Chen Siyao put away the two seals, giving the gold one to Yang Wanqing and keeping the silver one herself.
"Let's go. That's all there is in Yisheng Studio."
She took two steps toward the door, then stopped and glanced back at the empty inner room.
Yi Sheng. Heavenly fate and numerology, astrological calculations, formation layouts.
Chang'e's Document Disc had mentioned, "The Purple Tenuity Heavenly Venerable foresaw the severing of spiritual energy in the Nine Provinces long ago."
Was the one who foresaw it... really the Purple Tenuity Heavenly Venerable?
Or was it Yi Sheng, who specialized in heavenly fate and numerology?
Chen Siyao filed that thought away without voicing it.
She turned and walked out.
After leaving Yisheng Studio, Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing toured all the remaining side halls of the Purple Tenuity Star Palace.
There were no more surprises.
The other side halls all had standard residential layouts. Their occupants were gone, leaving only basic furnishings. Whoever had lived there had left nothing worth noting.
As the two returned to the front courtyard, Yang Wanqing counted on her fingers.
"Tianpeng, Chang'e, Yi Sheng—the Three Sages of North Star. Tianpeng was the eldest disciple, Chang'e was second, and Yi Sheng was third."
"Right."
"Chang'e was responsible for Jade Rabbit One on the moon, so where did Marshal Tianpeng come from?"
Chen Siyao thought back. "He might have belonged to a separate hierarchy. 'Marshal' is a military title."
"So Tianpeng was in charge of fighting wars?"
"Possibly. We don't have enough information to be sure yet."
Yang Wanqing walked beneath the covered corridor with a spring in her step. Today's haul had been enormous.
Chang'e's cultivation notes, the Six Ding and Six Jia Seal, and complete information on the severing of spiritual energy in the Nine Provinces and Jade