Chapter 171

Chapter 171: The Empress Dowager Is Already Dead! Lady Dongjun Throws Herself at Him!

Li Mo was momentarily stunned.

He thought she was calculating something about the Seven Constellations of Azure Dragon and did not expect her to answer.

“Fates? How is the calculation?”

Li Mo asked curiously.

He wondered if he should also have her do a reading for him to see if all those courtyards in the future would be enough to live in.

Fei Yan suddenly showed a hint of wistful confusion.

“Couldn’t calculate it,” Fei Yan said with a surprised look at Li Mo.

She too couldn’t sleep, so she came out for some fresh air.

Now there were only the three of them in the mountain villa.

At night, it was completely silent on the mountaintop.

The snow in the villa hadn’t melted yet, and the surrounding mountains were veiled in white as well.

It felt like a secluded paradise.

Seeing the twinkling stars above, Fei Yan suddenly decided to do a calculation.

But the results completely startled her.

She was calculating her own fate.

And the other person in the equation was naturally Li Mo.

She wanted to predict the end fate between her and Li Mo.

But after a long time of calculation, she couldn’t find an answer.

Logically, this shouldn’t happen.

Regardless of whether they ended up together or not, there should be an outcome.

Even if the outcome was inconclusive, there should be a process.

Whether they had a fate without a bond, or a bond without a fate.

These are all processes they should go through.

But just now, she only saw herself in the trajectory of the stars.

When she tried to predict her other half through herself, it was a void.

In simple terms, there was no other half.

Fei Yan was shocked and quickly started another prediction with Li Mo as the lead.

But what happened next shocked her even more.

She couldn’t predict anything about Li Mo!

In the astrology of the Yin-Yang School, every person has a corresponding star.

The changes in the star’s trajectory represent the signs of that person’s life.

Trajectories change, so a person’s life is unpredictable.

They can only predict roughly from these trajectories.

A person’s life can experience a multitude of unexpected changes.

Although the predicted results are not fixed and unchanging, they are already considered the work of the divine.

However, just now, Fei Yan was surprised to find she couldn’t predict Li Mo.

This wasn’t because her astrology skills were lacking.

It was because she couldn’t find the star corresponding to Li Mo.

Fei Yan felt both joy and shock.

Joy because this meant her other half was indeed related to Li Mo.

Shock because why was Li Mo incomparable?

It was precisely because she couldn’t predict him that his fate was void.

Therefore Fei Yan said she couldn’t calculate it.

But if you think about it the other way around…

The other half of her fate was also an unsoLuable enigma; wouldn’t that mean it was related to him?

Fei Yan’s gaze toward Li Mo changed once again.

This discovery made her firmly place this person in a particular position in her heart.

Li Mo, unaware of Fei Yan’s thoughts, was merely surprised to hear her say she couldn’t figure it out.

He muttered, stroking his chin, “It’s really strange that there’s something even you can’t deduce.”

Fei Yan looked at him with a half-smile.

Not being able to deduce it already represented an answer in itself.

“Yes, it’s indeed very strange.”

A person who cannot be deduced, what else could that be but mysterious?

Fei Yan didn’t dwell on why it was so, nor did she intend to ask Li Mo about it.

For her, knowing who was in her heart was enough.

As for where he came from, what kind of past he had, or even what kind of person he was,

None of that mattered.

She was such a woman.

When she loved someone, she loved everything about him.

Right or wrong.

Even if the other person was a heinous criminal, a demon, a ghost or a monster.

She wouldn’t care.

She wasn’t curious about what secrets or differences Li Mo had.

She only cared about whether she was in his heart.

The previous enigma represented many things, but there was no final result.

It was possible that she would only have a fleeting romantic encounter with him.

It was also possible that she would be infatuated with him but end up alone.

However, there was also the possibility of a happy ending.

Regardless of the outcome, it was related to him.

Otherwise, when deducing her own fate earlier, it would have shown her future partner rather than the current situation.

Li Mo suddenly muttered, “Could it be that the astrology of your Yin-Yang School isn’t accurate?”

He didn’t mean to belittle Fei Yan.

He was just curious.

If it were truly so accurate, how could it not even determine the fate of a relationship?

Fei Yan, with her keen hearing, still heard Li Mo’s soft-spoken words.

Instead of getting angry, she explained, “Life is unpredictable; we merely deduce the most likely one among the myriad possibilities from the stars’ trajectories.”

“It only represents the most likely result among many, not the only one.”

“If we could truly see the accurate future and then change it before it happens, would the future still be the future?”

“Wouldn’t such deduction techniques become accurate or inaccurate?”

Fei Yan’s philosophical remarks provided a good explanation for this paradox.

A single event could have countless outcomes.

Any small factor could lead to different results.

Just like at a crossroads.

There are countless roads ahead, and walking down any of them leads to different places.

Their astrology merely deduces the most likely road the person at the crossroads will take.

