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When I decided to head back, Furball suddenly dashed out, panting.
"Brother! Let me give you a reading about Fortune and Misfortune!"
After hesitating for a moment, I replied to Furball, "Then go ahead and draw a divination for me. I want to ask about Fortune and Misfortune!"
I truly felt uncertain about returning to the Sun and Moon Alliance. If Furball could help me draw a reading and reveal some things I wanted to know, that would be great!
"It seems like besides Fortune and Misfortune, you don't have much else to ask about, do you?"
Furball gave me a half-smile and then began to quickly form seals with its paws. One paw was making seals while the other was pinching fingers; I had no idea what it was calculating.
This method of divination was something I had never seen before. It must be the unique way of the Prophecy Chart when it comes to fortune-telling.
The simplest method should be looking at the Eight Characters. The Eight Characters are connected to a person's destiny, and one can indeed glean some Fate from them. However, this is just the most basic approach; it should be the starting point of the Mouth of Fate. Once you understand the basics of the Book of Changes, you can delve into much deeper insights!
Next is physiognomy, the Twelve Palaces of the Xiang Gate, which encompass all aspects of life. As they say, people have different paths ahead, each with its own unique facets. Thus arises the "countenance of all beings" in the Underworld; every person's appearance is different because it represents their life's pattern. To glimpse into the Mouth of Fate is to know many things; observing one's appearance can be considered a more profound aspect of fortune-telling.
For accuracy, one must draw lots and ask! The Bagua's six lines hold deep principles. In ancient times, King Wen drew lots using six lines! This can pinpoint the Fortune and Misfortune of specific matters, but interpreting the results can be challenging; sometimes the answers are ambiguous.
A more advanced technique involves manipulating Yin and Yang; when the Bagua is sealed, such hexagrams were drawn by Zhou Jing. Zhou's divination could seal a person's Fate and calculate variables, revealing all fixed and variable aspects of a person's destiny. However, some people's fates are immutable; such techniques are ineffective against them.
What is fate? It refers to one's destined path or Dao's destiny—those who could become emperors or those whose fates are intertwined with Dao's causes are difficult to calculate!
My fate likely intertwines with Dao's causes as well; after all, it's quite normal for someone in our line of work to be affected by Dao's causes. That's why Zhou Jing has always found it challenging to calculate my Fate.
As for the most profound technique, Zhou Jing refers to an already lost method called hand-squeezing Fate, which calculates variables! This technique uses one hand to form seals to inquire about a person's fixed destiny while using the other hand to calculate variables regarding specific matters—it's remarkably accurate, even down to how many times you've wet your bed!
Watching Furball's methods seemed akin to that highest level of divination. For a moment, I felt hopeful. If Princess Jincheng could clearly predict my fate, that would be great; at least I'd know whether this journey held any prospects. If there were none, I could turn back now—at least it would still be timely!
In the end, I was perhaps overly optimistic about this divination technique. A person's fate is predetermined; if you're meant to know something, you'll find out; if not, no matter how profound the divination technique is, it's futile. In any case, with Furball's abilities, it ultimately couldn't reveal anything conclusive. When its aura faded and it became nearly transparent, it finally stopped and looked at me in shock: "For this trip, I advise you not to go!"
"What's wrong?"
I was still somewhat confused at the time. "Did you see something?"
"I didn't see anything!"
Furball sighed bitterly. "That's exactly why I don't recommend you go. This is the greatest calamity of your life! Your fate is already one that is the hardest to predict, and now you're facing the biggest disaster of your life. Even I can't see your fortune and misfortune clearly!"
I furrowed my brows. "Does that mean there's no glimmer of hope?"
"There is definitely hope, but this journey will completely change your destiny!"
Furball's tone was firm. "You will definitely have a chance. Before this journey, I could roughly predict your fate, including everything you've experienced over the past year. In other words, although there were some variables in your fate before, those variables, including how you got to this point, were all part of your destiny—just not easy to predict. But after this point, your fate is entirely unpredictable!"
Furball's words were convoluted, but I grasped the general idea: before joining the Sun and Moon Alliance, my fate had many constants and few variables; he could roughly deduce what I had gone through. However, after joining the Sun and Moon Alliance, my fate became completely inscrutable to him!
"What does that mean?"
I struggled to understand. "Can you explain it to me in detail?"
"It's all variables, with not a single constant."
Furball spoke with difficulty. "Do you know what that means? It means that once you go to that place, no one can control the direction of your fate—not even you, nor those in power, and not even the heavens! That's why I say there's a chance for you this time; after all, it's all variables. There's a possibility among those variables that you could survive, but where that hope lies, I can't see! In short, in your future life, nothing is guaranteed to happen, and nothing is impossible."
So complicated?
I fell silent; just listening made my head spin. Understanding it with my current mental state was beyond me—I couldn't grasp their level of understanding about fate and its constants and variables; it was too profound.
However, one thing I did understand: once I went to the Sun and Moon Alliance, everything about my future would become shrouded in mystery!
There would be nothing that was guaranteed to happen or guaranteed not to happen; everything was possible.
What kind of fate was this?
All is variable.
I smiled wryly, but there was a glimmer of hope. This time, I could still go to the Sun and Moon Alliance; I couldn't let Zhengyang down. Delving into the tiger's den, I would do it for the sake of brotherhood!
I sighed and then headed down the mountain. After meeting up with Lu Jianguo and the others, we left Tibet and continued eastward.
We entered Guizhou! Guiyang City, Xiuwen County, east of Qixia Mountain!
By the time we arrived here, we were essentially at the borders of Qixia Mountain. However, I didn't go directly to Qixia Mountain. In fact, when Zhengyang called to ask where I was, I didn't tell him I had already reached the foot of Qixia Mountain. The reason was simple: we were exhausted, and I didn't want to ascend in such a state. I needed to be at my peak when I climbed!
So, after entering Xiuwen, we covered our car's license plates and stealthily made our way into the city under the cover of night, eventually finding a hotel to stay in.
There was no other choice; this was the stronghold of the Sun and Moon Alliance, filled with their people. I didn't want them to know that I was already under their noses. It was better to rest for a few days first!
On the first night in Xiuwen, I couldn't sleep.
Initially, I had taken the Azure Dark Sword to save my life when I came to this place. Now, a year later, I returned for the same reason, leaving me with mixed feelings.
I just didn't know if this time I could preserve myself.
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