Chapter 41 Farewell
Chapter 41 Farewell
In the old imperial palace, there is a waterside pavilion deep inside the Astronomical Inspection Office.
Pei Jinge held the porcelain plate in one hand, and from time to time he grabbed a handful of bait and threw it to the koi in the pond.
The water in the pond rippled and the light in the sky became disordered.
Looking at this chaotic scene, she seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on the corner of her lips.
There were footsteps.
Chen Chi came several feet behind her, bowed respectfully, and said seriously: "Gu Zhuo is preparing to leave Wangjing and rush to Shendu in advance."
"What's the reason?"
"His explanation to me was that the matter in Wangjing was over and there was no need to stay."
"It's quite free and easy."
Pei Jinge still had a smile on his face as he spoke, but he put down the porcelain plate in his hand and stopped teasing the koi in the pond.
The atmosphere in the water pavilion became somewhat solemn.
Chen Chi asked subconsciously: "Don't you want him to leave Wangjing?"
Pei Jinge said: "Summer Festival is a major event in life, how could I stop him from leaving? It's just that I happened to find a clue related to his life experience, so he was in a hurry to leave, which makes me feel a little regretful."
When she said this, she did not hide her smile but sighed softly.
Chen Chi didn't know what to say.
"fair enough."
Pei Jinge said casually: "You three will have something to do from now on, so you won't be so idle that you are no different from being a salary collector."
Chen Chi listened to this and quickly smiled and explained, "It's not that Yinchun, Xingu and I want to get paid for nothing. It's just that there is really nothing suitable for the three of us to do on weekdays. This time we have a rare opportunity. Don't the three of us work hard every day?"
Pei Jinge turned a deaf ear and said, "I took a quick look at the information you found about the dean of Changzhou Academy a few days ago. There are some places in it that are worth a closer look. Let's start from there for now."
Chen Chi was stunned for a moment and asked, "Didn't you ask us to check Gu Zhuo's background?"
Why is the missing president of Cheung Chau Academy involved?
Is there really a connection between the two?
Pei Jinge did not explain, because this involved the story that Gu Zhuo told her, and it was too troublesome to repeat it, so she waved her hand to signal Chen Chi that he could leave.
Just then, she suddenly remembered an old story and added a sentence casually.
"Do you think that's a joke?"
"Ah? What's the joke?"
Chen Chi looked back blankly.
Pei Jinge turned around, looked at him with a half-smile and asked, "The Taoist master and I are old friends."
Chen Chi was startled when he heard this, his expression became extremely nervous, and he lowered his voice and said: "This... this is certainly not a joke."
Pei Jinge said: "Then are you and His Majesty old friends?"
When Chen Chi heard this, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
Pei Jinge then withdrew his gaze and continued to scatter bait and play with the koi in the pond.
"I don't like to worry about these little things. I'm lazy and don't care. But there are always people in this world who are at a similar level to me but still prefer to worry about little things."
She said casually, "Be more careful in the future."
Chen Chi came back to his senses, and quickly bowed to Pei Jinge, giving him his most heartfelt praise.
"Master Pei, you really have a broad mind!"
Pei Jinge did not respond because she was a very generous person.
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Towards evening, a carriage quietly drove out of Baicao Garden.
Evening has not yet arrived, but the blue in the sky has already grown darker, as if it is mourning something, and it is about to rain.
The carriage drove along the long street and stopped in front of a hidden side door of the Lin Mansion for about half a quarter of an hour. It set off again, merged into the traffic flow, and continued along the main road of Wangjing, but could not find anything special.
Sometimes, the passengers in the carriage would reach out, lift the curtain and look at the scenery outside.
That was Lin Wanyi's gaze.
As the carriage moved forward, the emotions in her eyes slowly changed, from the initial excitement and anticipation to a deeper and more complex emotion. Those emotions were the melancholy of leaving home, the simplest reluctance to leave, and the confusion of not knowing what the future holds.
Lin Wanyi knew very well that she could not stay in Wangjing forever, and leaving was an inevitable result.
Because her real home is in Shendu.
Now that Gu Zhuo has decided to leave, it is a natural decision for her to go with him, and this has been recorded in poems by our ancestors.
——It’s nice to return home with youth as my companion.
Gu Zhuo is her only friend in this world, and naturally also her youth.
Lin Wanyi turned her head and looked at Gu Zhuo who was sitting on the other side of the carriage, and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
The carriage was completely silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Zhuo withdrew his gaze and said, "Farewell."
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Yes, Gu Zhuo was saying goodbye seriously.
With all things in this world.
The heavy snow in the northern wilderness never reaches the four-season spring in the south. The wind from the west sea never reaches the height of Kunlun Mountain in its lifetime. People born in the capital of gods can never imagine the misty rain in the south... Many sceneries in this world are often like this, difficult to transcend time and region.
Therefore, the wind from Wangjing could not reach the capital.
When Gu Zhuo decided to leave, his world became noisy.
It wasn't an overly long journey for those voices to go from the initial reluctance to the numerous instructions at this moment.
"Zhuo, I heard that the people in Shendu have bad tempers, not as easy to talk to as me. I think it's because of some reason. Anyway, you have to be more careful."
"What's there to worry about? The real problem is that it rarely rains there. I heard the climate is extremely dry. If you can't sleep, I won't know how to let it rain and knock on the window to help you sleep."
"Okay, okay, why are you still making such alarmist remarks? Can you please say something nice to him?"
"...I really can't think of it for a while."
"How about I make a thunderbolt for everyone, as if it were a firecracker? To make it more festive?"
"Why does it sound like you're sending the plague god?"
"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. What will work?"
"I think it's good as long as there are no problems. Don't expect too much from others."
"That's amazing! If someone didn't know what we were saying, they would think we were attending a funeral."
"In short, don't think too much of the Gods' Capital, because you are the only one in the world who can talk to us. This matter has been completely confirmed, so you don't have to worry too much. If you say a few nice words to them, they will definitely be willing to help you, just like us."
"What if someone doesn't want to?"
"…It's simple. We just need to fight our way through."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for this day!"
Gu Zhuo answered these questions seriously in his mind, without missing a single word, and occasionally gave some advice, such as the last sentence about the war between all things.
Without knowing when, dusk came quietly.
The blood-red color penetrated into the carriage, bringing a rare warmth.
Taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, Gu Zhuo turned his head and looked towards the side of the carriage.
There, Lin Wanyi was already sleeping lightly with a smile on her lips.
Gu Zhuo thought for a moment, turned around and looked behind him, then said the last three words to all the creatures that came to see him off.
"See you later."
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