Chapter 479: There Will Be a Turnaround

When Yu Lin left, he not only made Xi Lv Wang forget the plot to assassinate Jesus.

He also imposed a restriction on Xi Lv Wang.

A restriction that would drain his lifespan.

Because after Mi Ti Ya and the others saw Jesus, they would receive an angelic instruction in a dream, telling them to leave and not meet Xi Lv Wang.

Thus, when Xi Lv Wang learned that the Magi had departed, he realized he had been fooled and became extremely angry.

He directly ordered the slaughter of all boys under two years old near Bo Li Heng (historically there is no record of this, only in the New Testament).

This caused Jesus's foster father Yuese and Mary to flee with him to Egypt, daring to return only after Xi Lv Wang's death.

But now Yu Lin is here… the trip to Egypt won't take long before they return.

If Xi Lv Wang still intends to massacre innocent boys, he will die the moment the thought arises.

At this moment.

On the dust‑filled road, Yu Lin, Mi Ti Ya, Balthasar and Gaspar, a party of four, were walking toward Bo Li Heng.

When the setting sun dyed the horizon orange‑red, outlining distant hills in gold, they arrived outside Bolihengcheng.

The Bo Li Heng before them, unlike the bustle of Jerusalem, displayed a different kind of chaos and crowding.

Because of Augustus's household registration decree, many Jews living or working abroad were forced to return to their ancestral lands.

The tiny Bolihengcheng was clearly overloaded; crowds surged in the streets, everywhere were returnees with luggage and dust‑covered faces, the cries of children, the bleats of livestock, and the mingled chatter and arguments of people.

To prevent Yu Lin's conspicuously Eastern face from attracting further trouble, Mi Ti Ya gave him a linen face cloth to cover most of his face, leaving only his eyes exposed.

The four moved slowly through the crowded street, following the flow of people.

As dusk deepened, their primary task was to find a place to stay.

However, after asking several places that seemed like inns or homes where they could lodge, the answer was always the same: full, no vacancy.

They encountered the same predicament as Yuese and Mary.

This tiny "City of David" had been completely submerged by the returning crowd; finding a room was impossible.

With no other choice, they, like many other travelers unable to find lodging, ended up staying in a large stable outside the city.

It was called a stable, but in fact it was a simple shed with a roof, straw on the ground, and the air thick with livestock odor.

In the corner, a few lean pack horses and a couple of donkeys were tethered, quietly chewing their fodder.

Seven travelers—both men and women—had already arrived in the stable, each occupying a small spot on the straw piles, sitting or lying, looking weary, with little interaction and a fragile distance between strangers.

The addition of the four, including Yu Lin, made the already cramped space feel even more confined.

Night fell completely, and only a few dim oil lamps provided faint light inside the stable.

The outside clamor gradually subsided, leaving only occasional snorts from the animals and faint distant dog barks.

Yu Lin found a relatively clean corner to sit, turned his head toward Mi Ti Ya who was packing, and asked, "Mi Ti Ya, how do you plan to search next?"

"Bo Li Heng may be small, but with such dense population, finding a newborn infant will likely be difficult."

Mi Ti Ya paused, his weathered face appearing especially serene under the amber light.

He pointed outward: "The stars will guide us; the alien star that led us here, once it appears again, or if we can decipher tonight's stellar arrangement, perhaps we'll obtain a more precise bearing."

Speaking, he walked to the stable's doorway and looked up at the night sky.

However, the weather tonight was not favorable.

Massive, heavy clouds blanketed the heavens; the moon only occasionally slipped through a gap, casting a faint halo, and the stars were almost entirely hidden, with only the brightest few flickering at the cloud edges.

"It seems tonight…" Mi Ti Ya withdrew his gaze, shook his head regretfully, and returned to his seat:

"The clouds are too thick for star divination; we'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if the weather improves."

Yu Lin smiled, "No rush; nothing is absolute. We might as well wait a bit longer; there will be a turn."

Hearing this, Mi Ti Ya did not object, merely nodding, "You have a point."

"Everything has a turning point."

He said no more, leaned against his luggage, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate his spirit.

Balthasar and Gaspar voluntarily took on the watch, alternating guard near the doorway, keeping an eye on the surroundings while occasionally looking up, hoping to catch the moment the clouds cleared and stars appeared.

Time drifted slowly in the oppressive air.

The other travelers in the stable seemed to have fallen into deep sleep, emitting steady or heavy breaths.

Just as Balthasar and Gaspar once again withdrew their disappointed gaze from the cloud‑shrouded night sky—

Yu Lin, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, suddenly exhaled gently toward the doorway.

The breath was so faint it failed to draw Balthasar's attention even at close range.

However, in the next instant!

"Wooo—!"

Without warning, a strong yet not Frenzy night wind suddenly rose from the ground, spiraling upward into the night sky!

The wind arrived abruptly and left just as quickly, as if an invisible giant hand was waving to part the heavens!

The once dense, sky‑covering cloud layer, under the sweep of this strange wind, was ripped open like a stage curtain, retreating and dissipating in all directions at a visible speed!

Within a few breaths, the sky's clouds were swept clean!

The heavens were laid bare without reservation.

A bright, full moon hung high, Pure Radiance spilling over the land, bathing Bo Li Heng's houses and roads in silver.

Even more breathtaking, the countless stars that had been hidden now glittered brightly, densely filling the night sky and forming an extraordinarily magnificent, clear star map!

"Hmm… what's happening?!" Mi Ti Ya, who had been meditating with eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his eyes instantly flashing with delight.

Yu Lin laughed, "I told you, things are turning."

"Let me see how you do the astrology?"

"Hmm." Mi Ti Ya sprang up instantly and rushed out of the stable.

Balthasar and Gaspar were also stunned by the sudden celestial change, and when they came to their senses, they immediately followed right behind.

The other travelers in the stables, startled by the wind and moonlight, also rubbed their eyes, curiously poked their heads out, and looked toward the rare, clear night sky outside.

including the three of them.

Under everyone's gaze, Mi Ti Ya, Balthasar, and Gaspar, three Persian scholars, quickly took their positions on the clearing where moonlight and starlight intertwined.

They naturally formed a perfect equilateral triangle, a few steps apart, with solemn expressions.

Mi Ti Ya stood at the triangle's apex, facing south, while Balthasar and Gaspar took the left and right positions.

Simultaneously, they raised both hands, palms toward the sky, and began to softly chant the Prayer, the syllables rhythmic.

As they chanted, the phenomenon regenerated!

Above the empty space between the three, the air began to subtly warp, specks of starlight seemed drawn down from the night sky, falling like a sandglass of light.

These Light Dots swiftly converged, interwove, and extended… gradually forming a star map composed purely of starlight, continuously shifting and flowing.

At the center, a particularly bright "star" with a soft golden glow was gently rotating, its position seemingly pointing toward a specific direction within Bo Li Heng City..............

"Got it."