Chapter 66. Does He Know It’s Me?!

Chapter 66. Does He Know It’s Me?!

Usually, Lin Nuo would sit in a small corner alone reading, and eventually Dao Yuan’s spirit cat would come over to watch “The Martial Arts Comedy” together. This routine had lasted for quite some time.

But today, it was shattered.

The Zhi Shu Ge was as quiet as ever; after all, the disciples of the Xuanyun Sect focused on practical training, and even when reading, they were more likely to borrow cultivation manuals to practice while reading. There were few people in Zhi Shu Ge, and many tables were still empty.

Moreover, a high-cold ice beauty like Qin Shili was always independent and only shared a table when others specifically asked her to; she would never approach someone else to share a table.

Yet now, she was sitting right across from Lin Nuo.

Lin Nuo’s feelings were complicated. In the past, he would have been overjoyed, even ecstatic. After all, she had once been the goddess he admired, someone he sought after using all kinds of methods, but to no avail; she had never acknowledged him.

But now, she had taken the initiative to sit down!

What’s going on? There are plenty of empty tables; she could have chosen any place to read quietly, so why did she want to share a table with him?

Furthermore, Lin Nuo noticed that Qin Shili was pretending to focus on her book while her gaze frequently darted over to him.

Previously, Lin Nuo’s mindset was: She likes me.

Now, Lin Nuo’s mindset was: She’s acting strange.

Qin Shili was a woman who was hard to read. He recalled that when he was in You City, he had seen her going to Wang Duofei to buy forbidden magic books, but how she used them afterward, he had no idea. Although he intended to push her toward the path of a female demon, his main focus now was to ensure Su Kexin’s safety.

Forget her; anyway, I, Lin, am just reading. Can you even do anything to me?

Lin Nuo continued maintaining an indifferent demeanor and focused on his book.

He flipped through the pages casually and unknowingly landed on the one that had the paper tucked inside.

There was that paper again, elegantly written.

【I once had the blue sea and sky, yet my heart yearns for the deep abyss】

This was the first line on the note, followed by his own thoughts, “Know your fate, defy fate.”

Then came the third line, thank you?

Thank you for what? Thank you for whom?

Oh, got it!

This was actually easy to understand. The person had written this line on the note but hadn’t had anyone write a second line for a long time, making it seem like a solo play. They must have been longing for like-minded people to add a sentence of their own thoughts.

It was a bit like posting on social media; when no one likes or replies, the disappointment is tangible. But then, if someone suddenly does, that’d be enough to feel grateful! And given the writer’s elegant penmanship, it was reasonable to assume they had received higher education, understood etiquette, and thus wrote a thank you as normal.

Lin Nuo thought that his line “Know your fate, defy fate” had no connection with the ocean and abyss line; they were just each expressing their own thoughts and probably the writer thought that only after finding a companion would they write “thank you.”

Interesting, it felt like having a pen pal.

Lin Nuo noticed another line added below.

【I walk with the abyss, it is also destiny】

Again, the elegant handwriting, likely from the same person.

Another abyss? This person writing their thoughts must really love the abyss.

Could they be a bit of a chuunibyou? What’s with the destiny of the deep abyss? Are they playing a dungeon game?

Nonetheless, he found it quite interesting. Everyone here was speaking in serious, flowery language, and suddenly encountering a chuunibyou felt like meeting a kindred spirit.

This line added a sense of fate to it, as though it was paying respect to his own words.

Speaking of the abyss, Lin Nuo recalled a very famous saying, and since the other party had already written about destiny, it would be polite to respond with a line about the abyss.

The table in Zhi Shu Ge was equipped with ink and brushes, so Lin Nuo casually picked up a brush, dipped it in the ink, and wrote:

“When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes back at you.”

This line involved the abyss and had enough gravitas, and besides, this saying wasn’t known in this world yet. If one day this saying were to circulate, he would be the original author, leaving a legacy for ages. He wouldn’t just be a powerful villain, but also a cultured villain!

Lin Nuo was quite satisfied with himself. Once the ink dried, he folded the paper back up and tucked it into the book.

Qin Shili had been watching Lin Nuo’s actions. She was surprised that he could read “One Hundred Years of Solitude” with such ease; then she anticipated what his reaction would be when he discovered that note. Normally, people wouldn’t pay attention to it and would ignore it, but Lin Nuo wrote on it.

She was eager to find out what he would write.

However, she wasn’t sure if that earlier line “Know your fate, defy fate” was his. If the handwriting matched after this, then it would indeed be him.

Qin Shili’s expression was unchanging as she silently turned the pages of her book.

She could now conclude that Lin Nuo didn’t know the line about the blue sea, sky, and deep abyss was written by her. Otherwise, he could never have written that note in front of her. If he knew it was her, he would definitely seize this opportunity to talk to her. He was pursuing her; this was the perfect opportunity he wouldn’t let slip.

But he didn’t; he remained completely indifferent.

After a long while, Lin Nuo put “One Hundred Years of Solitude” back on the shelf and left the library.

Qin Shili hurried to take “One Hundred Years of Solitude” back out, flipping through to that paper, and saw that line.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she read the meaning of that sentence.

So, he knows it’s me?!