Free Web NovelChapter 743: Chapter 291: The Eyes of Fate
The world in her eyes was neither black nor white, but a mysterious and void-like gray.
Zhuge Hong kept opening and closing her eyes. But the result was always the same.
She sat up in a panic, continuously rubbing her eyes... hot, painful.
"Hiss—"
"Xiaohong, you’re awake!" Luo Qingyao’s surprised voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
Zhuge Hong listened to the voice to determine the position, tightly grabbed Luo Qingyao’s arm, and said in panic,
"Madam, Madam! I can’t see, I can’t see!"
"What!"
Luo Qingyao hurriedly called Fan Wubing over.
Fan Wubing came in front of Zhuge Hong, waved his hand, but she did not react at all, curled up in the corner of the bed, shivering like a rain-soaked young rabbit.
"Master, are you there?"
"I’m here."
"Am I... blind?"
Fan Wubing’s energy swept past Zhuge Hong’s eyes, examining every blood vessel and nerve in her eyes, but no signs of injury were found, all were intact,
"Can you describe what you see now?"
"No color, but it’s not darkness either... everything is gray, like... the thick fog encountered at the Sun-shooting Pass." Zhuge Hong’s voice trembled, "It feels vast in front of me, but I’m stuck in place, completely unable to move. Master... what’s happening to me?"
Fan Wubing confirmed that Zhuge Hong’s condition was not due to injury. But he deduced several times and could not find a specific reason.
From his personal guess, it might be related to Zhuge Hong’s "intuition."
"Did you use ’intuition’ before to see... the Heavenly Dao, right?"
"Yes. I saw the entire universe."
Fan Wubing paused, "Are you sure it’s the entire?"
Zhuge Hong, being precise in her words, nodded affirmatively, "Yes, it was the entire! I saw the borders, vast stretches of borders!"
Fan Wubing was somewhat perplexed. Because using the Circulation Dao and the Seven Luminaries Star Formation Skill for cosmic scale perception, it seemed infinite to him.
He thought for a while and asked,
"Xiaohong, can you feel where I am now? What color clothes am I wearing?"
Zhuge Hong stared blankly ahead, her eyes vacant, her expression dazed, after a moment, she shook her head,
"I can’t feel anything. Master... I seem to have lost my ’intuition.’
Fan Wubing comforted her,
"You might be too exhausted from pushing yourself too hard before. Rest for a while."
"Master, will I recover?"
"You definitely will, don’t worry. Perhaps you’ll return to normal after a good night’s sleep."
"Master... if I can’t recover, then you certainly won’t take me as your disciple, right?"
Fan Wubing felt somewhat guilty.
In order to force Jiang Sha out, for his own selfish desires, he created a situation that pushed Zhuge Hong to her limits. This was entirely avoidable... he indeed did not expect Zhuge Hong to go to such lengths for him. For a moment, he couldn’t figure out how this young girl held such a deep-seated determination.
Fan Wubing looked at her and said gently,
"Actually, the method of nurturing life that you mentioned, I’m not very clear about it either. So, I’m not sure if I have the qualifications to be your mentor. What if I can’t teach you anything? But if you don’t mind, we can explore, research, and learn together."
"Then... can I call you Master?"
Fan Wubing smiled and said, "Of course you can."
"Is this to comfort me?" Zhuge Hong lowered her head, "If it is, I don’t want Master to do anything against his will. Master already bears a lot of pressure, I don’t want to trouble him anymore."
"Not at all. You’ve already proven yourself."
"Master."
"Yes."
"I want... to drink a soda."
"Have some food first."
"Alright."
...
In the corner of the courtyard, among the dappled tree shadows, Fan Wubing once again deduced Zhuge Hong’s situation.
But, as with every previous deduction, there was no gain.
Luo Qingyao entered the courtyard and said,
"Xiaohong has fallen asleep. Although she tries to act as if nothing’s wrong, her mental state still seems quite poor."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Luo Qingyao shook her head, "It wasn’t hard at all. Without her, I wouldn’t even know who’s attacking you. But, why did she lose her intuition after going blind? Could her ability come from her eyes?"
Fan Wubing thought for a moment, "There’s a certain possibility."
Luo Qingyao hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping.
Fan Wubing asked, "What’s the matter?"
"Xiaohong doesn’t really want me to say it out loud, but given her current situation... I think it’s better for you to understand."
Fan Wubing listened intently.
Luo Qingyao recounted the conversation between Li Yuan and Zhuge Hong at the Sun-shooting Pass.
"...In short, that’s it. She may be troubled by this, which is why she confided in me."
Fan Wubing frowned, "Xiaohong might be a certain result created by someone chasing the Destiny Dao?"
"Yes. But even Senior Li Yuan doesn’t know exactly who, nor can he clarify if Xiaohong is a failed or successful result."
"So, Man’Er knows, you know, but I don’t?"
"Yes."
Fan Wubing felt somewhat puzzled, "Why doesn’t she want me to know?"
Luo Qingyao said, "You’re very smart, but sometimes you can be really foolish too. Xiaohong has always wanted to be your disciple, always proving that she is qualified, capable, and won’t hold you back. How could she not know that you’ve always been wary of her mysterious unknown? Naturally, she wouldn’t want you to know these things."
"Approaching destiny... no matter how you hide, it will come in various ways." Fan Wubing’s mood was slightly sullen, "The Destiny Dao... the first and also the ultimate Dao of all things... throughout history, countless heroes have fallen at this point. Alas, let alone the Destiny Dao, I can’t even touch the Eternal Universe and Cosmic Dao yet."
