Untouchable Lovers

Chapter 91: Chapter 87: Hiding the Universe in the Sleeve

Heavenly Book?

What is a Heavenly Book? Why did Tian Rujing ask her that? On what basis did he judge that she had seen this so-called Heavenly Book?

Chu Yu kept her face expressionless, but her mind was spinning rapidly, linking Tian Rujing’s previous statement when he mentioned “Qianlong” — both Kangxi and Qianlong were characters from over a thousand years later, unknown to people of this era. She knew about Kangxi because she herself was from over a thousand years in the future. So what about Tian Rujing?

Could he also have traveled through time?

No, that still doesn’t explain the origin of that ring of blue light around him, and what about the so-called Heavenly Book?

Heavenly Book, as the name implies, should be a book… Chu Yu looked at Tian Rujing expressionlessly, yet waves seemed to be churning in her chest, wave after wave, even causing ripples to spread across her soul.

Heavenly Book… Heavenly Book…

Tian Rujing believed she had seen the Heavenly Book because she mentioned Kangxi, and he mentioned Qianlong, so the reason must be… had he also seen that so-called Heavenly Book?

And the so-called Heavenly Book, does it record history that surpasses this era?

In just a few minutes, Chu Yu had conjured dozens of theories in her mind. She stared unblinkingly at Tian Rujing and countered, “Before I answer, you should first tell me how you knew I had mentioned this person, Kangxi.”

Actually, without Tian Rujing’s explanation, she could roughly guess what had happened. It was simply a case where Liu Ziyue had shared the stories she told with someone else, perhaps letting Tian Rujing hear directly, or perhaps it was passed through several people. Chu Yu asked this not caring about Tian Rujing’s response, but to buy herself some time to clarify her thoughts.

How could she speak without giving away her origin while obtaining more information?

Through Tian Rujing, Chu Yu found out that while she had been preserving her voice these days, Liu Ziyue, having nothing else to do and remembering her stories, flaunted what he heard from her to the concubines in the harem, effectively setting up a storytelling house right in the palace. The concubines, after hearing the stories, passed them amongst themselves and Tian Rujing, who was summoned to perform an “exorcism,” overheard them by chance, thus following the trail back to the source of the stories, which was Chu Yu.

After a roundabout journey, the circle finally closed back to her. So here Tian Rujing was waiting for Chu Yu, to ask her to make things clear.

Chu Yu gazed into Tian Rujing’s eyes, smiled slightly, and slowly said, “Tian Rujing, I suddenly have a very interesting idea. How about we match our knowledge? Let’s see if what I know matches what you know.” Tian Rujing must be different from her, not a time traveler, otherwise he wouldn’t ask about the Heavenly Book; he would directly inquire which time she was from. Now, the focus was on that “Heavenly Book.”

Unexpectedly for Chu Yu to say this, Tian Rujing blinked slightly, nodded his head, and the two, setting aside their roles, walked side by side on a quiet path in the palace.

Chu Yu took the lead: “After the Three Kingdoms comes the Two Jins, followed by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Sui Dynasty unifying the north and south, with Tang succeeding Sui. Among the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Southern Dynasty was divided into four, with the Song as the first generation.”

What Chu Yu spoke of was the history before and after the era she was living in. Situated before the Sui Dynasty and after the Three Kingdoms and Two Jins, the Southern and Northern Dynasties represented a time of division between the north and the south, a period so tumultuous that even Chu Yu could not recall how many dynasties had changed. She could only give a rough outline. Regarding the half of the territory to the south, she knew it was divided into four generations, the first being the Southern Dynasty Song established by Liu Yu, not the Song of the Tang Song Yuan Ming Qing, but the Southern Dynasty Song.

As for the next three generations, Chu Yu only remembered the next dynasty was ruled by someone with the surname Xiao, but nothing else.

After finishing, Chu Yu turned to look at Tian Rujing: “And then what? Now it’s your turn to speak.”

