“Yi Xun.” Ding Yi’s voice sounded from a distant place, breaking Yi Xun’s train of thought: “The mayor said to not alarm the others with the matter of the missing page from the ancient book. He will dispatch someone to come and take a look as soon as possible .”
“I got it. Ding Yi, did anyone come to see this book recently?”
“No one did. Yi Xun, do you suspect someone from the village to mess and ruin the book? Impossible! Although some are a bit naughty, it’s unlikely that they would do this kind of thing. If they were discovered, they would be driven out from the village.”
“I know they certainly would not do this. That’s right, what time is it now?”
“11 o’clock, why?”
In the distance, a bell indicating the hour just sounded.
“Ding Yi, you stay here and wait for the mayor to arrive. I still have some matters to take care of and will go first. Please say hello to the mayor for me.”
“Okay, go and get busy. I will pass your regards.”
Yi Xun went out of the library and took a deep breath.
The time left for him was not much.
“Yi Xun.”
Yi Xun felt someone patting his shoulder and looked back to see Liu Shang standing behind him with a solemn expression.
“Liu Shang, why are you here?”
“After I delivered the wine to the mayor, I went to look for you. Uncle Ding told me where you were and I came to try my luck, see if you are still here. Who’d knew I really ran into you. Yi Xun, is there anything that you concealed from me today?”
“Why do you say that?”
“I was thinking along the way, why did you mention Ling’s matter to me today. Did something happen?”
Yi Xun glanced at Liu Shang, his heart tangled. He didn’t know if he should tell this matter to Liu Shang.
This matter was beyond belief, would he be able to accept?
After thinking, Yi Xun said: “I know this will sound unbelievable, or perhaps mysterious. En…… today I received a letter, Ling wrote it for me.”
“Real or fake? Could it be someone’s prank?” Liu Shang had an incredulous expression on his face.
Yi Xun helplessly spread his hands: “That’s what I thought at the beginning, but just in case, just in case, what if it really was Ling who wrote the letter for me?”
“Then do you know where he is currently?”
“I don’t know. My memory of him is very vague. There’s many things I want to remember but I can’t. Liu Shang, do you know what I did 10 years ago?”
“You ah, these few days you’ve been so secretive. Saying you wanted to go and handle a matter, who asked you not to tell me. How should I know what you have been up to. So, was the letter I give you before also from Ling?”
“That’s right.”
“Aiyo, darn it! I still thought it was Ding Yi, that little girl, who wrote it for you. So how is it? Have you found out where is that closest place to God?”
“It should be behind the mountain, not just there, but it also has to be at a place related to the mountain god.
There are quite a lot of places related to the mountain god ah. Think carefully, is there any hint or sign as to where?”
Sign?
“On the day of the Ghost Festival, when the mayor led us to go to the altar on the hilltop. We found you beside the altar on the hilltop.”
When the bell on the hilltop rings, the dead shall once again descend to earth.
Yi Xun sucked in a deep breath, his breathing becoming somewhat hurried: “Liu Shang, according to my guess, it possibly is the altar.”
After speaking, Yi Xun felt that his mind that had been strained liked a bow string that had suddenly snapped. Ignoring Liu Shang’s shouts behind him, he staggered and ran towards the direction of the altar.
How could he forget!
The first time he saw Ling was at the altar ah!
“Ah Xun, tomorrow I will be at the altar waiting for you. You must not forget ah.”
“Don’t worry la, I definitely won’t, I promise.”
“Yi Xun.” Ding Yi’s voice sounded from a distant place, breaking Yi Xun’s train of thought: “The mayor said to not alarm the others with the matter of the missing page from the ancient book. He will dispatch someone to come and take a look as soon as possible .”
“I got it. Ding Yi, did anyone come to see this book recently?”
“No one did. Yi Xun, do you suspect someone from the village to mess and ruin the book? Impossible! Although some are a bit naughty, it’s unlikely that they would do this kind of thing. If they were discovered, they would be driven out from the village.”
“I know they certainly would not do this. That’s right, what time is it now?”
“11 o’clock, why?”
In the distance, a bell indicating the hour just sounded.
“Ding Yi, you stay here and wait for the mayor to arrive. I still have some matters to take care of and will go first. Please say hello to the mayor for me.”
“Okay, go and get busy. I will pass your regards.”
Yi Xun went out of the library and took a deep breath.
The time left for him was not much.
“Yi Xun.”
Yi Xun felt someone patting his shoulder and looked back to see Liu Shang standing behind him with a solemn expression.
“Liu Shang, why are you here?”
“After I delivered the wine to the mayor, I went to look for you. Uncle Ding told me where you were and I came to try my luck, see if you are still here. Who’d knew I really ran into you. Yi Xun, is there anything that you concealed from me today?”
“Why do you say that?”
“I was thinking along the way, why did you mention Ling’s matter to me today. Did something happen?”
Yi Xun glanced at Liu Shang, his heart tangled. He didn’t know if he should tell this matter to Liu Shang.
This matter was beyond belief, would he be able to accept?
After thinking, Yi Xun said: “I know this will sound unbelievable, or perhaps mysterious. En…… today I received a letter, Ling wrote it for me.”
“Real or fake? Could it be someone’s prank?” Liu Shang had an incredulous expression on his face.
Yi Xun helplessly spread his hands: “That’s what I thought at the beginning, but just in case, just in case, what if it really was Ling who wrote the letter for me?”
“Then do you know where he is currently?”
“I don’t know. My memory of him is very vague. There’s many things I want to remember but I can’t. Liu Shang, do you know what I did 10 years ago?”
“You ah, these few days you’ve been so secretive. Saying you wanted to go and handle a matter, who asked you not to tell me. How should I know what you have been up to. So, was the letter I give you before also from Ling?”
“That’s right.”
“Aiyo, darn it! I still thought it was Ding Yi, that little girl, who wrote it for you. So how is it? Have you found out where is that closest place to God?”
“It should be behind the mountain, not just there, but it also has to be at a place related to the mountain god.
There are quite a lot of places related to the mountain god ah. Think carefully, is there any hint or sign as to where?”
Sign?
“On the day of the Ghost Festival, when the mayor led us to go to the altar on the hilltop. We found you beside the altar on the hilltop.”
When the bell on the hilltop rings, the dead shall once again descend to earth.
Yi Xun sucked in a deep breath, his breathing becoming somewhat hurried: “Liu Shang, according to my guess, it possibly is the altar.”
After speaking, Yi Xun felt that his mind that had been strained liked a bow string that had suddenly snapped. Ignoring Liu Shang’s shouts behind him, he staggered and ran towards the direction of the altar.
How could he forget!
The first time he saw Ling was at the altar ah!
“Ah Xun, tomorrow I will be at the altar waiting for you. You must not forget ah.”
“Don’t worry la, I definitely won’t, I promise.”
