As he lightly nodded at the young girl with a youthful appearance across from him, Luo Wusheng felt a strong sense of unreality.
He had just thought about this master a while ago, and now she suddenly appeared like this?
And it seemed like she had been watching him for some time!
Immediately, his pupils contracted.
(She calculated that I would recognize her at a glance? And my “destiny has shifted once again”…)
Luo Wusheng knew that his fate would definitely change. After all, he had awakened his memories in this world for many days, and everything he had done was to change his fate of dying in the chaos caused by the Demon Purging War.
With so many events happening that didn’t exist in the original plot, the timeline had already diverged.
Although it wasn’t clear whether he could escape the disaster one year later, there should be some changes.
For example, due to his connection with the protagonist, he might survive a few extra months in the following year.
But the word “again” in her statement…
Did that mean she had been paying attention to him before?
At this moment, thoughts raced through Luo Wusheng’s mind.
Yes, the fake divination master Gao Shi was sent by her to the royal city in advance. And Gao Shi special divination technique that seemed to be specifically tailored to please him coincidentally arrived in the royal city on the eve of the Demon Artifact Pavilion’s opening ceremony…
If all of this was orchestrated by the person in front of him after deducing the celestial mechanism, what could be her purpose?
Although this master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics appeared as a cute white-haired girl, Luo Wusheng wouldn’t underestimate her because of that.
Those who manipulated the celestial mechanisms wouldn’t have such simple arrangements on the surface.
“My identity, as you guessed, has no ill intentions toward you.”
Yue Xuanji seemed to sense Luo Wusheng’s vigilance and shook her head. “I did pay some attention to you… because in recent days, the celestial mechanisms have been continuously changing, and they are all related to you.”
“The art of celestial divination also has its limits, and now I cannot casually predict the celestial mechanisms. Therefore, you should be more aware of the reasons behind the changes in the celestial mechanisms than I am.”
The silver-haired girl gently swayed her long hair, displaying a maturity beyond her appearance.
Seeing the other’s frankness, Luo Wusheng’s momentary confusion dissipated, and his gaze flickered. He quickly calmed down.
“Miss Yue, you’re joking. I have no understanding of the art of celestial divination, so how could I know anything about the reasons behind the changes in the celestial mechanisms?”
A smile devoid of any flaws appeared on his face.
The changes in the celestial mechanisms were probably caused by his awakened memories…
“…Through celestial divination, it was foreseen that your first deviation in destiny began with a jade stone called the ‘Star-Moon Jade.'”
Yue Xuanji gazed at the young man before her, unaffected by Luo Wusheng’s words. “That’s why I had my disciple Gao Shi come to the royal city at an appropriate time to do some probing.”
A faint stiffness appeared in Luo Wusheng’s smile.
However, Yue Xuanji didn’t stop speaking.
“After the Star-Moon Jade was connected to my disciple, I deduced from that connection.”
“He is still lacking in cultivation and his method of deduction is not as refined as mine. The feedback from the celestial mechanisms he received was extremely limited.”
“Different from him, I deduced that there are, in fact, twenty-three ‘unique’ Star-Moon Jades, all of which were personally obtained by you, using the moonlight spirit liquid of the Moon Palace, and given separately to three women who were present at that time…”
The petite girl with delicate features spoke in a calm tone.
But Luo Wusheng’s mouth twitches uncontrollably.
Why did he feel that this Tribulation Crossing expert had hidden meanings in her words? Was she like this in the original work?
Hmm, in the original work, Yue Xuanji was mostly a background character. At least before Luo Wusheng died in the Demon Purging War, she only appeared a few times.
She was more involved in planning and arrangements, playing the role of a highly sophisticated mastermind. She rarely appeared in front of the protagonist or had deep conversations with him.
In this way, even with his knowledge of the original plot, Luo Wusheng couldn’t grasp the personality of this expert.
But if she continued speaking like this, he felt that he wouldn’t be able to lift his head to talk later.
Quickly calculating in his mind, Luo Wusheng spoke up, “Ahem, it’s just some private matters of mine, not worth mentioning… But I wonder why Miss Yue has appeared here at this moment? You’re not here just to tease me, right?”
His gaze focused on the white-haired girl in front of him.
This was indeed his most pressing concern at the moment.
As the master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics and a Tribulation Crossing expert, why would she appear here at such a critical time?
Luo Wusheng had a vague guess.
“Naturally, I am here to help you… With your current strength, you probably can’t rescue the demon empress, right?”
Yue Xuanji raised her starry gaze, as if she had already seen through everything, her expression unchanged.