Tian Rujing also turned to look at Chu Yu, his clear and dust-free eyes truly capturing Chu Yu’s form for the first time. A flicker of surprise appeared, as if he had just seen her clearly for the first time. The surprise was fleeting, and Tian Rujing quickly returned to his impassive demeanor, continuing from where Chu Yu left off, “Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, the end of imperial rule.”

This is… the true history of the future.

Chu Yu closed her eyes and quickly opened them again, she tugged at the corner of her mouth, feeling her smile was somewhat forced.

The Heavenly Book? The Heavenly Book!

This is clearly, the true history of the future!

Although she did not know to what extent, she could at least be sure that Tian Rujing had seen the future historical records from somewhere, and perhaps, he even possessed these records.

Therefore, he could frankly say that this dynasty was nearing its end, because as far as Chu Yu knew, the Liu Song dynasty was indeed not far from destruction.

After thinking it through carefully, Chu Yu steadied her mind and asked, “Let’s continue, you and I are both aware of the dynastic changes, but do you know that the emperor after Emperor Kangxi, Yong Zheng, is actually Kangxi’s fourteenth son?”

Tian Rujing was stunned and said, “He is clearly the fourth son, how could it be the fourteenth?”

Chu Yu’s eyes subtly curved as she cunningly retorted, “Why would it be the fourteenth son? Clearly, he is the fourth son; perhaps you remembered it wrong.”

Confronted with her counter-question, Tian Rujing was somewhat confused and unsure if he had remembered wrong, so he hastily nodded to Chu Yu, turned on his heels, and walked to the side. After moving seven or eight steps away, he stood with his back to Chu Yu, raised his left hand, and lowered his head, seemingly looking at something.

Her action was quite beyond Chu Yu’s expectations.

Yong Zheng was Kangxi’s fourth son, which Chu Yu knew, and she had deliberately misspoken earlier to confuse Tian Rujing’s thoughts. In this way, Tian Rujing would consult the so-called Heavenly Book to verify, and Chu Yu could also find out the whereabouts of the Heavenly Book.

Chu Yu had originally thought that Tian Rujing’s Heavenly Book would be kept at home; while he was at home checking the Heavenly Book, she could borrow Hua Cuo from Rong Zhi to investigate the whereabouts of the “Heavenly Book.” However, she had not expected Tian Rujing to carry the “Heavenly Book” with him!

Seeing Tian Rujing’s gestures, Chu Yu was delayed by two seconds before she realized that Tian Rujing was avoiding her to look at the “Heavenly Book.” Her mind went blank, and she instinctively ran over, stretching her hand to turn Tian Rujing’s shoulder to see for herself.

When she got within two steps behind Tian Rujing, Chu Yu leaned over his shoulder and saw a faint blue light. The next instant, the blue light intensified, and, just like last time, she was repelled by an invisible force, although this time the force was not strong and did not toss her into the air but merely pushed her back a few steps.

Staggering to stabilize herself, Chu Yu then remembered that Tian Rujing had such a secret technique for self-defense; she had forgotten this in her haste earlier.

Reluctantly trying to go around to the side to see, she had just taken a step when Chu Yu reluctantly saw Tian Rujing turn around. The light shield disappeared, his expression was cold and calm, “You remembered wrong; it is not the fourteenth, it is the fourth.” His eyes conveyed his realization, and he now understood Chu Yu’s earlier deceit.

The opportunity was missed and would not come again, Chu Yu gave a rueful smile and said, “Indeed, I remembered wrong.”

The two walked a while longer and then parted ways. At the moment of departure, Chu Yu stared intently at Tian Rujing’s left sleeve and said, “I do not know if mine is the Heavenly Book. At the moment, I do not carry it with me, but if you wish to see it, come to my Princess Mansion in four days.” Although she could not see clearly from behind, Chu Yu was certain that Tian Rujing had raised his left hand to look at something; that thing was most likely hidden in his sleeve.@@novelbin@@

Finally, she reluctantly took one last look at Tian Rujing’s sleeve before she strode towards the palace.

Whatever was hidden in that sleeve, she was determined to find out!