The next morning, as soon as Bai Hanyan and I got the photos, we returned to the hotel. We cut out the "puzzle pieces" from the pictures and started piecing them together.
After more than an hour, a complete content was finally assembled.
If calculated by page numbers, the assembled pieces formed three pages.
I began to examine the text carefully. The content was concise, without any unnecessary remarks.
It generally stated that my father discovered that there wasn't just one Suihou Pearl in this world. From historical information, he found that there were two Suihou Pearls in the world, one Yin and one Yang.
He guessed that the Yin Pearl could break the limitations of time, and the Yang Pearl could break the limitations of space.
At the end of the content, he also mentioned that he had found traces of the Yang Pearl, and it was recorded on a rubbing.
"Xiang Fei, is what Uncle wrote true? Are there two Suihou Pearls?" Bai Hanyan asked, looking at me in disbelief.
I took a deep breath, feeling my mind struggling to keep up. The content left by my father was too shocking.
If it weren't for the fact that my father wrote it, I probably wouldn't have believed it at all!
If it were true according to his speculation, could An Ying's immortality be related to the Yin Pearl?
Her life was related to time, her memory was related to time, and it could be said that everything about her was related to time!
Wouldn't breaking the limitations of time allow for immortality?
What about space?
What did it mean to break the limitations of space?
I looked at Bai Hanyan and asked, "What does it mean to break the limitations of space?"
"Teleportation?" Bai Hanyan frowned, "Does it mean that?"
I shook my head, "I don't know..."
"Are these the notes Uncle left behind?"
I nodded.
"Could it be that there really are two Suihou Pearls in the world?" Bai Hanyan blinked and asked.
"I don't know..."
"What would happen if both the Yin and Yang Pearls were obtained?"
"I don't know..."
"Control time and space?" Bai Hanyan gasped, "Wouldn't that mean you could go wherever you want in the past and future?"
I still shook my head, "I don't know..."
"Xiang Fei... Uncle... he... he's telling the truth about these things?"
I came back to my senses and looked at the assembled fragments in front of me. "It says here that these are just my father's speculations..."
Bai Hanyan exhaled and sat down in a chair, looking a bit dazed.
After thinking for a moment, I threw all the assembled "puzzle pieces" into the washbasin and burned them all with a lighter.
"What are you doing?" Bai Hanyan walked over and asked.
"Whether these things are true or false, I don't think there's any need to keep them."
Looking at the burned fragments in the washbasin, I turned to Bai Hanyan and said, "Hanyan, can you keep this matter a secret for me?"
She was slightly stunned for a moment, then nodded.
I smiled and walked out of the bathroom. "This matter has also been clarified. Regardless of what the Suihou Pearl is used for, it has nothing to do with us anymore. How about this, tomorrow I'll take you to the city to have some fun? When I was young, my father often took me to the museums in the city. I know a few places with nice scenery and delicious snacks."
"Okay!" Bai Hanyan said joyfully.
For the next few days, I seemed to have put my father's affairs behind me, accompanying Bai Hanyan on her tour of the city. In reality, I was thinking about these matters all the time.
The rubbing my father mentioned in his notes should be the one Bi Zhengxiang gave me.
I had studied that rubbing, and its content had nothing to do with the Suihou Pearl. It only recorded something about a small fishing village, somewhat like a fisherman's almanac.
Judging by the dynasty, it should be from the Tang Dynasty.
I didn't know what secrets were hidden in such a rubbing, and I couldn't figure out its connection to the Suihou Pearl so far.
In fact, I had also considered another question: even if this rubbing was related to the Yang Pearl, should I get involved?
Should I look for the Yang Pearl?
I also wondered if I should tell An Ying about this matter.
A series of questions kept circling in my mind, making me somewhat indecisive.
Standing in front of an ancient building, Bai Hanyan said to me, "Let's take a picture together!"
I nodded. She found a passerby and asked them to take our picture.
She linked her arm through mine, leaned her head gently on my shoulder, and soon the camera's flash blinked.
After taking the photo, Bai Hanyan took the camera back and looked at me, "We'll go back to Guangling this afternoon."
"En? Won't you play for a few more days?"
She smiled, "Your mind hasn't been on playing these past few days. You said you were accompanying me, but it was really me playing alone, which is boring. Let's just go back."
I thought I could control my outward changes, but I didn't expect her to see through me.
"Do you want to go look for the other Suihou Pearl?" Bai Hanyan asked.
She smiled and continued, "Actually, even if you don't say it, I've guessed some things. Knowing you as I do, you didn't tell my dad the truth. Do you already know where the Suihou Pearl that Wu Tingxiu is looking for is? If you don't tell her, and you don't tell my dad, it means the Suihou Pearl must be in someone's hands..."
"I've thought a lot these past few days, and I don't know why I suddenly thought of someone. Can you guess who?" Bai Hanyan asked.
I shook my head.
"An Ying. You still remember her, right?" Bai Hanyan grinned, "This woman is also quite mysterious. I know she had several dealings with you later on, and that Zheng Shuxuan, she's actually An Ying, isn't she? Do you really think I would believe that there are people who look exactly alike? I didn't expose it at the time mainly because I didn't want to make things difficult for you."
I was stunned, "You know all this?"
She grinned, "Do you really think I'm stupid? Just because you don't say something doesn't mean I don't know. Last time I asked you if you liked me, you hesitated. You were thinking of her at that time, right?"
"I..."
"Alright, I'm not that petty. You like her, and I like you, what's the big deal? Besides, you two aren't together yet, are you?"
I never expected my thoughts to be so clearly seen through by her, and I was speechless for a moment.
"Is one of the Suihou Pearls with An Ying?" Bai Hanyan asked.
"Sort of..."
She nodded slightly, "I can't control what you do, but I hope you can protect yourself. You told my dad that the Suihou Pearl has radioactive material, so you'd better not come into contact with it, understand?"
"I still haven't decided if I'm going..." My mouth felt a little bitter.
"You will definitely go," Bai Hanyan said, pursing her lips. "You're good in every way, except your curiosity is too great..."