Scientific Travel

Chi Lin wasn't staying here just for food; he wanted to join forces with Deng Yin to solve the natural disaster.

This is a difficult matter. Chi Lin was prepared. Before coming, he told his senior brother that after this parting, he might not go back.

Regarding the cause of the natural disaster, Chi Lin could only calculate that it was caused by a person born in a yin year, yin hour, and yin month. He didn't know if killing this person would make the natural disaster disappear, but it was better to try than not to try.

If it's possible to exchange one person's life for the lives of many, then it's worth it.

Unfortunately, the emperor doesn't trust him now, so this path won't work.

Chi Lin knew that Wang Xi was born in a yin year, yin month, and yin hour, and he also knew that if Deng Yinruo advised the emperor, he would definitely listen.

However, Deng Yin could not persuade the emperor to kill Wang Xi, so Chi Lin had to think of another way.

Since Wang Xi meets this condition, he will try his best to calculate the conditions that Wang Xi does not meet.

For example, whether it's a man or a woman.

Chi Lin's fortune-telling was very accurate, not only because of his talent, but also because of the price he paid: his lifespan.

The more people involved, the greater the price to pay.

Before the natural disaster, Chi Lin had a full head of black hair, without a single silver strand.

Chi Lin's hair turned white very quickly; Deng Yin noticed it within two days.

White hair is indeed beautiful, but for such a young person to have so much white hair makes Deng Yin feel uncomfortable.

It is said that eating more black sesame seeds will turn your hair black, so Deng Yin would cook black sesame porridge for him every day.

Whether it works or not is another matter, but it definitely tastes awful.

His hair wasn't black, but Chi Lin's face had turned black.

At first it was rice porridge, now it's black sesame porridge. Chi Lin can't help but wonder if Deng Yin is trying to take revenge on him.

Or perhaps they're trying to mess with themselves.

After all, they would be cooperating in the future, and Chi Lin didn't want to make things too awkward.

Chi Lin knocked on Deng Yin's door and waited for her permission before entering.

This was the first time Chi Lin had come to see her, and Deng Yin was somewhat surprised. "What brings you here?"

"I have something I want to tell you." Chi Lin looked serious, and with his white hair, he really did look a bit like an old man.

Deng Yin found it amusing. She poured Chi Lin a cup of tea, which Li Pingle had taught her to brew. "Go on, tell me."

"What do you think of my previous suggestion? Don't worry, this time I'll calculate it more meticulously and get Wang Xi out of there." Chi Lin no longer felt that the natural disaster was related to her, and in order to gain Deng Yin's support, she naturally had to say nice things first.

"What are you considering? Didn't I already refuse?" Deng Yin sneered. "You don't actually think I kept you here because I'm considering what you said, do you?"

"Don't overthink it. Do you really think I'm some kind of god? Why would I do something that doesn't offer me any benefit whatsoever?"

Chi Lin frowned deeply, his face looking extremely grim.

"But you are alive in this world now. Even if you are not a god, will you not do things that benefit people?"

“If you want to do it, then do it. There’s no need to try to persuade me. Perhaps there are people in the world who are willing to make selfless sacrifices, but that person will never be me. I am very selfish, and I will never do anything that doesn’t benefit me.” Deng Yin said, “Your injuries are almost healed now. When the emperor comes again, go back with him.”

“No need,” Chi Lin stood up, accidentally knocking over his teacup. “We have different paths, so it’s better to part ways as soon as possible since we’re not on the same page.”

"With such heavy rain and no boat, how are you going to get there? Are you going to swim back to Shimu City?" Deng Yin wasn't buying into threats, especially not Chi Lin's...

...extremely weak.

Chi Lin saw the mockery in Deng Yin's eyes and, in a moment of impulsiveness, blurted out, "So what if I swim back? It's none of your business!"

Seeing that Chi Lin was about to leave, Deng Yin instructed, "Don't go out through the underground passage. The water level is so high now, go back to your room and jump out of the window."

Chi Lin was furious and slammed the door shut.

As he was leaving, he ran into Gou Dan, who had come looking for Deng Yin. Gou Dan saw that he was furious and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'm just leaving." Chi Lin didn't want to say more, and took two steps at a time to go back to his room.

Gou Dan was confused. He sat down and asked Deng Yin, "What's wrong with him? Did you two have a fight?"

“No.” Deng Yin patted non-existent dust off his hands. “He just doesn’t want to stay anymore and wants to swim back.”

"Swim back?" Gou Dan had been to Shi Mu City before and knew how far it was. "So far, how can he swim?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a thud was heard.

Gou Dan and Deng Yin went to the window and saw Chi Lin splashing around in the water.

He's really splashing around; he can't swim, and he's just bubbling in the water right now.

"This is utter nonsense!" Gou Dan said to Deng Yin, "I can't swim, you jump in and save him."

"Why should I save him?" Deng Yin said reluctantly, "If you want to save him, then go save him. If you can't swim, then just watch him die. Do your own work. Why are you ordering me around?"

"Do you still want to go back?" The words were threatening, but Gou Dan didn't give Deng Yin time to misunderstand. He immediately explained, "How do you think the disasters in this world were resolved? It was him and the male and female protagonists who joined forces. Without him, the male and female protagonists wouldn't know what caused the natural disasters, wouldn't be able to find the person behind them, and the natural disasters wouldn't have stopped!"

This passage contains a lot of information: first, there is a female protagonist in this world; second, the natural disaster was indeed caused by a certain person.

What is this? Transmigration into a book?

There was no time to ask Gou Dan any more questions about the plot. Deng Yin poured all the water from the tree lake into his spatial dimension, then stood on the window and plunged headfirst into the river.

Despite it being summer, the prolonged period of overcast and rainy weather made the temperature feel very low, and the water was quite cold.

Ignoring Chi Lin, Deng Yin placed a tree in each hand, causing the surrounding water to recede rapidly, only to be quickly replenished.

Chi Lin choked on several mouthfuls of water. Deng Yin knew that he wouldn't listen to anything if he was like this, so he didn't waste his energy.

Once his feet were on the ground, Deng Yin hung the tree on his waist. Suddenly, Chi Lin emerged from the water onto the ground, his steps unsteady and unable to even stand.

Deng Yin didn't want to hug him or carry him on his back, so he made him lie on the ground and dragged him all the way to the underpass.

At such a low height, no one would die from a fall. Deng Yin kicked him in, then jumped in himself.

Chi Lin looked much more disheveled than last time; not only was he filthy from head to toe, but his face was also covered in dirt.

Having just choked on a lot of water, Chi Lin coughed incessantly. This time, he didn't have time to care about the mess; his throat felt like it was on fire, and he wished he could cough up his lungs as well.

Coughing is good; it helps to expel the water.

Deng Yin was soaked to the bone, and she was somewhat angry. "You're planning to swim back to Shimu City like this? Wait for your body to float back on its own after you die?"

Chi Lin's eyes were red at the corners, from choking.