Good fortune
Chi Wangyue's gratitude was mostly unspoken.
Yan Tianhua briefly explained the situation, omitting some parts, which Chi Wangyue saw through but didn't say.
As an observer, Ke Zhixing also maintained a certain sense of propriety. Apart from those who were currently somewhat confused, most of the group was in a calm state.
Yi Yannian looked at Bai Hanxin. The three of them had spent the most time together among the group. Apart from Meng Qu, he was willing to trust Bai Hanxin.
How can someone who has just passed by on the street suddenly turn their back on you and refuse to recognize you?
Beside him, Meng Qu's eyes followed Yi Yannian. In an instant, a wicked thought arose in his mind: "I should just put a sack over his head and tie him up."
Bai Hanxin met his gaze, each lost in their own thoughts. She looked at him from a distance, her gaze somewhat indistinct, yet her voice remained perfectly clear.
"I'm not sure if it's true or something else; I only know that I've only seen one side of the story. But I suggest you believe them; there's no harm in it."
“Okay…” Yi Yannian replied briskly.
Then, like a leader, he made a decision and stated his position. "I believe you." No one will ever truly know the facts, but they must believe, and be careful, it's important to look forward, not just stay where you are.
In everything, "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," and once someone takes the lead, others can easily back down. Meng Qu was dissatisfied with his approach and even more unwilling for this subtle emotion to jeopardize their improving relationship.
Meng Qu said in a low voice, "I have no objection."
Chi Wenliu always believed in "the less trouble, the better," and although he didn't say anything, he never caused trouble and was too lazy to manage things. He only ever talked about the trivial things Gou Xunhuan did; he never actually tried them out himself.
He then smiled and casually said, "We've just arrived, so naturally we're on your side." He glanced at Gou Xunhuan, who naturally noticed, and gave him a forced smile. "Well, it's up to Chi Wenliu to decide."
Chi Wenliu ignored him, looked at Chi Wangyue, and simply said goodbye: "My mission is pretty much over, but it's alright. Brother Wangyue, I'm leaving now. I hope we'll meet again."
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Gou Xunhuan, as if they were strangers and not on the same path. But Gou Xunhuan didn't utter any vulgar remarks, and said with unusual calmness, "Same old story, are you never going to change in this lifetime? Wait for me!"
After saying that, even rubbing your feet in oil would be too lenient.
Both sides tacitly blocked each other out, and even the instigator's attitude was extremely calm. The trouble was extinguished before it even began.
Bai Hanxin, usually so carefree, felt a little uneasy. Just moments before, she had been glaring angrily at Du Ye and the others, but now she just wanted to find a hole to crawl into and clean up her act.
"Wait a minute." Bai Hanxin suddenly remembered something.
The forgotten things suddenly reappeared in her mind, and she hesitated for a moment.
"As for what Bai Tian asked for, the other party said—you'll find out when the time comes."
"..."
Bai Hanxin guessed that the other party might have overestimated her abilities. She felt that by now it was too late, and the deal was probably doomed. Bai Hanxin glanced at the person beside her as she looked up unintentionally.
Then, Du Ye, with a slightly unfamiliar demeanor despite not having seen him for a long time, began to reminisce about the past with Wen Liang and the others. He seemed to remember every detail of their own backyard. Li Er felt somewhat ashamed; Wen Liang had cultivated a calm aura for a long time, but in reality, he rarely paid attention to what the other person was truly thinking.
When the two met face to face, there was no grand, tearful outburst as one might have imagined, nor was there any cold indifference. In the end, all that remained was normalcy.
Chen An and the others left on their own initiative, giving Du Ye just the right amount of space to continue his story. They were very understanding and reasonable, and even their previous show of support was done in a very humane way.
...
When Bai Tian appeared, Bai Hanxin wanted to punch her. But when she actually did, the other woman didn't flinch and let her hit her. Bai Hanxin wasn't a violent person; she didn't have a penchant for beating people or the skill to do so. In the end, she only lightly tapped Bai Tian's head with her finger, without making a sound.
"..." Bai Tian didn't speak, her eyes looking at Bai Hanxin. Finally, she gave a clean smile, showing her magnanimity towards Bai Hanxin.
"What exactly did you come here to retrieve?" Bai Hanxin ignored her eccentric smile and then asked—that thing that "you'll find out when the time comes."
Bai Tian wasn't one to procrastinate; she hadn't stopped for even half a mile since arriving here. She herself wouldn't believe that she had "coincidentally run into Bai Hanxin."
"Do you know that there is a flower that will never wither or fade? But you probably don't know that I once went to the library in Danxin Peak by chance and happened to come across an old book with yellowed pages. The book says, 'Water, Moon, Mirror, and Flower.'"
"I later learned that this flower could not possibly exist in the world. However, anything is possible. Since it is written in ancient books, firstly, let's disregard the possibility that the authors made things up, and secondly, let's believe in its existence and also believe in destiny."