Indeed!
Luo Wusheng’s heart skipped a beat.
(This is the treatment the protagonist gets. Whenever she’s in danger, someone always comes to the rescue… Wait a minute, help me?)
A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
Why does the expression of these words feel a bit strange?
In Luo Wusheng’s imagination, at this moment, the Celestial Tower’s master would help him rescue the demon empress to prevent a major disruption in the celestial mechanisms…
But…
“I will use my techniques to send you to the bottom of the Ascending Immortality Lake to unseal the demon empress and then take you away.”
Adjusting her loose robes, Yue Xuanji squatted in front of Luo Wusheng, her eyes devoid of emotion, as if the Taoist itself.
“Why? Is it because unsealing the demon empress aligns with the functioning of the celestial mechanisms? And why don’t you do it yourself?” Luo Wusheng furrowed his brow.
“No matter how it is done, the celestial mechanisms no longer function as they did before. As for other reasons…”
Yue Xuanji seemed to ponder for a moment, then tilted her head expressionlessly. “It is because the working behind the celestial mechanisms must not be revealed?”
She looked quite cute doing that with her appearance.
Unfortunately, she was a multiple centuries old loli…
Just as Luo Wusheng was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly felt Yue Xuanji’s small eyes sharpen.
“My divination technique seems to sense that your current thoughts are somewhat inappropriate.”
“No, that’s not the case. Miss Yue must have sensed it wrong.”
Even Luo Wusheng, facing the scrutiny of a Tribulation Crossing expert, couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately dismissed those thoughts, responding without blushing or skipping a beat.
(But the working behind the celestial mechanisms must not be revealed… It’s a familiar old reason that she uses in the story.)
He quickly changed the topic. “How can you be sure that I will agree to go to the bottom of the Ascending Immortality Lake to unseal the demon empress? Can the art of celestial divination calculate all of this?”
The art of celestial divination was truly terrifying.
It felt like he was reading an old, incomplete version of the script, while this master of the celestial tower was following a real-time, updated version of the plot.
His most significant trump card was completely suppressed.
Yue Xuanji seemed to ponder how to answer that question.
But she casually shook her little head.
“If the act of a Golden Core cultivator were effective, why would I, with my Tribulation Crossing cultivation, still be here?”
As he lightly nodded at the young girl with a youthful appearance across from him, Luo Wusheng felt a strong sense of unreality.
He had just thought about this master a while ago, and now she suddenly appeared like this?
And it seemed like she had been watching him for some time!
Immediately, his pupils contracted.
(She calculated that I would recognize her at a glance? And my “destiny has shifted once again”…)
Luo Wusheng knew that his fate would definitely change. After all, he had awakened his memories in this world for many days, and everything he had done was to change his fate of dying in the chaos caused by the Demon Purging War.
With so many events happening that didn’t exist in the original plot, the timeline had already diverged.
Although it wasn’t clear whether he could escape the disaster one year later, there should be some changes.
For example, due to his connection with the protagonist, he might survive a few extra months in the following year.
But the word “again” in her statement…
Did that mean she had been paying attention to him before?
At this moment, thoughts raced through Luo Wusheng’s mind.
Yes, the fake divination master Gao Shi was sent by her to the royal city in advance. And Gao Shi special divination technique that seemed to be specifically tailored to please him coincidentally arrived in the royal city on the eve of the Demon Artifact Pavilion’s opening ceremony…
If all of this was orchestrated by the person in front of him after deducing the celestial mechanism, what could be her purpose?
Although this master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics appeared as a cute white-haired girl, Luo Wusheng wouldn’t underestimate her because of that.
Those who manipulated the celestial mechanisms wouldn’t have such simple arrangements on the surface.
“My identity, as you guessed, has no ill intentions toward you.”
Yue Xuanji seemed to sense Luo Wusheng’s vigilance and shook her head. “I did pay some attention to you… because in recent days, the celestial mechanisms have been continuously changing, and they are all related to you.”
“The art of celestial divination also has its limits, and now I cannot casually predict the celestial mechanisms. Therefore, you should be more aware of the reasons behind the changes in the celestial mechanisms than I am.”
The silver-haired girl gently swayed her long hair, displaying a maturity beyond her appearance.
Seeing the other’s frankness, Luo Wusheng’s momentary confusion dissipated, and his gaze flickered. He quickly calmed down.
“Miss Yue, you’re joking. I have no understanding of the art of celestial divination, so how could I know anything about the reasons behind the changes in the celestial mechanisms?”
A smile devoid of any flaws appeared on his face.
