Chapter 1088: Chapter 607: The Dao (Double-Length) (Part 2)

The Holy Emperor, upon listening, was not interrupted by anger but exclaimed in surprise, "I saw the Saint today."

"Saint?" Donggong Ruoshu replied in astonishment, "I don’t know much either."

"Yao appointed Gun but the floods continued. Did Yao know Gun’s incompetence in advance? Confucius met two children debating the sun on the road, yet he couldn’t respond—wasn’t that ignorance? People still revere them as Saints because they follow their virtue, not their wisdom."

"Oh..." Donggong Ruoshu, after thinking carefully, said, "Then I must be really powerful."

"Wisdom makes us think too much and do too little. The universe is vast and infinite; when will I reach its end? Knowing what you know, and not knowing what you don’t, that is the virtue of a Saint. Knowing what you don’t know, and not knowing what you know, that is the sin of the ordinary!"

So if someone knows everything, knows nothing, knows that they know nothing, and doesn’t know that they know everything, what is that?"

"...What is that?"

"That is..." The Holy Emperor paused, "Dao."

Donggong Ruoshu couldn’t understand why she remembered these words so clearly, even too clearly, every word was crystal clear. At this point, she inadvertently passed by Chen Yi’s bedroom window, thought for a moment, and leaned her face over.

.......

.......

"Our matter need not be known to others, just keep as usual to avoid sudden complications."

"I have experience, and you do too... don’t you?"

"Don’t talk nonsense, just follow along, especially Lu Ying; she shouldn’t know."

"Speaking of which, Senior Sister Lu has entered the realm of forgetting about the world and oneself, but hasn’t reached the step of Three Corpse Cutting. I think I can teach her my sword and transform her back."

"Walk your own path first."

"You mean wait until I reach the Second Grade Realm? That won’t be too late."

"Such boastfulness."

"...Alright, alright, Master is right."

"Rest well these days, avoid moving around frequently, especially intimate matters, you should restrain yourself."

"There’s not much I can do about my situation."

"There was Tingxue back then..."

"At that time indeed there was some indulgence, but only asked her for help."

"In any case, you should rest peacefully."

"Then... move around once more?"

"......"

"......"

"...Mm, uh... you rebellious disciple!"

......

The muffled sounds seemed to linger around, Chen Yi returned from Heart Lake, opened his eyes, and saw the extinguished candlelight and the dawn spreading across the roof tiles.

Zhou Yitang vanished in a blink,

like a spring dream without a trace.

Chen Yi didn’t mind in his heart; he slightly stretched his neck, looked to the left side, and saw the little fox, who had been knocked unconscious, still lying on the Imperial Concubine’s couch, breathing evenly.

"Little Imperial Concubine on the Imperial Concubine couch." Chen Yi said without reason, perhaps the natural pitiful charm of the young girl touched his heart; he suddenly thought, if he were the Emperor, he would surely want to bestow the title of Imperial Concubine on the little fox.

However, if he actually became the Emperor, he certainly wouldn’t want to deal with state affairs, spending day and night in the harem, even watching them compete and fight might be far more pleasant than many other things.

While lying in bed feeling idle, Chen Yi’s thoughts drifted aimlessly.

The time spent in Heart Lake and the external time flow at different rates, accompanying the master for so long, enduring through a few hardships, yet it was only a few hours in the outside world, as the sky began to brighten.

A slight hunger arose; Chen Yi didn’t rashly rise, nearly collapses at this crucial moment, and refrained from waking up Yin Tingxue, allowing her to continue sleeping.

After a good while, with a few sobbing whimpers, Yin Tingxue flipped and suddenly woke up.

Her consciousness was blurry, her thoughts seemed stuck in last night, she murmured, "Master Zhou, you cannot come in, he needs to rest..."

Once awakening in the morning, Yin Tingxue became instantly alert, looking left then right, unable to find the one-armed lady’s trace anywhere.

