Chapter 126: The Method of Calculating Xie Qingyu's Fate by Analyzing Her Face
After seeing Xie Yunying off, Yue Yining sat alone in the room for a long time.
It wasn't until the head maid of the princess's residence came to ask her for instructions, saying that Lord Ye Miheng had already arrived at the princess's residence gate.
Yue Yining gradually snapped out of her reverie: "...Bring him in."
Ye Miheng sent her an invitation yesterday, saying he wanted to arrange a time to meet her.
Ye Miheng was still angry with her, but after she had a fight with Xie Qingyu a few days ago, she sent him a letter, taking the initiative to inquire about some matters concerning the Fourth Prince's residence. Ye Miheng immediately calmed down, not only agreeing to everything, but also replying to her several times in a row.
"Thanks to your reminder, I finally finished investigating the people around me today, and I found a servant with a suspicious background. The Fourth Prince's men tortured him, and he confessed everything. Just as you predicted, he is indeed one of the Seventh Prince's men."
Yue Yining: "I see."
Ye Miheng sat in front of her, his eyes lively, filled with resentment and anger, which quickly turned into a slight indignation: "That's not all! In the past few days, I've followed the clues and found out a lot more about what happened before."
"Do you remember that time I wanted to come see you, but I accidentally took laxatives and ended up bedridden for several days? That was all arranged by Xie Qingyu's people! Later, I couldn't find out why I had diarrhea, and I thought I was just sick, so I drank Chinese medicine for a long time!"
Ye Miheng got excited when talking about what happened before, feeling both wronged and angry, and cursed repeatedly: "Later, I was poisoned several more times, each time when I was about to go out to run errands or meet people, which caused me to miss many important banquets and meetings, and I don't know how much suffering I endured!"
"I had no grudge against him, yet he harmed me like this! What kind of kind and upright loyal minister is he? Bah! He's willing to use despicable means to frame others in his struggle for power! He's a hypocrite, utterly despicable and shameless!"
As Ye Miheng hurled insults and profanities at Xie Qingyu, Yue Yining remained motionless, holding her teacup as if frozen in time.
She remained silent for a long time before smiling as if she had finally realized something, but only the corners of her mouth moved; there was no real smile on her face.
Although she had suspected it for a while, she still felt a chill in her heart when she actually received a definite answer from Ye Miheng.
Perhaps realizing she was being too emotional, she lowered her eyelashes as a cover and replied dismissively, "Is that so?"
Although Yue Yining did not look up, she keenly sensed that Ye Miheng's mood seemed to have improved.
His brows relaxed, a slight smile played on his lips, and he secretly glanced at her expression before letting out a soft hum: "...I thought you would argue with me for his sake."
Yue Yining looked up at him: "It's an undeniable fact, what can I argue with you about?"
Ye Miheng continued to hum: "What's there to argue about? Isn't it just what you said when we talked about him last time? Like 'He's not that kind of person,' 'There might be a misunderstanding between you,' and so on. It's all the same kind of rhetoric. You just don't believe me."
As Yue Yining watched him roll his eyes and mutter complaints about her favoritism, she felt a little relieved and couldn't help but smile genuinely: "What is all this nonsense?"
Seeing her smile, Ye Miheng gradually relaxed. He rested his chin on his hand, watching her pour tea. "So, this time you believe me, and you see what kind of person he really is, right?"
The clear, emerald-green tea soup was poured into the cup with a "glug-glug" sound, as crisp as shattering jade, and wisps of white steam rose from it.
“…Mmm.” Yue Yining responded softly, her eyelashes drooping down to half-conceal her eyes. “You’re right.”
"I was blind before and trusted the wrong person."
Yue Yining poured two cups of tea, handed one to him, and smiled at him, "It's been a long time since we've sat down and had tea like this."
"Try it and see if my tea-making skills have improved—"
As she said this, she tried to pull her hand back, but he suddenly grabbed her wrist, and she couldn't pull it away.
