Wang Wenqing's eyes lit up. "This idea is good. We can let Brother Hei interact with Xiaogu more. This way, Fellow Daoist Li and I won't need to contact Bureau 749."
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Hei found his wife? That's great, great. After a thousand reincarnations, the two finally meet, and the wife even became a cultivator. The couple can finally stay together forever." Old Daoist Li Hanguang stroked his white beard and was happy for the man in black Mist as he spoke.
"But after a thousand reincarnations, to meet again so quickly, this pair of lovebirds must have a deep fate. Could it be they were favored by Yue Lao (the God of Marriage)? Or... did you do something, Qin Ye?"
As he said this, he glanced at Qin Ye.
Qin Ye was sitting on the turtle statue's platform, with a smile on his face.
At first glance, it didn't seem like much. But Old Daoist Li Hanguang had lived over a thousand years and was highly experienced. He immediately saw that Qin Ye's smile held deeper meaning, not just happiness, but also satisfaction.
Qin Ye grinned. "Their love is stronger than gold. They were destined to meet as a couple. I merely carved their names shallowly on the Three Lives Stone, just to speed up their reunion a bit."
As he spoke, Qin Ye didn't hide anything and revealed a satisfied expression. "Now that I see they can withstand the test of time, it wasn't in vain that I put in the effort to carve their names on the Three Lives Stone."
Qin Ye was excited and happy as he spoke, completely unaware that Old Daoist Li Hanguang's expression had become stunned.
Old Daoist Li Hanguang seemed to think of something and couldn't help but ask, "You carved words on the Three Lives Stone. Don't tell me neither Yue Lao nor the underworld knows about it?"
Qin Ye responded with a chuckle.
Old Daoist Li Hanguang blurted out instinctively, "Don't tell me you didn't even inform Yue Lao?"
This time, Qin Ye replied. He rubbed his nose and said, "Well, Old Man Li, you know how it is. Contacting Yue Lao requires too many complicated steps."
Toward the end, Qin Ye spoke with righteousness, confidently explaining, "Times were different during the Northern Song Dynasty. Back then, people could get engaged at fifteen or thirteen, even have arranged childhood marriages. With each generation, the number of marriages in the Great Xia nation was massive. Yue Lao must've been super busy."
"But in this era, social pressure is so high that men and women would rather stay single than look for partners. Fewer and fewer get married each generation. Yue Lao's job must be a lot easier now."
"If it were the modern era at that time, I definitely would've informed Yue Lao."
"But it was the Northern Song Dynasty then. Yue Lao was so busy I didn't want to bother the old man. After all, I was just carving some names."
Old Daoist Li Hanguang showed a helpless smile and muttered, "Carving words on the Three Lives Stone is not some small matter…"
He shook his head and didn't pursue it further. In truth, the moment he saw Qin Ye's chuckle, given how well he knew Qin Ye's personality, Old Daoist Li Hanguang had already guessed the truth.
This was totally something Qin Ye would do.
Wang Wenqing, watching from the side, smiled and patted Old Daoist Li Hanguang's shoulder, saying with a laugh, "Actually, whether he informed or not, it's the same. As long as Lord Qin wants to do something, even if he did inform them, even if Yue Lao agrees or not, Lord Qin would still carve the Three Lives Stone. Even if all the gods and buddhas came, it wouldn't matter."
Old Daoist Li Hanguang stroked his beard. He didn't refute that, instead, he sighed, "That's true. But even if Qin Ye wanted to inform, it might not be possible anymore. Who knows if Yue Lao is still alive?"
Yue Lao is a famous celestial deity of the Heavenly Court. Now that the Heavenly Court has fallen, the chances that Yue Lao remained unaffected are near zero.
Wang Wenqing nodded. When the Heavenly Court was mentioned, his smile faded, and he sighed.
"Perhaps Yue Lao was infected too. Just like Lord Qin said earlier, in this era, fewer men and women are getting married."
Old Daoist Li Hanguang heard that and softly added, "Without Yue Lao connecting marriage fates, it's true that matchmaking would decrease. This possibility cannot be ruled out…"
As the conversation reached this point, Old Daoist Li Hanguang and Wang Wenqing both wore complex expressions.
If this was really the case, then the situation with the Heavenly Court is even more serious than expected. After all, based on what Qin Ye said just now, the decrease in marriages has already been happening in recent years.
Wouldn't that mean the fall of the Heavenly Court didn't happen just days ago, but months ago, or even half a year ago?
At that moment, Qin Ye interrupted the two and said,
"Don't overthink. The low marriage rate of men and women in this era, although we can't rule out the possibility of Yue Lao being infected, societal pressure is also one of the reasons. Instead of worrying about Yue Lao, answer me one question first."
"Please ask, Lord Qin."
Wang Wenqing always listened to Qin Ye. Hearing Qin Ye ask a question, he immediately set aside his thoughts.
Qin Ye asked directly, "Didn't Old Man Li say that Old Lord Hu San returned from the South Heavenly Gate, and at that time seemed somewhat sane, and then said some things. was it the 'Root Song'?"
Qin Ye held a jade pendant, intending to send a message back with the man in black Mist, and also instruct him to contact Bureau 749 on the way.
While the man in black Mist returned the message, Qin Ye looked again at Old Lord Hu San, not missing any detail, trying to understand Hu San's condition, to see if there was any cure to be found.
Then he thought of the Root Song.
"Old Brother Hu San always thought before acting. Everything he did was methodical."
Just like how Old Daoist Li Hanguang knew Qin Ye's personality, Qin Ye, having known Old Lord Hu San for many years, understood his character well too.
Qin Ye continued, "If he repeated the Root Song in front of you all, there must be a reason."
Old Daoist Li Hanguang said, "Old Lord Hu Ba also mentioned this. He thought it was impossible that Old Lord Hu San said the Root Song randomly. He must have been trying to pass us a message."
"It should be related to the fall of the Heavenly Court."
Qin Ye spoke, gazing toward the nearby Heavenly Law Prison. Even though they were talking about Old Lord Hu San, inside the cage, Old Lord Hu San acted like he couldn't hear, still attacking the Heavenly Law Prison nonstop.
This action was seen clearly by Qin Ye, who then said, "Although Old Brother Hu San is a demon, he has a kind heart. Otherwise, back then, he wouldn't have come out to plead on behalf of the many demons of Changbai Mountain, asking the Divine Generals to spare them. And the fall of the Heavenly Court will impact the human world, there's no way Hu San wouldn't realize that."
"He definitely tried to find a way to send us some message. The Root Song must be the message he wanted to deliver."
After Qin Ye said this, Old Daoist Li Hanguang nodded in agreement, and while stroking his beard, he added,
"I think the same. But I do have a doubt. Why didn't Old Lord Hu San say it directly, and instead speak in riddles by muttering the Root Song? Was it because he wasn't fully conscious and that was the only way he could express himself?"
His question received no answer, because, Qin Ye and Wang Wenqing had the same confusion.
In fact, when Qin Ye first learned about the Root Song, he already had this doubt. He couldn't help but stare at Old Lord Hu San in the cage, watching him roar and attack the prison, and muttered,
"Old Brother Hu San, speaking in riddles before death isn't like you at all. Just what exactly are you trying to tell us?"
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