newbobooks Chapter 144 If Life Could Only Be Like Our First Meeting (3)
Chapter 144 If Life Could Only Be Like Our First Meeting (3)
No one can live in the Taiji Hall.
The reason why such a large palace is so empty is because it was never intended to be used as a residence. Adding random things to it would only disrupt the feng shui arrangement.
Li Tingyun did not "live" in the Taiji Hall.
He doesn't rest or sleep much.
He has spent most of his life doing one thing.
Practice.
It is day and night.
As long as he is within the Four Symbols City, he is most likely sitting in meditation at the center of the Taiji Hall's formation.
It's actually not much different from seclusion and cultivation.
However, while others go into seclusion and remain out of the world for a hundred years, Li Tingyun is different; he often goes out to cause trouble.
Whether cultivating immortality or demonic cultivation, once one reaches a certain level of attainment, one no longer has the leisure to engage in worldly competition.
While other powerful figures were in seclusion, Li Tingyun was like a ticking time bomb, a live volcano that could erupt at any moment, causing many immortal sects to live in fear and trembling.
Although Li Tingyun doesn't need a place to live, it doesn't mean he doesn't have his own place to live. He's not like Mei Shiyu thought, who just lies on the ground under the open sky, which would be too shabby.
His residence was hidden inside the Taiji Hall using spatial magic; only in this way could the feng shui be preserved.
However, because he almost never stopped cultivating and rarely lay down to sleep to waste time, the entrance to his residence, especially his bedroom, had not been opened for over a hundred years.
A century-old residence, once opened, welcomed not its owner, but a "guest."
Li Tingyun summoned the Later Heaven Bagua diagram in front of the hall and placed it on the main gate, which served as both a seal and an entrance.
The trigram diagram slowly rotates from small to large, with the inner circle enclosing the outer circle. The five elements' colored rays spread outwards, illuminating all directions, gradually revealing the eight trigrams: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui.
Behind each hexagram position lies a unique space.
The hexagrams are not the same.
After selecting one of the trigrams, push open the door of the Taiji Hall again, and you will see a completely different scene inside.
Li Tingyun told Mei Shiyu to choose any spot.
Mei Shiyu said, "The sky is dry."
Li Tingyun: "..."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Mei Shiyu asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Tingyun said, "Nothing."
You just happened to pick my bedroom.
He said without changing his expression, "Why don't you go in and take a look? If you think it's alright, you can stay here."
Mei Shiyu went in, looked around, and was extremely satisfied.
He asked, "Can I...stay here?"
“Sure,” Li Tingyun said, “No one has been here for over a hundred years. Your arrival is perfect.”
Mei Shiyu thought to herself: The furnishings here are very simple, with nothing useless left behind, but it's a bit too simple, there isn't even a bed.
There's only one long, soft couch, which is fine for a short nap, but it's too restrictive for long-term sleeping; you'd roll onto the floor if you turned over.
At this point, the meaning of Li Tingyun's earlier statement, "I'll make you a bed," became clear. In fact, not only was there no bed in the room in the Heavenly Qian position, but there were none in the other seven positions either.
Furthermore, even the place where Li Tingyun slept was arranged so simply, not to mention the other divination positions.
It was never set up.
Unfinished house.
If Mei Shiyu hadn't chosen the Qian hexagram, he would have seen a room almost identical to the Taiji Hall, completely empty. Naturally, it wouldn't be able to be "ready to move in" as it is now; it would need to be renovated.
Transformation is necessary.
If Li Tingyun were alone, these things wouldn't matter, but for some reason, after Mei Shiyu arrived, he suddenly felt that these places were no longer presentable and needed to be renovated.
The next day, when Mei Shiyu returned to that room, she was almost blinded by the abundance of gold and jade, the jewels scattered all over the floor, the jade ceiling, and the stained glass windows!
He quickly withdrew, repeatedly confirming that he had not chosen the wrong divination position and had not mistakenly entered Li Tingyun's "secret stash" or "treasure trove".
Then, then... then what's going on?!
Li Tingyun stood at the door and asked him, "How's this arrangement?"
Mei Shiyu shook her head vigorously, "This is too, too... too 'terrifying'..."
Li Tingyun said "Oh", then come out.
When Mei Shiyu heard him say that, she thought he was not allowed to stay there anymore. She thought to herself that she should not have shaken her head earlier. It is not good to be picky on other people's turf.
He stepped out of the room and saw that there was another person following behind Li Tingyun.
The man was dressed in white, with a gold sash around his waist embroidered with white tiger patterns in silver and jade thread. The hem, cuffs, and collar were all woven with gold jacquard, shimmering in the sunlight.
Although Mei Shiyu had only been at Taiji Hall for two days, he had already gained a fairly good understanding of the various superficial aspects of Sixiang City.
He knew at a glance that this person came from White Tiger City.
White Tiger City, associated with the element of metal, is located in the west.
The people in the city valued gold and white, indulging in extravagance and debauchery.
Mei Shiyu met his gaze, unsure how to greet him, and simply nodded slightly. The man was so startled that he took a step back, cupped his hands, and bowed deeply.
Mei Shiyu quickly returned the bow, bending lower than the other man, but the other man shivered and bent over even more, so Mei Shiyu had to bow even lower...
He was also greatly surprised.
Good heavens, are the people of Taiji Palace and Sixiang City really this particular about "etiquette"?!
His back ached.
