379: Chapter 379: The aning of the Water in the Sky (4th Update!) 379: Chapter 379: The aning of the Water in the Sky (4th Update!) Fourth update!
There was no need to doubt; this was definitely given to him by that old monk, though his intentions remained a mystery.
Ye Chenfeng tucked it in his pocket and didn’t throw it away.
“I still have a piece of advice for you, beware of the people around you!” At so point, a faint and elusive voice began ringing in Ye Chenfeng’s ears.
A flash of light crossed Ye Chenfeng’s eyes.
The old monk actually ca to warn him, how strange!
Ye Chenfeng couldn’t help but ask, “Old monk, can you tell where the Ancient Tomb is?”
“That’s your own issue to solve, you need to explore it yourself.
However, if nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to find the Ancient Tomb tonight!” The voice of the old monk rose again.
“Damn!
Cos to warn but can’t provide any useful information!” Ye Chenfeng cursed under his breath and continued packing.
“Brother, where are you going?” Chu Qingfei and Chu Qingxue quietly approached Ye Chenfeng from behind.
Ye Chenfeng turned around, smiling, “I have so things to take care of outside, you two just stay here and be good!”
“Ah?
Brother, you’re not taking us with you?” Chu Qingfei asked with surprise, and Chu Qingxue also looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Weren’t they all traveling together?
Why did Ye Chenfeng suddenly have other matters to attend to?
“I’m going deep into the mountains.
This area has long left the tourist spots; it’s dangerous for you to follow.
How about this, you stay here, and I’ll bring you so ga and wild fruit later?” Ye Chenfeng began to feel a headache coming on.
He surely couldn’t really take the two sisters to the Ancient Tomb, could he?
“Do you think sister and I are a burden to you, brother?” asked Chu Qingfei.
Ye Chenfeng was embarrassingly apologetic, “Not at all, not at all.
It’s just really dangerous.
I’m going to gather so herbs!
I’ll go out with you after I get back!”
In the end, Ye Chenfeng could only say he was going to gather herbs.
“Just play around the temple, and wait for to co back!” Ye Chenfeng said.
He was quite reassured about the Chu sisters staying in Zen Temple, as the old monk would protect them from the shadows.
He had read an unusual glint in the old monk’s eye earlier; Chu Qingxue carried a big secret with her.
“Ye Chenfeng, are you going with Ouyang Qingcheng?” Qingxue hit the nail on the head.
“This…” Ye Chenfeng didn’t answer.
“Brother, just be honest with us.
What did you and Ouyang Qingcheng co here for?” Chu Qingfei, who always spoke her mind, blurted out the question.
Chu Qingxue gave her a glare, “Qingfei, if your brother-in-law tells us to stay here, he has his reasons.
If we go, it would just cause more trouble for him!”
Ye Chenfeng’s expression changed slightly; this was really the first ti he realized how understanding Chu Qingxue could be.
Although Chu Qingfei still had many questions, she was nevertheless pulled away by Chu Qingxue.
What puzzled Ye Chenfeng was Chu Qingxue’s sad expression, a stark contrast to the lively deanor she had when they first arrived at the temple.
“Right, I’m taking the single dog with !” Ye Chenfeng decided at the last mont to take the single dog.
Though filled with confusion, Chu Qingxue still handed over the single dog to Ye Chenfeng.
“Ye Chenfeng, you must protect Huhu well!” Chu Qingxue instructed.
She didn’t know what Ye Chenfeng was up to, but in her eyes, the single dog was as fragile as an ant, oblivious to its miraculous nature.
The single dog, on being taken by Ye Chenfeng, wore a gloomy face with an utterly dissatisfied expression.
It knew that going out with Ye Chenfeng definitely ant braving all sorts of dangers, nowhere near as comfortable as lying in Chu Qingxue’s arms.
After getting everything ready, Ye Chenfeng set out with Ouyang Qingcheng and the others.
“Sister, why didn’t you tell brother that today is Mid-Autumn Festival?” Chu Qingfei complained, rifling through bags of mooncakes.
Chu Qingxue just sat quietly, not saying anything.
The night deepened, gradually draping this new world in a veil of darkness.
Above, the full moon hung high.
“The moon is really round tonight!” Ye Chenfeng couldn’t help saying.
With a giggle, Ouyang Qingcheng said, “My dear boyfriend, didn’t you know?
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival!
It’s a ti for family to be united.
But I’m content because being with my boyfriend feels like being with family!”
Ye Chenfeng’s body jolted in surprise, not expecting today to be Mid-Autumn Festival.
No wonder Chu Qingxue had seed so lancholic earlier.
Normally, one should spend Mid-Autumn Festival at ho, accompanying Grandfather Chu, but Chu Qingxue had chosen to co here, a clear indication of her intentions.
Yet, he had left her and Chu Qingfei behind, and suddenly a strong sense of guilt rose in his heart.
Under the night sky, this place beca even more beautiful, with a clear expanse above and billions of stars like jewels adorning a magnificent canvas.
So much so that the distant mountains seed sowhat ethereal, but within the hazy mist, a figure suddenly appeared.
Ye Chenfeng and the others halted their steps and watched warily at the figure before them.
“Miss Ouyang!”
The person spoke from within the fog, his voice rich and magnetic.
With his rising voice, his figure also grew clearer: a long white robe trimd with golden borders and embroidered with strange animal patterns.
In his hand, he was dragging a compass, its pointer spinning round and round.
Although he was standing right in front of them, he still gave off a sense of being unreal.
“Thief, you’ve arrived?” asked Ouyang Qingcheng.
“Yes, Miss Ouyang, I’ve checked just now; the mountain range here is arranged in a strange way and actually conceals the aura of the tomb,” replied the Thief.
“What?
What do we do now?”
The Thief’s words alard Ouyang Qingcheng.
A flicker of determination passed through Ye Chenfeng’s eyes.
“The ancient tomb must be nearby.
We will find it ourselves!”
“We have no other choice,” they agreed, and the group ventured deeper into the mountains, yet without a single clue.
“This way of searching isn’t going to work, Ye Chenfeng!” Ouyang Qingcheng said, frowning.
After thinking for a mont, Ye Chenfeng said, “The clue must still be in those sixteen words.”
“But we can’t make sense of the first line about water in the sky!” Ouyang Qingcheng exclaid.
Ye Chenfeng didn’t speak, but his eyes glead brightly as he suddenly rembered the monk’s words: without any accidents, they’d find the tomb tonight, and connected it to the fact that it was Mid-Autumn.
Having an idea, Ye Chenfeng analyzed, “The water in the sky doesn’t actually an water in the sky; it should refer to a kind of distant view.
Now, looking at the distant mountain range shrouded in mist, doesn’t it feel like it’s up in the sky?”
“I get what you an, but what about the water?” Ouyang Qingcheng asked, puzzled.
With a smile, Ye Chenfeng said, “Didn’t you say it yourself?
Tonight is Mid-Autumn!
Mid-Autumn ans a full moon!
The sun, the moon, and the earth are aligned in a straight line!”
Ouyang Qingcheng had a sudden realization, “Tidal phenona, the full moon will have a strong gravitational pull that causes high tides, you an there might be water veins on the mountain, and the water level would rise vertically and appear in the mist as if it was water in the sky!”
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