Chapter 49

Translated by boilpoil Edited by boilpoil

Hampering national fortune is no trivial thing. Yang Chongyin is thus actually forcibly trying to kill a dynasty that should continue to exist. For Yang Chongyin himself, he would also have to pay this price with his own life.

Though he really did hate the imperial court and his own identity as the State Oracle.

In the end, the dynasty that has lost its Mandate of Heaven falls apart. The land gets engulfed in chaos, warlords set themselves up as rulers everywhere… Thus, the first time Bai Lianhua transmigrated into this world, what he had to do is to stop all this from happening, and resolve Yang Chongyin’s grudges and anger.

According to Bai Lianhua himself, however, he’s actually not done a perfect job in this world.

The system had arranged for him to be Yang Chongyin’s junior disciple on the surface in this world.

This allowed him to easily approach the antagonist. Yet, as a little white lotus, he couldn’t evoke divine intervention, nor could him easily move the clouds or make it rain, or slaughter people on the battlefield. In the end, he couldn’t completely change the fate of Yang Chongyin becoming the State Oracle.

As for his actual identity, it only served to at most prevent the sect from any forceful measures on Yang Chongyin…

So, all he could do is do what white lotuses do best – start by soothing Yang Chongyin’s psychological trauma.

Like the system said, Yang Chongyin has never endured any physical harm or pain. The only measures employed against him were psychological… He wanted someone who could care for him, so that’s what Bai Lianhua did.

Bai Lianhua succeeded. It was obvious how peaceful Yang Chongyin had become by the end, which is when he received the reminder from the system about the completion of his mission.

He did always feel a bit concerned about it.

Now, he’s certain his worries were right.

Sigh. Oh well, Bai Lianhua rubs his face. No matter whether his mission was completed well or badly, he would have to redo it now.

…

The system didn’t give him much of an allowance, and he’s spent part of it now.

Yet Bai Lianhua knows that with Yang Chongyin’s current position, it would not be easy for him to approach the antagonist. It’s still fine in the hamlet where the prices are not high, but in the capital city, his daily expenditure would surely increase… So, what’s important is that he must not continue like this. He would have to make some money before making his move.

Since the antagonist would be staying still this time, and not run about.

After some thoughts, following the system’s advice, he decides to employ the talents he had in this world, and set up a little stall to be a fake diviner. He’d be making money while he tries his best to recall all the knowledge he had learned about before.

Since he would have to live in accordance with the character setting he had.

Bai Lianhua did feel a bit guilty though. They might have come from the same sect, but compared to the ultimate A-list student Yang Chongyin, he’s half of that at best… He’s even forgotten most of it after this many worlds.

At least, nobody tried to have him divine anything big. He could still handle it while wracking his brains. It shouldn’t be too far off anyway… right?

After a day, Bai Lianhua manages to have two customers while in such a nervous state. Then he sighs in relief. Thank God nobody called him a fraud and tried to beat him up.

System “…”

It can’t help but try to lay the hammer of truth on him, “Actually, host… I think it might not be because you were right that they don’t beat you up.”

“It might just be that you look nice and your smile is soothing, and looking at that is certainly worth the money, so they don’t mind how everything else goes.”

“Rather than using your talents as a fake diviner, I think, host, it’s better for you to make a livelihood with your face.”

Bai Lianhua “???”

I’m sorry, but the gentle, appealing white lotus really wants to fold up his sleeves and beat someone up right now.

…

On the other side, in the State Oracle’s residence, Capital City.

After Yang Chongyin has cleaned his hands, he lowers his head, and again does the divination he forced himself to do every 10 days. Yet, when the results are shown, he who thought he would have had to continue to be disappointed becomes so shocked he appears petrified where he is standing.

The results show that Bai Lianhua exists.

This almost made his hands that should forever stay level in divination tremble. He forces himself to take a deep breath, calm down and starts another divination.

Bai Lianhua’s fate is unlike others. There’s as if forever a fog concealing it. Even just the most basic divination telling his whereabouts are especially mentally consuming… Or Yang Chongyin would have gone about it with a higher frequency than once every 10 days.

He should really therefore not do such a divination twice within such a short amount of time, as it would be quite damaging for him. Yet, Yang Chongyin couldn’t care less about that right now.

… When the results are again in, he is finally certain that this is not a joke from the Heavens.

He’s really found Bai Lianhua again.

——After eight years, what would that young man that was soft and liked to laugh look like now?

Yang Chongyin seems stupefied as he is forcibly dragged into his memories… He understands that this is the price to pay for forcibly divining just now, which is trying to mentally stir him… He should really be doing his best to defend against it, really.

