Notes
Gu Pingyuan’s heart knot should be Mingyu’s master Gu Shuqi.
Although he gradually learned some of his master's past from Gu Muxing and Gu Pingyuan, Mingyu knew nothing about the details.
The master had never mentioned it to her.
Mingyu sighed. She wanted to resolve the matter peacefully and leave here. After all, she had received too much care from Xinghe Valley.
How can we make Gu Pingyuan give in?
Of course it would be best if the person involved could resolve the issue, but the person involved has already been buried.
We still need to figure out what happened back then.
"So what happened back then?"
Mingyu stood under the tree roots and watched Gu Qingyun practicing sword with Gu Muxing.
"Instead of asking me, you might as well ask the master directly."
It is absolutely unacceptable to rashly reveal a corner of the matter without being fully prepared during negotiations.
Mingyu naturally wouldn't do that.
As Gu Muxing was speaking, he mercilessly scolded Gu Qingyun for not doing his job properly.
"I'm watching you and you dare to slack off? Kick higher."
In return, Gu Qingyun looked at the two people standing under the tree with resentment.
Ever since Mingyu said that Gu Qingyun couldn't beat her, Gu Muxing wanted to watch Gu Qingyun practice martial arts every day.
Gu Muxing didn't care about Gu Qingyun's little emotions at all, but Mingyu couldn't help but avoid Gu Qingyun with a guilty look because he was the main reason why Gu Qingyun suffered.
"Just tell me what you know."
"You know that Xinghe Valley has never had any contact with outsiders, right?"
Mingyu was stunned and asked sincerely, "What if you are short of something? For example, salt?"
Gu Muxing rolled his eyes. "Of course I'm not talking about this kind of contact. I'm talking about the art of witchcraft, which is never revealed to outsiders."
The Ming Fish actually learned a thing or two from their words.
"When others ask, I tell them it's just an ordinary ravine. As someone who has mastered the art of witchcraft, I never get involved in worldly affairs."
Mingyu could understand that the reason was due to cause and effect. In order to see the horoscope clearly and predict one's fortune, one had to be far enough away.
This is also the reason why Mingyu and her master are not as good at fortune-telling as Gu Muxing and Gu Pingyuan.
They have all interfered with the horoscopes of many people.
Those who died in the natural disaster survived, and those who disappeared in the famine still exist.
This is also a matter of gains and losses, because of the gift, he can communicate with the gods, but because of his extraordinary abilities, he is also blinded.
"But my uncle insisted on leaving, getting involved in worldly affairs, and even entered the imperial palace to establish the Wuzhu Hall."
The Wuzhu Hall was founded by the master, but Mingyu didn't know about it.
"More importantly, Uncle-shi has severed contact with Xinghe Valley, and mainly Master." Gu Muxing said seriously, "Do you know how long Master has been harping on this matter? He could almost be my junior sister's bedtime story."
"I can testify to this." Gu Qingyun looked at Mingyu with a serious expression. "But when has Master ever been to the palace? Isn't he an accomplice of the bad guys, stupid and foolish, and helped kidnap Master Sister?"
Mingyu couldn't understand. He was so stupid and foolish. Was he talking about his master?
"What does this have to do with you? Get out of here." Gu Muxing poked Gu Qingyun with his scabbard, not letting her stay there.
Gu Qingyun, who received the pardon, did not care about the truth and ran away.
Gu Muxing looked at Gu Qingyun's back and uttered a "tsk" sound, but he didn't call her. He turned around and explained to Mingyu, "She hasn't left the valley yet. The master scared her and told her not to run away."
So her master became a negative example of how to fool children?
"What else? Why did Master go out regardless of the rules of Galaxy Valley?"
"I'm not sure about this. The master started cursing when he mentioned this."
Gu Muxing was also speechless when he saw Mingyu's speechless expression.
"What can I do? The master only said that your master was stupid and was deceived." Gu Muxing suddenly thought of something, "Oh, the master also mentioned that the uncle seemed to have suffered from the war."
"War?" Tianqi Country rarely suffered from large-scale wars. It could be related to Master's youth...
Mingyu calculated that it might be the Huangbei War in the northwest.
Due to weather and geographical issues, supplies could not keep up, and both sides suffered countless casualties in that war. It took a long time for Tianqi Kingdom to recover from the damage of the war.
Part of the area involved in that war is now under the supervision of General Zheng Pinggui.
"If you ask again, you will have to ask the master." Gu Muxing expressed his helplessness.
Having finished talking about what was happening here, Gu Muxing turned around and wanted to catch Gu Qingyun back to continue practicing, but suddenly he thought of something.
"Logically, you are our senior sister."
Mingyu didn't understand what he meant by this. They kept calling her "Senior Sister" and no matter how she tried to correct them, it was useless, so she just let them do what they wanted.
"Shouldn't you be watching Gu Qingyun practice and guiding her?"
The Ming fish fell silent.
“Senior Sister…”
Mingyu interrupted him: "I remembered I have something else to do, come on."
