GBP Chapter 69 Seeing flowers in the mist
Chapter 69 Seeing flowers in the mist
After meticulously repairing their own house, Lin Yue and Gong Yong's family continued to maintain and repair various parts of the main hall. Where restoration to the original state was impossible, they rebuilt structures with wood. This was the daily work of the family of five.
As for the source of the wood, it was found within this small world. Although the restoration wasn't as exquisite as before, it was largely restored. The advancement of modern tools made many tasks more efficient. The mortise and tenon structure had initially given Lin Yue and Gong Yong quite a headache, but in order to restore these buildings, Lin Yue remembered that the children had built houses with mortise and tenon structures using building blocks. Although small, they were still familiar with the shape, so they just needed to enlarge them proportionally. In fact, Lin Yue took out several books about ancient architecture from the supplies they had collected earlier and studied them carefully with Gong Yong. The three children also gained a lot from the process of building by hand.
The family of five worked tirelessly to restore the sect's buildings. The sect's buildings comprised tens of thousands of rooms, far beyond what a family of five could accomplish in a short time. Lin Yue initially focused on gradually improving the main hall and front hall with her family, while Lin Yue and Gong Yong slowly repaired the less damaged areas.
During this long restoration process, the family not only strengthened their bond but also inherited and carried forward the ancient architectural techniques, allowing this once dilapidated place to gradually radiate new life and vitality.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong knew that if their family of five stayed here long-term, loneliness would be a serious problem. So, they devised a plan.
I dedicated four hours each morning to the restoration of the entire building. After a midday nap, I spent four hours in the afternoon taking the children on a tour of our sect. I told them the stories behind each place, and did my best to restore the sect's main halls, such as the herb garden, the mechanical arts hall, and the astrology pavilion. I also took the children inside the halls that were accessible. Several halls still existed, especially the library and the exquisite pavilion, which were perfectly preserved and well hidden by the previous senior disciples.
Lin Yue has already opened almost all of them, allowing children to consult the memories and techniques of the ancients whenever they have free time. These things have not been passed down to the modern era, so why not broaden your children's horizons?
And so, every morning, Lin Yue and Gong Yong moved from one main hall to another, slowly carrying out the repairs. Meanwhile, the three children studied independently in their respective pavilions. They went there on their own initiative, not because Lin Yue and Gong Yong forced them. Initially, the three children entered one place together, choosing books to read according to their own interests, gradually improving their skills, and then each chose their preferred topics for in-depth study. Gong Yong and Lin Yue did not stop them, nor did they give them specific directions; they only hoped that they would diligently study.
Although they didn't attend school outside, the amount of time they spent studying here each day was no less than outside. Days passed by, and soon Lin Yue and Gong Yong had been there with their child for a year. During this year, Lin Yue and Gong Yong, along with their child, gradually completed the repairs to the front hall, the several library pavilions at the back, the Linglong Pavilion, the mechanical arts area, and the Beast Iron Land, but several of the main halls at the back still needed repair.
Lin Yue wanted to take Gong Yong and the children to the nine once-shining pillars to catch up and discuss the progress of the repairs. However, when Lin Yue arrived at the nine pillars, she found they had dimmed somewhat. Through conversation with them, she learned that their soul power was slowly decreasing to maintain the world's operation. Lin Yue wanted to change this, to ensure the survival of the remaining disciples within the nine pillars, but despite her many attempts, none of them worked.
Lin Yue was filled with worry, yet unwilling to give up. She knew that this was not only a responsibility to those who came before her, but also a way to protect this mysterious and precious home for the children.
Lin Yue was filled with anxiety, worried that if the soul power of her nine senior brothers and sisters were to completely vanish, would this world disappear altogether? Just as she was frowning in distress, the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron Elder said, "Lin Yue, don't just worry about whether your senior brothers and sisters have disappeared. There are so many books, cultivation techniques, and inherited skills in this small world. The key issue is whether they can be passed down. Look at your three children; their learning progress is too slow, and whether they can even learn anything is entirely unknown. You need to think of a solution."
Lin Yue listened to the old man's words and fell into deeper thought. She knew that passing on this precious knowledge and skills would not be easy, and the children's learning progress and mastery were indeed worrying. But she also understood that this tradition must not be allowed to die out under any circumstances.
