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Chapter 729 An Unpredictable Fate: What Exactly Lies in Phoenix Hidden Lake?

"coming."

"coming."

"sit down."

Jiang Hanying pulled up a stool and sat down leisurely opposite Yue Qingfeng.

Yue Zhuo, who had followed, looked at this and that, his mouth open but before he could say anything, his third grandfather and sister turned to look at him.

"Uh, you guys chat, I'll leave?"

Yue Qingfeng: "Go."

Jiang Hanying: "Sensible."

Yue Zhuo touched his nose, full of questions, and stepped into the house first.

Yue Qingfeng glanced at the small flying insects that had stopped swarming and crashing into the lampshade since Jiang Hanying sat down, and then casually extinguished the homemade insect repellent incense.

This little thing isn't easy to make, so every little bit saved counts.

Soon, the unhurried sound of tea being brewed could be heard from under the eaves.

Jiang Hanying originally intended to just ask as soon as she arrived, get the answer, and then simply go back to sleep. However, watching the old man brewing tea with such fluid grace and the charm in every movement, she quietly continued watching.

Until a simple, antique-looking teacup was handed to me.

She paused, reached out and took it, then brought it to her nose and smelled it.

Since she made a special trip to buy tea as a gift for her elders last time, she considers herself a tea connoisseur.

The tea has a light aroma; a sip leaves a lingering aftertaste.

really not bad!
She watched as the old man poured the tea leaves from a glass jar. The tea leaves looked dark and didn't seem like good tea, but the brewed tea turned out just as good as the tea she had bought before.

Yue Qingfeng didn't rush to speak. After watching Jiang Hanying sip the tea in her cup until it was empty, and then consciously pick up the teapot next to her to refill her cup, he smiled and asked, "How was your day?"

“It’s great,” Jiang Hanying nodded, speaking truthfully, “The food is good, the scenery is beautiful, and the people are nice too.”

Yue Qingfeng's smile deepened as he heard this, "I'm glad you like it here."

Jiang Hanying put down the teacup she had just finished drinking, poured herself another cup, and looked over. "I'm still a little curious."

"Well, you said."

"You're a fortune teller, and since there's no one else here, could you tell my fortune too?"

Yue Qingfeng met Jiang Hanying's gaze. At that moment, the bright moon hung high in the sky, its silvery light pouring down upon the world, draping the person sitting in front of him in a veil of moonlight, and the moonlight fell entirely into his eyes.

But what it reflects is a strong and sharp edge that can cut through everything.

"it is good."

Jiang Hanying immediately adopted a listening posture.

You are yourself.

"Ok?"

If anyone else heard this, they would just think it was nonsense.

Who else could I be but myself!

But Jiang Hanying heard it differently. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Are you sure?"

"That's for sure, so I can't and shouldn't calculate your fate."

This sentence is very easy to understand.

In connection with the previous sentence, if this body originally belonged to her, then her fate is indeed beyond the scope of what can be predicted.

"And what about her?"

Before this, she had always firmly believed that she had inherited Jiang Hanying's body, background, and even memories from this world.

If she was herself from the very beginning when she came into this world, then what about the original Jiang Hanying? And why was she able to inherit everything from her?
Yue Qingfeng lowered his eyes, took a sip of the tea in front of him, and looked at the moon's reflection gently rippling in the teacup.

Jiang Hanying also looked at the tea in front of her that she hadn't had time to drink yet. When she saw the blurry reflection in the tea, a flash of inspiration crossed her mind.

A shadow?
"Who did it?"

Yue Qingfeng didn't say anything this time, he just looked up at the sky.

Jiang Hanying also looked up, finally focusing on the round and large moon that night.

From this distance, the moon isn't entirely bright; like everything else in the world, it has bright areas and shadows. Just as she needed a legitimate reason to exist in this world, the little shadow girl provided that.

Having reached this point in the fortune-telling, Jiang Hanying suddenly felt a bit disheartened and no longer wanted to discuss it in detail.

There's nothing that's absolutely clear or obvious, so she won't make things difficult for herself.

After finishing his tea, he put down the cup and waved his hand dismissively. "Never mind. Second question: what exactly is in Phoenix Hidden Lake?"

"To be honest, I don't know."

"Then why did you ask me to find out?" Jiang Hanying stared wide-eyed at the honest face opposite her, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "You wouldn't be planning to send me to investigate, would you?"

After all, the lake water is 300 meters deep or even deeper, and it seems like only she could go down there.

Yue Qingfeng neither nodded nor denied it, saying, "It's up to you."

Jiang Hanying: "..."

What a wicked old man!

If she hadn't noticed it at all, that would have been fine, but now that she has, given her personality, she'll probably be itching to find out what it is.

This was exactly what they expected!

"You've lived by this lake for so many years, you can't have discovered nothing, can you?"

"That's still there."

"Tell me."

"There are many lakes of varying sizes in Mingzhou, each formed for different reasons. Fengyin Lake is neither the largest nor the smallest, but it is the deepest. Yet, no one has ever died in such a deep lake."

"Not once?"

"Yes, not once since I can remember. When I was young, I asked an older elder, and there was never a precedent of anyone drowning. Now, the villagers living near Fengyin Lake have a consensus from childhood that something in Fengyin Lake has been protecting them. This is also the biggest reason why the locals take the initiative to protect Fengyin Lake from pollution."

"So you really think that's the case?"

"The protection is real, but it shouldn't be because He is inherently kind; rather, He is naturally cleansed."

Well, is this because they're afraid someone or something will drown in the lake and pollute the water?
It is indeed very credible.

"If people can't drown, then why do we wear life jackets when we're on a boat?"

"Although you won't drown, the feeling of drowning is unpleasant if you accidentally fall into the water."

"That's true. But what if someone falls into the water and drowns? What will He do? Quietly bring them to shore?"

“Every year, villagers go to the lake to pick reeds, and occasionally backpackers come here for tourism. Every year, some people accidentally fall into the lake and drown for various reasons. According to them, when they feel they can’t hold on in the water and their mind goes blank, their potential is suddenly unleashed. With this unleashed potential, they can often escape.”

After listening, Jiang Hanying nodded, "That's quite a subtle approach."

This also shows that the being was indeed well hidden and did not want to make the rescue too obvious in order to prevent humans from noticing it.

However, this also makes it seem more mysterious, inspiring awe and making people afraid to explore it.

"Yes, if you are the manifest one, then He is the hidden one."

"You're comparing me to Him?"

"I'm only telling you this much. No one else, including Xiao Zhu, whom I raised, knows this."

"Then I thank you."

"You're welcome."

Jiang Hanying slammed her teacup down, stood up, and said, "It's getting late, I'm leaving."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the gate on the stone path that was illuminated by the moonlight and turned silver.

Yue Qingfeng sat in his wheelchair and quietly watched her leave.

He didn't turn around until he heard footsteps coming from the main room.

"Where's my sister?"

"Just left."

"Oh, I didn't have time to deliver it?"

"I don't need you."

Jiang Hanying was walking alone on the way back to Xunwei Xiaozhu when she suddenly turned her head towards Fengyin Lake.