Disturb? Could words from reality "disturb" this place?
As Pei Ye faltered, the tiger-beast said, "My name is Lu Wu. I govern Kunlun, the Nine Divisions of Heaven, and the seasons of the Emperor's Enclosure."
Lu Wu lowered his head and licked the back of his paw, then said in a commanding voice, "Tell me what you saw within the Heart of the Western Court."
Pei Ye crossed his legs, sitting right there on the ground. "I walked out of Shenxing Hall and looked up. The stars were very close, and the starry sky seemed to wrap around me... Shenxing Hall went toward it. I wanted to follow... but I couldn't move."
Lu Wu said, "Was the starry sky you saw the same as the one you see in the mortal world?"
That question struck right at the heart of it. Pei Ye suspected he had experienced something like this too; otherwise, how could he know about that sensation?
"The same, but also different." Pei Ye paused in a daze before saying, "The stars seemed to be arranged the same way, with none added or missing, but... there seemed to be lines connecting them... What I saw wasn't the stars themselves, but patterns made of lines... I don't know if you can understand."
"Yes. That is what I call 'True Heaven,' the essential connections between authorities." Lu Wu gazed down at him. "When the Son of Heaven ascends the throne, he offers sacrifices to Heaven and performs the Feng and Shan rites. Your wish to reenter Shenxing Hall follows the same principle. You must connect to 'True Heaven' through Shenxing Hall and leave your name upon it."
"How do I do that?"
"Very simply. Just as when you first entered the Heart of the Western Court with Chi Flame, enter