Chapter 69 Let her go!
"Don't listen to his nonsense." The person who spoke paused. "I actually don't know anything."
There was a hint of self-deprecation in his tone.
Wei Ying was obsessed with the art of divination.
Despite being a nobleman and facing countless people's incomprehension and advice, he insisted on going to the Imperial Academy to study because he wanted to become Xu Xi's student.
Xu Xi was a professor of mathematics at the Imperial Academy. He had originally served as the director of the Imperial Observatory, but for some unknown reason, he suddenly resigned and went to teach mathematics at the Imperial Academy. Xu Xi had served as the director of the Imperial Observatory for many years, holding his position very securely. He was a truly capable person, and in terms of his attainments in mathematics, no one in the world could surpass him. Therefore, Wei Ying was determined to become his student.
Wei Ying genuinely wanted to learn arithmetic well; not only did she want to learn it well, but she also wanted to learn it quickly, the faster the better.
Learning arithmetic as quickly as possible is so that one can learn numerology as soon as possible.
The first time Wei Ying saw someone use divination techniques was on the street, where a blind man was setting up a stall to tell fortunes.
It's just a charlatan's act of deception and fraud.
Wei Ying initially dismissed this, but just as he turned to leave, the conversation of those around him inadvertently reached his ears.
"This guy is a living god, all-knowing and all-seeing. He might not know things far away, but he knows everything about things nearby. The other day he passed through our village, wearing a straw raincoat under the blazing sun. We all found it amusing. A kind-hearted young woman thought he was blind and couldn't see the sun, so she told him he didn't need the raincoat and should take it off, saying it was too heavy. He didn't say anything, just smiled at the young woman and continued on his way. Then suddenly he sat down under a big paulownia tree. We were all curious and thought about going over to ask what was going on, but before we could even move, a strong wind picked up, and the sky and earth changed color, with lightning and thunder, and a torrential downpour! It soaked all of us who were outside." Soaked to the bone, only he sat under a tree, wearing a raincoat. After the rain stopped, he took off the raincoat, and his clothes weren't wet at all! We then realized he was a very capable man, and quickly ran over to stop him, asking him to do our fortune-telling. He didn't refuse, making hand gestures and saying that this person would rise to great heights, while that person would soon suffer misfortune and bloodshed. Sure enough, the next day, this person fell and broke their head. Another person asked him to help find a lost cow. After calculating, he pointed in a direction, and guess what? He actually found it! The cow's hoof was stuck in a pile of stones and couldn't get out!
Upon hearing the words "You really found it," Wei Ying suddenly felt a tightness in her heart, as if a cold hand had suddenly gripped her throat, making it impossible for her to breathe out of her chest or for outside air to enter. She stood there, unable to move.
We actually found it!
This sentence kept echoing in my mind all day.
The next day, Wei Ying sat down in front of that stall.
The blind man asked him what he wanted, and he replied, "Shouldn't you know everything? Why ask me?" His resolve wavered again. The blind man answered, "Everything has a price, and besides, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. Why bother with unnecessary things?" Hearing this, he thought it made sense and stopped worrying. He said to the blind man, "I lost a jade pendant a few days ago. Can you find it?" Upon hearing this, the blind man began to make hand gestures, and after a moment, told him, "Far away, yet right before your eyes." Only these eight words; nothing more. No matter how much he was asked, he wouldn't say another word. Even though it was all a charade, he had been fooled. Feeling somewhat annoyed, he immediately turned and left.
However, a few days later, the attendant brought him the jade pendant, saying that it had been collected by Longxingtang a few days ago and delivered to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper saw it, felt that it looked familiar, looked at it carefully, and remembered that it was his. So he asked someone to send it over.
Upon hearing this, Wei Ying felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
He remembered it clearly: the stall was set up outside Longxing Hall. That day, he went to Longxing Hall to ask if they had acquired any good items recently. After looking around, he came out, walked a few steps, and saw the stall and heard those words...
How can it not be considered "close at hand"?
