Chapter 3581: Words Not Startling, Oath Not Ceased

Ye Chen's words made Lin Wan'er secretly worried in her heart.

Although few people knew that Jing Qing Fashi was a cultivator, as an enlightened high monk, he was still well-known in Buddhist circles.

Once he returns to the country, his whereabouts will definitely not escape Ye Chen's notice.

In that case, if Ye Chen seeks him out, he will likely learn from him that his mother An Chengxi is still alive.

When An Chengxi and he had a heart-to-heart talk, An Chengxi had once said that the reason she could not recognize Ye Chen was because Wu Feiyan had always suspected she was not dead, so after An Chengxi faked her death, she again planted a scholar in the An family to spy.

Moreover, in Wu Feiyan's eyes, An Chengxi was the real threat, while Ye Chen, the boy who had gone missing since age eight, was nothing to fear.

Therefore, An Chengxi felt that if she recognized Ye Chen, it would not only fail to help his revenge, but might even become a great disadvantage to him.

Lin Wan'er also agreed with this.

The reason An Chengxi has been able to ensure her safety these years is because she has not spread the news that she is still in the mortal world; her subordinates are almost all leftovers from Ye Changying's team, and the few young people are also the children of these elders, of pure origin and loyal background.

As for Lin Wan'er herself, it is precisely because she failed to do this that problems arose within the team.

Based on this situation, An Chengxi naturally cannot let Ye Chen know she is still alive; otherwise, given Ye Chen's personality, he would inevitably want to see his mother, and then both mother and son would fall into danger.

Therefore, in Lin Wan'er's view, she must tell An Chengxi not to let Jing Qing Fashi return to the country, and even not to let him continue to appear publicly, otherwise once Ye Chen finds Jing Qing Fashi, things will get out of control.

But Lin Wan'er also worries about one thing.

Ye Chen just told her his analysis, and if Jing Qing Fashi disappears right after that, Ye Chen will surely suspect her.

Although she is immune to his psychological suggestion, she cannot bear to lie to him; if he comes to confront her and she forces a lie, even if Ye Chen does not break with her, they will surely develop an irreparable rift and estrangement.

Given her sincere heart for Ye Chen, she naturally does not want them to end up in such a state.

Then, how can both sides be satisfied?

Lin Wan'er fell into deep thought for a moment.

Ye Chen saw she was not speaking and couldn't help but ask: "Miss Lin, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Wan'er pursed her lips and said: "I am thinking about your cultivation, Young Master."

"My cultivation?" Ye Chen asked doubtfully: "Is there something about my cultivation that worries you, Miss Lin?"

Lin Wan'er said: "You have been in seclusion for over ten days, and today you came out without mentioning your cultivation to me; I suppose these days of seclusion have not yielded much."

Ye Chen was slightly startled, gave an embarrassed smile, and said: "Yes, I couldn't focus, so my seclusion was just futile, with no gain."

Lin Wan'er asked him: "Young Master, haven't you tried that ring, or tried the hand seal you learned under the aurora in Northern Europe that day?"

"Um…… no……" Ye Chen said guiltily, like a child who hadn't done his homework and was caught by the teacher: "To be honest, during seclusion I couldn't calm my mind, so I also didn't focus on overcoming these two things."

Lin Wan'er sighed and said: "Young Master, no matter who stands behind Jing Qing Fashi and Tang Guanji, they are definitely your comrades-in-arms, as you said, cultivators are extremely secretive about their cultivator identity; Jing Qing Fashi dared to risk pointing out Miss Ito, which must be because he felt that after pointing out Miss Ito, he could add a bit of help to you, so even at the risk of his life he wanted to lend you a hand; why then do you insist on probing him? If you find him, given that you are both cultivators, the chance of a single cultivator being exposed is not great, but when two cultivators meet, the chance of exposure increases geometrically—what good would that do?"

"This……"

Ye Chen was for a moment at a loss for words.

After long reflection, he sighed: "I…… I actually want to find my wife through them……"

Lin Wan'er nodded and said: "Young Master, I understand your feelings, but have you considered that this matter has two improprieties? First, there is no evidence proving Jing Qing Fashi and Tang Guanji are on the same side, yet Jing Qing Fashi risked himself to point out Miss Ito; if you rashly go to find Jing Qing Fashi, you will not only lose propriety but also bring him unnecessary danger."

