Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 264 Counting 1 city

The girl in black sat down in front of him. The rain was pouring down, but not a single hem of her clothes got wet.

The old Taoist priest immediately put on a smile, "Finding someone or something costs five hundred mid-grade spirit stones, calculating the past and future costs one thousand mid-grade spirit stones. May I ask, young lady, what do you mean by that?"

Feng Siyue looked into his shrewd eyes and said,

"I will calculate the fate of a city."

The old Taoist priest's smile froze for a second, then he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Young lady, what's the point of calculating the city? It's more meaningful to calculate whether you can shine in the later academy competition."

Feng Siyue replied, "Old sir, if the city is lost, what's the point of calculating whether you can come out on top?"

The girl's calm words carried a hint of inexplicable sorrow: "One month from now in Thousand Water City, will it be life or death?"

The old Taoist priest laughed heartily, "You silly girl, the Thousand Water City Academy Tournament is in a month, and experts from Qinghe and Luozhou will gather there. How could you possibly be dead?"

"You, listen to me, let's go with something else!"

Feng Siyue sensed something from his words and slowly stood up. "Old sir, it is said that those who see through the secrets of heaven do not enter the world and do not participate in the affairs of the mortal world, but you seem to have a belief that man can conquer nature and are trying to change the outcome with your own power."

This is what she wanted.

"But can humans really fight against fate?"

This was also what she was worried about.

She felt powerless to save more people, but she was lost when it came to saving an entire city.

Feng Siyue was perfectly clear that existence is not exclusive to everyone.

The old Taoist priest's smile faded. "How will you know if you don't try?"

How will you know if you don't try?

What if the price of trying is tragedy?

Feng Siyue didn't say anything more, picked up the food box, and turned to leave.

"I never expected that Qianshui City would be full of hidden talents."

Watching Feng Siyue's departing figure, the old Taoist priest pondered deeply and muttered to himself.

He seemed to remember something and shouted in the direction she had left, "Little girl, you haven't paid yet!"

Unfortunately, the person is long gone.

Recalling the girl's words, the old Taoist priest felt a pang of self-mockery.

Can humans truly conquer nature?

He wasn't sure either.

Looking at the green hills and clear waters, the peaceful and serene city, the genuine smiles on the faces of the people, and the innocence of the children, the young cultivators talked about their future...

Let him feel boundless courage!

What we can never let go of in this life are precisely these seemingly ordinary days, aren't they?

Even if he were alone on this path, he would fight to the death.

The old Taoist priest stood up, tilted his head back, and exclaimed.

"The sky is vast and boundless, my thoughts wander far and wide; my strength rises to express my longing! Heaven diligently guides the way of all living beings, what a divine mandate that controls the eight directions!"

As the mist rose, the slightly hunched figure gradually disappeared into the heavy rain.

Perhaps because the academy competition was approaching, many banners were hung at the gates of Thousand Water City, with words such as "Welcome to Thousand Water City from all academies" written on them.

Feng Siyue glanced at it twice and then paid no more attention.

Back in Feng Ning's courtyard, Feng Siyue put the wontons in the kitchen to keep them warm, then turned and walked out the door, where she saw Xuan Li yawning as he came out of the house.

"woke up?"

Xuan Li nodded and complained, "It's so noisy so early in the morning, I don't know what's wrong with it, I couldn't get any sleep."

"Quarrel?"

This is a quiet place, how could it be noisy?

"Hmm, it sounds like students from Merkes Academy. They keep shouting, it's so annoying!"

"The academy tournament is approaching, so maybe he just happened to be passing by."

After Xuan Li finished washing up, he said, "Once is fine, but if it happens every time, I'm going to start yelling."

A golden maple leaf slowly fell from the treetop and landed in the pool in front of Xuan Li.

"Autumn has arrived, is there still no news about the Seven-Colored Scaled Insect?"

She mentioned it.

"Not yet, there's no information from the Bai family."

Xuan Li sighed.

"time is limited."

"I need to find a way to contact Xuanzu. There are only a few months left. He can't be out there still wandering around, can he?"

Xuan Li muttered a complaint under her breath, walked straight into the kitchen, and sat down in the yard to eat the bowl of wontons.

"After you finish eating, you should rest well. I'll head to the auction house now."

Xuan Li hurriedly swallowed the wonton in his mouth.

"Wait for me, I'll come with you!"

"Aren't you going?"

"I wasn't going, but what happened this morning ruined my mood. I want to see what kind of people are at Merkes Academy, so rude!"

Feng Siyue sat down. "Okay."

After finishing their wontons, Xuan Li and Feng Siyue reappeared at the city gate.

"Welcome to Thousand Water City from all the universities?"

When did you poop?

Feng Siyue recalled for a moment,

"Around this morning."

"Oh."

The two entered the city and went into the Hanxi Auction House.

Feng Siyue went to the fifth floor, while Xuan Li ran to the front desk, took off his veil, and asked a maid in blue,

Do you know about Merkles Academy?

Upon seeing that it was Xuan Li, the maid suddenly became nervous. "I didn't know... I'm so sorry..."

Xuan Li was somewhat puzzled.

"If you don't know, you don't know. Why are you so nervous?"

Another maid, who had just finished the transaction, saw this and quickly came over, looking apologetic at Xuan Li.

"I'm sorry, Miss. Xiao Lian is a new waitress. She may not know the rules. Please don't be angry."