I rushed over, but the person was already gone; I couldn't find them, and I couldn't ask them.
From that day on, he began to study the I Ching.
I want to find the treasure he lost.
Crane Fairy.
younger sister.
Their whereabouts are unknown, and their fate is uncertain.
He couldn't help but wonder, if he had gone with her that day, would everything have been different? His aunt wouldn't have died, and He Xian wouldn't have been lost...
He's a lucky guy.
Although he lost his mother at the age of three and his father was not around, he did not feel lonely at all because he had two aunts.
He initially lived at his eldest aunt's house, eating and sleeping with his cousin. His eldest aunt was a princess, in charge of the entire royal palace, with heavy responsibilities and many tasks. Sometimes she was so busy that she didn't even have time to eat. Despite this, she would still squeeze out time every day to talk to him and his cousin, asking them how their day went and if anything was wrong. Later, she began to plan important things and became even busier, no longer having the time to care about him. Fearing that he would feel disappointed, she discussed with him sending him to his youngest aunt's house.
Yes, he likes his aunt too.
He had two aunts, his father, and three biological siblings. Everyone valued family ties very much. When he lived at his eldest aunt's house, his youngest aunt would often visit him and also visit his cousin.
His aunt treated him better than his cousin. She said it herself, right in front of his cousin, and told him not to hold a grudge because he was much more pitiful than his cousin. His cousin said, "How could that be? I wish I could give all the good things to my younger brother."
My brother is a good brother, and he was really touched.
So I'm also learning to be a good older brother.
He Xian was her aunt's daughter. She was very frail, even from birth, which made her aunt feel guilty and she cried countless times in secret. Although He Xian was a beautiful but fragile girl who would break at the slightest touch, it didn't stop others from liking her.
How could anyone not like her? She was beautiful and lovely, with a good temper and an even better heart. She was just like her aunt, a carbon copy of her, and incredibly intelligent and charming. The old Duke, her grandfather, loved her the most among his grandchildren. He said she was even more talented than her aunt's husband, and he would miss her terribly if he couldn't see her for a while. He said she was his darling, and he couldn't live without her. Sure enough, not long after she was lost, the old Duke passed away.
Crane Fairy is gone, my aunt is dead, and my cousin didn't even have the chance to see the world.
It's all his fault.
When the accident happened, He Xian was six years old and he was nine. They had already taken to playing outside and had met many people, including friends and rivals.
One day, a group of people got into a fight. He didn't suffer much of a loss, but the person who opposed him was covered in blood. Since he couldn't win the fight, he resorted to verbal abuse, calling him a woman raised under the care of women, a bunch of pretty girls, and not a real man.
He naturally retaliated severely, slapping the man's face until it bled. But at the same time, he muttered to himself that the man was right; he was already too old to be hanging out with women in the inner quarters anymore.
So when his aunts were packing to go to Dachengen Temple to pray for blessings, he threw a tantrum and refused to go.
He Xian had approached him several times about this, each time grabbing his arm and saying, "Brother, are you really not coming with us? I want to go with you."
I did waver, but in the end I didn't give in.
He saw them out. Crane looked at him, looking very sad, but didn't say anything more. She just asked him to look after her fish for her.
later……
Crane Fairy could not be found anywhere. My aunt was left with only her body, which was also broken. She had tried to remove my cousin's body, but he was stuck there, which not only killed himself but also implicated my mother.
He lay on the ground and wailed loudly.
It's all his fault! Why didn't he come with us? If he had, things wouldn't have turned out this way...
Could it be that He Xian thinks the same way? That he didn't come, and that he's ruined her life...?
Crane Fairy, what were you thinking at that time?
Crane Fairy...
He fell seriously ill, and after he recovered, he found that everything had changed.
My aunt was like a completely different person. She used to be so gentle and loving, but now she did such a thing, not even sparing four- or five-year-old children. My uncle went mad and almost strangled his own mother, all because of a few words of advice from this poor old woman.
Things have changed.
Everything fell apart.
