Chapter 79 The Massive Aftermath Rectification Project
It was just a dream.
Jiang Yuzhi seemed to sense something, and stood quietly on this desolate plain, waiting for something.
Before long, a person with long, flowing hair and an androgynous appearance walked down from the distant horizon.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
The man stopped a few dozen steps away from Jiang Yuzhi and did not approach. His voice was not loud, but it reached her ears clearly.
"Sir, is there anything you haven't had time to tell me before bringing me here?" It wasn't hard to tell from her words that Jiang Yuzhi had already figured out the other party's identity.
The Way of Heaven.
The Heavenly Dao revealed an appreciative smile, "It's just a small matter. I left in a hurry that day, and since the rules of heaven and earth have been in operation, I can no longer interfere too much."
“I separated a wisp of my consciousness to enter the cycle of reincarnation, and originally had no memories. However… Qingyun caused trouble, so I had no choice but to borrow Zhou Yong’s body again to take him away.”
“I know you are a good child. I’m sure Di Yan has told you about Qingyun’s origins.”
Earth Flame? Jiang Yuzhi pondered for a moment, barely managing to connect the name with the Emperor of Fengdu, and nodded randomly.
"You have done a good job with everything related to the Map of the State and the Land. The fate between you two is in accordance with the will of Heaven, so there is no need to worry too much. Come see me again when the Map of the State and the Land is completed."
Before the words were finished, everything before my eyes vanished like smoke.
Jiang Yuzhi vaguely heard a voice asking why she had come out alone again...
Before she could think further, she was pulled out of the dream.
When I opened my eyes, Diting and Chichi were still fast asleep beside me, and it was already dark outside.
The small bag beside her was pressed against Jiang Yuzhi's leg, and wisps of light shone through the gaps in the satchel.
She opened the bag; inside were a spinning wheel and a loom.
Diting sensed the movement, its furry ears twitched slightly, and it lazily scratched its ears with its paws. "Is Zhizhi rested enough?"
Jiang Yuzhi rested her hand on her bag and nodded. "A-Ting, it's time. Can you go outside and keep watch for me?"
Di Ting paused for a moment, then understood, and a serious expression appeared on his face. "Alright, I'll bring Taotie to guard outside."
Chichi was woken up from a deep sleep by Diting's paw, and followed Diting to squat outside the door in a daze.
The door closed, and a protective barrier was set up.
Jiang Yuzhi hesitated, first taking out the spinning wheel and loom to restore them to their original size, and thinking about how to start.
This wasn't the first time she had repaired the "Map of the State and its People".
Last time, He Ji brought the incomplete map of the land and the repair materials, and she only needed to connect them piece by piece according to the latitude and longitude.
Currently, the material is roughly the gold thread from my wrist, but where should I attach it?
She can't just imagine and knit a new one out of thin air, can she?
Moreover, the golden thread already possessed a spirit, making Jiang Yuzhi feel even more at a loss.
Jin Xiaohua, who hadn't been seen in a long time, timidly revealed herself.
Because she couldn't stop Bai Yan last time, Xiao Hua felt extremely guilty and often isolated herself.
“Master…I, I know how to do it.”
After all, it is a spirit of gold thread, and it knows its mission from birth.
Will it hurt you?
Jiang Yuzhi was very worried that once this line was added to the map of the land, Jin Xiaohua would disappear.
"No, no." Xiaohua wasn't really sure what would happen after the repair was done, but her intuition told her it wouldn't hurt her.
"Okay, then Xiaohua, teach me."
Jin Xiaohua first went to the bedside to check on Bai Yan's condition, then beckoned to Jiang Yuzhi, "Master, come to the bedside."
Jiang Yuzhi carried the spinning wheel and loom to the bedside.
Bai Yan on the bed had a rosy complexion and looked as if he were asleep.
Even so, Jiang Yuzhi was still extremely worried.
"The Map of the State is with the Second Master, and the Master also has some. The spinning wheel will turn me into usable silk threads, and I will link the two Masters together. Then the Master will know what to do."
