C20 (1/2)

From Chen Yu's words, Ban Chao was sure that the Huns' envoys had arrived in Shanshan, and that the king would not receive the Chinese envoys for fear of a meeting between the two sides. He did not inform anyone of this matter, nor did he make a move on Ambassador Han. He was probably still thinking about how he had been able to get what he wanted and how he did not want to offend anyone. The king of Shansan was so uncertain that one day, when the Huns put more pressure on him, he might side with the Huns. He had to make a prompt decision and be fully prepared for this, or else he would be caught by Chen Yu, who would then either die for him or run away with his tail between his legs.

Guo Xian was so successful that she couldn't be of much use. Ban Chao couldn't think of any ideas in such a short time, and when he saw Chen Yu, he was suddenly struck by inspiration. Chen Yu was only seven or eight years old, and was already so alert. Thinking of this, he called out to Chen Yu, ”Yu'er, don't go yet. I will go with you to see your father.”

Chen Yu smiled slightly and didn't say anything as she followed Ban Chao to his residence. Because Yin Ping was a woman and had two children, she was specially cared for by the post office officials. The Chen family did not live with the others, and their residence was not far away from the post office.

When Ban Chao saw Chen Mu and Yin Ping, he exchanged a few pleasantries. Then, he smiled and said, ”You and I have a good relationship. I want to have a drink with you. Are you and I alone?” Chen Mubai was flattered by Ban Chao's high regard for him. He told Yin Ping and Chen Yu to stay out of his way for a while, and they stayed in the house, drinking wine and talking about martial arts.

Yin Ping acted according to the rules. She didn't want to get involved in matters between men, so she just idled around the yard. Chen Yu, on the other hand, had the temperament of a teenager. Ban Wei didn't want to call out to him, so the more he wanted to know what the two of them were talking about, the more he wanted to know. He knew that Ban Chao was not just looking for his father to talk about martial arts.

Chen Yu quietly went back to her little brother's house and closed all the doors and windows, then took out the Nine Revolutions calabash and placed it on top of a small table inside the house. She sat down cross-legged and put her hands on her knees, then pointed her thumb, middle finger and ring finger at the calabash with her index finger and pinky finger, and recited, ”Everything is empty, everything is in prison. The world is fickle, know its hundred states, the world is capricious, see the myriad changes. I am the world, the world is me! Rise! ”

When he finished, he raised his arms and the gourd suddenly jumped up, releasing ten thousand beams of golden light, shining brightly in the dark room. Chen Yu's eyes were in pain, and she was about to close them when the divine light suddenly turned into an inky black patch, where stars were twinkling on the surface. Chen Mu stared at it and realized that the Nine-Circled Gourd had illuminated the entire sky on the wall. It was still daytime, but the Nine Revolutions Gourd appeared in the night sky. Even Chen Yu, who was extremely intelligent, couldn't figure out the crux of the matter. She thought to herself: I want to see what father and that Ban Chao have to say, and why they appeared in the night sky.

As soon as he thought about it, the sky began to spin rapidly and he saw a green and blue ball flying towards him. As his line of sight got closer and closer, he could see a lot of mountains and rivers.

Only then did Chen Yu realize that it was not the giant ball that was crashing towards her, but rather that her thoughts had already drifted out of the sky and back to the ground, that ”I am the world, the world is me” was able to take in the entire world, that everything was just an illusion in her head, but it was happening right now. People were coming and going on the streets, like ants lining up in a row, the rows of houses were becoming clearer and clearer, and her gaze was once again drawn towards the front of the inn.

Chen Yu was also not in the mood to watch on. Her gaze swept past the inn and arrived at her own courtyard. Seeing her mother fetching water from the well and the chicks eating rice at the side, Chen Yu subconsciously called out, ”Mother.”

However, Yin Ping turned a deaf ear. Chen Yu smiled faintly. She could see others, but not others. Being in the situation and not being known to others was truly an indescribable feeling.