The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 134 Mr. Yuewei’s Miscellaneous Notes

Chapter 134: Chapter 134 Mr. Yuewei’s Miscellaneous Notes

Lin Yun had no idea Wang Wanqiu had supplemented so much backstory for him. He simply didn’t fancy suddenly having an additional mother and was reluctant to accept her, but saying so directly seemed too heartless. Unable to come up with a convincing reason on short notice, he decided to let her make of it what she would.

He had no clue Wang Wanqiu could be so outrageous.

Upon leaving the guest room, Lin Yun headed to the main hall of the pharmacy.

Cultivators are natural-born doctors because each one must possess a sufficient understanding of the pathways of qi and blood.

When mortals fall ill, they either suffer from a deficiency of qi and blood, which can be replenished, or they are invaded by external pathogens, which can be expelled. Should there be other issues...

Well, sorry, you are beyond help, there’s no saving you, farewell.

Though Lin Yu had lost her cultivation level, she could still take pulses, observe the vital energies, and use medicinal herbs. She relied on these skills to maintain a mortal life.

There was a book on the counter called Yuewei’s Miscellany. Lin Yun, finding himself somewhat bored, picked it up and flipped through it.

"People search for the Great Dao, all admiring what is vast and grand. With the sun and moon, stars and heavens, the expanse of earth and sky, there’s nothing greater. Hence, those who seek the Dao always gaze skyward, observe the hidden movements of the sun and moon, and study the shifting of the celestial bodies. Yet, for thousands of years, not a single person has achieved the Dao, and many sigh in vain—how sad indeed! I believe that although the Great Dao is lofty, it operates below; although it is vast, its manifestation can be seen in the minuscule. Therefore, I have taken the name Mr. Yuewei, observing the Great Dao through my modest understanding and recording a few miscellaneous essays that might be of benefit to later generations."

Lin Yun, reading this classical Chinese text, felt somewhat of a headache but could make sense of it anyway. It was by a cultivator who called himself Mr. Yuewei, who criticized the contemporary Daoist community for looking to the skies in their quest for enlightenment yet never grasping the Great Dao. He thought the true Dao could also be found in trivial matters, and with some insights he had gathered, he wrote them down hoping to help future generations.

Just from this preface, Lin Yun quite agreed with him. Although he was no remarkable cultivator himself, that did not prevent him from understanding many principles.

The idea that the microcosm reflects the macrocosm is certainly indisputable.

Newton discovered gravity from a falling apple, Archimedes found out about density by immersing the king’s crown, and Hua...

"Stop, this isn’t an essay writing contest."

Lin Yun stopped his inner ramblings. Believing what he believed, he decided to start with the content first.

However, as soon as he turned the page, Lin Yun was stunned.

The page after that depicted a drawing of a man and a woman in an intimate pose. Although such erotic imagery wouldn’t affect Lin Yun much, he was still quite shocked.

Did I randomly pick up an erotic book?

Is this what Lin Yu usually reads?

With anticipation, Lin Yun began to read the content.

This Chapter discussed the theory of Yin and Yang.

Mr. Yuewei was exploring how children were conceived, so he included an illustration.

Obviously, children are created by a man and a woman. Mr. Yuewei extrapolated from this that children are akin to life itself—where does life come from?

The man represents Yang, and the woman represents Yin. The union of Yin and Yang results in the birth of life.

This was his research outcome.

As Lin Yun turned another page, he was surprised again, as this page’s illustration was even more detailed, and several following pages contained mostly images with occasional text annotations.

This section discussed Mr. Yuewei’s exploration into which sexual positions were more likely to result in pregnancy.

In the end, he concluded that the man as Yang and the woman as Yin, the man as Qian and the woman as Kun, reflected the conception of life, perfectly echoing the principle of observing the Great Dao from the minute details.

In response, Lin Yun commented, "That’s it? The illustrations are better."

Of course, despite his criticism, he acknowledged that the man’s line of thinking was reasonable.

When he flipped to the next page, Lin Yun finally did not encounter any more erotic illustrations, which was somewhat disappointing.

In this section, Mr. Yuewei expounded a principle: If people want to live forever, it’s quite simple—they just have to not die.

It was compelling and convincing.

Considering this part, it was indeed tempting to make fun of it, but Lin Yun became quite engrossed in the content that followed.

How could one achieve immortality?

Mr. Yuewei observed both people and things, and concluded that all living beings grow and decline.

It’s like throwing a stone into the sky. Once it passes the highest point, it will fall. Such is the trajectory of life.

Birth is like the stone being thrown aloft, and death is when it hits the ground.

To keep a stone from falling to the ground or to make it stay up longer, there are two methods.

One is to throw it higher, and the second is to find a rope in the sky to hang the stone from, so it won’t fall!

Lin Yun looked at this and couldn’t help but call it genius.

Why don’t you think about why the stone always falls down?

Perhaps with this approach, you could directly comprehend the Great Dao of gravitational force.

Mr. Yuewei, you’re only one step away from enlightenment!

Reading and being able to make such comments, Lin Yun was quite cheerful, so much so that he was too engrossed to notice that Lin Yu had come back.

She didn’t just come back, she also brought Hu Yuling and Zhao Lingyu with her.

The two hadn’t wandered far and were just strolling nearby when Lin Yu went out to buy vegetables and called them to come over.

A cultivator of Hu Yuling’s cultivation level no longer needs to eat, but her not eating is one thing, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t invite her.

Having lived with mortals for a long time, Lin Yu had grown to understand a lot about social niceties, no longer like before when she thought nothing couldn’t be cut with one sword, and if it couldn’t, then two swords.

Back then, she was aloof and haughty, without many friends.

But this was also good, at least she could find peace in times of hardship.

"What are you reading?"

Zhao Lingyu decided to change her persona, if the dignified princess couldn’t catch Lin Yun’s attention, then she needed to add a bit of playful cuteness.

With that, she reached out to snatch the book from Lin Yun.

She had already imagined the sequence of events: she would take the book, then refuse to give it back to Lin Yun, teasing him for a bit; should they make some physical contact in the process, she would then shyly return the item to Lin Yun, which seemed quite flirtatious to her.

With such a flirtatious start, she could plan more scenarios, and sooner or later, she would win over Lin Yun, this simple fellow.

The plan began.

Zhao Lingyu grabbed Lin Yun’s book and pulled...

But it didn’t budge.

Lin Yun looked up confusedly, appearing a bit slow-witted, and asked, "What’s wrong? Do you want to read it?"

Zhao Lingyu: "..."

Well, that’s no fun!

"If you want to read it, I’ll give it to you!"

As he spoke, Lin Yun let go of the book, barely holding back a laugh at Zhao Lingyu’s stunned expression.

Interesting.

Zhao Lingyu stiffly took the book and, like Lin Yun, flipped to the first page, agreeing with Mr. Yuewei’s words that the purpose was very good, but then she turned to the next page...

Oh boy.

Zhao Lingyu’s face flushed red in an instant, and she quickly closed the book, saying to Lin Yun with embarrassment and annoyance, "Why are you reading this kind of thing in broad daylight!"

This appearance of a pure girl frightened, that should be cute as well, right?

Zhao Lingyu hadn’t expected that, after a dark and flowery path, there was another village – getting caught reading inappropriate material during the day, Lin Yun must be extremely embarrassed!

With this kind of embarrassment, she could exploit the situation later.

However...

"Don’t you think it’s more inappropriate to read this at night?"

Zhao Lingyu: "???"

Isn’t the focus here a bit off?