Chapter 082: Blue Moonlight (11)
In the morning, Su Lanshan got up early as usual. After washing up, she leaned against the head of the bed to drink medicine and listen to the sound of rain to relieve her fatigue.
The door opened gently, but Chen Wenjian didn't come in. Instead, he stood at the door holding an umbrella and said goodbye to him, "Sir, I'm going to the academy. I'll be back at noon to bring you lunch. What would you like to eat?"
"Whatever you want. I'm not picky." Su Lanshan glanced at him casually and was suddenly startled by his pale and tired face. "What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
...actually, I didn't sleep all night.
Chen Wenjian suppressed a yawn, blinked his sore eyes, and smiled, "A little. The rain was so loud at night that I was a light sleeper and woke up a few times."
Su Lanshan had no doubts: "The roads are slippery when it rains, so be careful when you go up the mountain. If it rains heavily at noon, there's no need to come back. I can skip a meal."
"Sir, you're joking. It's not that serious."
Chen Wenjian told him to have a good rest, then closed the door, opened his umbrella and walked into the rain.
Chen Yunli snuggled up in his hair and stretched his wings lazily. "After staying up all night, what did you come up with?"
Raindrops pattered against the umbrella. Chen Wen tilted the handle briefly and said, "My mind is in turmoil, and I can't think too much, but there's one thing I'm pretty sure of."
Chen Yunli just asked casually. He didn't expect that Du Wei, who was so weak, could give a clear answer. Unexpectedly, he exceeded his expectations again.
He flew to Chen Wenjian curiously and asked, "Tell me about it?"
Chen Wenjian raised his hand, and Chen Yunli understood and stopped, flapping his wings, bringing with it a sweet fragrance marinated in honey water.
Chen Wenjian said, "It's unlikely that the master's biography was false. So the Honglu Sect's method of resurrection must have actually existed. It was just that the Heavenly Dao was so powerful at the time that it didn't allow such a thing that defied common sense to happen, which is why it couldn't be successfully performed."
"Master retrieved Yun Li's soul from the cycle of reincarnation and placed it together with the secret method of resurrection. He made arrangements. When the era of the decline of the Heavenly Dao comes, the secret method will begin to operate and awaken him."
Chen Yunli nodded repeatedly. These were all reasonable speculations based on the content of the biography and there was nothing wrong with it.
Chen Wenjian continued, "But resurrection from the dead is different from normal reincarnation. Master can't possibly prepare a suitable body for him in advance. So even if the secret technique succeeds, the awakened Yun Li may not be human. In fact... because he slept for so long, even his past memories may be temporarily forgotten."
Chen Yunli's tentacles swayed slightly in vigilance - oh no, it was pointing at him!
Sensing his guilty conscience, Chen Wenjian smiled meaningfully, "In fact, the era that Master longed for has already arrived, right now. The path to immortality is cut off, the Way of Heaven is no longer apparent, and the fate of all living beings is now in their own hands. There's no such ridiculous thing as a predestined marriage anymore... Do you think I'm right?"
Chen Yunli left his fingertips and pretended to be calm, but the light dust surrounding him turned green, revealing a faint sense of anxiety.
"Your speculation makes sense, but the era of the decline of the Heavenly Dao isn't just beginning. Your White Moonlight may have already been resurrected and died a natural death, or it may not have revived yet. How will you find it? How can you be sure?"
Chen Yunli didn't know that Chen Wenjian had already seen the clues from the color of the dust beside him, and Chen Wenjian didn't intend to let him know.
"I really can't find him, but... don't I still have you?" He gently pinched Chen Yunli's wings and gathered Jian Ling, who was somewhat resisting but not firmly, into his palm. "Even if we can't be born in the same life, as long as you can help me find more traces of him, I will be satisfied."
Chen Yunli rolled his eyes.
Come on, if you are really content, then was it a ghost who was so depressed that he couldn’t sleep last night?
"You are cursing me in your heart." Chen Wenjian said coldly.
"No." Chen Yunli quickly denied, "Alright, considering your infatuation, I will keep my promise and help you."
