages, and there were also many people who wrote long emails, so I finally felt like I should make an explanation for this matter. I don't know how those friends contacted me, thinking that they might have read my book, so I'm posting it here.

  This year has already started, and I have limited leisure time. As for recruiting apprentices, I really don't dare to do so. After some thought, I created a new group, hoping to communicate with authors who are willing to exchange ideas and make progress together in writing. If there are still people waiting for me, and also V-essay writers, you're welcome to join the group. Those who enter the group will not be divided into gods or beginners, and the main focus is on exchanging writing experiences. I will provide my experience as much as possible, but I do not advocate recommending or pulling relationships, writing must be pure.

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