It doesn’t mean they will definitely take that road.

Various factors during the journey might make them abandon the originally intended path and choose another.

In their terminology, this would be a “variable.”

Fei Yan had expected Li Mo to have difficulty understanding her words.

She didn’t expect him to nod and agree, “Different causes lead to different effects, with myriad connections between cause and effect.”

“Your Yin-Yang School’s academic perspective quite aligns with Daoist teachings on cause and effect.”

Fei Yan covered her plump lips and giggled.
Her mood noticeably improved, possibly because she knew her fate was related to Li Mo.

“Our Yin-Yang School comes from the Daoist lineage, so some academic principles are naturally in harmony with Daoist teachings.”

Many of the Yin-Yang School’s concepts are built upon Daoist foundations.

But unlike Daoism,

Daoism emphasizes the unity of heaven and man, while the Yin-Yang School seeks the limits of heaven and earth.

They abandoned the Daoist idea of mutual support and coexistence between Yin and Yang.

It’s either the extreme of Yin or the extreme of Yang.

A path that strays from the mainstream.

Thus, their techniques are very powerful, but the side effects are also unusually evident.

One is that it’s extremely difficult to cultivate, the other is the deficiency between heaven and man.

Only prodigies like Fei Yan and Moon Goddess with their yin-yang techniques can practice without any side effects, while others will experience some side effects to varying degrees.

Da Shiming’s hands turned as red as flames due to practicing the Yin-Yang hand seal for many years.

No matter what, Li Mo was still quite curious about the astrology of the Yin-Yang School.

“There are so many stars in the sky, can you tell them apart?”

Fei Yan looked up, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at the brilliant starry sky.

She gently said, “It’s actually very easy to recognize them.”

Li Mo pursed his lips, thinking only you would say it’s easy.

“Luckily, I can’t see them, otherwise, they would make my eyes blur.”

Fei Yan withdrew her gaze, and her eyes suddenly became soft.

Her gentle gaze fell on the black cloth covering Li Mo’s eyes, and her fair jade hand trembled slightly.

It seemed she wanted to touch it but didn’t have the courage.

In the end, she only asked, “Sir, do you want to know the positions of these stars?”

Li Mo recalled in his mind.

When he could still see, he didn’t really pay attention to the positions of these stars.

The most he did was look up and exclaim: Wow, there are so many stars tonight!

Listening to Fei Yan’s words, he was somewhat interested.

But he smiled helplessly and said, “I can’t see them now.”

If Li Mo were to fully extend his perception now, it could cover the entire mountain.

But he still couldn’t sense the stars above.

Fei Yan lightly bit her red lips, as if making some decision.

After a moment of hesitation.

She slowly stood up and came to Li Mo’s side.

After gently smoothing her skirt, she squatted beside him.

Then, to Li Mo’s surprise, she gently grabbed his hand.

Her soft voice carried a hint of nervousness.

“Fei Yan will guide you, sir.”

With that, she looked up again.

Holding Li Mo’s hand, she used his hand to point to a direction.

“That one is the Purple Star, and over there is the Big Dipper.”

“And that one, that’s called the Inauspicious Star.”

“The Inauspicious Star represents disaster and is considered an unlucky star.”

“But when it encounters the Purple Star, the disaster nullifies.”

“Each star has its fixed position, defining this world into different domains according to their positions.”

“This makes it easy to find corresponding people.”

The courtyard was exceptionally quiet, and even the mountain’s night breeze paused at this moment.

Li Mo’s ears suddenly became quiet, with only Fei Yan’s gentle voice flowing like a clear spring.

The two figures were very close.

One was sitting, the other squatting.

The warm temperature from Fei Yan’s jade hand made it impossible to care about how many stars were in the sky.

Li Mo symbolically raised his head, but his senses remained on Fei Yan’s flawless face and voluptuous figure.

Her fair face was as smooth as a peeled egg.

Her beautiful eyes were as gentle as water.

Her long eyelashes curled upwards.

Like little fans fluttering.

Her neck was slender and white, leading down to a magnificent sight.

Like two large bowls inverted on her knees!

Her jade back was smooth, and the curves along her sides gradually tapered down.

When it reached her waist, it shrunk to just a handful’s grip.

But further down, it expanded into an astonishing curve.

Stretching the yellow silk fabric as smooth as a mirror.

A little child mistaking the moon, calling it a jade plate.

It tempted Li Mo to run behind her.

Just a small slice with a knife.

There would certainly be a shredding sound!

Then, two white mountains and a stream…

“Why is sir smiling?”

Fei Yan, who had been holding Li Mo’s hand and talking for a long time, suddenly turned around, noticing the smile on Li Mo’s lips.

It was beautiful, but a bit strange.

As if he was smiling mischievously!

Thinking of this, Fei Yan immediately dismissed it in her mind.

