Chapter 23 Looking Away
Misty forest, morning
Bright sunlight shines through the towering trees and spreads through the forest. The verdant green fields are clinging to the water droplets condensed by the mist, which fluoresce in the little sunlight. The forest is covered with rain and fog all year round and never recedes.
Starwhisper's hut was deep in the forest, in the middle of that small lake.
The hut is surrounded by a lake of turquoise water, which is transparent and beautiful with incredible colors.
Because it is located in the center of the lake, the sun is not obscured by the forest mist, but the hut is bathed in sunlight.
Xiao Yin, who seemed to be leisurely, was sitting in the small courtyard, reading a book under a railing. The sun fell on her side, leaving a thin shadow. Although she seems to be very mature and stable in front of Xiao Li, she is also a small girl after all, and she still feels lonely when she leaves the familiar environment and familiar people. 、
Xiaoli...... The two of them had been together for so long that she had forgotten what it was like to be alone.
Is it lonely, this feeling of being empty in the heart, like missing half of it?
"Don't think nonsense, hurry up and read the book, learning what the star teaches is what I should do now!" Xiao Yin patted her cheek, cut away her thoughts, and read intently.
On the second floor of the cottage, Xingyu leaned against the window, holding the breakfast made by Xiao Yin in his hand.
A bowl of white porridge, a plate of mushrooms and wild vegetables, and a small fish.
Breakfast was not sumptuous, but she ate it with great pleasure, which she did not have when she was alone. Because I don't want to cook, I basically don't have breakfast, and even if I do, it's a bowl of white porridge. Lunch and dinner may have been better, but more often than not, she is immersed in her own world, ignoring these basic human needs.
Drinking the last mouthful of porridge, she burped with satisfaction~ turned her attention to Xiao Yin.
A somewhat thin girl sat in the small courtyard, holding a book in the sun, her expression was extremely serious, and she was rarely disturbed by the outside world. Although the pretty face is still steady and indifferent, it has a longing that cannot be erased.
"A year, maybe longer, maybe shorter. ”
As she spoke, her expression changed, and she seemed to be extremely nostalgic: "A year is too short, if Xiao Yin does it, no one will help me make breakfast." Shouldn't I stay longer......"
As if sensing her bad intentions, Xiao Yin, who was concentrating on the book, glanced up at her.
He opened his mouth and did, "Don't think about it." The shape of the mouth.
"Alas, it's really not polite at all~ Since you want to go back...... Got it. She pursed her lips in displeasure. For Xiao Yin, Xingyu has never concealed her intentions, otherwise no one in the world would be able to sense her thoughts, and neither would God!
-- This is the morning of the two of them, Xiao Yin will read by herself after making breakfast, and there are too many books that Xingyu gave her. And from oracle bones, jade slips, bamboo slips, to brocade silk paper, there are books of various materials, and even some chip crystals that look quite high-tech will appear.
Xingyu was still sleeping when Xiao Yin was making breakfast, and Xingyu was eating breakfast when Xiao Yin was trying to absorb the knowledge in the book. After that, she didn't bother, just leisurely watched her on the second floor...... Spend the whole morning like this.
In the netherworld, life is extremely peaceful.
Sometimes there will be battles, sometimes there will be survival, but the tone of the whole world is eternal calm.
For the yang world, where countless joys and sorrows are staged every day, and everything changes, the yin world is like a forgotten world.
Na~ I'm tired of living in the yang world, this is the choice of many people.
Find a place where no one is around, and spend the years to come.
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"Granny Xingyu, what are you going to do today?" Holding a thick book, Xiao Yin said very politely and extremely impolitely. The "Twenty-Four Heavens and Astrological Charts" in her hand is an ancient book from a thousand years ago, and the catalogue that was originally a parchment scroll was secretly copied by someone through extremely improper means, and it was only then that it became a paper book.