"Helping me is also helping yourself." Chen Wenjian smiled, "After all, you also want to know about his past, don't you?"
“…”
Only a fool wouldn't be able to hear the hidden meaning in his words.
Chen Yunli thought that he could no longer hide his true identity. Although he didn't know how he found out, as long as he didn't expose it, he might as well keep acting like this.
Even if "White Moonlight" turns into a butterfly, she will still feel embarrassed.
…
Three days passed in a flash. On the day when the quiz results were announced, Zhu Fang announced that students who ranked last in the test would not be asked to withdraw. At the same time, she also announced that Lu Heng had dropped out and Mr. Lu was retiring.
Chen Wenjian won the first place in the quiz without any dispute. Chen Yunli was happy for him, but also a little indignant, thinking that Zhu Fang was giving too much face to the grandfather and grandson. He was just considering whether to find a way to report their attempted murder to the authorities when he saw more than a dozen constables filing in and escorting the grandfather and grandson of the Lu family out of the school.
Mr. Lu was fine. Although he looked lethargic, he had no external injuries. His hands were just tied with ropes.
Lu Heng was different. His face and nose were bruised, his hands and feet were shaking, and his legs were trembling when he walked. It was obvious that he had been tortured a lot.
The two of them were taken out from Zhu Fang's yard. Chen Yunli understood the situation as soon as he saw it.
The captain of the police team seemed a little dissatisfied and said to Zhu Fang, "A gentleman does not engage in private punishment. You are a teacher in the academy, how can you act like this?"
"A gentleman is also a human being, and as a human being, he has greed, anger, ignorance, and hatred. I don't want to be a gentleman these days, so I want to try what it's like to be a villain."
Zhu Fang calmly retorted, glancing at Lu Heng: "If not, it would be difficult for me to understand the thoughts of this unworthy disciple of mine, and it would be difficult to prevent him from doing so in the future."
The captain of the police had nothing to say. He saluted her and then left.
The students who were watching were discussing the matter, but unfortunately they were unable to come to a conclusion until the end of the evening.
In fact, Zhu Fang still gave face to the grandfather and grandson of the Lu family and did not announce to the academy their conspiracy to commit fraud and attempted murder of their mentor.
However, not many were left, and all the disciples saw them being taken away by the police with their own eyes. This not only hinted at their behavior, but also warned other students who had strange ideas, killing two birds with one stone.
Chen Yunli retracted his complaints about her and added some praise.
The next morning, Chen Wenjian had just finished his morning class and hurried to the library with his report card.
On the way, Chen Yunli finally realized something was wrong: "There's a problem I haven't noticed before. Ordinary disciples can freely read the books on the first, second, and third floors of the library. So, the privilege of the top three in the small exam is only to go to the fourth floor?"
Chen Wenjian raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, "Who told you that I usually go to the first, second, and third floors of the library?"
"Ah?" Chen Yunli was stunned. "Could it be that the first floor of your academy is counted from the fourth floor?"
Chen Wenjian shook his head. "The area below the fourth floor isn't a library, it's called a book storage area. It only stores common classics and historical texts. The truly profound scriptures are all above the fourth floor. That's the main part of the library, so the fourth floor is the first floor of the library."
"It's just a place to put books, why make it so complicated..." Chen Yunli complained.
"The academy's collection of books is simply too vast, and there are many other collections that require space in the library. If we don't divide them this way, there won't be enough space."
Chen Wenjian said with a smile. If these words were said outside the academy, the number of ordinary students who died of anger would at least fill an entire mountain.
Chen Yunli was amused and raised his wings to fan him gently: "Show off!"
Yidie and the other two arrived outside the library. The second and third place quiz takers had already arrived. After registering their names and saying goodbye, the three of them headed to the floors they were interested in.
Chen Wenjian naturally started from the fourth floor, and wanted to use Chen Yunli's perception to find out everything related to his Bai Yueguang in these three floors.
The windows on the fourth floor were open, and the sound of wind and rain could be heard, moistening the room filled with the fragrance of books.
