851 Before the Flowers and Beneath the Moon Part 2 (1/2)
The light in the Divine Hall of Light went out and the peach blossoms in the mountain blossomed. Although the Hierarch Lord had been missing since his return from the Academy, everyone knew that he had been seriously injured. However, on the day the peach blossoms bloomed, the Hierarch's chariot reappeared. The people looked at the shining figure behind the voile and found that he had recovered fully, his power even stronger than before.
Many changes have taken place in the West-Hill Divine Palace since spring, but no one seemed to notice. Some people did not perceive the changes at this level, while others did not dare to.
”There are some things that you can only guess about but you can't, which is why the process is made interesting. The people in the Divine Hall are all very smart. They are truly smart, so they will not die of intelligence.”
Long Qing looked at Lu Chenjia and said, ”Some things can be guessed, and I want to confirm that I need to make a trip to the You Prison. Now that the verdict of the Divine Hall still has its eyes on me and Ye Hongyu has gotten rid of all my people, I do not have the chance to at all. But it is different for you, and I would like to ask you for your help.”
His expression and tone were much more gentle than before. He was not as prideful or cold, but the words were still as cold to Lu Chenjia's ears because of his politeness.
”How am I different?” She asked.
Long Qing looked at the Divine Hall of Light at the peak and said, ”It is said that she was by the Great Divine Priest of Revelation at his death. She went to see the Hierarch, and the Hierarch's blinded eyes recovered. However, the peach blossoms over this mountain have already bloomed for such a long time, yet she had not entered the verdict of the Divine Hall still and not met that woman, Ye Hongyu.”
Lu Chenjia asked, ”What are you trying to say?”
Long Qingsaid, ”If I have not guessed wrongly, she is the person in the Divine Hall of Light. Then, your bad relationship with Ning Que is beneficial to you now. You can help me as long as the two girls in white in the Divine Hall speak. Not even Ye Hongyu would dare to stop you.”
Lu Chenjia lowered her head and asked, ”Why?”
Long Qing answered, ”Because she knows that helping you would mean helping me. She would definitely be willing as long as it is something that hinders the Academy and Ning Que because she hates them the most.”
Lu Chenjia said, ”Then why don't you head straight to the Divine Hall of Light? Everyone knows that if we wanted to find someone Ning Que hated the most in the world, it'd definitely be you.”
After a pause, Long Qing said, ”I do not dare to take the risk because she also used to hate me a lot.”
Lu Chenjia looked at his eyes and said, ”You said earlier that smart people easily die because of their intelligence. Mortals daring to guess Heaven's will are also equally in danger.”
Long Qing answered, ”There are some things that have to be done even if you would die.”
Lu Chenjia looked at the flowers in front of her and asked, ”When?”
Long Qing replied, ”As soon as possible, as I do not have a lot of time.”
Lu Chenjia said, ”I like how honest you are with me, so I will do it. But I do not understand why you want to enter the You Prison.”
Long Qing answered, ”I have to see someone.”
Lu Chenjia asked, ”Why?”
Long Qing replied, ”I went to the Zhishou Abbey. The doors were closed.”
Lu Chenjia looked at his face and asked with a wavering voice, ”Have you not given up yet?”
Long Qing said calmly, ”It would be a shame to have suffered all these years and to have struggled in dire situations countless times if I just gave up so easily.”
Lu Chenjia could sense the aura he was giving off and understood that he had gained true peace. She could not understand why a calm man like this would be so stubborn.
”Just because my heart is still does not mean that it is dead.”
Long Qing looked at his chest. Beneath the divine robe, was a hole. There wasn't a heart inside, only a black peach blossom. When the entire mountain bloomed with peach blossoms, the black peach blossom in his chest that had almost withered in the south of Chang'an had miraculously recovered. He felt that this was a sign from Haotian.
He looked in the direction of the Divine Hall of Light and said calmly, ”I used to think too much in the past, so my Taoist Heart might be firm, but mottled. Those marks are scars from past fears. Just like the dream I had when I ascended the mountain in the Academy, I saw light and darkness, but did not understand where I should stand. Now, I just want to heal my injuries and have a fair fight with Ning Que, to see whom Haotian will choose. Even if Haotian does not choose me, I cannot give up on myself.”
The moon shone on the flowering trees in the Revelation Institute and also on the peach blossoms covering the mountain. Ning Que stood on the edge of the cliff in front of the flowers and looked at the moon in the night sky. Once he had ascertained that the night would not be cloudly, he jumped to the opposite precipice.
He landed on the precipice with both hands making the true Emblematic Gesture of the Buddhism Sect. The Dhyana and Indifference ignored the array intent coming from the precipice. Then, he released his right hand slowly and held on to a rope hanging down from the top of the precipice.
The rope was very long and strong, with one end tied to the neck of the big black horse on the cliff platform while the other end hung off the precipice and was tightly tied to Ning Que's waist.
He tugged on the string tightly, sending a signal to the top of the cliff platform. The Big Black Horse felt the vibration on the string on its neck and walked towards the edge of the cliff slowly. Ning Que slowly descended the precipice.
Moonlight shone down, and the fog enveloping the You Prison lowered, revealing the stone windows dotting the precipice, looking like ant nests. Ning Que arrived at the cell Chen Pipi was imprisoned in and tugged on the rope once more.
The Big Black Horse stopped moving forward.
Ning Que was worried about being swallowed up by the fog and that he would not be able to hold onto the precipice and fall to his death. Now that he was tied by a rope to the Big Black Horse, he should be able to rest assured. However, he still felt rather nervous as he looked at the fog beneath his feet.
He did not dare to look down and looked into the stone window instead.