Xiao Yin has been here for more than a week, and she has basically adapted to being a little strange and scared. Zhang Chen'er, Zhang Xingyu...... No matter how you call it, I think it's a beautiful and elegant name. During this time, she rarely taught Xiao Yin specific things, but took a lot of books for her to read by herself.
That's it for now.
"Xiao Yin...... Wrong!" Xingyu was leisurely drinking Xiao Yin's afternoon tea, and after seeing Xiao Yin's words, he shook a finger solemnly from the depths of the light blue pajamas: "I'm still very young, not a mother-in-law!"
"Really?"
"Excuse me, how old are you? I'm fifteen years old this year!" Xiao Yin also became serious about this question.
She looked calm, took out a small notebook, and wrote her age on it: "Generally speaking, if you are more than ten years old in age, I call you sister, and if you are more than twenty-five years old, I will politely call you aunt, and if you are over fifty years old, I don't care, collectively referred to as mother-in-law." Excuse me, how old are you?" After drawing a line representing her age with a pen, she looked at Xingyu with interest.
This guy ...... How to say that?
Xiao Yin always felt that her fate was not good, and everyone she met would squeeze her labor. Xiaoli is a little lazy worm, he doesn't like to work at all, and he solves all the housework by himself. Sister Rin is also casual and needs to take care of herself, not to mention the two little guys of the kitten and the wick...... As for Ning, don't talk about this house! Thinking of this, the corners of Xiao Yin's mouth twitched, forcing her to filter out the weird and terrible sounds coming from Ning's room in her consciousness!
Making tea, cooking, cleaning...... In addition to reading books, this is all Xiao Yin's recent work.
"This ...... We need to look at things from a different perspective. You see, my face, isn't it very beautiful, and then look at this skin, is it very shiny, and it's also very elastic~~" Regarding the question of age, Zhang Chener said that he didn't want to answer. She gently pulled Xiao Yin, looked at her with a smile, and took Xiao Yin's little hand and pressed it on her face: "Isn't it very elastic, very shiny, very soft......"
"Yes...... But that's not the point!" The corners of Xiao Yin's mouth twitched slightly.
"Wrong, wrong, that's the key. Xiao Yin, how do I say it now, I am also a teacher, a student or something just has to be obedient, otherwise, a year may not be enough, ten or twenty years is possible, if my memory is a little worse, hundreds of years or something is completely fine, I don't mind you eating and drinking here. She patted her chest, looking generous.
“...... I mind!" Bowing her head and being silent for a long time, Xiao Yin gritted her teeth.
"What...... Teacher, I have bad ears and haven't heard anything~~" Looking at the sun outside that was gradually rising in the sky, she waved and said, "It's not early, let's prepare lunch, you are still growing, and nutrition needs to keep up." Otherwise, that little guy will say that I am incompetent as a teacher!"
"Yes, Teacher Xingyu~~" dragging a long tail note, Xiao Yin looked at this undisciplined guy helplessly.
I really don't know how I believed her at that time. By the way, when she was in front of Sister Rin, she wasn't like that. Mysterious, dignified, elegant, beautiful...... There is an aura of wisdom that envelops the body.
Sure enough, it was all a dream!
............
"Xiao Yin, what is this dish? It's delicious," picking up a stir-fried dish that looked like shredded meat, Zhang Chen'er exaggeratedly admired.
"Mushroom ......"
"What about this and this?"
"Carrot ......"
"Xiao Yin. Zhang Xingyu stuffed a large mouthful of food into her mouth, and after swallowing it, she called Xiaoyin very seriously.
After Xiao Yin glanced at her suspiciously, Xing Yu stretched out a thumbs up and praised: "You are a genius, you can make something so delicious with very ordinary things!"
"Oh, oh, alas......"
"Thank you very much. ”
Xiao Yin's cheeks twitched, changing color several times, and finally turned into a weak sigh, and she accepted the praise weakly.
