Chapter 5: Tiancheng, a city that does not exist on the satellite map
Lin Zhuyue didn't bring much with him. Just two photos and the frames containing them, three sets of casual clothes suitable for the climate of Tiancheng, one set of slightly formal clothes, underwear, socks, shoes, and the rest were toiletries, which all fit into a suitcase and a bag.
She cut off the power to all the furniture and packed up all the food in the refrigerator, planning to put it next to the trash can downstairs. Before long, the garbage collector would come and pick up the food.
Afterwards, Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan bought a lot of shampoo at the 24-hour convenience store in the neighborhood. Ye Yangjia was outside by the flowerbed. He dug a hole with branches and buried the used Five Emperors coins. He then petted the kitten that had approached out of curiosity.
After everything was ready, Ye Yangjia drove his Rolls-Royce out of the community and entered the highway through the ETC channel at the nearest entrance.
Wen Miyan asked Lin Zhuyue who was sitting next to her:
"Want to sleep?"
Because he was not feeling well, he slept through the whole day, and even his worldview was refreshed at night. So, although he was a high school student who lacked sleep all year round, Lin Zhuyue did not feel sleepy at all.
Lin Zhuyue shook his head honestly: "I can't sleep."
"Would you like to read a book?"
Wen Miyan opened the small storage space between the seats, took out a copy of the "I Ching" and handed it to Lin Zhuyue, saying,
"Just think of it as previewing your lessons."
After Lin Zhuyue took over the "Book of Changes", Wen Miyan took out two steam eye masks, kept one for herself, and handed the other to Lin Zhuyue. She then took out a pink powder box from her bag and said lazily:
"I put on some night powder and go to sleep. Staying up late is the natural enemy of the skin. If you feel sleepy after watching Zhuyue, go to bed quickly. I put the night powder here, you can use it too."
After putting powder on her face, Wen Miyan put on an eye mask and fell asleep with her head resting on the seat.
Lin Zhuyue flipped through the "Book of Changes" under the car lights. She understood the beginning, but became confused as she read on. What about "Heaven moves with vigor, and the gentleman strives for self-improvement" and "the beauty of the chapter"...
She originally wanted to ask a question, but Wen Miyan was sleeping and Ye Yangjia was driving, and neither of them was suitable to talk to.
After reading the Book of Changes for a while, Lin Zhuyue couldn't help but doze off:
"Yawn, huh..."
"If you can't hold on any longer, just go to sleep."
Ye Yangjia played a lullaby. The soft and warm music lingered in the cabin of the Rolls-Royce, mixed with the sweet orange scent emitted by the diffuser wood, making people feel particularly relaxed and at ease.
Ye Yangjia continued to concentrate on driving and said:
"When we wake up in the morning, we'll almost be in Zhejiang."
"Thank you for your help..."
The drowsy Lin Zhuyue grabbed the steam eye mask, took it apart, hung it on his ears, and fell asleep with the headrest adjusted just right.
Ye Yangjia glanced at Lin Zhuyue through the rearview mirror.
Such a strong spiritual power... Even when she fell asleep, her spiritual power was burning like a raging fire, as if it would never go out.
At the Spiritual Master Academy, directly under the Spiritual Master Mansion, many students' first lesson was to explore the body's mists and stimulate their spiritual power. However, Lin Zhuyue's first lesson would most likely be how to restrain his own spiritual power.
When Lin Zhuyue woke up again, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.
The Rolls-Royce had already exited the highway and was driving on the road in the coastal city. The sea breeze with a slightly salty smell penetrated the car window.
Wen Miyan woke up earlier. She opened a bag of potato chips and reached out of the car window with her hand holding the chips. Soon a seagull flew over and snatched the chips away.
"You're awake, are you hungry?"
Wen Miyan held the potato chip bag and said,
"Although there are some good restaurants here, I've already asked the chef at home to prepare breakfast. It's better than the restaurant's, so it would be a shame to miss it... Let's just grab a bite to eat first. We'll be in Heavenly City soon."
After Wen Miyan comforted Lin Zhuyue, she turned her attention to Ye Yangjia, who was sitting in the driver's seat:
"But you, Ye Yangjia, you've been driving for so long. Aren't you tired? Let's take turns driving."
"No."
Ye Yangjia complained firmly and calmly,
"I'm afraid of getting into a car accident and dying on the road. I sincerely hope that the driver's license examiner who judged you to have passed the test would knock on the wooden fish more often to accumulate merit."
Wen Miyan showed a dissatisfied expression: "There's no need to be so extreme, right?"
Ye Yangjia turned the steering wheel to the right, and the Rolls-Royce turned onto a road that was not on the map software, and continued along this winding road.
The seaside path is clean, with clear road markings, and is exceptionally quiet. There's only the rustling of leaves in the sea breeze, and no other people can be seen.
Ten minutes later, a row of yellow roadblocks more than one person tall appeared ahead. Although there were no signs, the message "this road is impassable" was conveyed.
Ye Yangjia stepped on the brakes and the Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the roadblock.
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Do you want to take another route?"
"No, go down and move the roadblock."
Ye Yangjia unbuckled his seat belt and opened the car door.
"This roadblock was placed here by the Spiritual Master's Mansion to prevent some idle people driving along the seaside from entering Tiancheng."
Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan both got out of the car to move the roadblock. After the gap in the roadblock was large enough for the Rolls-Royce to pass through, Ye Yangjia got in and drove the Rolls-Royce through the original position of the roadblock, then got out of the car and moved the roadblock back with the two girls.
The three of them got back in the car, and the Rolls-Royce continued along the path. Aside from the initial roadblock, there were no more obstacles on this road. There were no traffic lights, only two tunnels at the bottom of the mountain. After passing through the tunnels, the path approached the coast again.