Yet this moment, this moment when he learned about Bai Lianhua is still alive, Yang Chongyin really wants to let his emotions go…

If he were someone nobody in the sect would approach back then, then Bai Lianhua was the opposite of him. He’s the little junior disciple everyone in the sect loved. He’s simple and lovable. He might not have had the talent, but he’s really likeable. True to his name, he’s like the lotus that’s planted right in the pool in the centre of the sect. He’s diligently cared for and placed into the hearts of everyone.

Someone like him should therefore have had no relationship with him, but when everyone restrained themselves to keep their distance from him, only Bai Lianhua would continue smiling when seeing him, and saying ‘Yang shixiong’ with such an adorable tone, with a kindly curious expression, looking like he really wants to know about him.

And Bai Lianhua did so too… After a long time, it’s impossible for him to unsee it at all.

And he, back then, happened to be deeply repulsive of anyone. Even when Bai Lianhua is appealing to him, he would just think maliciously, sure, approach me. After you do, how will the master and elder treat Bai Lianhua?

Perhaps they would try to kill Bai Lianhua like they casually talked about the reason they did not casually get rid of his parents and his close associates?

Oh, perhaps they wouldn’t, since the master and elder treated Bai Lianhua with such a careful attitude.

But, just maybe?

His life where all hopes and dreams were dashed, suddenly gave way to a ripple… Back then, Yang Chongyin really felt this was interesting, unlike anything he had ever seen.

He would respond to Bai Lianhua, and familiarise himself with him, then he would intentionally let this be known when others witness such. Bai Lianhua thus undergoes punishment for this.

As expected, there’s no physical punishment, only solitary confinement… Yet, for someone like Bai Lianhua, it’s probably harsh enough for him.

Since before, he had probably never been punished like so, nor had he endured such hardship——It’s famous how much of a glutton Bai Lianhua was. Yet, in solitary confinement, one would only ever have cold water to fill their stomachs. They had to stay for nine days in the freezing stone room, and be allowed a meal only once every three days.

There’s no cheating either. Even when it comes to their beloved little disciple, the master and elder did not break the rules for him in front of others.

Plus, Bai Lianhua himself wasn’t someone that would deceive and try to sly his way out of stuff like this.

Yang Chongyin thought that through this, Bai Lianhua would learn to restrain himself and then be like all the others, to distance himself from him.

Yet, it didn’t go like so.

Even if he’s been punished, Bai Lianhua who’s become unenergetic and has visibly slimmed down still liked to approach him. He would get close to him in secret, still appearing to think of him as the good person ‘Yang shixiong.’ He’s such a dummy, completely failing to realise it was all his intentional actions.

His eyes glimmered more brightly than the sun when he smiled at him, appearing completely oblivious.

It made him murmur to Bai Lianhua, “you got punished for me.”

Bai Lianhua chuckled as he nodded, “I know. The master and elder said I shouldn’t talk with you…”

“But… I still want to talk to you.” His smile appeared nonchalant and earnest.

Yang Chongyin asked him, “what if you had to be punished again?”

Bai Lianhua blinked, “then that’s fine too.”

Yang Chongyin didn’t know if he should believe him.

But, for some reason, he decided he would not intentionally reveal his interactions with Bai Lianhua to others, nor would he intentionally hide it.

Yet, Bai Lianhua did as he himself said. After he got out of his second solitary confinement, he would still show his brilliantly dazzling smile this way, and Yang Chongyin would, while thinking about how dumb he looked, be unable to suppress his bitter feeling in his chest.

Why did Bai Lianhua have to suffer such treatment for him?

Who he was harming was someone that should never be harmed.

What he has always wanted was just such an earnest heart. That he would thus know that besides protecting the national fortune, he had something else t live for in the future… Yet, how laughable. His wish came true, yet he is still trying to repel this earnestness outwards.

He’s become twisted into a form even he hated.

He felt like he wanted to see Bai Lianhua keep smiling at him so when he sees Bai Lianhua’s beloved smile.

He should really treat Bai Lianhua well, better than anyone else in the world.

Yeah, Bai Lianhua was a simpleton and easy to deceive… Then what? Nobody would have the mind to hurt him, right?

Even his cold, emotionless self, would be willing to do his best to preserve the softness in his mind.

All his anxiety and broodiness suddenly had somewhere to go.

Back then, Yang Chongyin thought, perhaps he really could become emotionless when it came to anything unrelated to Bai Lianhua.

He could dedicate all his emotional fluctuations to Bai Lianhua alone.

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