In the days that followed, Lin Yue and Gong Yong continued to repair the sect's buildings while racking their brains to find ways to improve the children's learning efficiency, so that this ancient wisdom could be passed down in their hands and leave a spark of hope for this world.
When the topic of the Fire Seed came up, the old man of the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron said, "He remembered that there was a book in his collection about a special method of memory transfer that could be stored in a jade slip. This way, things could be stored in the jade slip, and a touch to the forehead would directly transfer them into a person's mind. However, this method has been lost. But I have a set of books that explain this, and it depends on whether you can master it. After all, you have mastered the art of space, but you haven't mastered any better skills yet, and besides, you've only just established your foundation."
Thinking of this, the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron spat out a stack of nearly twelve books about the making and preservation of jade slips and handed them to Lin Yue. Seeing that the damage to the back halls was not too serious, Lin Yue and Gong Yong quickly repaired some of the eaves. As long as it did not affect the overall structure or damage the contents, they stopped repairing the rooms and instead studied the inheritance of jade slips together, hoping to pass on the technique of storing a great deal of knowledge in jade slips.
While the couple diligently studied, the three children also worked hard. Knowing this was a rare opportunity, when Lin Yue couldn't explain something, the three children cleverly moved their books to the nine pillars. The nuns and beautiful ladies inside the nine pillars would explain things to them, and in this way, the children's learning progressed significantly. From the oral explanations and the methods and key points taught by those nine people, the three children finally grasped the concepts. Even when they encountered unfamiliar characters, they could get answers from these seniors.
And so, in this mysterious world, the family of five tirelessly strives for inheritance and the future, their lives fulfilling and full of hope.
In this intense learning environment, the family of five understood a crucial lesson: with renowned teachers by their side, those nine pillars serve as guidance, and it's a good thing that their child can focus on learning. Lin Yue and Gong Yong also calmed down and devoted themselves to their studies. Previously, Lin Yue only knew the basics of each subject, and was completely clueless about the rest. She strived to improve as her child learned, and so did Gong Yong.
Creating jade slips requires a certain level of cultivation. Lin Yue took out all the jade and spirit stones from her spatial storage and tried to create them with Gong Yong. They failed countless times, but finally, one time, Lin Yue succeeded, and Gong Yong also succeeded. After that, the success rate increased. After their success, they began to record important ancient books from the library into jade slips. This was a massive project, but they persevered.
Time passed slowly, and the family of five spent their days in this busy routine. Three years flew by, and Lin Yue's eldest child was sixteen, her second thirteen, and even her youngest eight. In these three years, plus the year they spent not learning palace restoration, the family of five had stayed in this secluded place for four years. During these four years, Lin Yue and her children never once considered leaving.
This time, however, Lin Yue felt a persistent pain in her chest. She knew it was time to leave; someone important must have passed away. After packing their belongings with Gong Yong and the children, and bidding farewell to their fellow disciples in the nine pillars inside, Lin Yue quietly led the children away from this small world on a dark night.
Lin Yue summoned the Golden Eagle, originally Erbao's pet beast, which Erbao had never contracted with, nor with any of the beasts in the house. Lin Yue put the three children into her spatial storage and, together with Gong Yong, rode the Golden Eagle to Qingcheng. Upon arriving in Qingcheng, they found the rooftop empty, indicating that the items had clearly been gone recently. The two returned to the rooftop and rode the Golden Eagle back to their hometown.
Lin Yue saw her hometown bustling with activity, filled with people playing music and celebration. But seeing her parents dressed in mourning clothes, she knew her grandparents had passed away. Time flies; her grandparents were nearly a hundred years old, a peaceful death. Lin Yue and Gong Yong quietly hid on the roof of their house, not coming down to participate in the funeral. Instead, they waited until everyone was asleep in the middle of the night, with only her father guarding the coffin, before quietly approaching him.
When the father saw Lin Yue and Gong Yong, tears streamed down his face. He knew his daughter and son-in-law were still alive, but he didn't know where they were. At that moment, though they had a thousand words to say, all three of them remained silent.
