The Unruly Immortals

For a moment, the expressions of everyone surrounding Li Sui turned somber. As the horn sounded, some military personnel in the distance began to gather towards this spot. Everyone started preparing their trump cards.

"Hmm~~ Everyone stop." With the sound of a voice that was half male, half female, the tense atmosphere on-site gradually eased.

As the crowd dispersed, Li Sui saw a man with a rounded face, appearing to be in his thirties, wearing green satin attire, emerge from the group.

He looked at the injured Li Sui, stretched out a finger, and twisted a hair strand along his left temple, leisurely saying, "Black Taisui Xinsu? Huh~ truly interesting, so articulate, it's rare in a millennium."

Although called a man, he seemed slightly feminine, reminiscent of those palace eunuchs, but appeared more woman-like than a eunuch.

"Sir... are you a eunuch who serves His Majesty in the palace? Do you know His Majesty?" Li Sui thought that the Emperor of Da Qi must know about Dad.

"Huh~" That seemingly half-man half-woman chuckled lightly before speaking, "Hermaphrodites aren't necessarily eunuchs. When I was six, I did want to work in the palace, but they didn't want me, said I wasn't qualified. No choice, one has to eat, so now I just mix at the Government Office of the Astrological Bureau as the Astronomical Bureau."

"You are the Astronomical Bureau of Da Qi? Are you really the Astronomical Bureau of Da Qi?" Li Sui suddenly became excited, having run so long, finally found someone he could talk to.

"Then go and help my Dad! Dad is in danger now!" Li Sui quickly recounted the whole incident to the other party.

After listening to Li Sui's words, the Astronomical Bureau hesitantly looked at her, continually assessing, which was a bit too odd.

Half an incense stick later, he glanced at the chaotic streets around, wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with a scented handkerchief pulled from his sleeve, turned, and headed down a small path to the left. "Follow me." Li Sui promptly followed.

Turning here and there with the other party, Li Sui eventually walked into a small courtyard, not large, with only a grape trellis, a rocking chair, and a stone table beneath the trellis.

Compared to the previous lively outside, this place seemed exceptionally quiet. The Astronomical Bureau lay on the rocking chair, crossed his legs, squinted eyes, and once again scrutinized Li Sui, speculating on the origin of this being.

To claim it's fake, yet how could such a Black Taisui know there's a Da Liang and speak so eloquently? But to claim it's true, she said her dad was helping the Fate Commander, is there anything more absurd than this?

"Can you send me back to Da Liang first? Something truly urgent over there, Dad is waiting for me." Li Sui couldn't wait any longer.

"Don't rush, explain more details, only then can I figure out how to help you, starting from the Dharma Sect; did they truly wipe out Da Qi?"

At this moment, the Astronomical Bureau had discerned Li Sui's childlike pure mindset through brief interactions, situations like this naturally require more probing.

"But my Dad…"

"Your Dad is up in the sky now, what is there to fear? As the saying goes, a day in the sky is ten years on earth, rest assured, I guarantee your Dad is fine."

Upon hearing these words, Li Sui felt slightly comforted and proceeded to tell him everything she knew, including Da Qi, Da Liang, and the Dharma Sect.

After listening to Li Sui's responses, the Astronomical Bureau's heart couldn't calm for a long time. If this truly happened, it would indeed be too absurd. Yet, as more questions were asked, the occurrences described by the other party seemed increasingly real.

Suddenly raising both hands, interlocking fingers, two white lines appeared between her fingers, then she smiled softly and said to Li Sui, "Li Sui, you as a young lady, see your face is dirty, don't move, let me tidy your face."

The two intersecting white lines slid swiftly over Li Sui's bloody dog face, cutting off some fleshy growths and blood scabs, when the red-stained line was retrieved, the thread turned red.

The Astronomical Bureau collected the thread, silently musing, "Not bad, at least it's not Oblivion Path." In his heart, he believed a bit more.

"Li Sui, tell me, during the Dharma Sect upheaval, what era was it in Da Qi?"

"What era? I don't know, Dad never taught me this."

"Hmm... Then during your time, who was the Da Qi Emperor, you must know that?"

"This I know, he was called Gao Zhijian."

"Gao Zhijian? Nice, good name."

The Astronomical Bureau immediately began calculating, but after awhile, he stopped, his brows furrowing. "Strange, why can't I calculate it, could this name not be based on Jiazi, as per Birth Eight Characters, Five Elements Divinatory Symbols?"

Li Sui looked at the quiet and peaceful environment around, with a bit of hesitation, asked, "Sir... may I ask, once Da Qi was occupied by God Yu'er, why is everything fine now?"

Since falling from the sky, Li Sui had been pondering this question but couldn't find anyone to ask.

Now that the Astronomical Bureau was right in front of her, of course, Li Sui had to thoroughly ask and clarify.

"Well ~" Actually the Astronomical Bureau also didn't fully understand; the words from the other were too incredible, the entire Da Qi could be wiped out? What kind of disaster could possibly achieve that? "Don't hurry, let me find the State Preceptor of Da Qi, together to help save your Dad."

Li Sui sat for only a while when an elderly man wearing a Nuoxi mask was carried over on a bamboo chair, appearing very old, his hands like bones wrapped in skin, with veins almost transparent beneath.

In a moment when Li Sui had not responded, the State Preceptor's hand abruptly rose, tightly grasping Li Sui's hand. A Nuoxi mask was directly placed on Li Sui's dog face.

Li Sui struggled intensely, pulling and tugging, ultimately tearing off the mask.

As soon as she tore it off, she heard the State Preceptor on the bamboo chair speak, "What she says is true, but not now, instead three Jiazi later."

Upon hearing this, Li Sui's body shivered abruptly.

She knew what Jiazi was, having heard Top Scholar Lv mention it, it's been a Jiazi, a Jiazi is sixty years, three Jiazi is a hundred eighty years! She is now a hundred eighty years in the past...

She didn't know why it became like this, nor did she want to know, the only thing she knew was she might never see her Dad again.

Li Sui remained dazed for a long time, slowly recovering, trembled continually comforting herself, "It's alright, as long as Dad is okay, I'm in time, just waiting a hundred eighty years, then I'll be able to see Dad."

But as she spoke, her tears never stopped flowing, unable to wipe them dry.

Li Sui stared absentmindedly at the frantic Li Huowang in front of her, reminiscing about that memory which was nearly forgotten.

"Li Sui! Li Sui! I'm speaking to you, are you listening at all!"

"Huh?"

"Huh what! Nowadays the sky is about to fall, and you're daydreaming!"