"Noble person?" The scholar was startled, and then he said with a faint smile, "You used the word 'noble' to describe him? I'm really surprised to hear such words coming out of your mouth! "
The Saintess of Underworld glanced at him, and then she grabbed the black sand from the silver urn and carefully sprinkled it on the ground in the yard. She quietly sprinkled handfuls after handfuls of black sand, but when the black sand fell to the ground, it made a rustling sound, breaking the silence.
Seeing the Saintess ignore him, the scholar smiled bitterly and looked behind him. He took a step back and sat on the knee-high corridor under the porch. He folded his bare feet and sat cross-legged by the grindstone with his hands on his knees, silently watching the Saintess of Underworld step back while sprinkling the black sand.
He thought he was very patient and could wait for the Saintess to finish the whole yard. However, she was so meticulous that he couldn't be fast. Two hours later, not even half of the small courtyard was finished. The scholar couldn't help but rub his forehead helplessly. He found that his patience seemed to be unable to endure for even two hours. Moreover, it seemed that it would take at least another two hours. Compared to the long years that he had experienced, what was one to four hours worth of time? But now … it was unbelievable.
He then sat under the eaves and muttered to himself, "Ever since I experienced that great battle in the human world, it was as if I was enlightened. Only then did I realize that the power of heaven is unpredictable. There seems to be a pair of heavenly eyes watching everything, and it's not something that we can contend against. In the long river of time, I, Bai Qi, am not the first Emperor of the Underworld to rule over the Underworld, and I don't think I will be the last Emperor of the Underworld. I know this, so I, Bai Qi, don't hope to die with the world … "
Hearing this, the Saintess of the Underworld scattered a handful of black sand and looked back at him. She continued to do things that others couldn't understand and said coldly, "Since you've already seen through it, why do you still come here to nag at me? Don't tell me that you didn't come here to ask me about your fate this time?"
"Hehe! Although I don't want to die with heaven and earth, I don't want to end up in a miserable way. If my fate is destined to end in a miserable way, then why can't I, Bai Qi, fight against my fate? It is said that even ants are greedy for life. No matter how magnanimous I, Bai Qi, am, I am not immune. "The scholar spoke slowly like an old monk in meditation.
A firefly that was hanging upside down under the eaves fell down and fluttered lightly behind him. Suddenly, it landed on the millstone behind him. The flickering light was reflected back by the white jade wall, making the scholar who said that he was not immune to vulgarity seem somewhat extraordinary and refined.
"Sophistry! In the end, we're back to square one, "the Netherworld Saintess said with a cold snort.
"Regardless of whether I'm being unreasonable or not, I'm telling the truth. There's no doubt about that!" The scholar looked at her and smiled faintly, "Why did you meet me when you came out of that place and not someone else? Why are you always in front of me? Isn't this fate? This should also be a part of my fate. Perhaps the heavens have already given me a chance to change my fate. Since there's already a solution in front of me, I, Bai Qi, naturally have to fight for it. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to defying the heavens. Don't you think so? "
"Then have you ever thought that perhaps my arrival is an important factor that allows you to walk towards your final fate?" the Netherworld Saintess said faintly. As soon as these words came out, the scholar frowned and fell into deep thought …
"Ai! You and I have been together for so many years. Humans aren't grass or trees; we can't be emotionless! " The masked woman, who was like a fairy scattering flowers, suddenly sighed lightly and said with some reluctance, "It's not that I don't want to tell you … It's my honor that the heavens allowed me to peep into the fate of others. However, they only allowed me to be a bystander and didn't give me the right to reveal the fate of others. Every time I peep into the fate of a person, I feel that there's a voice in the unseen world warning me that if I were to reveal the fate of others, I would definitely suffer the wrath of the heavens … My mother is a good example! "
"Your mother?" The scholar had a stunned look on his face as he looked at her in disbelief. In the past, he had asked her about her origins several times, but he didn't get a single reply. He didn't expect that she would actually mention her mother today. He couldn't help but be surprised as he said, "If that's the case, your mother can also peep into the fate of others like you … Why did you come out from there? What's in there exactly? Can't you tell me about your origins? "
"This has nothing to do with you. Besides, it's my secret. I don't want to tell others so easily." The Netherworld Saintess scattered the black sand calmly.