Yue Yining, whose wrist was being held, looked astonished. Across from her, Ye Miheng stared intently at her, his chest heaving.
Ye Miheng's heart was racing, and he didn't understand why.
Her expression just now was clearly not good; even though it was fleeting, he caught it—a hint of gloom, sadness, and dejection. Although she had composed herself and concealed all her emotions when she looked up at him, her smile gentle and bright, he inexplicably felt flustered. He couldn't even maintain his usual feigned composure and arrogance, and reached out to grab her wrist as she tried to pull away.
"...Did he do something to you?" Ye Miheng stared intently at her. "Didn't you trust him before? You even argued with me and gave me the cold shoulder because of him. Why are you saying this now? Don't try to fool me. You're clearly not the kind of person who would change your mind after hearing just a few words."
Yue Yining was genuinely surprised at this moment.
She glanced at Ye Miheng's tense expression, then chuckled softly, her eyebrows curving into a smile. "It's rare to see you so clever, but why in a place like this?"
Ye Miheng: "Don't interrupt! Tell me quickly, did he also harm you and you found out? I can let it go, but if he dares to lay a hand on you, I will definitely not let him get away with it—"
Yue Yining straightened up, bent down and patted the head of the guy who was glaring angrily and speaking rudely.
Ye Miheng was so taken aback by her sudden outburst that he lost his voice, like a balloon that had been punctured by a needle.
He abruptly pulled his hand away from hers, clutching his head, his face flushing red. He shouted in embarrassment and anger, "Yue Yining! How dare you touch my head?!"
"What, is your head a tiger's butt that can't be touched?" Yue Yining smiled maliciously, her tone full of mockery. "But I've already touched it, what can you do about it?"
"you!!"
"Alright." Yue Yining smiled, "I just saw you were getting too worked up and wanted to tell you not to overthink it. But thank you for protecting me so much anyway."
Ye Miheng lowered his hands from his head, but the blush on his cheeks had not completely faded.
He exhaled from his chest, his voice low: "...Can't you be more careful? You're not allowed to touch a man's head like that anymore, understand? This is not something to joke about."
Yue Yining looked at him, as if she sensed something.
Okay, I almost forgot, the guy in front of me also likes her.
She readily agreed, "Okay, I understand."
Ye Miheng turned his head away and said in a low voice, "...I should have told you when I came back from Qinghuai, but I was so angry at the time that I was busy giving you the cold shoulder. I also had too many things to do recently, so I didn't have time to tell you."
Ye Miheng paused slightly, glanced at her expression, and continued, "Back then, you and Xie Qingyu disappeared together. I wanted to use magic to calculate your whereabouts, but I knew that I couldn't do it with my abilities. So I tried to calculate Xie Qingyu's fate, hoping to find you by guessing his whereabouts, but I failed in the end as well."
"Guess what I've figured out?"
Yue Yining already had the answer in her heart, but she still followed up Ye Miheng's question by asking, "What is it?"
"My divination indicates that Xie Qingyu is dead."
Yue Yining didn't show any surprise.
really.
Ye Miheng's calculation was exactly the same as hers.
Seeing her reaction, Ye Miheng naturally understood: "You had already foreseen this?"
"...That makes sense. You love to calculate the things about the people around you, and you used to have a lot of contact with him, so it's normal that you would calculate his fate."
“I was too hasty at the time and didn’t interpret the divination carefully. Later, when you returned to Qinghuai safely, I remembered this matter and did the divination again. Only then did I discover that Xie Qingyu was still destined to die, and his fate had already run out last July.” Ye Miheng pursed his lips, his eyes slightly narrowed. “But he is alive and well now, and nothing has happened to him.”
"This is simply a fantasy..."
Yue Yining: "When I calculated it, I was just as shocked as you."
Ye Miheng: "So what's your opinion? Are you saying that Xie Qingyu is also a Celestial Master?"
Yue Yining gently shook her head: "No. I tested him and gathered a lot of information about him. He is not."
