The seductive princess is no longer being pursued; the aloof prime minister is facing a crematorium.

Chapter 77: Can you help me copy the scriptures?

The people of Wanjin are relatively open-minded, but they still have a strong belief in supernatural phenomena and celestial phenomena.

Therefore, since its founding, the Wan Jin Kingdom has had an Imperial Observatory, and the position of the Imperial Observatory's chief advisor was even equivalent to that of the emperor.

And now, standing before Jiang Jinshuang was none other than the rarely seen Imperial Advisor.

This Grand Preceptor was not much older than Jiang Jinshuang.

However, ever since Jiang Jinshuang could remember, this Grand Preceptor had been brought back to the Imperial Observatory, where he was personally taught by the previous Grand Preceptor, who then personally designated him as the next Grand Preceptor.

The man before them was dressed in pure white, his jet-black hair tied up with an extremely exquisite and elaborate jade crown.

A jade ribbon extended from both sides of the jade crown, obscuring the person's eyebrows and eyes. The light gauze-like ribbon covered the eyes, making them appear and disappear.

The other end of the ribbon passed through the jade crown, from which two crystal-clear jade pendants hung. When the sunlight shone on the person, they were spotless, like an immortal descending to earth.

Jiang Jinshuang often wondered if he covered his eyes and eyebrows to make out the scenery through blurred vision.
"Grand Preceptor, it's been a long time."

Jiang Jinshuang rested her chin on her hand and smiled at the person who had just arrived.

She looked obedient, but she subtly hid the turtle she had just drawn on the paper under the scripture.

Zhao Yungui lowered his head slightly. His fingers were long and thin, and the white robe he wore did not look bland at all.

He pointed to the scripture that Jiang Jinshuang had just copied and sent to her.

"Your Highness, you have misspelled the phrase 'Love is the root of all illness, like a city wall, where people gather and rely on the land for support.'"

Jiang Jinshuang glanced at it: There was indeed a typo.

She looked up in surprise: "Your Excellency, Grand Preceptor, you have such good eyesight!"

Zhao Yungui's tone was cool and aloof, his voice like drifting clouds in the sky, noble and refined: "All beings are without form, Your Highness can also achieve that."

Jiang Jinshuang pouted: "I don't understand again."

She had met Zhao Yungui a few times, but they weren't particularly close. If she had to describe their relationship, it was simply that they had played a game of chess together.

As Jiang Jinshuang tidied up the messy papers, she asked, "Why has the Imperial Preceptor come to the ancestral hall?"

Zhao Yun replied calmly, "I have been staying at the Star Observatory recently."

Jiang Jinshuang nodded: "Is there an unusual phenomenon in the sky?"

Through the veil, Jiang Jinshuang couldn't really see Zhao Yungui's eyes and gaze clearly.

But for some reason, she always felt that gaze was fixed on her.

for a long time.

"No," he replied calmly.

Jiang Jinshuang has never been particularly interested in celestial phenomena or astrology.

Jiang Jinshuang, feeling unwell and annoyed, rested her chin on her hand as she looked at the mountain of scriptures with a troubled expression. She had no energy left to copy the scriptures today.

Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, Jiang Jinshuang's eyes lit up, and she looked up at Zhao Yungui.

The man easily noticed Jiang Jinshuang's gaze: "What?"

Jiang Jinshuang said with a grin, "Since you're free anyway, why don't you help me copy the scriptures?"

Zhao Yungui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He then said, "Your Highness, I cannot imitate handwriting."

Jiang Jinshuang waved her hand dismissively: "His Majesty recognizes your handwriting. Even if he finds out that you copied it for me, he will never expose you."

—After all, His Majesty holds this Grand Preceptor in the highest esteem.

The ancestral hall gate was not closed.

The spring breeze brushed against the man's clothes and also against the veil covering his eyes.

Like a deity ascending to immortality.

for a long time.

Jiang Jinshuang heard Zhao Yungui speak calmly: "Do you have any extra paper and pens?"

Jiang Jinshuang's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly handed over clean paper and pen, then moved the seat next to her to make room for Zhao Yungui.

Out of boredom and restlessness, Jiang Jinshuang had just spilled the Xuan paper all over the ground, some of which was stained with ink, leaving streaks of black ink.

Zhao Yungui's shoes did not step on the Xuan paper. He quietly walked to the side and sat down calmly.

Xuan paper, brush, and ink were all prepared. Jiang Jinshuang originally wanted to hand him a few scriptures, but he declined.

He held the pen, himself as pure and noble as a pine or bamboo, his brushstrokes varied and elegant. — He was writing from memory!

Jiang Jinshuang's eyes widened: "Grand Preceptor, you also know Buddhist scriptures?"

"By analogy, we can understand the common origins of the three religions."

Jiang Jinshuang smacked her lips unconsciously.

Indeed, comparing yourself to others can be incredibly frustrating.

Zhao Yungui's writing was fast and good, which made Jiang Jinshuang less anxious.

She propped her head up with her hand, watching Zhao Yungui write from memory.

He wrote fluently and in one go without even pausing for a moment.

From Jiang Jinshuang's angle, she could see Zhao Yungui's profile.

The veil on his eyelids was really clever.

Even standing to his side, Jiang Jinshuang could not make out his features.

Only when he lowered his head slightly, and the veil drooped down a little, could one see the slightly sharp corners of his eyes.

"Your Excellency, I've always been quite curious, why do you wear a veil over your eyes?"

After a pause, Jiang Jinshuang asked herself, "Aren't my eyes pretty?"

But Jiang Jinshuang immediately forgot about this answer as soon as it was uttered.

Although she had never seen his eyes, judging from his exposed lips and high nose bridge, she couldn't imagine how ugly his eyes could be.

“My master once taught me that seeing all things with the heart is much clearer than seeing with the eyes.”

Jiang Jinshuang asked, puzzled, "So, the Imperial Advisor blindfolded himself?"

"If one day, in my heart, all things in the world are equal, I will remove my blindfold."

Oh, I got it.

It's like a trial I set for myself.

I want a result.

"Then, Grand Preceptor, in your heart, am I considered equal to all things in the world?"

Zhao Yungui was writing that sentence.

Those consumed by lust are like those carrying torches against the wind; they will surely burn their hands.

"rustle--"

It looked like my finger had been burned by candlelight.

Zhao Yungui paused slightly as he wrote, and the large blob of ink spread across the paper.

The entire sheet of paper was then unusable.

He frowned slightly and put down the brush.

When will Your Highness have your meal?

"Huh?" Taken aback by the sudden question, Jiang Jinshuang paused for a moment before realizing what was going on. "Are we going to miss dinner time?"

Zhao Yungui said softly, "I have instructed the servants here not to have dinner. If Your Highness misses the appointed time, you will not be able to eat."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang hurriedly got up and walked towards the twilight outside.

……

After dinner, when Jiang Jinshuang returned to the ancestral hall, Zhao Yungui had already left.

There were more than a dozen neatly written Buddhist scriptures on the table, but the one he had written incorrectly before seemed to have been taken away by him, and Jiang Jinshuang couldn't find it.

—Damn it, I was planning to revise it a bit to make it look like a number.

After writing a few more pages, Jiang Jinshuang couldn't write anymore, so she packed her things and prepared to continue writing the next day.

But as soon as she stepped out of the ancestral hall, she saw several dark figures leaping into the air and flying upwards.

An assassin?!

That direction leads to the Stargazing Observatory!

(End of this chapter)