Chapter 177 A Worse Choice Than the Princess of Yan
Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang were having a late-night talk by candlelight in the room, while Mei Liangyu listened outside, sometimes shaking his head and chuckling, sometimes frowning and looking cold.
As the night deepened and the sounds inside the house gradually subsided, Li Jinshuang did not leave but stayed overnight again.
The house fell silent, and even the wind in the courtyard subsided.
Mei Liangyu stretched his neck by the wall, preparing to leave. After walking a short distance, he saw Nian Qiuyan waiting under a tree at the entrance of a path surrounded by several ancient red maple trees.
Beneath the ancient red maple tree, there are stone tables and chairs for people to rest and enjoy the scenery. Nian Qiuyan sat at the table, playing with the divine wooden divination stick in her hand. In front of her, a star divination array was lit up, and the dark blue starlight twinkled in the night, constantly changing position as Nian Qiuyan moved her hand.
Nian Qiuyan's astronomical divination array never reached the final step; at this point, it was an unintentional divination, a "fallen hexagram," and therefore invalid.
Judging from his appearance, Mei Liangyu didn't think he was out fooling around because he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.
Nian Qiuyan noticed Mei Liangyu, who had stopped at the intersection and wasn't moving forward. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked gently, "Meimei, did you eavesdrop?"
Mei Liangyu looked at him expressionlessly.
Before Mei Liangyu could ask any questions, Nian Qiuyan explained quite naturally: "I came to find you, but I happened to see you standing guard in the corner without going in. After thinking it over, I thought it would be better to wait for you here."
Mei Liangyu walked over with a cold expression, sat down opposite Nian Qiuyan, and looked at him with disdain.
Seeing Mei Liangyu's expression, Nian Qiuyan said helplessly, "I can't very well go over there and disturb you by eavesdropping, can I?"
Mei Liangyu lightly lifted her eyelids and glared at him, coldly saying, "I listen based on my ability."
If it were two years ago, Nian Qiuyan would definitely have believed it, but after being interrupted during her divination last night, Nian Qiuyan felt that Nangong Sui was not unaware that Mei Liangyu was outside.
At this moment, Nian Qiuyan was unsure whether Yu Sui would notice his conversation with Mei Liangyu.
Nian Qiuyan thought Yu Sui would come to talk to him again, but he didn't see her.
He thought about it for a day and a night and decided to do as Nangong Sui said. Tonight's conversation with Mei Liangyu was to test whether he had guessed Nangong Sui's thoughts correctly.
Under Mei Liangyu's unwavering gaze, Nian Qiuyan remained calm, placed the divine wooden talisman on the table, and said, "I went to the Abyss Sea today."
Mei Liangyu did not respond.
Nian Qiuyan said, "I'm sorry, I only realized after returning from the Abyss Sea that I had lost the Six Mystic Wood you gave me."
He spoke softly, with a bitter undertone, and then lowered his eyes, as if he dared not look at Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu was still looking at him, his expression unreadable, and his words were devoid of emotion, still his usual nonchalant tone: "If it's lost, it's lost."
"Give me some time." Nian Qiuyan looked up again, her tone calm. "I will get it back."
Nightlights hung from the ancient red maple tree, their dangling shapes resembling flower baskets. The outstretched branches cast dim yellow shadows on the stone table, creating a quiet and warm atmosphere.
But the atmosphere between the two people talking around the stone table was somewhat cold.
Nian Qiuyan neither avoided nor dodged, but stared straight at Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu understood what Nian Qiuyan meant.
Stealing the Milky Way from the Legalists was a last resort, not something I wanted to obtain.
I handed over the Milky Way Water to someone else yesterday.
But I will find a way to get it back.
Some things, once spoken, can never be taken back.
In Mei Liangyu's memory, Nian Qiuyan often helped them with divination.
Fang Ji's most powerful disciple, whose divination skills are beyond question, also has a rule of performing three divinations a day, no more and no less.
As Changsun Zi's apprentice, and having earned the reputation of being able to perform three divinations equal to three saints, Nian Qiuyan's ability to perform three divinations a day became very intimidating. Even many people in the outer city wanted him to perform a divination, and some even offered exorbitant prices.
But Qiu Yan never paid any attention.
He used most of his three daily divinations to help Kong Yiyi find things.
Kong Yiyi always forgets where she keeps her wound medicine. Every time she gets injured, she uses it and then throws it away. In her words, she just doesn't like seeing it, but she needs it anyway.
