The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 610: Stargazing (3K)

At that time, Ling Fu thought for a long time, seemed to have made up his mind, and smiled bitterly.

"Do you know why I want to go to the Sitianjian?"

He seemed to be sure that Liu Sheng would not know, but unexpectedly Liu Sheng answered without hesitation:
"Because you want to go home."

Ling Fu's eyes suddenly widened.

"Because you are a time traveler."

After Liu Sheng finished saying this, Ling Fu's alcohol smell instantly disappeared and his eyes were full of disbelief.

The secret that he had kept deep in his heart since he was a child was easily revealed by this junior whom he had never cared about and was not very familiar with.

"But...but how did you know?" Ling Fu was extremely shocked, his voice trembling a little. Finally, he thought of an answer and blurted out, "Could it be...you too?"

Liu Sheng: “…No.”

"Then how do you know..." Ling Fu's face was full of suspicion and he still didn't want to believe it.

"Didn't you say you saw another you?" Liu Sheng asked with a chuckle, "Perhaps, I knew it from the other you?"

Ling Fu was half-believing and half-doubting, but apart from this answer, he really couldn't think of any other possibility.

He couldn't help but reflect on himself, could it be that he had not properly restrained his innate genius, which allowed the younger generation to see the clues?
I can only say that it was still his fault.

He curled his lips helplessly, fiddled with the greasy hair on his forehead, and began to talk about the past.

"At that time, I was a minor official in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. After all, I had no spirituality and no cultivation, so I could not climb up." He lamented, "You may not understand the feeling of being able to see the heights but still unable to reach them."

Liu Sheng was silent.

Ling Fu continued, his tone gradually becoming a little proud: "But fortunately, I am a genius, and soon invented a lot of good things for the Si Tian Jian that can be used to observe celestial phenomena."

He glanced and seemed to see Liu Sheng was about to roll his eyes.

"What's wrong with your eyes?"

"Nothing, just some cramps."

"Oh." Ling Fu did not delve further and continued, "Anyway, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau soon discovered my talent and gradually began to use me. Although the position was not high, at least I was allowed to participate in many projects."

"However, I don't know if you have experienced how awkward the position of the Sitianjian is in this era where theology prevails. It is said to be responsible for observing celestial phenomena, but even the Supreme God dares not spy on it."

"But you dare." Liu Sheng said.

"Yes."

Ling Fu felt as if he was meeting this junior for the first time. He unexpectedly found him pleasing to the eye and had a strange sense of mutual understanding in his heart.

"As a time traveler, of course I dare."

Perhaps he could finally reveal this identity, Ling Fu couldn't help but keep talking about it.

He pretended not to notice that Liu Sheng was secretly rolling his eyes and complaining, and continued to speak:

"As a time traveler, I certainly don't believe in the Supreme God. I always feel that the timing of His appearance is a little strange and a little too coincidental."

Liu Sheng nodded, seeming to agree.

"A year before the first year of the God's revelation, a strange disaster suddenly broke out, and then the Supreme God appeared and saved the world from danger." Ling Fu murmured in a low voice, "Thus, theology emerged, spiritual energy revived, and the world was full of incense. Everything happened as it should."

"Indeed..." Liu Sheng murmured.

When Ling Fu saw that Liu Sheng agreed, he felt like he had finally found a soulmate.

"I should have talked to you earlier. No one else can possibly understand this. It's killing me."

With a long sigh, Ling Fu collapsed on his back in the corridor without any image at all, looking at the lifeless and gloomy face in the sky.

He murmured, "It seems... he is really dead."

He tilted his head to look at Liu Sheng, who had a calm expression on his face, and suddenly a bold guess popped up in his mind.

"Could it be... you did it?"

Liu Sheng coughed lightly and smiled ambiguously: "Didn't you say that you saw something in the Sitianjian? Don't go off topic."

"Oh, yes." Ling Fu rubbed his temple. He had drunk too much and his mind was a little confused. "Where was I?"

"It seems like he was talking about being highly valued..."

"Yes, I am a genius. I am appreciated and valued by everyone in the Si Tian Jian." Ling Fu was quite proud, "Especially the Director, who even intends to promote me to a position similar to his disciple Nangong Wan."

"Senior Sister Nangong!" Liu Sheng blurted out, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Sister?"

Ling Fu was a little confused. Nangong had been away from Chang'an for a long time, so they shouldn't know each other...

"Nothing, this name is similar to my senior sister in the academy."

"Oh, but she is also from Chang'an Academy, just like you, so this is not surprising." Ling Fu understood.

"So..." Liu Sheng asked curiously, "Where is Senior Nangong now?"

