The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#596 - What are you watching

At that moment, Lu Jing deeply felt Guo Shouhuai's sinister intentions.

This guy was no different from those black-hearted leaders in his previous life, using any means to trick people into working for him.

However, since Lu Jing had just destroyed the object with strange powers hidden under the Zang Xia building, and Huang Jianyuan held this handle, he could only remain silent and collude with Guo.

Seeing that someone had already taken the lead, many who were still hesitant felt a little more at ease, and no one mentioned quitting for the time being.

Afterwards, Professor Xu waved his hand and asked the others to leave the study hall, leaving only Lu Jing and the other two, intending to continue the lesson.

However, at this moment, Xie Anshi suddenly revealed a hesitant expression.

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask, no need to be shy," Professor Xu said kindly.

Among the three students who came to listen to his lectures this year, Lu Jing was always absent, and Professor Xu almost forgot about him, while Yan Yun was focused on cultivating the Supreme Secret Canon of the Yunshui Jingci Pavilion, the Nebula Divine Art.

Only Xie Anshi, who was originally a Taoist priest from a Taoist temple, had followed his master to learn the art of observing the stars before coming to the academy, and was quite obsessed with it.

He was truly here for this knowledge, so Professor Xu naturally found this only seedling pleasing to the eye.

Although he already had someone to inherit his mantle, and that person had already surpassed him, it didn't mean he couldn't find a closed disciple for himself.

Not only could he impart his skills and answer questions, but he might even be able to see him off in his final years.

After receiving Professor Xu's encouragement, Xie Anshi finally opened his mouth and said, "I am ashamed to say, teacher, that after discovering the decline in secret power, I was also uneasy, just like everyone else. So last night, I used the methods you taught me to observe the stars, and the result... the result..."

"What did you see?" Professor Xu asked curiously.

"Disintegration," Xie Anshi slowly uttered four words.

The old man sighed, "Half a year ago, I observed the national destiny of the Chen Dynasty and found that there would be at most one year left. At that time, I thought I was seeing things, after all, although the world is not very good now, there is still some distance from complete collapse. I didn't expect that after only half a year, the deterioration of the situation has exceeded my imagination..."

"Teacher," the little Taoist interrupted Professor Xu's感慨, "I am different from you, I am not observing the national destiny of the Chen Dynasty."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"The Department of Astronomy."

Professor Xu was stunned and sat in his armchair for a long time without speaking.

Perhaps because he had opened the floodgates, Xie Anshi simply stopped hiding anything and told everything he had seen.

"Actually, seven days ago, I also deduced the fate of all living beings in the world."

Professor Xu shook his head, "I taught you before, didn't I? The bigger the thing, the less accurate it is. With your current cultivation, it's okay to deduce the fate of someone, but looking at the Department of Astronomy is too difficult, and as for all living beings in the world, it's even more nonsense."

Although he was reprimanded, Xie Anshi breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the things he saw were too heavy, these days they had been weighing him down, and coupled with the recent decline in secret power, it was truly an apocalyptic scene, making Xie Anshi unable to eat or sleep, and his whole person had become much thinner.

However, there were very few people in the academy who studied the art of observing the stars and watching the qi, and Xie Anshi had no one to confide in, until he met Professor Xu again, who he regarded as a teacher, a guide, and who was also well-versed in the art of observing the stars.

Seeing that he unhesitatingly denied him, the big stone in Xie Anshi's heart also fell to the ground, but since the words had already been spoken, he still decided to finish speaking.

"I saw that in the future, demons and monsters will run rampant in the world, and lives will be as worthless as grass. I was almost scared to death at the time."

"It is possible that lives will be as worthless as grass, after all, we are in a time of dynastic change, and even the strongest empire will have a day of corruption and decline. This is an inevitable principle of heaven and earth, which cannot be changed by human power. As for demons and monsters running rampant, you probably saw it wrong, and the Department of Astronomy has existed for thousands of years, experiencing countless storms, how could it disappear so easily?"

While saying this, Professor Xu couldn't help but think of a few days ago, when that person came to visit him, and while drinking tea, suddenly blurted out without any reason.

"Teacher, what do you think, will the Department of Astronomy end in my hands? How will future generations evaluate me?"

Before the old man could answer, that person muttered to himself again, "No, the cultivation world is gone, where will there be any future generations? If someone sees my name again, they will probably find it in a few words from some history book, thinking that I am just an insignificant clerk, compiling calendars, looking at the stars... That's good, so I don't get scolded."

"Bullshit!" Professor Xu roared, "If the Department of Astronomy is ruined by you, I will be the first to not let you go!"

"Teacher, relax, I'm just saying it casually." Seeing that the situation was not good, that person laughed again, then drank the tea in his cup and left.

He stayed for less than half an incense stick before and after, and it can be said that he came and went in a hurry.

The old man's thoughts returned to the lecture hall, and he found that Lu Jing and the other two were looking at him. He ridiculed himself, "When people get old, they always get distracted easily. We've talked enough nonsense, let's focus on today's homework."

Lu Jing didn't really listen to Professor Xu's next lecture. First, he was not very interested in astrology, and second, he had missed many classes in the middle, and he didn't understand the later things very well.

However, because he rarely came to listen to a lecture, he was embarrassed to run away, so he didn't waste his time afterwards, and took a break to practice his swordsmanship.

This also meant that the trouble from the government had indeed been quietly settled by Duobaoge.

So, without Lu Jing's urging, Ge Ping led the strong laborers in the stronghold and began to devote themselves to the hot construction.

Having been to Wen's Manor before, Lu Jing was quite impressed with the defense system there. Although there was a murder case later, it was the people in the village who were playing tricks, not because outsiders infiltrated.

So Lu Jing asked Wen Xiaochuan to invite the designer over, intending to build a set for himself as well.

The person is already on the road, but it will probably take another month to get here, after all, there are bandits everywhere now, and the road is not very easy to travel, but fortunately, some early basic work can already be done in advance.

Lu Jing originally wanted to learn from the rich people around him and build earthen walls, but after listening to Xie Anshi's words, he was a little hesitant, and finally decided to use stone instead. Fortunately, there was a quarry not far away.