No, that can’t be right, sir is a good man.

Wouldn’t smile mischievously.

She must have sensed it wrong.

Yes!

That’s definitely it!

“Huh?”

Li Mo’s train of thought was interrupted, and he was momentarily stunned.

“Oh, I think I already know the positions, Fei Yan explained very patiently, thank you.”

Observing the dragon and gold by examining the mountain barriers, each layer of mountain is a barrier of its own.

Just by measuring the distance between the two mountains, one can easily deduce the location of the tomb in between.

Li Mo already had it figured out in his mind!

The mountain was high, and the cliff was precipitous.

The tomb must have been constructed magnificently.

Fei Yan’s lips curved slightly, her smile sweet.

“As long as sir is satisfied.”

He would definitely be satisfied.

“By the way, I remembered something, I wonder if you could…”

Li Mo suddenly recalled something.

Fei Yan looked at him with a smile and said, “Sir, just give the order. As long as there’s something Fei Yan can do, Fei Yan will not refuse.”

These words moved Li Mo’s heart.

He felt a bit of guilt rising inside him.

From beginning to end, she never asked anything from him.

Instead, he kept troubling her.

As for the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions, he still didn’t understand what that thing was for.

She was searching for clues from him all for nothing!

But Li Mo could feel that Fei Yan’s mindset had undergone a significant change.

Initially, she approached him because of the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions.

But now, even she might have forgotten about it.

The prestigious Dongjun of Yin-Yang, now a free laborer.

Without a salary, she might even have to put herself out there sooner or later.

A love-stricken brain, terrifying indeed!

“I want you to help me divine someone.”

“Who?”

Fei Yan didn’t ask any further questions, directly getting to the point.

Li Mo pursed his lips, took a light breath, and said, “The Empress Dowager of Qin.”

Fei Yan didn’t even ask why, and lifted her head to search among the star-filled sky.

First, find the corresponding star of Zhao Ji, then ask Li Mo what exactly he wants to divine.

At this moment, Fei Yan’s mindset was like that of a little girl eager to impress her beloved.

Li Mo did not disturb her, sitting there quietly waiting.

Moments later, Fei Yan’s delicate brows knitted slightly.

At the same time, her expression gradually became serious.

She lightly bit her lip.

Raised her hands and began moving them.

Weak beams of light lit up between her hands, and the stars in the sky responded consequently.

Finally, the lights combined in her hands into a complex star chart.

The star chart, condensed from the power of the stars, seemed to contain an entire sea of stars, dazzling and brilliant.

Fei Yan carefully compared the star chart in her hand with the stars in the sky, calculating meticulously.

But suddenly!

Her expression changed, a look of terror appearing in her eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

Li Mo lowered his head and asked.

Fei Yan slowly raised her head to look at him, her eyes trembling.

As if she had discovered something terrifying.

With a tone of disbelief, she said word by word, “The Empress Dowager of Qin is already dead.”

The cold wind suddenly started blowing.

Biting cold!

The quiet courtyard instantly became eerie.

Li Mo’s expression was unexpectedly calm.

He just nodded lightly.

“Got it.”

Fei Yan lowered her hands, and the star chart in her hands shattered.

“Aren’t you curious at all?”

Li Mo shook his head.

Some things he had already guessed the answer to; he just wanted Fei Yan to confirm it.

Fei Yan was smart and sharp-witted.

Li Mo’s calmness meant he already knew something others didn’t.

She wasn’t a particularly curious woman and understood the seriousness of the matter.

She sensibly didn’t ask more questions.

Just as she withdrew her gaze, she saw a hand suddenly appear before her.

She looked up in surprise.

And saw Li Mo extending his hand, saying, “Get up, don’t squat there.”

Fei Yan was stunned for a moment, then felt a burst of joy in her heart looking at the large hand reaching out to help her up.

Without further hesitation, she placed her small, tender hand into his.

Li Mo exerted a bit of force with his arm and pulled her up.

Suddenly, a strange light flashed in Fei Yan’s eyes.

It seemed both cunning and shy.

Then they heard her cry out softly.

With her legs going weak, she fell into Li Mo’s arms with a gust of fragrant wind.

“I…my legs went numb from squatting~”

Fei Yan lowered her head, face completely flushed, and said softly.

Li Mo’s mouth twitched hard.

You, Dongjun of Yin-Yang School, at the Free and Unfettered Realm.

Striving for the Transcendent Realm.

Would have numb legs?

Fei Yan leaned in Li Mo’s embrace, her heart beating at a rate of 300 beats per second.

This move was so bold for her!

Yet, being in Sir’s arms felt so comfortable and relaxing.

“Then… sit on my lap, and I’ll massage it for you?”

Fei Yan’s heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

Trying not to act.

Fei Yan slowly turned around and carefully sat her plump bottom on Li Mo’s lap.

Both of them shivered at the same time.

So bouncy!