Because my aunt died.
Even the Crane Fairy cannot be found.
I can't find it anywhere.
For a long time, every night before going to sleep he would tell himself that he might see He Xian when he opened his eyes the next day, but he never saw her the next day. He thought that maybe He Xian was really dead, just like others said. However, before going to sleep he would still tell himself that she would come back the next day.
Crane Fairy did not return.
Where is Crane Fairy, the frail and sickly Crane Fairy, who has suffered many misfortunes?
One time, he really convinced himself that Crane Fairy had died long ago, just like the fish in the fish tank; without anyone to take care of her, she naturally died.
Crane Immortal is dead.
He decided to build a cenotaph for He Xian next to his aunt's grave. However, after he finished digging it, he looked at the deep pit, suddenly knelt down, and slapped himself several times.
Just like my uncle-in-law's anger when he heard those pieces of advice.
"You cursed my daughter! You cursed my daughter!! You're the one who's dead! Go to hell! Go to hell!"
He actually cursed Crane Fairy, saying that Crane Fairy was dead.
He deserves to die!
He vowed to find He Xian, just like his uncle, no matter how far or difficult it was, he would go there as long as he had news of her.
However, it didn't work.
They forbade him from going with them.
His cousin advised him that if something happened to him, how could his aunt in heaven rest in peace?
Even if he can't go out, he will still search.
They also became immortals.
Two years ago, through an introduction, I met a terrestrial immortal who claimed to be omnipotent, capable of going to heaven and earth, turning stones into gold, taking objects from afar, and even having his soul leave his body to communicate with the yin and yang realms...
He said that the crane immortal is still in the human world.
When asked further, he refused to say more, only saying that heavenly secrets cannot be revealed.
It doesn't matter, he can learn on his own, even if he goes blind, becomes lame, or dies a violent death...
He was not afraid of anything, not even retribution, because he owed He Xian a debt.
He followed the immortal to an island, to the immortal's sacred site, where he served with utmost devotion...
However, five months ago, his cousin, who was the crown prince, found him and, in front of him, asked his master to demonstrate the art of invulnerability to swords and spears. His master was so frightened that he fell to his knees and begged for mercy.
My cousin said, "Did you hear that?"
I heard it, and I saw it.
My cousin also said, "Don't disturb the peace of the deceased anymore. The obsession of the living will trap her and prevent her from being reincarnated."
The compass, the book, and the magical artifacts were all put away.
He listened to his cousin's advice and entered the palace to become a captain in the Imperial Guard.
My cousin is right.
We can't dwell on the dead.
I don't want to think about it anymore.
He's come to terms with it.
But why do I always feel inexplicably melancholy?
Shan came to look at the young master, who looked down at his shoes.
Quite some time passed, and Shanlai still couldn't recall where he had seen the young master before, nor did the young master look up at Shanlai.
This left Li Xiang, who was standing to the side, completely baffled.
What's going on? Why are they staring at the young master?
He couldn't help but speak up: "You haven't said anything yet? What are you doing here, and why are you in such a panic? Is something wrong?" Unable to hold back any longer, he finally asked, "Why are you staring at the young master like that?"
He spoke so bluntly that Shanlai immediately snapped out of his daze, his face turning completely red, and the young master finally raised his head.
"I got separated from my family and couldn't find my way back. I was very anxious..."
"No wonder. Let me take you home. Where do you live? Now you can tell me, right?"
Li Xiang still doesn't know that Shanlai was Liu Min's maid. Liu Min never told him, and Shanlai certainly wouldn't tell him on her own initiative.
"...No need, I was so anxious just now, how could I really not be able to get back... No need to see me off, if my family sees me, I really don't know what to say... I can go back by myself."
As she turned to leave, her left arm suddenly felt heavy; someone had grabbed her wrist with great force, pulling her back a step...
She turned around in a panic, and the person who had grabbed her looked equally surprised.
For a moment, both of them were stunned.
Just then, someone nearby shouted, "Let her go!"
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