Kong Yiyi disliked going to clinics, but it was common for military disciples to get injured, and she was often in situations where she was injured but there was no need to go to a clinic.
Initially, Kong Yiyi didn't quite believe the rumors circulating outside that "Nian Qiuyan is the most skilled disciple of the Fangji family."
Her first impression of Nian Qiuyan was that he was weak and frail, and she was certain that he was not the type to fight.
It wasn't until one of her academy training sessions, where she collaborated with Nian Qiuyan, that she discovered Nian Qiuyan could always find the things she had lost. Only then did Kong Yiyi begin to look at him with new respect.
Later, if anyone wanted to use force against Nian Qiuyan, they had to get past Kong Yiyi first.
Besides helping Kong Yiyi find her things, Nian Qiuyan also helps Xing Chun with astronomical divination. Both the Yin-Yang School and the Fangji School are very skilled in astrology, and they have a lot in common. With Nian Qiuyan's help, Xing Chun's cultivation has become much smoother.
Zhong Lishan wanted to talk to Su Tong back then but had no excuse, and it was only through Nian Qiuyan that he was able to get his wish.
Mei Liangyu often got into fights; either he was being chased and beaten, or he was chasing and beating others.
Nian Qiuyan would help him predict good or bad fortune. When others chased and attacked Mei Liangyu, Nian Qiuyan would help them find a way to escape; when Mei Liangyu attacked others, Nian Qiuyan would help them find that person's coordinates.
Nian Qiuyan, Mei Liangyu, and others experienced many things.
Mei Liangyu noticed that Nian Qiuyan was always helping others and listening to them, but she never asked for help from others or confided in them about herself.
Nian Qiuyan was both close to and distant from them.
Mei Liangyu had known Nian Qiuyan for longer than Yu Sui, and they had been through more together. But sometimes, the relationship between people can be decided in a single moment or by a single event.
At this moment, Nian Qiuyan and Yu Sui were both waiting for Mei Liangyu's answer.
Nian Qiuyan guessed correctly; Mei Liangyu knew that she was eavesdropping on Yu Sui behind the courtyard wall, and she also knew about their conversation under the ancient red maple tree.
"If we can't find it, so be it," Mei Liangyu said calmly. "It's nothing valuable anyway."
Seeing that he had relented, Nian Qiuyan couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. She shook her head and said softly, "The things I got from you are all quite valuable. I can't just let them go to waste."
Mei Liangyu chuckled and said, "How are you going to find it? Go back to the sea again?"
“There’s always a way.” Nian Qiuyan smiled and replied naturally, “When I was little, I lost something my mother gave me, and my father beat me up badly. He threw me outside in the middle of the night and told me I could only go back after I found the thing.”
Mei Liangyu was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm not as heartless as your father."
Nian Qiuyan certainly knew what to say to soften Mei Liangyu's heart.
The first time he told Mei Liangyu about his childhood, he was in the Yan Kingdom. He had a gentle mother and a stern father. He was separated from his family during the war and was forced to wander alone in the Yan Kingdom in search of his parents.
It has not been found to this day.
Yu Sui was also listening.
She thought that the hardest thing to distinguish in the world is a mixture of truth and falsehood.
The following day, Situ Jin and his party returned to the sea.
The number of saints on the island has also increased. They all came from the water boat. Some are among the twenty-four saints of Taiyi, while others do not belong to Taiyi.
The sage drove away the sea eye, sealing off the entire Abyss Sea. Even the people of the Mechanical Clan could not get close. Standing on the Heavenly Palace of Mechanical Island, one could see that the area near the sea was covered by a black light curtain.
Yunxia Wooden Platform is the highest point in the Situ family home, located in the back courtyard where Situ's grandmother lived.
The circular aerial pavilion was surrounded by vibrant red maple leaves, resembling an everlasting sunset. Grandmother Situ stood at the very front of the cloud-covered wooden platform, facing the direction of the abyss sea, while Situ Lingkui stood motionless three steps away from her.
The black light curtain obscured the view, preventing even eagles from flying over and spying on the actions on the other side.
Grandmother Situ moved her eyes and glanced in the direction of Taiyi Academy.
The one in the Ghost Path Sanctuary is quite composed and hasn't made a move yet.
Does he think that no matter what commotion occurs here, as long as he seals the child's memories and power, nothing will happen?