"They said he went into seclusion, but I don't know." Ling Fu shook his head, "That night, the fate of many people changed."

"What exactly happened that night?" Liu Sheng asked.

"Aren't I talking about it? You're the one who keeps interrupting me!" Ling Fu said angrily.

Liu Sheng immediately looked aggrieved.

Ling Fu knew that his tone was a bit harsh, so he coughed awkwardly and continued:

"At that time, I often went to the observatory to see what was hidden in the starry sky behind the Supreme God."

"Because, in my memories of my previous life, there is an endless universe outside, and there is also the Federation Empire. I remember that I seemed to have grown up on a colonized planet..."

"Well, there is a potted osmanthus tree on your balcony. There used to be more potted plants, but your family didn't like to water them, so many of them died." Liu Sheng said, "Later, you worked as an engineer in a company under the Federal Empire, specializing in the production of civilian equipment..."

"You know a lot."

Ling Fu's eyes became moist.

Finally I was convinced that Liu Sheng really knew another him.

But he hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not ask how his other self was doing, as if once he asked, some things could never be taken back.

He himself doesn't know whether he hopes that self will live a good life or a bad life.

"So, I know very well that there must be something behind the Supreme God." Ling Fu continued in a low voice, "If He is really floating above our heads, then He is most likely some kind of celestial body."

"Have you designed a training experiment around this point?" Liu Sheng asked.

"That's right." Ling Fu paused and said, "I did a series of experiments to observe surface characteristics, calculate azimuth trajectories, and explore the more distant starry sky..."

"What's the result?" Liu Sheng stared at Ling Fu intently, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

When talking about the experimental results, Ling Fu had a complicated expression, as if he was choosing his words carefully.

"I made many observations, repeatedly recording its position and trajectory in the sky. Strangely, it showed a stability that was not in line with the laws of nature, with almost no noticeable position changes due to the rotation and revolution of our planet, as if some force was firmly fixing it in a specific position."

Liu Sheng frowned: "Stability?"

Ling Fu nodded and continued to explain: "That's right. Unfortunately, I can't go to the other side of the planet to verify more information for the time being. But this kind of 'stability' is not like the characteristics of ordinary celestial bodies. It's more like... an existence from another dimension, or it is subject to some special rules."

Liu Sheng's expression changed slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of understanding in his eyes.

Ling Fu continued, "Also, although He looks like an illusory existence, like some kind of projection or shadow, I discovered through observing the light paths of other stars that He actually has a very large mass."

Liu Sheng asked doubtfully: "Quality?"

"Yes." Ling Fu nodded, his eyes showing some seriousness. "When observing other celestial bodies, I found that the existence of the Supreme God had an impact on the path of the surrounding starlight - the light path seemed to be slightly offset, as if it was being pulled by some kind of gravity."

Liu Sheng frowned: "The light path is shifted... Isn't this the gravitational lens effect?"

Ling Fu nodded appreciatively, and then a hint of complexity appeared in his eyes.

"Yes, this is the gravitational lens effect. I originally thought it was a measurement error, but after multiple observations, the results are the same every time. This shows that there is indeed a huge gravitational field around the Supreme God, and this gravitational field causes the bending of light."

Liu Sheng took a deep breath and nodded.

"These characteristics do not conform to our understanding of traditional gods. If He is a celestial body, then He is obviously completely different from ordinary celestial bodies; if He is really a god, then His existence is beyond our understanding."

Ling Fu sighed.

"But I didn't have enough equipment and technology at that time, and many of my conclusions were just speculations, lacking solid evidence, so I wanted more funding to continue my research."

Liu Sheng raised his head and looked at him seriously: "Do you still have your experimental notebook?"

Ling Fu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, it's all destroyed. I was really too young at the time."

He paused, his expression darkening.

"I reported my findings to my superiors, hoping to get further support, but... suddenly, everyone's attitude towards me changed. I was kicked out of the core project and was not even allowed to go to the observatory."

"And my experimental notes were also burned in the training room."

"Someone doesn't want you to continue..." Liu Sheng murmured.

"Yes, if I didn't have a powerful sister, I would have been killed by someone who disliked me." Ling Fu still felt a lingering fear when he thought about it.

"So, you were unwilling to give up and went to the observatory to look again?" Liu Sheng asked, "You want to prove to the world that someone is targeting you because of your discovery, which means that the Supreme God is indeed not that simple..."

"Yes, but I was too naive." Ling Fu smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, it was Nangong Wan who discovered me, but she did not expose me. Instead, she became my accomplice and helped me enter the observatory again and again, covering up my continued research."

He paused, and his smile became uglier than crying.

"I didn't expect that I would implicate her."