The changes in the celestial mechanisms were probably caused by his awakened memories…
“…Through celestial divination, it was foreseen that your first deviation in destiny began with a jade stone called the ‘Star-Moon Jade.'”
Yue Xuanji gazed at the young man before her, unaffected by Luo Wusheng’s words. “That’s why I had my disciple Gao Shi come to the royal city at an appropriate time to do some probing.”
A faint stiffness appeared in Luo Wusheng’s smile.
However, Yue Xuanji didn’t stop speaking.
“After the Star-Moon Jade was connected to my disciple, I deduced from that connection.”
“He is still lacking in cultivation and his method of deduction is not as refined as mine. The feedback from the celestial mechanisms he received was extremely limited.”
“Different from him, I deduced that there are, in fact, twenty-three ‘unique’ Star-Moon Jades, all of which were personally obtained by you, using the moonlight spirit liquid of the Moon Palace, and given separately to three women who were present at that time…”
The petite girl with delicate features spoke in a calm tone.
But Luo Wusheng’s mouth twitches uncontrollably.
Why did he feel that this Tribulation Crossing expert had hidden meanings in her words? Was she like this in the original work?
Hmm, in the original work, Yue Xuanji was mostly a background character. At least before Luo Wusheng died in the Demon Purging War, she only appeared a few times.
She was more involved in planning and arrangements, playing the role of a highly sophisticated mastermind. She rarely appeared in front of the protagonist or had deep conversations with him.
In this way, even with his knowledge of the original plot, Luo Wusheng couldn’t grasp the personality of this expert.
But if she continued speaking like this, he felt that he wouldn’t be able to lift his head to talk later.
Quickly calculating in his mind, Luo Wusheng spoke up, “Ahem, it’s just some private matters of mine, not worth mentioning… But I wonder why Miss Yue has appeared here at this moment? You’re not here just to tease me, right?”
His gaze focused on the white-haired girl in front of him.
This was indeed his most pressing concern at the moment.
As the master of the Tower of Heavenly Mechanics and a Tribulation Crossing expert, why would she appear here at such a critical time?
Luo Wusheng had a vague guess.
“Naturally, I am here to help you… With your current strength, you probably can’t rescue the demon empress, right?”
Yue Xuanji raised her starry gaze, as if she had already seen through everything, her expression unchanged.
Indeed!
Luo Wusheng’s heart skipped a beat.
(This is the treatment the protagonist gets. Whenever she’s in danger, someone always comes to the rescue… Wait a minute, help me?)
A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
Why does the expression of these words feel a bit strange?
In Luo Wusheng’s imagination, at this moment, the Celestial Tower’s master would help him rescue the demon empress to prevent a major disruption in the celestial mechanisms…
But…
“I will use my techniques to send you to the bottom of the Ascending Immortality Lake to unseal the demon empress and then take you away.”
Adjusting her loose robes, Yue Xuanji squatted in front of Luo Wusheng, her eyes devoid of emotion, as if the Taoist itself.
“Why? Is it because unsealing the demon empress aligns with the functioning of the celestial mechanisms? And why don’t you do it yourself?” Luo Wusheng furrowed his brow.
“No matter how it is done, the celestial mechanisms no longer function as they did before. As for other reasons…”
Yue Xuanji seemed to ponder for a moment, then tilted her head expressionlessly. “It is because the working behind the celestial mechanisms must not be revealed?”
She looked quite cute doing that with her appearance.
Unfortunately, she was a multiple centuries old loli…
Just as Luo Wusheng was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly felt Yue Xuanji’s small eyes sharpen.
“My divination technique seems to sense that your current thoughts are somewhat inappropriate.”
“No, that’s not the case. Miss Yue must have sensed it wrong.”
Even Luo Wusheng, facing the scrutiny of a Tribulation Crossing expert, couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately dismissed those thoughts, responding without blushing or skipping a beat.
(But the working behind the celestial mechanisms must not be revealed… It’s a familiar old reason that she uses in the story.)
He quickly changed the topic. “How can you be sure that I will agree to go to the bottom of the Ascending Immortality Lake to unseal the demon empress? Can the art of celestial divination calculate all of this?”
The art of celestial divination was truly terrifying.
It felt like he was reading an old, incomplete version of the script, while this master of the celestial tower was following a real-time, updated version of the plot.
His most significant trump card was completely suppressed.
Yue Xuanji seemed to ponder how to answer that question.
But she casually shook her little head.
“If the act of a Golden Core cultivator were effective, why would I, with my Tribulation Crossing cultivation, still be here?”
