Chapter 97 - Soul of Another World
The identity of a time traveler, the biggest secret that she had carefully hidden and even occasionally tried to forget through self-hypnosis, was suddenly revealed to her by the mysterious and powerful leader of the Xingyun Pavilion in such a calm but unquestionable way!
A dead silence spread across the meadow.
Tie Niu widened his eyes, looked at the pale Su Tang, then looked at the silent Mo Chen, and broke the silence in a muffled voice: "Mo...Senior Mo? What did you say? Junior Sister Su...not Junior Sister Su?" His huge head was obviously unable to understand such a mysterious concept as "the soul does not originate from this world".
The poisonous mist lingering around Luo Hongyi's fingertips quietly dissipated, a layer of frost covered her beautiful face, and her eyes shot towards Mo Chen as sharp as a knife.
She moved slightly and stood half a body length in front of Su Tang without leaving any trace.
White Deer held the rabbit in his arms, his clear eyes flickering between Su Tang and Mo Chen, a hint of barely perceptible worry in his eyes. The Moon-Eating Rabbit's ruby eyes also stared at Mo Chen warily.
Uncle Chen's broom stopped clacking at some point. He hunched his back, his cloudy old eyes lifted from the ground. He glanced at Su Tang, frozen in place, then at Mo Chen, starlight lingering on his fingertips beneath the ancient tree. He snorted, barely audible, and then lowered his head again, as if none of this had anything to do with him, or as if... everything was as expected.
At the entrance of the vine house, the aura surrounding Chu Linyuan suddenly became like ten thousand years of black ice! Invisible murderous pressure spread out from him, and a thin layer of frost silently condensed on the starry meadow under his feet.
His icy eyes locked onto Mo Chen, like a ferocious beast locking onto its prey. His voice carried the chill of metallic friction, "Xingyun Pavilion, what are your intentions?"
Mo Chen's gaze shifted from the terrified Su Tang to meet Chu Linyuan's soul-chilling gaze. The pure starlight at his fingertips didn't fade, but instead grew brighter, illuminating his serene face.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, don't be nervous." Mo Chen's voice remained calm, like the eternal flow of the galaxy. "The Xingyun Pavilion observes the orbits of stars, records variables, and explores the origins. This is the way the pavilion was established. I have no ill will towards Miss Su, I am simply curious."
He paused, his gaze returning to Su Tang, who was trembling slightly behind Luo Hongyi. His tone was reassuring, "Miss Su has a pure soul and a unique power of will. Although not born in this world, she is deeply entangled with its cause and effect. Your 'clairvoyant eyes' can see through illusions, connect with the smallest wishes of all beings, and even... vaguely touch the ripples of the vast river of time and space. This is by no means accidental. Such talent is rare even in the vast sea of stars."
The starlight at his fingertips spun slightly, transforming into an extremely tiny yet extremely clear dynamic star map projection, floating above his palm.
In the star map, a unique star emitting a pale golden light of will is creating a distant yet extremely tenacious resonance thread with countless surrounding stars in a strange way.
"This is what I have deduced from Miss Su's fate." Mo Chen's voice was inquiring. "Your soul is like a unique star drifting from a distant shore, its trajectory intertwined with the great web of stars in this world.
"You're talking about 'bullet screens,' 'live streaming,' 'CP-shipping'..." A hint of confusion and interest flashed across his eyes as he pronounced these words. "These concepts are like fragments of stars from otherworldly realms. Although their origins cannot be traced within the star orbits of this world, they have taken root and sprouted in this world, driven by your willpower, and are even... subtly influencing some tiny causal lines."
He looked at Su Tang with a deep gaze. "Mo just wants to know what the 'other shore' from which your soul came looks like? How do those strange star fragments operate in your world? This is crucial for Xingyun Pavilion to understand the diversity and tolerance of Xinggui."
Mo Chen's explanation, with the unique detachment and curiosity of Xingyun Pavilion, diluted the previous tense atmosphere. Tie Niu scratched his head, as if he understood a little: "Oh... Junior Sister Su is... Tianwai Feixian? She came with... a new word?"
Luo Hongyi's tense body relaxed slightly, but she didn't move away from the position blocking Su Tang. She opened her red lips slightly, looking at him with scrutiny, "Master Mo, you can seek knowledge. But if you want to use our little Tangdou as a star track specimen for research..." A wisp of dark green poisonous mist silently swirled around her fingertips, "Luo Hongyi's poison doesn't care about Xingyun Pavilion or not."
After her initial shock, Su Tang listened to Mo Chen's explanation, which was not malicious but full of pure curiosity. She felt Luo Hongyi's silent protection and the concerned gazes of her companions (although Tie Niu was still confused). Her pounding heart finally calmed down a little. She took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and half-peeked out from behind Luo Hongyi. Her clairvoyant eyes, still tinged with fear, tried to look directly at Mo Chen.
"I... I really am not from this world." Her voice was still a little trembling, but it was much clearer. "The place I come from... is called Earth. There is no spiritual energy there, no cultivation, but there is... the Internet, mobile phones, computers... 'Live broadcast' means... many people use something called 'the Internet' to see what I do and say here in real time... 'Banmu' refers to the instant comments from people watching the live broadcast, like... like subtitles flying by... 'CP' means... it means..." Her face flushed slightly, and she subconsciously glanced in the direction of Fujiya, "I just feel... I feel that two people are so beautiful together, so compatible, and I like watching them interact..."
She tried to describe the fragments of her distant hometown in a way that people in this world could understand, but each sentence felt like uncovering a dusty corner deep in her memory, bringing with it nostalgia and a hint of loneliness that was out of place.
Inside the vine house, Xie Zhao, lying on the couch, had opened his eyes at some point. He listened quietly to Su Tang's trembling yet effortlessly clear narration coming from outside the window. A light flickered in his peach-shaped eyes, the previous weakness replaced by a sharp insight.
He struggled to raise himself up a little, leaning against the edge of the couch. Facing the silent figure in black at the door, he whispered in a weak voice that only the two of them could hear, but with a knowing smile:
"Brother... did you hear that... 'shipping couple'... I see..."
"It seems... we've both been 'taken advantage of'..."
"No wonder... the way Little Sugar Bean looks at us... always seems to be glowing green..."
Chu Linyuan, with his back to Xie Zhao, showed no reaction. However, the knuckles of his hand pressing on the hilt of the Frost Silence sword seemed to tighten slightly for a moment.
His icy gaze remained fixed on Mo Chen, but the terrifying murderous aura surrounding him had already subsided. Clearly, Mo Chen's pure pursuit of knowledge and his stance on behalf of the Xingyun Pavilion had temporarily earned him "permission to observe."
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