Song Qingshu had read the original Ode to Gallantry and knew that these annotations, and even the verses themselves, were meant to mislead people. In the original story, a group of extraordinarily gifted individuals had spent decades studying them without discovering anything, yet the illiterate Shi Potian had instead cracked their secret.
Now that he knew the key, deciphering the martial arts contained within would be much easier. Song Qingshu had not originally planned to stay, but the martial arts of Hero's Island were said to be peerless divine techniques. Having entered a treasure mountain only to leave empty-handed would ultimately be a pity.
"I'll take a casual look first. If it takes too much time, I'll forget it." Having made up his mind, Song Qingshu focused his attention and began to study the wall. He no longer remembered the details of the original story, only that the annotations and the literal meaning of the verses had nothing to do with it. So he directed his attention straight to the characters carved into the stone wall.
Previously, at the Sword Tomb, he had seen the few dozen words Dugu Qiubai had left behind. Every stroke of every character had seemed like a sharp sword, and from them he had grasped Dugu Qiubai's sword intent. This time, he followed the same approach and examined the strokes of the characters. Yet no matter how he looked, the words "Zhao Ke Man Hu Ying" seemed utterly ordinary, nothing like they concealed sword intent or anything of the sort.
Song Qingshu frowned, and his gaze drifted to the painting beside them. A young scholar was depicted on the stone wall. After watching for a while, Song Qingshu found the sweep of the figure's right sleeve exceptionally graceful and elegant, and he could not help