"So, by chance, I came to Zhonghua Mountain again. After partially understanding the origin of the matter, a flash of inspiration struck me and I thought of this flower."
Bai Tian's eyes sparkled with tiny lights, and her gaze carried a warmth reminiscent of starlight.
She continued in a slow voice, as if everything around her was separated from her by a thin film.
Naturally, they don't pay much attention to external things or people.
"I got involved in Zhonghua Mountain due to an accident. During that time, I found a 'rare' variety recorded in ancient books. But it needs nutrients to nourish it. Of course, it doesn't need real material energy, but something that can't exist in the world, like something intangible, spiritual, to sustain it."
"I didn't discover the secret here, I only found flower seeds."
Bai Tian softly recounted the scene she witnessed upon returning to this place, a scene both abrupt and thorny: "But those flowers that could never have existed in the world grew on their own, until they became a sea of flowers—they survived."
It proves itself that they can exist.
It exists in Zhonghua Mountain, in people who sacrificed their lives to protect the "secret," or it can simply be summarized as a somewhat murderous and bizarre rumor.
“Each of these events seemed both ordinary and extraordinary, as if they were preordained.”
Bai Tian looked at Bai Hanxin with a gentler gaze.
But his voice took on a chilling tone: "Bai Hanxin, this is a [surprise] that I discovered by chance, and it's the item I told you to find out about later."
You may find this absurd, but the existence of the Water Moon Mirror Flower originated from people's desire to protect it, and it will bloom and protect this land.
"There are always some things that are impossible but contain the possibility of a third party," Bai Tian thought to herself.
"Will you hate it?"
She paused slightly, somewhat awkwardly, when she asked the question.
"No." Life itself is a miracle.
Bai Hanxin reveres nature and studies elixirs, having long been a mature "alchemist." Even without a formal "alchemy qualification certificate," she constantly strives to improve, learning and deepening her understanding of her chosen path.
Bai Hanxin never told anyone, but she always stood firm on her own and did it.
“I don’t hate them, I like them very much. The things you said you’d find out about later aren’t ordinary things, but little flowers with a legendary aura. They’re wonderful, and you’re wonderful too,” Bai Hanxin said naturally.
Based on her experience, her first experience of going down the mountain was worthwhile.
Tong Shi and Tong Hua still retain their childlike innocence; the two of them are so focused on eavesdropping that they reach an unprecedented level.
"Ahem." Ke Zhixing gently reminded the two little ones to be careful. But once the little ones were allowed to run wild, they grew like weeds.
"Lord Ke is also someone who can create miracles!"
"She's very good."
"The fortune teller is truly amazing!"
"Yes, she can predict many things, whether good or bad."
"However, the fortune teller is a bit too eccentric."
"Perhaps she misses Master Tong a little..."
"Yeah. She never says anything good or bad, and she always acts like nothing's wrong. Besides being really annoying to us, she always makes one extra request—shut up."
"However, fortune tellers are also very, very good."
"..."
The kids' conversation somehow veered off course, and they spotted Ke Zhixing himself joining in, but he praised them more than he criticized them.
"I was somewhat touched." But only slightly. She didn't say the second half of her sentence.
More surged outwards like waves, waiting for Ke Zhixing to silently digest them on his own.
She stopped, reflecting on what the little ones had said, and thought of someone.
"Tong Jiusheng".
Ke Zhixing is not particularly fond of talking to people. This is not a random product without historical origin, but rather hidden behind a past event. However, it has been so long that even mentioning it again feels like a distant memory.
"However, that person is indeed gone, it's like a previous life..."
Ke Zhixing always carried a sense of detachment. Although she came from a wealthy family, she had none of the airs or sentimentality one would expect from a young lady.
In the silence, she raised her eyes and looked in Bai Tian's direction, as if the two little ones' frivolous chatter had touched a chord in her heart, something akin to human sentimentality. Actually, no, he just wanted to see what they looked like, and who could have said those things…
The fortune teller was unmoved; she simply walked alone for a long time.
In the dim light, she heard a voice encouraging another person to stand up; it sounded somewhat familiar.
Later, Ke Zhixing recalled that she seemed to vaguely remember a few words Bai Tian had said and the comforting warmth that Bai Hanxin had given her.
"Is it possible within the impossible?" she murmured softly, without any negative emotions, her words fleeting and easily forgotten.
...
Bai Tian felt comforted by Bai Hanxin's words.
"A stroke of luck struck her. When one bizarre thing after another happened, she felt like a passerby, yet also possessed the natural inclination of a protagonist." She was somewhat humble, but also tried very hard to hide her feelings.
Bai Hanxin didn't entirely agree; she always had some unique ideas.
"Perhaps good luck is a blessing that others can only dream of?"
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