Xiao Bai looked at the ancestral book "Dao Yi" in his hand, listening to the village chief shaking his head as he narrated the contents of the book.

The book contained handwritten vertical calligraphy without any punctuation marks. It was difficult for Xiao Bai to understand it by himself. While listening to the village chief's story, Xiao Bai used a pen to mark the contents of the book, including punctuation marks, pinyin letters, and text explanations. It felt a bit like studying classical Chinese in high school.

"Hey, you study so hard?" Xiao Yao nudged Xiao Bai with her elbow.

Without even turning around, Xiao Bai commented on the village chief's explanation while saying, "When you don't understand something, I think we should just assume it's true, and then find evidence to refute it or verify it's wrong. Before we find any evidence, I'm willing to assume it's true, so let's learn first."

"Okay." All the good friends had started studying, so Xiao Yao could only focus on the books and follow the village chief to learn, stumbling along.

"Today we will cover the first chapter. Go back and study hard. We will conduct a random check tomorrow."

Today's class ended with the sound of the village chief's cane tapping on the ground.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Yao went home together. On the way, they talked about the reason for the revival of spiritual energy again.

"The village chief keeps saying that spiritual energy is reviving. How did it revive? Could it be related to the asteroid?" Xiao Yao asked Xiao Bai as they walked, fanning the book in her hand.

"I guess so. Although the village chief didn't say it explicitly, all these things happened after the asteroid hit the blue planet. And if you watch the short video, some people found that the grass and trees are particularly lush in many places where asteroids hit, so I think these must be related to the asteroid impact." Xiao Bai put on his cross-body bag and looked at the lush mountains not far away. The summer sun was particularly dazzling, and the mountains not far away were clearly visible. The trees in some places were particularly green, while the trees in some places were dried up by the sun.

"Look over there, the trees are so green. Did an asteroid hit there?" Xiao Bai asked, pointing to the mountainside not far away.

"Shh!" Xiao Yao quickly pulled Xiao Bai back and whispered, "Don't ask that question. There are no debris from the asteroid impact in our village, not even asteroids!"

Xiao Bai was a little surprised. Is there anything wrong with asking this?

Perhaps sensing Xiao Bai's confusion, Xiao Yao pulled Xiao Bai to a shady tree away from the main road and whispered to him, "I've asked my Uncle Daqing this question before, and he scolded me severely. He warned me that no matter who asks me next time, I must say that our village has never been hit by asteroid debris, especially if I see a stranger asking me that question. I must say so!"

"Are you protecting yourself from outsiders?"

"Don't be so curious. I was curious before and wanted to see what it was like after being hit by an asteroid. I went to see my uncle, but he scolded me. He told me that everything had been dealt with and you wouldn't be able to find it even if you wanted to."

Xiao Bai raised her eyebrows. The cities outside were full of potholes caused by asteroid fragments. She didn't quite understand why the village was so secretive about it and controlled it so strictly, actually dealing with those potholes so early.

It seems that things are not as simple as we thought.

"If someone asks, will they believe it? After all, there are places everywhere that have been damaged by asteroid debris."

"Oh, how would I know? Anyway, my uncle Daqing told me not to tell anyone. If someone asks, just say that our place is remote and surrounded by mountains, and we didn't see any asteroid fragments falling." Xiao Yao spread out his hands.

"Okay."

The two walked to the fork in the road in the middle of the village and waved goodbye. Xiao Yao's home was not far away, while Xiao Bai's home was at the entrance of the village, two miles away from the center of the village.

As Xiao Bai walked, she pondered: The resurgence of spiritual energy must be somehow connected to the asteroid. But the village had covered it up and dealt with it so quickly; there must be a reason. Besides the ancient temple, where else in the village might the asteroid have landed? Xiao Bai suddenly remembered something her mother had said: "Your father saw a bright light fall into the river in front of our house, where he often fished." It looked like she could go to the river to see if she had found anything.