It can't go any lower.
Then he heard a "plop".
The other side knelt down.
"Immortal...Immortal Venerable! Please spare me! If you lower yourself any further, I'll be buried underground!"
Hearing the noise, Li Tingyun turned around, lifted Mei Shiyu's arm, and pulled him up, frowning as she said, "What are you doing? You don't need to do this again."
Mei Shiyu said, "But they..."
"They are them, and you are you. They have their own rules, but you don't. Just order whatever you like."
After Li Tingyun finished speaking, he gathered a ball of demonic energy in his palm. The person kneeling on the ground didn't dare to raise his head, but as if he had expected it, he trembled all over, like a leaf.
Mei Shiyu widened her eyes slightly and spoke up to stop her: "Don't..."
The moment he opened his mouth, a loud "bang" resounded, and a huge tremor shook the area behind him, silencing his voice.
Mei Shiyu looked back.
That magnificent house has been reduced to ruins.
All the dazzling array of things has turned to dust.
"Revise it again."
Li Tingyun said, "If you don't change, you'll end up like this too."
"Yes, I understand."
The white satin dress with gold embroidery swayed and trembled, dazzling the eyes.
Another day, Mei Shiyu stood in front of the Taiji Hall, took a deep breath, and with a heavy heart, chose the northwest Qian position and pushed open the door.
Li Tingyun asked.
He only said three sentences.
"it is good."
"very good."
"great."
Li Tingyun said quietly, "Then why don't you open your eyes and take a look first?"
Mei Shiyu said, "...No need to look, I'm very satisfied, really."
He was afraid of being blinded by the glittering jewels again, so he moved slowly and was extra careful... This time, it was indeed much better than yesterday's "golden house." Although it was still luxurious, it was much more low-key and understated.
Li Tingyun leaned against the doorway. "I've seen it. What do you have to say?"
Mei Shiyu said, "I'll say it again: good, very good, excellent."
This time, it's no longer opulent and glittering. The entire room is decorated primarily with wood, conforming to an elegant and sophisticated aesthetic standard, but...
Those small-leaf sandalwood and small-leaf nanmu, those thousand-year-old huanghuali and golden ebony, and those woods that plum rains cannot identify or name, are all rare treasures in the mortal world.
It is far more precious than gold and jewelry.
But now they've all been covered with flooring and used as beams and pillars?!
If these earthly treasures are only fit to be trampled underfoot, then what raw materials were used to make those tables, chairs, screens, and doorways?
Mei Shiyu pointed to a crescent-shaped table with a kui dragon pattern beside him and asked, "What kind of wood is this? I feel like I can sense the growth of green wood on it..."
Extremely pure "wood" spiritual energy.
Even though this piece of wood has already been chopped into furniture...
But it seems to still be alive.
The flowing spiritual energy continuously radiates outwards.
Li Tingyun glanced at it and said, "Hibiscus wood."
Mei Shiyu's finger trembled, "...Hibiscus wood?!"
Was it the "Fusang tree" he thought it was?
"Ah."
Li Tingyun said, "It's that Fusang Divine Tree on the Immortal Mountain in the East Sea. I dug it up by the roots and made it into furniture. It seems pretty good?"
Mei Shiyu was speechless.
The three divine trees that connect to the heavens in ancient legends: Jianmu, Ruomu, and Fumu. One of them, the Fumu of the East Sea, also known as the Fusang Divine Tree, was uprooted by him!
His actions can no longer be described as "wasting resources," they are downright...
Too numerous to recount.
Seeing that he didn't seem to think much of it, Li Tingyun simply said, "Then come out again for a moment."
He's going to blow this place up.
Renovation.
Mei Shiyu stood rooted to the spot—no, rooted to the spot—calmly for a long time before saying, "No, let it be like this. This is good, very good, excellent..."
"That's fine."
Li Tingyun turned to his subordinates behind him and said, "Well done."
This time, he was followed by two people.
One of them was the same craftsman from White Tiger City as yesterday.
The other was a "newcomer" whom Mei Shiyu had never met before.
She wore a light blue outfit as a base layer.
Qinglong City belongs to the element of wood, and people there like to wear green robes.
A jade disc with a dragon design often hangs from their waist.
Compared to the extravagant style of Baihu City, with its gold and silver ornaments and elaborate costumes, this place is indeed more understated.
"Oh, right, that bed inside..."
Li Tingyun looked at Mei Shiyu, paused slightly halfway through his sentence, and did not continue.
"You should go see for yourself."
Mei Shiyu said "okay" and walked into the room. Stepping on the precious wood, he felt that he was also wasting precious resources, and that he should be punished severely.
He walked into the inner room, went around the screen, and finally saw the bed.
That's a...canopy bed?!
"It's said that this kind of bed is specially for unmarried young ladies, so it doesn't seem quite appropriate to put it here."
Li Tingyun followed closely behind and said the same thing.
how to say.
The craftsmanship of the canopy bed is intricate; just by looking at it, its enormous size is comparable to that of a well-structured wooden house.
The bed is just the most inconspicuous part. Steps are set outside the bed, and there are corridors on both sides of the steps. Another set of small furniture is placed next to the corridors, including a dressing table, round table and stools, a tianxiang table, and a multi-treasure cabinet.
The entire bed is surrounded by a flower stand supporting a railing, eaves, and lintel, adorned with carved dragons and phoenixes, a masterpiece of craftsmanship.