"Turning you into threads?" Jiang Yuzhi frowned. This approach didn't seem like it would harm Xiaohua at all.
"Don't worry, Master. I won't be sad. I'll disappear for a while until the map is repaired. Once it's finished, I can come out and play with you again! I promise!"
Jiang Yuzhi took a deep breath. "Alright then, let's begin."
Jin Xiaohua nodded, transforming into a golden thread that extended from Jiang Yuzhi's wrist, one end wrapping around Bai Yan's wrist, and another strand wrapping around the spinning wheel.
Bypassing the spinning wheel, connect to the loom.
A familiar yet unfamiliar phantom appeared on the loom, with verdant mountains and rivers, full of life, and the occasional sounds of birds and deer.
The scenes shift, sometimes showing bustling streets filled with people; sometimes revealing birdsong, fragrant flowers, and lush green mountains...
All sorts of scenes from the world and the streets are condensed into this small, illusory image.
Jiang Yuzhi had clearly seen this picture before, but it felt completely unfamiliar to her now.
When she first made the repairs, the design was dim, and the image on it was static, making it impossible to tell what it was.
It looked like blobs of colorful ink spreading out, with some black stains seeping into it.
She only needed to use the silk thread He Ji brought to mend the patches one by one, and the mended areas would blend in seamlessly.
It looks like we have to start knitting from scratch now.
A major project.
Jiang Yuzhi was not intimidated and sat down at the loom with hope.
Perhaps, once she finishes weaving the map of the land, Bai Yan will wake up.
...
Of course, the commotion in Kyoto did not escape Emperor Huizong's notice.
I've roughly handled the tasks in the imperial court and the underworld, and I've also learned about the origins from the Black and White Impermanence.
Xiao Ji left the palace under cover of night and went to the Jiang residence.
At that time, Jiang Yuzhi was busy weaving a pattern and had no time to entertain guests.
Di Ting, who was guarding the door, glanced at him and said, "What are you doing here? Aren't the Emperor and Judge Wu busy enough for you?"
Xiao Ji's face immediately darkened. "What am I doing here? That day, with such a grand display, were you relying on the fact that mortals can't see the black aura? Don't you think I can see it too?"
"Tch." Di Ting turned around, presenting his backside to him.
"Tell me, how is Bai Yan doing now?"
"have no idea."
"have no idea?"
"Anyway, he's still not awake."
"I'll go in and take a look."
"no."
"I'm his uncle!"
I don't care who you are.
"you!"
"Hmph, eat! Get rid of him!"
With Jiang Yuzhi and Bai Yan absent, Chichi listens to Diting's words most readily.
Because Diting would occasionally bring back some delicious food from outside for Chichi.
Actually, Di Ting sometimes helps deal with evil spirits, and his body gets covered in a foul ghostly aura, which suits Chi Chi's appetite.
It bleated and tried to use its few remaining horns to nudge Xiao Ji.
Xiao Ji couldn't dodge in time and used his hand to hold Chi Chi's head down. "Di Ting! Is this necessary?! You all just stood by and did nothing, and now I have to clean up the mess! You won't even let me look at you!"
Di Ting's tail, which had been slapping the ground, froze for a moment before slowly sweeping along the ground, as if to say, "...Come back."
Chichi then shuffled its hooves a couple of times before running back to Diting's side.
"Let's be reasonable, Di Ting." Xiao Ji dusted off non-existent dust from his clothes and straightened his slightly disheveled collar.
"I can't be more reasonable. Zhizhi is doing something important inside, and you can't go in."
Big news? What could possibly be...? Xiao Ji instantly understood, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"None of your business."
"Yes, yes, it's none of my business. Bai Yan's parents have already come to me asking about it. They said that their servants haven't been home for several days, and your servants are like idiots, just nodding and smiling."
...Servants? They are Jiang Yuzhi's paper figures, unable to speak, so of course they can only nod.
Di Ting coughed twice, looking rather embarrassed. "Mind your own business if you want."
