kingnovel Chapter 838 How Much Do We Know About What Happened Back Then?
Chapter 838 How Much Do We Know About What Happened Back Then?
Xu Ning nodded affirmatively to Lan Yan, "The results of your investigation are basically consistent with our findings."
"If our guesses are not too far off, this incident is very likely the root of the trouble left over from Taodu back then, which has once again shaken the boundary between life and death, resulting in a situation just like a thousand years ago, with death invading the boundary of the living... Of course, once Master Hu of the Hall of Rebirth returns, he should be able to determine the crux of the problem with 100% certainty."
"After all, the Youdie lineage is more sensitive to matters of life and death."
Lan Yan nodded with a mouthful of porridge in her mouth. "The food here is so delicious... My grandfather said the same thing. He locked himself in his room for days and nights and the final answer he came up with was also the Hall of Rebirth."
Xu Ning looked at her and chuckled, "You don't have to answer right away. Eat slowly. Master Hu has been gone for quite a while, so she should be back soon. Wait here for another day. If she still hasn't returned, I'll arrange for someone to accompany you to Wuwang Slope to look for her."
As expected, Lan Yan didn't rush to reply, but slowly pondered Xu Ning's words while drinking his porridge.
"You mean you won't wait for Master Hu here with me, nor will you go to Wuwang Slope with us..."
Lan Yan looked up and saw Xu Ning's surprised expression, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, did I say something I shouldn't have? But I still think we descendants of the Eight Eccentrics should discuss and reach a conclusion together..."
Xu Ning laughed and said, "What you said makes sense. Let's go. I just heard that Hall Master Hu has returned, but she went straight to Yujingtai. Let's go there and meet her!"
"Huh? When did you hear that...? Is this the legacy of the Eight Immortals? Amazing! But we don't have to pay anything...? All expenses are accounted for? That's incredible!"
Unbeknownst to Lan Yan, just now, Ye Lan's spies walked past the streets of Chihu Rock and stood at the teleportation anchor point under the big tree, quietly telling him that Hu Tao had returned.
Xu Ning naturally noticed that location immediately and also overheard the news.
As for not paying for meals, when did Lord Xu Ning start having to pay for his food? At the end of the month, someone will naturally bring the bill to Miss Baiwen.
In any case, no one in Liyue Harbor dares to falsify accounts in front of Lord Tianquan and Miss Baiwen.
However, in Lan Yan's eyes, Xu Ning's mysterious demeanor was simply too amazing.
Moreover, Xu Ning was able to bring people into the Jade Capital Terrace, which was said to be extremely prestigious by the people of Liyue, as if it were an empty place, and the soldiers at each checkpoint were respectfully saluting.
They are all descendants of the Eight Eccentrics, yet their circumstances are vastly different!
Xu Ning took Lan Yan directly to the Moon Sea Pavilion at Yujing Terrace.
This matter concerns the safety of Liyue and is not a private matter, so it will naturally be discussed at the Moon Sea Pavilion.
When the two arrived, not only were Ningguang, Beidou, and Yelan there, but Ganyu and Keqing were also waiting there.
"Now that everyone is here, please tell us about the situation at Wuwangpo, Master Hu."
Hu Tao straightened his crooked hat somewhat embarrassedly. "Hehe, I'm really sorry. I thought it was just a little bit of death energy dissipating, and I was thinking that I could just burn it off with my family's ancestral fire poker. But I didn't expect the situation to be so bad, so I had no choice but to come to you for help."
Ningguang's expression turned slightly serious. "How bad is it? How does it compare to previous crises?"
Hu Tao made an exaggerated gesture, "Much more serious, much, much, much more serious!"
Lan Yan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What? Has this happened several times before? I've never heard of it before."
“In the past, these were all minor issues. Occasionally, there would be a small problem of death energy overflowing, and we in the Hall of Rebirth would just burn it off with sticks. But this time, it's a complete mess. The boundary is a chaotic mess. Although we don't know what caused it, burning the death energy alone is no longer enough. We have to rely on the ancient Eight Gates and Seven Gates Formation!”
Upon hearing Hu Tao's words, everyone fell silent for a moment.
Most of the people present were involved in that war to some extent, so they naturally knew what price had to be paid to set up that grand formation.
Back then, it was Zhu Chi who sacrificed himself to ignite the You Die; who will be sacrificed now?
"The Eight Gates and Seven Gates Formation can certainly solve this problem, but things are different now than before. With people moving around, the direction of the earth's veins has changed significantly."
"The positions of the eight gates recorded in the ancient books were originally based on the earth's veins. Now that the eight gates are in disarray, we must re-deduce their positions in order to rearrange the grand formation. In the days while we wait for the deduction, please ask Hall Master Hu and Master Lan of Shenyu Valley to wait in Liyue Harbor for a while."
Ningguang instructed Yelan to book a superior room for Lan Yan at Baiju Inn, and then watched everyone leave, leaving only Beidou and Xu Ning behind.
"Tell me, as the successor of Master Hu, how much do you know about what happened back then?"
Ningguang teased Xu Ning, "You've really kept it well hidden. If that little girl from Shenyu Valley hadn't guessed you were a descendant of the Eight Wonders, I really wouldn't have connected the gourd in your hand with the gourd in the hands of that Master Hu back then..."
Ningguang paused, pondered for a moment, and said, "If that's the case, then the two who were the most secretive and left the least information, the 'Two Sages of Lianshan,' are you, Master Hu, and Master Jian is Qingyi?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "Haha, you guessed right, she is the 'Jian' Zhenren!"
Xu Ning emphasized the word "appraisal" heavily, which immediately provoked the guy who was busy inside the gourd to come out.
"Who is the 'Jian Zhenren'? Who are you talking about judging? You're the 'Piao Zhenren'! You can press down the gourd and lift up the ladle. You can carve forty-eight ladles out of one gourd..."
Xu Ning was furious. He pointed at the woman in blue's forehead and threatened her fiercely, "I'm warning you not to talk nonsense. You were the one who gave me the nickname first. All those other names were more famous than the last, so why am I just called 'gourd'?"
Ningguang watched speechlessly as these two tasteless guys, who were giving each other nicknames, argued.
Ancient books say that among the Eight Wonders, the Myriad Phenomena Wind Horn Spirit Official and the Silver Feather Jade Black Bird are the most noisy, always arguing about the results of divination. However, after the matter of Peach Capital was settled, the two traveled together and returned to Shenyu. It is likely that the two are a pair of bickering lovers.
As for the two who argued even more fiercely, it was probably the historians who wrote the history books. They simply couldn't bring themselves to write about their foul language, so they tried to say and record as little as possible. They also embellished the nicknames of the two guys who were insulting each other, changing them to "Hu Zhenren" and "Jian Zhenren".
"How dare you show your face and reserve a spot? When we were refining peaches in the capital, you were lying in the Xiu Gate drinking, not lifting a finger..."
"How dare you! If it weren't for you bewitching Tao Du into connecting to the earth's veins and stealing..."
The woman in green stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, and the entire room fell into a sudden silence.