Huang the Taoist knew the meaning of self-preservation; he hadn't lived enough yet, such a formidable person...

If you want to deal with him, wouldn't it be as easy as crushing an ant? The apocalypse is already so difficult, why insist on rushing down a path to your own death?

"A woman?" Miao Xin repeated, for some reason, the first person that came to mind was Jian Ning. If there was anyone she had a grudge against, Jian Ning was the first one.

"Taoist Huang, I also want to know, is that formation I asked you to set up for me last time, the one that made that family sick, still there?"

"Oh, let me calculate it for you."

Huang Daoshi closed his eyes again, pinched his fingertips, and chanted for a while before suddenly opening his eyes and looking at Miao Xin.

He asked sternly, "My formation has been broken. Who exactly have you offended?"

“That person is just my classmate, there’s nothing special about her, she couldn’t possibly know any experts.” Even after hearing from Taoist Huang that the formation had been broken, Miao Xin still refused to believe that Jian Ning had that ability.

"Take this big yellow croaker back with you. Consider these two divinations a gift from me today. Don't come looking for me again." The Taoist priest didn't even want the gold bars.

You have to be alive to receive the money and also be alive to spend it. According to the divination, Miao Xin is likely to be doomed this time. It's hard to say whether I, who helped her harm others, will be caught in the crossfire.

He can't see his own destiny.

But I clearly remember my master saying that he would face a hurdle in the winter when he was forty-seven, and if he couldn't get through it, then there was no hope for him.

He is exactly forty-seven years old this year.

He had initially thought it was a calamity brought to him by the apocalypse, but now it seems that it might actually be here.

He would do everything he could to avoid it, and he planned to leave the base tomorrow, far away from Miao Xin and that unknown woman.

I'll move to the county. Although it's not very far from here, it's still a change of location. I'll cast a spell to break the curse and see if I can escape.

"Taoist Huang, please, please find a way to save me!"

Miao Xin saw through his thoughts at a glance. This wouldn't do. If he left, not only would she not be able to find the person who harmed her, but she also wouldn't have anywhere to get the pain-relieving talisman water that she still had for two days.

Ignoring the dirt on the ground, he knelt down with a thud.

"It's no use begging me to do this. You shouldn't have had this fate."

According to the initial divination, your fate will take a turn in the three months before the end of the world. Only you know exactly what happened at that time.

It's a pity you didn't know me back then. If I could have told your fortune then, deceiving the heavens, perhaps you could have escaped this calamity. Now it's all too late.

"Alright, since we've known each other for a while, I'll prepare this talisman water for you today. Let's pretend we never met. Please don't come looking for me again, Miss Miao."

As he spoke, the Taoist priest took out two more pieces of yellow paper with talismans drawn on them, chanted incantations, burned them, and placed them separately in two bowls.

"You can add half a bowl of water yourself and drink it. Go now, our fate ends here, begging me is useless."

No matter how much Miao Xin pleaded, the Taoist priest Huang pretended not to hear her, keeping his eyes closed and remaining silent.

With no other option, she picked up the bowl from the table and carried it outside.

Unexpectedly, just as she stepped out the door, with a thud, the large yellow croaker was thrown out by the Taoist priest, and then the door slammed shut. Clearly, he wasn't going to let her back in.

Miao Xin's heart tightened when she saw that the Taoist priest was even giving up the gold he had already obtained. She gritted her teeth.

Frowning, she thought to herself that after taking the painkiller the day after tomorrow, she would go down the mountain to see Jian Ning and ask her if Jian Ning had done something to make her look like this.

She hadn't suspected Jian Ning before, and didn't think she could discover the formation that Huang Daoshi had set up for her. Now that the formation had failed, it was highly likely that Jian Ning would come to take revenge on her.

But she was far too ruthless. Appearances can be deceiving. In this apocalypse, none of those who survive are kind-hearted.

She carefully picked up the large yellow croaker and hid it, then took the bowl back to her room. As soon as she entered, the person at the door glared at her.

Miao Xin pretended not to see it. If it were before, she would definitely not have let her off the hook. But now she was covered in ailments and had no ability to fight back. When you're under someone else's thumb, you have no choice but to bow your head.

That night, although the pain in my body wasn't as bad, I couldn't fall asleep no matter how much I tossed and turned. It wasn't until dawn the next day that I got up, ate breakfast, and drank the talisman mixed with water.

They went out to look for Taoist Huang again, only to find that the door was unlocked and the house was empty; the man had long since left.

This made her doubt her own thoughts from yesterday. Perhaps the one with real ability wasn't Jian Ning, but rather some highly skilled master she had met on her trip.

Otherwise, why would Taoist Huang be so terrified? He even left the Taoist temple; he might have fled overnight. He's incredibly cowardly.

Another day passed, and after drinking the talisman water, he miraculously discovered that his injuries had healed by more than half. Sure enough, this Taoist priest Huang was quite capable.

So he quickly got dressed, grabbed a stick for support, and went down the mountain to find Jian Ning.

It was almost noon when we arrived at the villa area. As we passed by the yard where I used to live,

Miao Xin stopped and stood there for a while, thinking back to the days of living a life of luxury in the house, which seemed like only yesterday. Human fate is so unpredictable.

He sighed and was about to walk forward when the courtyard gate creaked open, and Gao Qiang walked out carrying a box. He immediately saw Miao Xin standing at the door. He paused for a moment, then asked, "Miss Miao, is that you?"

"It's me, Gao Qiang. Are you going out?" Miao Xin gave a wry smile.

"The boss asked me to deliver something to someone. Are you here to see the boss? Should I let him know?"

Gao Qiang felt quite sorry for Miao Xin. A perfectly good girl, turned into something unrecognizable overnight. Anyone would find it unbearable.

"Thank you, but no need, I was just passing by."

Miao Xin glanced at the villa in front of her again. To say that she had any feelings for the boss would be a complete lie. The two of them were not even a couple who had married halfway through their marriage; it was just a matter of each taking what they needed.

Therefore, it's normal for things to fall apart when difficulties arise.

She couldn't ask for too much. But this person was ruthless and cold-blooded. If she ever managed to turn things around, she would crush those who had wronged her.

Especially the person who harmed her, if it really is Jian Ning, she must skin her alive and use the most cruel tortures in the world on her, so that she can also taste the pain of being worse than dead.

Gao Qiang didn't say anything, watching her slowly move over with the wooden stick, and sighed almost imperceptibly.

He turned and left.