Xiao Ji chuckled, "I'm just destined to be a busybody. I'll explain to my sister and brother-in-law. I'm just here today to check on the situation and ask if there's anything else that needs cleaning up."
“No…” Before Di Ting could finish speaking, he suddenly remembered Zhou Yong’s body, which had been taken away by the Heavenly Dao. “The Zhou Madam in the funeral shop, her son Zhou Yong… is gone. Think of a way to prevent her from knowing that her son is dead.”
"What kind of logic is this? Someone's son is dead, and you can't even let them know? Do you have any humanity left?" Xiao Ji paused, then continued, "Oh, you're not human to begin with."
Di Ting didn't know how to explain it to him; the matter was too complicated. He could only wag his tail in frustration. "When Zhi Zhi comes out, she'll tell you. Anyway, we can't let Madam Zhou know that her son is gone."
Although Zhou Yong had long since passed away, Zhao Pingfeng occupied his body, and later, the Heavenly Dao awoke from Zhao Pingfeng's soul.
Alas, Madam Zhou treats it very well; her son is her only support, and Di Ting doesn't want her to be depressed.
"Okay, is there anything else?"
"That's all, you should go now."
"Ha, I'm actually rushing to work for you guys, I'm really... flustered."
Xiao Ji swallowed the swear word in the middle, turned around and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Back in the palace, Xiao Ji suddenly remembered that a few days ago he had heard that the current top scholar and one of his maids had fainted at someone else's doorstep and were taken to a clinic by a kind person.
"Xu Lu".
Upon hearing the noise, Eunuch Xu nimbly entered, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Which house did the third-ranked scholar collapse at?"
Xu Gonggong didn't react at first, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "This servant heard that it seems to be near the residence of the Princess's husband."
"Go down."
Xu Gonggong went out, completely bewildered.
Combining what the Black and White Impermanence had told him—that evil spirits possess other people's bodies—Xiao Ji immediately understood that he was taking over the body of the third-ranked scholar.
Isn't that the Jiang residence near the Bai residence where someone fainted?
He treated it as a trivial matter and let it go, but Di Ting didn't tell him anything, leaving the top scholar to collapse at the gate and be rescued by a kind person.
Emperor Huizong was so angry that he laughed, and was also speechless, not knowing how to comment.
...
The next day, Madam Zhou stayed at the shop as usual.
Miss hasn't come for several days.
She planned to go to the young lady's house tonight after closing the shop to ask around and see her son.
At this moment, several people dressed as palace eunuchs entered, with Eunuch Xu leading the way.
Madam Zhou emerged from behind the counter with a sense of trepidation. She was about to kneel down when she saw people, but Eunuch Xu quickly helped her up.
Eunuch Xu: "Oh, you're too kind, Madam."
Madam Zhou really didn't know how to get along with them, and she couldn't figure out why Eunuch Xu and the others had come. Had she done something wrong? Or was there a problem with her young mistress?
After all, the young lady and Prince Xiao had a past.
Madam Zhou said tremblingly, "No, I don't know. What brings you here, sir?"
Old Eunuch Xu was shrewd and noticed the woman's discomfort. He took a few steps back to distance himself from her, saying, "Madam, you're being too kind to me. You can't call me 'Master'; just call me Eunuch Xu."
"Yes, yes, Eunuch Xu."
"I have good news for you. Your son has caught the eye of our Prince Consort and has gone to another place to learn how to manage a shop. He left in a hurry and didn't have time to say goodbye, so I'm here to help you."
Lady Zhou was stunned. The Prince Consort valued her?
The only prince consort she knew was the father of Prince Xiao, the one from the Bai family.
"Is...is this Master Bai?"
"Yes, yes, that's why I've come to deliver a message."
"What?……"
"Your young master said not to worry, he has saved a lot of money these days, and you should live well while he is away."
Eunuch Xu has left.
Madam Zhou held a stack of silver notes and it took her a long time to recover.
The son has been valued by a benefactor and is becoming successful.
She was almost crying with joy, saying "thank you" several times to the air before realizing she was the only one left in the shop.
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