Chapter 97 Act 12: Two people on one side of the world
The water on the stove started to boil, and bursts of white mist spewed out from the mouth of the copper kettle. The tea leaves that were originally curled up in the cup also slowly stretched out under the soaking of boiling water, stretching as if they had not yet woken up.
The fragrance of tea gradually spreads in the room, making people feel relaxed.
This is Mo's private residence. Standing in front of the window, you can see an endless dark cloud in the distance. However, it seems that the dark cloud has been cast by someone, settling among the stretching mountains in the west and no longer moving eastward.
The golden sunlight shot out from the top of the clouds, forming a clear boundary. The entire Yunzhi City was also illuminated by that light, giving everyone a panoramic view.
Earlier, Qi Ziyin had carefully visited various places in the mansion under the leadership of the young head of the Mo family. As soon as he sat down, he began to admire sincerely:
"Yunzhi City is truly worthy of its reputation!"
"Thanks also to the Leiyin Mountain, which blocks all the rain clouds coming from the Chanying Sea to the west of Fu State. And Yunzhi happens to be located in Leiyin, a pass between two high mountains. Even though
There are clouds gathering on the city, which either turn into rain quickly, or are carried inland by the sea breeze blowing from the south, and will not stay here longer. Therefore, this has become the most suitable place for stargazing in Wanzhou.
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The silver-haired boy sat cross-legged in front of the case, picked up the tea cup in front of him, put it under his nose and sniffed it gently.
"So, you calculated from the stars three years ago that we would encounter this disaster, so you arranged for Mo Chen to come to the rescue in advance? But why are you so concerned - caring about someone who is thousands of miles away and has never been with you?
A stranger we met?”
"No, no. The prophecy stars are not controlled by fortune tellers as you think. In fact, it's not that I paid attention to you, but that you broke into my calculations..."
"Did we - interfere with your calculation?" Qi Ziyin was a little confused by what the other party said.
"Actually, although I, the Mo family, made an unexpected fortune more than a hundred years ago, all the family heads in the past generations had no intention of participating in the disputes in the world. They just wanted to do everything possible to let their family live a good life. And the way to achieve all this is
Relying on this set of astrology passed down from ancestors. At first, Taizu Mo Guang only used it to predict the suitable days for travel, the weather on the way, and the success of business. But - "
Mo Zeming just took a sip of tea lightly, "It's just that since the time of my great-grandfather Mo Zhengju, Mo's business is no longer limited to Wanzhou. In the process of development and growth, my great-grandfather also began to make fortunes.
It arouses the fortunes of the princes of various countries, and from this it becomes out of control."
"What does it mean to get out of control?"
"All things in the world are interdependent and connected with each other, and the same is true for the divination phenomena reflected in the stars. There are more than a trillion stars in the sky, but there are only a few thousand main stars that can be seen with our eyes, which is called an astrolabe. And those stars on ordinary days
Although the invisible stars are hidden in the astrolabe, they affect the trajectory of each other's main star all the time. Every year, the astrolabe resets, and some of the invisible stars will disappear.
, and some have changed their original orientation. These changes that ordinary people cannot know are the star fates that can only be known through divination, which is called star flow."
"So you're saying that you can calculate the changes in star streams that are invisible to the human eye?"
This was the first time Qi Ziyin heard someone talk about the details of astrology in such detail, and he was dumbfounded.
Mo Zeming nodded calmly: "That's right. A star in the sky represents an existence in the human world. And every change in the star flow has inseparable causes and consequences. Because of this,
My great-grandfather believed that predicting the changes in the star stream in advance was crucial to my business, Mo’s. No, it should be said to be a life-and-death aspect. So he began to include as many stars as possible in his calculations.
, and continued to extend the period of time that he could predict in advance, from one month at the beginning, to three months, and later to half a year, or even a year. When it was passed to my father, the Mo family
The Lord can already calculate all the big and small things that will happen in this world in three years."
"But these don't explain how we got into your calculations?"
"My father entered Luo Xing Pavilion three years ago today, but never came out. When he died, he was trying a new divination, and left behind a huge and unfinished calculation.
And complex calculations..."
At this point, the expression on Mo Zeming's face suddenly became heavy. But this change was so fleeting that it was difficult to detect it. And he didn't seem to intend to give the boy in white any chance to comfort himself, and quickly put down the gun in his hand.
Taking the tea cup, he looked seriously at the other party's golden pupils:
"I continued the divination by following the calculations left by my father, but I found that it was very different from any previous calculations. The results seemed not to simply point to a certain person or a certain thing, but were related to more and more things.