"Eun, is this a good boy, don't be sad all day long, a year will pass soon. Many years later, looking back, it was only a moment. Zhang Xingyu originally wanted to comfort, but his thoughts were uncertain after he spoke.
Back to the long ago, in that small bamboo forest, the hut built by that man......
Master, at that time, he also looked at himself quietly......
"By the way, Xiao Yin, have you finished reading the "Twenty-Four Heavens Star Chart"? After reading it, I will remember it in my mind, and I will draw it completely tomorrow. By the way, I'll go get the "Four Pillars Numerology" in the evening, and memorize it tomorrow by the way. En, the day after tomorrow is "Three Links Yuan Collection". Your progress needs to be accelerated, I want to be a teacher back then, more than a dozen books a day, completely stress-free"
“...... I, I try my best. Almost squirting out something in her mouth, Xiao Yin covered her mouth and moaned in pain.
Not to mention the rest, the book "Twenty-Four Heavens and Astrological Charts" is a full 3,580 pages, with an average of three pictures on each page, which is extremely complicated and cumbersome. If you calculate it this way, it will be 4,740 astrological charts, and she only got the book the day before yesterday, and she will record them all in two days, and she will draw them completely...... There is no end to the days of suffering.
"Not as much as possible, but by all means!"
"A year's time is very precious, I have already compressed your study time as much as possible, although the "Shangqing Dongxuan" you learned before was a top-level method, but for you, it was only an internal cultivation method. Although the fields involved in inviting gods, spells, formations, etc., are not suitable for you, and you really need very little number and fortune telling. The divination, the questioning, that you've learned, is just scratching the surface. ”
"You know, with your realm, it's just a delusion to want to see through fate with your own powerful realm like that guy...... You can succeed by relying on these magical eyes. ”
"Drain, drain...... It is worthy of God's omission, and the only way is the same. ”
After the two finished lunch, Xiao Yin cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Xingyu lay on the table softly, looking comfortable.
She raised her head and said with temptation in her tone: "Xiao Yin, is there anything you want to know, for the sake of this delicious lunch, I can help you achieve it." ”
"Hmm~~" Xiao Yin, who was washing the dishes, paused for a moment, put the bowl down, and asked, "Really, can anyone?"
"Anyone can do it!"
Although it is not enough for her to go deep into the 'Endless Roulette' without deep accumulation, it is still completely possible and necessary to show her the magic of that world...... This road is very lonely, and no one can walk long without firm faith.
Talent is important, but what is more important is temperament!
At night, the hut in the middle of the lake is shrouded in moonlight.
The lake reflects the moon, the heart reflects the heart, the two face each other, looking at each other from afar.
"Xiao Yin, let's go. Xingyu put on his pale blue shading robe with infinite stars depicting it. A few wisps of milky white moonlight were cast outside the window, adding a layer of fluorescence to her. Xiao Yin was surprised to find that the elegant and mysterious, star-like and noble temperament that she had met for the first time reappeared in her.
She stroked the green silk flying on her cheeks and pulled Xiao Yin's hand up.
"Don't be nervous, don't be afraid...... I'm around. ”
"Hmm," Xiao Yin breathed a sigh of relief in the soft words, releasing the tension in her heart. Although she can see the future, the past, and the present of something along the thread of cause and effect...... But it was only to see, never to see it in person.
"Let's go. ”
In the hut, she stepped out, and everything around her became secret.
Everything in the room vanished, and they appeared in a completely strange world.
The two leaned close together, standing on a huge roulette wheel.
Dots, lines, surfaces, black, white, gray...... Monotonous horizons, distorted horizons.
"This is a roulette wheel that runs through the past and the present, endless, without beginning and without end...... It does not exist in concepts, cannot be felt, cannot be touched. But some high-level beings throughout the ages can get everything they want to know through it. ”
"Of course......! You can understand!"
Xingyu smiled slightly, and reached out to smooth out the gray face in front of him. With her outstretched white and slender arm, countless tiny star lines poured into a gray plane, as if decoding, and the front side gradually became clear.
