Chapter 193: Chapter 121: Haitang’s "Major Crisis" (Part 2)

This would cause Chu Xuan to misunderstand, further closing off his heart to avoid getting hurt again.

Gu Haitang suddenly realized at this moment, but it seemed a bit too late...

She watched Chu Xuan silently flying ahead, searching all around for any clues, wanting to actively apologize to him, yet unsure how to do so.

At this point, she deeply regretted not seizing the opportunity to apologize when Chu Xuan showed softness earlier, to bridge the gap between them; perhaps there might still have been a chance to salvage things.

But she hesitated for so long with "me too," and simply nodded in the end, doesn’t that just confirm that she thinks she’s not at fault?

Would he believe her if she turned around to apologize now?

Gu Haitang thought until her head hurt, wondering what to do now? Confess directly? It’s impossible, right?

Moreover, even now, she hasn’t truly come to terms with her feelings, hasn’t figured out whether she truly likes Chu Xuan...

Anyway, this is the biggest "crisis" Gu Haitang has faced in her life so far.

...

Ji Mingyu saw this scene, and her expression softened a bit. She murmured to herself, "Luckily, Chu Xuan is surrounded by fools..."

In her eyes, Chu Xuan is essentially someone who can be easily moved; if you’re good to him, he’ll be good to you.

But if you play hard to get in front of him, things could easily backfire.

Immediately, Ming Yu suddenly became alert, am I making the same mistake?

No, no, no, I’m not like that Haitang.

She already realized that her plan might not be so perfect and is now adjusting it, deciding she needs to be more forthcoming with Chu Xuan at a relatively acceptable moment.

Then, Ji Mingyu looked at the blue sword light under Chu Xuan’s feet, her brows furrowed slightly.

The little snow ferret saw it clearly but could only sigh silently, it’s normal for Chu Xuan to switch to a more powerful Earth Tier flying sword instead of the white jade sword.

However, what he just used was not the "Mingxin Sword Technique" the master taught him, but the "Cyan Lotus Sword Technique" from Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, perhaps the master is paying attention to this point.

But to the little snow’s surprise, the master murmured, "Why would that sword from Hundred Flowers be the one given to him? Coincidence, or..."

The little snow, having misjudged the master’s thoughts, felt a bit awkward and quickly asked, "Master, what’s peculiar about this sword?"

Ming Yu shook her head, "Its origin is a bit special, perhaps it truly is a coincidence, don’t ask further."

...

Chu Xuan is now completely focused on how to obtain the four monkeys’ essence blood; Gu Haitang’s issue has settled in his mind after she gave a definite answer, no need to think anymore.

Unfortunately, Qingqing isn’t here; he again felt a pang of regret, otherwise, with her "Celestial Treasure Seeking Technique," she should be able to point him in a direction.

Now, Chu Xuan already believes she won’t steal his "Divine Command" and run away.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead, almost forgetting that deciphering heavenly secrets is his forte too.

Thinking this, Chu Xuan halted the sword light and landed on the top of a towering tree, with Gu Haitang quietly landing beside him.

Chu Xuan first calculated using his fingers, but the heavenly secrets were extremely chaotic, providing no clues.

On second thought, it made sense, considering that the meddling four monkeys are "not classified in ten categories, nor known in two realms."

Meaning: they don’t belong to the categories of heaven, earth, god, human, ghost, shell, scale, fur, feather, and insect; nor is their name recorded in lists such as the Book of Life and Death in the underworld or the roster.

Beings like these are equivalent to transcending the three realms and not within the five elements, thinking to calculate their track is rather wishful thinking; even if it was just the essence blood’s track, it wouldn’t be easy to calculate.

After thinking about it, Chu Xuan decided to take a step back, instead of tracking, he would calculate his own fate.

Although "predicting one’s fate is difficult," with his experience, he could still roughly predict the course of fortune and misfortune.

Chu Xuan brought out a tortoise shell and copper coin, formally initiating a hexagram with the "Hexagram Divination," this time not to predict far ahead, only within this secret realm’s fortunes.

The result was... fortune and misfortune coexisting, calamity and blessing intertwined.

Chu Xuan was speechless; he finally understood why some people stubbornly refuse to believe in fortune-telling. With such ambiguous results, no matter what happens, would I still need to compliment you as a Divine Calculator?

Gu Haitang watched Chu Xuan busying around, wanting to help yet unable to intervene, feeling even more dejected. If Qingqing were here...

No, no, she quickly shook her head, throwing this thought out of her mind.

Chu Xuan thought for a moment and changed directions, this time calculating the "causal connection" on himself.

His thought was simple, considering I have the "Divine Command" and it’s already a quarter activated, there should be a causal link with the meddling four monkeys, right? So let’s see where this cause leads.

This time it was quite smooth; the direction pointed... underground?

Chu Xuan’s vision went black; don’t tell me I need to enter the underworld, the netherworld? Would the meddling four monkeys really run to such a place?

"How’s it going?" Gu Haitang cautiously asked.

"Downwards," Chu Xuan said with difficulty, "Do you think we should go?"

Haitang pondered for a moment, "As mentioned before, my sect has predecessors who visited the underworld; mostly filled with nether ghosts. You’ve already cultivated the Buddhist form and have a relic to protect yourself, exploring doesn’t seem like a major issue."

Chu Xuan thought so too, not to mention he also has a Six Souls Banner, a natural nemesis to all ghosts.

"Alright, let’s go, but how do we go about it..."

It’s known that although realms can interconnect, how to do it is an absolute secret known only to the few.