If she hadn't repeatedly confirmed that Xie Qingyu was just an ordinary person, not a celestial master and unaware of the Five Arts, she would have really thought that this guy was also an unparalleled genius of the Five Arts, a powerful celestial master who deliberately concealed his identity.
Everyone has a destiny. Unless one lacks the ability or the calculation is wrong, there is no destiny that cannot be calculated.
All practitioners of the Five Arts will think in this direction; it's almost an instinctive reaction.
However, she and Ye Miheng are already among the best of the younger generation of Celestial Masters. In fact, her abilities are now even better than those of Hua Siren, one of the three Venerables. Perhaps only her master Qiu Wuzhu's mastery of the Five Arts surpasses hers in this world.
In theory, Yue Yining could calculate the fate of everyone in the world except Qiu Wuzhu.
etc.
Yue Yining suddenly sat up straight, her whole body leaping upwards as if the clouds in front of her had suddenly dispersed.
She murmured, "I understand."
How could she not have thought of that before?
Her master, Qiu Wuzhu, did not approve of her going down the mountain to save the world, and this remains true to this day. That is why he is far away in Zijin Temple in Luoshui, but he still keeps an eye on her every move. A letter sent Xie Qingyu's incriminating evidence to Hua Siren became the final blow that shattered the trust between the two of them.
She was so deeply entrenched in Xie Qingyu's concealment and deception that she didn't even realize how important this matter was.
Qiu Wuzhu had always cared about her and knew everything that happened around her and everyone she met. Otherwise, Qiu Wuzhu would not have known about Xie Qingyu's existence, or even that she trusted him so much.
Qiu Wuzhu knew her too well; she was a child who had grown up on her lap. She always knew how to encourage her and how to destroy her. Giving her Xie Zhi's letter was to destroy her trust in Xie Qingyu. Even though she was naturally resilient, she would inevitably feel down. If the effect was good enough, it might break down her psychological defenses.
If you think in this direction, everything will become clear.
With so many people and companions around her, why would Qiu Wuzhu choose Xie Qingyu as her target? She must have known that the lord she chose was Wei Yihua, yet she didn't sow discord between her and Wei Yihua. Instead, she chose Xie Qingyu, who was outwardly hostile to her but had helped her a great deal in private.
There is only one possibility: Qiu Wuzhu had already calculated Xie Qingyu's fate and determined from the compatibility chart that Xie Qingyu was the key to her success or failure in this trip.
Just as Qiu Wuzhu understood her very well, Yue Yining, who grew up by her side, also understood her master very well.
Qiu Wuzhu only targets the most crucial parts; she only strikes once and for all, never wasting her effort.
But at this moment, a great fire ignited in Yue Yining's heart, burning ever brighter.
Knowing that her master had once calculated Xie Qingyu's fate, she suddenly had hope.
Xie Qingyu's fate isn't unpredictable; there must have been some mistake before, she just hadn't found the reason. She knows all of Qiu Wuzhu's magic; if Qiu Wuzhu can calculate it, given time she certainly can too!
When Ye Miheng saw her suddenly shout and then suddenly become dazed, he thought she had lost her mind.
He waved his hand in front of her for a long time, but Yue Yining still didn't react. Ye Miheng was terrified and reached out to grab her shoulders and shake her, "What's wrong with you? Yue Yining! Yue Yining, say something! Wake up!"
Yue Yining was so shaken by him that the train of thought she had just organized almost disappeared.
"I'm fine now."
As Yue Yining responded to him, she removed his hand from her shoulder.
Ye Miheng met her gaze and suddenly froze.
Her eyes were bright and clear, no longer showing the blankness and loss of color they had before; instead, they gave the impression of a sudden, bright dawn.
As she spoke with a smile, her expression was dazzling: "I've just figured something out and I'm going to start doing it right away. It might take some time to study the divination and divination manuals, so I won't be able to catch up with you today."
"You should go back to your residence first. I'll treat you to a meal next time to make amends."
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Author's Note: One more update tomorrow... I really can't squeeze out any more tonight... This exam has already driven me to my wits' end...
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