Chapter 872


    While eating, Maxine asked James if he had any new discoveries. However, James shook his head


    Maxine did not question him further


    After James finished eating, she took the cutleries and left


    In the Cadens‘ courtyard


    As Maxine was walking out of the basement, she saw Tobias who was sitting in the gazebo not too far


    away She walked over to him and greeted, “Grandpa.”


    Tobias nodded slightly and asked, “How’s James?”


    Maxine briefly hesitated before shaking her head and saying, “There’s nothing much going on with him.


    However, the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge is really intriguing, and the meridian diagram is simply


    bizarre We found that forcing True Energy to move in a retrograde motion would only cause harm to


    our bodies Hence, we’re still stuck”


    Tobias ordered, “Watch James closely. Report to me the moment he discovers something.”


    “Understood ”


    At that moment, Maxine finally understood that Tobias had sent her to the basement not to learn but to


    watch James‘ every move


    She promptly left.


    Soon after. Tobias left as well


    After putting the cutleries in the kitchen, Maxine returned to the basement once again


    The moment she returned to the basement, she saw James performing some weird movements


    Puzzled, she asked, “What are you doing, James?”


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    James was standing on one leg with his hands behind his head


    As his injuries had yet to fully recover, it was rather difficult for him to do such a difficult movement


    Panting. James sat down and rested I’m trying out the poses of the human figures on the ancient scroll


    I thought I might learn something new.


    Maxine asked. “Well, did you?”


    James shook his head “Not yet By the way has your True Energy returned?”


    Maxine nodded “Notpletely but I should be fine


    “Good let’s continue with our session


    Maxine did not refuse


    James removed his outer garments so that Maxine could insert the needles into his body However, this


    time Maxine’s True Energy waspletely depleted after only four needles


    Alright you may remove them”


    Marine did as she was told james moved his arm title He was feeling much better now As his body had


    regained some of its strength, he was no longer as weak as before


    If this continued, he would return to his peak form in just half a month.


    “By the way, if you see Tobias, inform him that I intend to stay in the underground basement for a few


    more days till I fully regain my strength.”


    “Got it.”


    “You didn’t snitch on me, right?”


    Maxine looked at James and shook her head “I promised you I wouldn’t tell a single soul Don’t worry.”


    “Good. Let’s continue our examination of the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge I want you to share


    your opinion on the matter.”


    Hearing this, Maxine looked at the ancient scroll and the painting on the floor After brief contemtion,


    she said, “I think, to unravel the secret behind the painting, we should start with its content I believe


    that our main focus should be on the full moon and the white flower beneath it”


    James nodded “A reasonable suggestion However, apart from the oddness of the full moon, I don’t see


    any other peculiarities.”


    “Let’s talk about the flower, then.” Maxine pointed at the flower above the wooden house and said,


    “This flower doesn’t make sense either. It doesn’t have any twigs or petals, and it seems to appear out


    of nowhere”


    James asked, “What does it represent? What is it trying to say?”


    Maxine shook her head “I don’t know This is just too baffling. In the modern world, each flower carries a


    different meaning In most cases, they represent the feeling of affection between lovers. However, this


    hypothesis can’t be applied to a setting from thousands of years ago.


    Then, realization dawned on her


    “Though it’s daytime in the painting, there’s a full moon in the sky. This could be a representation of


    Yin- Yang Men are Yang, and women are Yin. And the flower it could represent love. Could it be that


    the secret requires a man and a woman to solve it?”


    Hearing this, James‘ face lit up


    He stared at the ancient scrolls 18–meridian diagram.


    Then, he tried separating the eighteen diagrams into two groups of nine


    It was then that James realized the poses of the first and the tenth human figures corresponded with


    one another. The two diagrams were a perfect match.


    “I understand now”


    James‘ expression was one of epiphany.