"...You are going to the South Country?"
Shui Wujun looked at the person in front of him in surprise, and was speechless for a while. She didn't understand why this old friend in front of her, whom she had only had the opportunity to see for who knows how long, made this incredible decision.
"I saw some images in the smoke of the incense burner... some ominous images."
Shi Wuqi's hand holding the tea cup paused in the air and moved it inexplicably, as if he wanted to make some gesture. He really liked tea and asked many of his impermanent friends to bring him some when they had time. But that was the commission he made in the Eclipse Palace. Now his whereabouts are uncertain, and he rarely meets any acquaintances. In addition to a candle lamp, a teapot, and a small silver incense burner between the two of them. The bright candlelight gave it a warm glow.
"I have indeed heard that the incense burner, as a magic weapon, seems to have many special uses. But the so-called prediction of the future... is a bit unbelievable. What many onmyojis can do now is to make the results of divination closer to the truth. Even famous masters will inevitably make mistakes."
"The incense burner is different. The results shown by the smoke screen are the clearest and most intuitive." Shi Wuqi shook his head and said, "I have also tried some prescriptions. The most accurate one so far is passed down from the incense god Gandharva. I only made slight changes to the ones that came down. Most of the time when I light incense in the stove, nothing happens. But every time something big happens, it really shows a real image, allowing me to peek into a corner of the future. .”
Shui Wujun nodded as if understanding, and asked: "Then you followed the instructions and went to the South Country because you wanted to change something? You said you saw bad things..."
Shi Wuqi smiled tiredly and said, "I can't change anything. All I can see is what will definitely happen in the future, and no matter how hard I try, it will have no impact on that scene. Of course. , maybe sometimes I will misunderstand the meaning of that clip, and the ending will be different from what it makes me understand, but the picture will not deceive people after all.”
"What exactly did you see?" Shui Wujun asked.
"Sorry, I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"What...shouldn't be said about this?" Shui Wujun still didn't understand, "Didn't you say that those are established things that cannot be changed? Then what are you worried about? Because 'the secret of heaven cannot be leaked', you say it Will he be cursed by the magic weapon?"
"It's not like there's any curse. If there was such a strong backlash, Yama Demon wouldn't let them live in the world. But I'm really scared about those scenes. I've also seen some terrible things in the past. I tried to do I tried to make changes, but in the end it was all to no avail. Sometimes, events happened precisely because I chose to intervene - can you understand?"
Shui Wujun looked confused, and the tea in his hand froze in the air for a long time: "I don't quite understand..."
Shi Wuqi stopped talking, resting his elbows on the table and trying to gesture with half of his arm. Shui Wujun has discovered that when he encounters a problem that he cannot quickly explain in words, he will subconsciously make some actions. Although he was able to explain things clearly in the end, he just couldn't rest his hands. The reason why Shui Wujun discovered it now is because Wu Qi's expressive ability is very good most of the time. This situation only occurs when he is really difficult to explain in popular language. It’s not his fault, he’s kind enough to want the listener to understand.
"Once, it was precisely because I said the predicted result that the scene appeared in the smoke screen. This was something I didn't expect. Just like if I didn't tell you, there would be a flying insect in your cup. If you die, you won’t be able to read a cup.”
Shui Wujun was stunned and immediately lowered his head to look at the water glass she was holding that was frozen in mid-air. But the cup was clean, with only a few tea leaves floating there, and no flying insects. Only then did she put the water glass to her mouth with confidence, and at the same time cast doubtful eyes on Shi Wuqi. He laughed and said to her:
"Look, but you still looked at the cup, didn't you?"
"This..." Shui Wujun seemed to understand something.
"So I don't tell others because I'm not sure whether what happened in the end has anything to do with me leaking the 'secret'. Did I say it that would lead to that scene, or did I not say it? I can't be sure. All possibilities can only be limited and controlled by me - so it is best for only me to know. In the past, I used to tell the person directly what I saw, and I desperately hoped that things would not happen like that. But it has no effect. In the end, that scene will appear. In the previous picture, I saw the person apologizing to someone, and the moment I was in the picture, I knew that that apology was saying to me. . He wanted to tell me that he still failed to prevent the tragedy from happening, and apologized for my advice - even though he didn't need to do so. I also tried to make circumstantial remarks, but of course it was of no use. So I slowly realized that these Prophecies are just predetermined outcomes, not tragedies that can be saved in time.”
"But this is too painful." Shui Wujun put down the cup and showed hesitation, "You know that tragedy will definitely happen, but you are helpless and everything you do is in vain. This is too... too torturous."