"Little fox awake?"

Yin Tingxue turned her head in response to Chen Yi’s gaze, this time he didn’t frighten her.

Yin Tingxue nodded, asking softly, "Did Master Zhou come in last night?"

Chen Yi earnestly nodded.

"It’s good he didn’t come in." Yin Tingxue breathed a sigh of relief.

She dared not let Master Zhou in, not because she feared him bullying Master Zhou, with Chen Yi currently heavily injured, he surely couldn’t bully Master Zhou, perhaps he would be bullied instead, Yin Tingxue was wary of this; their relationship was always tense, often resorting to knives and swords without a word; if she weren’t here to mediate and negotiate, something serious might happen.

Yin Tingxue vaguely recalled last night, uncertain whether it was a dream or not, she intended to help Chen Yi relieve a bit, heard Zhou Yitang approaching, feeling panicked, yet ultimately he didn’t come in, not allowing Master Zhou to succeed.

She scratched her head and said,

"I accidentally dozed off, I think."

Chen Yi sighed and remarked, "Too fond of sleep."

"It wasn’t intentional... Are you hungry, husband?"

Perhaps feeling apologetic, Yin Tingxue softly called him husband.

On normal days, she only called husband to either plead or when she couldn’t handle things on the bed; Chen Yi found it comforting, slightly adjusting his posture.

"Hungry, feed me some food."

"I’ll go now."

Saying this, Yin Tingxue stood up, she didn’t rush to wash up, choosing instead to feed Chen Yi first before grooming herself. She didn’t immediately leave but first checked Chen Yi’s condition, finally reminding,

"Sister Weiyang said you’re recovering well, don’t move recklessly, I’ll be back soon."

"Alright then, hurry up, nagging as usual." Chen Yi wasn’t used to hearing such words, especially while injured; normally compliant Yin Tingxue now had a bit of an overbearing tone.

"Mm, mm, you get better soon."

"Once I’m better, I’ll bully you hard."

"Then maybe you better not get well...."

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow, "Say that again?"

Before his words were fully spoken, Yin Tingxue hastily dashed out the door, avoiding giving Chen Yi the chance to catch her.

Chen Yi exhaled and chuckled.

Unexpectedly, this little fox grew bolder over time; she still listened, but unless he showed firmness, she wasn’t as submissive as before. Though he had some opinions, turning it over, this also meant the little fox lived more easily than before.

This way is good.

Ultimately, it was his little fox; it’s best if she’s more relaxed and happier.

Soon after, Yin Tingxue returned, holding a bowl of thin porridge, cautiously watching through the door gap, gauging Chen Yi’s expression.

He wasn’t angry, likely not intending to use this as a pretext to bully her.

Yin Tingxue smiled with pursed lips, he was really mischievous; even recovering from serious injuries, he thought of scaring her, yet this morning he behaved well without sudden fright.

Thinking this, Yin Tingxue stepped in with the porridge,

"Hey!"

Suddenly, Chen Yi called out.

Yin Tingxue hesitated, seeing Chen Yi’s eyes fixed on a direction, his lips trembling, repeatedly watching something mysterious.

She stiffly turned her head.

On the window, a pale ghostly face stared chillingly at her.

Yin Tingxue froze solid.

After a moment, the window shook twice, Miss Donggong was trying hard to climb inside, bumping the window, but it was a heavy barrier she couldn’t penetrate.

Yin Tingxue shivered, realized, and upon turning back saw Chen Yi’s playful face.

"Why, why did you, why did you scare me again?"

"Where did I scare you? You’re just easily frightened."

"...You did scare me, for no reason... You want me to blow if it’s hot, don’t rush eating...not scare me anymore..."

Tears welled up in her eyes, yet she still carried the bowl over, gradually feeding him porridge.

At the window, Miss Donggong abstaining from coming in, she clasped her face, delightedly watching the scene, indeed matters around Chen Yi were interesting.