Over the years, many have tried to contact that child or infiltrate Taiyi to find him, but without exception, they have all been silently dealt with by the sage of the Ghost Dao School.
Back then, when Chang Gen was targeting Gao Tianhao, he inadvertently exposed Gao Tianhao's identity as the Destroyer of Worlds.
So those people had one more headache to deal with.
That is the destroyer of the world.
It wasn't until after Gao Tianhao's death that people guessed who healed the Sixth Prince's injuries, but no one expected it would be a child who had pulled the strings.
His older sister and brother were truly outstanding.
People were so captivated by the first two children that they failed to notice that the third child was the one who was hiding the deepest.
The more Yan is suppressed, the more talented people it produces, sprouting up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, seemingly endless. If left unchecked, Yan will become the nation with the most saints on the Xuan Gu Continent, its strength far surpassing the other five nations, crushing them under its feet.
Even the destroyer of the world intervened to help the Yan Kingdom.
This undoubtedly made the other five countries even more fearful, strengthened their resolve, and even led them to begin cooperating with Shuizhou.
For generations, the head of the Qingyang Nangong family has coveted the Yan Kingdom, and most of the highly talented and extraordinary individuals in the Yan Kingdom have perished at the hands of the Nangong family.
The year Gao Tianhao died, Nangong Ming persuaded the five kingdoms to cooperate with Shui Zhou to jointly research the Strange Fire and eliminate the threat of the World Destroyer.
The Floating Pagoda is a game of strategy between the six kingdoms. If the Destroyer were to join in, given the destructive power of the Strange Fire, it would be rather unfair.
Nobody wants the destroyer to interfere and do bad things.
Now, Shui Zhou has finally lived up to everyone's expectations and found a way to eliminate the strange fire.
Since ten years ago, Grandmother Situ has never been to Shuizhou or contacted anyone there. The price the Situ family pays for the spirit puppets to Shuizhou has been increasing year by year.
When he sensed someone approaching, Situ Lingkui, who had been standing still, turned his head to look at the entrance, and Mei Liangyu's figure was reflected in his bright eyes.
“Grandmother.” Mei Liangyu walked straight past Situ Lingkui without glancing to the side.
Grandmother Situ did not turn around, but asked, "Why do you want to know about things related to the strange fire?"
Mei Liangyu said without changing his expression, "Because of Gao Tianhao."
Situ's grandmother said, "He is already dead."
Mei Liangyu said, "We can't let him die in vain. He's been searching for a way to escape the strange fire."
He paused, then lowered his eyes and said, "Besides... isn't that person also researching strange fire?"
In Taiyi, Mei Liangyu didn't even dare to call the people in his memory "father" or "daddy".
“I’ve long lost contact with Shui Zhou, and I can’t find out anything for you,” Grandmother Situ said, gazing at the distant black screen. “Do you know why they didn’t take you with them this time?”
Mei Liangyu replied, "My memory is incomplete, so leaving now would be pointless."
“That’s right. Some things can only be done once you’ve remembered everything,” Grandmother Situ said. “The Baili, Murong, Wenyang, and Situ families are all being watched and cannot make a move. And not everyone in Beikun City is from the Mechanical Family. This time, they infiltrated Beikun City and set up new coordinates in the First Generation Golden Crow to guide you.”
Her eyes flickered as she glanced back: "But the sea eye of the Abyss Sea is made of water, which you can't use. And natural sea eyes can't be used for teleportation. You can only find a way to create a sea eye for teleportation yourself, but I think you should be able to."
Mei Liangyu pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed possible, but it will take time."
“I can’t help you with the Sea Eye matter, and your master will be keeping a close eye on your every move during this time,” Grandmother Situ said. “I can find a way to keep Chang Gen Saint occupied and prevent him from interfering with you, thus buying you some time.”
Mei Liangyu bowed her head in thanks: "Thank you, Grandmother."
Grandmother Situ turned around, her gaze sharp, staring intently at Mei Liangyu, and said in a deep voice, "You can't let me down."
Mei Liangyu restrained his usual carefree and arrogant demeanor in front of this elder, and his expression became calm.
"That person once said he would bring the mechanical experts back to the six kingdoms, but he was defeated by the allure of women." Grandmother Situ said coldly, "The heir of the Qingyang Nangong family is a worse choice than the Princess of Yan."
[Author's Note]
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