On the shore, there was an old man wearing a gray-blue shirt and his pants rolled up above his knees. He was digging sand with a shovel, apparently trying to catch seafood.
Wen Miyan opened the window and waved, "Fifth Master!"
Wu Ye threw the king clam he caught into the bucket and waved in response to Wen Mi Yan:
"Are you guys back? Go wait at the dock. I'll pack up and be there soon."
Wen Miyan responded loudly with "OK" and retreated back into the car.
Wen Miyan sat next to Lin Zhuyue and said:
"His name is Feng Kangsheng, the gatekeeper of Tiancheng. Although he spends his days digging for anemones, fishing for clams, and catching crabs, he's actually a very capable man. Everyone usually calls him Old Feng, and some, like us, call him Fifth Master."
Ye Yangjia drove to the dock.
A small white cruise ship was parked at the pier.
They didn't wait long before Master Wu drove over in a patrol car. He opened the door of the small cruise ship, which turned into a support board and spread it in front of the Rolls-Royce.
Ye Yangjia drove the car into the cruise ship.
Wen Miyan pulled Lin Zhuyue to the second floor of the cruise ship, where the sea view was better.
Wu Ye went to start the cruise ship.
The cruise ship sailed on the sea for about forty minutes before Lin Zhuyue finally saw a vague shadow that looked like an island in the direction the cruise ship was heading.
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Is that Tiancheng?"
"Yes, that is Tiancheng."
Wen Miyan placed her hands on the railing, feeling the sea breeze.
"A top-secret city that doesn't exist on satellite maps."
The Celestial City was getting closer.
The island is very big and there are many buildings on it. Most of the buildings are vermilion or white and generally very short, with the tallest being only seven or eight stories high.
The cruise ship circled the island halfway and docked on the other side. After the cruise ship stopped, Wu Ye came out of the cockpit and helped Ye Yangjia open the cabin for the car.
Fifth Master also looked at Lin Zhuyue who was standing next to Wen Mixian.
Wu Ye looked at him for a while and said:
"I don't think I've seen this child before... but it seems like I've seen him somewhere..."
Wen Miyan nodded and explained:
"She's a newbie. She just awakened her spiritual power. The Spiritual Master Mansion asked Ye Yangjia and I to bring her back no matter what."
"Spiritual power is indeed very strong."
Wu Ye thought for a while and asked,
"Which class do you plan to put him in?"
Wen Miyan took Lin Zhuyue's hand and said:
"It's not decided yet. I'll take her home for breakfast first, and then go to the Spiritual Master's Mansion. Fifth Master, will you come to my house for breakfast?"
Wu Ye waved his hands repeatedly:
"Oh, no, no, I'll go back and steam the crabs to go with the wine. I've been craving that bite of crab meat for days."
Wen Miyan said goodbye to Wu Ye at the dock, and got into the back seat of the Rolls-Royce with Lin Zhuyue. Ye Yangjia drove the Rolls-Royce along the small roads in the city, and finally parked in front of a four-story villa.
The housekeeper guarding the villa immediately stepped forward:
"Miss, Master Ye, Miss Lin, leave the car to me. I heard that you came back hungry, and morning tea has been prepared according to Miss's instructions. Come and have it."
Ye Yangjia got out of the car and handed the car keys to the housekeeper.
Wen Miyan pulled Lin Zhuyue, who was a little reserved and entering the Wen family's house for the first time, inside and said as she walked:
"Don't be too nervous. My elder is out for something and won't be back for another two or three days."
Ye Yangjia, who had been here many times, did not feel so uncomfortable. He put his hands in his pockets and followed the two girls slowly.
Wen Miyan has a good family background.
The garden of this detached villa has been carefully maintained, and even the varieties of grass in the lawn are specially planted in a mixed proportion.
The villa is even more magnificent. Whether it is the wool blanket on the marble floor or the fabric sofa and curtains, they are all luxury goods worth more than 200,000 yuan. The wall decorations and crystal chandeliers inlaid with pigeon blood rubies are even more valuable.
The three of them entered the restaurant.
Just as Wen Miyan said, the morning tea was very rich.
The folding dining table was pulled out from the customized island counter and unfolded. On the table were crystal shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork buns, lava buns, swan cakes, golden cakes, rice rolls, tiger skin chicken feet and crab porridge. As long as Lin Zhuyue was not particularly picky about food, she would be very satisfied with this meal.
But Lin Zhuyue didn't touch the tableware for a long time.
Wen Miyan asked: "What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"
Lin Zhuyue hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Were you born and raised here?"
As Lin Zhuyue journeyed, she became increasingly aware of Tiancheng's isolation. If she was born and raised here, how would she register her household registration? And her education... if it needed to be kept confidential, she couldn't just list her Tiancheng schooling on her personal profile.
Wen Miyan answered this question frankly:
"I was indeed born and raised here, but my household registration is in Yuancheng, and Ye Yangjia's is in Shanghai. Some of our classmates also have their household registration in other cities."
"There are a few people in other classes who have their household registration in remote areas. They said if they can't become spiritual masters, they'll take the college entrance examination."
Speaking of the college entrance examination, Lin Zhuyue, a senior high school student, felt a stomachache.
"Even if the scores in remote areas are lower..." Lin Zhuyue asked, "But is the college entrance examination really easier than becoming a spiritual master?"
"I can't say."
Wen Miyan took the crab meat porridge served by the nanny and stirred it gently with a spoon while answering Lin Zhuyue's question.
"For most people, becoming a spiritual master is much harder than getting a good score on the college entrance exam. However, there are always some exceptions in the world, and becoming a spiritual master is actually easier for them."
Wen Miyan smiled and said:
"Zhuyue, maybe you are such a person."
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