The more countries there are, and even the more people there are. The calculation is like a living seed. Every time I think I have completed a part of the calculation, I will find a new side branch growing. And as the calculation deepens
, you and your dark-eyed friend also came into my sight for the first time, allowing me to understand Ye Country like never before..."
"How could... be like this?"
Qi Ziyin wiped his already sweaty palms on his front. He could never have imagined that his fate would be so bizarrely intertwined with the Yunzhi Mo family thousands of miles away. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
, and asked the other party a question that has been lingering in his mind since just now:
"That is to say, you actually predicted three years ago that Uncle Wang would usurp the throne and murder my father? You also predicted that General Baili would sacrifice his life to save me?!"
Mo Zeming was stunned for a moment when asked, and then lowered his head so that his eyes were almost invisible:
"I'm sorry, my divination is not as accurate as my father's, so...there are often miscalculations or omissions. I did calculate that Qi Shouyu wanted to usurp the throne and threaten your safety, but I failed to calculate that he would plan
Killed the late king. I calculated that you would be pushed to the execution ground, but I failed to calculate that General Baili would risk his own life to block your arrow. I arranged for Mo Chen to go to the rescue, but I failed to calculate that General Yan would
In order to distract the pursuers, I rode on a completely different road..."
Only then did the boy in white realize that his unreasonable speculations and accusations had inadvertently hurt the heart of the peer opposite him, and he quickly waved his hand:
"I'm sorry, I don't blame you. When I was very young, my mother once told me that people's hearts are unpredictable. Among the thousands of things that happen in the world, people are the most elusive and the least able to follow them all.
The final variable is, no matter how powerful you are, how can you be absolutely right?"
This was originally just a temporary consolation put together by Qi Ziyin, but unexpectedly, after hearing this, the silver-haired boy suddenly stood up before committing suicide, and began to chant as if he was possessed:
"That's right! People are the biggest variable, people are the biggest variable! This is the reason why my calculations have never been perfect, and it is also the reason why my father has not taught me the secret of star destiny! Divination stars, maybe forever
We can only see the general trend of things. As for some impromptu decisions, we can never accurately predict them just by calculation. Only by reading people, discerning people, and guessing people's hearts can we not lose the key points and make all strategies.
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"But if one can even calculate people's hearts, then isn't it true that everything is just as destined and there will be no change? Perhaps the death of my father and General Baili was unavoidable from the beginning? And I am destined to always be like this
You are like a loser, always being protected by others but unable to do anything?"
Young Master Ye Guo, who has been in exile for many days, is very good at hiding his heart. However, at this time, the deep feeling of powerlessness that has been suppressed in his heart inadvertently emerged as the conversation deepened, making him
There is no longer a sense of joy in escaping from danger.
Mo Zeming shook his head and looked at the other person's face again, his eyes flashing with a completely different light than before:
"In fact, it's just the opposite. Only when you know that people are the biggest variable in destiny, can you understand that only people can change their destiny. Although people can't be resurrected after death, after all, you, me, and many others are still alive at the moment. Everything depends on man-made things.
, even if things seem to be irreversible, there will definitely be a way to change them!"
The other party's explanation seemed to finally allow Qi Ziyin to regain some courage. No matter what the outcome of the unfinished calculation of the little head of the Mo family in front of him would be, no matter what the fate of this incident was.
He knows where the changes that connect originally unrelated sentient beings on the continent will go, and he must continue to fight against this huge star flow.
The conversation lasted for a long time, and the tea in the pot gradually became cold again. The young man in white raised his hand and put it back on the fire. Suddenly, he turned his head and asked as if he thought of something:
"Come to think of it, you just said a lot of things that you failed to calculate, but you didn't show any confusion about Ning Yue's disappearance. Could it be that from the beginning, you already knew that she would leave quietly?
?Where is she now? Is she still well?"
Mo Zeming seemed not to know how to speak. He shook his head first, then nodded. After a moment, he sighed and said slowly:
"About that red-haired girl, it's really strange. When I first met you and Jiang Yan three years ago, I didn't expect that a third person would appear at the scene. At that time, I had a feeling,
She may become the biggest variable in your destiny. Now, I can only roughly tell you that she is safe, but after three years of divination, I feel it is still necessary to tell you. About this girl
In the past, she may not have told the truth. Even though I tried my best to go back and recalculate, I still couldn't figure out the slightest clue..."
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