newbobooks Chapter 279
Chapter 279
Nalan Jing opened the letter sent from the manor and asked, "Do you have any news about him?"
She had indeed heard something about it, and the Heaven and Earth Pavilion had sent people to investigate, but she didn't know where the person had come from. As soon as Nangong Yu'an took office, he immediately appointed that person as the Imperial Advisor. She hadn't even heard of who that person was; it was as if he had appeared out of thin air.
Nalan Yin rested her chin on her shoulder, her gaze falling on the letter in her hand, and said casually, "I did find out some things, sister, would you like to hear them?"
Nalan Jing paused, turned her head to look at him, and said, "Of course."
Nalan Yin raised her eyebrows and tilted her head slightly, her eyes sparkling, her meaning self-evident.
Upon seeing this, Nalan Jingwen placed a kiss on his rosy lips. Nalan Yin was taken aback, but a smile spread across his eyes. He turned and sat on her lap, nestling into Nalan Jingwen's arms. Finding a comfortable position, he slowly said, "The Red Passion Pavilion doesn't have much information. They only know that Nangong Yu'an calls him the Crane National Preceptor. He is a man, and no one has ever seen what he looks like. He always wears a veil to cover his face, making him very mysterious."
Nalan Yin snatched the letter from her hand and put it aside, playing with her fingers. "If you ask me, I guess she's too ugly to show her true face, so she hides it."
Nalan Jingwen ignored his words, his eyes darkening.
His surname is He.
This is indeed a rare surname; there are no families with the surname He in any of the four kingdoms. She lowered her eyes and grasped Nalan Yin's mischievous hand.
"There is no family with the surname He in any of the four countries. Do you know where he came from?"
Nalan Yin turned to the side and hooked her arms around her neck. "Sister, you've come to the right person. Although the Red Passion Pavilion's information is only within the four kingdoms, we have heard of some families outside of them."
"Does Sister know about Jade Hidden Pavilion?"
As soon as Nalan Yin uttered the name, Nalan Jingwen remembered something and frowned slightly.
Previously, when she sent Chenghe to investigate news of Liuqi Mountain outside the four kingdoms, she found out about Yuyin Pavilion, an ancient family that lived in seclusion outside the four kingdoms, detached from worldly affairs, and only conveyed the will of the gods.
She had never heard of this family when she was in the Divine Realm. These things were managed by Xingxiu and the others, so it's normal that she didn't know about them.
Nalan Jingwen nodded, "I've heard a little about it."
After listening, Nalan Yin continued, "This Jade Hidden Pavilion is a legendary ancient family that never participates in the struggles between the four kingdoms. It is a reclusive family. It is said that everyone in the family has divine power, but each person's divine power is different. Therefore, every head of the Jade Hidden Pavilion forbids the family members from participating in the struggles between the four kingdoms to prevent the balance from being broken. If anyone violates the family rules, they will be punished. It is said that the punishment is sent down by the gods."
"And the person in this Jade Hidden Pavilion is surnamed He."
Nalan Jingwen's eyes darkened. "So the Imperial Preceptor beside Nangong Yu'an is from the Jade Hidden Pavilion?"
Nalan Yin nodded, “The Jade Hidden Pavilion is too mysterious. Everyone has only heard of it, but no one knows where it is. Some people have searched for the Jade Hidden Pavilion, but they have wandered around Wuwang Mountain for a long time and have never seen the entrance of the Jade Hidden Pavilion, let alone the gate.”
"Why?"
"I heard that the Jade Hidden Pavilion doesn't have a fixed entrance; it can be anywhere. But only those with the right destiny can find it. So for so long, people's understanding of the Jade Hidden Pavilion has been limited to this little bit, and that's all they know."
Nalan Jingwen remained silent and did not speak.
She knew nothing about the Jade Hidden Pavilion. If what Nalan Yin said was true, then it was time to have someone investigate.
That Grand Preceptor Crane is a man of great wisdom and resourcefulness, a rare find in the world. Since he has chosen to help Nangong Yu'an and intervene in the struggle between the four kingdoms, it means that the Jade Hidden Pavilion is no longer living in seclusion and has entered the mortal world.
So what is their purpose?
Was it merely to help Nangong Yu'an obtain Qi Lin?
Nalan Yin liked to touch her inappropriately as soon as he calmed down. Feeling a chill on her neck, she was pulled back to reality. She pushed Nalan Yin away by pressing against his shoulder and said, "Behave yourself."
Nalan Yin wasn't upset. With a flicker of her eyes, she took advantage of Nalan Jingwen's inattention and leaned forward to bite her lip, leaving a clear tooth mark. Then, as if trying to cover up her mistake, she hugged her and buried her head in her chest.
"My sister said, does God really exist in this world?"
Nalan Jingwen laughed at his actions and said, "What do you think?"
"Yin'er doesn't think so."
"Why?"
"If there truly is a God, then why has Yin'er prayed countless times, begging Him to lead me away from this sea of suffering, yet received not a single response?"
He believed at first, but after countless near-death experiences and his prayers to the gods for salvation went unanswered, he stopped believing altogether.
Later, he only trusted himself, believing that only he could save himself, and no one else would give him a second glance.
Nalan Jingwen paused, her hand that was gently stroking his hair, and said nothing.
Nalan Yin, oblivious, said softly, "If there really are gods in this world, then why are there so many evil people? They say that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, but that's not true."
"The truth is that those who commit many evil deeds have many descendants, while those who are tormented by them can never escape the nightmare, are trapped in the past, and live a lonely and miserable life."
"If there truly are gods, why don't they punish them?"
His voice was very soft, devoid of emotion, merely a flat narration.
Nalan Jingwen couldn't give an answer. Just like before, when Chi Chenyi said that the people she was protecting were just a group of ambitious but selfish people, he questioned her why she would give everything, even her own life, for these so-called people.
She couldn't answer.
That was her mission. Heaven and earth nurtured her into a goddess, and she had to shoulder this responsibility; she had to repay the kindness.
Nalan Jingwen felt somewhat powerless. Her responsibility was to protect, and she had no right to interfere in anything in the mortal realm. The mortal realm had its own laws, just as the divine realm had its own rules. They were not allowed to interfere in mortal affairs, otherwise they would be punished by heaven.
In essence, she is merely a manager sent by Heaven to maintain order and safety, which is why she is willing to go without hesitation even though she knows what kind of people she is protecting.
She lowered her head, pulled the person out of her arms, and asked, "If there really is a god who would grant you a wish, what would you wish for?"
Nalan Yin looked up at her, her eyes bright like glass beads.
"Is anything okay?"
"Ah."
Nalan Yin tilted her head and thought for a long time before finally curving her lips into a smile and saying, "Yin'er has no wish. Yin'er's wish has already been fulfilled."
He leaned close to Nalan Jingwen, their noses touching, their breaths mingling, their voices low yet exceptionally earnest.
"My sister has already granted my wish. If there really are gods in this world, then my sister is Yin'er's god."