Chapter 592 – His Starry Sky Has Always Been There (1/2)
Chapter 592 - His Starry Sky Has Always Been There
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Daoist Ji and Yu Ren walked through open fields.
They did not walk on the official road, did not take a boat to travel on the Luo River. They walked where human tracks appeared the least, deep within the weeds. Their Daoist robes were covered in bits of grass, a mantis crushed to death beneath a walking stick.
Because it was hard for him to walk, Yu Ren was very slow. Daoist Ji had to consider the speed of his disciple and naturally could not walk too fast. However, they had clearly been in the snowy plains to the north of Mount Han just a few days ago, so how had they appeared here, in the plains from which that imposing city could be seen?
That city had no walls, but on this day in which the blue sky seemed to be washed clean, it was still visible from several dozen li away. This was because of the city's high platform, the tall mountain on its outskirts, and its countless other buildings that stretched to the clouds.
Though returning to this place after many years, Daoist Ji showed no emotion on his face, only his usual calm and indifference, or perhaps numbness. Yu Ren had no impressions of the capital, nor did he have any sort of emotion towards it, yet his face still revealed curiosity and yearning. Yet in the next moment, those emotions transformed into graveness and unease.
He gazed at a certain position in the sky, gazing at it for a very long time.
The slightly smothering wind of the plains brushed the black hair hanging over his forehead.
He only had one eye that could see, and staring into the distance for so long made it prone to ache. He rubbed his eye, unable to suppress his suspicions, wondering whether his eye had been seeing things a moment ago.
”You did not see wrong. That was your junior brother's Fated Star.”
At some point, Daoist Ji had also begun gazing at the sky. His perpetually calm and emotionless face finally revealed an extremely faint smile. Although this smile was faint, it was rich with emotion.
So many years had already passed, so many that even he had almost forgotten which direction the wind had been blowing when Emperor Taizong had that conversation with him in the Palace of Great Brilliance before returning to the sea of stars.
Hearing Daoist Ji's words, Yu Ren became even more uneasy.
”There is no need to worry, this is a good thing.”
After saying this, Daoist Ji continued forward.
Yu Ren gazed at his back, opening his mouth to say something, but no sound would come out. He made signs with his hands, but he could not make him see. He could only shake his head and continue forward.
The wind blew across the grass, opening a path.
Master and disciple walked along this path through the plains, one happy, one concerned.
At the end of this path, the capital loomed.
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On the peak of Mount Han, on the shores of the Heaven Lake, many people had already guessed at what Chen Changsheng was doing, at what he was experiencing. Countless conversations expressing shock rose up, like the buzzing of so many bees, then, in a flash, they all vanished, transforming into absolute silence.
The crowd gazed at the cross-legged Chen Changsheng with faces brimming with shock.
He…was condensing his star!