In front of him, the picture gradually became clearer
Is that...... A girl on a bicycle!
"Is this Sister Rin when she was a child?" Xiao Yin looked at this skinny girl blankly, she couldn't believe that the outrageously strong guy was so weak before, and that soft look made people feel like they wanted to bully.
Such a Rin, really...... It's fun!
"Can I touch her?"
"Absolutely. After smiling, Xingyu also laughed: "Is this small-looking, floppy guy her? It's incredible, I have to say that although time is ruthless, it is also a fun thing." ”
Xingyu continued: "You can see, you can touch, you can communicate, you can change. You're in that fragment, in a state of ambiguity...... But everything is a dream of Nanke, and everything here is both real and false. You can see her past in real life, communicate with her virtually, and even change her mind...... However, that is a hypocrisy, a possibility that I deduce, but it is not in the branch of possibility. ”
"That's ...... I'll take a look too!" said firmly, and Xiao Yin walked into the plane.
The people around her, the only ones who can really make her care are Xiaoli and Rin. For Xiaoli, she and her are each half, and the two know everything about each other...... The past, the present, and the future. The pain of the other party and the joy of confrontation are all in each other's hearts, without the help of anything.
But Xiao Rin is different!
Xiao Yin's perception of her has been since the day she appeared, and although she has decided to be by her side forever, she doesn't know much about Rin's past two...... Rin mentioned it, but it was only a few words.
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"It's been a week since I came into this world, and my parents are still the same parents, but I'm not the same person. ”
The blue sky, the white clouds, under the sky, a little girl is speeding down the road on her bicycle. She rode fast, with a hint of indulgence in her expression, as if she saw cycling as an opportunity to vent.
The originally quiet and delicate cheeks were a little gloomy.
"This is Rin when she was a child?"
"Rin never said anything about the past, and it seems to be very unhappy. ”
A girl on the side of the road looked at Xiao Rin who was riding a bicycle, her palms clenched, a little nervous.
See you again, Rin.
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After Xiao Yin walked into the picture scroll, Xingyu waited quietly.
She remembered the past, the teacher's teachings.
"Chen'er, do you know that in the past nine eras, there have never been many people who have mastered the mystery of fate in every era, in every era, in every era...... But no one has ever been able to change what has happened. Any idea why?"
"Master, isn't it because their realm is not yet there?"
"Realm? When you reach a high place, it doesn't matter if you are in a realm or not, it's just a cognition, or something more vague. ”
"What really prevents all snoopers of fate from changing the past is not time, not even the world itself. None of this can hinder the quest of those who snoop on fate...... What really stands in the way of those who snoop on fate is all the 'people' on this endless wheel who perceive their fate. ”
"No one wants their weak past to be influenced by others, nor does they want anything bad to change in the world they are familiar with now...... So, unconsciously, the world's past is locked. ”
“......”
"Choices are everywhere, so the future is infinite, and a single choice can multiply the world...... It stands to reason that the flow of time in the world should not go all the way. But...... The world has evolved to the extreme, evolving into an endless wheel, and its timeline has been contaminated by something so powerful that it is against the sky. ”
"Everything that happens, that is, the only possibility, there is no longer such a fantasy parallel world. This world is the only world, the only truth. ”
"This world is the only world, the only truth. Star Yu stood in front of the Endless Roulette wheel and was silent for a long time.
"Master, since the world has evolved into the only truth, then why do you want to tamper with history. You've learned everything in the endless river, and you know that this is how it will turn out!"
Through the endless roulette, she saw the man in the emerald bamboo forest again.
Xingyu knew she could see her, even though it was eternal, even though there was no her in this world. But only she is willing, ready to stand in front of her from the endless past, never to be in a Jedi!
"You are so proud, and you have left me alone!"
Trapped in the past, no longer moving forward.
"Don't worry, sooner or later, one day, I will pull you to my side. You say you're great, but I'm stronger than you!"