Shi Mingyue turned around and saw Xu Ziling walking towards them with a basket of herbs on his back.
Then, Shi Mingyue began a strange life in this unfamiliar valley. She, Xu Ziling, and He Jun unexpectedly lived in harmony in the same place. This was something she had never imagined before.
However, Xu Ziling spent most of his time in his room doing nothing. Shi Mingyue was monitored by He Jun every day and could not go too far. She had no idea how to escape.
Outside the window, the sound of a melodious piano drifted by. It was He Jun playing. Shi Mingyue glanced at the two little birds perched on the windowsill, still feeling gloomy. When would this kind of life end? What could He Jun do to get her to leave?
But what she was more puzzled about was what was the purpose of He Jun and Xu Ziling staying in this valley? She thought it must be related to what Xu Ziling did in the room every day.
She walked out of the room. He Jun, who was sitting by the stream playing the piano, stopped what he was doing and cast a gentle and gentle glance over at her.
"You don't have to stay in the room all the time. It's okay to go out for a walk more often." He said with a smile.
Shi Mingyue looked at his smiling face without any emotion in her heart. "Aren't you tired of living like this? I can't possibly accept you. Do you really have to keep wasting your time with me?"
"I won't get bored for the time being. I have great patience and can continue to wait."
"What is your purpose in staying in this valley with Xu Ziling?" Shi Mingyue asked. She guessed that He Jun would not answer her question.
"Purpose? To study what we obtained from the bottom of the Misty Forest Canyon."
"What is it?"
"It's a meteorite."
Meteorite! Shi Mingyue was shocked. What does this have to do with the meteorite in the Ulan Bu Desert?
"This meteorite can make people fall into a coma. To be precise, it makes people fall into a deep sleep and stops all functions of the human body. It was because of it that I slept in the underground of Yongjin Temple for two hundred years." He Jun told Shi Mingyue without reservation.
Shi Mingyue pressed on, "It makes people sleepy, but then what? What do you want to do by studying it?"
"I want to know if it can shut down all body functions without putting people into a coma."
He Jun's words were a bit awkward. Shi Mingyue took a long time to react, then a bold guess formed in her mind, "Are you researching immortality?" Throughout the process of birth, aging, illness, and death, the human body functions continuously. Upon death, the heartbeat stops, the blood stagnates, and the body temperature drops—all these functions cease. But if a person remains conscious after the meteorite halts all functions, wouldn't that be the achievement of immortality?
He Jun looked at her approvingly: "Not bad."
Shi Mingyue remained silent for a long time. People had been studying immortality since ancient times, but no one had ever succeeded. Would everything they did be in vain?
He Jun said: "Are you doubting that we will succeed?"
"yes."
"It's normal to doubt. No one has ever accomplished this before, but we will definitely succeed." He Jun was full of confidence in him and Xu Ziling.
Shi Mingyue was not in a position to comment further, so she asked, "If you were truly immortal, what would you do?"
"I won't answer this question for now." Unexpectedly, He Jun did not answer her question.
Shi Mingyue knew she had asked enough questions today, so she turned and went back to her room. Looking down at the star-moon bracelet on her wrist, she thought of Fu Yueli again. What was he doing now?
After searching for Shi Mingyue in Yunzhou for a long time but finding nothing, Fu Yueli and Fu Baiheng returned to Shangjing and ordered a nationwide search for her.
Fu Yueli could not sleep almost every day and night. He only hated himself for not being able to protect her and letting her leave him again.
That night, Shi Mingyue lay in bed unable to sleep. She thought that Fu Yueli must not be asleep either.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a creaky sound. Shi Mingyue sat up in surprise and looked towards the door.
"Get up and follow me." It was He Jun, who seemed a little indignant.
"What happened?" Shi Mingyue asked.
He Jun said: "The person who is looking for you is almost here."
When Shi Mingyue heard this, how could she just follow He Jun? She agreed with him and stood up to pack her things, but He Jun said impatiently, "No need to pack, just come with me."
So the three of them stepped into the night. Shi Mingyue did not hear any movement from other people along the way. She was being watched closely and realized that she had no chance of escape at all.
It was almost dawn, and the three of them stopped to rest beside a bush.
He Jun went into the bushes and did something unknown. When he came back, he looked like a stranger. He had disguised himself and put on a hood so that ordinary people would not be able to recognize him.
"Where are you going to escape to?" Shi Mingyue asked.
He Jun said: "Go to Jiangzhou."
Jiangzhou was the most prosperous prefecture in Zhao State. Shi Mingyue had visited Jiangzhou with her parents as a child. After a while, she confirmed that the valley she had been staying in was actually within Yunzhou. Now they had arrived in Jiangzhou. To her surprise, this time they were no longer staying in a remote, isolated area, but in a house on one of Jiangzhou's busiest streets.
There were people guarding the house. When they saw them coming, they were quite respectful to He Jun. Even though He Jun was wearing a hood, they seemed to be able to recognize him.
Shi Mingyue moved into a spacious and comfortable room. She found the house decorated in a very ornate style. Was this a place He Jun had arranged long ago? It turned out that he had been planning so many things while at Ningguo Temple. Could he have some other plan?
She couldn't guess at the moment, but the servants in the house treated her with respect, bringing her luxurious clothes and delicious food. However, the surveillance here was still strict. He Jun was not there, but the servants were guarding the door. Although they often smiled at her, she still felt uncomfortable.
After staying here for about half a month, He Jun seemed to be busy with other things and never came back. Shi Mingyue's patience was almost at its limit. She couldn't bear it any longer. She wanted to leave here and return to Fu Yueli.
That night, the maid came in with toiletries. Shi Mingyue watched her busy back from behind and felt sorry for the maid, but she still had to do it.
She had just raised the vase and was about to smash it down when someone suddenly grabbed her hand.
Shi Mingyue turned her head in panic and met He Jun's indifferent gaze.
The maid noticed what was happening and ran out quickly.
"It's wrong for you to do this." He Jun was not angry, and there was no blame in his voice.
Shi Mingyue's emotions quickly calmed down. She sneered and said, "So what you did is right?"
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