Chapter 1148: Getting To the Bottom of Things
Xu Qing wasn’t sure whether Starfire could have possibly entered the fourth world. But he did know that he was not himself in body and soul. His thoughts had taken over the Young Lord Aurora of this time period, and he was now tasked with acting out his role in the most accurate way possible.
History could not be changed. That was what the imp, who was the discarnate will of Aurora himself, had said to Xu Qing. He had made it clear that after entering the fourth world, things needed to play out as they had in history. Xu Qing was there to listen and see. To experience.
But Xu Qing wasn’t completely convinced of that. After all, if that was how things went, then this entire thing would be somewhat meaningless, both to himself and to the Shining Stars. If all you did was observe, then would that really bring the best good fortune and destined opportunities? Did things really play out automatically in the best way possible for the participants? Or was there a better way to do things?
And thus... Xu Qing felt that the best destined opportunity in this fourth world was to find the best possible outcome for this version of the past, even if it was hidden deeply.
So how am I supposed to do that?
As the lightning struck him, he began to observe his surroundings and sense what was going on. In that manner, time passed.
Five days went by.
Zhong Chi came every day to keep him company at the cliff. He was a study partner, and therefore, that was his job. At least, that was how it looked on the outside.
The reality was that while the young lord was being punished, Li Mengtu had some unprecedented free time to do whatever he wanted.... And thus, he was working on his own good fortune. In the end, Li Mengtu didn’t really care at all that the young lord was strung up and being punished. In fact, he hoped it would last for longer.
Xu Qing could tell what was going on. He didn’t call Zhong Chi out. After all, he wouldn’t have appreciated someone else doing that to him. Everyone who came to the fourth world had their own matters to deal with.
As for himself, he took advantage of his time being punished at the Scourgebolt Cliffs to study the lightning bolts and use them to learn a bit more about this world.