Why should she marry a man who doesn’t love her, and only sees her as a shield and a burden?
And she can’t even refuse?
That’s just tyrannical!
Seizing the moment when he was distracted, she snatched the book from his hands and turned toward the hotel. As she walked away, she muttered, "I can’t be bothered to argue with you, I’m going back to read."
After all, these are matters for the future, unknown matters; why the hurry?
Maybe by the time he meets a girl he likes, he’d be in a hurry to call off the engagement himself.
Meng Xinian watched her retreating figure, and vigorously rubbed his face, feeling a profound sense of helplessness.
He didn’t know why he was being so serious with a young girl, nor did he understand what he actually wanted at the moment; this unfamiliar feeling of not being in control was very strange to him.
After Chiang Xiao returned, she went straight to her room and locked the door.
Meng Xinian had just caught up when he only managed to hear the sound of the lock and her voice.
"I’m tired, Brother Xinian, you should rest early too."
Meng Xinian clenched his teeth and went back to his room.
Chiang Xiao took a bath, changed her clothes, and comfortably nestled in the bed before opening the book Meng Xinian had found. In fact, she truly had no expectations, but when she turned to the first page and saw two characters, she almost jumped up.
These are the characters! Just the ones!
Chiang Xiao was ecstatic and immediately took the ancient text from the Space, opened it, found those two characters, and compared them; they matched perfectly!
The notes in the book said that these were characters created by a very old tribe, and according to legend, this was a tribe with high intelligence. They understood astronomy and geography profoundly, capable of analyzing the characteristics of the land a plant grew in and finding the most suitable vegetation for cultivation.
They worshipped all things in nature, excelling in drawing animals, birds, insects, and flowing water.
However, the book had only a few annotated characters. But for Chiang Xiao, it was enough.
Especially when she understood the meaning of those two characters on the first page, many parts of the ancient book in the Bamboo Hut made sense.
Those two characters were Talisman Diagrams.
That is to say, the patterns in the ancient book were all Talisman Diagrams.
Chiang Xiao’s heart was bursting with joy, and her first thought was not to start researching right away, but to great news with Meng Xi.
She stored the books in the Space, then, wearing the hotel-provided slippers, she opened the door and rushed out, knocking on Meng Xi’s door with gusto.
The rapid knocking startled Meng Xi. He had just taken a bath and was drying his hair. The towel still draped over his neck as he strode to the door and swung it open. Chiang Xiao hadn’t seen him clearly before she bounced in and almost flung herself into his arms.
Meng Xi quickly caught her.
"Tyrant Meng, you’re a genius! You are just amazing!"
Chiang Xiao placed her hands on his shoulders, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him, so excited she nearly jumped onto him.
What is this turn of events?
Meng Xi had been feeling depressed and restless, guessing that he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight, continuously considering whether to drag this young girl out and have a serious talk. And then she pulled something .
Yet, her joy and excitement infected him instantly, and as he listened to her praise him, the gloominess in his heart was swiftly blown away.