After saying that, Mingyu waved his hand and quickly slipped away, leaving Gu Muxing standing there with his eyes wide open.
…
Gu Muxing gave Mingyu a direction.
Is it war?
Mingyu thought about it and thought that it should be mentioned in the master's notes.
When Gu Shuqi was young, he traveled around and left a lot of notes, but after he entered the palace, he never wrote again.
Mingyu understood very well. When he was on duty, he kept writing until his hands were cramping. In addition, he watched the emperor eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep every day, so there was nothing interesting to write.
After returning to his master's old residence, Mingyu calmed down and looked for any clues in his master's notes.
"After crossing the grassland, the scenery here is unlike anything I've seen before. Sand and gravel coexist with ice and snow, and plants are sparsely rooted here. The colors appear unusually bright in this harsh environment. The local people were very surprised to see me, the traveler."
"Many plants here can be used as medicine. The local people are very generous in teaching me, and I have learned a lot."
"...During our conversation, I finally understood the reason for their surprise. There's been a lot of friction with our neighboring country lately, so there are very few merchants coming in and out, let alone tourists. When they talked about this, they couldn't hide the melancholy on their faces..."
Melancholy? Mingyu continued reading.
"My host family has a very lively child named Mou Yifu. She's barely past kindergarten age, but unlike other children her age, she loves to laugh and can make the adults around her laugh too."
"Mou Yifu brought me a flower from somewhere. I had said I had never seen the flower known locally as 'snow rabbit,' but I didn't expect she would remember it. I'm so grateful. I'm going to keep this flower."
Mingyu was stunned and looked at the flower in the bottle that was already starting to drop debris. Its state showed that it would not take much force, just a simple gust of wind and the flower might no longer exist.
"Have I stayed here too long? This place is so beautiful, I'm a little mesmerized."
"The army of the Bika Kingdom invaded here. Although they were repelled by the soldiers of the Tianqi Kingdom, the people in the city still suffered casualties. I stayed here."
"Once again, I saw them discussing the war. They seemed accustomed to the casualties. I couldn't help but ask Mou Yifu's father why they didn't leave and go to a safer place. He told me that they had taken root here like snow rabbits and couldn't leave."
"For the first time, I understood what war was. War broke out."
Mingyu's heart sank and he continued to read, but the subsequent accounts were very short.
"So many people died. What day is today? Didn't they say the supplies would arrive in a month?"
"Mou Yifu died two days ago. Her father joined the army and he advised me to leave here."
"This is hell on earth. Doesn't God know that?"
"The temperature is going to drop, and they won't be able to wait for the next batch of supplies."
Mingyu turned to the next page, which contained only a few short words.
"I've been discovered."
There is a large blank space behind it.
Who discovered it?
Mingyu knew it, and later Gu Pingyuan knew it, but the young man on the battlefield did not know it.
In order to boost morale, the emperor at that time also participated in the war.
It was obvious that he had been discovered by those in power.
It was a long time before there were words on the notebook again.
"Goodbye, Hirabuchi."
Mingyu didn't know what happened in between, but he could make some guesses.
The imperial power had a love-hate relationship with the witches and priests. They could manage the people well through the witches and priests, but they also hated the people's trust in them.
After all, his power was divided.
So what will the master choose?
He entered the palace alone, cut off contact with the Galaxy Valley, and erased the existence of the Galaxy Valley to ensure its safety.
I'm afraid he will say to Gu Pingyuan...
"I went to the palace to enjoy my life."
Mingyu stared out the door with wide eyes.
Gu Pingyuan just stood there with a cane.
"Your master also told me that he wanted to do something to help the people." Gu Pingyuan snorted, walked over slowly, and stretched out his hand to Mingyu, who was sitting on the ground for convenience.
"What nonsense are you talking about? He's begging everywhere, running around every day. Does he really need to go to the palace to beg?"
Mingyu took Gu Pingyuan's hand, not daring to borrow his strength, and stood up by herself, holding on to the desk.
"If he wants to be the bad guy, I will help him and let the younger generation say bad things about him every day."
Mingyu helped Gu Pingyuan walk to the table and helped him sit down.
"I didn't understand it at first. I thought my senior brother was sincere. It really pissed me off." Gu Pingyuan slammed the floor. "I don't even read those crappy books he wrote. I'm happy to see him being so pathetic in the palace."
Gu Pingyuan exhaled through his nose, looking very happy, but soon fell depressed again.
"It wasn't until my master passed away and he didn't come back that I realized he couldn't."
He knew his senior brother. No matter how much he loved the palace, it was impossible for him not to come back to see their master.
"Did Gu Muxing tell you?" Mingyu poured a cup of tea for Gu Pingyuan.
"Don't underestimate that boy because he seems mature. He tells me everything. He even told me about Qingyun not practicing and cheating on me."
Gu Pingyuan looked at Mingyu, his eyes seemed to be looking at Mingyu, but also like he was looking at his senior brother who did not look back.
"You really don't plan to stay?"
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