"The second impropriety is that Lady Ye left to let you focus wholeheartedly on your revenge; you ignore this and only think of finding her, but have you considered that even if you find Lady Ye now, what could you do? Not only would you waste her painstaking efforts, but you might also, by making a big show of searching and contacting, expose Tang Guanji and his entire faction behind him—this would be like you and them hiding carefully in the dark to avoid Wu Feiyan's discovery, yet you ignore all this and rush straight in to tear away their concealment; such behavior, I think, is still very dangerous."

Lin Wan'er's words suddenly opened a new dimension for Ye Chen to view the problem.

Tang Sihai and his group are definitely our allies.

And now, everyone is lying in wait under the enemy's eyelids; if no one acts rashly, we can all stay temporarily safe, but if you rashly seek the other side, even if you find them, you might instead give the enemy a chance to wipe us all out.

At this moment, Lin Wan'er pressed on, saying: "Young Master, I think Lady Ye is now the safest; otherwise, if she were still in Jin Ling, once you are exposed, she would be exposed immediately and fall into extreme danger; if you adjust your focus, making cultivation improvement and dealing with Wu Feiyan your top priority, then her safety would be more assured—why, at this time, get dragged into endless internal strife with Lady Ye and Tang Guanji and his group?"

Ye Chen felt enlightened and sighed: "Miss Lin is absolutely right; I failed to put the big picture first."

Lin Wan'er softly said: "Young Master, you need not regret; truly adjusting yourself is what matters most."

Ye Chen asked her: "Miss Lin, according to your view, what should I do now?"

Lin Wan'er pursed her lips, thought for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and said: "Young Master, why don't I accompany you on another trip to Northern Europe? Take advantage of the fact that the aurora is still visible there now."

Ye Chen asked in surprise: "Go to Northern Europe? You mean, go see if the aurora has any hints?"

Lin Wan'er nodded heavily: "Northern Europe's polar regions are extremely quiet, and besides, there are no other natives around the royal vacation villa, tourists are not allowed to approach; there, Young Master, you not only have a chance to see new hints from the aurora, but even if you go into seclusion there, you will surely be able to calm your mind; I will accompany you, and if you go into seclusion, I can still help a little."

Ye Chen asked her: "Do you think the person or thing controlling the aurora is still there now?"

Lin Wan'er murmured: "I have a feeling, but I have not yet gotten confirmation."

Ye Chen asked: "What feeling?"

Lin Wan'er looked at Ye Chen and said, words startling and vowing not to rest: "I think the thing that controlled the aurora that day should not be there, but on you."

"What?!"

Ye Chen widened his eyes and blurted: "On me? How do you know?"

Lin Wan'er said seriously: "The aurora is a natural phenomenon produced by the interaction of high-energy charged particles with Earth's magnetic field and upper atmosphere; put another way, the aurora is like fine sand falling from the sky, easily influenced by subtle energy, changing its trajectory and form; have you seen a movie called *Interstellar*?"

Ye Chen nodded: "I have."

Lin Wan'er explained: "Based on the knowledge I have gained over these years, I think the underlying logic of that film is still scientifically sound; when the protagonist in higher-dimensional space tries to send a message to his daughter, he uses the fine dust in the room; I think, because he is in higher-dimensional space, his energy cannot be stably transmitted to three-dimensional space, so he can only try to influence that particularly elusive dust, easily changed by tiny forces."

"Then, if we apply this logic, the aurora, like the fine dust, is also a good way to transmit information across dimensions."

Ye Chen suddenly understood and asked her: "You mean, it's not that something under the Northern European aurora is reminding me, but that certain things inside me or around me, which usually have no suitable carrier to transmit those messages to me, when we go under the aurora, happen to give it a good opportunity to transmit messages?"

"Exactly!" Lin Wan'er nodded heavily with a hint of joy, saying: "I made this inference; perhaps it is the ring left by my father, or perhaps some other opportunity is reminding Young Master, so I thought, I will go with Young Master to Northern Europe's polar regions again to verify whether this inference is right or wrong!"