Shi Wuqi seemed to take it lightly. He said calmly: "At first, I would be dejected because of my powerlessness. But later, I slowly understood that it doesn't matter. Although the scene will definitely happen, the result is not necessarily bad. And we all know that anyway. If something happens, that means it doesn't matter what I do - then it doesn't matter what I do. So, maybe I can do something to turn the tide, strive for something, and hopefully get a good result."
"It's not bad that you think so. Although I don't quite understand it, it's good that you have an idea. But I really don't understand what you saw that made you want to go to a place like that... "
"I will definitely tell you when necessary."
"Oh, the southern country..." Shui Wujun shook the teacup, not as if he was sipping tea, but more like he wanted to drink. She murmured, drank the cup of tea in one gulp, and said to Shi Wuqi:
"Although after so many years, the Southern Kingdom... is still a relatively conservative place. It is not an area under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and they themselves were very scattered before. Each so-called country was no more than the same size as one of our provinces. Initially, they Because they had been led by others for a long time, no one stood up to unify everyone, so the court sent people. They were used to being enslaved. It would be very difficult for them to do something independently. They must be given direction and tasks. Okay. There are also some people who are more enlightened. They have suffered losses and hardships, and they don’t want to be led by anyone anymore, so they clamored that they don’t want anyone to discipline them, so the court stopped letting people go there. After all, the southern country is poor and far away. In the past, those who were officials seemed to have been demoted, and no one was willing to work hard. So to this day, those settlements are still leaderless and just work in their own camps. When you get there, be careful."
"I heard that after the God-Slaying War, the oppressed people quickly counterattacked the monsters, especially the monster bird clan, who suffered a lot due to Garuda's class division policy. It took a hundred years for humans and monsters to become incompatible with each other. Eased. Now, they should be able to coexist peacefully. I have such a thing, which was given to me by the descendants of the southern demon bird..."
After saying that, Shi Wuqi stretched out his hand and gently tapped the silver incense burner in the center. A curl of smoke came out of the incense burner and got into his hand. He tightened his grip on the cigarette as if he were holding on to something real. He raised his hand again, and a folding fan appeared in his hand. This fan is larger than his own. Open the fan, and the twenty-one peacock eye spots on it are shining brightly and vividly.
"It looks like a very valuable thing."
"Yeah. He asked me to do things for him and give me something like this as a reward."
The two had another cup of tea and chatted about other things for a while. It was just a coincidence that they met each other this time, and they couldn't stay together for too long. All they could talk about was what they had experienced recently and people they knew in the past.
"You must be very busy lately," Wu Qi said. "Speaking of it, I haven't seen Yingyue Jun for a long time. In the past, I could only meet her in the Eclipse Palace. I will never go back or see her again. It’s her turn.”
At this point, Shui Wujun's face darkened. Shi Wuqi noticed this scene and remained silent for the time being. She brewed it for a while, then poured the remaining tea into the cup and turned it around quickly, looking a little uneasy.
"...I recently learned something about Yingyue-kun - she injured Uoyue-kun."
"What? This... I don't know about this."
Shi Wuqi sat up straighter, not as relaxed as before. Shui Wujun explained:
"Aren't I responsible for hunting down the Evil Angel of Obscenity? I fought with her once and severely injured her. But... I still let her run away. After that, I never found any news about her. Later I found out, She specializes in dealing with me in the spiritual veins, choosing small nearby villages to start, wrapping the entire village in the illusion she created, and absorbing people's spiritual energy to recuperate. In this way, the news will not spread easily. "
"It's really secretive..."
Next, is what happened before she found Tao Zhu. Maoyue-kun and Takimiao were looking for Muyue-kun there, but they were attacked by two evil angels one after another. It was a draw on Longmiao's side, but it couldn't be considered a fair battle on Maoyuejun's side, because at the critical moment, Yingyuejun intervened.
"After Maoyuejun regained her strength, she told Long Miao what happened. According to our guess, she should have reached some kind of agreement with Miao in exchange for a usable entity. Now, we are unable to get in touch with Yingyue Jun. That gentleman has not given us any instructions yet, so the situation is probably not serious enough. But if it does get to that point... I'm afraid it will be too late."
Shi Wuqi let out a heavy sigh and stopped talking. He looked at the bright moon in the sky, and it seemed that he still had thousands of words to say, but no matter how much time he was given, he could not explain them all. Finally, he asked Shui Wujun:
"Is that evil envoy named Tao still carrying that corpse with him?"
"Yes. What disturbs me is that he... seems to be getting closer to a human being. I mean, a living person."
"That's an illusion, the result of packaging spiritual power. He's completely rotten on the inside, but he's just gold and jade on the outside, and the inside is rotten."
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