To make it easier for the three children to see their two elderly parents, since both had passed away at the same time, Lin Yue and Gong Yong created a soundproof barrier and released the children. Lin Yue's father quickly took out a lamp and illuminated the still slightly sealed coffin. Lin Yue and the children quietly approached the coffin. Lin Yue's father pulled the coffin open slightly, allowing the family of five to see Lin Yue's grandparents. The two elders had passed away peacefully, their faces serene and without any sign of pain, thanks to the nourishment from Lin Yue's spiritual essence.
After doing all this, Lin Yue, along with her child and the rest of the family, squatted in front of the incense burner, carefully performing the rituals of lighting incense, offering prayers, and burning paper money, all according to the teachings of their ancestors. During this process, Lin Yue's father quietly called Lin Yue's mother down, and then quietly called Lin Yue's brother, his wife, and his child down as well.
When the family gathered in the mourning hall, there was no joy, only silent tears. They embraced each other, everything happening in silence, their eyes filled with concern: "Are you all doing well?" Everyone nodded to each other.
Finally, Lin Yue said, "Mom and Dad, after you go up the mountain tomorrow, we'll stay in my space on the rooftop for now. Once everything is arranged, after the burial, and after all the relatives and friends have left, we'll have a proper get-together." Lin Yue's parents, brothers, brothers' wives, and even her child all nodded, without saying a word. Lin Yue added, "Don't tell anyone we're still here, or that you saw us." Everyone nodded again.
In front of her parents and siblings, Lin Yue quietly stored everyone in her spatial dimension, then slipped up to the rooftop attic to arrange everything. Lin Yue's parents, siblings, and children did not go to sleep, but continued to burn paper money for the two elders in the mourning hall, waiting for dawn, waiting for the dragon-carrying bearers to arrive, and waiting for the music and festivities to send the elders up the mountain.
Lin Yue looked at the burial site of the two elderly people, which was a place with excellent feng shui, and then remained silent, simply watching the coffins being lowered from a distance.
All of this was arranged properly. After the funeral, many things had to be burned for the elderly, such as clothes, a large villa, a car, and all sorts of servants, paper figures, etc. All of these were carefully burned for the elderly.
After the guests left, all the pots and pans borrowed from the house were returned to the neighbors. The house was cleaned up, the dishes were put away, and the leftover food was given to the neighbors to take away if they needed it.
After resting for two more days, Lin Yue and her family of five finally appeared in their rooftop house.
The joy of reunion radiated from everyone's faces, yet a touch of sadness lingered due to the passing of the elderly person. Lin Yue looked at her familiar yet somewhat strange home, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Everyone sat together, recounting their experiences and longings over the years. The children listened curiously to the adults' stories, occasionally interjecting with questions.
Despite the many changes brought about by time, the warmth of family affection remains unchanged. In this small rooftop room, the hearts of the family are closely connected, and they look forward to their future life together.
However, during the time Lin Yue and her family of five stayed on the rooftop, Lin Yue sent out a little rat spirit to scout around. Over the years, the rat spirit had become quite familiar with the surroundings. Her parents and siblings were still living under surveillance. Although the two elderly people had been returned for burial, a large group of people were still monitoring Lin Yue's family, and countless eyes were focused on them. This was why Lin Yue dared not show herself in public.
After the rat spirit returned, Lin Yue and Gong Yong had a brief three-day reunion with their parents. Their parents had to immediately return to Qingcheng, making a trip there before returning again, their purpose being to draw away some of the surveillance personnel. Because the seventh-day memorial service was to be held after seven days, the parents and siblings returned to Qingcheng after the service, then returned a few days later for the second seven-day service, before returning to Qingcheng again. This back-and-forth movement was repeated repeatedly.
Lin Yue's family of five remained on the roof of their old home's attic. When her parents returned, they would emerge from the space and stay there, only talking and chatting. After her parents returned to Qingcheng, the family of five went back to live in the space.
And so, until all the sacrificial rites were completed, Lin Yue and her family of five, riding on the eagle spirit, returned to Qingcheng with her parents on a dark and windy night. After returning to Qingcheng, because their home was under surveillance everywhere, in order to avoid being discovered, the family of five found an empty house near her parents' home and lived there temporarily.
In this strange yet familiar environment, Lin Yue's family lived cautiously, always on guard against potential dangers.