The scholar had already expected this. He shrugged his shoulders and suddenly, a faint light of wisdom flashed in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "You were able to give the token to Yue Qianchou. I wonder how noble this noble person you speak of is? I won't hide it from you. You must know that the 'unspeakably noble' you speak of is unable to not move my heart. I wonder if his nobility can be beneficial to me? "
The Netherworld Saintess was taken aback and stopped what she was doing. She turned around and looked at him meaningfully as if she had thought of something. In fact, she had only given the token of the Netherworld Emperor to that female ghost Cultivator, and she had never said that she had given the token to Yue Qianchou. However, the owner of the token had mistakenly thought that she had given the token to Yue Qianchou again and again. All these coincidences seemed to have reminded her of something all of a sudden, and she seemed to have peeped into something …
She was lost in thought. The Roulette of Fate had never stopped its operation. It was mighty and irreversible, like the evolution of the endless stars in the universe. It was complicated and mysterious, and could only be described as the general trend. As a bystander, she could see a little bit of it, but she could only obey it. She didn't have the right to reverse it. If she tried to change something by force, it would be useless. Nobody could reverse the evolution of the endless stars in the universe. If she didn't follow the trend, she would be crushed into powder …
Having figured this out, she didn't want to tell the scholar the truth that she hadn't given the token of the Netherworld Emperor to Yue Qianchou …
Seeing her in a daze, the scholar asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did I hit the nail on the head? " His eyes flickered. He was eager to know the answer, but he knew he couldn't force her; he could only look forward to it.
The Saintess of the Underworld exhaled softly. The black veil covering half of her face fluttered slightly, and then she regained her calmness. She stopped her homework and walked to the scholar with the silver urn in her arms. She put the urn under the millstone, turned around and sat down with the scholar. They looked like a couple, but in fact, they weren't.
The scholar was taken aback again, showing a rare expression. It was the first time he had sat so close to her; he couldn't help but tilt his head and look at her face rudely. She had a bright and full forehead full of wisdom, smoky eyebrows that looked like distant mountains, and a pair of bright eyes under her long eyelashes that were as calm as the autumn water, but sometimes they sparkled, as if she could see things that others couldn't. The black veil rested on the bridge of her nose, and the tempting lips under the black veil could be vaguely seen …
"I dare to bet that if you take off the black veil on your face, you will definitely be a rare beauty!" The scholar snickered.
The Saintess of the Underworld turned around and stared at him coldly, "My father took off my mother's veil because he made a bet with someone. In the end, he died a horrible death and could never be reincarnated. Why? Do you want to give it a try? "
"Uh …" The scholar couldn't smile anymore. It was as if someone was strangling his neck, and he looked to the front in embarrassment.
"There are three types of people in this world whose fates I can't see. Firstly, I can't see my own fate. Secondly, there are almighty beings who can completely control their own fate. Thirdly, there are people whose fates are unpredictable and full of unpredictability. "The Saintess of the Underworld suddenly said these words out of the blue.
The scholar was taken aback, and then he said solemnly, "There are people in this world who can completely control their own fate? Could they be experts from the Immortal Realm? "
The Saintess of the Underworld shook her head slightly and said, "The so-called people who can completely control their own fate are not people who can get rid of all shackles and do whatever they want. The universe is vast and full of unknown changes. It is an eternal mystery that includes everything. It is right above our heads, silently watching our every move. It is the 'heavens' that we speak of. All those who go against the heavens will be mercilessly crushed into powder. Therefore, there are almighty beings who want to follow its trajectory and follow the path it leads. They want to pursue immortality like the stars in the universe, and so this path is called the 'Heavenly Dao'. "
"However, there are very few cultivators who can truly step on this path. But once they follow the footsteps of the Heavenly Dao, their cultivation may advance by leaps and bounds, leaving everyone else in the dust. Those who step on the Heavenly Dao will be brilliant and dazzling, and their fates are not something I can see. Of course, the Heavenly Dao is hard to find, and it is extremely difficult to follow the footsteps of the Heavenly Dao forever. We don't know where the end is, and we will most likely get lost on this long journey. I don't know if anyone can walk to the end. "
"Heavenly Dao?" The scholar gasped in awe. The vast domain that he had never touched suddenly appeared in front of him, and he suddenly felt so small. He couldn't help but raise his head to look at the pitch-black night sky. After a long time, he slowly let out a breath and said with a bitter smile, "You suddenly told me this. Could it be that you want to tell me that Yue Qianchou is a person who has stepped on the Heavenly Dao?"
"Him? No! " The Saintess of the Underworld shook her head with certainty and said, "He is the last of the three types of people I mentioned. His fate is unpredictable and full of variables. I want to peek at it, but I am dazzled. His fate gives me a messy feeling. True and false are mixed together, making me feel dizzy and uncomfortable, and even nauseous to the point of wanting to vomit. I can't sort it out at all, and I'm afraid that even he himself is at a loss and is messing around without knowing why …"
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