886 Messy To Unravel (1/2)
Mellow winds blew from inside the Divine Hall of Light, raised the pile of ashes and carried the ash outside of the Divine Hall.
Sangsang walked together with the ashes in the wind, left the terrace and stepped onto the cliff outside the Divine Hall. She watched the ashes fall down slowly like snowflakes.
People went into an uproar in the front yard of Peach Mountain. The sacrifice had disappeared. Dozens of Divine Talismans shone distinctively on the Array of Clear Light. Ning Que had done a lot.
She looked at the figure standing in front of the altar and could no longer hold her anger. Thus, the refres.h.i.+ng breeze among the hills turned violent, left the Divine Hall and roared towards every corner in the human world.
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In Linkang, the capital of the South Jin Kingdom, autumn was not refres.h.i.+ng. This autumn clung onto the summer heat. It became a mire after an autumn rain, especially for the people who lived in the poor areas. The foul water slopped over scattered bricks and smelled worse than the sewage.
All of a sudden, a refres.h.i.+ng breeze came from the south, whistled through streets and cleared the unpleasant smell. Ye Su was guiding a dozen of students to clear those out-of-use sewers along the streets.
He experienced the refres.h.i.+ng breeze lingering in the streets and sighed in relief, ”You've found it.”
This was for his old friend who just pa.s.sed away. When Liu Bai left Linkang, Ye Su wished for him to find the ultimate Taoism. He had found it and Ye Su felt relieved.
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Autumn by the Fuchun River was charming. Trees along the river banks changed to various colors and their reflections in the water made the river dazzle.
Jun Mo and Mu You stepped out of the Cui Garden. He looked at the scattered reflections on the river banks and said to her after a long silence, ”I need to go on a long journey.”
He sensed Liu Bai's pa.s.sing and so did Mu You. However, she did not understand why Jun Mo had to set off for the long journey because of his pa.s.sing.
”Where to?” she asked worriedly.
”To the Xuankong Temple. Since I am studying buddhism, I have to go there.” Jun Mo saw her expression and continued, ”I just want to study Buddhism. I'm not becoming a monk.”
Mu You asked, ”Why did you make such a rush decision?”
Jun Mo answered, ”She is way too powerful. Our Youngest Brother might not be able to conquer her.”
Mu You looked at him and said, ”In reality, it's just because you admire Liu Bai.”
Jun Mo said, ”Yes I do admire him. I am also grateful as he carried Ye Su and me in his sword when he used it to stab Haotian today.”
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In the Wilderness, autumn was cold. The wind blowing over the desolate fields was chilling. It felt like bites on the body. Tang was topless but he did not feel anything, so he continued the conversation with his master who was sitting in the sedan on his shoulder.
”Even if Liu Bai's sword could make her sentimental, what good would that do?”
”If she were to become sentimental, Youngest Brother will have a chance.”
Yu Lian was sitting in the sedan as if she was on a hill. She looked toward the south and frowned. It was because the rus.h.i.+ng yet refres.h.i.+ng wind carried messages.
Tang sensed the messages too and suddenly felt chills.
Yu Lian said, ”Liu Bai is dead. She is indeed invincible. There's no point for us to go to Peach Mountain. No one but Ning Que can stand up to her.”
Tang said, ”I'm a bit worried.”
Yu Lian asked, ”Tang Xiaotang, Pipi, Ning Que and the girls from the House of Red Sleeves are at Peach Mountain. What do you think this could mean?”
”No idea.”
”There is a girl named Xiaocao from the House of Red Sleeves. She used to be her best friend in Chang'an. Tang Xiaotang was also her best friend at the Back Hill of the Academy. Pipi was very close to her, not to mention also to Ning Que. This means everyone she used to be very close to is presented at Peach Mountain.”
”Then?”
”She bestowed the Headmaster with Heaven's Will, and he returned by bonding her to the human world. She sent him to Haotian's Divine Kingdom, and he kept her here. If she wants to go back to the Divine Kingdom, she has to cut the bond.”
”How should she cut the bond? The most important is to end her relation with humans in this world.”
”So she wants to kill Xiaotang and the others?”
”Correct.”
”Then we should be even more worried. Shouldn't we?”
”You think it would be such an easy task to cut the bond?”
Yu Lian continued, ”I suppose she is the distressed one now.”
Tang asked, ”What is the Academy's plan after all?”
Yu Lian answered, ”The Academy had no plan at all.”
Tang was shocked and questioned, ”No plan at all?”
”That's right. I've told you no one could predict the Heaven. Then why should the Academy bother planning?”
”Then the Academy just did nothing at all?”
Yu Lian replied, ”The Academy arranged for Ning Que's trip to Peach Mountain.”