As soon as I walked out of the stairs, a strong wind rushed through the hall, causing all the lanterns hanging on the corners of the bookshelves to sway gently. Due to the dim light due to the rain, candles had been lit early inside, and the swaying of the lanterns and the candlelight made me dizzy.
Chen Yunli's body trembled violently, and his right wing began to spasm uncontrollably, twisting in a certain direction with difficulty.
"Hiss...it hurts!" Chen Yunli jumped on Chen Wenjian's shoulder.
Chen Wenjian quickly held him in his palm and ran quickly towards the direction his wing tips were pointing, while at the same time massaging his wings to relieve the pain caused by the cramps.
Soon he ran to the middle of the second bookshelf. Judging from the nameplates hanging on each row of wooden frames, this part of the collection was related to astronomy and stargazing.
The moment Chen Wenjian stopped, Chen Yunli's wings returned to normal.
At the same time, he flew upwards with a sense of purpose, and landed on a book. He wiggled his tentacles and blurted out, "That's it."
"Is this the only one?" Chen Wenjian asked as he took the book.
"It's the only one with the strongest induction. The fifth and sixth... oh no, the second and third floors also have inductions second only to it. In addition, I have a faint induction of the entire library, but I don't know where the source is." Chen Yunli answered with some confusion.
Sensing this thing was like dying of drought or flooding of water. He had nothing before going up to the fourth floor, but now he had everything. He didn't know if it was his fault or the fault of the person who set it up.
Chen Wen briefly pondered, "Let's put this feeling aside for now. Let's go to the second and third floors and get a few other items that can be confirmed."
"good."
After running back and forth across the three floors, Chen Wenjian finally got all his things and sat down at the long table by the window.
There are five items in total, namely the book "Complete Explanation of Astrology", the ancient painting "Map of the Milky Way", the astronomical instrument from the previous dynasty, the original copy of Bai Yuan's "Invisible Stars", and the miscellaneous book "Lantern Making Methods from Ancient Times to Now".
The first four items can be traced, and they are all items related to astronomy and astrology. The last one is a bit outrageous and has nothing to do with the other items.
Chen Wenjian looked at Chen Yunli, and Chen Yunli flapped his wings, indicating that he didn't know either.
Unable to get an answer from him, Chen Wenjian had no choice but to find clues and piece the pieces together on his own.
He first read "Complete Explanation of Astrology", which was the book that Chen Yunli was most sensitive to. Although it did not contain any historical materials related to Chen Yunli, the content was solid. It analyzed the evolution history of astrology and more than one hundred common constellations in a thorough and detailed manner, making it easy to understand.
With growing doubts, Chen Wenjian carefully read "Milky Way Map", "Invisible Stars" and "Ancient and Modern Lantern Making Methods" again.
"Invisible Stars" is a detailed record of twenty-four special stars deduced by the former dynasty's astrologer Bai Yuan based on the star map, including the day of appearance, duration and position. Although it is obscure, it is also a very important part of astrology.
The "Milky Way Map" was simpler, a distribution map of special stars based on the "Invisible Stars" painting. According to Bai Yuan's calculations, except in this painting, it was almost impossible for them to appear in the same night sky.
Chen Wenjian exhaled. "The clues these four items point to are clear. They are all related to the twenty-four special stars calculated by Bai Yuan. But what is the connection between the lantern-making method and those stars? What is Yun Li's relationship with them?"
"lantern……"
A few blurry images suddenly flashed through Chen Yunli's mind: "I always feel like I've seen the connection between lanterns and astrology somewhere before. It must have happened not long ago..."
Before he finished speaking, a breeze carrying raindrops blew into the library, flickering the candlelight in the room.
Chen Yunli caught a glimpse of the shadows at his feet that were sometimes longer and sometimes shorter, and suddenly he realized what was going on. He swung his wings and fanned Chen Wenjian's face wildly.
"Lantern! Lantern!"
"I know, I know," Chen Wenjian said helplessly, "Where is the light..."
The words came to an abrupt end as he noticed the lantern hanging in the corner of the bookshelf.
They remembered the same thing.
On the lantern in the library, there is an engraved star map that only Chen Yunli can see. These are the twenty-four special stars recorded in "Invisible Stars".
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